Liu Lei looked at Ye Xiao, his heart pounding wildly. He had heard many legends about Ye Xiao; not to mention other feats, just the fact that Ye Xiao had dealt with seven influential figures at the Minghai Academy by either defeating or absorbing them was enough for Liu Lei not to act rashly!

In fact, Liu Lei's initial thought was quite simple. He just wanted to steal the video, make a copy, and sell it to Ye Xiao. This way, there would still be a complete copy for his father, and he himself could make a million!

Liu Lei's father, Liu Qiliang, was an incorruptible police officer who only received his regular salary every month, without any extra income. This was why, although Liu Lei was attending Minghai Academy, his life was not very good. Moreover, at eighteen or nineteen years old, he was at the peak of his rebellious phase, especially in a prestigious school like Minghai Academy, his competitive mentality had grown even stronger, so Liu Lei really didn't think about the consequences of his actions!

However, now Ye Xiao wanted to meet his father. Wouldn't this mean that his father would find out about today's incident? Liu Lei's face showed helplessness—he really did not want his father to know, as his father was quite strict with him. Yet, even though Ye Xiao was smiling, Liu Lei could see a chill in his eyes, and now Ye Xiao knew about the matter!

"Brother Xiao, I'll take responsibility for copying the video for you. Can you please not meet with my father? I don't want the money anymore!" Liu Lei quickly said.

Ye Xiao laughed lightly and said, "What's there to be afraid of? I just want to meet your father. If you need money, just say so. Members of the Heavenly Gate Security Company are all brothers. Since you've joined the Heavenly Gate Security Company, it would be a waste not to live well, and it would also be a disgrace to our society's reputation."

"But—" Liu Lei found it difficult.

Just then, Yu Ze approached Liu Lei and smilingly said, "Liu Lei, do you know who I am?"

Liu Lei looked at Yu Ze, who nodded slightly and said, "I know."

Yu Ze said, "Since you know, I think you should go back and ask your dad; that would be more appropriate!"

Yu Ze was Sun Bin's son, which was a public secret that Liu Lei obviously knew. Hearing Yu Ze's words, Liu Lei knew he could no longer hide the truth because he realized that the situation was already beyond his control, and he didn't know what would happen next!

Liu Lei said, "Okay, um, Brother Xiao, Brother Sun, Brother Zhan, can I ask you for a favor?"

Ye Xiao said, "Speak!"

"Could you make sure my dad doesn't... doesn't hit me?" Liu Lei said with his head lowered, his cheeks slightly red.

It was then that Ye Xiao and the others realized that this guy had been hesitating because he was afraid of getting beaten by his father!

Ye Xiao laughed heartily and said, "Alright, alright, don't worry. As long as I'm here, your dad definitely won't hit you; he might even praise you!"

Praise?

Liu Lei really dared not hope for that.

Then, Ye Xiao told Liu Lei to go home, inform his father about the situation, and arrange a meeting as soon as possible.

Liu Lei hurriedly left!

After watching Liu Lei leave, Zhan Bo quickly turned to Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, can we really trust Liu Lei? He's not trying to trick us again, is he?"

Ye Xiao laughed heartily and said, "I've been suspicious before, how could an adult so easily reveal such important video details? It turns out this kid wanted to scam some money!"

Zhan Bo said, "Hmph, this kid even dares to trick Brother Xiao; he really has the gall of a bear and the heart of a leopard. After this affair, we definitely need to teach him a lesson!"

Ye Xiao said, "No need for that. As long as we can get the video of Han Zhimin taking bribes, Han Zhimin is done for. Then, I will find a way to support Yang Ming to take the top job at the Minghai City Guard Bureau, and the Minghai City Guard Bureau will basically be run by the Heavenly Gate Security Company!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zhan Bo burst into laughter, saying, "That would be amazing, the Minghai City Guard Bureau will be ours, and we would indeed be unbridled in Minghai City!"

Ye Xiao said, "Everything has a limit. You guys should understand that going to extremes will backfire!"

The delighted Zhan Bo immediately grinned and said, "Brother Xiao, I got it!"

Ye Xiao said, "You both should be clear about the importance of that video. Especially Zhan Bo, don't be harsh on Liu Lei, especially if you meet his father, you must be polite."

Zhan Bo and Yu Ze exclaimed in unison, "Yes, Brother Xiao!"

Then, Ye Xiao immediately left the security room and swiftly walked over to a Qirui car and got into it.

"Ling Shuya, what are you scheming!" Ling Shuya saw Ye Xiao get into the car and immediately voiced her doubts.

Of course, Ye Xiao wouldn't tell the truth, smilingly he said, "Nothing much. Zhan Bo wants to find a girlfriend, and he asked me to help look around."

"I'm dizzy; he really knows whom to ask. Asking you to look is like sending a lamb into a tiger's den! This Zhan Bo is really single-minded; such an important task and he's entrusting it to you. Doesn't he know that you, Ye Xiao, can't walk past beautiful women?" Ling Shuya said in amazement.

Hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately gave Ling Shuya an incredulous look and said, "Are you for real? Is my good image really that bad in your eyes?"

"I'm dizzy; you dare talk about your good image? Big brother, please look in the mirror!" Ling Shuya spared no effort in belittling Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "You're right, but I wonder who it is that fancies this ugly mug of mine!"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ling Shuya quickly responded, "What are you talking about? I certainly don't fancy you!"

Ye Xiao immediately said with pride, "I didn't say you fancied me. Let's not jump to conclusions, shall we?"

Ling Shuya's face immediately turned purple with anger. Ye Xiao had the knack for blurting out anything, and it really wasn't easy for such a pure and simple girl like Ling Shuya to gain the upper hand in a verbal exchange!

Just then, Zhou Yuyan looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Ye Xiao, you're a man after all, why can't you be a bit more considerate towards Shuya? After all, she is a frail girl. Oh, by the way, Xiaonan just mentioned there's someone in the trunk? A Beihai person?"

Ye Xiao slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I almost forgot about that. Let's hurry and go, we don't want to suffocate that little runt!"

Zhou Yuyan immediately looked at Ye Xiao, puzzled, and asked, "Little runt?"

Guan Xiaonan quickly said, "That's a nickname Ye Xiao gave them!"

"That's clever!" Zhou Yuyan forced a smile and finally uttered these two words.

Subsequently, Ye Xiao drove straight to Sunshine Garden!

A few dozen minutes later, the car stopped in front of Ling Shuya's villa. Everyone got out, and Ye Xiao headed straight for the trunk!

Upon opening the trunk, Zhongcun Liangjie was still unconscious.

Ye Xiao grabbed Zhongcun Liangjie and dragged him into the villa!

"Is this guy dead?" Zhou Yuyan, observing Zhongcun Liangjie with his eyes closed, doubtedly asked Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao chuckled and then asked Ling Shuya, "Do you have any iron bars at home?"

Ling Shuya thought for a moment and said, "There might be some in the storage room. What do you need them for?"

Ye Xiao said, "Bring some over!"

Ling Shuya raised an eyebrow at Ye Xiao and asked, "Are you commanding me?"

Ye Xiao replied, "Of course not! I'm just showing you how to interrogate a prisoner."

Though she said so, Ling Shuya still went and fetched the iron bars for Ye Xiao, who took them and then looked at the three girls, saying, "You might not want to watch what happens next!"

"Why?" Ling Shuya asked, "Are you planning to do something shady?"

Ye Xiao nodded this time and said, "This person is probably a martial artist too, maybe not high in the martial realms, but at least stronger than you guys!"

"What are you going to do?" Guan Xiaonan looked at Ye Xiao, tentatively asking, "You're not planning to lock his pipa bone, are you?"

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Xiaonan is smart, indeed. Although it's easy for me to beat this guy, there's always a 'what if,' and I don't want that 'what if' to happen here!"

"What does locking the pipa bone mean?" Ling Shuya asked Guan Xiaonan, puzzled!

Guan Xiaonan explained, "Once a person's pipa bone is pierced and locked, no matter how high their martial arts are, they cannot perform them. The inner power true qi also cannot be exerted. Once they try, the pain in the pipa bone will be unbearable!"

"How cruel, but well, since it's against a Beihai person, oh wait, I mean the little runt!" Ling Shuya giggled, covering her mouth!

Ye Xiao originally thought these girls might be scared, but to his surprise, they were thrilled to hear he would lock Zhongcun Liangjie's pipa bone—it seemed like they were excited for a show!

Ye Xiao, holding several thin iron bars in each hand, activated the Nine Yang True Qi. Under its influence, the iron bars heated up. Suddenly, Ye Xiao flung his hands toward Zhongcun Liangjie!

The iron bars shot straight into the pipa bone region of Zhongcun Liangjie!

"Ah—" Zhongcun Liangjie woke up from the pain, screaming!

Ye Xiao quickly approached, twisted the iron bars a few times to ensure they were secure, and then dusted off his hands!

The intense pain brought Zhongcun Liangjie to consciousness, but as he opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar place, he instantly became alert. That's when he saw Ye Xiao!

Zhongcun Liangjie gasped in surprise, and as he unconsciously tried to activate his power, excruciating pain from the pipa bone hit him!

"Stop struggling, your pipa bone is already locked by me!" Ye Xiao walked up to Zhongcun Liangjie, grinning.

Zhongcun Liangjie, shocked by Ye Xiao's words, then angrily said, "You damned Yan Country person!"

Ye Xiao responded, "If you don't want to suffer a fate worse than death, just answer my questions properly. Otherwise, I'll show you what real torture is like."

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