Chapter 423 Chapter 421 Men
Chapter 421 Men
Su Tao's idea was simple.
She wanted to protect Chi Xiaocheng!
Just as she had once said, she would rather be lying in the hospital bed herself, she would rather die herself, than see Chi Xiaocheng hurt.
Now, she was simply using her actions to fulfill what she had once said.
The plainclothes man had finished his cigarette. He stood with his hands in his pockets, watching the rising sun. Hearing Su Tao's words, he glanced at her. "If I could, I would agree to you, but my mission only requires Chi Xiaocheng."
"Besides, Miss Su Tao, you inherited your father's bloodline power. I'm not comfortable with you coming with me. You could punch me on the way, and I wouldn't be able to stop you."
The plainclothes man looked down at his watch. "Five minutes left. Counting my departure time, you have a total of two minutes to talk. Make a decision."
Su Tao pursed her lips tightly and turned to meet Chi Xiaocheng's eyes.
There was a hint of pleading in the girl's eyes.
However, Su Tao firmly shook her head in refusal.
She wouldn't allow it.
Both her gaze and the hand that tightly gripped Chi Xiaocheng's arm conveyed those four words.
Si Chen glanced at the two of them, knowing that it was impossible to break the stalemate.
With only two minutes left, if Chi Xiaocheng left with the man, running at top speed, they could buy an extra minute.
Instead of daydreaming, he should think about possible solutions.
Si Chen went to the plainclothes man, took out a cigarette, and offered it to him. "Brother, what's your name?"
The plainclothes man was taken aback by Si Chen's sudden enthusiasm, then took the cigarette and said with a faint smile, "I'm just a nobody, my name doesn't matter. What, is Young Master Si planning to make a decision for them?"
Si Chen took out a lighter, lit the man's cigarette, then lit one for himself, and said melancholically, "They're practically my ancestors. How can I make decisions for them? Anyway, I can't interfere with their decisions, so why don't we chat?"
The plainclothes man raised an eyebrow. "Chat about what?"
Si Chen didn't care whether the man had listening devices on him or not and said bluntly, "Is that head maid your superior, or your employer? How much is she paying you? I'll give you ten times that amount. How about working for me?"
Si Chen continued, "I can guarantee you here that I won't ask you anything about your previous boss, like that head maid. If you work for me, I'll just treat you like a blank slate. We'll leave the past behind."
"If you don't think ten times is enough, twenty times is no problem."
Si Chen exhaled a smoke ring. "Then, you leave with your people in a while, and after you avoid the snipers, you meet up with me. We're safe, and you won't have to go back as a nobody and risk your life. It's a win-win situation, isn't it?"
The plainclothes man obviously didn't expect Si Chen to directly recruit him, and in such a straightforward manner.
"That's a pretty good suggestion." He exhaled a long stream of smoke. "But Young Master Si, you don't understand the situation of people like us. My family has long been controlled."
"My mother is seriously ill and needs about two million in the hospital to recover."
"I have a wife and daughter. They live in a very nice house and are living well under the head maid's arrangements."
The plainclothes man looked at Si Chen. "Young Master Si, let me put it this way. I can die here, and they'll get a sum of compensation, but I can't betray the head maid."
"I'm a man, and I need to be responsible for my family."
The plainclothes man stubbed out the half-smoked cigarette, bent down, and gently placed it on the ground. "I'm sorry, Young Master Si. I see the sincerity in your offer, but please allow me to refuse."
"Isn't the situation very simple now?" The plainclothes man said calmly, "Either I die with one of you, or we all live. What happens after that, I don't know."
Si Chen looked puzzled. "You die too?"
"Isn't that right?" The plainclothes man retorted, "If one of you is killed by a sniper, the other will be furious, and then I'll have to be blamed and buried with them."
Hearing this, Si Chen knew that it was impossible to win over the man in front of him.
He was indeed a small person, a nobody.
But small people also have their own wisdom and ways of survival.
He was completely prepared to die while carrying out this mission.
As a man, to protect his family.
Could it be...
Was there really no way?
Si Chen turned around, looked at Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng, who were still arguing, and sighed deeply.
He turned around and came to the two girls. "Are you willing to gamble?"
"Gamble?"
Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng both looked at Si Chen.
There was not much time left, but it was also true that they could not reach a conclusion by arguing.
They both loved each other.
Correspondingly, they didn't want the other to be in danger.
Si Chen took a deep breath. "There's probably only a minute left, and we have to make a decision. Since neither of you wants the other to go, then I'll briefly explain my plan."
"The main component of this plan is one word: gamble!"
Si Chen's eyes were fierce. "I have a feeling that my luck is good, and I definitely won't die this time. Similarly, Su Tao seems to have always been lucky, and for some special reason, we two may also be protected in the dark."
"If the sniper rifle fires a bullet this time, it will probably be a three-way choice."
"Then, Chi Xiaocheng is the target of this mission. If what this plainclothes man said is true, then Chi Xiaocheng will definitely not be in danger."
"In other words..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Tao interrupted him directly. "I'll gamble!"
As long as Xiaocheng was okay, even if she was the one who was shot, it would be fine.
Gamble that her luck could prevent the bullet from hitting her?
Su Tao glanced at Chi Xiaocheng out of the corner of her eye, feeling a little emotional.
Her luck seemed to have always been pretty good.
And the luckiest thing in her life was meeting this little one when she was little, right?
Su Tao's smile gradually softened, and she turned to Chi Xiaocheng and said, "Xiaocheng, hide behind me in a while, okay?"
Chi Xiaocheng looked at Si Chen with complicated feelings. "Is this really okay? If we run straight away, and it's a three-way choice, you're the most likely one to get hurt."
With the system's protection, Chi Xiaocheng was not as flustered as before.
Su Tao was the only female lead, and her chances of survival were definitely greater than Si Chen's.
Of the people present, he was the most dangerous.
"Perhaps."
Si Chen looked at the sky and smiled a little.
He had actually vaguely guessed it.
From Chi Xiaocheng's reaction, and the investigation and the feeling of disharmony he had noticed during this period.
Su Tao was perhaps an extremely important person in this world.
Her luck was no less than his own.
And he preferred to do things with a plan, rather than gambling like this.
But as a man, he had to take a chance once in a while, didn't he?
He couldn't let two girls be in the most dangerous situation, could he?
Si Chen pushed up his glasses, the breeze blowing his short hair. When he turned to look at Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng again, he curled his lips and revealed a confident smile. "Let's gamble."
Not gambling on who the sniper would kill among the three of them.
But gambling on whether the sniper could kill him with the first shot.
On the scales of fate, was it adding or subtracting weight?
Si Chen didn't know, but he knew.
He was a man.
He had to stand up at this moment.
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