CHAPTER 687: CHAPTER 647: AO CHEN VS HUO QI 13_3

Lu Xizhou fiddled with the dagger, somewhat in disbelief, "Two million, you’re prepared to kidnap our youngest sibling?

We offered you four million US dollars, and you couldn’t be swayed. You seem to have quite the professional integrity."

The man remained silent,

The Blonde Lady also stopped speaking. Lu Xizhou didn’t press them but instead demanded, "Give me the number of the phone the other party used to contact you. I have a way to find the person. In fact, I know who did it. I’m just lacking evidence right now.

If the information you give me turns out to be useful, then letting you go is not out of the question. We don’t like to make enemies here either."

The man didn’t know whether to trust Lu Xizhou, while the Blonde Lady kept quiet, looking quite angry with a chilly expression.

Lu Xizhou snorted coldly, reached for the man’s phone, memorized the number, then turned and left the car.

...

When Bo Yan arrived, a sharp screech of brakes cut through the air, and the bodyguards looked over to see Bo Yan stepping out of the car. Their expressions instantly became stiff and serious as they called out, "Young Master Qi."

Bo Yan nodded casually and immediately spotted a shady spot where Yuran sat quietly, a bandage still on her forehead. His face darkened immensely. Within a few strides, he was by Yuran’s side. She, drowsy and about to fall asleep, lifted her eyes to see a familiar face, but before she could call out ’Qi-ge,’ she was enveloped in Bo Yan’s tight embrace, trembling slightly. Yuran soothingly wrapped her arms around his waist.

Burying her head in his neck, "Qi-ge, I’m fine, I’m fine."

Bo Yan’s lips quivered. After making sure she was indeed unhurt, he finally let go and stared at her face, "Baby, you scared me to death."

He had truly been frightened, and then there was the injury on her forehead.

"How did you get this?" Bo Yan didn’t dare to touch it, just pointed vaguely.

Yuran smiled and took his hand in hers, "It’s nothing, just bumped into the front seat during an abrupt stop while tied up in the car, a minor injury. Qi-ge, don’t be sad, I’m okay."

"Where’s Lu Xizhou?"

Yuran pointed toward a damaged car not far away, "Third Brother has gone to interrogate them. Previous subordinates couldn’t get anything out, so Third Brother personally took over."

Bo Yan hugged her and started walking towards his car, "You rest in the car for now. The air conditioning is on. Don’t worry about what’s happening outside; I’ll handle it, okay?"

Exhausted, Yuran snuggled into his embrace and nodded, "Alright, I understand."

She settled into the passenger seat, which was reclined, and Bo Yan handed her a pillow before kissing her forehead, "Sleep peacefully, I’ll keep watch over you."

"Mm."

——

So when Lu Xizhou sauntered out, he saw Bo Yan’s figure standing tall and composed not far away. Walking over guiltily, Lu Xizhou peered into Bo Yan’s car, "Is our younger sibling resting? How long have you been here?"

"Just arrived. Did you find anything out?"

Lu Xizhou chuckled, "In my hands, even the toughest mouths don’t stand a chance. There’s a lot I can do, and even more experiences in spilling blood without leaving a trace. Our sister didn’t say anything, did she?"

She hadn’t mentioned about her head injury being my fault, had she?

Bo Yan narrowed his eyes, "Did you do something?"

"I didn’t."

"Such a direct denial means you’ve got a guilty conscience. What did you do?"

Lu Xizhou shook his head, seeing the situation, it seemed our sister hadn’t spoken up. He firmly denied, "I didn’t do anything, just like how I assured you our sister would be fine. But she still got a wound on her forehead. Can’t I feel a bit guilty about that?"

Bo Yan eyed him skeptically, "Is that all?"

Lu Xizhou, "What else could it be? Don’t judge others by your own standards. I’m not that kind of person. Since our sister is unwell, you should take her home first. Leave these two to me; I’ll give you a satisfactory answer."

"No, I need to know the answer now. If you haven’t gotten it out of them, I will. I have the methods and the experience."

"Let our tech guys handle it now, and rest assured, if you want to wait, then wait. We’ll go together in a bit and see who’s really behind this."

"Fine."