Chapter 937 - 903: Betrayal

Bai Lan quickly retreated from the crowd, dashed towards the car parked in the temporary spot, and before getting in, she specifically turned around to check. Xu Chunliang did not follow, nor did the police pursue her, there wasn’t even any sound of sirens.

Bai Lan pursed her lips. With Xu Chunliang’s intelligence, he must have guessed the reason she warned him.

Bai Lan prepared to start the car, suddenly ducked her head, and a sharp knife missed its mark. Bai Lan grabbed the enemy’s wrist holding the knife with her left hand and drew a dagger from her waist with her right hand, fiercely stabbed beneath the enemy’s armpit, slipping through the rib’s gap directly into his right lung, causing rapid compression and rendering his right arm powerless.

In that cramped space, Bai Lan completed a highly difficult spin, then withdrew the dagger and mercilessly slit the enemy’s neck artery. Blood spurted like a fountain onto the car window and roof.

Bai Lan swiftly got out of the car, pulled a suitcase from the trunk, locked the car, and walked towards the overpass ahead.

On the overpass, she looked at the car with a disdainful smile on her lips, pressed the remote control.

Bang! The car exploded into pieces with a loud noise, Bai Lan tossed the remote aside, and briskly walked across the overpass. She knew what today’s actions would lead to, it meant losing everything she fought for years to gain, it meant a life of fleeing and exile, Li Bingxing would never let anyone who betrayed him go.

Huang Youlong looked at the furious Li Changyou with a smirk, lit a cigar, and puffed out a cloud of smoke: "Did I hear you wrong? You’re asking me for someone?"

Li Changyou said: "Bai Lan left from your place, what exactly happened?"

Huang Youlong said: "Shouldn’t I be asking you that? You could have achieved your goals through business means, yet you chose violence, did you really think you were in the Peninsula? On this land, some issues can’t be solved just by money, did you ever explain Bai Lan’s situation to me? Women have flaws, do you know why your plan failed? Everyone has emotions, Bai Lan is no exception, she couldn’t bring herself to kill Xu Chunliang, she’s fallen for him."

Li Changyou roared: "Why did you bring her here, what did you say to her?"

Huang Youlong coldly gazed at Li Changyou: "Make sure of your own identity, I didn’t even know you were targeting someone with the surname Xu, how could I leak your secret? Now, you should be thinking about how to explain."

Li Changyou said: "Che Shixiong is your confidant."

Huang Youlong stood up and suddenly slapped Li Changyou loudly, making him see stars.

"You..."

A large needle, gleaming with cold light, pressed against Li Changyou’s throat, Huang Youlong squinted in disdain at him: "I’ve warned you, if it happens again, I won’t be polite."

Li Changyou’s Adam’s apple moved.

"Get out!"

Li Changyou took two steps back, nodded and said: "I’ll say more once I catch her!"

According to the current information held by the police, this explosion was temporarily identified as a gas leak.

Xu Chunliang was too lazy to expose the truth, after cooperating with the police investigation, he returned to the hotel, had a good shower, donned his bathrobe, and walked out of the bathroom, looking towards the direction of the curtain: "Come out."

Bai Lan emerged from hiding behind the curtain, holding a gun aimed at Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang praised: "You really have a special fondness for me, coming all this way late at night for some role-playing."

Bai Lan waved the gun barrel, signaling him to sit on the bed with his back facing her.

Xu Chunliang sat down, and Bai Lan stood behind him, continuing to point the gun at him.

Xu Chunliang said: "I hold grudges, however you treat me today, I’ll repay you in kind in the future."

Bai Lan sneered: "You want to blow me up?"

"No, I’ll also point a gun at you from behind."

Bai Lan asked: "What does the photo you sent me mean?"

Xu Chunliang didn’t answer her question: "You tipped me off, you must be in quite a predicament now."

Bai Lan asked: "Why didn’t you call the police?"

Xu Chunliang said: "If I did, you wouldn’t be sitting here. Why didn’t you return to your own room? Let me guess, you betrayed the organization, in hiding, unable to show yourself publicly, how did you sneak into my room?"

Bai Lan pressed the gun barrel against Xu Chunliang’s spine: "Answer my question."

Xu Chunliang replied: "I sent the book ’Jindalai’ you wrote to Jin Xin Hui. She read a little and felt the places in the book resemble her hometown in Nanpu. She said it’s impossible to write such a novel without personal experience. Are you frightened now? Today, you almost harmed the only relative you have in this world."

Xu Chunliang turned his head.

Bai Lan said: "Turn your face away..."

Xu Chunliang acted, swiftly grabbing her wrist, twisting it behind her back in a flash, taking the gun away, and pressing Bai Lan down onto the bed.

It was a fake gun, Xu Chunliang was speechless. She actually tried to intimidate him with a toy. He pointed the gun at the back of Bai Lan’s head.

Bai Lan angrily said: "Let me go."

Xu Chunliang said: "What did I just say."

Bai Lan had a peculiar feeling, a moment ago she was pointing a gun at him, now he’s quadrupling the retaliation, why is there another gun pointed at her rear? Thinking again, her face began to flush. This shameless guy, he’s taking advantage of the situation.

Xu Chunliang asked: "Who made you do this?"

Bai Lan said: "I won’t tell you."

Xu Chunliang said, "You are now in my hands, do you have any other choice?"

Bai Lan replied, "You are treacherous, I’m prepared, look under the pillow."

Xu Chunliang reached out to lift the pillow, revealing a flat bomb that looked like a book, with a countdown showing fifteen minutes left.

Xu Chunliang gasped in shock.

Bai Lan said, "I’ve placed three bombs like this in your room. At worst, we’ll die together."

Xu Chunliang said, "That’s ruthless."

Bai Lan replied, "Against someone like you, I have to be careful."

Bai Lan got up, tidied her hair, then picked up the bomb, stopped the trigger, and bent down to take out another bomb from under the bed.

Xu Chunliang accused her, "That’s too treacherous!"

Bai Lan said, "I came to see you this time with the resolve to die, move aside!"

She took a backpack from behind the sofa, placed the two bombs inside, turned off the lights, and sat down across from Xu Chunliang. The room was left only with a floor lamp on, the light so dim that they could barely make out each other’s outlines.

"I hope you can keep this secret for me. If they find out the real reason, they will definitely take action against..." She hesitated for a moment, then said, "My sister." Facing Xu Chunliang, there was no need to hide it anymore because Xu Chunliang had already discovered this secret.

Xu Chunliang said, "I almost died at your hands today, why should I promise you anything?"

Bai Lan said, "I can help you against Lexus."

Xu Chunliang asked, "How do I know you’re not setting me up?"

Bai Lan replied, "Today, by informing you, I’ve already betrayed Lexus. Li Bingxing cannot tolerate betrayal from anyone, and no matter where I go, he will stop at nothing to kill me."

Xu Chunliang said, "If I understand correctly, you’ve reached a dead end?"

Bai Lan said, "Why should I run? If he strikes first, I’ll return the blow."

Xu Chunliang asked, "You don’t plan to reunite with your sister?"

Bai Lan replied, "Knowing she’s safe is enough. Someone like me would only bring her misfortune. How did you meet her?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Over the years, she’s been looking for you. She developed severe pulmonary fibrosis from inhaling too much dust early on, called lung fibrosis. Che Shixiong treated her well and helped her with her illness over the years. That’s why he joined the Mingde Group, working for Huang Youlong, hoping that Huang Youlong could treat your sister, but unfortunately, Huang Youlong wasn’t capable of it."

Bai Lan asked with concern, "How is my sister... doing now?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Well, now that she’s met me, rest assured, her condition has greatly improved."

Bai Lan nodded, "Thank you!"

Xu Chunliang looked at the woman in front of him who almost killed him, "Who told you to make a move on me?"

"Take a guess!"

"Huang Youlong?"

Bai Lan said disdainfully, "Does he even deserve that?" She dismissed Xu Chunliang’s guess.

Xu Chunliang said, "Then it must be that old turtle Li Bingxing."

Bai Lan said, "Let me give you some advice, you better act like this never happened because you can’t beat them."

Xu Chunliang said, "I could take you to the police, with eyewitnesses and evidence, that old man won’t be able to deny it."

Bai Lan replied, "Even if I die, I won’t let you succeed." She calculated that Xu Chunliang wouldn’t do it, otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed her to leave the scene.

Xu Chunliang poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Bai Lan.

Bai Lan accepted it but didn’t drink, still wary of Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang took a sip of wine, "Don’t worry, there’s no poison in the wine."

Bai Lan said, "I need to keep a clear head for the next few days."

Xu Chunliang laughed, "Lexus wouldn’t dare to be too arrogant on our territory. Why don’t we discuss how to cooperate, how will you help me against Lexus?"

Bai Lan said, "There might be a secret hidden beneath the Dongzhou Qingshan Mine ruins. The mining accident back then should have been man-made, and the purpose was to cover up this secret."

Xu Chunliang looked at Bai Lan, he’d long suspected something was off, no wonder the Lexus Group tried every means to acquire the land of the Infectious Disease Hospital.

"Do you know what it is?"

Bai Lan said, "With Li Bingxing’s current wealth, not much can tempt him."

Xu Chunliang nodded, indeed, Li Bingxing probably wasn’t interested in wealth or status anymore. At his age, what could move him should be life itself, and nothing would move a man in his twilight years more than prolonging life and preserving his youth.