Chapter 607: How Effective is Seawater

“Boss.”

Outside the bar.

Seeing Xu Shaochen and Mei Liangxin, Long Yi quickly stepped forward to greet them.

“Boss, Long Er has already taken them to the beach.”

“Alright, let’s go.”

Xu Shaochen nodded and then got into the Rolls-Royce with Mei Liangxin.

“What do you plan to do with them?”

In the Car, Mei Liangxin looked at Xu Shaochen and asked.

He felt that Zhao Li and Liang Huan would not be easy to deal with.

Because both of their identities were special, naturally, there would be more considerations.

Kill them? If both of them ended up dead, even if the Zhao Family and Liang Family couldn’t find any evidence, they would still blame Xu Shaochen, who had a motive for murder.

After all, someone would be held accountable for their deaths.

Just beat them and let them go?

That would invite endless trouble. Not only would it not scare them, but it would also provoke even crazier revenge from them later.

So now, although they had captured them, the key issue was how to deal with them.

Xu Shaochen smiled: “It’s not about what I plan to do, but what they want to do.”

“Speak plainly.” Mei Liangxin said, a bit annoyed.

Xu Shaochen rolled his eyes, looking down on the other’s intelligence: “People like Liang Huan and Zhao Li—do you think they’ve never done anything illegal?”

“You want to threaten them with that? Where’s the evidence? Don’t tell me you’re just counting on them to confess. Later, they could just claim we forced them to admit it under threat, and it wasn’t true at all.”

Mei Liangxin thought this plan wouldn’t work unless they could get solid evidence. Only with such evidence could they truly use it as leverage.

Zhao Li and Liang Huan undoubtedly used their power to engage in some shady dealings. Even if they didn’t do it themselves, they likely ordered others to get it done.

Since they had access to power that others lacked, naturally, they would use that power to achieve things others couldn’t or wouldn’t dare to do.

These things could be related to money or women. For men, it’s usually just these two things.

“We may not necessarily have to use this to threaten them. I have a more foolproof plan.”

Xu Shaochen said meaningfully, but didn’t explain it in detail to Mei Liangxin.

………………

At the beach.

Zhao Li and Liang Huan had already been kneeling on the ground for a long time. The rocks were digging into their knees, causing them pain, but they could only endure it.

At this moment, they just hoped Xu Shaochen would arrive soon.

“Vroom… Vroom…”

Finally, the sound of an engine roaring grew closer and closer. In the distance, a Rolls-Royce with its high beams on drove over.

A few minutes later, the Car stopped on the road. Xu Shaochen, Long Yi, and Mei Liangxin got out.

“Second Young Master Liang, Fourth Young Master Zhao, how are you feeling? Enjoying the sea breeze? Do your minds feel any clearer? After all, back in the bar, neither of you seemed to be thinking straight.”

Xu Shaochen walked towards Liang Huan and Zhao Li, staring at them with a mocking smile.

“Xu! What exactly do you want? If you’re smart, let us go now! If anything happens to us, not even a hundred of your lives will be enough to pay for it!”

“That’s right! You know who we are. I suggest you carefully consider the consequences of anything you do! Can you really handle the retaliation from both of our families?”

Zhao Li and Liang Huan gritted their teeth, roaring at Xu Shaochen. Their voices were loud, but they were drowned out by the crashing waves.

“Heh, it seems the sea breeze hasn’t done much to sober up the two young masters. In that case, let me help you.”

Xu Shaochen said with a smile as he looked at the two.

Zhao Li and Liang Huan’s expressions changed. A sense of dread rose in their hearts as they shouted at Xu Shaochen: “Xu! What are you planning? I’m warning you, don’t do anything reckless!”

“Long Yi, get to work. It seems the young masters can’t wait any longer. I heard that fish usually feed at night, but I’ve never seen it myself. Perfect time for the young masters to help me satisfy my curiosity by testing it out.”

Watching the two panic-stricken individuals, Xu Shaochen remained calm. He even leisurely lit a cigar and held it in his mouth.

Following Xu Shaochen’s command, Long Yi waved his hand, and two bodyguards stepped forward with burlap sacks, forcing Zhao Li and Liang Huan inside.

“What are you doing? Let me go! Xu, are you insane?”

“Xu Shaochen…”

The two of them struggled non-stop, but since their hands and feet were tied, their resistance was futile.

Soon, both of them were stuffed into the sacks, which were then sealed tightly.

Neither of the two in the sacks noticed that ropes were tied around the openings of their sacks.

“Throw them in.”

As Xu Shaochen’s words fell, the bodyguards threw both men into the icy seawater, tying the other end of the ropes to a giant rock to prevent them from sinking completely.

Inside the burlap sacks, Zhao Li and Liang Huan tried to speak, but they couldn’t make a sound as water started seeping in. They could feel their bodies slowly sinking.

Only at this moment did they believe that Xu Shaochen might actually kill them. Fear completely filled their minds.

As time passed, they found it increasingly difficult to breathe. Their consciousness was fading, and they were about to lose consciousness altogether.

On the shore, Xu Shaochen kept his eyes on the second hand of his watch. When he judged that enough time had passed, he said: “Alright, pull them up.”

Following his command, the bodyguards grabbed the ropes and pulled them back up.

After bringing them ashore, they untied the ropes and tossed them into the sea before opening the sacks.

At that moment, both men, on the verge of suffocation, spat out large amounts of seawater and collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.

They had just been through a brush with death. If Xu Shaochen had waited any longer, they might have really died.

“So, how was it, Second Young Master Liang, Fourth Young Master Zhao? The sea breeze couldn’t clear your heads, but I wonder how effective the seawater was.”

Xu Shaochen towered over the two of them, speaking in a calm tone.

The reason he had thrown them into the sea was to make them experience fear, to show them that he really dared to kill them.

Only by making them feel the terror of death, by scaring them out of their wits, would it be easier to deal with the matters that followed.

“Clear, we’re clear now.”

The two quickly said. At this point, they were truly scared because they had almost died.

They were ordinary people after all. There’s no way they could remain calm after facing the threat of death.

“Since you’re clear-headed now, let’s have a proper talk.”

Xu Shaochen said.

“No, no need to talk anymore. Let us go, we swear we won’t hold this against you. I won’t come after you again.”

Liang Huan, panting heavily, said. At this moment, he was speaking the truth. All he could think of was surviving.

But whether he would seek revenge after surviving—that was another matter entirely.