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In the process, he became more and more clear that he was no longer a simple friend, and every action he took was no longer just to help, but to make Xu Damao pay a price.

A week later, Li Xiangqian finally found a breakthrough. Through his efforts, he learned that Xu Damao had been in contact with some not-so-glorious people in a certain circle. Although these people had disappeared from his life, there were still some clues, showing that he had not completely cut off contact with those people. These people might be the bargaining chips that Li Xiangqian could use.

"Xu Damao, what are you hiding behind this?" Li Xiangqian whispered to himself, with a strong determination in his heart. He decided not to wait any longer and must take action as soon as possible to let Xu Damao know that he had not forgotten and would not let him go easily.

At this time, the atmosphere in the bar changed again. Li Xiangqian's eyes fell on the other side of the bar, and Xu Damao walked in quietly. He seemed to be indifferent, but Li Xiangqian's intuition told him that Xu Damao's coming here today was no accident. His arrival may mean the beginning of a new game.

Inside the bar, the light was dim, and the air was filled with the mixed smell of tobacco and alcohol. Li Xiangqian leaned against the corner of the bar, his eyes as sharp as a knife, staring closely at the back of Xu Damao as he walked in. Xu Damao was wearing a black jacket and walked leisurely, seemingly not realizing that he had become Li Xiangqian's target. The hustle and bustle of the bar gradually blurred in Li Xiangqian's ears, and the whole world seemed to be left with only the confrontation between him and Xu Damao.

Li Xiangqian's heart was pounding, and he knew that his anger at the moment had inevitably become the driving force for action. He no longer hesitated and hesitated like before. This time, he wanted Xu Damao to pay the price for his betrayal, the price he deserved.

Xu Damao walked slowly to the bar and whispered a few words to the bartender. Li Xiangqian stood up from the corner and walked towards Xu Damao with steady steps. The hustle and bustle of the bar seemed to separate them into two worlds, but every step Li Xiangqian took was heavy, and he walked towards his once close friend with anger and determination.

"Xu Damao," Li Xiangqian's voice echoed low in the noisy bar, with an unignorable coldness.

Xu Damao turned around, slightly stunned, and then a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had known that Li Xiangqian would appear here. He slowly put down the wine glass in his hand, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Li Xiangqian, I didn't expect you to come. What? Have you finally figured out what you want to do with me?"

Li Xiangqian sneered, his eyes gleaming with anger: "Do you think you can get away with what you have done?"

Xu Damao still smiled, but there was a hint of coldness in his smile: "What can you escape? Everything I did is something you can't see clearly. Why do you think I chose to leave Yu Zhu in the first place? Was it for him or for you?"

"You are so smart." Li Xiangqian said coldly, "You know that you are betraying him and pushing him into the abyss, but you still dare to say this."

Xu Damao did not answer immediately, but just shook his head gently, as if he had already anticipated Li Xiangqian's anger: "You have never understood, Yuzhu is no longer the Yuzhu you know. You don't understand him, and you don't understand his inner struggle and fear at all. I do all this just to make him live a good life." Every word he said was full of confidence, as if he had really made such a great sacrifice for He Yuzhu.

Li Xiangqian's hands tightly grasped the edge of the bar table, and his anger almost made him unable to control himself. He knew that Xu Damao's words were just empty excuses, reasons he found to cover up his real purpose. Xu Damao had completely lost himself, and even lost his former friendship and reason.

"You have no right to say these things." Li Xiangqian said coldly, his eyes as sharp as a knife. "You have never thought about what Yu Zhu needs. The so-called 'good' is just what you define."

Xu Damao frowned slightly, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes: "Do you really think you can change anything? You have been arguing for someone who is unwilling to save himself. Do you really think you can turn the situation around?"

"I don't care what you think," Li Xiangqian took a deep breath and said calmly, "but you have to understand that betrayal comes at a price."

Xu Damao's eyes flashed with contempt, and he seemed to not take Li Xiangqian's words to heart at all: "Pay the price? Haha, Li Xiangqian, you are just a talker, don't dream."

However, Li Xiangqian did not respond to Xu Damao's words, his eyes became deep and cold. At this moment, he was no longer a simple friend, but an opponent determined to take revenge. A blueprint of a plan flashed through his mind, which was the "price" he tailored for Xu Damao. In his heart, Xu Damao's betrayal must be punished, and Li Xiangqian had already made all preparations.

He glanced at Xu Damao coldly, then turned and left the bar. Xu Damao stood there, seemingly unaware of Li Xiangqian's determination, still thinking that Li Xiangqian would just give up after being angry. But he was wrong, Li Xiangqian's determination was already deep in his bones, and all this was just the beginning.

In the next few days, Li Xiangqian completely kicked off the confrontation with Xu Damao. He began to secretly investigate Xu Damao's past, trying to find those unknown secrets. He contacted several people who had friendships with Xu Damao, and through a series of clever means, he gradually pieced together the unknown stains on Xu Damao - he had contact with some dishonorable people, and even made some unknown transactions. All of this became a sharp weapon in Li Xiangqian's hands.

Li Xiangqian knew that although Xu Damao seemed calm and composed, he knew that he had many secrets, and once these secrets were exposed, Xu Damao's world would collapse instantly. Li Xiangqian was full of determination - he would not directly reveal Xu Damao's secrets, but use these secrets to quietly bring Xu Damao some unforeseen troubles, making him gradually fall into an inextricable predicament.

A few days later, Li Xiangqian began to put pressure on Xu Damao's "friends" to make them unconsciously distance themselves from Xu Damao. Then, he found some businessmen who had worked with Xu Damao and used some tricks to quietly spread news about Xu Damao's unfair transactions, and even created some "evidence" to link Xu Damao with those improper transactions.