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Chapter 658: Chapter 658 Deliberation
"Where is An Zhiyuan? Can’t your Chief An handle this kind of matter?"
Jiang Shaoqing scoffed. Chief An could handle much tougher situations than this, especially when he was so close at hand.
"He’s not here."
The implication was clear—if he had been there, they wouldn’t need Jiang Shaoqing’s help.
Jiang Shaoqing found it all quite irritating to hear.
"Give me your address. Someone will be there in half an hour, a Mr. Shao. He’ll help you," Jiang Shaoqing ended the call abruptly.
The more he thought about it, the more it bothered him. What was Bai Xiao up to?
With An Zhiyuan away, Bai Xiao needed someone to go to Myanmar. Was this some kind of joke? With the current turmoil there, the political landscape was unstable, and the country was embroiled in a battle of factions. Who would go there for no reason?
Even though the destination was right on China’s border, she herself admitted there were armed forces there—clearly, they were not good people.
If there were knives and guns, not to mention people involved, they were either involved in drug trafficking or illegal mining.
No, he had to see for himself.
What if something truly bad happened? How would he deal with it?
How could he explain it to An Zhiyuan?
He immediately booked a flight ticket, feeling somewhat despondent. Even if he hurried, it would already be afternoon by the time he reached the place. He wondered if he could make it in time.
Half an hour later, the old man sat in front of her, happily devouring egg noodles. She had no choice—he kept complaining of hunger, and she couldn’t ignore him. So she cooked the noodles for him, topped them with two sunny-side-up eggs and a handful of greens, with a sprinkle of chopped scallions fried in oil. It smelled so delicious. The old man, a spice-lover, even added two spoonfuls of chili oil before deeming it complete.
He ate with sweat pouring down, only exclaiming how satisfying it was. However, Bai Xiao had no appetite. She couldn’t rest easy without dealing with Bai Mei, feeling like she had a time bomb beside her. As soon as Bai Mei found out she had run away, she’d likely strike back with full force. Even if Bai Mei didn’t dare to mess with her recently, one couldn’t always be on guard against others’ schemes.
Moreover, she was genuinely curious to find out how Bai Mei ended up there.
Could it be that Fang Xiaoshan was selling brides again?
After all, a lot of things were different in this lifetime because of her intervention; many trajectories had changed.
Normally, Fang Xiaoshan, that bastard, should still be leeching off his wealthy uncle, living comfortably with plenty to eat and drink.
But now, due to her involvement, Jianping saw through Xiaoshan’s worthlessness early and completely broke ties with him. Jianping was living comfortably on his own, surely not allowing Xiaoshan to bleed him dry any longer. Knowing Xiaoshan’s gambling habits, it was likely he’d resort to selling brides earlier than before.
Was Bai Mei sold here, or did she escape on her own?
When it came to Bai Mei, Bai Xiao had not an ounce of sympathy.
In her past life, Fang Xiaoshan, together with Wu Xiaoyue and Hao Fang, had orchestrated the sale of her for a good price. They lived quite comfortably on her dowry.
Letting Bai Mei taste what she endured in her past life did not cause Bai Xiao any psychological barriers.
Besides, if they hadn’t tried to harm her first in this life, Bai Mei wouldn’t have been tied to Fang Xiaoshan at all.
This was reaping what she had sown.
The problem now was that their new scheme was much more malicious. Previously, at most, they wanted to sell her to someone deceptive who indulged in eating, drinking, and gambling.
Their skills had grown, and so had their tactics.
They wanted her to hit rock bottom, to be utterly disgraced. For a woman to face such a humiliation, perhaps the only path left would be death.
Now it was a contest to see whose skills proved superior.
