Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 386 The Cost of a Sharp Tongue_1

"I won’t ask why you are so knowledgeable about Jiang Nanxi."

Ding Jianwei, as usual, snatched away Xiao Ming’s cigarette and started smoking, "The things she’s done should suffice to displease the four families, but it’s probably not enough to embolden them to rebel.

Moreover, how could the legendary Saint lack the strategic insight to see the downsides of Jiang Nanxi’s behavior?" fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"So, yesterday another Universal Salvation Venerable came."

As he spoke, Xiao Ming snatched the cigarette back, "Even though you look sexy smoking, you should smoke less of this stuff.

Your workload is intense and you have no regular schedule, your body must be full of red flags already.

I don’t know if Fang Muye has left yet, but I’ll give him a call later. If he’s still in Qingyang, he can take a look at you and prescribe some medicine to help you out.

Honestly, can’t you just behave for once? Take this chance to rest up properly. Once I’m nearly done with my stuff, you can come out, make the arrest, and take the credit. You won’t have to do anything else."

Ding Jianwei blinked, "Is there a reward for being good? If I could just..."

"Don’t even say ’let’s have one round’!"

The woman giggled charmingly, taking the initiative to hold his hand, "Enough, as your superior, I don’t have much authority. No matter how well you suck up, it won’t get you a promotion or wealth, so don’t worry about it.

Let’s get back to the matter of the Universal Salvation Venerable."

Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly, "Universal Salvation Venerable goes by the name Sophie, a returnee, and a former assassin. Codenamed ’Angel Nun’, you might have heard of her."

"Are you sure it’s really the Angel Nun?" Ding Jianwei was extremely surprised, "If I remember correctly, according to our records, she should have been captured by Interpol."

"That was her pulling a Gold Cicada’s Shedding, aiming to lure Lucifer into a hard fight with Interpol, a means to use another’s hand to eliminate someone."

"How come this involves the world’s number one assassin now!" Ding Jianwei started to feel a headache brewing, "Xiao, just lay it out for me, how big a scene do you plan to cause?"

Xiao Ming chuckled, "It seems like you’ve completely given up on keeping calm in front of me.

Lucifer is just a background figure. He’s mentioned because he is Sophie’s Achilles’ heel, which I happen to know about."

Ding Jianwei’s eyes brightened, "Have you already gained control over Universal Salvation Venerable?"

"No," Xiao Ming sighed, "Sophie is a classic case of trauma-induced psychopath, with a strong penchant for self-destruction.

She can use her body to seduce targets while being capable of loving a man so deeply that she would sacrifice her life for him—contradictory extremes, beyond the grasp of common reason and logic.

So, if I had to say I could control her, it would be under circumstances where no harm comes to the man she loves."

"Has she fallen for the Saint?"

"To be precise, she’s fallen for a cripple, as far as I know."

As he spoke, Xiao Ming’s mouth curled into a sly smile, like a fox lurking outside a henhouse.

Ding Jianwei stared at him thoughtfully for a moment, a lightbulb moment hitting her, and she couldn’t help but gasp, "If the cripple isn’t really the Saint..."

"Then I’ll find a way to have him die at the hands of the Saint."

Ding Jianwei fell silent, her face slowly downcast.

"What, do you think I’m too cold-hearted?" Xiao Ming asked.

Ding Jianwei shook her head, "For dealing with a totally evil criminal, no amount of harshness is excessive.

It’s just... I just feel very sorry for you.

If I hadn’t forced you on that gambling ship, you would still be an innocent businessman, brutal in the business world, but never personally malicious..."

"Then you’re mistaken; I’ve always targeted people as well as situations. Sometimes, resolving the person costs way less than resolving the issue."

Xiao Ming tightened his grip, pulling Ding Jianwei back into his arms, "Stop your wild thoughts, I’ve never been someone to sit still by nature, nor am I any saintly man or woman.

I come up with devilish ideas because I have always been a devil at heart.

To put it bluntly, you’re not nearly qualified to change how I handle things."

Ding Jianwei sighed, "You said earlier you wouldn’t hurt me."

"Rather than letting you hurt yourself, I might as well do it for you. At least you’ll have a target for revenge."

Ding Jianwei hugged him tightly, "I want to stay tonight again."

"Stay even if we don’t do anything?"

"Yes."

"Then stay. I haven’t experienced the pleasure of Left Embrace Right Hold under the same cover for a long time."

Slap!

A slap landed on his forehead.

This was the price of a sharp tongue.

Xiao Ming grimaced in pain and then said seriously, "From the fact that Sophie has positioned herself as a protector behind Hao Xiangyu, it seems she was specially sent by the Saint to clean up after Jiang Nanxi and stabilize the situation.

Unfortunately, I hold the card that is Lucifer in my hand, and not only did she fail to calm things down, I forced her to personally cut off Hao Xiangyu’s tongue, further exacerbating the conflict.

After repeating such provocations, even a clay figure would get furious, let alone those four narrow-minded old crooks.

Now, with a simple act of driving a wedge, it’s natural to completely shatter their faith in the Red Lotus Society."

"So, what you’re saying is we play along with their plan?"

Xiao Ming was about to nod when suddenly the door was knocked on, and Qingfeng poked his head in, "Uncle, there’s someone outside looking for you. He says his name is Cui Zhibo."

Xiao Ming suddenly sat up.

"Who is this person?" Ding Jianwei asked.

Excitement flared in Xiao Ming’s eyes as he let out an evil laugh and spat out two words.

"The Saint!"