Jiang Sui’s gaze tightened the noose around Zhang Xuan’s already suspended heart, as if he would suffocate and faint the next second.
“You said we have old business? That, Miss, I really don’t remember anything. Isn’t this our first time meeting?”
Hearing this, Jiang Sui almost laughed out loud. She raised her slender wrist wearing the storage bracelet.
“Remember this?”
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, finding it somewhat familiar. But many Secret Arts Practitioners had bracelets like this; it wasn’t rare.
Based on this alone, he still couldn’t remember who she was.
Jiang Sui then took out the gray-white robe from her bracelet, giving it a gentle shake in front of him.
Seeing this familiar garment, Zhang Xuan’s eyes widened instantly.
“You’re that little—”
Halfway through his sentence, he abruptly shut his mouth.
At a time like this, saying the wrong thing was courting death.
Of all times to run into her…
If he were at his peak, he was confident he wouldn’t lose to Jiang Sui. But now, covered in wounds, barely able to stand, fighting was out of the question.
Jiang Sui was already slowly approaching, scythe in hand, its cold gleam dragging a slender trail on the ground. Her pale purple eyes were as cold as blades.
“After taking revenge on Lu Yunze, what else are you planning?”
“I don’t know! The new Bishop doesn’t tell us anything!” Zhang Xuan hurriedly replied. “If you let me go back, let me get promoted to Budaoshi, I can help you gather intelligence!”
The scraping sound of the scythe stopped.
“Is that so? Can I trust you?”
“Miss, I’m a man of my word.” Zhang Xuan forced a smile.
A hint of amusement appeared on Jiang Sui’s face.
Zhang Xuan thought he had a chance and quickly continued:
“We’re all just trying to make a living. You call him Young Master, which means you’re also a working stiff. Why don’t we help each other out? I can even make my old comrades listen to you, how about that?”
It did sound quite tempting.
Zhang Xuan was secretly pleased. As long as she wavered, he could seize the chance to shift his position, retrieve his dropped weapon, and turn the tables.
Jiang Sui gently shook her head, her smile tender.
“Hmm, lots of benefits, truly tempting.”
“But unfortunately—I’m not interested.”
“What?” Zhang Xuan froze.
“Someone like you, who ambushes once, will do it a second time.” Her gaze turned completely cold. “Desperate outlaws are the least trustworthy.”
She had seen far too many like him in her previous life.
Betrayal for the slightest gain.
No bottom line.
She wouldn’t bet her life on someone like that.
The scythe sliced through the air.
“So, you’d better just die.”
A cold light flashed.
All fell silent.
Jiang Sui looked at the corpse and let out a soft sigh.
“Killing you outright is still letting you off too easy. Should have tortured you slowly, more cruelly.”
But she didn’t have time to waste on someone like him.
She had more important people to deal with.
Jiang Sui returned to Lu Yunze’s side, knelt down, and gently rested his head on her closed thighs.
His expression was peaceful, as if sleeping soundly.
“Though I was a bit late, your performance was still decent.”
She lightly stroked his face, murmuring to herself.
“But still needing me to clean up in the end, isn’t that a bit shameful?”
“You’re the male lead, how can you be this weak? Do I have to finish off your enemies for you forever?”
Her voice trembled slightly.
“If you never grow, the one most troubled will be me.”
In this state, how could he stand against the entire Luo Family?
If he was this disheveled facing the real enemy, wouldn’t he be even more easily manipulated by those skilled in emotional control?
“You’re not ruthless enough,” she whispered. “You should be more decisive.”
Her fingers slid to his neck and gently stopped.
“If you’re not up to it… maybe I should end you myself, end this boring story.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, she paused slightly.
An image from the afternoon flashed in her mind—the two of them strolling through the shopping center together.
His smile, dazzling like sunlight.
A smile he only showed in front of her.
Thinking of this, her shoulders trembled slightly.
“At least, the plan was effective.”
She murmured softly.
Then, the corner of her mouth curled into a smile.
“But, this kind of smile… you mustn’t show it to others, Young Master.”
“Otherwise—I really will strangle you.”
Her hand covering his neck slowly loosened its grip.
She then stood up.
Footsteps were already approaching from the distance.
If she didn’t leave now, she’d be discovered.
Jiang Sui dissolved into black mist and vanished.
The next moment—
The shopping center’s main doors were flung open.
Members of the Execution Division and the police swarmed in.
“Damn, why do I have to listen to Luo Yao and run in here looking for her ‘Brother Lu’?”
The one leading the team was none other than Lü Ziyi.
Dust still smudged her face, clearly fresh from intense combat.
As soon as she entered, she saw Lu Yunze collapsed on the ground, and not far away, Zhang Xuan’s corpse.
She blinked.
“Too late?”
—
The terrorist incident quickly made the news, dominating headlines for several consecutive days.
The chemical gas leak in July, the terrorist attack in August—these events left the entire city on edge.
But life went on.
People still went to work; the company wouldn’t give days off for a few incidents.
Ordinary people didn’t know the truth.
The news only described the event as an act of revenge by a group of extremists, never mentioning that it was all actually targeting just two individuals.
As one of the targets, Lu Yunze rested at home for two days, quickly returned to normal, and resumed practicing the piano.
That day, he had practiced for less than half an hour when a servant came to announce that a guest had come specifically to see him.
He went to the living room and saw Lü Ziyi, along with a Police Chief from the police station.
Lü Ziyi’s attitude remained aloof. As a representative of the Execution Division, she came to express gratitude, her words vaguely hinting at recruitment.
But as the young lady of the Lü Family, she couldn’t directly say it.
As for that Police Chief—
He had absolutely no reservations.
He started showering him with praise the moment they met.
“Mr. Lu, truly a heroic young man, a pillar of the nation!”
“Ahaha, you flatter me, I’m not that impressive…”
Lu Yunze felt a bit light-headed from the praise.
“A talent like you is just the time to shine and contribute. Why not consider developing your career at the police station?”
Here it comes.
Lu Yunze smiled and shook his head, politely declining the invitation.
Lü Ziyi simply left.
That Police Chief, however, looked utterly regretful, almost on the verge of tears.
In the end, Lü Ziyi had to turn back and drag him away, finally ending the farce.
“Shameless.”
A voice suddenly came from beside him.
Lu Yunze turned to find Luo Yao standing nearby, having appeared at some point.
“Brother Lu is part of our Luo Family. How dare they try to poach him?”
“Don’t say that, they’re just doing their job.”
“Why are you defending others again?”
“Ahaha, am I?”
Luo Yao had recovered quite well. The injury to her arm was only superficial and wouldn’t leave any aftereffects.
She was still complaining about how Lü Ziyi kept showing up lately, ruining her mood.
Lu Yunze only nodded occasionally, his mind elsewhere.
Returning to his room, he picked up his phone, seeming to hesitate about something.
“Really shameless, right?”
A familiar voice sounded from behind.
Jiang Sui had appeared in the room at some point.
“Yeah, really shameless.”
“Young Master is clearly mine, yet they dare to try and poach.”
Lu Yunze was taken aback.
“Wait… what did you just say? ‘Mine’?”
Jiang Sui tilted her head, playing dumb. “Did I? Young Master must have misheard.”
He’d better have misheard.
Lu Yunze didn’t press further.
Since she was already here, there was no need to send a message.
“Jiang Sui.”
“What does Young Master need?”
“Tonight, can you accompany me out?”
Jiang Sui blinked.
“Is Young Master planning something?”
“You’ll find out then.”
A mysterious smile appeared on Lu Yunze’s face.
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