Most importantly, this is G-group's stronghold in China, and no one dares to easily provoke G-group.

"Squeak"

The heavy iron door opened, revealing the water prison. Inside, Huo Xiuxiu was tightly gripping a rope, her hands bound and half her body submerged in water.

She heard the iron gate open and looked warily toward the entrance.

There are steps leading from the entrance to the underground water dungeon. Below the steps is a walkway with a bluestone floor, about one meter wide.

Huo Xiuxiu looked at the man in the lead; he wasn't very tall, around 1.75 meters, with a slender and thin build.

He was dressed in all black, with a black baseball cap. In the dimly lit room, only half of his face could be vaguely seen, revealing a very fair complexion.

The man glanced at the water's surface, his eyes sweeping over Huo Xiuxiu out of the corner of his eye.

Although it was just a cold, indifferent glance, alarm bells rang in Huo Xiuxiu's mind.

Standing next to the man was Jiang Batian, who was looking at her with a smile on his face.

"My beautiful Huo, it must be unpleasant to be stuck in this water dungeon in the dead of winter, right?"

Huo Xiuxiu's face was full of arrogance, and her cold gaze shifted from the man's face to Jiang Xiaoyu's face.

"Just tell me what your purpose is in bringing me here. Is it for money? Heh, I have money. Name your price."

Jiang Xiaoyu smiled and asked, "How much do you think your life is worth?"

Huo Xiuxiu frowned: "I don't like nonsense. You can't have any other reason for kidnapping me besides money, right? Just name a number, and I'll give it to you."

"Too bad, we really don't care about your money!" Huo Xiuxiu scoffed disdainfully.

The leading man slowly squatted down, about two meters above the ground. In the dim light of the fire, Huo Xiuxiu stared directly into the man's deep eyes.

"If it's not about money, there must be some other reason, right?"

"Hehe, it's just a matter of reciprocity." The man's voice was deep and clear, with a pleasant, ethereal quality.

He casually rested one hand on his knee, his long, slender fingers covering it perfectly. In the dim light, his long, slender hands looked like a piece of fine brocade.

"What do you mean by reciprocity? I don't know you at all, and I've never offended anyone in the capital. Is there some misunderstanding?"

Upon seeing this man, she sensed a powerful aura and a sense of danger.

Her intuition told her that this man was not easy to deal with.

At this moment, Huo Xiuxiu's tone softened noticeably.

The water in the water dungeon was as cold as countless ice needles, piercing into his body without leaving a pore.

The pain and numbness made every minute feel like torture.

Huo Xiuxiu thought to herself that the most important thing right now was to save her own life.

She'll settle the score with these people later.

"I invited you here to make a deal with you."

"A deal? What kind of deal?"

"You're exchanging your life for the lives of four other people."