The search party's been wiped out.

"What a luxurious living room!" was Zhang Chen's first thought upon seeing it. Zhou Tan then led the three female investigators to the sofa and gently pushed them down, toppling the defenseless women onto the cushions. He then crouched down and fumbled beneath the sofa. A clinking sound of chains was heard as Zhou Tan retrieved several pairs of handcuffs from under the sofa. He then proceeded to grasp each of the female investigators' delicate feet, one by one, and cuffed them. Of course, when cuffing Chen Lin, he couldn't resist a lingering caress, which elicited Chen Lin's displeasure. After securing the investigators' feet, Zhou Tan untied the ropes binding their waists. Once finished, he reached for the ropes binding Zhang Chen, pulling her to her feet and facing him with her hands tied behind her back in a W-shape. He then slowly began to loosen her restraints. The ropes unwound from Zhang Chen's upper body, circle by circle. Although the ropes binding her body were removed, her hands were already numb from being bound. Purple rope marks circled her arms. After freeing Zhang Chen, Zhou Tan used a pair of handcuffs to secure her numb hands behind her back. This wasn't the end; he then used another pair of handcuffs to firmly bind her arms together, positioning them in a Y-shape behind her back. He then proceeded to cuff Chen Lin and Ya Xin, the other two investigators, in the same manner as Zhang Chen. The two investigators attempted to resist, but their arms had been bound for so long that they were completely numb. Even after being unbound, they couldn't regain full sensation for some time. Zhou Tan had not released the ropes around their knees, continuing to bind their legs tightly. Therefore, even if the investigators wanted to resist, they were utterly incapable of doing so. They could only allow Zhou Tan to complete his binding. The ordeal was not over. After cuffing the three female investigators, Zhou Tan removed their silk stockings, allowing them to breathe some air. He then retrieved three items from the nearby coffee table. Zhang Chen didn't know what these items were for. She saw that Zhou Tan was holding three silver collars and three very thin chains. Upon closer inspection, she realized the chains and collars were connected. It wasn't until Zhou Tan opened the clasp at the back of a collar and prepared to put it around his own neck that Zhang Chen understood what they were. She quickly turned her head, dodging the silver ring Zhou Tan was trying to place around her neck.

Restrained by the stimulation below, Su Shidong completely lost all ability to struggle. A single vibrating pulse was enough to make her body go limp and helpless. Now, as Lin Ran placed Su Shidong into the cage, she offered no resistance. Even if she wanted to, the little toy beneath her wouldn't allow it, buzzing to assert its presence. Without changing her position, Su Shidong was locked into the pet cage, her hands cuffed behind her in a "four-horse-back-trot" posture. With a click, the cage door was locked, and the once valiant and formidable female investigator, Su Shidong, had fallen completely into the enemy's hands, becoming their captive. Lin Ran nodded with satisfaction, humming a little tune as she pushed the cage outside. The sight of Ting Qing naturally attracted the attention of the other female members of the investigation team. They gathered around, ready to watch the spectacle, but their mood turned to shock upon seeing the picture on the phone, just like their deputy captain, Ting Qing. In the picture, their teammate Su Shidong was shown with her hands and feet bound, locked inside a cage resembling one for pets. A gag was in her mouth, and saliva dripped from the small holes, already coating her chin. "Quick, call Shidong immediately!" After tidying the ropes, Ouyang Xiang's numb and weak arms were pulled back and cuffed behind her. Her arms were tightly pressed together in a "Y" shape. A rope was placed over her shoulders and wound around, binding her upper arms together tightly. With her upper arms bound, Ouyang Xiang felt as if they were being twisted off. She arched her chest to alleviate the pain. After binding the upper arms, she moved on to the forearms, also binding them tightly together. Finally, her hands. Ouyang Xiang's palms were pressed together and wrapped with rope, circle after circle. Even her fingers were not spared, wrapped three times to bind the middle three fingers tightly. The end of the rope was pulled to Ouyang Xiang's elbow and tied with a knot to the rope binding her arms, completing Ouyang Xiang's restraint. Ouyang Xiang's arms were bound tightly together. This "behind-the-back, straight-arm" binding was incredibly wild and restrictive. Once bound, she couldn't exert any strength. Knowing Ouyang Xiang's martial arts skills, Zhou Tan had used extremely strong ropes and had deliberately increased the force and tightness during the binding, causing Ouyang Xiang immense discomfort. Ouyang Xiang tried to struggle, but she couldn't move at all. If no one untied her, she wouldn't be able to break free on her own. After binding Ouyang Xiang, Zhou Tan moved on to the next. He designated Ya Xin as his next target. Both of these female investigators were strong-willed and defiant, so their binding methods would naturally be more uncomfortable. For Ya Xin, Zhou Tan decided to use the "behind-the-back, Guanyin" style. Ya Xin was untied and laid on the ground, her ropes loosened. He smoothed out the rope and began to bind her. Ya Xin still wanted to struggle, but her arms were already numb from being bound, and she couldn't muster any strength. Her slight struggles were no threat in Zhou Tan's eyes. He easily grabbed Ya Xin's arms and cuffed them behind her back. With her hands cuffed behind her, her arms were brought upwards, palms pressed together. Before Zhou Tan even started binding, Ya Xin felt intense pain. "Ah!" The pain in her arms made Ya Xin groan involuntarily, and her body arched upwards. Zhou Tan first made a rope loop, which he tightened around her wrists, then wrapped it around her chest and pulled it tight, followed by another loop under her chest to secure it. Binding female investigators always required a firm hold, so Zhou Tan tightened the rope behind her back, pressing Ya Xin's arms tightly against her body. Her pressed palms were forced upwards, causing immense pain. Zhou Tan wrapped another loop under her chest for reinforcement. The rope then went around her upper arms from under her armpits, pulled tight, and secured. Finally, he moved to her fingers, binding her thumbs tightly together, and then the other four fingers. The end of the rope was hidden behind her arm. Ya Xin's binding was complete. After being bound, Ya Xin felt like her hands no longer belonged to her. The pain in her arms made her extremely uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do. Zhou Tan stepped back and admired Ya Xin's bound hands. The "behind-the-back, Guanyin" binding looked beautiful, but the person being bound was completely immobilized and in unbearable pain. After binding Ya Xin, Zhou Tan had to choose his next target. With four female investigators remaining, he decided to proceed in the order of Zhang Chen, Ran Ying, Chen Lin, and Su Fanyun. As usual, he placed Su Fanyun down and loosened her ropes, then tidied them up to begin the binding. This time, Zhou Tan chose an improved Japanese binding method.