Upon hearing Xiaofan say something was amiss, Liu Peng and another colleague laughed even louder, but Li San, who was familiar with Xiaofan, didn't smile at all.

He understood Xiaofan. If he hadn't noticed something, he wouldn't have meddled to check it out.

"What's wrong here?" Li San asked cheerfully after Liu Peng had finished laughing.

"The smell of cigarettes, although faint, is coming down from upstairs, as is the cool air from the air conditioning. Of course, it could be that woman smoking and not caring about the electric bill. But most importantly, I think I heard some noise from upstairs. In such a clean building, there shouldn't be rats, right?"

"Hey, now that you mention it, I did hear a faint noise from the ceiling and the sound of running water," Li San added.

Their hearing had become more sensitive through the opening of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, so they could more keenly detect disturbances that ordinary people wouldn't notice.

"No need to be so tense. It's your first mission; just keep calm. I've been here once before with the big boss. It wasn't this woman last time," Liu Peng said nonchalantly.

"Hopefully, that's the case. Is there a back door?" Xiaofan suddenly inquired.

"Yes, there's a door back there, with some flowers and plants growing around it," Liu Peng continued.

"Damn, Li Yunlong, follow up."

"Eh."

Xiaofan said as he immediately felt the situation was not as optimistic as imagined, and he quickly ran towards the direction of the building's back door.

"Brother Shen, what's going on?"

"When driving over here, I saw a van parked at the back. This is a luxury villa area, and ordinary cars can't just park here. Each household has its own parking space," Xiaofan said loudly as he walked.

"It can't be that mysterious..." Liu Peng still had some disbelief, but since Xiaofan ran over, he couldn't just stay here.

Inside the villa, as Liang Yanlong followed the woman upstairs, he couldn't resist being handsy on the stairs.

"Ah, Brother Long, please wait. Let me take a shower first, and then I'll serve you well."

"Okay, okay..."

To be honest, Liang Yanlong had been keeping this woman around for more than half a year, unable to bring himself to change her out. It wasn't because of her youth. Speaking of youth, he could easily find someone younger than her. The main reason was her bedroom skills which he found irresistible. She always used some very seductive tricks to make him comfortable every time.

Liang Yanlong also thought about it; he's over fifty and can't be like he was in his younger days. But with this woman, he felt rejuvenated.

But unexpectedly, as soon as he got upstairs and before he could sit down, a handgun suddenly pressed against the back of his head. Then, five men rushed out of a room.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

"Tie them both up," one said.

"Hey, gentlemen, let's talk it over. Name your price," Liang Yanlong, who was worldly, was thinking of ways to save himself despite his panic. However, he only brought four bodyguards this time, and the opponent had five people and guns.

Suddenly, Liang Yanlong deeply regretted not listening to the young bodyguard's suggestion to come up and check first. Who knew such a thing would happen?

"Boss Liang is a straightforward person; no need for more words. The price is one hundred million, and we need it now."

"Wha—? One hundred million, I don't have that much money." Liang Yanlong's eyes widened instantly upon hearing that figure.

"Oh, do you think your life isn't worth that much?" the thug immediately retorted. "As far as I know, your company earns two to three billion annually, so one hundred million is nothing to you."

"If it were thirty million, I could get it for you, but I really don't have one hundred million. The company encountered issues before, leading to losses. The money available is this much," Liang Yanlong said.

"Quit the nonsense, one hundred million is one hundred million. Otherwise, I'll cut off your hand—eighty million is for you, twenty million for the woman. If it still doesn't add up to a hundred million, I'll cut off your hand, play with your woman, and tell your wife about you two..."

"No, please, I'll get you the money. I can only gather eighty million at most today," Liang Yanlong knew these people weren't easy to deal with, but he had no choice. Money can be earned back slowly, but losing his life is not an option.

Eighty million is quite a sum. These people were here for the money, and upon hearing Liang Yanlong mention this amount, the five kidnappers exchanged glances and nodded.

"Boss, this woman is so beautiful, why don't we have some fun first?" At this moment, a kidnapper leered at the woman tied to the chair.

"No, Brother Long, save me..."

"Enough, we don't have time. Get the job done quickly. It's just a woman; there are plenty around. Go. Hey, listen up, if those bodyguards downstairs come up, you better tell them not to call the police. If I find out you called the cops, I'll immediately blast his head, and we'll all go mad."

"Yes, tell Liu Peng and the others not to call the police, did you hear that..." Liang Yanlong, truly scared of being killed, hurriedly added.

And so, the five of them went downstairs, taking their captives out the back door.

Using money to resolve a disaster is a common occurrence. Why didn't I listen to that clever kid's advice earlier? If I had been more cautious, I could have avoided this situation.

Now, who knows if these people will actually release me after taking the money? If they kill me, then...

'Bang.'

Just as they came out from the back, while Liang Yanlong was contemplating how long he would live, two shadows suddenly darted by and knocked the black pistol to the ground, pulling him aside as they did so. The other one immediately began fighting with the five men.

"Brother, untie the boss. I'll go help Yunlong." Xiaofan called out to Liu Peng and another colleague who had just arrived, then quickly rushed forward.

Everything happened in a flash; the kidnappers didn't expect the bodyguards to come to the back door, and they collided just as they came out.

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