Chapter 680 - Bait Taken (II)

Xiong De might have become rusty after spending a long time in this hellish place, but he was still once the man who stood on top of the pyramid, so he understood somehow now what Xiong Zhi was doing.

She wanted something from him.

Xiong Zhi lightly glanced over. "As expected, you'll get your wits back after venting. However, are you really satisfied with that? Someone out there is enjoying all the benefits you worked hard for. Are you not getting angry?"

Xiong De chuckled. His laugh was cold and full of madness. 

"...Angry? That word can't describe what I am feeling right now. I want to tear you both apart with my own two hands. You coming here… You must want something from me. What makes you think I will give it to you?"

"I moved against you because you tried to kill my grandfather. It's just you paying for your crime, not me plotting against you." Xiong Zhi leaned against her seat. "But you are right. Aside from telling you the news, I came here to get something out of you. Guan Gao Huan is not stopping. After getting the Guan Empire, he planned to stretch his claws to the Xiong Empire. I came here to remind myself to not fall into his scheme like you did. You are really a good example."

Xiong De gritted his teeth and struggled from his binds.

Clang! Clang!

This whore!

They were all the same people who made him suffer to this point!

Xiong De wanted to tear off the hateful mouth from Xiong Zhi's face. With red eyes of fury, he roared.

"Don't f.u.c.k with me! You must want to screw Guan Gao Huan, huh?! You are thinking that I have something on him that you can use!"

Xiong Zhi quietly watched him with indifference.

Xiong De continued to howl. His face was full of mocking and boasting, "Well, I'll tell you. I do have something on him. I, Xiong De, won't lose any dealings! I always kept evidence to not let any sc.u.mbag screw me over. You must want that evidence, don't you? You want it?! Why would I give it to you?!"

Xiong Zhi's eyes flashed.

Even if this man did not admit it, she still knew that with Xiong De's personality, he would not leave himself a safeguarding chip.

Xiong De really had it. The reason why she did not kill Xiong De in prison, even though she wanted to, was for this moment. 

Xiong De was a cautious and careful man. If it was not for her memories of her past life and preparing everything step by step, she would not be able to bring down Xiong De.

Fortunately, the Xiong De right now was not the same as the cunning and resourceful tanuki as in the past. He did not have the right information from the outside world and his mind was no longer mentally sound as well. This all made him vulnerable and easy to scheme against.

Xiong Zh shrugged her shoulders and chuckled. "How funny."

"...?"

She looked amused. "What made you think I want it? I can just avoid Guan Gao Huan. Perhaps, I can even work with him. Like you do. But of course, I won't fall in such a state like you. I came here to remember that."

"Lies! Why would we have to move into this private room then? Earlier you were obviously insinuating…"

"Insinuating what?"

"That you wanted to use what I know against him!"

"That's why it's funny. You actually believed it. Why would I want something from a man who has nothing?"

"You…!"

Xiong Zhi spread her hands out with a magnanimous air. 

How she loved playing around with her enemies on her palm!

"Thanks to you and to him, I saved my grandfather, became the hero of the family, and successfully got the heir position. There's no need to clash with him. I am someone who considers my best interest in mind. Even old enemies can still be used, as long as they are useful."

"...!"

Xiong De narrowed his eyes. 

Each declaration from the woman made his blood rush faster. 

He gnashed his teeth. 

This could not go on! He should not let the two of them get what they want! How could he continue to live in this hellish place while his enemy was living their life the way they want it?! No! He could not live like that!

"You will work with that man? What nonsense! I thought you were here to make an example out of me?" 

"How silly. I obviously came here to tell you how miserable you are now, because it will be disappointing if you won't even know it. Your daughter disappeared after asking your old ally for help, and the things you have worked hard for all went to that old ally's pockets. I'm curious about how you would react. How do you feel?"

….Madness!

Like a wounded beast, Xiong De howled and struggled until his hands bled. His clarity began to leave him again.

He did not want the two of these demons to get what they wanted!

He wanted the two of them to claw and tear each other apart!

'...!'

An idea suddenly came to him. 

He stopped moving all of a sudden. His bloodshot eyes turned into crescents and a crazed smile crept onto his dry and parched lips. 

Xiong Zhi raised a brow at his sudden calmness.

"Right, you can work with him. As a gift, I'll tell you something that I have on him instead." He leaned forward. "I indeed have evidence of my dealings with him in Country E. It is in the safe in XX Bank under my deceased wife's name, the password is…" 

He gave a long series of numbers and letters. After saying that, he sneered. "I know you're interested in it, don't deny it. You obviously came for it. Consider it as the last gift from your uncle. Make sure that you use it on him and take leverage over him." 

And destroy yourselves together!

Descend into the pits of hell together!

Since that file was just gathering dust, why not hand it to his enemy and used it against Gao Huan? 

If Xiong Zhi had evidence against Guan Gao Huan, she would definitely demand an upper hand in their dealings. And knowing Guan Gao Huan's arrogance, he would not allow it. He would surely dig up Xiong Zhi's secrets as a counter or silence her instead. 

Because the evidence that Xiong De had in his hands could make Guan Gao Huan withdraw from the chairman position, or worse, get banned in the country and jailed. Even if he escaped from the country's prisons, he would be like a rat chased to the dark corners of the world.

It was not only the evidence of black market dealings with illegal drugs, smuggling, and human trafficking. There was also the evidence that the poison he used on Old Xiong came from Guan Gao Huan, and this same poison could have been used on the Old Guan as well.

Initially, he kept this as a threatening bargain with Gao Huan. He planned to tell it to his daughter on his daughter's next visit. But alast, his daughter never come...and never will.

The two sides then could fight over this and the alliance would be out of the table. They had to fight constantly to keep this secret buried from the public's eyes.

If both of them received much damage or even died in the process, how wonderful would that be?

Xiong De began to chuckle as he imagined the blood-soaked Xiong Zhi and Guan Gao Huan.

Xiong Zhi's long phoenix eyes framed with thick lashes curved up. She tapped a finger on her slender chin.

"Is that so? Then I'll make sure to make use of it. Who knows, perhaps, with your 'help', I can bring him down and search for your daughter's remains, too. After all, she was once a Xiong."

Xiong De stopped laughing and froze.

Right, his daughter…

His poor daughter definitely suffered in that pervert's hands!

He must avenge his daughter!

Boiling rage, grief, and madness overwhelmed his being.

It was at this point that it became clear where Xiong Wuyue inherited her mania.

The sloppy man laughed like a madman, with tears streaming down on his face. 

"Right! You should kill him! If you don't kill him first, he will kill you before you can! Ha! Bitch, s.l.u.t! You're also the same. Do me a favor and die too! It will be good if both of you die tearing each other apart! Hahaha! My poor daughter! Father will avenge you!"

Xiong Zhi stood up and left the room, leaving behind Xiong De who was still laughing and cursing behind her. 

She already got what she wanted.