Chapter 78: A Taste of Their Own Medicine
He’d offended so many people over the years that he had no idea who it could be.
Major Yu looked at him. "Do you have anything else to say? If not, I’ll call them in."
After a long moment, Han Yu shook his head.
’What could he say?’
His wife had been arrested, he had been caught red-handed, and he was about to be locked up.
Major Yu clapped her hands, and her subordinates, who had been waiting outside, immediately entered.
One of them saluted him. "Apologies, Major Han Yu."
Then they led him away.
As they were leading Han Yu away, his adjutant saw that he was being arrested. The man’s surprise was tinged with a hint of understanding.
When Major Han Yu’s wife had called earlier to say she was being taken away by the Female Alliance, he had guessed she must have done something. He just hadn’t expected it to be so serious that it would drag the Major down with her.
The adjutant called out, "Major."
By calling out to Han Yu then, he was asking if he needed him to find someone to help.
Having followed him for so long, Han Yu naturally knew what his adjutant was thinking. He shook his head and said, "I wish you a bright future. If Yun Xi comes looking for you, help her if you can, but don’t overextend yourself."
He knew it would be difficult to overturn the verdict this time; even the admiral had given up. ’Since that’s the case, why should I drag my adjutant, who has followed me for so many years, into this mess?’
Then, he straightened his spine and walked forward.
In this, Han Yu and Yun Xi were surprisingly similar. Even in such a situation, they held their heads high, refusing to give anyone the satisfaction of seeing them humiliated.
"Don’t worry, Major."
The adjutant saluted in the direction of Han Yu’s departure. The next moment, he noticed Major Yu was following behind him.
He understood everything at once.
’No wonder the Major’s situation changed so drastically after going in there.’
He just didn’t understand. If the Major’s wife got into trouble, the Major would be implicated at most. It shouldn’t have been such a huge deal.
’But the Major just wished me a bright future. That clearly means he wants me to find someone else to serve. Could it be they found out about something else?’
Just then, Major Yu called out suddenly, "Adjutant Baker."
Dean Baker looked over. "Major Yu."
Major Yu made her offer. "Are you interested in coming to work for me? I see a lot of potential in you."
"I’m sorry..." Before Dean Baker could finish, Major Yu cut him off. "Don’t be so quick to refuse. Think it over. I’ll be waiting for your answer."
With that, Major Yu left.
Meanwhile, after watching Yun Xi being taken away, Bai Zhi felt a storm of complex emotions.
She had originally wanted to make Yun Xi pay in blood and give her a taste of the same suffering she herself had once endured. But her conversation with Hu Yan had changed her mind.
’If I did that, it would be satisfying, yes, but what would make me any different from Yun Xi or the body’s original owner?’
’Besides, that would be letting her off too easy.’
Yun Xi deserved to be locked up in the female prison to live out the rest of her days.
Over the long decades, she would surely suffer immensely. That was the best form of torture for her.
Hu Yan asked, "Will you regret it?"
Bai Zhi shook her head, then took a deep breath and said, full of renewed vigor, "All right, time to deal with the others!"
’She might not have much else, but she had money!’
’Money talks!’
’As long as you’re willing to pay, there’s nothing that can’t be uncovered!’
’And if there is, it just means you didn’t pay enough!’
Because Bai Zhi paid so generously, she quickly found the whereabouts of Wu Jiang and his crew.
She then notified the casino owner, who had been searching for Wu Jiang’s location.
Wu Jiang and his men were currently holed up in the slums. Ever since being threatened by Yu Jia, Wu Jiang hadn’t dared to step outside.
Suddenly, their hideout was thrown open, and several towering Beastmen squeezed inside. Wu Jiang and his men immediately grew wary. "Who are you?"
The casino owner emerged from behind them and sneered, "Who do you think I am?! You really led me on a long chase!"
Lao Si and Lao Wu immediately cried out meekly, "Boss..."
The casino owner twisted the ring on his right hand, his expression savage. "Given what you pulled in my casino, you clearly didn’t think of me as your boss!"
With that, he stepped back, waved to the men he’d brought, and roared, "Get them!"
Lao Si and Lao Wu immediately cowered. "Boss, we were wrong! We know we were wrong!"
However, the casino owner ignored their apologies.
It was too late for regrets.
The Beastmen the casino owner had brought were all experts. Dealing with a few thugs like them was child’s play.
"AGH—my leg..."
"ARGH, IT HURTS... my hand..."
Watching his brothers being beaten so brutally, Wu Jiang’s expression turned grim. "We’ll return all the Star Coins we took! Please, just let them go."
"Return them? Heh..." Hearing this, the casino owner sneered and walked over to him, patting him on the cheek. "Wu Jiang, Wu Jiang... who the hell do you think you are to give me orders? You cost me tens of millions of Star Coins! Not to mention all the customers I lost. And you think just giving the money back settles it? When have you ever known me to be that agreeable?"
The casino owner continued, "I’ve spent all this time looking for you just so I could vent my anger. To be robbed blind by insiders... I’ve been a laughingstock because of you for so long, and you think we’re done here just because you said you’ll return the money?"
The casino owner burst out laughing. "HAHAHA..."
He glared at him, his eyes filled with malice. "In your dreams!"
He then shouted to his thugs, "Beat them! Beat them senseless!"
A chorus of agonizing wails echoed through the cave.
"AGH—!"
"We were wrong..."
"Boss, please, just give us a quick end..."
Wu Jiang rushed forward to help but was sent flying by the thugs.
The casino owner smiled. "Don’t be in such a hurry. It’ll be your turn soon enough."
The beating only stopped when the men were covered in wounds so severe that without a High-level Healer, they would be left with permanent, debilitating injuries even after being treated.
Then, his gaze shifted to Wu Jiang, who was propping himself up as he struggled to get off the ground.
He walked toward him, one step at a time.
His massive frame blocked almost all the light in the cave, making him appear all the more towering and imposing.
After a long while, the casino owner and his thugs walked out of the small cave.
They left behind nothing but a cave filled with agonized groans.
All of Wu Jiang’s and his men’s Star Coins were taken, and every one of them was severely injured.
To this day, they still believed the casino owner had found them on his own, completely unaware that Bai Zhi was the one pulling the strings.
This was a trick Bai Zhi had learned from Hu Yan: why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken?
There was no need to dirty her own hands on them!
As for Yu Jia...
Bai Zhi planned to take her time with that one. After all, they were both females, and she had no desire to end up in prison over it. She would have to dismantle her spirit piece by piece, reducing her to the same state as this body’s previous owner.
A taste of her own medicine.