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Snap!

Fei Lichao slapped Sun Shichao across the disfigured face.

Sun Shichao woke up in a daze, not understanding what had happened. His disfigured face looked extremely ferocious. He shook his head, as if he felt a pain in the back of his head.

I sat across from him, watching him with great interest.

"Damn it, which beast attacked me!"

Sun Shichao cursed and took a long time to recover. He then realized that he was tied to a stool and could not move. He then realized that something was wrong, raised his head, and met my gaze.

I saw the surprise in his eyes.

"Lu Xiaonan! It's you!" Sun Shichao exclaimed in surprise.

I smiled and nodded. "It's me, long time no see, Sun Shichao."

Sun Shichao frowned, his eyes darting around, seemingly confused about the situation. He glared at me angrily and demanded, "Did you team up with that guy surnamed Du to ambush me?"

This guy reacted quickly and guessed the truth right away.

I frowned, pretending not to recognize Du Xu, and pointed to Du Xu, who was also tied to a stool next to him, and said, "You, surnamed Du, are you talking about the one next to you?"

Sun Shichao was stunned. He turned his head and saw Du Xu, who was also unconscious. He also noticed the bruises on Du Xu's face.

In that instant, I saw confusion on his face.

He turned back to face me. "How did you know I'd be here! You're all putting on an act, aren't you? Du Xu is one of your men?!"

I sneered and said, "I don't know who he is, and what business is it of yours how I know you're here?"

Sun Shichao glanced at me, then turned his gaze to Du Xu and said, "Don't try to fool me. You and Du Xu definitely conspired to scheme against me, and you're putting on an act here! Lu Xiaonan, don't think I can't see through you..."

Snap!

Before Sun Shichao could finish speaking, I slapped him.

“Sun Shichao, let me tell you, I have no interest in playing any deduction games with you. Tell me, where is Zhou Liang!” I asked coldly.

Sun Shichao spat, tilted his head, and sneered, "Lu Xiaonan, do you think I would say that? Do you think I'm stupid? If I did, I'd be dead!"

I squinted. "You've got a good grasp of things."

Sun Shichao said, "My uncle used to be a policeman. Do you think you can fool me with your tricks? Don't be naive. I advise you to let me go and get as far away as possible. If my men find out I'm missing, they'll come looking for me immediately. Once they find you, you won't live to see the light of day."

I took a step back, sat back down on the stool, and said, "So you're saying you'd rather die than tell me?"

Sun Shichao said sarcastically, "Lu Xiaonan, even if I tell you, what can you do? Do you think you can beat Zhou Liang? He can easily outmaneuver you with a little thought. What good does it do you to know where he is?"

I nodded, glanced at Du Xu, and said, "Fei Lichao, wake that guy up."

Following my instructions, Fei Lichao walked over and slapped Du Xu across the face. Du Xu woke up instantly, looking around with a confused expression.

I looked at Du Xu; this scene was something he had requested himself.

Yesterday, when I was discussing the plan with him, he said that when kidnapping Sun Shichao, we must tie him up as well, so that he can be well covered.

If my actions fail, he won't expose himself and can easily shift all the blame onto me.

Although this method is troublesome, at least it can guarantee the safety of his team.

I looked at Sun Shichao and said, "If you don't tell him, do you think he'll tell you?"

Sun Shichao sneered, "He doesn't know anything. What do you think you can get out of him?"

Du Xu started acting at this moment, "Who are you? What are you doing? What do you want to do?!"

I sat on the stool, pulled a pistol from my waist, released the safety, cocked it, and then pointed it at Du Xu, saying, "Listen carefully, I'm going to ask you some questions. If you want to live, answer my questions. If you want to die, just say so, and I can kill you right now."

Du Xu froze, looking at Sun Shichao beside him with a puzzled expression, and said in confusion, "Wait, wait, wait, what's going on? Can't we talk this out? Can't you please stop using guns!"

I asked directly, "First question, where is Zhou Liang?"

Du Xu was stunned. "Zhou, Zhou Liang? You're here to see Zhou Liang? Then don't ask me, ask him. He knows better than I do. He's Zhou Liang's man!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Shichao angrily retorted, "Du Xu, you don't need to act anymore. I know you've already colluded with this guy surnamed Lu! What's the point of continuing to act?!"

Du Xu looked puzzled and said, "Sun, Sun Shichao, what do you mean by 'colluded'?"

Sun Shichao sneered, turned to stare at me, and said, "Lu Xiaonan, you two acted quite well."

I couldn't be bothered with him, and asked Du Xu, "Tell me, where is Zhou Liang?"

Du Xu glanced at Sun Shichao, his expression perfectly controlled, and said, "I... Big brother, if I told you, you really wouldn't kill me?"

I nodded.

Du Xu said, "Alright, I can tell you, but you must let me go!"

"Speak!" I snapped.

Du Xu said, "I reckon he's over at the city hall square! He came from there."

Sun Shichao glared at Du Xu with a furrowed brow and shouted angrily, "Du Xu!"

Du Xu glanced at Sun Shichao, "Don't blame me, I want to live too."

I nodded and asked, "Go on, what else do you know?"

Sun Shichao glared and roared, "Du Xu, if you dare to say that, believe me, even if he doesn't kill you, I will!"

I said, "Don't worry, as long as you tell me what you know, I'll let you go. As for Sun Shichao, he'll die, so don't worry about his revenge."

Sun Shichao turned his head and shouted, "Lu Xiaonan, that's enough! So what if you know!"

"It's better to know than not to know, don't you think?"

I immediately looked at Du Xu and said, "Continue."

Sun Shichao roared, "Du Xu!"

Du Xu said with a bitter face, "Sun Shichao, don't blame me, they had a gun pointed at me, I couldn't do anything about it."

I stared at Sun Shichao, thinking his reaction was a bit excessive.

Even if Du Xu tells me, what difference will it make? Even if I know what happened to Zhou Liang, there's nothing I can do.

Or is there something else going on?

Sun Shichao seemed very afraid that Du Xu would reveal Zhou Liang's affair, but what was he afraid of? I already know more about Zhou Liang's affair; wasn't he attacked half a month ago?

But judging from Sun Shichao's appearance, there seems to be another hidden story.

Could it be that, just as I suspected, Zhou Liang has run into trouble?!

(End of this chapter)