After hearing Xiao Bei's words, he stared at Xiao Bei for a long while before finally smiling.
"Who is this loach?"
"Whoever you say is the loach is the loach. I'm merely the one releasing the loaches, aren't I?"
Xiao Bei looked at the still lake and spoke calmly.
They had already talked this far; there was no point in hiding anything anymore.
After hearing Xiao Bei's words, he looked at the lake, then picked up the teacup beside him.
He slowly poured its contents into the lake.
"How long?"
"Three years!"
Xiao Bei answered slowly.
The moment Xiao Bei finished speaking, he smiled and shook his head.
"Three years is too long. Time waits for no one. The lake must be calm when the handover takes place!"
"Then how much time will you give me?"
"One year! I'll give you only one year! In one year, you must no longer be the only one releasing loaches."
At that, he paused and looked at Xiao Bei.
A meaningful smile appeared on his face.
Then he said slowly, "In that case, all five of your families will become loaches!"
After saying that, he no longer looked at Xiao Bei and instead turned his gaze to the lake.
At that moment, a breeze swept past, stirring ripples across its surface!
Xiao Bei walked out of the courtyard residence. Just as he reached the entrance, he stopped and looked back at the courtyard behind him.
His eyes burned with passion.
"Then let the storm rage even harder!"
With that, he got into the car and put on the blindfold again. The bodyguard drove Xiao Bei back to the previous parking lot.
"Mr. Xiao, sir asked me to pass along a message."
The bodyguard looked at Xiao Bei as he spoke.
"What is