Chapter 117: Not Sure If She’ll Die

Pei Xiubai’s gaze was deeply fixed on the little girl’s innocently bright and radiant face for a while, his handsome and fair face showing an indecisive expression.

He pressed his thin lips together, and his long, narrow, dark eyes squinted slightly. A thought flickered in his gaze beneath his long, dense eyelashes.

Could it be... that this is what they call a fool’s luck?

It seems that being a little foolish is not entirely a bad thing.

However, in this case, it saves him a lot of trouble.

Even though picking the lock with a wire could also open the handcuffs, it would definitely take a lot of time, and the longer it takes, the greater the chance of being discovered by the kidnappers.

Without a change of expression, Pei Xiubai accepted the key, stowed away the cold wire on his fingertip, and skillfully twirled the silver key between his fingers a few times. With a "click," the handcuffs were easily unlocked.

The little loli, seeing his hand move so quickly that she couldn’t even see how it was done, widened her beautiful eyes in amazement and exclaimed:

"Xiu Bai, you’re amazing..."

Being praised, Pei Xiubai didn’t show any significant emotion. In his view, it was just the most routine operation, as simple as eating or drinking water, something you could easily learn and not worth boasting about.

"Shh, don’t speak," he glanced coldly at the scrawny man guarding them in the back seat, his clear and slightly cold boyish voice lowering slightly: "He’s about to wake up, put your hands behind your back."

By now, those kidnappers were already in the mountains, having long shaken off the bodyguards that were closely pursuing them.

Everyone relaxed, leaving only a relatively thin man to watch them, obviously thinking that the two kids wouldn’t cause any trouble.

Moreover, one is a little cripple, the other looks soft and fluffy, with no destructive power at all.

A complete combination of the old, weak, sick, and disabled.

Not at all a threat.

So, apart from the driver and the man watching them now, the other three men in the car were sitting at the front playing cards and eating melon seeds.

It did make things a lot simpler.

If his leg wasn’t hurt, he wouldn’t have taken these people seriously; in his opinion, they’re just a bunch of idiots.

But the problem is, he’s currently inconvenienced with his leg, unable to do many things.

Of course, if it were the past, he would use the quickest method, unbind his hands, and find something to smash the window and escape directly while they weren’t paying attention.

He had done a lot of such training before, jumping out of a window might lead others to death with a minor mistake, but it was not difficult for him.

At most, he might fall and get some minor skin injuries.

But he also had to look after Lu Li.

That little one looked so fragile, seemed delicate, and hadn’t suffered much. If by any chance she got a bump or a bruise, who knows if she’d survive...

So any combat methods that could potentially hurt Lu Li couldn’t be used; now he could only rely on his wits.

The little loli really liked Xiu Bai, so without saying a word, she simply followed his instructions to put her hands behind her back.

The scrawny man tasked with watching them had played cards until five in the morning, almost staying up all night, before being asked by his boss to help.

He leaned against the car window, barely able to keep his eyes open. After some time, with a sudden startle, he awoke from his drowsy sleep and quickly looked towards Pei Xiubai’s direction.

Seeing that the handcuffs were still on him and the little girl was sitting obediently in her original position, without any change, he instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon after, the thick drowsiness surged up again, and the man, half-closing his eyes, was about to fall back asleep.

On the other side, the pale and handsome boy smirked and called out coldly: "Hey."

The voice was clear and slightly cold, with a unique clarity, instantly snapping the scrawny man awake.

He cast a wary and apprehensive glance at Pei Xiubai and warned loudly:

"What do you want? I advise you not to play any tricks, otherwise..."

The teenager paid him no mind, merely chuckling softly, his expression staying indifferent and detached as he said:

"You’re currently on Route 3 in Zone A, heading towards Route 4 in Zone B. If nothing goes wrong, you will pass through two villages in between, Fuxin Village and Enjiu Village..."

"How do you know that?"

The scrawny man’s pupils shrank tightly. He had previously investigated this mountainous area, and it was almost exactly as the boy described.

The boy didn’t answer him, instead laughing softly, his demeanor calm and nonchalant: "I’ve already sent out my location. Guess when my men will come looking for you?"

The scrawny man was startled, having obviously heard of Pei Xiubai’s almost freakish intelligence, and he immediately got restless, not doubting for a second, and went straight to tell the men at the front about it.

Upon hearing this, the scarred man sneered: