Ye Xiao immediately gathered a dense Nine Yang True Qi in his hands, and with a sudden force, he broke apart the steel handcuffs. This allowed Guan Xiaonan's hands to be pulled out.

However, while Ye Xiao was breaking the handcuffs, Zhongcun Liangjie immediately ran toward Ye Xiao's Q Re. As soon as Guan Xiaonan pulled her hand out of the cuffs, Ye Xiao threw the handcuffs toward Zhongcun Liangjie, hitting his knee, and Zhongcun Liangjie, who was almost at the door of the Q Re, fell straight to the ground.

Following that, Ye Xiao swiftly stepped forward and knocked Zhongcun Liangjie out with a kick.

Guan Xiaonan, seeing Ye Xiao had knocked Zhongcun Liangjie out, immediately looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "What do we do now?"

"Take him back," Ye Xiao said.

"Take him back? For what?" Guan Xiaonan asked.

"There are two reasons to take him back," Ye Xiao explained. "First, to find out why he kidnapped you, and second, how a nobody like him could dare recruit Yan Country people as his underlings right here on our turf, acting as if he's at home."

"Can you really get it out of him?" Guan Xiaonan worriedly asked.

Ye Xiao suddenly laughed and said, "Drop the 'can', I have my ways of interrogation."

After that, Ye Xiao opened the trunk and threw Zhongcun Liangjie directly inside. The trunk of the Q Re wasn't small, but Ye Xiao stuffed Zhongcun Liangjie in there anyway. Guan Xiaonan actually worried about Zhongcun Liangjie, thinking if he woke up unable to move, would he think he had gone to hell?

Then, Ye Xiao drove Guan Xiaonan back to Minghai Academy. After this incident, her plan to return to Martial Arts was put on hold.

Ye Xiao hadn't yet reached Minghai Academy when his phone rang; it was Ling Shuya.

"Where did you go? School's already out, why are you not here yet? You're becoming more and more irresponsible as a bodyguard," Ling Shuya said, her tone somewhat resentful.

Ye Xiao chuckled and replied, "How could that be? Xiaonan was just kidnapped, and to ensure her safety, embodying the qualities of a good young citizen, I went to rescue her."

"You must be kidding, going on a date is just a date, stop the nonsense," Ling Shuya clearly didn't believe him. Besides, in her view, society was rather peaceful, so kidnappings shouldn't even happen, especially not with Guan Xiaonan who was quite a capable Martial Artist.

"How could I possibly lie to you? If you don't believe it, you'll understand once we get back from the suburbs," Ye Xiao said truthfully.

Upon hearing they were actually in the suburbs, Ling Shuya covered the phone and said to Zhou Yuyan, "Ye Xiao and Guan Xiaonan went to the suburbs and are on their way back now."

"My goodness, Ye Xiao usually seems so brave, who knew he'd take a date to the suburbs? What was Guan Xiaonan thinking, agreeing to go out with him? Did a mosquito bite her brain too?" Zhou Yuyan was incredulous.

Ling Shuya laughed and then spoke into the phone, "Stop messing around and come back. Aren't you afraid some troubles might find us too? What if we get kidnapped next, what will you do then?"

"No way, if I tell others that you and Zhou Yuyan are no longer virgins, I wonder if they'd dare to kidnap you," Ye Xiao said, laughing smugly.

Guan Xiaonan, who was listening on the side, couldn't help but sweat profusely, with lines of frustration appearing on her forehead. How could Ye Xiao be so oblivious? Doesn't he realize she's right there in the passenger seat? And he should at least consider her feelings a bit.

On the other end, Ling Shuya, flustered by Ye Xiao's words, snapped, "Ye Xiao, you jerk, just wait till you get back. Is Guan Xiaonan really with you?"

"Of course she is, do you want to talk to her?"

'Beep beep.'

There was busy signal from the phone; it was hung up.

"What's wrong? Everything okay?" Guan Xiaonan asked Ye Xiao.

"No problem, just telling us to get back quickly," Ye Xiao replied.

"You should consider a girl's feelings when you speak," Guan Xiaonan said.

"I'm just being honest, but she does have a point," replied Ye Xiao, speeding up the car.

"What's the matter?" asked Guan Xiaonan.

"Ling Shuya's safety is my responsibility, nothing can really happen to her," Ye Xiao explained.

Guan Xiaonan fell silent.

Soon, the Q Re reached the entrance of Minghai Academy where Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were standing by the roadside. However, Zhan Bo, Weii Yang, Sun Yuze and at least thirty of their men were surrounding the two girls, clearly protecting them.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao rejoiced in his heart. These guys were truly loyal and diligent, not letting him down.

Q瑞 stopped beside these two people, and Ling Shuya had a dark expression on her face which darkened further when she saw Guan Xiaonan in the car.

"Hey, still angry?" Ye Xiao got out of the car and said to Ling Shuya with a smile.

Ling Shuya immediately gave Ye Xiao a sidelong glance and said, "I'm not angry at you, are you worth my anger?"

Then Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan got into the car, and seeing Guan Xiaonan really there, who clearly knew that Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan had some misunderstandings, she quickly talked about her kidnapping. Upon hearing that Guan Xiaonan had indeed been kidnapped, they immediately started expressing their worries, and as for being mad at Ye Xiao, after all, Guan Xiaonan wasn't Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao had intended to get in the car directly, but seeing Zhan Bo coming towards him, he stood in place and glared.

"Brother Xiao," Zhan Bo and two others approached while the other followers stood at a distance, not coming over.

Ye Xiao nodded slightly.

Zhan Bo said, "Brother Xiao, the person I mentioned to you this morning is here now, do you want to talk to him?"

Ye Xiao said, "Let's go to the security room."

"Go to the security room? There are security guards there, isn't it inconvenient to talk?" Weii Yang said somewhat worriedly.

Ye Xiao looked up and said, "Can't we ask that security guard to step out for a walk?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, everyone laughed.

Then, Weii Yang and the followers stood casually around the vicinity of Qi Rui, while Ye Xiao walked with Zhan Bo toward the security room, and Sun Yuze went to fetch the person who wanted to talk to Ye Xiao.

Reaching the security room, as one of the security guards tried to get close to Ye Xiao, Zhan Bo immediately sent him away. The security guard dared not utter a word, knowing Ye Xiao's fierceness, and now Zhan Bo was also a prominent figure at Minghai Academy; who would dare to disobey?

Ye Xiao sat on a chair in the security room, and soon, Sun Yuze walked in, followed by a fair-skinned young man.

The young man walked into the security room and was clearly nervous facing Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao looked at the young man and said, "You look somewhat familiar, but not from my class."

Zhan Bo said, "Brother Xiao, he is from class twelve, his name is Liuu Lei."

At that moment, Liuu Lei immediately said to Ye Xiao, "Hello, Brother Xiao."

Ye Xiao nodded in acknowledgment and then said to Liuu Lei, "I hear your father has evidence of Han Zhimin taking bribes?"

Liuu Lei nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Xiao."

"A million? Is that the price your father asked for?" Ye Xiao looked at Liuu Lei.

Liuu Lei hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Yes… it is."

"But doesn't your father realize the consequences of telling me such important information?" Ye Xiao looked at Liuu Lei and said, "Do you know, Liuu Lei?"

Liuu Lei looked confused and shook his head.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Han Zhimin is a high-ranking official. If I tell him your dad has evidence of his bribery, what do you think will happen? A million, I see it as having the money to get it but not being alive to spend it."

"Ahh—" Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Liuu Lei was immediately shocked, looking at Ye Xiao in surprise and said, "Brother Xiao, you're Han Fei's arch-enemy, you wouldn't do that, right?"

Ye Xiao smiled, lit a cigarette, and said, "Tell me, whose idea was the million? You can choose not to tell me now, and I can let Han Zhimin come here instead."

Liuu Lei, terrified, almost collapsed to the ground, looking at Ye Xiao with rapid breaths and said, "Brother Xiao, I'll tell you, please don't let Han Zhimin come here. It wasn't my dad who sent me; I came on my own."

Upon hearing Liuu Lei's words, Zhan Bo's expression immediately turned grim, and he grabbed Liuu Lei by the collar, angrily saying, "Are you fucking kidding us?"

Liuu Lei, overwhelmed with fear, quickly said, "No, the video really exists, and it's indeed with my father. I overheard my father talking about it while I was doing my homework. Initially, he was supposed to submit it to some inspection department, but because of Han Zhimin's strong connections on the political field, my dad dared not to submit it. I heard my dad saying he was keeping it to use as a last resort if Han Zhimin ever troubled him."

Hearing Liuu Lei's words, Ye Xiao gestured for Zhan Bo to let go, then stood up, took out a cigarette, and handed it to Liuu Lei before lighting it for him. Liuu Lei was taken aback by the gesture.

Ye Xiao patted Liuu Lei on the shoulder, smiled, and said, "Don't be afraid, now you're also a brother from Heavenly Gate."

Liuu Lei said, "Yes, Brother Xiao."

Ye Xiao said, "Since you're a brother, I won't harm you, but I need to meet your father, and then I'll consider your attempt to extort money nothing more than water under the bridge."

It didn't matter to Ye Xiao whether he needed the money or not. What he was more interested in was if the video really existed; if it did, eliminating Han Zhimin would be a lot easier.

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