Gu Bai rubbed his eyes and forced himself to calm down. âWhere did that person use to live? Where did he often hang out? Did he have any friends he was closer to? We may find a breakthrough from these areas first. Letâs wait and see. If they donât contact us, then we can only call the police.â
Lu Yanbin nodded and turned to make a phone call.
Gu Bai leaned back against the sofa and saw the Scottish Fold Cat approach him and paw him, so he got up to feed it. He touched its head, his hands trembling a little. Xiao Le had nothing to do with this whole thing. In other words, he was of no value to those people, unless they wanted to keep him as a hostage. The worst case scenario would be... He closed his eyes. If Xiao Le left him again, he would really go crazy.
Qi Le woke up and found himself in a shabby room. To be exact, he was tied to a chair in the room. He was lost for a moment. Then, he recalled what happened the morning and cold sweat came dripping down instantly. His first reaction was that he had been brought into trouble by that idiot. He looked around and soon found another person tied to the chair beside him. He whispered, âYi hang, Yi hang. Fuck, are you dead or alive? Fucking idiot, open your eyes for me now!â
âYouâre awake?â
Qi Le immediately quivered and quickly looked in the direction of the voice. He saw the door being opened and in came two men. The man in the front walked to the round table and sat down, while the one behind stood beside him and said nothing. Qi Le sized them up in fear. The one in charge looked about 30 years old. He appeared boorish, with a scar on his left eye. He was wearing a black tank top and revealed his strong biceps that were covered in tattoos. He had a toughness that was hard to describe. The man beside him was tall and had a simple, honest-looking face. But his stern expression made him seem like someone who wasnât to be trifled with. Qi Leâs heart instantly froze. He thought to himself that if they started fighting, his little body wasnât even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
The boss looked at him and asked, âWhatâs your name?â
âZheng Xiaoyuan,â Qi Le spoke honestly and looked at him. âWhat about you, big brother?â The man couldnât help squinting, his eyes glinting with a sharp light. Qi Le shrank back but decided to bite the bullet anyways. âLook, big brother. I donât even know why you tied me up. I think you may have a bit of a problem with him. If you kill him, you will definitely not let me go. With my petite stature, thereâs no way I can escape. I just want to know. If I am to die, I should at least know who killed me, right?â
The man didnât expect him to be so honest and give such a thorough analysis. He was about to open his mouth when he suddenly saw the man on the other chair move. He turned to him immediately.
Qi Le turned as well and found that a certain idiot had woken up with a groan. He looked up, his face blank. â......Whaa?â
What the fuck is up with "Whaa?"! Qi Le couldnât wait to pounce on him and kill him.
Yi Hang quickly noticed the current situation and was shocked. His face turned pale. He stared at the rope around his body and warbled, âWhat... whatâs going on?â
âI would like to ask you that as well,â Qi Le sighed and raised his chin. âAsk that big brother.â
Yi Hang looked up quickly and instantly saw the two men. The latter looked at him with a sneer. âBrother Hang, long time no see.â
Yi Hang blinked and blinked again. âWho are you? I lost my memory. â
The man said, âDonât fucking play with me. After all these years of friendship, do you think I donât know you? You can do anything to achieve your goal. You are more ruthless than anyone else. What is your relationship with this boy? Aside from the man surnamed Lu, I found that youâre quite close to this boy. Is that money hidden with him?â
âNo, no, no, youâve misunderstood. I really have amnesia.â Yi Hang shivered and looked pale. âI went to his house to get an inflatable doll. Really, I wonât lie to you.â
There was a cold gleam in the manâs eyes. He got up in a rage and wanted to give him a beating. He opened his mouth to curse at him, but didnât expect to hear someone else speaking at the same time.
âFuck! Do you think Iâll believe this fucking bullshit?!"
âMotherfucker. Shut your fucking mouth!â
Yi Hang, â=å£=â
The man froze and put away his fist, turning to look at Zheng Xiaoyuan. He saw the latter staring at Yi Hang with an angry face. âDo you think that kind of reason can deceive this big brother? Weâre already at this point. Our lives are in big brotherâs hands. What else are you acting for?!"
Yi Hang, â=å£=â
The man sat down again with a little admiration. âYes, this kid knows how to keep up with the times.â
âIâm not keeping up with the times. Iâm just more realistic.â Qi Le looked at him. âI donât know what to call you, big brother?â
The man took the drink on the table, looked up and took a sip. âI was 15 when I got mixed up with gangsters. I fought hard and those who fought against me didnât come to a good end either. Later, I got the title of âBrave Guy." Everyone in this line calls me âThird Brother.â
Qi Le willingly went along. âHello, Third Brother.â
âHello,â Third Brother looked at him. âDo you have the money?â
âNo.â Qi Le said hastily after taking a look at his expression, âBut I know what you are talking about. Itâs the two million, right?â
Third Brother paused and raised his eyebrows slightly. âWhat do you know? Do you know where the money is?â
Qi Le sighed, âI donât know yet.â
Third Brother had sharp eyes. âWhat do you mean yet?â
âThird Brother, Iâm a realistic person, so Iâll tell you the truth.â Qi Le said sincerely, âYou can investigate me. I didnât know him before. It was a coincidence after my injury that I lived in the same ward as him. My man and his man were friends, so we started to get closer.â
Third Brother nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Qi Le took a deep breath, his heart pounding. âI donât know how he was injured... Does Third Brother know?â
âHe did it himself. He was afraid that that Lu guy would look for him, so he deliberately injured himself. He wanted to pretend to have amnesia or go mad, and managed to delay him for a while.âQi Le instantly relaxed, thinking to himself, indeed as expected. His guess was about the same. He was rather moved; he had finally found a breakthrough, a chance to live!
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P.S. I know I usually use ge for older brother. But ge can also be like âbig broâ or âbig brotherâ or to address someone superior, and I didnât want to use Third Ge because it just sounds awful. Anyways, lesson learned, will stick with older brother, instead of gefrom now on. Apologies for the switch!