Chapter 518: 518
Ring ring ring, ring ring ring…
Xia Lei picked up .
Long Bing held her breath when Xia Lei picked up .
Gu Kewen’s voice came from the phone . “Where are you now? I’m at the entrance to Taketa Hotel . Why don’t I see you?”
Xia Lei knew that Gu Kewen must have calculated the time and called to check when she estimated that he’d arrived . He was silent for a bit, then said, “My car ran into some problems on the way there . I can’t drive it . Give me a bit more time . Wait for me to fix the car before I get there . ”
“Which road are you on now?”
“Heh . Gu Kewen, you think I’ll tell you where I am now? I don’t trust you . ”
“You bastard . Aren’t you afraid that I’ll–”
“Gu Kewen, I’ll kill your brother and go back to China right now if you threaten me one more time . Do what you want . That evidence you have is no guarantee that you’ll send my wife to prison . Besides, I have my connections . I can get a pardon for her, or a lighter sentence . Your brother, however, has just one life . Once it’s gone, it’s gone . ”
“How much time do you need?” Gu Kewen’s tone had softened . She had been demanding before, and uncaring of her brother’s condition .
Xia Lei thought for a bit . “I’ll definitely be able to make it before sunrise tomorrow . ” He hung up .
“Phew–” Long Bing let out the breath she’d been holding, then took a deep breath . Her face had turned red from the exertion of holding her breath .
“Why did you hold your breath?”
“You can hear that woman breathing, so maybe that woman can hear me breathing too . She won’t hear me if I hold my breath . This can help mislead her, and Gu Kewen,” said Long Bing . Her breathing was back to normal after a few deep breaths, but a blush still lingered on her cheeks .
Xia Lei gave a laugh . “She can’t be that good . But the other thing you said is true . Gu Kewen doesn’t care if her brother lives or dies . ”
“So her target really is you . ”
Xia Lei recalled the two gunmen at the village entrance . They were obviously not from the CIA, but he still couldn’t guess where they were from . That woman with Gu Kewen, too . He didn’t know who she was .
Gu Kewen was the enemy, that was for sure . Xia Lei was not afraid of dealing with her at all, but that woman and those two mysterious gunmen made him uneasy . They pressured him .
“It’s not too late for us to leave now . ” Long Bing drew close to Xia Lei, just milimetres away from him . Her eyes were smouldering . “What you said to Gu Kewen made sense too . She does have evidence which will make things difficult for Shentu Tianyin, but you have your connections too . That Mr Ling treats you well, and he’s a bigwig too . And you’ve contributed so much to the nation . The XL2500, and Gust . You’ve pretty much single-handedly increased the military power of our Chinese troops, and gained glory for China on an international scale . The higher-ups wouldn’t sentence Shentu Tianyin to death by shooting . She’s your wife after all . ”
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