Chapter 84: New World Opens
"Wait, wait, send me a photo."
Wei Dong's tone was urgent. The appearance of a witness was entirely their fault—the Scavengers hadn't cleaned the scene thoroughly enough.
After a moment's hesitation, Su Xiao used his phone to take a photo of Li Murui and sent it to Wei Dong.
Dozens of seconds later, the phone in Su Xiao's hand vibrated.
"Mr. Su, you didn't silence her, did you?"
On the other end of the line, Wei Dong was sweating cold sweat.
"Not yet. She's not closely related to this matter."
"That's great. Did she see your face?"
"No."
Su Xiao was wearing a half-face mask. Of course, he would conceal his appearance in such matters; otherwise, the witness would have been silenced immediately, and Wei Dong wouldn't even have had the chance to know.
"That girl's identity is a bit special. She's..."
After Wei Dong uttered a name, Su Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed he couldn't silence her after all. Otherwise, some old man from the military would retaliate fiercely. While he couldn't do much to Su Xiao, it would be troublesome, and Su Xiao still wanted to relax in the real world.
Besides, silencing her would bring him no benefit—only more trouble.
"How about we handle this matter?"
Su Xiao thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"Find this girl's family. Is one hour enough?"
Su Xiao wouldn't let the Scavengers handle this; it would leave hidden risks.
"Alright."
The call ended, and Su Xiao cut the steel wire binding the girl's hands and feet.
"Don't move without my permission, don't speak, understand?"
Li Murui nodded quickly.
...
Inside a private room at a high-end club, although it was past midnight, the atmosphere was lively. Some middle-aged men and women were clinking glasses.
At the head of the table, a middle-aged man raised his glass. His face was square and gave off a sense of righteousness and reliability.
"Thank you all for coming so late..."
As the middle-aged man spoke, the phone beside his hand rang. He glanced at the number, his expression turning serious, and he set down his glass.
Answering the call, his face changed drastically a few seconds later.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
A woman who looked like a noble lady also set down her glass. She rarely saw her husband make such an expression.
"Everyone, please excuse me."
The middle-aged man gave his wife a look, and the two hurriedly left this very important dinner party.
...
A luxury car sped down the highway. The middle-aged man's hand rested on his knee, his palm lightly tapping his pants, as if he was somewhat uneasy.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
The middle-aged noblewoman's voice was gentle. Though she was over forty, she still retained her charm.
"Rui Rui's been kidnapped."
As soon as the words left his mouth, tears welled up in the middle-aged noblewoman's eyes, and her body went cold.
"Is Rui Rui hurt? Have you found the kidnappers? The kidnappers..."
The middle-aged man waved his hand.
"The kidnapper is at our house."
"Huh?"
"It's very troublesome. Contact Dad immediately. They only gave us one hour."
"This is..."
"Don't ask too many questions. Let Dad handle the negotiations. Don't any of you speak. That kind of person—we can't afford to provoke them."
Can't afford to provoke them—this was a very unfamiliar phrase to the middle-aged noblewoman, because she was the daughter of a general.
...
Su Xiao sat in the living room of the villa. Nearby lay a headless corpse. The young girl was curled up on the sofa. The smell of blood in the room made her even more obedient, not daring to breathe loudly.
Creak~
The screech of brakes came, and a group of people hurried toward the villa. At the front was an elderly man. Though his hair was completely white, he exuded an aura of authority without anger.
The elderly man walked into the villa, followed by a middle-aged couple.
The headless corpse and the smell of blood in the room made the middle-aged couple's expressions unpleasant. The noblewoman covered her mouth, forcing herself not to vomit.
A figure sitting in the shadows of the living room spoke.
"We meet again, Old Fang. What a coincidence."
Su Xiao looked up at the elderly man.
"Perhaps this is fate. I've heard roughly what happened. Too many coincidences."
The elderly man sat across from Su Xiao and offered him a cigarette.
Su Xiao took off his mask, accepted the cigarette, and lit it. The other party had seen his face. It was obvious that the Scavengers would have provided his information to the elderly man. They played both sides, offending no one—which was exactly why Su Xiao handled this personally.
"The last time I saw you was in prison. To catch you, I deployed quite a few people. Unfortunately, that prison's security wasn't tight enough. How exactly did you escape?"
Su Xiao didn't answer the question about how he escaped. It was pure dumb luck. He suspected that incident had severely "overdrawn" his luck.
"Your subordinates are quite capable."
Su Xiao recalled the scene of fleeing through a primeval forest. Those few special forces soldiers were highly skilled. When he was still an ordinary person, he was no match for them—one-on-one was a different story.
He had once killed someone for revenge, and the police naturally came after him. Once, he fled into a primeval forest, and the military was deployed. That was the only time he was ever caught.
"You once could have watched me bleed to death. Why did you save me?"
Old Fang lit a cigarette. The noblewoman behind him opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.
Old Fang took a drag, his expression one of enjoyment, as if he hadn't smoked in a long time.
"I was only responsible for catching you. Whether you were guilty or not had nothing to do with me. That was for the court to decide."
Hearing Old Fang's words, Su Xiao stood up. Tang Hong sheathed itself, and he walked toward the villa's exit.
Reaching the villa's door, Su Xiao stopped.
"You've never seen me."
"Mm, never seen you."
Old Fang nodded.
"If any information leaks out, I'll come 'visit' again."
Su Xiao walked out of the villa and disappeared into the night.
"Don't speak of today's events to anyone. It's a matter of life and death, understand?"
Old Fang's expression was stern as he looked at the middle-aged couple and the girl. Even if this was his daughter and granddaughter, if the news really got out and that person came looking for them again, none of them would end well.
"Um..."
Li Murui shuffled over to Old Fang on small steps. She knew her grandfather doted on her.
"Don't be foolish! Some people are different from us. The law can't bind them. If it weren't for the coincidence, today's matter wouldn't have ended so simply."
Old Fang's tone made Li Murui shrink back.
"A madman bent on revenge became one of those people. Perhaps that's the craziest kind of person."
Old Fang sighed, glanced at the headless corpse, and decided that the best course was to stay as far away from that person as possible—never seeing him again would be ideal.
...
A few days later, on a stretch of white sandy beach.
Su Xiao sat in a lounge chair, a fishing rod propped up in front of him.
A few days had passed since the incident, and no news had come. The Scavengers never appeared again.
After this matter, Su Xiao had no further ties with the Scavengers. The debt of gratitude had been repaid.
Life was like a play, full of too many coincidences. For example, meeting that girl was the result of multiple coincidences aligning.
At this moment, Su Xiao was fishing. He found that this pastime could relax his mind, even though he hadn't caught a single thing in five days.
Watching Bubu Wang burst out of the sea not far away, a large fish in its mouth, Su Xiao began to lose confidence in fishing.
"It must be fake bait. Damn swindler."
[Tip: A new derivative world is about to open. The Hunter will return to Reincarnation Paradise. Please ensure there are no witnesses nearby.]
[Teleporting... Teleportation complete.]
The sensation of teleportation came, and Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room in Reincarnation Paradise.
[The Hunter's rank will be notified fifty minutes before entering the derivative world. The Hunter will enter the derivative world in one hour. Please wait patiently.]
A new derivative world was about to begin. Su Xiao was eager to try. He had grown far stronger than before, and this time he had an ambition. If "that matter" succeeded, his strength would increase dramatically. Though he might not reach the top of the second rank, he could definitely break into the top fifty of the arena.
Su Xiao didn't leave his exclusive room. His recovery items were already prepared. He just had to wait for the hour to pass.
"Come on. I can't wait."