Chapter 421: Hanging by a Thread

Cai Xiaotang still wanted to try and quibble a bit to win time for her own rescue.

But before she could even speak, she suddenly felt something pressing against her waist!

"I advise you to be honest. We have already investigated your background clearly."

The man's threatening voice rang out, and the object in his hand made a "click" sound.

Cai Xiaotang's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

She knew what was pressing against her back.

It was a gun!

"Heh, being honest now?"

The man seemed very satisfied with her reaction.

Cai Xiaotang swallowed hard, her palms instantly covered in cold sweat.

This... this was no joke!

If the gun in this man's hand was real... she didn't want to lose her life just yet!

"What do you want to do..."

She tried her best to remain calm, wanting to know the other party's goal.

The man did not answer, however, only coldly warning: "If you want to live, don't ask what you shouldn't!"

As he spoke, he urged the man driving in front: "Drive faster!"

The speed of the car increased significantly in an instant.

Cai Xiaotang did not dare to move at all, letting the other party keep the gun pressed against her while they tied her hands, her eyes fixed only on the night outside the window that had already deepened.

What is that guy Li Xiao doing!

Why isn't he here yet!

He was the one who said he would definitely protect her!

On the other side—

The two bodyguards who had been following Cai Xiaotang had long since contacted Li Xiao.

"What? She was taken away?"

Li Xiao's tone was full of disbelief.

The person on the phone had no choice but to explain helplessly: "Shura, Miss Cai wouldn't let us follow too closely, and we didn't know the other party could put on such a show just to snatch someone. As soon as we saw a car blocking the alley, we felt something was wrong and rushed over, but we only managed to see the license plate of the car that took Miss Cai away..."

"A show? What show?" Li Xiao was confused, but he couldn't care about that now and immediately ordered: "I'm coming over immediately. Gather everyone nearby, follow that car, and force them toward the suburbs! The more remote, the better!"

Li Xiao hung up the phone and drove directly toward the suburbs with his own men.

On the road—

Seeing the scenery on both sides becoming increasingly remote, Cai Xiaotang finally couldn't help but ask again: "Where exactly are you taking me?"

"Shut up!"

The man who had been pressing the gun against her spoke again, his tone filled with much more irritation.

"You're marrying the famous Shura, why are you still playing dumb? Do you think you'll be safe and sound just because you forced us here?"

The man gritted his teeth, his tone carrying a hint of chill.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him chimed in: "Why waste so many words on this stinking woman? If it really comes to it, just finish her off..."

"No, the boss said we need her alive!" another person said.

Listening to their discussion, Cai Xiaotang suddenly felt like a "lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

Then, thinking of what they had just said, she subconsciously glanced toward the back.

Immediately after, she saw several cars seemingly in hot pursuit.

"Heh, finally saw them?"

The man noticed Cai Xiaotang's gaze, his tone somewhat cold, and the gun in his hand pressed against her lower back again.

"Tell me... do you think Shura would trade your life for ours, hmm?"

Cai Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat, and just as she was about to answer, she felt the car swerve violently!

"Screech—!"

A harsh sound of braking rang out.

The man driving the car seemed to have no regard for his life, crazily increasing the speed.

Cai Xiaotang widened her eyes in terror, the scream that was about to blurt out stuck in her throat as she saw one of the cars that had been chasing them pull up alongside the car she was in.

"Damn it!"

She heard the man behind her curse, and the next second, she felt herself being violently hoisted up and pressed against the car window! Her cheek was pressed against the cold glass, and the next second—

That familiar gun was pressed directly against the back of her head!

"Back off, all of you! Do you still want this woman to live or not!"

The gun in the man's hand poked hard at Cai Xiaotang's head, making her frown, but she stubbornly bit her lip, refusing to make a sound for fear of angering the person behind her.

Her heart, however, was already a tangled mess.

Damn it!

What kind of fate is this!

Last time she was chased by someone with a knife, this time she's being threatened with a gun!

She was severely agitated, all her nerves pulled tight, and she could only hear her own rapid heartbeat as she watched the parallel car really pull away a little distance.

Li Xiao... is that bastard in the car?

If she loses even a single finger today, she's going to latch onto him for the rest of her life!

Cai Xiaotang's mind was in total chaos, with only strange thoughts popping up from time to time.

Just as she was thinking this, her body was suddenly jerked to one side uncontrollably!

"Damn it! Do you even know how to drive!"

The man controlling Cai Xiaotang cursed, but after speaking, he froze in place.

They saw that in front of their car, a full circle of vehicles had already surrounded them.

Several people stood around each car, all holding guns in their hands, with the dark muzzles pointed right at them.

They had been surrounded.

"Damn..."

The man cursed again, then grabbed Cai Xiaotang by her long hair!

"Ah!"

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but cry out in pain.

The man showed no pity, twisting her arm as he shoved her out of the car, and signaled the other two men to stay inside.

Cai Xiaotang endured the pain, being shoved by him to act as a human shield.

She immediately caught sight of Li Xiao standing at the very front of the crowd.

"Shura, you arrived just in time; it seems this woman really is your weakness."

The man spoke through gritted teeth.

Li Xiao looked at Cai Xiaotang's disheveled state, a flash of worry crossing his eyes before he returned to his calm composure.

His face remained as indifferent as ever, and he said unhurriedly, "Speak, what are your terms?"

"No terms."

The man sneered: "Our boss said to bring this woman back alive, but if we don't succeed..."

As he spoke, the gun in his hand was suddenly pressed against Cai Xiaotang's temple, and he said viciously, "Then finishing her off right here won't be a loss!"

Damn it!

Cai Xiaotang's expression suddenly tightened, and she looked at Li Xiao in instant terror, sending out a distress signal.

This guy had better succeed in the negotiations and make these people let her go!

She would be fine!

She would definitely be fine!

She was frantically comforting herself when she suddenly heard Li Xiao speak unhurriedly: "Are you sure you want to do this? Have you thought about whether you'll be able to keep your own life if you really kill her here? It seems your boss is nothing special after all, actually sending his own subordinates to throw their lives away..."

"Stop trying to sow discord here; since I dared to come, I've naturally prepared myself not to go back alive!"

The man said, clearly having made up his mind, and with a wicked smile, he placed his finger lightly on the trigger.