"What did you say?" Shi Qiang jumped to his feet. Huang Zongyuan was his sworn brother, and their bond surpassed any relationship Shi Qiang had with anyone else. That's why Shi Qiang was willing to sacrifice so much to save Huang Zongyuan!

But now, Lin Dieying was telling him that Huang Zongyuan had to die!

The agreement had already been signed!

Lin Dieying slowly lifted her head to look at Shi Qiang and said, "I told you, Huang Zongyuan must die. Do you really want me to repeat it a third time?"

After receiving Lin Dieying's response again, Shi Qiang's face immediately turned extremely angry. However, he didn't say anything but instead looked towards Ye Xiao.

"Brother Ye, you're not playing me, are you?" Shi Qiang glared at Ye Xiao, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

Ye Xiao shrugged his shoulders and looked at Shi Qiang, saying, "First off, as of now, you're not of any particular importance to me, but Lin Dieying is very important to me. Huang Zongyuan is Lin Dieying's father's murderer, as well as Han Xuewei's. I really can't think of any reason why Huang Zongyuan should be allowed to live. Actually, I'd advise you to give up, or you'll definitely regret it!"

However, just as Ye Xiao finished speaking, Shi Qiang pulled out a pistol and pointed it directly at Ye Xiao's head.

"Go on, keep talking!" Shi Qiang roared loudly at Ye Xiao!

Seeing the pistol, Lin Dieying was truly frightened. She gasped and sat down on the sofa, not daring to move. After all, it was a pistol! As an ordinary person, Lin Dieying had seen pistols before, but only in TV shows or movies. How could she have encountered them in real life!

"You better put away your gun, or you'll definitely regret it," Ye Xiao said with a slight smile, looking at Shi Qiang.

Shi Qiang burst into laughter and said, "Regret? I'd like to see how I would regret it. Do you think just because we signed an agreement, I can't do anything to you? Da Guo, bring that contract over and tear it up!"

Zhong Weiguo had already been extremely upset just now, and hearing Shi Qiang's words, he immediately found a way to vent. He quickly walked towards Lin Dieying.

But just at that moment, Ye Xiao grabbed Shi Qiang's hand holding the gun. What kind of man was Ye Xiao? He was incredibly strong. So, when Ye Xiao's hand grabbed Shi Qiang's, the latter's grip on the gun went out of control. Under Ye Xiao's control, the barrel of the gun now pointed at the advancing Zhong Weiguo!

Seeing this, Zhong Weiguo was terrified!

However, before Zhong Weiguo could recover, a piercing gunshot tore through the silence, and Zhong Weiguo fell to the ground on the spot!

A bullet had pierced through Zhong Weiguo's head!

"Damn it!" Those underlings of Zhong Weiguo watched as their boss was shot dead and immediately descended into chaos, drawing their guns!

But at the moment they reached for their guns, they found that Ye Xiao had already snatched the gun from Shi Qiang's hands, and it was now pointed at Shi Qiang!

"Brother Ye, Brother Ye, don't... don't kill me!"

Having just controlled the pistol to unexpectedly shoot Zhong Weiguo dead, Ye Xiao had truly frightened Shi Qiang. In fact, when Shi Qiang initially pulled out the pistol, he only intended to intimidate Ye Xiao, never thinking about actually firing it. But Ye Xiao had controlled his finger and pulled the trigger!

The smile on Ye Xiao's face deepened as he said, "I'm not very good with pistols. I'm best at accidental discharges!"

Ye Xiao's words terrified Shi Qiang even more.

But at that moment, the door was suddenly kicked open!

Shi Qiang and those from Black Dragon Company in disarray were puzzled—how could the door open on its own? They were the only ones with access cards to the room, oh no, that's not true, the hotel staff also had them!

But, the hotel staff entering now...

Clearly, Shi Qiang and Black Dragon Company's worries vanished in the next second!

For the person who walked in wasn't some hotel staff, but a female police officer in uniform!

Behind the policewoman followed dozens of special security officers!

At this point, Shi Qiang was dumbfounded. He couldn't figure out how the police managed to come in unnoticed when he had lookouts outside. How could they slip by without anyone noticing?

The policewoman wasn't just anyone; it was Song Jiamin. After she entered and saw the person lying dead on the ground, she immediately looked towards Ye Xiao, as he was the one holding the pistol!

Obviously, among the police who came today, Song Jiamin was not the main leader. At that moment, Yang Ming slowly walked in!

Shi Qiang recognized Yang Ming at a glance!

"Chief Yang, save me! Save me!" Shi Qiang yelled loudly upon seeing Yang Ming, as if he had seen a lifesaver. Now, Shi Qiang felt that only the police could save him. If he didn't die here today, there would always be a chance for a comeback!

But soon, Shi Qiang noticed something very strange: Yang Ming, Song Jiamin, and all the police officers present seemed to act as if they didn't see the gun in Ye Xiao's hand.

Yang Ming looked at Shi Qiang and said, "Are all your people carrying guns?"

Shi Qiang found this very amusing. What was going on? Ye Xiao was still pointing the gun at him; couldn't anyone see it?

"Throw your guns out to me!" Yang Ming demanded with exceptional authority and anger.

The members of the Black Dragon Company were indeed armed, but they might be willing to exchange fire with rival gangs; however, if asked to have a full-on shootout with the police, they'd likely be so scared their legs would turn to jelly.

After Yang Ming spoke, the Black Dragon Company members hastily started throwing their pistols onto the ground, and Song Jiamin immediately told the officers, "Take them away!"

In an instant, the police escorted members of the Black Dragon Company away two by two until only Shi Qiang was left in the room.

Shi Qiang looked at Yang Ming with anger and said, "Head Yang, what do you mean by this? Don't you see Ye Xiao pointing the gun at me?"

Yang Ming chuckled softly, his stern demeanor vanishing as he looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, this Shi Qiang is too uncooperative; he needs to be taught a lesson!"

Ye Xiao tossed his handgun to the floor and nonchalantly sat down cross-legged on the couch, acting as if nothing had happened. However, Lin Dieying, sitting nearby, was pale as a ghost, clearly frightened by Ye Xiao's earlier actions.

Ye Xiao reached out to stop Lin Dieying and said with a smile, "Don't be scared. He's just a nobody. Come, let's watch Head Yang's performance."

At that moment, Song Jiamin, who stood by and saw Ye Xiao cuddling Lin Dieying, felt a pang of jealousy. If Song Jiamin didn't like Ye Xiao, that would be impossible. Given her fiery nature, she wouldn't have allowed Ye Xiao to touch her if she didn't have feelings for him.

Ye Xiao, sensing Song Jiamin's dejection, gave her a knowing look.

Song Jiamin quickly grasped what Ye Xiao meant and, though her expression remained impassive, the look of disappointment on her face visibly lessened.

Suddenly, Head Yang leaped onto the coffee table in a flash, aiming a complicated kick at Shi Qiang.

Yang Ming, the former leader of the Criminal Police Team, was a skilled detective; how could he not be proficient? Shi Qiang, once a young thug, lacked Yang Ming's techniques but had rich combat experience.

Yang Ming's kick came flying, and Shi Qiang quickly brought his hands together in defense; after all, Yang Ming was the head of the Guard Bureau, and although Shi Qiang was extremely angry, he dared not truly fight back.

One didn't retaliate; the other launched fierce attacks.

Shi Qiang quickly ended up battered and bruised, his face nearly turning into a swollen mess.

Drenched in sweat after the beating, Yang Ming suddenly laughed heartily and said to Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, it's been so long since I've had such a satisfying fight. But man, it's exhausting."

Yang Ming then sat down on the sofa, indeed acknowledging how tiring it was to fight.

Ye Xiao replied, "No shit, if it wasn't tiresome, why would I let you do it?"

Just then, Song Jiamin walked up to Shi Qiang, who was clueless about his fate. By now, Shi Qiang must have realized Ye Xiao was a big shot; why else would the head of Minghai City's Guard Bureau willingly call Ye Xiao 'Brother Xiao'?

"Take a look at this," Song Jiamin said, tossing a piece of paper to Shi Qiang.

Shi Qiang, puzzled, picked it up and began to read. As he did, his face slowly darkened.

"No... impossible. Zongyuan would never betray me!" Shi Qiang saw that it was Huang Zongyuan's testimony, detailing how Shi Qiang had instructed him to commit all those harmful acts.

"What's so impossible about that?" Ye Xiao said with a resigned face, as if he were the one being wronged, "I already said, if you hadn't stuck your nose in for Zongyuan, we could've let this go. But you just had to make trouble."

Shi Qiang looked up at Ye Xiao, knowing full well that this was all Ye Xiao's trickery.

"Hmph, Ye Xiao, even with these crimes, you can only sentence me to life imprisonment at most!" Shi Qiang snorted defiantly, "I won't die!"

That's when Yang Ming burst into laughter, stood up, and said to Shi Qiang, "Who says that's all? You're also trafficking drugs!"

"I didn't do it. Do you have proof?" Shi Qiang, now fighting for his life, wasn't concerned about Yang Ming's position any longer.

Yang Ming snapped his fingers, and a police officer immediately brought over a black bag, grinning, "Here are ten pounds of White Medicine, brought by your underling, Li Cangjie. But now, it's yours!"

"What?" Shi Qiang understood immediately that it was all a setup.

"That's not mine!"

Ye Xiao slowly stood up and, with a slight but audaciously arrogant smile, said to Shi Qiang, "I say it's yours, so it's yours."

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