The dishes were quickly served.
Brother Xiaodao did not behave frivolously. He poured a glass of whiskey but did not drink it, instead scrutinizing Bai Xiao carefully.
This woman, compared to Bai Mei, was more alluring to him. Not to mention her beauty, her skill in appraising raw jade alone was unparalleled—a legend during that public auction.
If he had this woman by his side, why would he risk being shot to engage in drug trafficking?
Living comfortably, who wouldn’t want that?
Unfortunately.
This woman would definitely not work for him.
What a pity.
Bai Mei, with a jealous glance at Bai Xiao, knew that whenever Bai Xiao was present, she always attracted the attention of other men. It was the same back in the village! And it’s still the same now; these men are simply unreliable.
Yes!
She had relied on others all her life, only to end up in such a plight. Who else could she rely on now?
"Brother Dao, my sister is pretty, isn’t she?"
Xiaodao, with a meaningful glance at Bai Mei, chuckled and pinched her, "Dear, are you jealous?"
"Who’s jealous?" Bai Mei knew Xiaodao fell for this act, feigning tender pique, a charm Xiaodao always found irresistible.
"Brother Dao, we’ve brought the person!" Curly pointed outside, panting, followed by four or five people dragging someone in.
An Zhiyuan was thrown in front of Bai Xiao.
Shao Ming and Zhuo Ma were shocked, thinking of these desperados; still, the cruelty of their methods was beyond imagination.
An Zhiyuan had all his limbs broken, twisted at bizarre angles, his face covered in bloodstains—those were from knife cuts repeatedly slashing his flesh, with countless wounds all over his body. If he weren’t still opening his eyes, one might suspect he was no longer breathing.
Bai Xiao rushed over.
"Bai Xiao, look carefully, what’s on him."
Bai Mei sneered, also raising a remote control in her hand.
"It’s not just you who can use this move. We can too! Choose for yourself, either surrender peacefully or watch your loved one die a gruesome death?"
The moment Bai Mei had seen that remote control on Bai Xiao, she thought of a countermeasure. It’s just a bomb; everyone has them, who would fancy it?
Bai Xiao caressed An Zhiyuan’s wounds, seeing the bones inside his ribcage through the wounds, and the white bones of his legs visible through the flesh. Each of her touches made An Zhiyuan’s body involuntarily shiver, the bones already grotesquely deformed. Such injuries, for a normal person, would have meant the end.
An Zhiyuan was still very alert, the moment he saw Bai Xiao! Although he couldn’t speak, lacking the strength to do so, the joy in that moment was real as their gazes intertwined.
Bai Xiao’s fingers touched the bombs on his chest, a row of securely bound bombs, fixed with steel wires, not intended to be easily undone by Bai Xiao.
Shao Ming and Zhuo Ma guarded Bai Xiao closely.
It was now clear that a major confrontation was about to erupt.
What they worried about was, Bai Xiao, in a fit of anger, might just start fighting directly.
Shao Ming made an unclear gesture outside, signaling his men had likely surrounded the area.
"Big brother, let’s go home!"
Bai Xiao’s fingers gently clasped An Zhiyuan’s, giving him strength.
Suddenly turning her head, her gaze was like glinting knives, staring straight at Bai Mei and Xiaodao.
This pair of eyes indeed startled Xiaodao, making him stumble backward. What kind of gaze was that.