Chapter 83

Whether it was with Ruan Qingshuang or Qiu Yan, taking a bath with either of them was a dream for Xu Yun. After Ruan Qingshuang bathed Guoguo, the child was directly taken to Qiu Yan's room to be forced to sleep, as Qiu Yan was afraid of the awkwardness. Ruan Qingshuang, also feeling the awkwardness, hurriedly returned to her room. However, Guoguo eventually ran back to Ruan Qingshuang's room to listen to a story.

Although Qiu Yan was somewhat worried, she decided to let it go, thinking that perhaps Guoguo could only find that sense of peace by Ruan Qingshuang's side, as this woman really had a personality similar to Guoguo's mother.

Xu Yun quietly completed his breathing exercises in bed, then filled the bathtub with hot water. Apart from massage, this was the best way to relax his entire body. A major battle was about to come, and it was impossible not to feel a bit nervous.

After all, Xu Yun had never dealt with such a top-notch expert on his own. Although the missions he had done with his brothers in the past were even more dangerous, they were team operations, and there was always someone to rely on. Now, facing it alone was indeed a bit tricky.

The hot water made Xu Yun's entire body relax. He knew that the Red Scorpion, who had missed them, would definitely smell their scent and find them sooner or later. With Qiu Yan's current state, she was no match for the Red Scorpion. Even though it was tricky, he had to face it head-on.

Turning off the light, Xu Yun closed his eyes comfortably, relaxed and at ease. Whatever happens, he would deal with it as it comes.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yun vaguely heard some sounds. His just-relaxed nerves suddenly tightened, but he soon heard a familiar light sigh... Qin Wan'er had returned.

Xu Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that just one Red Scorpion could make him so nervous. It seemed that being away from that place for too long had made him unfamiliar with the smell of danger.

Qin Wan'er and the special team interrogated Ma Pinghai overnight. Ma Pinghai insisted that he had no connection with the wanted criminal Hao Kai. The leadership immediately decided that the special police would surround Ma Pinghai's villa in Jiuyan Mountain that night, but they found no trace of Hao Kai.

Since they didn't catch the wanted criminal and had no evidence, Ma Pinghai was happy. He shouted that they should release him without evidence and even threatened to sue Qin Wan'er for false accusation. Seeing this, the bureau could only let Qin Wan'er go home first.

Without evidence, they could only release Ma Pinghai. After all, Ma Pinghai was a well-known figure in the city, with the title of street party secretary. If he was falsely accused, it would cause unnecessary social impact. Therefore, Chen Wei decided to release him.

Qin Wan'er was as depressed as could be, reluctantly returning to the herbal medicine shop. It was already 1 a.m., and she had no results.

Sigh... Feeling depressed, she decided to take a bath. Qin Wan'er knew that being depressed was useless and that it was better to rest well and continue working hard tomorrow.

Xu Yun lay in the bathtub, the water already cold. He patiently waited for Qin Wan'er to go to bed so he could get out of the bath.

But Qin Wan'er didn't do as he wished; she opened the bathroom door and walked in.

Xu Yun, hiding behind the shower curtain in the bathtub, felt a bit regretful. If he had known, he wouldn't have turned off the light... or maybe he should have made some noise earlier? Uh, would it be too late to make a sound now?

Just as Xu Yun was considering whether to give Qin Wan'er a hint, she turned on the light and gently closed the door.

Through the shower curtain, Xu Yun vaguely saw Qin Wan'er's graceful silhouette. She hummed softly, "Because of Love," and took off her top... Xu Yun was completely silent, knowing that if Qin Wan'er discovered him now, she would definitely kill him.

Then Qin Wan'er took off her pants... Although Xu Yun could only see a vague silhouette through the curtain, he was still stimulated to the point of his heart racing.

Qin Wan'er, do you really need to take off your clothes just to wash your face and brush your teeth?! Xu Yun was speechless.

Wait! Xu Yun suddenly realized that normal people wouldn't take off their clothes to wash their face and brush their teeth. Could it be that Qin Wan'er was doing more than just that?!

"Whoosh—!"

The shower curtain was suddenly pulled open from the outside.

Oh my! It turned out she was going to take a bath! Xu Yun realized this too late. Qin Wan'er stood naked and open in front of the bathtub, staring in disbelief at Xu Yun, who was also naked and open in the bathtub.

Qin Wan'er seriously suspected that she was hallucinating due to the fatigue of the past few days, but... she couldn't imagine hallucinating such a scene!

"Hi." Xu Yun greeted with an innocent smile, "I accidentally fell asleep here... uh, if you want to take a bath, I'll let you..."

Qin Wan'er's lips twitched. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it around herself, closed her eyes, and was about to scream.

But just before Qin Wan'er could scream, a door sound came from outside, followed by Qiu Yan's angry shout, "Who!"

A bone-chilling laugh echoed from the corridor window.

Qin Wan'er was stunned, her face full of confusion and fear.

Xu Yun immediately frowned: Bad! Qin Wan'er must have attracted the Red Scorpion...

...

The Red Scorpion indeed followed Qin Wan'er to this place. He received Ma Pinghai's call and immediately went to the Hedong International Hotel to catch the person, but when he arrived, the person was already gone.

Jin Biao, who was still at the scene, cautiously asked if he was looking for Ma Pinghai. The Red Scorpion almost strangled Jin Biao with one hand and asked, "Where did the person go?"

Jin Biao, overwhelmed by the intense fear of death, quickly said that Ma Pinghai had been taken away by the police.

The Red Scorpion immediately followed to the police station. He knew that the investigation of his case must be handled by a special task force, so Ma Pinghai must be interrogated by the special task force in the police station. He didn't care if Ma Pinghai would betray him; he only wanted Ma Pinghai to tell him where the woman and the child were.

The Red Scorpion didn't catch up with them, but he stayed hidden near the police station. Soon, he saw many special police and detectives gather and set off. At that moment, the Red Scorpion knew that these people were going to Ma Pinghai's house to catch him.

The Red Scorpion didn't care about these things; he only knew that the police would eventually release Ma Pinghai if they couldn't catch him. He just needed to get the information about the woman and the child from Ma Pinghai and then execute the traitor.

The Red Scorpion's wait wasn't in vain. When Qin Wan'er came out, the security guard on duty casually asked, "Officer Qin, is Ma Pinghai really the one who harbored the wanted criminal?"

"No evidence," Qin Wan'er said with a helpless smile and then turned to leave in a taxi.

The Red Scorpion heard all of this but didn't act rashly. As Qin Wan'er got into the taxi, he quickly threw a dark red tracking chip into the taxi.

About ten minutes later, Ma Pinghai, looking like he had narrowly escaped death, walked out of the police station. Originally, Ma Pinghai thought that surviving a great disaster would bring good fortune, but before he could even get a taxi, he was covered in the mouth and dragged into the woods behind the police station.

Ma Pinghai looked at the Red Scorpion in front of him with fear and stammered, "Sir Kai..."

"You asked me to come to the hotel, but why did you go to the police station for tea?" The Red Scorpion smiled calmly.

"Sir Kai! I didn't say anything! I really didn't say anything!" Ma Pinghai said nervously, "I found the person you asked me to find! But there were police with them, and when I called you, I was discovered, so I ended up like this!"

The Red Scorpion smiled slightly, "The person I asked you to find is with the police?"

"Yes, a female police officer, surnamed Qin!" Ma Pinghai hurriedly said, "She brought me here, and I couldn't keep an eye on those two. She just left the police station, and if you find her, you'll find the woman and the child!"

Ma Pinghai immediately recalled the conversation he heard at the police station entrance. Qin Wan'er, who had left in a taxi, quickly came to mind. "Is the female police officer you mentioned wearing casual clothes, blue jeans, and a light white T-shirt? She has a very sexy figure, hehe..."

"Yes, yes, that's her!" Ma Pinghai's face finally showed excitement, thinking that if he helped the person in front of him find the people he was looking for, he would be free.

The Red Scorpion's face showed a relaxed smile, "I know, thank you."

Ma Pinghai finally relaxed, "Sir Kai... this is what I should do... you see, I did what you asked, so..."

The Red Scorpion nodded, "Yes, I won't go to your house again."

Great! Ma Pinghai felt a sense of relief, thinking he had finally escaped the control and wouldn't have to suffer anymore.

"Since you're no longer useful, you can die."

The Red Scorpion's calm and relaxed smile suddenly turned fierce and cruel. Before Ma Pinghai could enjoy the feeling of relief, the Red Scorpion suddenly stood up and grabbed Ma Pinghai's neck with one hand. Ma Pinghai instantly couldn't breathe, his eyes full of panic, not understanding why he had to die after doing everything.

Snap...

The sound of bone breaking echoed