It Was You
"Can I ask what kind of technique you're using?"
Li Bai obediently walked over to the recliner and plopped down. It was pretty comfortable.
He was also curious about what had given this guy the nerve to get such an authorization.
He had no idea what the people back home were thinking. Maybe they were just up to no good?
He refused to believe no one knew about this.
"Wait!"
Secretary Xu hurried to stop him. He had a feeling the other man hadn't gotten that authorization with good intentions.
"Secretary Xu, Doctor Li, please don't worry. I guarantee you won't be harmed. It'll be just like taking a nap. You'll wake up feeling even better."
Abdullah, the Malaysian, deliberately kept them in suspense, putting on an air of mystery.
"Oh! Then I'll give it a try!"
Li Bai was already seated in the recliner. Though he said that, by now he had practically figured out what was going on.
The old geezer wasn't telling the whole truth.
"Hey, hey! What is this mysterious technique, anyway? Can you explain it clearly?"
The more Secretary Xu thought about it, the more suspicious he became. He raised his voice to warn Li Bai to be on guard against the two men.
"Secretary Xu, please don't interfere with our work!"
Ruan Yingxiong blocked Secretary Xu. The smile on his face didn't reach his eyes; it looked more like a constant sneer.
He was delighted to watch the Chinese man walk step by step into a trap, only to realize in the end that he was powerless to change anything and could do nothing but accept his fate in despair. It gave him an almost overwhelming sense of satisfaction.
That Vietnamese guy was seriously rotten!
"Damn it!"
Frustrated that he hadn't