Was I Not Even the Only Victim?!

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

On the way home, Xu Anbang kept slamming the steering wheel, venting the fury in his heart.

Lin Wenhua naturally had his own little circle. As soon as the regular meeting ended, they gathered together to discuss Xu Shi.

"What happened today was really strange."

Lin Wenhua was still somewhat puzzled. "There wasn't the slightest warning beforehand. It caught us completely off guard."

"It was probably because of that bitch Su Lin."

Jiang Fengshan frowned as well. "Xu Shi doesn't seem like the type to have such thoughts... That slut, on the other hand, watches us all day long."

Though she was nominally the company's HR director, Su Lin was practically no different from Xu Shi's personal secretary.

As the Xu Family's loyal watchdog, she had been keeping a close eye on them all these years, clashing with them both openly and in secret.

"You mean she tipped him off behind the scenes?"

"Most likely. When did the one surnamed Xu ever care about this stuff before?"

Jiang Fengshan nodded. "He even inspected the Engineering Department before. Does that sound like something he'd do?"

"You're right... Hm? He went to the Engineering Department?"

Lin Wenhua raised a brow. "What happened? How did it go?"

"I was worried it was a trap, so I didn't meet him personally."

Jiang Fengshan said, "But Chengcheng said he just went through the motions and left. She handled it already."

"Your daughter, right?"

Lin Wenhua nodded slightly, trusting him on that point. "Then it's fine. But be careful lately. It'll be troublesome if they really get something on you."

"I know."

"...Then what about me?"

Xu Anbang had no interest in listening to their postmortem. "Old Lin, am I really getting pushed out by that little girl?"

That was what he truly cared about.

"What else did you expect?! Who told you to be so incompetent?"

Lin Wenhua showed him no mercy. "How many times have I told you? Don't just think about making money. You still have to get things done... You couldn't even handle some little thugs from Sin City. How am I supposed to protect you?"

"But I..."

"Do I need to say it a second time?"

Lin Wenhua shot him a sidelong glance.

"...Sigh."

Xu Anbang obediently shut his mouth.

The truth was, his status really was low. He couldn't afford to offend either side.

"Still... don't worry too much. We can't really let that little girl keep jumping around forever."

Only after seeing him settle down did Lin Wenhua pat his shoulder. "But it'll take some time... Just wait. That position will be vacant sooner or later, and we'll talk then."

"For now, get some rest. There's no need to rush over this."

"...All right, then I'll head back first."

Xu Anbang left with a forced smile, but his face fell the moment he stepped outside.

Because he knew that Lin Wenhua's promise was no different from bullshit.

If Lin Wenhua truly intended to protect him, he would not have made such empty promises only afterward.

That earlier, unwavering support had clearly meant that he had already abandoned him.

No matter what happened to the Technical Department in the future, it would have nothing to do with him.

And the culprit was naturally Xu Shi... Thinking of that, he could not stop himself from cursing.

"You're all a bunch of bastards! Just wait, sooner or later, you'll all die! Fuck!"

Fuming, Xu Anbang returned to his residence, intending to find something to vent his frustration on.

He had always been unmarried. Before this, he had directly bought sex dolls from Sin City to vent, and over the years, he had tortured countless young girls to death.

But the last one had only just been played to ruin, and he had not had time to restock... He would just find an escort to make do for now.

Though his career was finished, he had still amassed quite a bit of money over the years.

The Credit Points he had skimmed over the years were enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life.

However.

The instant he entered the room, he saw someone standing before the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Who's there?"

The sight startled him. He hurriedly drew the pistol from his waist. "You dare break into a place like this to steal? You must have a death wish—"

Before he could finish, a dagger whistled toward him and pierced through his palm.

It not only knocked the gun from his hand, but also precisely shattered the chip in his palm used to activate the security system.

"AAAAAH—"

Blood gushed out. Xu Anbang dropped to his knees in agony and screamed.

He understood everything in an instant, but he had not expected his reckoning to come so quickly.

"Friend, let's talk this over."

Drenched in cold sweat, he shouted, "How much can you make doing dirty work like this? I'll give you double—no, triple! Spare my life, all right?"

Hearing that, the masked girl in combat gear slowly walked over to him.

"Old Lin said that if I kill you, that money will be mine too."

"...It's you!"

The moment he heard her voice, Xu Anbang knew who she was. "You're one of Lin Wenhua's people too? I'll fuck his—"

Before he could finish, she raised her hand.

Xu Anbang felt his internal organs squeeze together, while his eyes bulged uncontrollably from their sockets.

Before long, he turned into a puddle of mush.

After finishing everything, Xia Wuyou cleaned up the traces while sighing repeatedly.

So soon, he had sent her to do dirty work again.

That immediate superior of hers truly was a bastard, unwilling to add even one more debt to his own ledger in the underworld.

"You could have left this sort of thing entirely to me."

Xia Wuyou was unwilling to do such things, yet someone else was dissatisfied because of it. "Why give it to her..."

"What, don't tell me you're jealous?"

Seeing Su Lin's serious expression, Xu Shi found it rather amusing. "No way, right?"

"...Young Master, please conduct yourself properly."

Su Lin hurriedly took a step back. "What I mean is, at least I'm more reliable than she is, aren't I?"

"It still sounds like jealousy to me."

Xu Shi spread his hands and laughed it off.

Honestly, there was no real difference whether he handed the killing of a nobody like Xu Anbang to Su Lin or Xia Wuyou.

But it was like playing a character-raising game.

The one in front of him had already maxed out her affection, so naturally he should work on the one who had not.

Besides, his method with Xia Wuyou was pressure. Once she did more of the things she once hated, she would gradually get used to them, wouldn't she?

Gu Yi behind them had not paid much attention to their conversation, because her attention was focused on something else.

"So the safe house you mentioned... is your home?"

Looking at the villa before her, the corner of her mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Is there a problem?"

Xu Shi raised a brow. "In all of District 18, you won't find another place safer than this."

That was true enough. The private residence of a military-industrial corporation chairman was naturally beyond question when it came to security.

Any inconspicuous corner could be hiding a deadly weapon.

Gu Yi did not doubt that, but didn't that mean...

She would be living under the same roof as Bastard Xu from now on?

At the thought, Miss Black Rabbit's expression turned somewhat horrified.

Being grateful for his trust was one thing, but she could not forget that this bastard had put a bomb around her neck!

If she really moved into his home, she did not dare imagine what might happen.

But when she saw Su Lin enter the house and change her shoes with practiced ease, an even greater shock erupted in her eyes.

"Wait, Sister Su Lin... lives with you too?"

"Where else would she live?" Xu Shi was utterly baffled by her question.

"Ah?!"

Was I not even the only victim?!