Chapter 1021: Then I Won’t Tell You

Night.

Inside the same rented room.

Zhao Qing was bruised and battered, with blood at the corner of his mouth. His body was covered in bruises and blood, looking miserable.

“Brother Zhao, what are you after? That Xu is the world’s richest man, owning wealth beyond measure, yet how much did you get? Why die without speaking?”

“Listen to me, just speak and I’ll give you three hundred million USD. How about it?”

Huo Chuan earnestly persuaded Zhao Qing, unable to comprehend this person’s thinking. How could someone be so foolish?

To throw away one’s life for someone completely unrelated, isn’t that madness?

“Pah! If you have the guts, kill me. You… If you don’t kill me today, I… I’ll kill your whole family sooner or later.”

Zhao Qing gathered strength and spat blood at Huo Chuan, then gritted his teeth.

There were several times he couldn’t hold on.

But he gritted his teeth, thinking to endure a little longer. If he couldn’t bear it, he might speak then, at least it would be worthy of Mr. Xu.

So he kept thinking to endure a little longer, constantly holding back until now, not betraying Xu Shaochen.

He’s not a good person, but he knows conscience.

Without Xu Shaochen, his dilapidated demolition company might have landed him in jail long ago.

Therefore, he did his best never to betray Xu Shaochen.

“Damn it, showing no respect.”

Huo Chuan wiped the blood from his face, his expression twisted in anger, nearly squeezing out his words: “Pull out all his fingernails!”

He didn’t notice a small camera under the air conditioner capturing everything.

The Baseball Capped Youth stood in an unnoticed corner, one hand in his pocket, sending an edited message to Xu Shaochen.

Downstairs, armed police officers were already waiting.

“Director Liu, go ahead. Our insider just informed us.”

Xu Shaochen looked at his phone, then spoke to Director Liu.

Indeed, he had given the Baseball Capped Youth an undercover identity to coordinate with the police for the arrest.

With that identity, he could later pull the Baseball Capped Youth out.

After using him against his son, he would use him against his father.

“It’s time. Follow the prearranged action plan!”

“All units take note, final notice. The criminals have guns. The criminals have guns. Ensure safety.”

With Director Liu’s order, the armed officers, who had been waiting for over half an hour, moved into action orderly.

Inside the rental room.

Huo Chuan’s men prepared to pull Zhao Qing’s fingernails with pliers.

“Crash!”

Suddenly, several armed officers descended from above, breaking in through the window with ropes.

Almost simultaneously, the door was smashed open as armed officers filed in.

“Don’t move! Drop the gun!”

“Nobody move! Hands on your head, squat down!”

“Don’t move!” “Bang!”

In the officers’ shouts, there was a gunshot, and someone who had just drawn a handgun was shot dead.

Huo Chuan and others were completely stunned. They didn’t react until the gunshots and chaos erupted.

But by then, it was too late. They were surrounded, with no chance of escape.

The result of resistance was being shot dead.

So Huo Chuan wisely led everyone to squat down, his eyes coldly scanning his men.

He had chosen the hideout carefully. Without an insider, how could the police discover and time it so perfectly?

Yet he wasn’t too worried.

After all, someone would surely take the blame for him. He only needed to stay silent.

But when he saw an officer retrieve a tiny camera from under the air conditioner, his heart sank.

What on earth is going on!

“Young Master Huo, I didn’t know what grudge you had with my friend to have him kidnapped and beaten like this.”

At this moment, a calm voice reached his ears.

Huo Chuan turned to the door sharply.

He saw Xu Shaochen enter unhurriedly.

His mind went blank. He couldn’t fathom it, really couldn’t.

He had plotted against Xu Shaochen. How did it end with him being plotted against?

Who betrayed him!

“Mr. Xu, they forced me to falsely accuse you, but you did nothing illegal. I, of course, wouldn’t listen to them.”

Zhao Qing shouted at Xu Shaochen, adding a charge of false accusation to Huo Chuan.

Moreover, he falsely accused a notable person.

Xu Shaochen’s reputation costs dearly.

“Focus on recovering.”

Xu Shaochen said to Zhao Qing.

Soon, doctors took Zhao Qing away on a stretcher.

Huo Chuan stared at Xu Shaochen, as if his gaze could kill.

“Slap!”

Xu Shaochen raised his hand and slapped him. “What are you staring at? Don’t you know me?”

“You saw it, he hit me! He just hit me! I want to sue! I want an injury examination!”

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Huo Chuan shouted hysterically.

Yet everyone ignored him.

Huo Chuan’s shouting dwindled to nothing like a fool.

“Want to know how this happened?”

Xu Shaochen patted Huo Chuan’s face with a playful smile.

Huo Chuan pursed his lips. “Tell me, who betrayed me? Or I will die with regrets.”

“Want to know?” Xu Shaochen asked.

Huo Chuan’s breath quickened as he fixed his gaze on Xu Shaochen.

Xu Shaochen grinned. “Then I just won’t tell you. Hahaha…”

“You… Argh—”

Huo Chuan spat blood in anger, his eyes full of hatred as if he wished to tear Xu Shaochen apart.

“Fool! Outside the Great Wilderness Province, even your old man doesn’t dare bark at me. Where did you get the nerve? Had a two-day stay in the Island and you think you’re soaring? Spend the rest of your life in Jiangzhou prison. The food there is decent.”

“But I hear soap-dropping is common in prison. With your fair appearance, you’re quite a favorite. Best wishes for your backside. Hahaha…”

Xu Shaochen laughed as he left the rented house.

The laughter echoed in Huo Chuan’s ears, painfully.

“Xu! Damn you! My dad won’t spare you! He won’t spare you!”

Huo Chuan raged hysterically, contemplating the decades of prison time ahead frightened him to the brink of collapse.