Time moved back a little.
After dropping off Suzaku, Gerard saw nothing wrong with it. He exchanged a few words with Ajax, then forced Xu Xi into the car.
Xu Xi got into the second car. Besides the driver, two soldiers in camouflage uniforms and face paint were inside. They were the ones who had aimed laser sights at Suzaku earlier. They looked relaxed, chewing gum. Even their chewing made loud smacking noises. How annoying.
Xu Xi was short and looked somewhat frail on the surface, completely mismatched with his danger rating. Besides, with tape over his mouth and handcuffs and ankle shackles on, the two men had not bothered to put a black hood over his head.
Xu Xi's gaze fell on the small black bag.
"Yours?" one of them asked.
Xu Xi nodded.
The man picked up the bag and pulled open the zipper, revealing a stack of obsolete discs.
"2000 Everyday English Words."
"Crazy English."
"Master 100 Sentences, Travel All Across America."
He took out the discs, read their titles, and tossed one aside after each title.
Xu Xi smiled.
The tape over his mouth was actually a tissue using Texture Surprise, and Xu Xi had a razor blade in his mouth. As for the handcuffs and ankle shackles, they had all been tampered with. A little force would be enough to break free.
Gerard had been careless and had not checked thoroughly.
Sitting in the front car, Gerard was in a good mood. Not only had he captured Xu Xi, but he had also acquired an experimental subject for the Workshop. Salesmen had quotas to meet.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of emergency braking.
The rear car spun around and stopped by the roadside.
"What happened?"
Gerard had a bad feeling. He instructed the bodyguards, "Get