Chapter 27

"Damn!! Who are you!! Let go of our boss!!"

Seeing the newcomers were not friendly, several burly men were all shocked and raised the short knives in their hands, waving them at Chu Nan.

"Swallow."

The man who was held hostage by Chu Nan swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Cold sweat seeped from his forehead because he could clearly feel the sharpness and coldness of the silver needle.

This guy often brandished knives with others, so if his neck was pressed by a knife, he still had some experience in escaping. After all, a knife was only sharp on one side. However, Chu Nan was now using a sharp silver needle, which could pierce into his neck at any moment! There was no way to avoid it!

"Everyone, be quiet!!"

The leader shouted, and everyone fell silent. His life was now in the hands of the other party, and he didn't know who they were, so he needed to be cautious.

"Brother, we're all here to make money. We can sit down and talk things through. At worst, we can split it fifty-fifty. Look, we have so many brothers, and we're willing to give you half. Isn't that enough to make you reconsider?" This guy thought Chu Nan was here to rob them, as his tone was very mocking and didn't sound like a professional bodyguard.

Chu Nan was originally prepared to take action directly, but then he thought that these guys might have misunderstood him, and he could possibly get some information out of them.

All along, the old man had always wanted to know who was behind the scenes.

"Fifty-fifty? Haha, quite sincere. Alright, let's talk. — First, tell me, how much did your boss give you?"

Chu Nan still had no intention of letting go of the silver needle and slowly smiled.

"Ten... ten... twenty thousand!" After hesitating for a moment, this guy firmly stated twenty thousand.

Chu Nan narrowed his eyes: "Twenty thousand?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Twenty thousand!"

"Are you sure?..." Chu Nan slowly pushed the silver needle into the man's neck, and blood began to seep out, but Chu Nan was very careful not to hit any vital points.

"Aah! — No, no, no, it's fifty thousand! We are five people! Fifty thousand!!" This guy shouted.

"Fifty thousand? Haha, not very generous. — I want one million. Who is behind this? Why are you so stingy? Fifty thousand... tsk tsk, guys, I really feel bad for you. You know, this girl is the eldest daughter of the Li family. Fifty thousand is nothing; this job is worth five million."

Five million? ? ?

Upon hearing this number, everyone was stunned and looked at each other. They actually knew the identity of the eldest daughter of the Li family. When they were told fifty thousand as the reward, they felt it was a bit unfair, but considering the overall "market," it was still a good deal, so they accepted it.

In fact, their leader had received one million as a reward but told them it was only fifty thousand.

Chu Nan frowned slightly. He could tell that the leader was still lying, but the reactions of the others were normal, indicating that he had definitely pocketed some money. However, this wasn't what Chu Nan was concerned about; he just wanted to know who the mastermind was. These cowards didn't need to be interrogated harshly.

"Then, who is the one who paid you?" As he said this, Chu Nan pushed the silver needle in a bit more.

This made the man's breathing a bit labored, as Chu Nan was intentionally pressing on his breathing nerve. But the man didn't know this and was so scared that he wet his pants, hurriedly saying, "Water Buffalo!! It's Water Buffalo!! He contacted me!"

"Water Buffalo?" Chu Nan frowned.

"Yes, yes, yes!! He is a well-known intermediary in our line of work, very trustworthy, and can ensure complete confidentiality for both the client and the contractor!!"

Chu Nan thought to himself—Water Buffalo was clearly a nickname, an intermediary, and not the mastermind. This guy didn't seem to be lying.

"Where is Water Buffalo from? How can I find him?"

"I... we don't have his contact information. He only contacts us! — Because of his reliability, we don't worry about anything..."

"..." Chu Nan sighed inwardly, realizing there was no particularly useful clue.

"Alright, since you've been so cooperative, I don't want the fifty-fifty split anymore." Chu Nan suddenly said.

Everyone was delighted upon hearing this.

But then Chu Nan added, "Because... fifty percent of zero is still zero."

Before they could react, Chu Nan's other hand quickly raised and struck the leader's neck, causing him to faint. Then, Chu Nan moved swiftly, dodging and positioning himself to knock out the other four.

After knocking them out, Chu Nan removed his mask and hat.

"This little girl, why did she suddenly run out?" Chu Nan looked at the unconscious Li Mengru, picked up her phone from the ground, and noticed many unanswered calls from Xia Yuechan.

"Could it be that the other party used her concern for Xia Yuechan's safety to lure her here?" Chu Nan suddenly understood. This method was simple: as long as they found someone to stake out and steal Xia Yuechan's phone or set up a short-term signal jammer near her location, they could naturally prevent calls to Xia Yuechan's phone during that time.

Realizing this, Chu Nan shook his head with a bitter smile: "This little girl is really naive and easy to deceive. — But she seems quite spoiled and a bit devious, so it might just be a facade. Or perhaps, she and Xia Yuechan have a deep emotional bond?"

Chu Nan thought as he put Li Mengru's phone in his pocket.

But when he reached out to untie Li Mengru, he was startled by her condition.

"Too hot!"

Chu Nan found Li Mengru's body burning and red. He quickly felt her forehead, his eyes flashing with concern: "These criminals are really ruthless. This concentration of sedative can be fatal!!"

"We can't stay here. I need to get Li Mengru treated quickly!!"

Chu Nan's expression was serious as he untied Li Mengru and picked her up, quickly leaving the secluded warehouse.

"Thud, thud."

Since he hadn't come by car, Chu Nan had to run on foot and stopped in a secluded suburban forest not far away.

"…This place will do."

Gently placing Li Mengru's fragrant body down, Chu Nan immediately began to untie her clothes.

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