Chapter 509

In Marvel, the System Works for Me

After Gerard handed Suzaku over to Ajax, he exchanged a few words with him, then had his men escort Xu Xi into a car. Gerard climbed into the lead car, opened the sunroof, and lit a cigar with a satisfied grin.

Xu Xi was put in the second car. Besides the driver, two soldiers in camouflage sat inside. They were the ones who had aimed laser sights at Suzaku earlier. They chatted and laughed, treating the job like any other.

Xu Xi was short and looked rather frail, hardly matching 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 CDs.

"2000 Everyday English Words."

"Crazy English."

"Master 100 Sentences and Travel Across America."

He pulled out the CDs, read their titles, and tossed them aside one by one.

Xu Xi smiled.

The tape over his mouth was actually a tissue disguised with Texture Surprise, and he held a razor blade in his mouth. The cuffs on his wrists and ankles had been tampered with. A little force would break them open.

Gerard had grown careless. He hadn't checked carefully.

In the lead car, Gerard was in a fine mood. He had captured Xu Xi and delivered a test subject to the Workshop. As a salesman, he had quotas to meet.

Suddenly, he heard tires screech.

The car behind him fishtailed to a stop at the roadside.

"What happened?"

A bad feeling gripped Gerard. He told a bodyguard, "Go take a look."

After a pause,