Chapter 921: There Is Only One Chance

The sound of a blade tip piercing skin rang out.

In a split second, Cai Xiaotang watched helplessly as that white blade sank directly into Li Xiao's shoulder!

Crimson red instantly soaked through his clothes.

Yet Li Xiao didn't even frown.

Cai Xiaotang stared blankly at the person before her, her mind a complete blank.

Only her fingers slipped from the knife handle.

"Clang."

The knife fell to the ground.

Immediately after, it was kicked away by Linke.

"Li..."

She murmured in a low voice, wanting to call Li Xiao's name.

But her heart ached so much she couldn't say a single word.

Just at this moment—a burst of footsteps suddenly came from behind Linke!

Over a dozen men wearing fox masks suddenly ran over from the back of the factory and gathered directly by his side!

"Sir, our men have arrived."

Linke's right-hand man breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly signaled to Linke that they could leave.

He then ordered Li Xiao: "Take off all the weapons on your body and throw them over."

"Let the person go first."

Li Xiao spoke with a cold face, his gaze drifting toward the direction of the oil drums again.

Immediately after, he heard Linke let out a sneer.

"Do you think you have the leverage to negotiate with me right now? You can choose not to do as I say, it just depends on whether you want this woman's life or not..."

"You motherf..."

Laoqi also couldn't help but impulsively want to step forward, but he only moved an inch before stopping himself with restraint.

They had been led by the nose from the very beginning!

The other side never intended to let anyone go!

They just wanted to wait for their own people to arrive to provide cover and take both of them away!

"Tsk, have you decided yet?"

Linke didn't want to drag this out any longer and urged impatiently.

Li Xiao's gaze darkened, and then he cleanly and efficiently removed the three guns from his waist, as well as the one hidden in his sleeve.

Linke didn't speak again, only taking the opportunity to re-lock Cai Xiaotang's hands, his eyes locked firmly on Li Xiao's movements.

Very quickly, Li Xiao had stripped off almost everything on his body.

Linke then tilted his chin toward Li Xiao's direction again.

The remaining few people wearing fox masks nearby saw this and immediately walked forward to conduct a thorough search of him.

After fumbling for a long time and confirming there were no weapons, they retreated to Linke's side.

The rest of the men all vigilantly pointed their guns at him and the others in the distance.

"Shura!"

Seeing that Li Xiao really intended to leave with Linke, everyone became a bit panicked.

Li Xiao, however, just calmly raised his hand to signal them not to come forward.

Then he took two steps forward and stood beside Cai Xiaotang.

Immediately after, two guns were pressed against his back.

Linke's right-hand man stepped forward and pulled a pair of handcuffs identical to the ones on Cai Xiaotang's hands from his chest.

Cai Xiaotang's heart felt suddenly empty; she never imagined things would turn out like this, and she was nearly driven mad with anxiety.

Was Li Xiao an idiot!

What was the point of them both being taken away together?

That lunatic Linke had just made her stab him, and if they really reached their own territory, there was no telling how they would treat Li Xiao!

Did he really not want his life anymore!

As Cai Xiaotang thought this, tears couldn't help but gather in her eyes again, and she watched helplessly as Li Xiao extended his wrists.

But the next second—he didn't let the handcuffs lock his wrists!

Instead, he suddenly snatched them away and swung them toward Cai Xiaotang's direction!

The half-open handcuff hooked directly onto the chain in the middle of Cai Xiaotang's handcuffs, pulling her entire body toward him!

Li Xiao moved with lightning speed, one arm hugging the person falling into his embrace, while his other hand quickly tore a brooch-like object from his chest and threw it directly at the oil drums from before!

"Bang!"

The violent sound of the explosion and black smoke instantly engulfed the figures of several people.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Cai Xiaotang only felt herself fall into a familiar embrace, and then she was held and spun around on the spot, falling directly to the ground and continuing to roll to the side!

Gunshots rang out from in front and behind them at almost the same time!

Amidst the black smoke, Linke quickly scrambled up from the ground, his expression twisted with rage due to this sudden turn of events.

Everyone around him had been affected by the explosion to varying degrees, and the two people closest to the oil drums were already rolling on the ground, unable to get up.

"Damn it..."

He cursed under his breath.

Seeing that Li Xiao had already taken Cai Xiaotang out of their control range, they were about to go over immediately.

But someone grabbed their arm.

"Sir! Let's go first! While the smoke hasn't cleared yet!"

His trusted aide said this while pulling him aside, dodging the opponent's bullets with a sudden movement.

Linke did not speak; he gritted his teeth, cast one last glance in the direction of Li Xiao, and turned to leave without looking back.

"Go after them!"

Mu Liusu had already run over with people; while ordering his subordinates to pursue, he saw Li Xiao and Cai Xiaotang lying on the ground, seemingly unharmed, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Lao Wu and the others also gathered around, and seeing that both were safe and sound, they also suddenly relaxed.

"Shura, that move of yours was too risky..."

Thinking back to the hair-raising moment just now, Laoqi still couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

At that time, Li Xiao had raised his hand, signaling them not to approach.

But at the same time, he was using hand signals to tell them that he was ready to act at any moment.

Moreover, there was only one chance.

They had to be ten thousand percent focused.

No one knew what the outcome of the operation would be.

But every single person could only choose to cooperate with Li Xiao.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

Cai Xiaotang was still dazed, held in Li Xiao's arms, seemingly not understanding what had happened.

Then, she felt her fingers being gently squeezed.

She snapped back to reality and met those eyes, so familiar and filled with a smile, though for some reason, the face of the person those eyes belonged to was somewhat pale at the moment.

"Scared silly?"

Li Xiao's voice was a bit hoarse; as he spoke, he raised his hand and pinched her nose.

Cai Xiaotang still didn't speak, but tears began to roll down, drop by drop.

She...

was saved?

And Li Xiao... was okay?

After a long while—"Li... Li Xiao..."

Cai Xiaotang finally found her voice and stammered his name.

Seeing this, Mu Liusu hurriedly spoke up: "Alright, send Xiao Tang back to rest first; we'll talk about other things later..."

As he spoke, he signaled for Laoqi to help the two people still lying on the ground to stand up.

Cai Xiaotang was still a bit dazed, letting Mu Liusu help her up and unlock the handcuffs on her wrists.

The next second—"Shura! You've been shot!"

Lao Wu's terrified voice rang in everyone's ears.

Cai Xiaotang's whole body stiffened, and she immediately turned her head to look!

Then she saw the person who had just been holding her now leaning against the wall, his eyes slightly closed.

And the ground where he had just been lying was a patch of blinding, bright red.