"As long as you can steal the mandarin duck jade pendant, not only will your gambling debt be written off, but our boss will also send you abroad to avoid Jiang Shuliu's revenge."

"Why should I trust you?"

"You have no choice."

The conversation with the man echoed in his ears. Jiang Shuge stood at the gate of Jiang Mansion. The gatekeeper greeted him: "Hello, young master."

Jiang Shuge forced a smile. He was wearing men's linen clothing, which normally would never appeal to him. But after experiencing the humiliation of being stripped naked in the casino, Jiang Shuge began to open his eyes to it.

From the moment he met that man, no matter how stupid Jiang Shuge was, he knew that he had fallen into someone's trap.

Combined with the man's request to him, Jiang Shuge understood who they really wanted to deal with.

It's all your fault, Jiang Shuliu!

Resentment surged in his heart: It was all Jiang Shuliu's fault, otherwise how could he have fallen into this situation!

In that case, don't blame me!

Jiang Shuge asked, "Is the eldest lady in the mansion?"

The servant answered honestly: "The eldest lady took a car to the porcelain kiln not long ago. I heard that something happened."

"We will divert Jiang Shuliu, you seize this last chance." said the man.

Jiang Shuge raised his legs and entered the Jiang Mansion.

Zhao Xi met Jiang Shuge again.

Zhao Xi paused in his slow steps and lowered his head, trying to pretend not to know him.

Jiang Shuliu had just left the Jiang Mansion, and Zhao Xi didn't want to confront Jiang Shuge.

Jiang Shuge still stopped her.

"Xichun, I have something to tell you." As he said that, he forced an ugly smile and grabbed Zhao Xi's wrist with one hand. Zhao Xi frowned because of the strong force.

As Jiang Shuge got closer, that disgusting smell appeared again.

Zhao Xi looked at Jiang Shuge, only to see that his handsome face was distorted in a frightening expression, as if he was enduring something, and his eyes were unclear.

Jiang Shuge is not in the right state.

The more Zhao Xi looked at him, the more familiar he looked, until in a flash, she remembered.

The first person she met in this world was her father, a man who had smoked so much opium that his bones were rotten.

Every time his drug addiction kicks in, he has this twitching and distorted expression!

Jiang Shuge has been poisoned!

This thought flashed through Zhao Xi's mind like a bolt of lightning, making her head numb.

Zhao Xi had a lot of thoughts in her mind: Does the young lady know? When did Jiang Shuge get infected? What does he want to do now? !

But Zhao Xi couldn't think too much about the gun barrel against her waist. Jiang Shuge got close to her, and the smell of tobacco became stronger and stronger, making Zhao Xi feel nauseous.

"Xichun, do you know Jiang Shuliu's jade pendant?"

Zhao Xi immediately realized that he was talking about Jiang Shuliu's mandarin duck jade pendant!

Under the threat of his life, Zhao Xi could only comfort him: "The eldest lady has many jade pendants. I don't know which one the young master is talking about."

"The mandarin duck style one! You must have seen it after serving her so closely for so long!" Jiang Shuge's mind was really not clear at the moment, but he still remembered to find the jade pendant, and threatened Zhao Xi, "If you are playing dumb, don't blame me for the accidental discharge of my gun."

Zhao Xi said calmly, "Of course not, but the young lady does have a lot of jade pendants. Why don't I take you to her room to look for them?"

Jiang Shuge could not enter Jiang Shuliu's room at will, not only because of the distinction between men and women, but also because of Jiang Shuliu's remaining influence.

The reason Jiang Shuge can successfully threaten Zhao Xi now is only because of his natural advantage as the young master of the Jiang family. Otherwise, with Jiang Shuliu's control over the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Shuliu's spies in the dark would have discovered something wrong long ago.

However, as time goes by, someone will definitely find out something is wrong and inform Jiang Shuliu. Before that, what Zhao Xi has to do is to delay time and survive under Jiang Shuge's hands.

Jiang Shuge agreed, and the two of them entered Jiang Shuliu's room one after another.

Jiang Shuge's intelligence was usually not high enough, and now with the influence of opium, it was almost gone. Naturally, he did not see the eye contact between Zhao Xi and the girl who passed by.

Almost as soon as they entered, Jiang Shuge pointed a gun at Zhao Xi's head and asked her to find the jade pendant.

Zhao Xi naturally did as she was told, slowly opening Jiang Shuliu's drawer box and taking out all the jewelry that the young lady usually used.

There are naturally quite a few jade pendants, but the mandarin duck jade pendant is not there.

Although Jiang Shuliu showed disgust towards the jade pendant that night when he was drunk, the jade pendant never appeared again, and it was obvious that Jiang Shuliu had hidden it.

After searching for a while, he found nothing and Jiang Shuge's expression became obviously ugly.

"There's nothing, how could there be nothing!" He gasped, his hand holding the gun loosened a little, and he grabbed his whole body in agony.

When drug addiction strikes, the whole body will feel unbearable pain as if it were being bitten by ants, and the only way to get relief is to take drugs.

"Pala——" Jiang Shuge started flipping through the pages without caring about the noise.

The precious porcelain vase fell to the ground and broke into pieces. The pink peonies that Zhao Xi had picked that morning were stepped on by Jiang Shuge, and the tender petals were rotten.

Zhao Xi took a deep breath, and when Jiang Shuge turned around, she turned around and wanted to run.

"Bang——" was the sound of a gunshot.

Zhao Xi's world almost lost its sound, and the burning pain on her cheek brought her back to her senses.

The bullet grazed her cheek and hit the wooden door, making a small hole.

Jiang Shuge's hand holding the gun was shaking. The drug addiction in his body kept urging him to take drugs. His eyes were dizzy and the world was spinning.

In his eyes, Zhao Xi had countless images, which was why he didn't hit him.

Jiang Shuge completely forgot how much noise he had caused, and staggered closer to Zhao Xi: "You dare to run, I'll shoot you..."

The black gun barrel was right in front of him, and Zhao Xi broke out in a cold sweat.

She thought of a solution in a hurry: "Master, I remember where the jade pendant of the eldest lady is."

Jiang Shuge: "Give it to me, quick!"

Jiang Shuge's mind was now on finding the jade pendant as soon as possible and then smoking opium. When he looked at the jade pendant handed over by Zhao Xi, he saw that it was a peach blossom jade pendant.

He was furious, and when he looked up, a big-bellied vase hit him in the face, knocking him unconscious.

At this time, the door was kicked open violently. Jiang Shuliu's jade-like face was frosty, his eyes were cold and stern, and he held a gun in one hand. After seeing the situation in the room clearly, he shot Jiang Shuge, who was lying on the ground, in the thigh without mercy.

Jiang Shuge was first knocked unconscious, and then awakened by the pain of the gunshot wound. When he opened his eyes, he saw Jiang Shuliu's horrifying face, and the pain in his thigh reduced some of his urge to attack.

Jiang Shuliu smiled coldly at him, his eyes spinning in Jiang Shuge's dizzy mind, like the vertical pupils of a venomous snake: "This is really a big surprise for me, so I prepared one for you too."

Jiang Shuge was frightened and fainted.

Zhao Xi lowered her head to relieve her violently beating heart, but her face was lifted up by a hand. Jiang Shuliu pressed the wound on her cheek with a handkerchief, his expression gloomy and unclear: "Are you hurt anywhere else?"

Zhao Xi shook her head and continued, "Miss, Jiang Shuge wants me to find your jade pendant, that is..."

"Okay," Jiang Shuliu sighed as if admitting defeat: "I know."

The eldest lady knows? Zhao Xi blinked.

Jiang Shuliu didn't say anything more, but just held her in his arms and scolded her again: "You are so stupid."

He can only say useless things and can't even complain.

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