The eyelids twitched, and a pair of eyes opened. In an instant, the masked woman regained consciousness. She immediately recalled that she was talking to Lin Fan when suddenly everything went black, and she lost consciousness. She was hit by the realization that she had been attacked!

Instinctively, the masked woman tried to get up, but in the next second, she was horrified to find that her body was not responding and she couldn't move!

Then she realized that she was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car, her body limp in the soft and comfortable seat. Although her mind was awake, her body felt as if it was still asleep.

"You're awake."

Lin Fan's voice came from the driver's seat next to her.

The woman was taken aback and glanced sideways, spotting Lin Fan.

She had fallen into Lin Fan's hands, although she didn't know how he did it, she was indeed in his grasp.

She instinctively tried to struggle again, but her body still wouldn't move. She immediately attempted to mobilize her Inner Strength. Yes, she was an expert in Inner Strength, trying to use it to regain control, but as soon as she tried, a sharp pain stabbed her Dantian, causing cold sweat to break out.

"What did you do to me?" the masked woman couldn't help asking in shock, fortunately, she could still speak.

She thought Lin Fan had destroyed her skills, and she was utterly terrified.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I just used a Silver Needle to seal your acupoints, making you temporarily unable to move."

Lin Fan possessed top-notch Medical Skills and his understanding of the human body made it a simple task to temporarily paralyze a person.

The masked woman couldn't see herself, but others could see that several key acupoints on her body had silver needles inserted in them, including a bright silver needle on her forehead, which looked quite intimidating.

Lin Fan had used words to persuade the young man, who left the unconscious masked woman behind and walked away. Lin Fan kept his promise and did not pursue the young man.

He was actually truthful to the young man. He did not intend to send the young man to prison but let him go. He planned to present this as a gift to the Tang Sect, hoping to resolve their grievances.

If possible, he didn't have to go head-to-head with the Tang Sect. Not that he was afraid, but if there was a better solution, why fight? After all, Lin Fan's ambition was to make a lot of money, not just engage in fights.

He hoped the Sect Leader of the Tang Sect thought the same way, realizing that being enemies with him was not beneficial for the Tang Sect.

Resolving conflicts, quelling disputes.

This was Lin Fan's fundamental approach in handling the Ye Tianyu incident. The same applied to the masked woman. He hoped to maintain the initiative, and thus far, everything was under his control.

He brought the masked woman into the car, used silver needles to control her, and then woke her up.

The masked woman, however, didn't believe Lin Fan's words. Was it simply that she couldn't move? Why then did she feel a stabbing pain in her Dantian when she tried to mobilize her strength?

This was a clear sign of her skills being destroyed. Lin Fan had utterly ruined her, so ruthless!

She was filled with both shock and anger, exclaiming, "How dare you destroy my skills, I will kill you! I will definitely kill you!"

Lin Fan chuckled and said, "If your skills are truly destroyed by me, how will you kill me? Like I said, I've only temporarily disabled your ability to move, but whether or not I will truly destroy you next depends on how you behave. Tell me, where's my girlfriend?"

The masked woman calmed down and snorted, "If you want to know where your girlfriend is, then release me and give me 1 billion. Otherwise, you'll never know!"

Lin Fan said, "Oh really, you're in my hands now and still want to negotiate?"

The masked woman said, "Then kill me, I'm still in your hands, and I haven't gotten the money. You'll never get any information from my mouth!"

Lin Fan smiled slightly and said, "I won't kill you because a dead person can't talk. But just because I won't kill you doesn't mean I won't do something to you."

As he spoke, Lin Fan sized up the masked woman.

Lin Fan's gaze sent shivers down the masked woman's spine. She asked fearfully, "What are you going to do? I warn you, if you dare do anything lewd to me, I won't let you go, not even in death, and neither will my sect!"

Lin Fan said, "What sect are you from?"

The masked woman snorted, "You're not qualified to know. I'll say it one more time, let me go and give me the money, and I'll keep my promise to return your girlfriend unharmed. Otherwise, you'll face consequences you can't afford to bear!"

Lin Fan said, "What consequences?"

The masked woman said, "If anything happens to me, my people will immediately kill your girlfriend, and my sect will surely come after you for revenge until one side is dead. You'll never have a peaceful day until the day you die, with us hunting you down. Is that what you want to see?"

Lin Fan laughed; isn't this the same tactic he used on the young man? This masked woman was also trying to use words to make him yield.

Unfortunately, Lin Fan wasn't falling for it.

Lin Fan said, "Let me tell you my plan. Next, I'll do everything possible to make you talk. If you refuse to speak, I'll find another way to find my girlfriend. If I can find her unharmed, fine. But if she's hurt or dead, I'll make sure you suffer endless torment, and I'll root out your sect. Is that what you want to see?"

The masked woman snorted, "Then just kill me and save yourself some trouble. I won't talk."

Lin Fan said, "Really won't talk? I don't believe I can't get anything out of you."

The masked woman said, "Unless my conditions are met, you'll never get me to talk! I advise you not to waste time. I know you care about your girlfriend. Do you really want to see her dead?"

Lin Fan suddenly asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

The masked woman snorted, "None of your business!"

Lin Fan said, "I can tell you don't, so you wouldn't understand how I feel. Do you remember that night when you hurt my girlfriend to buy time to escape? I haven't settled that score with you yet!"

Hearing this, the masked woman inexplicably felt angry, as if someone had force-fed her dog food — not just that but also ridiculed her.

"Then hurt me too, or just kill me! See if I'll talk!" The masked woman snorted.

Lin Fan said, "Do you really want to die so much? Since you won't talk, I'll have to investigate myself. First, I need to find out your identity."

Saying this, Lin Fan picked up his phone with one hand while reaching for the masked woman with the other.

The masked woman exclaimed in shock, "What are you going to do?"

Lin Fan said, "Take your photo and ask the police to help me find out who you are."

As soon as she heard about taking a photo, the masked woman realized Lin Fan intended to remove her mask, and she became agitated: "Stop! I order you to stop!"