It was quiet in the restaurant. Only the voices of Yu Shanhe and Ling Han’s confessions were heard. They confessed to all the shady criminal acts they had done as if speaking about it over tea.
Xia Lei had already expected Yu Shanhe and Ling Han to be bad. But through their ‘honest confessions’, he realised they were eviler than he could ever imagine. Their blood was darker than squid ink.
“I made Song Baicheng’s woman kill him. I’ve known her for a while now and we have been intimate before. Song Baicheng’s son is actually my son…” came Ling Han’s voice.
Xia Lei suddenly pitied Song Baicheng. He worked so hard for Ling Han, yet Ling Han made his wife pregnant. In the end, his wife killed him. This was more than tragic.
“Uncle Xia, I’m hungry.” Zhu Xuanyue shook Xia Lei’s shoulder.
“Shhh.” Xia Lei gestured for her not to speak, then pointed at the food on the table.
She shook her head. “I don’t want to eat those, I want to go to the toilet.”
Xia Lei nodded.
Zhu Xuanyue got up and left. Her absence did not affect the ultimate control she had over Yu Shanhe and Ling Han. Ling Han was still confessing to the camera.
Xia Lei looked towards the washroom and saw her walk inside. Turning back, he privately marvelled. ‘Such a scary woman, where the hell is she from?”
Crash! There was the sound of glass shattering in the washroom.
His brows furrowed. “Is she smashing glass in the toilet?” However, he did not check with his special vision. It was just a glass. If he did, he’d be a peeping tom.
It took her ten whole minutes to return.
At this point, Xia Lei had already finished recording the video he wanted.
Ling Han and Yu Shanhe sat like blocks of wood, staring emptily in front of them. Just as Xia Lei was ready for Zhu Xuanyue to make the next move, they both stood up from their chairs then walked to the entrance.
Someone was looking inside but they left after seeing the ‘closed’ sign at the door.
Xia Lei asked curiously, “You made them leave?”
Zhu Xuanyue nodded. “Yes, I want them to play a new game.”
“What game?”
“Banging cars.” Zhu Xuanyue grinned. “I want them to run into each other. Who do you think will win?”
Xia Lei tried to speak up but the words were caught in his mouth.
“Let’s go, let’s go watch!” she skipped over.
“Wait!” Xia Lei chased after her. “Stop it! These two cannot die.”
“Why?” Zhu Xuanyue looked at him, puzzled. “These two bad men are your enemies. You’re going to let them go?”
Xia Lei said, “They’ll die but not by my hands. Make them give me the stuff they hid. Forget about everything else.”
She pouted. “Fine. this game is boring.”
Four people left the western restaurant.
Xia Lei did not realise the glass of frozen wine had already melted, he didn’t notice she seemed a lot more energetic either.
Ling Han left in the Land Cruiser with Yu Shanhe inside. They did not interact and it was eerily quiet.
As the car drove out of his sight, Xia Lei started his Chevrolet and drove in the opposite direction.
There were cameras controlled by the police in the streets. He did not want to leave evidence that he was following their car. After this incident, even if anyone found anything, they’d see that he had dinner with Yu Shanhe and Ling Han and drove home afterwards. And that was it.
He drove several kilometres towards Bailu before stopping in a secluded area without cameras. He then proceeded to retrieve two human-like masks. One for himself, one for Zhu Xuanyue.
Xia Lei put it on quickly but she was still holding it, flipping it over and peering closer.
“Put it on,” said Xia Lei.
“No, it’s ugly.” Zhu Xuanyue vehemently denied
“Be good!” Xia Lei said sternly. “Put it on, we’ll go home when we get the stuff we need.”
“Will you sleep with me? I’ll go if you will.”
“Nonsense! A man and a woman cannot simply sleep on the same bed!”
“I’m not going. I’m also not making the two men get the stuff you want.” Zhu Xuanyue placed the mask on her lap, sulking.
“I’ll hit you.” Xia Lei glared at her.
Zhu Xuanyue rolled her eyes. “I’m stronger than you.”
He could scold her, but she won’t listen. If he hit her, she’d overpower him. On the surface, he was the only one who could control her. However, if she was throwing a tantrum like a disobedient child, Xia Lei could not do a thing.
“So what do you want?” Xia Lei looked at the watch on his wrist. Fifteen minutes had passed. He was desperate.
“Sleep with me, I want a warm bed,” she said staring at him.
He hesitated and finally said, “Fine, I promise.”
“Pinky promise.” She stretched one of her hands over. “Don’t change your mind or you’re a dog.”
He did it while muttering, “As if you can make me a dog if I change my mind. You can’t control me.”
Only he could hear his own mutterings. However, in the next second, she said, “I can’t make you a dog but I can make other people dogs. If you change your mind, I’ll make everyone dogs!”
Xia Lei’s face darkened.
Although he really wanted to spank her, Xia Lei had to be patient and help her with her human skin mask. He became a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman. They hailed a taxi and they drove towards where Ling Han headed.
Weirdly, the driver did not ask where he was going. He merely drove quietly at a very high speed.
This person had not been to Yu Shanhe and Ling Han’s house but Zhu Xuanyue was now the ‘navigator’. This GPS did not need verbal instructions, she just had to control him.
“Xuanyue, do you know where your hometown is?” Xia Lei probed.
“My hometown…” She scrunched her eyebrows and thought for a moment. “I can’t remember.”
“Do you remember if you have any family? Like parents, siblings?”
She shook her head. “I can’t remember. You’re the first person I saw when I opened my eyes. You’re both my mom and dad.” Suddenly, she burrowed into his arms and blinked her large eyes. “Do you want to be my father or mother?”
An evil urge suddenly occurred to him. He could not stand it any longer causing him to slap her bottom. “Do not say that! I’m just Uncle Xia, do not call me mom or dad! Understood?”
“That felt so good, can you spank me again?” she said demurely, snuggling into his arms.
The friction brought with it excitement and sparks. She was just a child, yet physically, she was the perfect specimen. Her request and body language made Xia Lei’s mind fall into chaos. He could not control his biological response and his pants seem to bulge.
“Uncle Xia, what is that?”
“Uh… a pen.”
“Who puts a pen in their pants?”
“I do.”
“You’re lying, let me see.”
“What are you doing? Take your hand away? I’ll spank you!”
“Mm!” Her eyes grew excited once again, crouching over his knee and arching her bottom while shaking. “Hurry, hurry, hurry! Uncle Xia’s going to spank me! Spank me!”
Xia Lei banged his head against the car window.
Half an hour later, the rented car stopped.
Xia Lei stuffed a hundred bucks into the driver’s pocket then got off with Zhu Xuanyue.
A few seconds later, the driver shook his head and looked around in confusion. He saw Xia Lei and Zhu Xuanyue by the road and asked, “Want a ride?”
Xia Lei shook his head. “No thank you.”
The driver left.
Xia Lei studied the gates. There was a watchtower at the gate with soldiers carrying real weapons. Without a pass, no one could enter such an area.
Just this moment, the Land Cruiser drove out of the gates. Ling Han was driving and he stopped by the road next to Xia Lei and Zhu Xuanyue.
The car door opened. Yu Shanhe, sitting in the back seat and tossed a cardboard box out.
There were documents, accounts, property certificates. Xia Lei was surprised to see stacks of property ownership certificates.
“He has other good stuff hiding around. I can get him to bring them for you,” said Zhu Xuanyue.
Xia Lei said, “There’s no need. This is enough.”
The video and these things were enough for Long Bing to seal her case shut.
Yu Shanhe closed his car door.
Ling Han started the car and drove ahead.
Xia Lei asked curiously, “Where are you bringing them?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
“I’m just making them drive forever and ever. How would I know?” After a pause, she had an idea. “What if I make them go to Moscow? I saw on TV that a woman said people were queuing for hours to buy bread. They won’t be able to get bread in Moscow if I send them there.”
Xia Lei had no response for that.