Chapter 598: The Game Has Just Begun

Cai Xiaotang gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Not knowing exactly what the other party wanted to do, she was afraid that saying too much would lead to mistakes.

Seeing her so cooperative, the man couldn't help but nod in satisfaction and pointed his finger at the trunk of the car.

"In return for you being so obedient, please, go ahead."

Cai Xiaotang swept a glance at the pitch-black interior of the car.

Reluctantly, she turned and climbed in.

Immediately after, Jiang Baobao was also carried up by two people and thrown at her feet.

"Baobao?"

Cai Xiaotang tentatively called out to Jiang Baobao.

Right after, she heard a soft chuckle ring out by her ear.

The lead man also sat in the trunk with them, his tone mocking: "I advise you to save your breath; it's impossible for her to wake up within an hour."

Cai Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat; she glanced at the man and said nothing more, but her eyes involuntarily looked outside the car, hoping that the two bodyguards following her would appear soon, and she felt increasingly uneasy.

What exactly was the identity of these people?

This was, after all, a shopping mall parking lot; they had just kidnapped her without any attempt to hide it...

Cai Xiaotang was just becoming distracted when she heard a "Bang!"

The car door closed before her eyes, completely cutting off her view.

A few seconds later—

The black car drove out of the parking lot without any obstruction.

The backs of Cai Xiaotang's hands were aching from being bound, but she didn't dare to relax her mind for a moment along the way, her eyes vigilantly fixed on the man sitting opposite her.

That man, however, was very leisurely and self-satisfied; not long after getting into the car, he took out his phone, seemingly sending a message to someone.

Cai Xiaotang took a deep breath and suddenly spoke up: "You are targeting Shura; grabbing me alone should be enough, why grab my friend?"

She still wanted to try her best to keep Jiang Baobao out of this matter.

Hearing this, the man raised his eyes and cast a calm, indifferent glance at Cai Xiaotang.

Then he sneered: "This friend of yours... is not innocent at all. Don't think we don't know what her identity is."

Cai Xiaotang was slightly stunned, and an ominous premonition instantly surged in her heart.

Identity?

Right... Li Beijue had previously announced so high-profile that he was going to marry Baobao; almost everyone knew about it.

No wonder they had targeted Baobao along with her today...

Cai Xiaotang felt incomparably anxious, but at this moment, there was nothing she could do, and she didn't want to just sit and wait for death.

She still didn't know what this group of people wanted to do to her and Baobao...

She could only pin all her hopes on Li Xiao...

On the other side...

Li Xiao was in the study handling work when he suddenly heard an alarm sound from his phone.

His heart jolted; he grabbed his phone instantly and furrowed his brows fiercely.

She was in danger!

Looking at the notification on the screen, Li Xiao quickly opened the location tracker and rapidly confirmed her current position.

In the shopping mall?

And... the angle of the location was at the edge of the mall building; it looked like... in the surrounding emergency stairwell?

Li Xiao darkened his face and quickly dialed the two bodyguards.

"Hello? Shura..."

The other party answered the phone, and it sounded noisy all around.

"What are you doing? Cai Xiaotang is in danger."

Li Xiao's tone was full of an impending storm.

The other party was immediately frightened into a two-second pause.

Then they hurriedly explained: "We have been following the Madam and Miss Jiang. They said they were going to the restroom just now. We watched them enter the corridor, and then we were entangled by the Security Guard here, who insisted that a merchant saw us stealing something..."

Halfway through his sentence, he realized what was going on and instantly fell silent.

Damn it!

They had been set up!

Li Xiao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and ordered in a deep voice: "The distress signal she sent just now should be from the emergency stairwell. Go over there now and check if the people are still there! See if any clues were left behind."

Hanging up the phone, Li Xiao's mind went blank for a rare moment.

It wasn't just Cai Xiaotang who had been taken... but also Jiang Baobao...

It must be the people from Viper, no doubt about it.

It's just that he didn't know what they wanted to do...

If he guessed correctly, it should still be for that previous batch of goods...

Should he notify Beijue about this?

Baobao was the most innocent; if anything happened to her...

Li Xiao stood silently in the study, and not long after, he heard his phone ring again.

He hurriedly answered, and immediately heard his subordinate report: "Shura, we have already searched the emergency stairwell. There are some signs of a struggle in the stairwell, and the Madam's phone; it must have fallen from the fourth floor and is already damaged."

"Go check the surveillance, then call more people, and search again carefully to see if you can find any useful clues."

Li Xiao forced himself to calm down, but the moment he thought about the situation Cai Xiaotang was currently facing, he could not help but feel irritable.

He was never like this before.

As the leader of the Dark Gate, he had to remain calm at all times.

But...

Li Xiao gripped his phone tightly, nearly unable to control himself from smashing it against the wall.

No... must stay calm...

If it was the people from Viper who had captured them, they would definitely take the initiative to contact him and propose exchange conditions.

But if they were only doing it for revenge...

Terrifying images uncontrollably appeared in Li Xiao's mind, frantically tearing at his nerves.

"Bzz—!"

His phone suddenly vibrated violently again!

Li Xiao snapped back to reality, quickly glanced at the screen to see an unfamiliar number, and hurriedly answered it.

Yet he did not speak.

On the other end of the line, there was also no sound.

The two people seemed to be engaged in a silent tug-of-war.

After a long while, a hoarse sneer came through the receiver.

"Asura, long time no see."

There was a hint of triumph in the man's voice.

A flash of cold light suddenly crossed Li Xiao's eyes: "Viper, I didn't expect you to call personally."

He instantly recognized who was on the other end of the line, and killing intent immediately appeared on his face.

"Hahaha, having kidnapped your wife, it is only sincere if I call personally, isn't it?"

Viper's voice sounded very relaxed, and after speaking, he even took a leisurely puff of a cigarette.

"Conditions."

Li Xiao spat out the two words in a low voice.

"Ha... what's the rush?"

Viper laughed again: "Conditions naturally exist, but... it depends on my mood; the game has only just begun, and we must play slowly for it to be interesting."

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Li Xiao gritted his teeth and questioned him.

Viper seemed very satisfied with his current state and laughed even more arrogantly: "They all say the Asura of the Dark Gate is the most cold-blooded and heartless, I didn't expect... you would also get this anxious over a woman?"

His tone was full of mockery, and after finishing, without waiting for Li Xiao to speak, he continued: "No need to be anxious, my people will contact you; I am just notifying you in advance."

Having said that, Viper hung up the phone directly.

"Beep—"

Only a busy signal remained on the phone.

Li Xiao closed his eyes, only then realizing that his palms were covered in cold sweat without him even knowing.

That old thing Viper...

He had better not touch a single hair on them.