The moonlit night was bathed in an eerie blue, a van full of unconscious women. On the damp ground, a lifeless woman lay in lonely misery while two men dug a hole...
Sienna Johnson's heart pounded. I would rather return to Sixth Master's side than suffer all this.
Sixth Master should be back on the island by now. He's probably hating me to the bone now that he knows what I've done. Even if I went back obediently now, he wouldn't let me off the hook.
Heaven is trying to destroy me!
The girl was quickly buried, and the van was locked again.
Only then did Sienna Johnson dare to open her eyes. She sat up and looked around at the unconscious women, her heart sinking into an abyss. This situation wouldn't end well if it continued.
Suddenly, something caught Sienna's attention. Is that a phone? She crawled over and picked up the phone from the floor, her hands trembling with excitement.
It must have been accidentally dropped by one of the two men earlier. She quickly turned on the phone; it still had power and a signal.
Sienna Johnson was overjoyed.
She first dialed her father's number but hesitated just before the call connected. Calling for help from afar won't solve my immediate problem. Alerting Father would only add to his worries.
Sienna Johnson thought for a moment and dialed Sixth Master's number instead.
She had memorized the number long ago, but this was her first time calling him. Only that man can save me from my current predicament.
How ironic. I escaped from Sixth Master's clutches, and now I need him to save my life.
But, will Sixth Master rescue me?!
Right now, I have no other choice!
「On the third day, there was still no news of Sienna Johnson.」
Sixth Master couldn't eat or sleep, and his mouth was blistered from irritation. The atmosphere on Unnamed Island was heavy. Everyone knew his mood was terrible—extremely terrible—so they all walked softly around him.
"...How can she not be found?! Where could that woman have gone? Did she grow wings and fly away?" Sixth Master roared at the men in front of him.
"We've checked everywhere she could have gone, but there's no trace of Mai," Walter Klein reported.
Xavier Young speculated, "Sixth Master, what if she fell into the sea and was eaten by sharks? Otherwise, how could there be no clues? Why don't we stop looking?"
"..."
"What do we need a heartless woman like her for?!"
Walter Klein glanced at Xavier Young. This Xavier Young is truly fearless. Sixth Master is so furious; it wouldn't be like him at all if he didn't find Mai and teach her a harsh lesson.
Sixth Master smashed an ashtray in anger and mocked, "Weren't you all boasting about your incredible abilities? What's going on now? You can't even find a single woman."
"..."
"Speak up! Have you all gone mute?!"
Just as everyone was at a loss, Sixth Master's phone rang. He picked it up, speaking irritably, "Hello!"
"It's Mai!"
Sixth Master felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. "Mai?!"
"Sixth Master, it's me."
Sixth Master gritted his teeth and said, "...Mai, you're really something! You actually managed to escape Unnamed Island! Since you've escaped, why are you calling me? Are you trying to show off your skills and my incompetence?!"
Walter Klein listened to Sixth Master's childish words, clearly driven mad with anger, and sincerely felt worried for Sienna Johnson. Why would she call after running away? That was too brazen! A provocation? A challenge?
Sienna Johnson needs to understand: Sixth Master is angry, and the consequences are severe!
Sixth Master was indeed furious, but Sienna Johnson had no time to listen to him rant. She said concisely, "I know you're furious right now. You must want to drag me back and beat me severely. Listen, a man called Charlie Parker has captured me, and he seems to be a human trafficker. He wants to sell me to someone called Uncle. I'm in a van right now. I don't know the license plate number, nor do I know where they're taking me!"
"...You want me to save you?" After listening to Sienna Johnson's words, Sixth Master understood her meaning. He sneered, "Why should I save you?"
Indeed, why should he save me? Sienna thought.
"I poisoned your beloved Tibetan Mastiff to death, I drugged all your men, and I escaped right under your nose. Sixth Master, aren't you angry?"
Furious! Of course I'm furious! I'm so enraged my lungs are about to explode!
"Very angry, aren't you? You must want to drag me back, teach me a harsh lesson, and make my life a living hell, right?"
"Mai, you're very clever! You know how to provoke me. I am indeed furious, but if you fall into the hands of human traffickers, your fate certainly won't be good."
Sixth Master wrote down "Charlie Parker," "human trafficker," and "Uncle" on a piece of paper, tossing it to Aaron Faber to investigate, while he unhurriedly continued to taunt the runaway woman.
"Mai, I won't save you! Just you wait to be sold to some ugly old man! ...No, perhaps worse. If you're sold to one of those filthy places, just wait to be tortured to death!"
"Mai, you have no idea how horrible those places are. A beautiful woman like you would become old and decrepit within a few years! Ugly, and riddled with diseases!" Sixth Master said ominously.
"Goodbye, Mai!"
"I'm pregnant!"
In her desperation, Sienna Johnson blurted out a lie. The lie, sure enough, worked. Sixth Master hadn't hung up; there was still hope.
A moment later, Sixth Master's voice came through, somewhat incredulous, "Really?"
"I studied medicine. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to concoct a poison strong enough to kill a Tibetan Mastiff or a drug potent enough to knock out everyone on the island. I'm pregnant. I'm sure of it. The child is yours!"
Sixth Master had never used protection with her, a fact that had troubled Sienna Johnson greatly. I'm just glad now; otherwise, how could I keep this lie going!
Everyone saw Sixth Master's expression turn foolish. Just moments before, he had been furious enough to kill someone, but now a smile appeared on his face—a smile that looked utterly foolish. What a quick change in emotions.
"You men in Abyanabad can have multiple wives, so you're not lacking children. I know you hate me to death right now and won't care for the child in my womb, but I still have to tell you: you had a child!
"It's just, I don't know if he can be born alive!"
Her last sentence extinguished Sixth Master's fleeting joy. He said solemnly, "I'll come save you immediately!"
"Alright, I'll be waiting for you," she said gently.
"Woman, I'm warning you, don't try any of your little tricks, and don't act rashly. Wait for me to get there, understand?"
"Yes, I'll listen to everything you say!"
"If you were always this obedient, you wouldn't have run into this trouble," Sixth Master said, still angry with her.
"I know I was wrong. When I get back, you can hit me or scold me as you please; I'll have no complaints."
With a child in her belly, how could I bear to hit her?!
Sly woman! She knew full well I couldn't bring myself to do it.