be a wolf with a savage heart

Li Jianguo's only reason for living now is to avenge his wife and unborn child. His hatred drives him to madness and fearlessness, keeping him alive. If he loses this hatred, he would undoubtedly seek death. I don't want to see that happen—he shouldn't die here, and these animals aren't worth his life.

"Brother Li, only by escaping can you avenge your wife. I've heard that the big boss who bought your wife isn't in the KK compound," I lied. The buyer was Japanese, and his wife and child might already be...

Li Jianguo grabbed my hand, his emotions intense. "Really? You're not lying to me?"

"Really!"

"Alright! I'll follow you. Just tell me who bought my wife, and I'll escape with you!"

"That... I don't know, but I can ask Liu Shiyi for you."

"Liu Shiyi!!" 

Li Jianguo clenched his fists, his face becoming contorted with rage. Especially his right side, corroded by snake venom, made him look terrifying.

"Calm down. If you die, who will avenge your wife and child?"

I had to calm him down, preventing him from doing anything rash.

"I understand. Don't worry, whatever I do in the future won't implicate you all." 

After saying that, Li Jianguo went to sleep. Whether he actually slept, I didn't know, but our conversation ended there.

Chen Weiqiang was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "The Ning you mentioned, is he the same one from back home?"

"Yes, him! A person's appearance may change, but height, accent, and nature don't." 

I was certain that today's Ning was the same super conman Ning from back home. He had earned over 70 billion yuan back home and then fled here to avoid capture.

Their relationships are really complicated. Yang Lian Ting wants to replace Liu Shiyi, Liu Shiyi wants to take out Ning, and Ning might want to use me to kill Professor Ace and then establish his own commercial empire in Myawaddy. As for Tang Tian, whose side is he really on? And what about Swallow—what does she plan to do next?

I had no idea. Their ambitious plans were beyond my guessing. Facing an uncertain tomorrow, we could only live humbly today.

The next day, Screwdriver and Li Jianguo went to work in the new clothes I brought back yesterday. They looked rejuvenated.

As soon as I entered the workshop, Yang Lian Ting pulled me into his office for a chat.

"You went to see Ning yesterday?"

"Yeah, went to Xiaomengla. My cousin is now Ning's woman."

"Interesting! Did Ning arrange for you to do anything?" Yang Lian Ting seemed to be probing for information.

"No, he gave me a watch as a reward and then had Tang Tian take us shopping. I'm not involved in his and Liu Shiyi's matters." 

I showed him the watch Ning had given me to prove I wasn't lying.

Yang Lian Ting, who knew about luxury items, immediately recognized it. "My goodness, a Rolex! This watch is at least 120,000 yuan! Ning is really generous!"

"Generous my ass. His life is worth at least 70 billion!"

I disdainfully rolled down my shirt sleeve. "Let me ask you something. Who bought Li Jianguo's wife?"

Yang Lian Ting raised an eyebrow. "Why do you ask?"

"Will you tell me or not? If not, I'll ask Liu Shiyi!"

I got up, ready to leave his office.

"Wait, I'll tell you. His wife wasn't taken to Japan. She was too much trouble, crying and causing a scene. The buyer didn't want her drugged or unconscious, and she was in poor health. So, they couldn't send her out of the country. 

With no other options and unable to deliver on time, they had to return her. This angered the higher-ups, who then ordered the doctor to dissect her and cook the baby for soup..."

I grabbed Yang Lian Ting by the collar, shouting angrily, "Are you even human?!"

"Hey, it's not me who ate them. Let go!" Yang Lian Ting was startled, quickly prying my hands off and explaining, "She was thrown into the river to feed the fish. It's not my fault."

"You're just as bad!"

I let go of him and demanded, "Who ordered her to be dissected and ate the fetus?"

"Many people were involved. I don't know the details, but Liu Shiyi was one of them."

I tried to control my rage, skeptical of his words. "Who does Lace belong to?"

"That pervert belongs to Liu Shiyi. Haha, you didn't know?"

"Did Liu Shiyi set her up to get me?"

"Sort of. Lace has a crush on Liu Shiyi, but he's gay and doesn't like women. He likes Ning. So, Lace turned herself into a neither-male-nor-female figure to get close to Liu Shiyi, but it backfired. 

Then, Lars, who liked Lace, became a tomboy to attract Liu Shiyi..."

Yang Lian Ting rambled on, completely ignoring how I felt hearing all this.

"Stop it, it's too complicated. Give me a simple rundown of your bizarre relationships. My head's spinning."

I cut him off, unable to handle the overload of information. Liu Shiyi likes Ning? Then why push Swallow to Ning? Just to curry favor?

"Simply put, Lars likes Lace, Lace likes Liu Shiyi, Liu Shiyi likes Ning, and Ning likes young beauties. Got it?"

"Got it... Do you like men or women?"

"I like both! As long as they're pretty, I like them!"

"Take your hand off me. If you keep looking at me like that and touching me, I'll kill you!"

I slapped away his hand and warned him angrily.

"Hehe, we're partners. What's wrong with a little touch? Fine, fine, I'll behave..." 

Yang Lian Ting knew he couldn't beat me, so he quickly backed off and got serious. "Help me get rid of Liu Shiyi, and I'll help you escape!

I've heard the internal news. On Mid-Autumn Festival, you're doomed. Professor Ace has already made nearly a billion off you. He'll probably send you to your death soon to avoid trouble."

I was surprised Yang Lian Ting knew this. It seemed Ning was telling the truth yesterday.

"How do you plan to help me escape? Using that crocodile transport truck again?"

Without outside help, I had no way out.

Yang Lian Ting lit a cigar and said coldly, "You're overthinking. You escaped successfully last time, but do you really think it was all my doing?"

His eyes flashed with a cunning glint.

"You mean..."

"Exactly, it was all Ning's idea. He wants to take over Boss Cai's assets and used you to test the waters by letting you go..."