Chapter 161

“What kidnapping? I don’t know anything about it.”

The leader of the Little Knives Gang looked completely baffled.

The police officers were aggressive and didn’t seem to be messing around.

This was strange.

He hadn’t given any orders for a kidnapping.

Liu Yiran didn’t bother explaining to them and prepared to take them all away.

Luo Yan, standing nearby, narrowed his eyes.

Sensing something amiss, he stepped forward and asked,

“That little girl—wasn’t it you who ordered her kidnapping? Three women were taken...”

Following Luo Yan’s finger, the gang leader saw Yu Yun and her daughter.

The older woman was mature and coldly elegant, while the little one was delicate and adorable.

Both were stunning beauties.

Luo Yan slapped him.

The gang leader’s face twisted in fear.

He would never forget what had just happened.

Dozens of his men, armed with machetes and batons, had been effortlessly taken down by this guy as if he were chopping vegetables.

“I’m the boss of the Little Knives Gang. If I didn’t give the order, who did?”

The gang leader spoke weakly.

“Still not telling the truth?”

Luo Yan grabbed his hair and was about to slam his head into the ground.

If not for the nearby officers stopping him, the man’s skull would’ve cracked open.

“I clearly saw three women kidnap my sister and drive a van in here. Your guards didn’t stop them... And you’re telling me it wasn’t you?”

Terrified, the gang leader immediately looked toward one of his detained subordinates—the gatekeeper.

It was the same guy Luo Yan had shoved aside earlier before Bai Ling kicked him, leaving him dazed for a while.

“Xiao Feng, what the hell happened?”

The subordinate, called “Xiao Feng,” was also scared.

Trembling, he glanced at Bai Ling standing beside Xu Hao.

The woman’s cold stare was something he’d never forget.

Shivering, the gatekeeper said,

“That was the Third Boss’s van...”

“The Third Boss?”

The gang leader froze.

The Third Boss was the gang’s third-in-command—his sworn sister.

Scanning the crowd of subordinates, he realized she and her two female followers were missing. His heart sank.

“Where’s your Third Boss?”

Luo Yan’s brows furrowed.

“We don’t know...”

The gang members all shook their heads, looking clueless.

The gang leader’s expression darkened.

The Third Boss had kidnapped someone, and now she was gone.

He had no idea about any of it.

This spoke volumes.

Was she selling them out?

“If you want to arrest someone, arrest Chen Juan. This has nothing to do with us. We didn’t know anything...”

Liu Yiran sneered.

“Don’t worry, we won’t let that ‘Third Boss’ get away. But first... you’ll all cooperate with the investigation. Take them away.”

She waved her hand, and her subordinates moved in.

Xu Hao watched everything coldly.

He always pursued realism.

To avoid being implicated in shady dealings, he made sure to have scapegoats ready.

Like this kidnapping.

He had Lao Mo subdue the Little Knives Gang’s Third Boss and pin the blame on them.

Since they weren’t his people, he didn’t care what happened to them.

By issuing orders through layers of proxies, any investigation would only lead back to the Blood Butchers Gang—never to him.

“President Xu...”

A shaky, excited voice suddenly rang out.

A bruised and battered figure stumbled out of the crowd and approached Xu Hao.

“President Xu, do you remember me? I’m Xiao Zhang! We’ve met before—I handled the Li family’s demolition and got them a villa as compensation.”

It turned out he was the Little Knives Gang’s deputy leader who had pressured the Li family into the demolition.

Being indirectly used by Xu Hao twice was pure luck.

His appearance now was clearly an attempt to curry favor.

Xu Hao was now a billionaire, standing among the elite families of Mo City.

A single word from him could ensure Xiao Zhang walked free.

Xu Hao responded indifferently.

“Oh, it’s you.”

“Yes, yes! It’s me! I’m honored you remember...”

Every eye—whether from the gang members or Yu Yun and her daughter—snapped toward them.

The thugs’ faces lit up with hope.

Whispers broke out.

“Holy shit??? The deputy knows President Xu? This is insane!”

“If our gang gets the backing of someone this powerful, forget the South District—we’d rule the entire underground scene in Mo City!”

“We’re saved! These cops are acting all high and mighty, but President Xu just needs to say the word, and they’ll have to let us go!”

“The deputy met President Xu back then. We were there too—gotta admire his quick thinking!”

“Yeah, I saw it with my own eyes!”

“Wait, really? When did this happen?”

“It’s a long story...”

Knowing their deputy leader was acquainted with Xu Hao, the gang members grew ecstatic.

A few who had been part of the demolition crew even stepped forward to show off.

“President Xu... you know him?”

Liu Yiran glanced at Xu Hao, her tone questioning—though in reality, she was asking how to handle this.

In the past, no one could stop her from doing her job.

But after submitting to Xu Hao, her righteous fury took a backseat to his orders.

“Not really. Handle them as usual.”

Xu Hao’s tone was flat.

Liu Yiran signaled her men to make the arrests.

The deputy leader’s flattering smile froze as an officer dragged him away.

He had clung to the memory of demolishing a villa, thinking it tied him to Xu Hao.

But the man hadn’t even spared him a second thought.

With the Little Knives Gang rounded up, Luo Yan stood still, deep in thought.

Something felt off.

The more he pondered, the more suspicious he grew.

But to uncover the truth, he needed to find the Third Boss.

And she had vanished.

In a city as vast as Mo, how could he track her down?

An officer approached him.

“You’re the one who took them down, right? We’ll need you to come with us for questioning.”

“Don’t worry—since it was for a rescue, it’s just a routine statement.”

Luo Yan snapped out of his thoughts.

Knowing this was procedure, he nodded.

Liu Yiran, meanwhile, asked Xu Hao and Yu Yun if they wanted to go to the station.

One was a victim; the other, a high-profile figure with minimal involvement.

They could choose.

Yu Yun declined, saying her daughter was too shaken.

Xu Hao decided to go.

After all—

He and the police beauty had only played their games at home, in hotels, or in police cars.

They’d never tried it in the station… in an office.

It’d probably net him a good amount of emotional points.

As they prepared to part ways, the little loli, Yu Xiaoyao, looked reluctant.

Seeing Xu Hao about to leave, she called out,

“Uncle!”

Xu Hao turned.

“What is it, Xiaoyao?”

“Come here, I want to tell you something...”

Still in her mother’s arms, the little girl motioned for him to bend down.

Then, squirming free, she leaned forward and planted a loud kiss on Xu Hao’s cheek.

“Thank you, Uncle.”

Xu Hao patted her head.

“Be good and listen to your mom...”

Luo Yan, who had been watching, clenched his fists.

Rage burned inside him.

Everything should have been his.

He was the one who took down the gangsters, saved his sister, and should’ve mended the family ties.

He should’ve earned his sister’s affection.

But Xu Hao had stolen it all.

Seeing the doll-like girl in his aunt’s arms kiss Xu Hao so intimately made him want to kill someone.

[Ding… Luo Yan is consumed by hatred, +999 emotional points…][Ding… Yu Xiaoyao feels shy, +345 emotional points…][Ding… Yu Yun is jealous, +555 emotional points…]

Only after the police cars drove off did Yu Yun finally address her daughter.

“Xiaoyao, that was too forward.”

The little loli blinked in confusion.

“What do you mean, Mom?”

“That kiss just now...”

Yu Yun’s tone carried a hint of jealousy.

As her daughter grew older, she had become less affectionate.

The little girl suddenly understood and tilted her head.

“Isn’t a kiss a way to show closeness?”

“Mom, you don’t know how scared I was, locked in that room alone. Uncle was like a prince on a white horse, riding in on a rainbow. What’s wrong with me being a little affectionate?”

Yu Yun’s face darkened.

A rainbow? A prince on a white horse?

“Cut down on the cartoons,” she scolded.

The little loli smirked, hearing the jealousy in her mother’s voice.

“Ohhh, Mom’s jealous! Fine, I’ll kiss you too!”

With that, she puckered up and planted one on Yu Yun’s flawless cheek.

Yu Yun stiffened.

She didn’t dislike her daughter’s affection.

In fact, given how busy she was with work, she cherished these moments.

But the fact that her daughter had just kissed Xu Hao before kissing her…

It felt weird.

“Uncle is nice, and Mom is nice too. But it’d be even better if Uncle became my dad!”

“Don’t talk nonsense...”

Yu Yun didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She lightly flicked her daughter’s forehead.

“That’s just how it is!”

The little loli covered her head and pouted.

“Mom always faces trouble alone. If you had a dad, you wouldn’t have to worry so much.”

“Plus, Mom’s always so cold—probably hitting that ‘menopausal phase’ I’ve heard about. A dad would fix that!”

“And Uncle is so handsome—he’d be perfect for you!”

“Mom, I strongly suggest you go after him...”

Her daughter’s words struck a chord in Yu Yun.

So the little one had been thinking about her well-being.

She’d noticed how hard her mother worked and wanted someone to share the burden.

What a sweet, thoughtful child.

But—wait.

Something about this felt off.

Did she just call me menopausal?

And now she’s telling me to chase Xu Hao?!

“Xiaoyao, who are you calling menopausal? Sounds like someone needs a spanking.”

The little loli shrank back, eyes wide.

“Scary menopausal mom…”

I really need a dad to teach Mom some manners.

Yu Yun paused when she caught her daughter’s look.

The girl had just been kidnapped—she was still shaken.

Breathe. Don’t lose your temper.

But she still warned sternly:

“Don’t say things like that again. Your ‘uncle’ already has a family—seven daughters older than you!”

To her shock, Xiaoyao’s eyes lit up.

“Wait, so if Mom and Uncle got together, I’d have seven big sisters?!”

“A mom AND a dad, plus seven sisters to spoil me? That’s amazing!”

“Mom, just think about it! Uncle’s perfect—handsome, classy, and makes you feel so safe...”

Yu Yun’s face darkened.

What kind of logic is this?!

She nearly dropped her daughter right then and there.

If you don’t know how to speak, then don’t.

But given the girl’s age, Yu Yun figured she just didn’t understand.

Time for an educational talk.

She patiently explained:

“That kind of behavior is immoral. Breaking up a family is wrong. The law recognizes one wife and one husband—”

Xiaoyao tilted her head.

“But I saw those case files you brought home. Some ladies got ‘kept’ by rich men, and nothing happened to them!”

“Mom, you wouldn’t have to wreck Uncle’s family! Just be his secret, right?”

“Oh! What’s the word for that…? Oh yeah—mistress.”

Yu Yun’s eye twitched.

Her daughter was seriously suggesting that she—a top-tier lawyer—should break the law and become someone’s mistress?!

Enough was enough.

This child needed discipline—before her morals got any more warped.

Meanwhile, in the police car—

Xu Hao rode alone with Officer Liu Yiran.

She drove while he sat in the passenger seat.

As she navigated, Liu Yiran remarked sourly:

“Who knew a billionaire CEO like President Xu would have time to ‘coincidentally’ rescue a little loli?”

Ignoring her tone, Xu Hao casually rested his hand on the policewoman’s thigh.

“What can I say? I’m just a helpful guy.”

Liu Yiran rolled her eyes—but then tensed as his fingers trailed higher.

“Don’t. I’m driving.”

“Drive all you want. I’ll handle my business.”

“......”

She gripped the wheel tighter, forcing herself to focus.

One wrong move, and they’d both be roadkill.

“You’re not actually targeting Sister Yu, are you? She’s the ‘Legal Queen’—not someone you mess with. Plus, she’s my best friend.”

She hoped to dissuade him.

Xu Hao’s fingers traced idle circles.

“Best friends should share everything... even a ‘quilt’.” [1]

Liu Yiran instantly understood his meaning.

He wanted both of them—

A police officer and a lawyer,

Two pillars of justice,

On their knees before him.

The thought alone sent heat to her cheeks.

“I know what you’re after. But Sister Yu? With that temper? Good luck.”

“Which is why you’re here. Put in a good word for me.”

Xu Hao had researched their friendship.

“No way!”

Just imagining sharing him with another woman was mortifying—let alone her best friend.

Xu Hao smirked.

Refusing me? Someone’s begging for punishment.

At the police station, Liu Yiran delegated tasks and prepared to interrogate the suspects.

Xu Hao stopped her.

“Show me your office first.”

Her pulse spiked.

They’d been together for a while now—tried countless positions.

But never at the police station.

She couldn’t refuse him.

Leading him to her private office, she shut the door—

—Just as Xu Hao pinned her with a predatory gaze.

“Where are your handcuffs?”

With a resigned sigh, Liu Yiran retrieved them and clasped them around her own wrists.

Xu Hao leaned in, breath hot against her ear:

“Now, say it again. Will you help me seduce your best friend?”

A whimper escaped her lips.

“...Yes.”

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