Xu Jingmo: "San Mao, take a team to continue searching for Dr. Shen. This stronghold can no longer be used."
"Yes, boss."
"Alive, I want to see them. Dead, I want to see the body. Traitors will be killed without mercy."
He finished speaking, casting a sinister glance at everyone in the room. All of them lowered their heads, afraid to speak.
Xu Jingmo got up and left. He got into his luxury car outside and drove away. The remaining people went to their respective positions, erasing all traces of their presence.
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"Brother San, do you think this woman can fly? We've searched all the mountains here, where could she hide?"
"Stop gossiping and search again. Be thorough. Brother Jing is not someone to trifle with."
"Alas, in our line of work, we always have our heads on the line. Now we don't even have a moment to breathe. I'm afraid every night that I won't see the sun the next day."
"Don't let me hear you say that again. You won't lose out by following Brother Jing. Without Brother Jing's protection, we'd all be in jail or shot."
"Don't be angry, I'm just venting. I won't dare to do it again. For the money we earn, I'm willing to endure any hardship. It's my good fortune to be able to mix with Brother Jing."
San Mao glanced at him, "It's best if that's the case."
The man immediately lowered his head and got back to work, not daring to chat anymore. He had only wanted to build rapport with Jingmo's trusted subordinate.
He hadn't expected him to be so difficult to talk to, almost backfiring.
After searching the area twice without finding any trace, San Mao could only report the truth.
Xu Jingmo's expression remained unreadable, and he said in a low, hoarse voice, "It seems Dr. Shen is very lucky today. If anyone encounters her in the future, make sure to send her on her way."
At night, Zhao Jingchi woke up from her dream in a cold sweat, still panting heavily. She immediately took out her phone and, upon seeing the date, burst into tears uncontrollably.
"Mom, why, why did it turn out this way? Why couldn't I have been reborn a little sooner? Mom, I'm so sorry. Wuwuwu~"
Shui Wa: "This is the legendary crocodile tears. I bet 50 cents that after she finishes crying, she'll go find Xu Jingmo."
Jun Jiuli: "Let her be. In peacetime, it's better to let her go her own way. If I suddenly cut ties with her, everyone around us would notice something was wrong."
After venting her frustration for a while, Zhao Jingchi calmed down. She first called Jun Jiuli, but the call went unanswered.
Zhao Jingchi became even more convinced that everything in her dream was true – the person she loved most had killed the person she loved most.
What should she do now? In three days, her mother's body would be dumped at the police station.
She thought that she couldn't let her mother suffer another humiliation. She had to prevent this from happening.
At least she could give her mother a complete corpse, as repayment for the years of nurturing. With this thought, she immediately wiped away her tears, got out of bed, and packed her things.
The next day, Zhao Jingchi withdrew from school early and went directly to one of Xu Jingmo's strongholds in City A.
She decided to make Xu Jingmo "wash his hands in a golden basin" and disband the Tomato Group as soon as possible.
Then, she would anonymously donate money to families who had suffered from drugs, to lighten his sins.
Afterward, she would protect the baby she had lost in her previous life, and their family of four would live happily ever after.
Thinking about meeting Xu Jingmo soon, her heart was filled with joy and excitement. She was not afraid of the dirty and dilapidated building environment after getting out of the car.
Looking at the two heavily made-up, flamboyant women at the door, she filled with disdain and walked past them.
One of the blondes, smoking a cigarette, swayed her slender waist and reached out to stop her.
"Miss, this is not a place you should be. You should leave quickly, or you'll regret it."
"Hmph, I'm not like you. I'm here to see Xu Jingmo. Get out of my way."
The two women exchanged glances and laughed heartily. They didn't know who Xu Jingmo was.
"Miss, to put it bluntly, this is a place for men to spend money. It's not a place for you. Hurry up and leave."
Zhao Jingchi took a forceful step back, her eyes filled with even more disgust.
"Of course, I know what you do. Go tell your manager that someone is looking for Xu Jingmo. Jing from Jingcheng, Mo from ink. If you just say it clearly, someone will definitely invite me up."
The two women's expressions turned somewhat unpleasant, and they didn't know what to say. The blonde woman rolled her eyes and swaggered inside.
Judging by Zhao Jingchi's appearance, she knew she was young and thought she should quickly stay away from this place.
Unexpectedly, she was already in league with those beasts. Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover, and she had wasted her breath.
Zhao Jingchi stood below for half an hour in the cold wind, and a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks came out and looked her up and down like she was merchandise.
This made Zhao Jingchi very uncomfortable. "Have you seen enough? Take me up quickly."
The man immediately showed a disgusting smile. "I've never seen a sister who came uninvited before. How can we not invite her in? Come with me."
As he said this, he put his arm around Zhao Jingchi and his hand slid down her body indiscreetly. Zhao Jingchi, like a cat whose fur had been ruffled, flung him away with force.
"Pervert, I'm Xu Jingmo's wife. Don't touch me. Be careful, he won't let you off."
The monkey-cheeked man touched his face and revealed a lewd smile. "The little girl is quite feisty, I like that, hahahaha."
As for the matter of being Xu Jingmo's wife, he didn't believe it, choosing to ignore it. The boss was always generous when it came to women; he wouldn't truly marry a wife.
Zhao Jingchi was so angry she almost fainted. She twisted her small waist and led the way in herself. Seeing her familiar demeanor, the monkey-cheeked man felt a bit uneasy. Could she really be the sister-in-law?
Pushing open the door to the top floor, the room was filled with smoke. The sounds of dice games and shouting were incessant, and the loud laughter of men was deafening.
Xu Jingmo had fair skin and sharp features, with a buzz cut and dressed in black sportswear. Visually, he seemed out of place in this environment.
He sat expressionlessly on the leather sofa at the far end, with a scantily clad woman sitting on his lap. The woman occasionally fed him a piece of fruit, and the atmosphere between them was extremely intimate.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Jingchi's eyes immediately blazed. She wanted to rush up and pull the woman away.
Before she could reach Xu Jingmo, she was subdued by two people. One of them, a young man with red hair, lewdly grabbed her chest.
"Little beauty, why are you rushing? Play with me, brother."
The red-haired man bared his large yellow teeth, and his breath almost made Zhao Jingchi want to vomit.
Zhao Jingchi began to struggle fiercely and shouted, "Take your dirty hands off me. Don't touch me. I am Xu Jingmo's woman. If you dare to touch me, be careful of your heads."
Her words immediately made everyone in the room burst into laughter. Xu Jingmo straightened up and looked at her with interest.
"All of you get out. I have something to say to Xu Jingmo alone."
Everyone looked at Xu Jingmo. Xu Jingmo let out a disdainful laugh.
"What kind of new scam is this? When did I ever have a woman like you?"
He glanced at Zhao Jingchi's chest and said playfully, "I'm not interested in a flat chest. I like ones like this."
He then put his arm around the woman on his lap, and they began to flirt in front of everyone.