Chapter 183: Their Boss is the Villa’s Former Owner?
“Heh…”
Hearing Tom’s words, Fang Xiaocao let out a cold laugh.
“I’ve already called the police.”
“They’ll be caught in one go!”
At this moment, Fang Xiaocao’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
Anyone associated with Han Xue was her enemy.
And she wouldn’t let a single one of them go!
“Your Highness, this organization is quite powerful. These aren’t the only people in it, and they have guns. Should I take action?” Tom whispered.
Hearing that Han Xue’s group had firearms, Fang Xiaocao’s heart skipped a beat. She was grateful that Hot Noodles had warned her in time. If she hadn’t left when she did and got trapped inside the villa, the consequences would have been dire.
“Take action?”
“What do you plan to do?” Fang Xiaocao asked.
“I’ve set up bombs. I’ll knock them all out with an explosion!”
Tom’s eyes gleamed with excitement as he gazed at Villa No. 5.
As a bomb fanatic, his greatest joy, aside from playing with explosives, was blowing things up.
The more intricate the architectural design, the more interested Tom was in destroying it.
The design of Villa No. 5 was quite exquisite, and Tom was itching to create a spectacular explosion—sending Han Xue and her people to the sky along with the villa.
Hearing Tom’s words, Fang Xiaocao was so furious that she nearly lost her temper. She raised her hand and flicked Tom’s forehead.
Tom winced in pain, clutching his head with a pitiful look.
“Your Highness, why did you hit me?”
“Why did I hit you?”
“I should knock some sense into you, you little troublemaker!” Fang Xiaocao snapped.
Tom looked confused, staring at her with a puzzled expression.
“That villa is mine!”
Fang Xiaocao pointed angrily at Villa No. 5.
Tom froze in shock.
“Your Highness, I didn’t know…”
“I thought it belonged to them.”
Tom scratched his head, smiling sheepishly.
“Hmph!”
Fang Xiaocao rolled her eyes at him.
“Why did Han Xue bring them here?”
Since Tom had been tracking Han Xue, Fang Xiaocao figured he would know the answer.
She was curious—was this just Han Xue’s personal revenge?
Fang Xiaocao doubted it.
From her observations, Han Xue’s status within the group wasn’t high.
She even seemed like a low-level lackey.
“They’re looking for something,” Tom replied.
“Looking for something?”
Fang Xiaocao was startled.
She instinctively looked at the briefcase in her hand.
Her first thought was that Han Xue’s group was searching for the same briefcase left behind by the top-ranked Blacklist assassin, Taotie.
Otherwise…
She couldn’t think of anything else in Villa No. 5 worth such an effort.
“But how did Han Xue know about the briefcase?”
“Could Han Xue’s organization be part of the Blacklist?”
“But…”
“Even Taotie himself didn’t know where his briefcase was hidden. So how could they know and come here looking for it?”
“If Taotie knew, the Blacklist would have retrieved it long ago. They wouldn’t need Han Xue’s group to come looking now.”
Countless thoughts flashed through Fang Xiaocao’s mind.
“Is Han Xue working for the Blacklist?”
Fang Xiaocao asked Tom.
“No, it’s not the Blacklist!”
“I know about the Blacklist.”
“Han Xue’s organization has some power, but it’s nothing compared to the Blacklist.”
Tom shook his head.
“You know about the Blacklist?”
Fang Xiaocao blinked in surprise.
Tom was from abroad. She hadn’t expected him to be familiar with the Blacklist.
“Of course!”
“There are Blacklist assassins abroad too.”
“But they’re not as powerful, and they only take assassination contracts to earn commissions.”
Tom spoke as if it were common knowledge.
Fang Xiaocao nodded, finding that reasonable.
Blacklist assassins were extremely skilled.
Whether they were from the Twelve Zodiac or the Twelve Constellations, each one was a top-tier expert.
“If it’s not the Blacklist, then what are Han Xue and her people looking for in Villa No. 5?”
Fang Xiaocao murmured to herself.
“Do you know what they’re searching for?”
She turned to Tom.
“They mentioned it while talking, but I was too far away to hear clearly.”
“It seems their boss used to live here. They were sent to retrieve something that their boss’s sister hid in the villa before she died.”
Tom frowned, recalling the details.
“What?”
Fang Xiaocao nearly exclaimed out loud.
“Their leader used to live in Villa No. 5?”
“And Han Xue’s group was sent to find something that the leader’s sister hid before she died?”
Fang Xiaocao was stunned.
This development was getting more and more interesting.
The organization Han Xue joined…
Was actually founded by Villa No. 5’s former owner?!
This was…
Unbelievable!
At the same time, Fang Xiaocao realized something else—Hot Noodles’ information might be inaccurate.
The future she predicted… was becoming uncertain.
Was this a butterfly effect?
Or…
Was someone—someone else who could foresee the future—deliberately setting them up again?
If she hadn’t escaped in time…
Han Xue would stop at nothing to kill her. If this was a trap, it was expertly laid.
The thought sent a chill down Fang Xiaocao’s spine.
She had to figure this out quickly.
“Tom, stay here and keep watching. Report to me on WeChat if anything happens. I have something to do, so I’m leaving first!”
Fang Xiaocao ordered Tom before he could respond. She swiftly backed out of the flowerbed and moved toward the villa’s rear exit.
Behind the villa was a small park.
It was secluded and usually deserted.
Much safer than the flowerbed near the front entrance.
Fang Xiaocao decided to hide there for now.
She slipped through the villa’s back door and concealed herself in the small forest within the park.
After carefully scanning her surroundings and confirming no one was nearby, she took out her phone and tapped on Hot Noodles’ WeChat profile.
“Are you there? Something’s wrong!”
She sent the message.
【Hot Noodles: I’m here. What happened?】
The reply was instant.
But judging from the response, Hot Noodles seemed unaware of the situation.
“You don’t know what’s happening on my side?”
Fang Xiaocao asked in confusion.
【Hot Noodles: Hold on, let me recall.】
Seeing the message, Fang Xiaocao raised an eyebrow and waited for a response.
(End of Chapter 183)
