Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 530 - 531 Two Little Female Thieves

Chapter 530: Chapter 531 Two Little Female Thieves

Song Xiaodong went straight back to the hotel and laid out all the medicines on the table. These were treasures, and although they cost a fair amount of money, the cash was definitely not as important as these items.

These were essential assets for enhancing his strength, only with improved strength could he win the battle two years later and qualify to take care of his family afterward.

For an individual, to serve the country and the people and to risk life and death is heroic, but often there is no greater motivation than doing it for one’s family.

Everyone is selfish, and everyone cares most about their family, the people they love. When Xiaodong was in the army, he even became somewhat negative about this battle, which was also why he left the army. At home, he finally found the meaning of the fight, the source of his motivation.

After putting the items away, Song Xiaodong decided to go out again to see if he could find more good stuff elsewhere.

However, after wandering for a few hours, Song Xiaodong had no further gains. The best the medicinal herb shops had were herbs of twenty years, and these could be found in Tiannan City. There was even one shop that tried to pass off herbs of just over a decade as several centuries old to swindle him.

Seeing that it was getting late, Song Xiaodong returned to the hotel, but as he reached his room’s door, his expression immediately became sharp—someone had tampered with the door, meaning someone had been inside the room.

Before leaving, Song Xiaodong had told the housekeeping staff there was no need to clean up, and now someone had entered, likely after the medicines inside.

Upon opening the door, Song Xiaodong saw two individuals: Lin Shu and Zhong Chuling, the two girls.

This considerably lessened the anger Song Xiaodong initially felt since there was a reasonable explanation for the girls’ presence. If it had been anyone else, Song Xiaodong wouldn’t have likely been so courteous at this moment. Additionally, seeing them there meant the medicines definitely hadn’t been taken, so there was no need to worry anymore.

Song Xiaodong closed the door behind him with a stern face and said, "You two have quite the nerve, daring to come here and steal my things."

Lin Shu and Zhong Chuling both turned pale at that moment, especially Zhong Chuling, who held her hands behind her back and looked extremely nervous.

"Hey, steal what you will, but don’t make it sound so ugly," Lin Shu retorted with a twitch at the corner of her mouth, trying to sound tough despite her internal fear.

"Hmph, ugly," Song Xiaodong retorted grumpily. "You two sneaked into my room, surely you weren’t thinking of keeping me company?"

"You wish!" Lin Shu, always a fiery one, glared and snapped back. "You’re the one for company, your whole family is for company!"

Song Xiaodong didn’t want to argue with the girl and simply said, "Hand over the items."

"No! No!" Zhong Chuling bit her lip and shook her head vigorously, clutching her hands behind her back as if afraid that Song Xiaodong would snatch the items away.

Song Xiaodong said with a serious face, "Put the things down, and I can pretend this never happened and let you go. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not being polite."

"What... what do you want to do?" Lin Shu, intimidated by Song Xiaodong’s demeanor, took a step back and warned, "I’m telling you, if you dare touch me, you’ll be sorry. You should know who my grandfather is, and I have many friends who would find it as easy to crush you as if you were an ant."

Song Xiaodong scoffed coldly, "The last thing I’m afraid of is threats."

As Song Xiaodong advanced, Lin Shu and Zhong Chuling could only step back bit by bit. When they passed the table, Lin Shu grabbed a box of the items and suddenly spun around, rushing to the balcony window, shouting loudly, "If you take one more step forward, I’ll throw these down."

Song Xiaodong immediately stopped in his tracks, his face turning dark. He hadn’t expected this girl to pull such a move; he had been too careless.

His mouth twitching, Song Xiaodong could only say, "Fine, fine, I won’t come any closer, just don’t throw it."

Lin Shu’s eyes immediately lit up and said, "Then step aside and let Xiao Ling go."

Song Xiaodong frowned and replied, "No way."

Lin Shu stood his ground and said, "If you don’t, I’ll throw this thing down. Anyway, you can only choose one."

Song Xiaodong couldn’t help but laugh and cry, saying, "You sure know how to make a deal. Alright, you win, I’ll let her go."

Lin Shu quickly said to Zhong Chuling, "Xiao Ling, you get going."

"But you..." Zhong Chuling looked at Lin Shu, worried.

Lin Shu lifted his head with full confidence and said, "It’s fine, don’t worry about me. My grandfather knows him, and if he dares to touch me, my grandfather will definitely make him pay. He wouldn’t dare to do anything to me."

Zhong Chuling hesitated for a moment but finally nodded and said, "Xiao Shu, thank you. Be careful."

"Get going, don’t dawdle here. Saving your dad is what’s important," Lin Shu said generously.

Zhong Chuling bit her lip, then twisted around, carefully squeezing past Song Xiaodong, who did not stop her. He was truly afraid of provoking Lin Shu and causing him to throw down the item.

Watching Zhong Chuling reach the doorway, Lin Shu let out a sigh of relief. But at that moment, Song Xiaodong suddenly sprang forward, grabbed Lin Shu’s arm, pulled him back in through the window, then easily snatched the box from him.

Just as he was about to throw Lin Shu onto the bed and then go after Zhong Chuling, he felt a tight grip around his waist. Lin Shu, the girl, was holding onto him for dear life.

"Xiao Ling, run!" Lin Shu yelled out loud again.

Zhong Chuling paused, and Lin Shu shouted even louder, "Don’t worry about me; he wouldn’t dare to do anything!"

That’s when Zhong Chuling turned and ran out.

Song Xiaodong could have taken Lin Shu and chased after her, but the girl had really gone all out, wrapping her arms around him and hooking her legs around the legs of a table on the balcony with all her might.

Never underestimate a woman; if she truly gets fierce and taps into her potential, her strength can be formidable. At that moment, that was the case with Lin Shu, and Song Xiaodong, for the time being, was unable to break free from her grasp.

That was because Song Xiaodong didn’t want to hurt her. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been hard to get rid of her. It was all the more complicated because these items originally came from Lin Yi’s possession, and causing injury to Lin Yi’s granddaughter because of them was not justifiable.

So, at that moment, all Song Xiaodong could do was watch helplessly as Zhong Chuling ran away.

Song Xiaodong, somewhat irritated, turned his head and glared at Lin Shu, saying sharply, "You damn girl, let go of me!"

"I won’t let go! Even if you kill me, I won’t! If you have the guts, then do it!" Lin Shu was terrified that if she let go, Song Xiaodong would chase after Zhong Ling’er, so she refused to release her grip at any cost, leaving Song Xiaodong completely at a loss.