Chapter 652: Chapter 652: Acting, as if no one else knows how!

Determined not to let someone who tried to kill him get away, Xu Qianli was resolved to capture her today and find out who exactly had sent her.

Thus, the two of them were at a standoff.

It wasn’t much of a problem for them to be at a standoff, but the woman who was being held hostage by the Female Assassin was terrified, her calves trembling uncontrollably, indescribably uncomfortable.

Unable to bear it any longer, the woman burst into tears with a loud cry, her eyes brimming as she looked at Xu Qianli and spoke through her sobs.

“You’re a bad person, a bad man!”

“I’ve just been taken advantage of by you, my first kiss stolen by you, and now you see me being held hostage and you don’t even help me. You’re truly heartless!”

“I don’t want to die, please save me, I beg you to save me. Just let her go, I’m begging you…”

Pleading desperately, the woman was well aware that her life was in Xu Qianli’s hands, and that if he would just let the Female Assassin go, she would have a chance to live.

Xu Qianli said, “Beautiful, stop crying and don’t beg me. Believe it or not, if I let her take you away, the first thing she’ll do is stab you twice, making you bleed out to slow me down. Even if I took you to the hospital then, you might not make it.”

The Female Assassin angrily retorted, “Nonsense, I’m not that despicable! Just let me go, and I’ll release her immediately. I won’t hurt a hair on her head.”

Xu Qianli said, “Not a hair harmed, but you’ll butcher her, right? You can fool others with your lies, but not me. You’re not going anywhere today!”

“Fine, then I’ll just force my way out. Let’s see if you can stop me!”

The Female Assassin, with fierce resolve, held the woman hostage and hurried towards the door, rushing at Xu Qianli, prepared to fight for her life.

With a hostage in her grip, she didn’t believe this guy wouldn’t have a bit of hesitation!

Drawing nearer, the Female Assassin threw the woman towards Xu Qianli with all her might, following closely behind, daggers aimed at the woman.

Mid-air, the woman saw the double daggers coming from the Female Assassin and closed her eyes tightly in fear, not daring to look.

Seeing the danger, Xu Qianli rushed forward, grabbed the woman, and pulled her aside, avoiding the daggers and saving her.

Seizing the opportunity, the Female Assassin quickly circled around Xu Qianli and ran out of the woman’s clothing store, heading for the distance.

Xu Qianli wanted to chase her, but the woman clung to his neck tightly, shivering in his arms and desperately clinging to him.

By the time Xu Qianli managed to free himself from the woman’s grip to chase after her, the Female Assassin was gone.

With the assassin vanished, Xu Qianli had no choice but to give up.

Turning back to the woman, he realized she had ruined his plans, first providing a distraction for the Female Assassin and then foolishly falling into her hands, allowing the assailant to escape — truly a disaster maker.

Unable to suppress his anger, Xu Qianli strode over and gripped the woman’s neck, “Tell me, are you her accomplice?”

The woman, terrified, blurted out, “No, I don’t even know her.”

“Do you think I would believe your lies?”

“If it weren’t for you, she couldn’t have escaped!”

“From the moment you appeared to the time she got away, you’ve been aiding her. I’d bet you’re her accomplice!”

Xu Qianli was almost certain that the woman in his hands was the Female Assassin’s accomplice.

If she hadn’t distracted him for the Female Assassin, if she hadn’t been caught by the assassin during their fight, if she hadn’t clung to him so tightly after he saved her, the Female Assassin couldn’t have possibly escaped.

This person was too suspicious, all signs pointing to the most reasonable explanation that she was in cahoots with the Female Assassin!

The woman said, “I’m really not with her, I don’t know her at all. Whimpering, You’re wrongly accusing a good person. Please let me go, I’m begging you…”

“Let you go?”

“Not so easy!”

“I’ll have someone interrogate you thoroughly, make you spill everything!”

Xu Qianli grabbed the woman and started walking away. He had made up his mind, later on he would let Zi Yumo take a hand and give this person a good interrogation.

As long as she was in cahoots with the Female Assassin, he couldn’t believe Zi Yumo wouldn’t be able to pry her mouth open.

“Help, I’m being kidnapped, someone help me…”

Seeing that she was about to be taken away by Xu Qianli, and not knowing where he would take her, the woman panicked and started shouting loudly.

Even though it was night, the streets were still bustling. The woman’s shouts quickly drew a lot of attention, with many onlookers turning their gazes towards Xu Qianli, scrutinizing him with strange looks.

Is this kid really kidnapping someone?

An older sister with a strong sense of justice rushed over and stretched out her arms to block Xu Qianli’s way.

“Young man, stop right there!”

“On this street, you dare to abduct someone so brazenly!”

“Let her go right now, release her this instant!”

The sister commanded Xu Qianli with an overwhelming sense of justice to release the woman.

Not just her, but a crowd had gathered around, blocking Xu Qianli’s path.

Xu Qianli said, “She’s my girlfriend, she’s just having a tantrum with me. She’s dead set on committing suicide, and I’m trying to take her back home. You all just don’t understand kindness.”

“What? You two are lovers, and she’s having a tantrum wanting to commit suicide?”

The sister didn’t know what to say at first; after all, it turned out to be a lover’s quarrel.

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately shook her head, “Don’t believe him, I have nothing to do with him, you must not believe his lies. He doesn’t even know my name, how could he possibly be my boyfriend, you mustn’t be deceived by him!”

The sister said, “Young man, you each tell a different story, who’s telling the truth here? She says you don’t know her name, is that true?”

Xu Qianli responded, “How could I not know my own girlfriend’s name? She’s called Jiang Meng.”

The woman became anxious as soon as she heard this, speaking rapidly, “Did you all hear that? This guy doesn’t even know my name, he just blurted out a random one, you mustn’t be fooled by him!”

The sister said, “True, he could have just blurted out any name. Young man, how can you prove that the two of you are indeed lovers?”

Upon hearing this, the woman felt smug, ha ha ha, we don’t even know each other, how can you prove we are lovers, that’s impossible!

Now she would finally be able to get away.

Just as the woman was feeling triumphant, Xu Qianli suddenly spoke up.

“That’s easy.”

“My girlfriend has a rice grain-sized red mark under her left breast.”

When Xu Qianli said that, the older sister looked towards the woman, “Sis, is that true?”

The woman didn’t know what to say in that moment; she did have a red mark there. Xu Qianli had just mentioned such a private matter, how was she supposed to explain it?

Taking advantage of the woman’s daze, Xu Qianli said, “Mengmeng, I told you, there’s nothing between your best friend and me. We just happened to meet on the street; we were not on a date. But you just wouldn’t believe me and insisted on courting death. Be good, don’t be so stubborn, come back home with me, and I’ll explain slowly.”