Chapter 1 Speedrun and Forced Acquisition (05)
Time passed second by second.
The two sides remained deadlocked.
Yuan Er had the illusion that he was a game NPC who was forced to stay in one place by Xin Que through a bug.
"You don't want to save him?"
Xin Que asked in a cold voice.
A multitude of emotions flashed across Yuan Er's face before he finally gritted his teeth and asked, "What will it take for you to let Mr. Wen go?"
Xin Que can't kill Wen Kun in a short time; her main goal right now is to seize his position in this world.
"Don't worry, I'm quite easy to talk to," Xin Que said, raising her chin at him condescendingly. "If you know what's good for you and cooperate, I won't kill him."
"Have everyone put down their guns. I have a few questions for you."
Yuan Er looked aggrieved.
Finally, his men lowered their guns and made way for Yuan Er to walk to the front of Xin Que's car.
“Tell me the complete client list of this club, and… all the details of Wen Kun’s properties here.”
Xin Que smiled and looked around. "Which one of you is the CFO? Come out and let's talk?"
In the end, Yuan Er and a bewildered CFO got into Xin Que's SUV.
The remaining thugs, though they dared not fire their guns, still mounted their motorcycles, which were suitable for navigating wide streets and narrow alleys, and followed closely behind Xin Que's off-road vehicle in groups.
“His account is credible.” Luo Huayi listened to Xin Que’s interrogation of the financial situation while driving.
After the CFO nervously handed over his account access, Xin Que knocked him unconscious with the butt of his gun.
Even after falling into a coma, the CFO had no idea why, after so many years of smooth sailing, he had been dragged into this scene of power struggles among big shots.
Cheng Zheng, who appeared to be resting listlessly in the passenger seat, was actually taking over the financial management system as soon as he gained access to the CFO's account.
Monetization is the only way to go.
Yuan Er was almost numb.
Before getting on the vehicle, Xin Que had him remove all his cold and hot weapons; now he was essentially a hostage.
Yuan Er was constantly instructed to raise his hands above his head. After glancing at the CFO who had fainted, he went to look at Wen Kun, who was unconscious in the trunk.
surrender?
Surrender is out of the question.
Not only could he not surrender, he also had to find a way to get rid of Xin Que, this threat to his boss.
Although he didn't know why he was working so hard.
“Xin Que,” Yuan Er said in a deep voice, trying to distract Xin Que and find her weakness, “I feel like you look familiar.”
Xin Que remained silent.
Seeing that he still had a chance to speak, Yuan Er immediately pressed on, "I don't know if you'll believe this... but I think people have past and present lives."
He tried to find Xin Que's weakness through the mysterious power of the higher dimension. "To be honest, I have awakened my memories of my past life."
"Some images of you seem to pop into my head... like... your past love with Mr. Wen?"
“We, your subordinates, are all witnesses. We witnessed your… uh… beautiful love story with Mr. Wen.”
Xin Que's gaze towards him changed.
Another reborn one?
Yuan Er noticed a subtle change in Xin Que's reaction and felt that things were looking promising.
"I don't know why, at the point where you met in this life, you misunderstood something and attacked Mr. Wen."
“But actually…” Yuan Er said, but he himself felt uncertain, “He really loves you.”
He almost laughed when he said that.
In his past life, Wen Kun kidnapped Xin Que and never let her have a single good day.
What a load of bull! If you really loved her, would you be working as a prostitute in a brothel full of sluts?
If someone truly loves her, would they force her to donate blood, a kidney, or a cornea to her "white moonlight" (ideal lover)?
Could true love drive her to the death of her only brother?
But he had to lie through his teeth to give himself and his boss a chance to escape and turn the tables.
After all, he was paid by Wen Kun, so what did Xin Que's life or death have to do with him?
Xin Que gave a strange smile and waved to Yuan Er in a very mysterious manner.
Yuan Er instinctively moved closer.
“I’ll tell you a secret too,” Xin Que said in a low voice, “but you must never tell anyone.”
Yuan Er immediately perked up his ears.
She said, "I was also reborn."
Yuan Er "..."
Awkward.
That's so embarrassing.
"Actually, I have another secret." Fine beads of cold sweat seeped from Yuan Er's forehead as he swarmed toward the car door, distancing himself from Xin Que.
Xin Que, her face full of humility, said, "Please speak."
Yuan Er swallowed hard, forcing a defense, "Our world isn't real. Someone is controlling our behavior...that's why Mr. Wen was forced to hurt you."
Xin Que seemed to understand something. "So you were not only reborn, but you also awakened your own personal will?"
Yuan Er nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant!"
"Bang!"
In a flash, a bullet casing appeared at Xin Que's feet.
Yuan Er stared wide-eyed at the bloody hole between his eyebrows, then collapsed headfirst into the seat.
"Did you hear that?" Xin Que took out her phone, which was busy on the screen. "It seems like your world isn't just inhabited by locals."
King Biancheng was busy working overtime to handle the backlog of cases when Xin Que's voice came from the jade tablet floating on the table.
“I understand…” King Biancheng was exasperated by the new task. “Thank you for reminding me. I’ll have King Zhuanlun send people to check the world’s borders.”
"Thank me after you've transferred the assets I acquired to my world."
Xin Que cared more about the reward she received.
"Oh, right," she added before hanging up, "don't deduct any handling fees from my account."
King Biancheng: "..."
His business partner was even more decisive and efficient than he had imagined.
Cheng Zheng checked the account. "The assets in the North and West districts have been successfully liquidated and transferred to your account. He didn't lie to you."
"Hmm." Xin Que turned around and glanced at the motorcycle convoy following behind the car for Yuan Er.
Xin Que let the jailer who appeared out of nowhere drag away Yuan Er's body, her voice devoid of emotion, "Let's go to the suburbs and see just how strong these thugs in the West District really are."
...
Fu San, the person in charge of the South District, is neither a reborn person nor an awakened person.
He is... a time traveler.
A transmigrator who specializes in being a devoted second male lead.
Yuan Er's knowledge about the world beyond was largely revealed to him by Fu San.
However, he couldn't fool Xin Que.
When Fu San received the message from Yuan Er, he fell into deep thought.
His mission in this world was to follow the original plot, seduce Xin Que, the female protagonist of a forced marriage novel, complete his role as the devoted second male lead, and then gracefully withdraw.
According to the original plot, after Xin Que was kidnapped by Wen Kun, she was about to resist when Wen Kun tried to rape her. In a fit of anger, Wen Kun threw Xin Que into the West District Club for "training".
His role was to encounter the distraught Xin Que on his business trip to the West District Clubhouse the next day, offering her a sliver of warmth amidst the darkness.
But now the whole plot has gone awry.
Xin Que was like Ares reincarnated, single-handedly breaking out of the Wen family, turning Luo Huayi to her side, and leading her sickly younger brother all the way to the North District, and then from the North District to the West District, directly using the half-dead Wen Kun to kidnap Yuan Er, the person in charge of the West District.
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