But soon, Gu Ciyu's gaze shifted away.
So much so that Lin Qixia felt that the eye contact she had just made was just her imagination.
"Boss, we've searched the whole place, but we couldn't find the two people Lao Si mentioned."
Someone whispered in Boss Cheng's ear.
“Very good.” Boss Cheng was not surprised by this, after all, when Boss Si went back, he said that the woman they encountered was extraordinary and not easy to deal with.
Judging from the current situation, he is indeed a smart person.
If it weren't for that, they wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses and had so many people killed.
He wasn't going to give up, so he asked his subordinates again, "Which was the only house you searched before that was empty?"
"I asked, and it seems his surname is Lin," the subordinate replied.
"Alright," Boss Cheng chuckled upon hearing this.
Turning to the villagers, he shouted, "I have another request now, and that is for you to hand over the Lin family members."
As he spoke, Boss Cheng stepped forward and grabbed a man from the village by the collar. "Otherwise, I'll start killing someone every now and then to avenge my dead brothers!"
Pfft—
The moment he finished speaking, Boss Cheng plunged a knife into the man's abdomen.
"Ah! Xue Cheng!"
The man he stabbed was Xue Cheng from the Xue family. He collapsed to the ground immediately after being stabbed.
Liu Yinghong rushed over like a madwoman, but was pulled back by Xue Yuchan at the crucial moment.
"Mom! It's dangerous, don't go there!" Although she was scared, she held onto Liu Yinghong tightly.
Seeing this, Lin Qixia was about to rush out, but Lin Xiao grabbed her.
Lin Xiao remained calm. "It's not time yet. I've already had your senior brother go around and take out their people one by one. Let's wait a little longer."
"We'll go out after your senior brother captures that guy surnamed Cheng."
After all, they outnumbered each other, and if the three of them tried to fight back, they would most likely be in trouble.
"Hmm." Lin Qixia calmed down and silently clenched her fist.
The crowd not far away screamed in surprise at Boss Cheng's actions.
"Ahhh! Murder!"
"You bandits treat human life like dirt, you deserve to die!"
Village chief Chen Weizhong was so angry that he tried to rush over.
The next second, one of the bandits watching them kicked him to the ground. "Don't move! Do you want to die?"
Chen Weizhong was kicked hard, and being of advanced age, he fell to the ground unable to move.
Amidst the chaos and cries of the crowd, Gu Ciyu remained calm.
She spoke in a cold tone, asking Boss Cheng, "Why do you want us to hand over the Lin family? What is their connection to this matter?"
As she spoke, Gu Ciyu's tone seemed helpless yet protective of the Lin family. In reality, she was deliberately guiding the man surnamed Cheng to reveal their relationship with the Lin family and Lin Qixia.
Seeing this, Lin Qixia, who was not far away, revealed a mocking expression.
As expected of Gu Ciyu, how could she possibly let this opportunity slip by?
However, Lin Qixia still admired her quick reaction. In such a short time, she was able to guess from Boss Cheng's few words that the reason for the arrival of these bandits was related to her Lin family.
At this moment, Boss Cheng, following Gu Ciyu's words, frankly told everyone, "What do they have to do with this? Of course, it's because they offended us."
"You're just unlucky. If it weren't for that girl surnamed Lin, my third brother and his gang wouldn't have died, and I wouldn't have come here to seek revenge."
"What?!" The crowd erupted in an uproar.
Chen Weizhong lowered his head and frowned, "So that's why—"
"It's that Lin Qixia again! I told you she's a menace!" Xue Yuchan stopped crying and started cursing in a shrill voice.
The villagers of Xiahe Village also started discussing Cheng Laoda's words.
"How could Miss Lin have provoked these bandits?"
"What are we going to do now? Are we really going to lose all the food we've worked so hard for this year because of this?"
"Why did Miss Lin have to provoke these people?!"
Many people expressed a hint of resentment in their tone as a result.
However, because Lin Qixia had helped them before, they did not dare to speak disrespectfully to her.
Xue Yuchan, however, retorted without hesitation, "Why? Because she's a vicious and despicable woman; it was only a matter of time before she tricked us!"
“Brother Cheng,” Xue Yuchan said, looking at Boss Cheng.
She said in a gentle voice, "We are all innocent. The Lin Qixia you are looking for may have already run away, so please let us go."
"Let you go?" Boss Cheng mocked her naiveté mercilessly. "Do you think we're all bandits who would leave empty-handed?"
Boss Cheng strolled over to a chair, sat down, propped one leg up, and placed his arm on it.
Then, looking down at the group of people squatting on the ground, he continued in a leisurely tone: "If we don't catch that Lin guy this time, even if you hand over the grain, I won't let you go!"
"What? You can't do this!"
"That's outrageous! This has absolutely nothing to do with us—"
The next second, his men dragged Yunxia to the front.
The man held a knife to her neck.
"Big brother—"
Lin Qixia, who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't bear to watch any longer and called out to Lin Xiao.
At this point, she couldn't wait any longer.
thump--
A person standing not far to their left suddenly collapsed with a strange sound.
Lin Xiao was in no hurry to reply to Lin Qixia. Instead, he looked up and saw Huo Yanqing, and asked him with his eyes.
Huo Yanqing shook his head at him, indicating that they should wait a little longer. He wanted to eliminate any danger for Lin Qixia and ensure that she would be safe later.
Then, the boy's figure disappeared into the darkness.
Lin Qixia also saw Huo Yanqing's hint, and she gritted her teeth.
Lin Xiao, who was standing next to her, was also getting restless.
After all, those were clouds and mist.
"We can't wait any longer!"
At this moment, Lin Qixia murmured to herself, while looking at Xue Cheng's condition on the ground not far away.
The other person is still conscious, the injury is not fatal and the bleeding is not significant, so there is still hope for recovery.
But if she delays any longer, the person may not be saved.
At the same time, the bandit beside Yunxia raised his knife, about to look at him.
When Lin Xiao came to his senses, he saw Lin Qixia standing outside.
"Qi Xia!" he called out.
Swish—
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Lin Qixia.
Lin Qixia: "Spare his life! The person you're looking for is here!"
The noisy place stopped because of Lin Qixia's shout.
Xue Yuchan glared at her, "Fine, you've finally shown up, you little devil!"
"Brother Bandit, look! That's Lin Qixia!"
At this moment, Xue Yuchan pointed at Lin Qixia, wishing that Boss Cheng would quickly capture her and release the rest of them.
Suddenly, Lin Qixia's slightly cold gaze swept towards her with a warning.
Xue Yuchan fell silent instantly, lowering her head and not daring to look at her again.
At the same time, she still let out a low snort, "No matter what, you vicious woman are finally going to die today!"
She was very happy about this.
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