At the main entrance of the Bai family villa, the area was already completely surrounded. Over a dozen large Cherokees were parked there, with several men in black suits standing outside each vehicle.
Their muscles were bulging, their skin tanned, and they were incredibly robust, all wearing black sunglasses. They were clearly well-trained thugs.
Inside the Bai family villa, a few servants wore expressions of stark terror. "This is the end! The eldest miss has only just returned and she's already brought this trouble upon the Bai family. It's simply beyond words."
"I wish I had left with the second miss yesterday."
"The eldest miss is truly a jinx. She caused her father's death, drove her own brother mad, ruined her cousin's wedding, and now she's going to cause our deaths too!"
"What are you saying? This house belongs to the eldest miss, and these people aren't here to hurt us because of her!"
"Help! Help!"
The leading man in the suit adjusted his crisp white shirt, which was straining against his powerful chest muscles. He took out his phone and made a call, saying to the person on the other end, "Why hasn't the little woman you mentioned shown up yet? Could it be she's too scared to come?"
Zhao Minghan's voice came from the other end: "The Bai family said she cares a lot about this villa. She'll come."
The muscular man snorted, "Heh, no matter how much she cares about this villa, it's just an inanimate object. Is she that stupid? I don't care if she comes or not. I have enough explosives here to blow up this villa. I'll wait another ten minutes. If she doesn't show up, I'll blow up the villa directly. Don't forget the thirty million Mr. Zhao promised!"
Zhao Minghan's voice was clearly displeased. "I told you, it's thirty million for both the person and the villa. If you only blow up the villa, don't blame me for only giving you half!"
The muscular man was very annoyed, but due to Zhao Minghan's connections: "Fine, fine, fine. So, I'll blow up the villa first, and then ambush here, and bring you the little woman's corpse. Is that good enough?"
Zhao Minghan simply said, "Suit yourself!" and hung up the phone.
The muscular man took off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of menacing, triangular eyes. He looked at his subordinates: "Plant the explosives around the four corners of the villa. Blow up the villa along with the servants inside!"
Instantly, a chorus of wails and pleas for mercy erupted from within the Bai family villa.
After the explosives were planted, the muscular leader pulled open the passenger door of his Cherokee. A metal detonator lay quietly on the passenger seat.
But the moment he opened the car door, an unknown object flew from somewhere and struck his hand, making him yelp in pain and quickly slam the door shut.
"Who!"
He roared in anger, looking at the weapon that had ambushed him.
But to his surprise, the weapon turned out to be a half-eaten lollipop!
The lollipop was still intact, but the bones in his hand had been broken.
Bai Xi walked over slowly from not far away, her demeanor calm and elegant, as if she wasn't entering an enemy encirclement, but rather her own comfort zone.
The moment the muscular man saw Bai Xi, his eyes gleamed with a hint of bloodthirsty excitement. Unfortunately, with his triangular eyes, the excitement appeared somewhat lecherous. "Woman, you actually dared to come back."
It seemed Zhao Minghan was right. This little woman really did care about this villa.
Bai Xi was dressed very simply that day: a short white knit sweater, army-green cargo pants, and combat boots. She also wore a baseball cap. Apart from her radiant and captivating face, she looked like an utterly ordinary young girl. "This is my home. Why would I not dare?"
The muscular man sneered, "This is indeed your home, but today it will also become your grave!"
As he spoke, the men behind him all took out weapons from their pockets, some daggers, others handguns.
Bai Xi calmly observed the scene before her, her gaze steady, unperturbed. "I recall that in China, outside of specialized industries, the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition is prohibited. You are in violation."
The muscular man was slightly taken aback.
Honestly, he had seen many people, but this was the first woman he had encountered who could remain so composed in such a situation.
But upon hearing her words, he burst into laughter. "Hahahaha, I am the law! Even the director of the security bureau would have to weigh his options carefully when facing the military force I command."
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow, offering no comment.
Just then, a woman's cry came from inside the villa: "Eldest Miss, run!"
Bai Xi looked up towards the villa. A middle-aged woman inside was staring at her with wide eyes, desperately shouting for her to leave.
But before Bai Xi could move, the people around her began to clamor: "What kind of joke is this? What will happen to us if she runs?"
"That's right. She caused this whole mess. Since she's back, please let us go!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we're just employees, not part of the Bai family. Don't involve innocent people!"
"..."
The muscular man sneered at this. "See? You came back to save them, to save the villa, and they want you dead!"
He wanted Bai Xi to be afraid, he wanted her to be angry.
Only then would killing her bring him double the satisfaction.
Bai Xi said calmly, "So, now that I'm back, are you going to let them go?"
The muscular man scoffed, "How could I! Since you're back, and you've shown some courage, I don't mind doing you a favor. Let them accompany you to the grave!"
With that, he pulled out a pistol from his chest. The gun was aimed not at anyone else, but at the middle-aged woman who was the only one trying to warn Bai Xi to escape danger.
When doing evil, one should not be verbose; act without hesitation!
The gunshot immediately rang out, and the people in the villa screamed in terror. The middle-aged woman, however, had an expression of acceptance, as if she was prepared to make a noble sacrifice.
Her only regret was not being able to protect the young master, nor the eldest miss.
She closed her eyes, awaiting the piercing pain, but... the expected pain never came. Instead, a man in a black suit nearby collapsed, his head instantly blown open.
The muscular man was stunned. The moment he fired, he felt a force surge towards him. In an instant, he had redirected his aim. The source of that force... was Bai Xi, who was now standing not far from him.
Bai Xi's foot had just kicked his elbow. The force was neither too heavy nor too light, enough to alter the direction of his shot without preventing him from firing. Such speed and force, how could an ordinary person possess it?
She stood before him, much shorter, appearing so frail that he could lift her with one hand, yet why did he feel such fear, breaking out in a cold sweat?
Bai Xi smiled slightly, "Since you enjoy this game of accompanying each other to the grave, I don't mind returning the favor. Let your subordinates accompany you to yours!"