Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1451 Rehashing Old Matters

Chapter 1451: Chapter 1451 Rehashing Old Matters

"The most dangerous place is often the safest," Gu Fan thought to himself after settling Ouyang Jin. He quickly returned to report to Catherine, still appearing as a devoted subordinate.

Catherine was surprised to see Gu Fan return alive, "My goodness, that place is the most dangerous part of Dark City, even Xue Wang wouldn’t dare to go there, and yet you managed to escape?"

Gu Fan forced a bitter smile, "I didn’t expect my luck to be so strong, either."

Suddenly, Catherine felt the man before her was becoming increasingly enigmatic, and she couldn’t help but wonder, is he really just an ordinary person? Just lucky? Or is it that he’s just tough to kill?

"By the way, where’s Li? Why have only you come back to report?" As soon as Catherine asked, she saw Gu Fan looking very desolate. "Li... he was so close, unfortunately..."

Hearing this, Catherine just uttered an "oh" without much reaction. After all, she had many subordinates; the loss of one was insignificant.

"Lucky Li, luck has its limits," Gu Fan said with a feigned emotional tone, then he saw Catherine sashaying toward him.

At this, Gu Fan became a bit flustered, thinking to himself, surely Catherine doesn’t intend to come onto me again; that’s simply not acceptable.

Looking at Catherine’s enchanting face and her meaningful smile, Gu Fan felt a wave of turmoil inside, a devilish impulse he kept trying to suppress.

Truthfully, if Gu Fan had to fight a deadly battle against an enemy, he wouldn’t even blink an eye. But faced with this kind of tender trap, he didn’t know how to react.

If the woman before him were Ning Qi, it would have been much simpler; he would have just brushed her off. But the woman standing before him was currently his superior, whom Gu Fan could not afford to offend.

"What to do? What to do? Who will save me?" As Catherine drew closer and closer, Gu Fan was extremely nervous, wondering how he could maintain his dignity.

At this critical moment, a subordinate arrived to report that they had captured a special person, one who would surely surprise Catherine.

The arrival of this subordinate disrupted Catherine’s plans, preventing her from getting closer to Gu Fan, obviously to her displeasure.

"Good, bring them over for me to see." Catherine’s demeanor remained neutral, and she slowly sat on the sofa with an imperious posture, crossing her legs, arms folded.

Gu Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, silently thanking this person for his timely arrival that interrupted the awkward situation.

When several subordinates brought in a beautiful Eastern woman, Gu Fan’s eyes widened in shock—it was Li Shi! How did she end up in Catherine’s hands?

Catherine recognized Li Shi too, the special guest invited by the West Nobles, and this special guest was said to be related to Gu Fan.

"How did you capture her?" Catherine was surprised, and Gu Fan was also confused. Li Shi was clearly detained in the estate of the East Nobles; how did she get caught by people from the West Nobles?

It turned out that during her detention, Li Shi felt too bored and stifled, so she expressed a wish to go out for a walk.

Not wanting to sour the relationship, Helen agreed to Li Shi’s request. But Helen also sent quite a few people with Li Shi, ostensibly for protection, but really to keep an eye on her.

Theoretically, it was impossible for a frail woman like Li Shi to escape under the watchful eyes of so many men.

Hai caused a huge commotion in Dark City, which happened to coincide with his encounter with Li Shi. Hai’s task was to create a disturbance, so he went on to beat up those who were protecting Li Shi.

Li Shi didn’t quite understand what was happening when she saw Hai running away, and the people guarding her were all beaten down and wailing in pain.

Without a second thought, Li Shi seized what she believed was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, hoping that finding Gu Fan would enable her to escape smoothly. Little did she know that she had just fled the tiger’s den and fallen into a wolf’s lair.

Now in the hands of Catherine, Li Shi was truly terrified. One look at Catherine’s piercing, stern eyes and the malicious looks from the surrounding lecherous men.

Seeing Li Shi as scared as a sheep trapped among wolves, Catherine was quite pleased with the fear she saw in her.

"What’s your name?" Catherine asked, her expression very serious, as if there would be severe consequences if Li Shi did not answer obediently.

Li Shi quickly gave her name, feeling a deep regret inside. If only she knew, she would have chosen not to run away and stayed safely under Helen’s protection. But she chose to run and now ended up in the hands of an even more terrifying enemy.

At that moment, Li Shi remembered something Helen had once said, feeling fortunate that it was Helen who captured Li Shi. If it had been someone else from Organization X, no one could imagine the inhumane treatment Li Shi might have suffered.

Catherine then asked indifferently: "I’ve heard that you have an extraordinary relationship with that Gu Fan?"

Li Shi hastily replied: "Not at all, that bastard, I don’t even want to know him. Honestly, whoever knows him is unfortunate. He and I are sworn enemies."

How could Catherine believe that? She continued to press: "So, what did that Gu Fan do to you that you hate him so much? Was it that he seduced and abandoned you?"

"Something even more serious than that?" Li Shi looked genuinely resentful, as if she indeed bore great animosity towards Gu Fan, and did not seem to be pretending at all.

Then Li Shi said: "That asshole Gu Fan, once during a summer break, he borrowed my homework to copy and after he finished copying it, he lost mine. Can you believe how infuriating that is?"

Catherine was taken aback, seemingly unable to wrap her mind around what she’d just heard.

Gu Fan, standing aside, was also trying hard to recall the incident, seeming to remember that Li Shi had chased him for three whole streets because of it.

Expecting Catherine to be angry and think that Li Shi was talking nonsense, to everyone’s surprise, Catherine nodded: "I understand that feeling; that Gu Fan is indeed a bastard."

This rehashing of old grievances left Gu Fan speechless. He glanced briefly at Li Shi, thinking to himself how she could ignore his obvious presence without even a glance his way.

Soon, Gu Fan realized, Li Shi had really good control over her expressions and had not given anything away.

Indeed, had Li Shi displayed any surprise when she saw Gu Fan at the moment she was brought in, Catherine would likely become suspicious of Gu Fan’s identity as well, placing them both in a very dangerous situation.

Catherine continued to interrogate: "Speak, tell me everything you know, like where is Gu Fan now?"

"If I tell you that Gu Fan is in Dark City, would you believe me?" Li Shi’s statement immediately made Catherine tense up.

Gu Fan was internally panic-stricken, thinking my dear lady, don’t mess around.