Chen Xiaomeng’s face darkened from anger. She gritted her teeth and resisted the urge to stab the man. She didn’t come so far as to be taunted by him. Then, her expression brightened when she thought of something. “Right.” She clapped her hands. “I’ve brought some presents with me this time.” She accepted the package handed over by the middle-aged man. She opened the package, took out the items, and showed them to Jiang Cheng one by one.
A pair of pincers. Several red candles. And an unfriendly-looking… whip.
The handle of the whip glowed with oil.
“I know Mr Hao likes these things. Since we came in a hurry, we didn’t have much prepared. Please forgive me.” She blinked and asked, “So… which one should we start with?”
The middle-aged man frowned. He watched the girl grow up. He knew she had a vindictive personality, but… this had crossed the line. It was his people who discovered the person sent over by Pi Wan. The person clearly didn’t have any investigative experience. His people didn’t do much, and he had already told them everything. Not only that, he even offered to work for them.
Based on what he said, the businessman called Pi Wan was also doing this on someone else’s orders. Incidentally, at that moment, the person received a call from Pi Wan. Pi Wan gave him an address and told him to go there directly. A man called Hao Shuai was waiting for him.
When Chen Xiaomeng heard the name, she gave the orders to change direction immediately. They would skip Pi Wan and come to find this person called Hao Shuai. Even so, they still stopped at a convenience store to buy some stuff. There were several candles and pliers. Then, as they rode past a rather deserted road, they encountered a donkey cart that was hauling some melons. Chen Xiaomeng shouted for them to stop. Then, she insisted on buying the whip from the old farmer who used it to move the donkey.
In the car, Chen Xiaomeng rubbed the whip in her hands. A glow shone in her eyes, like something exciting flashed in her mind.
To be honest, his impression of the young man at the table was not bad. At least he didn’t look like a criminal and should be… unrelated to those people. If he were, his tactics wouldn’t be so amateurish.
“Miss Xiaomeng,” Jiang Cheng sat up. “I don’t think we need to do this. Think about it. Our cooperation in the nightmare realms is not too bad. Plus… I’ve said you many times.” He straightened his neck. “I am your saviour.”
Chen Xiaomeng didn’t want to waste her breath on him. “You stole my stuff and threatened me, so… you need to compensate me. If you know what’s good for you, hand over the stuff you’ve gathered from the nightmare.” Chen Xiaomeng hissed, “After I beat you up, I can consider letting you go.”
Jiang Cheng shrugged innocently, “I have nothing.”
Chen Xiaomeng was startled. Based on her prediction, Hao Shuai was quite a character. He should have collected a lot of good stuff from the nightmare realm.
“Nothing?” Chen Xiaomeng stared at him, trying to gauge if he was lying or not.
“Yes.” Jiang Cheng nodded.
Chen Xiaomeng flung the whip and grinned, “It looks like you won’t be honest until you’ve tasted some punishment.” At that moment, the young man, who left earlier, returned. He whispered something into the middle-aged man’s ear. Then, the middle-aged man laughed. He looked at Jiang Cheng, “We’ve invited your fat friend too.” Then, he shot a look at the young man beside him. The young man turned to leave. When he came back to the room, he had a familiar basket in his hands. The rattan handle of the basket was broken. Based on the broken part, it looked like the basket was broken in a tug of war.
The middle-aged man accepted the basket and slowly walked towards Jiang Cheng. He placed the basket down in the middle of the table. “Young man,” His eagle eyes radiated a lot of pressure. He said slowly, “If you don’t want anything to happen to your friend, I suggest you cooperate.”
Jiang Cheng lifted his head to stare at this imposing man. Then, he said, “There’s no need to bluff. Fatty is not with you. He has escaped.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes were like the sea. Jiang Cheng’s probes didn’t cause any ripples. Then, he laughed, “Young man, should we make a bet?” He wore an official grey suit. He was about 180 cm tall. He had a clear scar near his lip. He had a majestic aura even just standing there. The corner of his suit lifted slightly to reveal the tattoos on his skin.
Before Jiang Cheng could answer, the man said, “One minute later, I’ll have you see his ear.”
His casual stance and lifting lips showed that he was calm and serene. Someone like him didn’t need to lie. Even if he lied, he’d do everything to make the lie a reality.
“You still have half a minute left,” Chen Xiaomeng’s eyes were crescent. She was in a great mood. She leaned on the table. Her posture was sexy. “Uncle Gong rarely makes a move personally. That Fatty is lucky,” She smiled.
Jiang Cheng eventually nodded, “You’re right. Do it.”
Chen Xiaomeng’s smile froze. Even the middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment. However, he quickly returned to normal.
“That Fatty lives with you, and you two enter the nightmares together. You two clearly share a good relationship.” The man’s tone was chillier than before. “Do you really don’t care about his death?”
“I can’t even ensure my own safety. Why do I care about him?” Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes. “I keep him around to do the work around the office and help me scout the way in the nightmare realm.” He huffed, “I’m not his dad. I have no responsibility to keep him alive.”