Chapter 614: Robbed
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Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Upon hearing these words, the two men couldn’t help but step back.
Outside the hall, Jing Feng and Su Lie stood guard at the entrance, one on the left and one on the right.
With two formidable experts like them here, where could the two men escape to?
The scar-faced man looked at Gu Xiaonan for help and said, “Young Master Xiaonan, look, although we took you away, we didn’t really harm you. We even cooperated with you to put on a little act to make amends. Can you spare us?”
Gu Xiaonan pouted and replied, “You think you can walk away just because you put on a little act?”
The scar-faced man was at a loss for words.
The thin, tall man beside him flashed a shrewd light in his eyes and suddenly said, “We are willing to compensate with a large sum of money.”
Gu Xiaonan’s eyes lit up like the sun.
He turned to look at Gu Qingluan and said, “Mother…”
Gu Qingluan understood his meaning perfectly.
Hmph, when did her son become so money-minded?
However, if Xiaonan was willing to let them go, she wouldn’t stop him.
The real threat was Yu Huarong, and these two were just hired by others to do their bidding. Xiaonan was unharmed, so there was no need to take their lives.
“You deal with it yourself.”
With Gu Qingluan’s tacit approval, things became much easier.
After negotiations between both parties, a satisfactory outcome was finally reached.
To be precise, it was a satisfactory outcome for Gu Xiaonan.
The two men were known as the Phantom Twin Thieves in the black market for their exceptional thieving skills.
It wasn’t because of their individual strength but rather their ability to steal.
So far, they had only failed this one mission.
In their daily work, they took on tasks within their capabilities and had never failed before. Who would have expected them to stumble on this mission to kidnap a child?
Yu Huarong chose them precisely because of their track record in executing tasks.
They had earned a substantial commission over the years they spent in the black market.
Furthermore, the two of them were frugal in their daily lives.
Despite the scar-faced man’s appearance of being carefree, he was actually quite thrifty in his daily expenses.
They originally planned to retire after a while.
Therefore, when they received an unusually generous commission for this mission, they decided to take the risk.
Little did they know that their plan would go awry.
All the money they earned over the years was emptied in an instant, and they were almost driven to despair.
But there was no other way. If they didn’t pay, they would lose their lives, and without their lives, their wealth would be meaningless. They had no choice but to reluctantly hand over the ransom.
All their treasures had been hidden in the thin, tall man’s storage ring.
He had obtained a storage ring in the black market and placed all their belongings in it, including the scar-faced man’s share.
After paying the ransom, the storage ring was empty.
If it weren’t for the fact that Gu Xiaonan didn’t take a liking to the storage ring with just a few dozen cubic meters of s.p.a.ce, they wouldn’t even have been able to keep that storage ring.
After thoroughly robbing the two men, Gu Xiaonan finally had a change of heart and gave them the antidote for the “Heart Itch Powder.”
Before they could even take the antidote, they were promptly expelled from the Feng residence.
Upon consuming the antidote, the itching sensation on their bodies immediately disappeared.
However…
As they looked at the now empty storage ring, the two men exchanged a speechless glance, their hearts filled with bitterness.
The scar-faced man sighed deeply and patted his companion heavily on the back, saying, “Brother, let it go. We can work for a few more years. It’s said that great misfortune brings great fortune.”
“In the future, let’s be less greedy,” the thin, tall man left behind these words in a calm tone before turning and walking away.
The scar-faced man was momentarily stunned, then hurriedly caught up and said, “I got it, wait for me!”
Inside the hall, only Gu Qin’er remained.
Her palms were sweaty, and she was extremely nervous.
Gu Qingluan twirled a strand of her black hair around her finger and lifted her eyelids from below to look at her, saying, “Tell me, how should I deal with you?”