Chapter 501

In Marvel, the System Works for Me

After handing Suzaku over to Ajax, Gerard said a few words, then had his men escort Xu Xi into a car. He climbed into the lead car, opened the sunroof, and lit a cigar with a pleased smile.

Xu Xi was put in the second car. Besides the driver, it held two soldiers in camouflage uniforms with camouflage paint on their faces. They were the ones who had aimed laser sights at Suzaku earlier. Now they looked relaxed, chewing gum. They even managed to chew it with loud, irritating smacks.

Xu Xi was short and looked a little frail, hardly a match for his danger rating. With tape over his mouth and cuffs on his wrists and ankles, the soldiers saw no need to put a black hood on him.

Xu Xi's gaze settled on a small black bag.

"Yours?" one of them asked.

Xu Xi nodded.

The soldier picked up the bag and unzipped it, revealing a stack of long-obsolete discs.

"2000 Everyday English Words."

"Crazy English."

"Master 100 Sentences and Travel Across America."

He took out the discs, reading each title aloud before tossing it aside.

Xu Xi smiled.

The tape over his mouth was actually a tissue disguised with Texture Surprise, and Xu Xi held a blade between his teeth. The cuffs on his wrists and ankles had been tampered with too. A little force would break him free.

Gerard had grown careless and failed to check him properly.

In the lead car, Gerard was in a good mood. He had caught Xu Xi and delivered a test subject to the Workshop. A salesman had quotas to meet.

Then he heard tires screech under hard braking.

The car behind them fishtailed and stopped by the roadside.

"What happened?"

A bad