"Sister Lan, aren't you going back to the countryside? Why haven't you left yet?" Wu Xiaode said.

"I was originally afraid of dragging you down, but before I could leave, they had already started killing my friends, and even you were wanted—"

Xia Huilan did not continue.

But Wu Xiaode already understood and asked: "Is the countryside safe?"

"I specially prepared a place for refuge. It's in the mountains of my hometown. It's close to the virgin forest. No one should know about it," Xia Huilan said.

"What's going on? I remember that you worked in a large technology company, and it seemed that you were always doing well." Wu Xiaode asked puzzledly.

"Xiao Wu, what happened to your skill just now?" Xia Huilan asked without answering.

"I worshiped my master very early, and there is a very powerful force behind me, but for some reasons I had to remain anonymous until I was wanted and had to reveal my strength." Wu Xiaode said.

Xia Huilan reached out and grabbed his arm tightly and remained silent for a long time.

Wu Xiaode thought that Xia Huilan might not have seen clearly when he took action just now.

The woman who died in the fire.

The gangster who assassinated him.

Wanted nationwide.

——And the guy on the ground pretending to be himself.

All this shows how powerful the enemy is and how determined they are to capture Xia Huilan.

Wu Xiaode held Xia Huilan's hand and immediately noticed that her body was trembling slightly.

——Maybe the things she is carrying are too heavy, and at this moment, she needs more confidence.

Wu Xiaode thought for a while, picked up a stone, and gently crushed it into pieces in front of Xia Huilan's eyes.

Xia Huilan stared at the pile of powder without blinking, then finally came back to her senses and looked at the scattered corpses.

She asked uncertainly: "They..."

"Dead," Wu Xiaode spread his hands and explained patiently: "They are real enemies and will threaten your life, so either don't do it, or you must do it absolutely."

"No need to explain, you are right." Xia Huilan said.

Wu Xiaode breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Originally, I was worried that Xia Huilan would not be able to accept his murder, but now it seems that Xia Huilan is more mature than herself.

If I hadn't experienced the baptism of the Cyclops, I would never have been able to do this.

"Xiao Wu, I really can't believe it. I thought I could protect you... I didn't expect you to protect me in the end." Xia Huilan said.

Jingle Bell--

The phone rang.

The two of them looked back together, and saw that it was a man who had been beaten away by Wu Xiaode, and there was a noise coming from his body.

Xia Huilan stepped forward, found the cell phone from the man, and connected it.

"How's it going? Have you caught Xia Huilan?"

A cold voice came from the receiver.

There was a cold look in Xia Huilan's eyes, and she quickly returned to her senses.

"Teacher, I have been caught." She said after considering it.

"Haha, how can you escape from my grasp? Hand over the research results, and you can even continue to work by my side, but from today on, you are no longer just my assistant, you will be my woman

." said the voice.

"What if I refuse?" Xia Huilan said.

"I know you are not afraid of death, but as soon as Wu Xiaode's wanted order came out, you exposed your whereabouts and specifically wanted to save him. You are such an innocent girl——"

The voice said with a smile: "Bring her back first."

Xia Huilan winked at Wu Xiaode.

"Yes." Wu Xiaode responded vaguely.

The phone hangs up.

"Is he your academic mentor?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"He is also the leader of the company. He never cares about me, but he must be the first author of any paper I write." Xia Huilan said expressionlessly.

Wu Xiaode showed a look of recollection.

The technology company where Xia Huilan worked was a world-famous giant, and she even took her to visit it several times.

Her mentor…

He is old enough to be her grandfather.

"What are you thinking about?" Xia Huilan asked.

"No."

Wu Xiaode grinned and looked extremely calm.

The crow in mid-air suddenly turned its head and glanced at the young man below.

"Aha, it seems that I guessed it right. There is still more soul power to be harvested tonight. This business is very profitable!"

Crow thought with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!