Chapter 140
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Chapter 140 Never Seen Such an Ugly Little Lamb
The Ultimate Move Reappears!
It seems that when Su Rui and Lin Aoxue first met, the former was pestering the Lin family’s young lady, and in a fit of anger, Lin Aoxue rewarded him with a knee strike.
Su Rui was startled by Lin Aoxue’s move and quickly backed away, greatly dissatisfied: “Look, Lin Aoxue, can you stop using your family-line-ending kick every time? Don’t you know how dangerous that is? A man’s area down there is off-limits!”
Lin Aoxue clearly hadn’t intended to actually hurt Su Rui. With his terrifying skills, she wouldn’t have been able to touch him anyway.
The last time at the airport, he must have deliberately let her hit him! That annoying guy!
“It’s none of your business,” Lin Aoxue said coldly.
Very cool and stylish.
“None of my business? Of course it’s my business!” Su Rui roared angrily: “How many times do I have to tell you? You can’t be so willful. Men like women who listen to them. This isn’t a matriarchal society. Women shouldn’t be too opinionated, too domineering, or treat men like little lambs. Look at yourself—don’t you check every single one of these boxes? Not missing a single one?”
Lin Aoxue casually pursed her lips: “I don’t treat you like a little lamb.”
Su Rui knew his metaphor was inappropriate and also pursed his lips: “I was just making a comparison, comparing myself… to a little lamb, that’s all.”
Lin Aoxue didn’t even look at him: “Never seen such an ugly little lamb.”
Su Rui was about to lose his mind, his face covered in black lines: “Lin Aoxue, can you be less venomous with your words? Can you leave people some dignity when you speak? Can you show me a little more respect and care? Be careful, or you’ll never get married!”
Lin Aoxue glanced at him and said indifferently: “Whether I get married or not, what does that have to do with you?”
Su Rui felt like he was being tortured to madness.
Just then, Lin Fuzhang hurriedly opened the office door. Seeing Su Rui covered in blood, the worry on his face grew even more intense.
“Are you both alright?”
Obviously, as the chairman of Bikang Group, Lin Fuzhang had already heard about the dangerous incident that had just occurred in the laboratory. After a brief report from Xia Qing, he had dropped everything and rushed over.
He didn’t ask about his daughter first, but instead asked both his daughter and Su Rui “Are you both alright?” It must be said that even such a simple detail was heartwarming for subordinates.
Although Su Rui wasn’t his subordinate, hearing these words made him think more highly of Lin Fuzhang.
“We’re fine,” Lin Aoxue said.
Lin Fuzhang noticed the purple bruises on his daughter’s neck, and his eyes immediately filled with boundless anger: “Those damn bastards!”
Such a dangerous incident happening in his own company, with his daughter’s safety severely threatened, naturally made Lin Fuzhang furious!
“Do you know who did this?”
“Two people. One is already dead, the other is barely alive. I was just about to interrogate him,” Su Rui said.
“Su Rui saved me,” Lin Aoxue suddenly interjected.
Hearing this, Su Rui raised his eyebrows.
Lin Fuzhang nodded heavily, naturally understanding the meaning behind his daughter’s words.
Looking at Su Rui’s blood-covered body, Lin Fuzhang’s eyes flashed with apology and gratitude: “Thank you so much this time. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”
Lin Fuzhang now clearly realized that having Su Rui help him was truly a blessing from years of good karma. Thinking back to when he had offered him two million per month, believing it showed sincerity, now seemed rather insulting. A person like this was simply priceless.
“It’s nothing,” Su Rui’s eyes flashed with cold light: “They dared to bully Aoxue, I naturally wouldn’t let them off easily.”
Hearing this, Lin Aoxue also raised her eyebrows, her mind seemingly recalling Su Rui’s frantic behavior when he saw her being choked.
That powerful and unreasonable princess carry still made Lin Aoxue feel dizzy when she thought about it.
“Don’t worry about the dead man. Leave it to me to handle.”
From this perspective, Lin Fuzhang was quite honorable, at least not like many people who immediately try to shift responsibility after something bad happens. This point satisfied Su Rui.
If Lin Fuzhang had said something like “You killed him, you explain it to the police yourself,” Su Rui would definitely have slapped him first, then turned and left, never setting foot in Bikang Group again.
Since Lin Fuzhang had spoken this way, Su Rui didn’t say anything more. He knew that with the former’s connections, handling this matter wouldn’t be a problem at all.
“Could this incident be connected to the previous wiretapping incident? Could it be the same person?” Lin Fuzhang asked, as if remembering something.
Previously, Su Rui had found several listening devices in Lin Aoxue’s office, and even one disguised as a button attached to her clothes. This kind of thing was terrifying—feeling like there were eyes everywhere, as if everything you did was being watched. It was extremely uncomfortable.
When it rains, it pours. The wiretapping incident was still under investigation with no leads, and now this had happened. It was hard not to connect the two incidents.
“It’s possible,” Su Rui pondered: “But the key question is, we don’t know if there might be a third person who hasn’t shown themselves yet.”
Su Rui’s words seemed to sound an alarm bell for the Lin father and daughter! It gave them a chilling feeling!
In the previous assassination attempt, there seemed to be only two actors, but Su Rui and the others couldn’t be certain if there was a third person hiding in the shadows, or even a fourth!
It’s worth noting that if Su Rui hadn’t appeared, Grete would have easily completed the mission, and Aikema, the assassin with extremely refined skills, wouldn’t have needed to show himself!
At that point, would Su Rui and the others have thought that Grete was the only implementer of the entire operation?
Reasoning this way, it seemed very possible that there were others who hadn’t been exposed yet!
This was undoubtedly like planting a time bomb in Bikang Group!
Lin Fuzhang took several deep breaths and asked, “What should we do now?”
After so many years navigating the political arena, this was the first time he had encountered such a dangerous situation. Lin Fuzhang seemed to lack confidence at this moment. Clearly, Su Rui standing beside him was more qualified to make decisions.
Subtly, Lin Fuzhang had already started to prioritize Su Rui’s opinions, at least in this matter.
“Let me finish the interrogation first, then we’ll talk.”
Su Rui wasn’t 100% confident in his interrogation, after all, these people were death squads, and it wasn’t certain he could get the information he wanted from them. The suspect might commit suicide by poison halfway through the interrogation, so they had to prepare for the worst.
“Alright, Brother Su, you go handle the interrogation, and I’ll take care of the follow-up and processing.”
Lin Fuzhang knew Su Rui was an expert in this area, and his own involvement wouldn’t help. So he patted Su Rui’s arm, then looked deeply at his daughter and said, “Aoxue, stay close to Su Rui.”
Lin Aoxue nodded.
“Brother Su, I’m entrusting you again. I’m leaving my daughter in your hands.” Lin Fuzhang may not have realized that what he just said was quite ambiguous.
“Uh…” Su Rui glanced at Lin Aoxue, seeing her looking at him. After their eyes met, she turned her gaze away.
Su Rui smiled: “Brother Lin, you can rest assured.”
Having received Su Rui’s affirmative answer, Lin Fuzhang left with peace of mind.
As soon as he left, Su Rui wanted to go out, with Lin Aoxue following behind.
“Didn’t I tell you? I’m going to interrogate someone. That kind of scene isn’t suitable for you,” Su Rui turned around, almost bumping into Lin Aoxue who was following closely: “Just wait here obediently.”
“The chairman told me to follow you,” Lin Aoxue finally found a reason. She truly wanted to personally interrogate the person who tried to steal the Sancuo Anlun formula.
“The scene might be quite bloody later. I’m afraid it might cause you psychological trauma,” Su Rui said helplessly.
Although having such a devastatingly beautiful woman following him was quite enjoyable, it depended on the situation, right? This situation was clearly not appropriate!
“The chairman has already spoken,” Lin Aoxue said stubbornly. Ever since Su Rui mentioned the possibility of a third person lurking around, she felt unsafe everywhere. Only by staying close to this man could she find that rare sense of security.
“Don’t you usually ignore the chairman’s words?” Su Rui looked at Lin Aoxue with a half-smile.
A flush rose on Lin Aoxue’s face. She said nothing more, walked around Su Rui, and headed for the door.
“Wait.”
Su Rui suddenly called out to Lin Aoxue: “I’ll allow you to go, but wait a moment.”
“What is it?”
Lin Aoxue stopped in surprise. She saw him run to a nearby coat rack, take down a white silk scarf, stand in front of her, and without explanation, wrap it around her neck.
Lin Aoxue stood frozen, seemingly forgetting to resist, like a little lamb allowing Su Rui to do as he pleased.
If someone familiar with Lin Aoxue saw her like this, their jaw would probably drop in shock.
In terms of fighting, Su Rui was a master, but when it came to dressing and appearance, Su Rui was clearly a novice. The way he tied the silk scarf around Lin Aoxue was like tying shoelaces—the perfectly good scarf was wrapped in the ugliest way possible. Lin Aoxue had already seen her appearance in the mirror and her expression was somewhat strange.
But Su Rui clapped his hands in satisfaction and said, “There, now no one can see you were injured. Mission accomplished!”
Lin Aoxue hesitated for a moment but ultimately didn’t remove the messy-looking scarf.
However, looking at Su Rui’s self-satisfied expression, a charming smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
