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"No, finish what you just said. But what was it? I'm curious to know what other tricks you've up your sleeve," Li Shujiang asked.
Su Mu said, "Are you stupid? You yourself said it's your trump card, why would I reveal it to you?"
Li Shujiang said, "I'm curious."
Su Mu laughed and said, "Then I'm also curious about your situation. Why don't you tell me how much armed force you have? Actually, I've always been curious about where you got so much weaponry. Did you run into an army?"
Li Shujiang smiled slightly and said nothing.
While the two of them were chatting, I kept watching Jingjie, who was suffering from neurasthenia, and Sun Zichen.
Sun Zichen closed his eyes, seemingly wanting to take this opportunity to rest.
But Sister Jing stared at me with her bloodshot eyes, as if she wanted to tell me something.
Because her mouth was taped shut, I didn't know what she wanted to say to me.
However, I always felt that Sister Jing seemed to be in a hurry.
I frowned. Just then, the man standing next to Li Shujiang suddenly turned his gaze toward me, his eyes filled with murderous intent and contempt.
The moment I saw the other person's gaze, I sensed something was wrong.
There's a problem!
There's definitely something wrong!
I made eye contact with this guy, and then I looked at Li Shujiang sitting on the stone bench. He was chatting and laughing with Su Mu, talking about all sorts of random things.
I turned my head and looked at other places outside the lake. Li Shujiang's men were waiting outside, and Zhang Zhihao was lying in ambush nearby.
But I always felt that something was wrong.
Jingjie's gaze towards me was clearly suspicious, as if she wanted to tell me something important. And the guy behind Li Shujiang's eyes were also off; he seemed...too confident! Yes, his eyes were too confident, as if they were certain of winning this contest.
Not only that, I noticed that this guy's hands were always behind his back, so he must be holding a gun.
I kept a straight face, not daring to reveal my inner thoughts on my face.
I stopped staring at that guy and instead focused my attention on Sister Jing. Then, I made a gesture.
I tapped the back of my left hand with my right index finger, a gesture that means "there's a problem."
After seeing my gesture, Sister Jing nodded almost imperceptibly.
really!
Then I tapped the back of my hand with my middle finger to indicate that I was asking what the problem was.
Jing glanced at the guy behind Li Shujiang, then looked at Su Mu before finally turning her gaze back to me.
I was taken aback. What does this mean?
If there's something wrong with the people behind Li Shujiang, could it be that Su Mu is also involved?
Or rather, is the guy behind Li Shujiang one of Su Mu's men?
No, this guy is definitely not one of Su Mu's men. The way he looked at me just now was like he had us cornered, and his killing intent was so strong. How could he possibly be one of us?
Or does Sister Jing mean that the other party wants to kill Su Mu?
"It's not impossible for me to release your two people, but you'll have to pay a price."
Just as I was still wondering, Li Shujiang spoke up.
Su Mu nodded and said, "Okay, tell me, what do you want?"
At this moment, Sister Jing's eyes suddenly became panicked as she looked at me, seemingly very anxious.
Li Shujiang laughed and said, "I want your three supermarkets, as well as that warehouse outside the city. Is that alright?"
Su Mu's facial muscles twitched. "You really have a huge appetite for money. Three supermarkets plus a warehouse outside the city—that's my entire net worth. Are you trying to cut off my escape route?"
Li Shujiang said, "Otherwise what? Of course, you can refuse, but those two people probably won't survive. So, do you want to use your escape route to exchange for these two people? If you don't want to, I'll kill them for you right now, how about it?"
Just as Li Shujiang was speaking, I noticed that Sister Jing's eyes looked very strange.
Immediately, I thought of a possibility, and a very bad one at that.
So he decisively made a sword-pointing gesture to ask, meaning, "Should we attack directly?" Sister Jing nodded instantly upon seeing this.
Without hesitation, I pulled out a pistol from behind my back and aimed it at the person behind Li Shujiang. At that moment, the guy seemed to want to pull out a gun from behind his back, but I got there first, and he was clearly stunned when he saw my action.
My actions instantly terrified Su Mu and Li Shujiang.
"Doctor Lu... what are you doing!" Su Mu asked, stunned.
Li Shujiang also stared at me in surprise.
I ignored Su Mu and said to the people behind Li Shujiang, "Take out the gun behind you."
Left with no other option, the other party had to take out a pistol from behind his back.
I continued, "Throw it into the lake."
The other party did not do as instructed, but instead glanced at Li Shujiang.
Li Shujiang stared at me and said, "Your name is Lu Yi? That's a novel name. But Lu Yi, don't you think what you're doing is a bit excessive? I was talking to Su Mu. Is it appropriate for you to resort to violence like this?"
Su Mu also felt that I had gone a bit too far, and said, "Put down the gun, how can we continue talking like this!"
I glanced at Su Mu, and then saw Sister Jing's anxious eyes, which made me feel even more that my guess was credible.
Li Shujiang looked at me and said, "Lu Yi, please put down your gun first. If you don't, the people outside might be unhappy."
I looked back and saw that everyone outside the lake had raised their guns and were aiming them at the wine-brewing pavilion.
Su Mu said, "Put the gun down first."
I stared at Li Shujiang and said, "Have your men put down their guns first."
Li Shujiang nodded, waved his hand to the outside, and everyone outside the lake put down their guns. Then, he told the people behind him to put down their guns as well.
"Is it okay now?"
I said, "Release them."
Li Shujiang sneered, looked at Su Mu, and said, "Su Mu, you'd better keep your men in check. If you want to continue this negotiation and leave here alive, have your men put down their guns. Otherwise, I don't mind killing you too!"
When Li Shujiang said this, I glanced at Su Mu. Su Mu seemed to have sensed something from my gaze, and his expression changed slightly.
Su Mu turned to look at Li Shujiang and said, "Speak, what do you want in order to release my people?"
Li Shujiang said, "I told you, I want all your resources."
Su Mu decisively said, "No! I'll give you a supermarket at most, otherwise you're forcing me to take action."
Li Shujiang said, "Don't be impulsive. If we can't agree on the terms, we can continue to negotiate, but you have to get your men to put down their guns first."
Su Mu stared at Li Shujiang and said, "Lu Yi, put down your gun."
I glanced at Su Mu, wondering what he was thinking. He nodded at me, and I lowered my gun.
At the same time, I saw a look of helplessness in Sister Jing's eyes.
It seems my guess was correct.
(End of this chapter)
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