Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Yu An’an’s Ordeal

Chapter 332: Yu An’an’s Ordeal

Yu An’an’s body trembled.

Her face was etched with terror, panic, and sheer fear…

Until a hand patted her shoulder.

“Although dredging up these memories harms you,”

Xiao Yu smiled gently, “but you want to catch him, right? You want to hit him hard, too? Surely you can’t stand to see him slip away unpunished.”

The terror slowly faded, replaced by burning hatred as Yu An’an nodded firmly.

Then she began recounting her ordeal.

“That day, after my usual yoga class, I headed home… It was probably before 11.”

Yu An’an lowered her head and spoke quietly.

“Yoga class?”

Xiao Yu asked, “Why did it end so late?”

“I work during the day and felt my figure could use some improvement, so I started doing yoga.”

Yu An’an explained, “I get off work at 4:30, grab a bite, then attend a three-hour yoga class at 7. Changing and showering take about half an hour, so I usually get home around 11.”

That checked out—her timing made sense, and there was no lying… Xiao Yu nodded, “Go on.”

“That night was like any other… I took a taxi home.”

A flash of fear crossed Yu An’an’s face. “The community gate is far from my building. I usually get dropped off at the back entrance, then cross a narrow, ten-meter alley to get in… It was there that someone suddenly jumped out and covered my face with something that looked like a towel!”

Drugs or perhaps a sedative… Xiao Yu squinted his eyes.

“I struggled, but his strength was overwhelming…”

Yu An’an whispered, “Then I blackouted.”

“Could you describe his face and build in more detail?” Xiao Yu asked.

“I couldn’t see his face—it was too dark. All I noticed was that he wore a black mask. His eyes… I couldn’t make them out.”

Yu An’an strained to remember, “His build wasn’t very tall—just a bit taller than me. He was very thin, yet incredibly strong. He wore… a black tracksuit!”

He observed that Yu An’an was about 165 cm tall.

So, he must have been only slightly taller, maybe around 170 cm?

Thin in build, but possessing tremendous strength.

At first, I assumed he was male… But then…

Xiao Yu recalled the Red-Dressed Woman, considering that the attacker could be female.

There were no distinctive features—this meager evidence wasn’t enough to identify him.

“What happened next?”

Xiao Yu pressed, “For example, how did you regain consciousness?”

“I…”

Yu An’an’s face turned deathly pale, her voice trembling, “He assaulted me… I tried to fight back, but I couldn’t move, couldn’t see, couldn’t call out… But I know he assaulted me!”

Huh?

After a brief silence, Xiao Yu murmured, “Could you describe in detail how he violated you? The process, the specifics…”

He knew it was a difficult question to ask.

But he needed to verify a theory he and He Li had speculated about.

“Details?”

Tears streamed down as Yu An’an gritted her teeth, “I—I don’t really remember. All I know is that he assaulted me… Strangely, he didn’t seem to touch my body.”

Wait a minute… Xiao Yu paused, “So you’re saying he didn’t physically touch you, yet he assaulted you?”

“Yes, I didn’t feel his body… yet he truly assaulted me!”

Yu An’an nodded in grim confirmation.

Xiao Yu was stunned. How could that be?

How is it possible for a man and a woman to engage in such an act without physical contact?

Surely he wasn’t recounting a ghost story?

A strange look flickered in Xiao Yu’s eyes.

Without physical contact… It had to be a device at work!

But it might not have been operated by a person.

Just as he and He Li had analyzed before.

A device!

“Were you able to sense the speed and duration?”

Xiao Yu asked in a low tone, “By the way, did you hear any other… unusual sounds?”

“For what felt like ages—a pace that was unbearably prolonged… an hour, two hours… I don’t know, it just feels endless.”

Suddenly, Yu An’an clutched her head and screamed, “It was excruciating—so unbearably painful!”

Beside her, He Li’s compassionate gaze fell as she approached the bed to embrace Yu An’an, shaking her head at Xiao Yu.

To their surprise, Xiao Yu stood silently with his head bowed, lost in thought.

The pace, the duration…?

An hour, maybe even two?

Could a man really do that?

Then he must be no ordinary mortal!

No physical contact, yet sustaining an assault on Yu An’an for one or two hours…

Xiao Yu suddenly looked up sharply.

It was clear now: an automated device was involved.

Only such a mechanism could inflict severe tearing injuries on a woman!

In other words, it wasn’t necessarily a man doing the assault.

It was very possible that a woman, using a device, was hurting Yu An’an!

Moreover, this was more than just a perversion.

The attacker had a clear motive—to inflict pain, to torture, and to watch the victim suffer.

After a long while, as Yu An’an’s body and mind began to stabilize, she gritted her teeth and continued, “Later, he stopped assaulting me and pulled out a stick. He beat me continuously—my arms, my legs, even my body—for nearly an hour or two.”

“Exactly. It must have lasted that long… He wouldn’t let me eat or drink, and in the end, he even stabbed my back with a knife… It was agonizing. He was literally slicing my flesh!”

“During those days, I lost count of how many times I blacked out. Every time I woke up, the torment continued… 950…”

“I can’t remember if it lasted two or three days… There was a moment when I completely lost consciousness. When I came to, I saw the police!”

Yu An’an recounted every harrowing detail of her ordeal.

During those days of unrelenting torment,

she was rendered mute and immobile, unable to see a thing.

Oddly, even though she knew someone was torturing her,

she couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman.

All she could assume, based on the assault, was that it must have been a man.

Thus, Yu An’an had no idea where she was during those agonizing days.

Using his Psychological Expert ability, Xiao Yu managed to soothe Yu An’an’s body and mind.

Simultaneously, through psychological induction, he provided her with substantial relief.

As he left the room, Xiao Yu’s expression turned ice-cold.

“Have you discovered anything?” He Li asked, her mood equally grim.

As a woman herself, Yu An’an’s ordeal filled her with relentless anger.

“I have one question,”

Xiao Yu stated coldly, “Our police have uncovered four cases so far. Could there be more victims like Yu An’an who haven’t reported it?”

He Li’s face turned pale as she exclaimed, “How is that even possible?!”

‘Impossible?’ Xiao Yu’s expression darkened.

A sudden intuition struck him.

This case… might be far more massive than anyone had imagined!