Chapter 55: Teasing You

  "Mr. Xia, we've brought the person, where's the money?" a man in black said.

  "Don't worry, I've brought the money too." Xia Bai walked slowly towards the man in black and handed over a small black package, saying "2 million".

  The man in black opened the small black bag, counted the money again, and said in a low voice: "2 million is correct, goodbye." After finishing speaking, the two men in black got back into the van, started the car, turned around, and hurriedly left, leaving only Tang Xiaosheng and Xia Bai.

  It turned out that these two men in black were temporarily hired by Xia Baihua, and they were only responsible for bringing Tang Xiaosheng here. As for the rest of the matter, they did not participate.

  After the man in black left, Xia Bai turned around and walked to Tang Xiao Sheng's side, staring at him with a cold smile: "Tang Xiao Sheng, I didn't expect we'd meet here! It's really not easy to see you!"

  Pausing for a moment, Xia Bai continued, "Originally, we should have met last night, but that bastard Hu Dajiang actually let you escape, forcing me to spend money again today to find someone."

  Having heard this, Tang Xiaosheng finally confirmed that last night's kidnapping was indeed done by Xia Bai. He sank his voice and said: "What do you want?"

  "Hahaha!"

  Xia Bai burst out laughing several times, shook his head, and suddenly turned pale with rage. Gnashing his teeth, he growled, "You stole my fiancée from me, you snatched away my chance to inherit the Long Corporation, and got me thrown in jail. You ask me what I want? How dare you ask me what I want?"

  Having said that, Xia Bai flew up with one foot and fiercely kicked Tang Xiaosheng's abdomen. Tang Xiaosheng let out a painful cry and rolled on the ground for two or three circles before stopping.

  His hands and feet are tightly bound by ropes, unable to resist at all.

  "How dare you ask me what I want?"

  Before Tang Xiaosheng could catch his breath, Xia Bai had walked over again and kicked him heavily in the chest. Xia Bai was wearing hard-toed leather shoes, and the pain of being kicked was not ordinary. Tang Xiaosheng seemed to hear the sound of his own ribs cracking, and a severe pain came from his chest, spreading instantly throughout his body.

  At this time, Xia Bai walked over slowly, squatted down, patted Tang Xiaosheng's face with her hand, and said contemptuously: "How does it feel? Tell me!"

  Tang Xiaosheng didn't say a word, he knew that Xia Bai would not easily forgive him today, no matter what he said. He simply repeated the "Double Hand Locking Technique" with his hands, hoping to break free from the ropes on his hands.

  Actually, from the moment he got off the car, he had been trying to use the "Double Hand Escape Technique" to get rid of the rope. However, the two men in black had tied his hands extremely tightly, and after several attempts, he still couldn't escape successfully. Nevertheless, through repeated attempts, he had already found a weakness, but before he could take advantage of it, Xia Bai had started attacking him.

  "My old man wants you to tell him what's going on!"

  Xia Bai saw Tang Xiao Sheng not speaking, seemingly very displeased, and furiously shouted, his right fist clenched, and a heavy punch struck Tang's chest.

  Tang Xiaosheng's chest had just been kicked, and now he was punched in the same spot again. His forehead suddenly broke out in cold sweat, his face turned red, but he couldn't move at all, could only grit his teeth and endure.

  "Does it hurt?"

  Xia Bai seemed a bit moody, having just been furious and now calm again. He smiled coldly and said, "Don't worry, the more painful part is yet to come."

  After finishing speaking, he smiled slightly, touched his back, and unexpectedly pulled out a dagger, about seven inches long, with a terrifying silver light flashing on the steel blade.

  Xia Bai raised the dagger, its sharp tip grazing Tang Xiaosheng's throat, and said coldly: "You tell me, if I use this dagger to pierce through your throat like a skewer through lamb meat, what would be the consequences?"

  The cold blade of the dagger was placed on his neck, and Tang Xiaosheng's heart suddenly filled with fear. This thing wasn't something to be trifled with, one careless move could really cost him his life. What was even more deadly was that he was now lying face up, his hands were pressed under his body, making it impossible for him to use the "Double Hand Interlocking Technique" again, and escaping from the ropes had become a luxury.

  Tang Xiaosheng composed himself and said, "Xia Bai, you killed me, but you will also not escape death. One life for one life, you are a businessman, think carefully about this deal."

  Xia Bai shrugged and smiled, saying: "As long as you die before me, I'll accompany you."

  Tang Xiaosheng was extremely puzzled, what had stimulated Xia Bai to become so extreme, and even have the idea of killing someone. If Xia Bai acted impulsively and stabbed him with the dagger in her hand, Tang Xiaosheng might really die here.

  At this life-and-death moment, Tang Xiaosheng knew he had to think of a way to divert Xia Bai's attention, so that the other party would temporarily stop their murderous intentions. After a brief pause, he said: "Xia Bai, I really feel sorry for you. There is one thing you should not know yet."

  Xia Bai smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Tang Xiaosheng, don't waste your breath, it's useless. Today either you die or I perish."

  Tang Xiaosheng didn't respond, and continued to say: "Half a month ago, Long Tianhao came to find me, he said that the Longshi Group is planning to use about three years to transform Nanfeng Mountain into a modern multi-functional amusement park, with a total area of 750,000 square meters, and a total investment of approximately 2.3 billion yuan. He also said that he intends to hand over this project for you to be in charge."

  When she heard this, Xia Bai was slightly stunned.

  The Longshi Group's plan to renovate Nanfeng Mountain into an amusement park was only drafted in October this year, and only a few high-level insiders within the group knew about it. It had never been revealed to outsiders before, and Xia Bai also only heard about it a month ago. Tang Xiaosheng not only knew about the Longshi Group's plan but also knew the engineering area and construction cost, so Xia Bai began to believe that he really met Long Tianhao.

  "Did Long Tianhao really say he would put me in charge of this project?" Xia Bai asked urgently.

  Tang Xiaosheng said affirmatively: "Yes."

  Xia Bai's eyebrows furrowed: "Why did Long Tianhao tell you these things?"

  Tang Xiaosheng explained: "It's simple, Long Tianhao asked me to leave Long Xiaoxue because you are his future son-in-law."

  Xia Bai paused for a moment, raised an eyebrow and asked: "Don't lie to me! I'm already wanted by the police now and will definitely go to jail in the future. How could Long Tianhao possibly let me be in charge of the project?"

  Tang Xiaosheng sank his voice and said with confidence: "You were imprisoned because of me. I have a way to put you in, naturally I also have a way to get you out."

  Xia Bai's eyes lit up as soon as he heard it, and he hastily asked for confirmation: "You have a way to keep me out of jail?"

  Tang Xiaosheng said: "I and Deputy Director of Public Security Bureau Bao Zhiming are good friends, such a small problem is just a matter of one sentence."

  Xia Bai half believed and half doubted: "Are you and Bao Zhiming good friends?"

  Tang Xiaosheng said calmly, "This afternoon, Bao Zhiming just invited me to have tea. We took a photo together in the director's office and I still have it on me. If you don't believe me, take it out and see for yourself."

  Xia Bai hesitated for a moment, and her left hand was still in Tang Xiaosheng's pocket, where she found a photo of Tang Xiaosheng and Bao Zhiming together. The relationship between the two people in the photo seemed unusual, so she asked: "Can you really help me avoid going to jail?"

  Tang Xiaosheng slowed down and said: "Whatever I say now, you definitely won't believe. However, there is a way to test whether I am lying or not."

  "What's the solution?"

  Tang Xiaosheng sank his voice and said seriously, "You hold the photo of me and Bao Zhiming together in your hands, take a closer look, and you'll naturally know how to avoid going to jail."

  Xia Bai picked up the photo again, looked at it for a while, and said: "I've taken a look at this photo, but I haven't found anything."

  Tang Xiaosheng explained: "This photo is not an ordinary photo. You must hold it with both hands to discover the secret inside."

  Xia Bai hesitated for a moment, if he really didn't have to go to jail, he was willing to pay any price. Since there was now a glimmer of hope, he decided to give it a try. After all, holding the photo in both hands wouldn't make him lose any flesh. He then withdrew the dagger that had been pressed against Tang Xiaosheng's throat and held the photo with both hands, examining it carefully.

  He looked at it for a little over a minute and still couldn't see anything special about it, so he asked: "What's so special about this photo? I just can't figure it out."

  Tang Xiaosheng sighed and said: "You hold the photos in both hands, look carefully, and you can naturally see."

  "I've done it, but I still can't see it."

  "Didn't you really see it?"

  "I really didn't see it coming."

  "Really?"

  "Really."

  "That's right, I was just teasing you." Tang Xiaosheng said suddenly. He had indeed been teasing Xia Bai just now, and he did so for three main purposes:

  Firstly, use this to shift Xia Bai's attention and temporarily prevent him from having murderous intentions.

  Secondly, Xia Bai retracted the dagger from Tang Xiao Sheng's neck, allowing him to move his body freely.

  Thirdly, delay time, so that Tang Xiaosheng has time to use the "Double Hand Striking Technique" to break free from the ropes on his hands.

  Just as Tang Xiao Sheng finished his last sentence, he had already successfully untied the rope on his hands and both of his hands were moving freely.

  "You son of a bitch, how dare you cheat me!" At this time, Xia Bai finally came to his senses and found that he had been deceived. He was suddenly furious, with his right hand clenched into a fist holding the dagger, fiercely stabbing towards Tang Xiao Sheng.

  Tang Xiaosheng slightly concentrated, his left hand waved, blocking the dagger that Xia Bai had stabbed straight at him. His right hand followed through, using the "Nine Yin True Classics" acupoint technique to strike Xia Bai's right arm at the "Three Yang Luo Acupoint".

  Bang!

  Xia Bai suddenly felt a numbness in his right arm, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.