Life and Death Insurance – CH 036

Chapter 36

Those people probably wouldn’t give up so easily.

By the time Xiang Tian reached the city center, it was already noon. He was about to take Ling Zhengzhong directly back to the company when Mr. Ling, who had been engrossed in sleep, finally opened his eyes.

“Huh? We are in the city. I slept until noon! Xiang Tian, ​​let’s go get lunch.”

“I’ll take you back to the company. You can eat there…”

“Then what about you? Stop the car! Stop the car! It’s over there!”

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Ling Zhengzhong completely ignored Xiang Tian’s suggestion. He pointed to a hotel ahead. “There’s a Western restaurant in that hotel that serves pretty good food. Let’s go there.”

Unable to persuade Ling Zhengzhong, Xiang Tian had no choice but to park the car in a nearby parking lot and follow him to the Western restaurant on the third floor of the hotel. Along the way, he noticed that the group of people from before hadn’t followed.

This was a busy area; perhaps they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly?

The two ordered a simple set meal. While eating, Ling Zhengzhong asked curiously, “Xiang Tian, ​​why didn’t you ask for a peace charm for yourself earlier? If it really can ensure safety, five hundred yuan isn’t expensive.”

Actually, he had quite a bit of money in his pocket and had originally planned to ask for two charms, but Xiang Tian refused to ask. The little hamster’s formality made Ling Zhengzhong a little unhappy.

“Zhengzhong, I have a peace charm. I was afraid it would be too ominous at the temple, so I didn’t dare show it to you.”

Xiang Tian took out the silver chain hanging around his neck.

Ling Zhengzhong leaned over curiously to take a look.

It was a chain made of several silver beads, each engraved with various strange characters and patterns. A small bullet-shaped pendant hung from the bottom of the chain.

“It’s very realistic.”

Hearing Ling Zhengzhong’s praise, Xiang Tian couldn’t help but smile.

It wasn’t just realistically made; it was real. It was a bullet taken from his body, the one that had nearly killed him. As a keepsake, Xiang Tian attached it to a silver chain his mother had specially obtained for him from a temple in Thailand, wearing it as an ornament.

“Xiang Tian, ​​I’m going to the restroom. You can wait for me in the car.”

When paying the bill, Ling Zhengzhong handed his wallet to Xiang Tian to pay, then got up and went to the restroom outside the restaurant. Xiang Tian wanted to follow, but a waiter was waiting for him to pay, so he paid with a large bill, saying, “Keep the change.”

He then hurried out of the restaurant and ran towards the restroom across the corridor.

The hotel restroom was located at the corner of the corridor. Ling Zhengzhong had just crossed the corridor when someone approached from the opposite direction. As they brushed past each other, he suddenly heard Xiang Tian call out from behind, “Zhengzhong!”

Ling Zhengzhong turned around, only to be grabbed and pulled into Xiang Tian’s arms in a split second. He only caught a glimpse of a cold glint of light flashing past his face, narrowly missing his neck. Xiang Tian then deflected the dagger with a flick of his wrist, simultaneously locking the man’s wrist and twisting it outwards. With a snap, the man’s wrist bone broke, and he kicked him away.

The series of movements was executed with lightning speed. As Ling Zhengzhong stared in disbelief, two more people leaped towards him from the opposite direction, and Xiang Tian shoved him into the restroom on the side.

“Go in.”

Ling Zhengzhong swore it only took a split second. He barely saw a movement before the next two men were kicked to the ground by Xiang Tian, ​​landing face-up and curled up in a ball. Hearing several strange cracking sounds, Ling Zhengzhong’s mouth dropped open.

“Was that bone breaking? How can that little hamster be so strong? He looks so thin…”

At this moment, Ling Zhengzhong had no time to think. He had just regained his balance by holding onto the sink in the bathroom when he saw two more people jump out from the other side. One of them followed him in only to be immediately punched in the ribs by Xiang Tian, and collapsed to the ground before he could even utter a sound. The other, seeing the situation was bad, grabbed Ling Zhengzhong beside him and raised his dagger, shouting, “Get out of the way, or I will…”

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Xiang Tian didn’t give him a chance to finish. With a flick of his wrist, a steel needle pierced the man’s wrist, the one holding the knife. As the dagger fell to the ground, the man immediately loosened his grip on Ling Zhengzhong. He stepped back, clutching his wrist, but Xiang Tian kicked him away. This man was obviously far less fortunate than his accomplices because he crashed through the partially open glass window behind him and fell.

Xiang Tian reacted quickly, grabbing the man’s hand.

“Help! Don’t let go! Help!”

Ling Zhengzhong finally had a chance to see the other person’s face clearly. It was a young man in his early twenties, with eyebrow and nose piercings. His expression, which had been a little menacing before, was now entirely filled with fear and panic. He was using almost all his strength to try to grab Xiang Tian’s hand, pleading desperately.

“Who sent you?”

“I don’t know… the boss took money from a woman, tens of thousands of yuan, to buy that person’s life…”

“Who is your boss?”

“It’s… it’s the one outside… please, pull me up; I don’t want to die… please…”

“You don’t want to die yourself, so why are you willing to take someone else’s life for a little money?”

Xiang Tian said coldly, then released the hand that was holding his.

“No!…”

Accompanying Ling Zhengzhong’s cry was a loud scream coming from outside the window. Ling Zhengzhong, terrified, rushed forward and grabbed Xiang Tian’s hand, crying, “God, you killed someone…”

The little hamster was definitely capable of catching that person, yet he let go. What difference was there between that and murder?

“Zhengzhong, it’s alright. There’s a garbage dump downstairs. That person will just be startled, but he definitely won’t die from the fall.”

Ling Zhengzhong quickly peered outside. Sure enough, there were many bags of garbage waiting to be disposed of downstairs. The person who had just fallen was lying motionless on top, apparently unconscious from fright. He immediately turned his gaze to Xiang Tian beside him. Suddenly, Ling Zhengzhong felt that the person in front of him was somewhat unfamiliar.

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This usually shy and timid little hamster—how could he be so ferocious and reckless when he got going? Even… One could say he was ruthless…

Xiang Tian ignored Ling Zhengzhong’s probing gaze and shouted to the waiter, who rushed over at the sound of the commotion, “There are thugs committing violence here! Call the police!”