"An unfinished building in the suburbs? Are you just desperate and trying anything? How could someone living in such a godforsaken place have any money to hoard things!"
Shen Qingshan's eyes were full of disdain. He muttered a few words. He had always looked down on Xiao Liu and found this statement absurd and laughable.
Shen Qingshan's repeated attacks nearly made Xiao Liu lose his temper, but since Hu Tianhao suspected him, he dared not retaliate and simply lowered his head to suppress his anger.
Xiao Liu's clumsy acting skills, of course, did not escape Xu Neng's notice. Although he was observing from the sidelines, he couldn't help but begin to suspect Xiao Liu:
If the unfinished building project is just a smokescreen, how will he explain it to Hu Tianhao? It seems like something might happen tomorrow…
After the meeting, Xu saw Xiao Liu hurrying towards his residence from afar. He called out to Xiao Liu, wanting to first ascertain the situation.
The meeting just now was the second time Xiao Liu had met Xu Neng. Now that Xu Neng had called him over, Xiao Liu instinctively stopped.
Although they weren't exactly friends, at least Xu Neng didn't kick him when he was down.
Moreover, Xu Neng had clearly become Hu Tianhao's confidant. Xiao Liu was also very curious about who he was, given how quickly he had been promoted in such a short time.
Xiao Liu stopped and watched Xu Neng approach.
Only after getting up close did Xiao Liu realize the gap between himself and Xu Neng. Putting aside physical strength, just looking at his physique, one could tell that he was an extraordinary fighter.
Especially when he was close, the intense pressure he exerted was no less than that of Hu Tianhao, and his cold, stern eyes made Xiao Liu inexplicably avoid looking directly at him.
Xu Neng reached Xiao Liu's side in just a few steps and asked:
How confident are you about the place you're going to tomorrow?
"About 90%..."
Although Xiao Liu had never seen Wang Feifei's reserves in person, he was 100% certain that she was a reincarnated person. At that time, Wang Feifei had a huge amount of cash on hand, so she must have been prepared!
"What is the remaining 10% variable?"
This stumped Xiao Liu. He didn't know how to answer for a moment and stammered:
"You'll find out when you go tomorrow." He was about to leave when Xu Neng called him back.
"Who owns the unfinished building we're going to visit tomorrow?"
Xiao Liu was startled: "Does it matter who the owner is?"
He was instinctively afraid of Xu Neng and dared not reveal everything. At least, he did not want to disclose what he knew before arriving at the unfinished building tomorrow.
"Of course it's important. At the very least, you need to know who your opponent is. Do you want to repeat the same mistakes?"
Xu Neng never fights a battle unprepared. Learning from the previous experience of attacking "Yujing City", he certainly needs to know who he will be dealing with tomorrow.
Xiao Liu understood his meaning and pretended to be relaxed, saying:
"Commander Xu, don't be nervous. Tomorrow we'll be dealing with just a woman. I'm sure it will go very smoothly."
Xu Neng's eagle-like eyes fixed on him, and he asked in a cold voice:
"Are you sure it's a woman, and no one else?"
This question made Xiao Liu hesitate. The last time she went to Wang Feifei's house, although she only saw her alone, she kept saying that she had a boyfriend and did not like men to come to her house.
"It could be one woman, or it could be one man and one woman; in short, at most two people." Seeing Xu Neng's disdainful look, he added:
"If Commander Xu is really worried, we can bring more men tomorrow."
Xu Neng sized up Xiao Liu in front of him. Xiao Liu's words were incoherent, sometimes saying it was a woman, sometimes saying it was a man and a woman, showing a completely uncooperative attitude.
Whether he was deliberately concealing something or not, Xu Neng knew he wouldn't get anything out of him by asking further, so he simply said goodbye. Xu Neng hadn't been in City A for long, and many of the new members added to the team were locals; perhaps there would be some new discoveries.
...
Pan Xin lay in bed, and as time ticked by, she grew increasingly frightened, because Shen Qingshan could return at any moment. Would she be able to survive this night?
Covered in wounds, she trembled with pain. Staring at the locked door, she thought, "How can I give up without taking this opportunity to try?"
Pan Xin picked out a handy piece from a pile of torture instruments in the cabinet: a pair of long-handled steel pliers.
Although Shen Qingshan had never used it on her, just looking at its size and the serene luster it exuded made Pan Xin shudder.
"Can this break the lock?"
The moment Pan Xin's trembling hand touched it, the cold touch made her instinctively pull her fingers away.
She closed her eyes, mustered her courage, and grabbed the pliers in her hand.
We must pry open the door before Shen Qingshan returns!
Pan Xin carefully dragged the pliers, which were more than half a meter long, to the door. She was so scared that her hands were trembling uncontrollably...
Taking a deep breath made her chest heave violently, and she finally mustered her courage, closed her eyes, and slammed her fist on the door lock.
One... two... three...
The loud clanging of metal startled Xu Huan, who had sneaked in!
After returning to the base from Yujing City, Xu Huan secretly inquired about Shen Qingshan's residence. When he heard that Hu Tianhao had summoned three first-level apostles for a meeting, he knew that the time had come.
So he replaced the apostle on duty and secretly sneaked into Shen Qingshan's residence, hoping to find out where Pan Xin was being held.
When he entered the living room, he was faced with four locked rooms and was puzzled. Where was Pan Xin being held?
The sound of Pan Xin banging on the door helped Xu Huan pinpoint the room at a crucial moment.
He leaned against the doorframe and asked in a low voice:
Are you Pan Xin?
Pan Xin was startled when she heard someone speaking. Who could be outside the door at this moment?
"Who are you……"
Hearing a response from inside, Xu Huan immediately asked another question:
Are you Pan Xin?
Upon hearing the voice again, Pan Xin recognized it as a familiar one. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face, her lips trembling with emotion.
"Are you... Xu Huan...?"
"You are Pan Xin, right?"
Pan Xin broke down in tears, and it really was Xu Huan outside the door:
"Xu Huan! Waaaaah... Please save me, please save me! Waaaah..."
"Pan Xin, you wait, I'll figure something out!"
At that moment, there were footsteps at the cave entrance. Xu Huan pricked up his ears to listen, and it seemed that someone was coming in...
He whispered towards the doorway:
"Someone's coming!"
After saying that, Xu Huan quickly found a hiding place in the living room and hid inside.
Pan Xin covered her mouth, stifling her sobs, and tiptoed back to bed with the pliers in her arms. She was terrified; what if Shen Qingshan came back and found the door lock broken…
Xu Huan outside the door gave her courage. Pan Xin gripped the long pliers, hiding under the covers, her eyes gleaming with a fierce determination.
"This time, even if it means mutual destruction, we will resist!"
Shen Qingshan was furious. He had almost been questioned by Hu Tianhao earlier, and this time he had to take Pan Xin to see the leader.
As he unlocked the door, Shen Qingshan sensed something was amiss. His gaze darkened, and after entering, he glanced back at the lock and noticed obvious signs of it having been broken into…
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