Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 465 Deathly Disaster

The masked man chuckled softly, "Don't be in such a hurry, the real show has only just begun!"

He clapped his hands twice in the air, and two underlings brought over a little girl.

"Mommy!" Sweetie perked up instantly upon seeing her mother. "Let me go! I want Mommy! I want Mommy!"

"Sweetie!" Su Ying tried to rush upstairs, but then she saw Sweetie hanging in the air. The height of a single floor of the factory building is about four meters, so the height of a two-story building is unimaginable. If Sweetie fell from there, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Su Ying stood rooted to the spot, not daring to take another step forward.

She waited for the masked man, gritting her teeth, "I have no grudge against you, what exactly do you want? If even a single hair on my sweetheart's head is harmed, I will haunt you even as a ghost!"

The masked man laughed again, "I love seeing you like this, you've got personality! Um, but if you really want to blame someone, blame the man next to you. It's because of him that Sweetie is in such a terrible predicament!"

Su Ying suddenly looked at Xiao Shen.

As expected, the masked man's target was Xiao Shen; Tian Tian was just a scapegoat.

"How much money do you want? Release Tian Tian!" Xiao Shen said calmly.

"Hahaha, hahaha..."

"As expected of Fourth Master Xiao, you are indeed wealthy and powerful. But since I have invited you here, it would be too boring to just let you go like this. How about we play something more interesting?"

Xiao Shen's jaw tightened into a straight line. "What do you want to do?"

"Let's make a bet!" The masked man waved the cards in his hand. "The rules are simple. Each time a card is dealt, we guess the number. Whoever guesses closest wins. If you lose a round, Sweetie's rope will be raised one meter. Best of five. If you lose in the end... cough! Then don't blame me for being unfair!"

"it is good!"

At the rectangular table, Xiao Shen and the masked man sat at opposite ends, and the masked man's henchman dealt the first card.

Without a second thought, the masked man blurted out his score, "Five points!"

Then Xiao Shen announced, "Ten o'clock!"

That being said, it requires absolutely no skill; it's all down to luck.

The next second, the cards were revealed.

Nine of Spades! Xiao Shen wins the first round; he only needs to win two more.

The masked man won the second round and the third round, which means that Xiao Shen must win the last two rounds, otherwise he will have no chance.

In the fourth round, Xiao Shen's one point won against the masked man's seven points. The final round would determine the outcome of the game.

The underling skillfully shuffled and dealt the cards, while the masked man toyed with his nunchucks, pointed at Xiao Shen, and said, "You go first this time!"

Xiao Shen's gaze was fixed on that card, and if you looked closely, you would see that his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

After about ten seconds, the masked man impatiently checked the time.

Xiao Shen clasped his hands together on the table and calmly said, "Twelve o'clock!"

The masked man shook his head regretfully, "Fourth Master Xiao is truly bold. The middle number would have been safer, but you insisted on choosing a larger one. You have guts!"

The next second, he announced, "Five o'clock!"

The moment the cards were revealed, Su Ying's heart was pounding so hard she almost jumped out of her chest; she didn't even dare to look.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Not hearing any movement, Su Ying realized something was wrong and slowly opened her eyes.

The card in the middle of the table is an eight!
Su Ying closed her eyes helplessly. "Hahaha! You flatter me, you flatter me!" The masked man laughed, and with a wave of his hand, Tian Tian was lifted several meters high.

"Mommy, Mommy, save me..." The little girl kicked her legs and struggled.

Su Ying was stopped below. "Don't be afraid, Sweetie, Mommy's here!"

Xiao Shen stood up abruptly, his voice cold and menacing, "Release Tian Tian! If you have a problem, come at me!"

Su Ying looked at him slowly in disbelief.

Xiao Shen actually did it for Tian Tian...

The masked man let out a laugh that sent chills down one's spine. "As expected of Fourth Master Xiao, even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman. I can't bear it. How about this, I'll do you a favor and grant your wish!"

"As long as you stand here and don't move, let my brothers practice their skills. If you can still stand up after twenty minutes, I'll release you all. If you can't... tsk! Then you can only blame your own weakness!"

Su Ying suddenly looked at Xiao Shen, "Xiao Shen, don't..."

“It’s a deal!” Xiao Shen didn’t hesitate for a moment.

"Good, you've got guts!" The masked man waved his hand again, and several henchmen jumped out from the darkness. Some were carrying wooden sticks, and others were wearing boxing gloves. They were obviously trained fighters.

At first, Su Ying thought her opponent wasn't much of a threat, after all, Xiao Shen had trained for many years and had some foundation. But once he made his move, Su Ying felt it was dangerous. Each move was more ruthless than the last, and apart from not using any sharp weapons, he was practically trying to kill Xiao Shen.

Xiao Shen could not fight back and could only let the other party's fists and wooden sticks strike his body. He gritted his teeth, his cheeks tightened, and even the veins on his forehead bulged.

Su Ying was in a state of utter confusion, her fingers clenching and unclenching repeatedly.

She didn't know why, but when she saw Xiao Shen being beaten by them, she regretted asking him to come over. But wasn't this all because of him?

The masked man winked at his underling, who then gathered all his strength and swung the wooden stick at Xiao Shen's head with explosive force.

Xiao Shen swayed slightly, but his heels remained firmly planted on the ground.

However, the next second, a stream of bright red blood flowed down from her hair.

Su Ying covered her mouth in fear.

Immediately afterwards, those henchmen, like wolves smelling blood, relentlessly attacked Xiao Shen's vital points. Soon, Xiao Shen could no longer hold on, his knees buckled, and he knelt on one knee. Even kneeling on the ground, his posture remained high and mighty, elegant and arrogant.

The masked man took the boxing gloves handed to him by his underling, put them on, and punched each other. He slowly approached Xiao Shen and, when Xiao Shen was not prepared, suddenly punched him in the face. The underling held Xiao Shen on both sides, preventing him from moving or resisting.

Xiao Shen's face was turned to the side by the slap, and when he slowly turned his head back, there was a bruise on his cheek.

Su Ying bit her lip to restrain herself, but she was powerless to help. She wanted to help but couldn't. "Xiao Shen, are you alright?"

Xiao Shen chuckled, the bloodstains at the corner of his mouth adding to his wicked smile. "I, Xiao Shen, am tough. What's a little bit of this?"

Arrogant as he is.

The masked man tilted his head. "Really? I hope you'll say that later too!"

"Hit me!"

With several underlings joining the fray, no matter how strong Xiao Shen's physique or how good his skills were, anyone could not withstand such a beating for long.

Xiao Shen was already lying on the ground and couldn't get up, but their fists and feet still didn't stop, landing on him again and again.

It's unclear whose blood stained the ground red.

Su Ying stood quietly in place, watching Xiao Shen being besieged. Her heart felt like it was being gnawed at by thousands of ants, and she even bit her lips raw.