Under Qi Yan's piercing stare, Su Bai feigned panic, his brows drawing together slightly as though the threat had frightened him. He pressed his lips together, his voice trembling faintly. "Mr. Qi, what do you think I've done?"
Su Bai paused, then continued, "I can barely protect myself as it is. If I had a way to leave, I wouldn't still be stuck in this hellhole."
Qi Yan's gaze remained cold, as though he did not believe a word of Su Bai's explanation.
"Exactly!" Kong Rui immediately chimed in from the side, nodding nervously. Rather than defending Su Bai, he looked more afraid that Qi Yan would punish him for failing at his job. "Maybe-maybe everyone in the Nameless Society uses an alias. The name shown on the contract might not be Su Heng!"
Standing beside Kong Rui, Lin Xiao'an hastily agreed with her husband's guess. "That's certainly possible."
Although her voice was steady, a trace of anxiety flickered in her eyes. Clearly, she did not want to get caught in the crossfire.
Qi Yan snorted coldly and narrowed his eyes, his dangerous gaze moving between them. "Is that so?"
Su Bai felt Qi Yan's knife-sharp gaze sweep over him. Just as he thought Qi Yan would continue examining the contract, he suddenly heard him say-
"In that case, kill yourself. Right now."
Qi Yan's voice was full of menace. Staring viciously at Su Bai, he swept his hand out, snatched a bloodstained scalpel from the counter, and held it out to him.
Su Bai froze for a moment. Silence fell, as though the air itself had frozen.
"What?!" Jiang Hong cried out beside them, his face filled with shock. "Boss, we still need Mr. Su to help treat the mutants!"
Qi Yan gave Jiang Hong a contemptuous glance, his