An Exclusive love Chapter 278 - One Buck, That's The Price on Your Head

Chapter 278 One Buck, That’s The Price on Your HeadChaos broke out that sa night.

It turned out that the young master of the Mo family from the G Province had just been murdered at a hotpot restaurant. Usually, when wealthy people died, at most, the news of their death would appear in the society’s section of the newspaper. Then again, it would a different story altogether if there was a celebrity involved.

The police ca not long after Wan Qingsi and Ah Sha arrived at the company the next day.

“Mr. Wan, Miss i, we have so questions we’d like to ask you. There was a homicide at Florence’s Hotpot Restaurant last night. We have witnesses claiming that both of you had interacted with the victim before his death.”

Ah Sha shared a look with Xunxun. Then, she said, “Might I ask who is this victim that you’re referring to?”

One of the policeman, a younger one, pulled out a photo and placed it on the table. “Hey, it’s him!” Ah Sha said after she saw the photo.

The officer did not miss the look of disgust in Ah Sha’s eyes. “Do you know him, Miss i?” he asked quickly.

“Who would know a man like him?” Ah Sha said with a nasty look on her face. “I ran into him when I ca out of the bathroom last night. He was drunk and he tried to grab . But he stumbled and knocked his head on the wall. After that, he was unconscious.”

An older police officer frowned. “What happens after?”

“What do you an ‘after’?” Wan Qingsi said coldly. “Are you suggesting that we should help the douche to his feet or call an ambulance for him?”

Ah Sha blinked several tis. All of a sudden, a look of surprise ford on her face. “Wait, are you saying that he died because he knocked his head on the wall?”

“Not at all. He was killed with a knife,” the policeman said. None of them had the courage to look at Wan Qingsi during the interrogation. How could a twenty-year-old young man give out such a terrifying aura?

Wan Qingsi snorted. “And I presu that you guys think we’re the ones behind his murder?”

“You were the last people who ca in contact with him. Not long after you left, he was found dead inside the restaurant’s storeroom,” the police officer explained. “We’re just asking you to help us in our investigation.”

Qi Xiu, who had been standing on the side the whole ti, saw the pointed look that Wan Qingsi had given him. Qi Xiu looked at the two police officers sternly. “I assu that you guys are already aware of i Jing’s status as a public figure. Your suspicion will greatly affect her public image. If you have any further questions, I suggest you speak to Stars Entertainnts’ lawyer. I kindly ask you not to harass i Jing again if you don’t have any evidence linking her to foulplay.”

The younger officer seed slightly pissed off. “We’re rely following protocols. How’s that considered harassnt?”

“It is if you don’t have any evidence,” Wan Qingsi said, giving the officer a sidelong glance. “Do you know how much Stars Entertainnt has to spend on fix the PR shitstorm you’ve caused the mont you stepped into our building?”

Ah Sha smiled at Xunxun. “Officer,” Ah Sha said in a troubled tone, “the truth is exactly as we had explained just now. We really didn’t know anything about the reason behind the victim’s murder.”

The police officers stood up and left without bothering with any pleasantries.

As expected, very soon, the connection between i Jing and the homicide case began popping up in newspapers everywhere. The funny thing was that none of those articles had ntioned Wan Qingsi’s na despite the fact that she and Xunxun had been at the scene together. The articles claid that i Jing had been harassed by Mo Xi that night at the restaurant, and that an altercation might have ensued after that. Various allegations were made against i Jing, all of which suggested that she might have accidentally hurt or murdered the victim.

“This is just so unfair! You were there at the scene too. Why are they only attacking !” Ah Sha leaned into Xunxun’s chest. Both of them were seated beside the fireplace, watching a DVD.

Xunxun stole a kiss from her. “They don’t have the guts to ss with .”

“The showbiz is a dark place indeed,” Ah Sha said, holding Xunxun’s hand and biting down on the skin there. “But I wonder who killed the guy.”

Right then, a folder appeared before Ah Sha’s eyes. Surprised, Ah Sha took it. “I knew you’d look into it!” she said excitedly.

Adoration filled Xunxun’s countenance as he gazed upon Ah Sha whose head was now lowered as she studied the docunts intently. When they were young, Ah Sha had often hung out at the Wan family’s base. At the ti, when Ah Sha saw Boss Wan’s n doing combat drills, she kicked up a fuss, saying that she wanted to learn how to fight so that she could beco a female warrior.

Back then, they all thought that the little girl had made the request on a whim. But then every sumr after that, Ah Sha insisted on joining training camps on the base. Xunxun went with her, of course. The first ti Ah Sha had witnessed a death, she threw up for three days straight; Xunxun nearly tied her up and took her back ho right then and there.

“You don’t have to face all these,” Xunxun had told her then. “I’ll always protect you.”

“But you can’t be by my side all the ti, right?” Ah Sha answered him. Her face had been pale at the ti, though the fire burning in her eyes was unmistakable. “Being raised in a family like ours ans there’s a higher chance for us to have to deal with kidnappers, criminals and even terrorists. I don’t want to be just another helpless damsel in distress who only knows how to cry whenever I face a crisis.”

In that precise mont, Xunxun knew that his little girl had grown up.

“This isn’t the work of a lowly thug,” Xunxun said. Ah Sha set down the docunts when Xunxun pulled her into a hug. “It’s done by a professional hitman. An assassin. The police will figure that out very soon. I just wonder whom the Mo family had managed to piss off. I an, hiring a professional hitman? There has to be a lot of bad blood involved for them to go that far.”

Ah Sha wiggled her body against Xunxun. “It’s got nothing to do with us, anyway.” Then, all of a sudden, Ah Sha froze. A second later, all traces of blood left her face.

“What’s the matter?” Xunxun asked anxiously as his hands checked her body from head to toe. “Are you hurt anywhere?”

Ah Sha curled her lips. “My period ca.”

Because of her period, Xunxun gave her two days off. Bright and early next morning, Ah Che ca by with the soup that Aunt Tian had prepared for her. Xunxun sat there and watched Ah Sha finish every drop of the soup before he headed to work.

The mont Ah Sha heard the door close, Ah Sha booted up her laptop.

“Johns, we need to talk.” Ah Sha left Johns a ssage. Then, she lay down on her bed and stared off into space. Sothing wasn’t right. She could feel it in her bones. Mo Xi was killed by a single knife strike. The wound was located at the back of Mo Xi’s head. What scread at Ah Sha was the shape of the wound; no ordinary knife could have caused that kind of wound.

If she was not mistaken, only one person in this world would use a weapon like that.

Beep! Beep! Beep! A notification sounded from her laptop. Ah Sha quickly picked up the call.

She was imdiately greeted by Johns’ familiar voice. “Hi, little girl!”

Ah Sha filled Johns in about Mo Xi’s murder. “Ah Sha, I think your identity has just been compromised,” Johns said in a grave tone after hearing everything.

“You an Mo Xi’s killer had identified and that’s why he killed Mo Xi? To send a ssage?”

“I’m not sure. But he’s likely to be the sa assassin who had been sent to kill you. The top ranking assassin in the league of assassins, Bai Qi.”

Ah Sha rolled her eyes. So her guess had been right all along. “Surely, they don’t need to hire a big gun like him just to take out?”

Nobody in this line of business didn’t know who Bai Qi was! For the past five years, he was the one who sat comfortably at the top spot of the league of assassins’ ranking table. Besides, he was sowhat of an eccentric too; if he wasn’t interested in a job, he wouldn’t take it no matter how much money he was offered. If he hated your guts, he would go to your sworn enemy and then ask your enemy for—wait for it—one buck. One buck. That was the price on your head.

“I know, right?” Johns seed rather perplexed as well. “Look, it doesn’t matter whether you’re his real target or not. You have to watch out regardless. Don’t ever take him head on. I’ll look further into this and get back to you soon.”

The call ended and Ah Sha hugged her blanket, preparing to take a nap. Her phone rang. It was Xin Qing calling to check on her. Obviously, her mommy had seen the articles in the newspaper and was worried about her. Ah Sha spent a long ti comforting and reassuring her mommy. Around noon, she finally fell into a hazy sleep.

Ah Sha woke up after so ti. Instantly, a mouthwatering aroma assaulted her nostrils.

“Babe?” A familiar voice sounded beside her ear. Monts later, she felt herself being lifted off the bed.

Ah Sha’s arms automatically wrapped around Xunxun’s neck. “I’m hungry,” she mumbled with her eyes closed.

“That’s why I’ve co ho bearing food!” Xunxun pecked Ah Sha’s lips a few tis. “Co, I’ll carry you into the bathroom so that you can wash up.”

By the ti Ah Sha had made herself presentable and had arrived at the living room, the coffee table was already filled with all kinds of thermos containers.

“Have so porridge first!” Xunxun dragged her to the couch and pushed her down. “Is your stomach hurting?”

Ah Sha tasted a mouthful of sizzling hot crab porridge and then shook her head in contentnt. “It doesn’t hurt!”

Xunxun stayed with her until she finished her lunch. After that, he set up the DVD player for her and then got her to lie down comfortably on the couch to enjoy the animated film. He then poured her a cup of red tea and set a bunch of junk food near the couch. After all that, he kept kissing her until he reluctantly went back to the company.

Watching the man leave, Ah Sha felt a warm sensation creep into her heart. She realized that she and her mommy were both lucky won; they each had a man who loved them dearly, who would spoil them rotten every second of the day. Then again… her mommy was very nice to daddy too. Daddy would’ve died a long ti ago if it weren’t for mommy.

“I must treat Xunxun nicely from now on!” Ah Sha thought. Then, her phone pinged. She glanced at the screen and saw a notification banner alerting her of a new text ssage.

“Hello, poison queen! I’m Bai Qi.”

… There was a split second where Ah Sha was thrown into a tailspin. Then, she quickly regained her wit. This was a declaration of war.

She quickly picked up her phone and tapped on the banner. She was just about to reply when she had a sudden thought. Monts later, she abandoned her phone and went back to her animated film.

Johns worked fast; he contacted her that night.

“Ah Sha,” Johns said, “I’ve confird that it was Bai Qi. He had accepted the mission to kill you.”

“I already know that!” Ah Sha said, waving her phone. “Do you know why he took the mission?”

Johns cleared his throat twice when he heard that question. Then, he continued in a strange tone, “Do you still rember your first mission? The one where you were sent to South Africa to steal a diamond from a rich billionaire?”

“Of course I rember!”

The first ti was always morable. That billionaire had robbed the diamond from soone else via despicable ans; he had even raped the victim’s wife before killing her. So, after Ah Sha had stolen the diamond, she sprayed all kinds of powdered drugs all over his ho.

“The person who hired us had actually hired an assassin too. But he didn’t tell us. The assassin went to the place right after you left. The assassin did manage to kill the billionaire, but then he ended up with all kinds of powdered drugs stuck on his body. And he suffered for quite a few days.”

A wave of clarity hit Ah Sha right then and there. “Um, don’t tell … that unfortunate assassin was…”

“Exactly Bai Qi,” Johns said in a helpless tone. “That’s just sh*t luck,” Johns went on. “After Bai Qi knew that soone had put out a hit on you, he took the mission for a price of one buck.”

Hardy har har. Ah Sha honestly couldn’t decide whether to laugh or to cry at this point.

anwhile, Johns was still nagging on. “Look, why don’t we try negotiating with the league of assassins? Maybe we can cut a deal with them or sothing? Or, we can ask your father-in-law to intervene.”

“But then they would find out that I’m a bounty hunter. Nah, I’ll take care of it myself!” Ah Sha said in a decisive tone.

“Take care of it yourself?” Johns yelled in incredulity. “And how exactly are you planning to take care of it? You don’t stand a chance against him in a fight.”

Ah Sha laughed. “But I can poison him to death!”

When Xunxun ca ho that night, he saw his woman still sprawled on the couch, watching TV. He went into the bathroom and fussed around with sothing inside. After that, he erged in a bathrobe and picked up Ah Sha from the couch. “Let’s take a bath first,” he said. “After that we’ll go out for dinner.”

“Huh?” Ah Sha reacted by wrapping her arms around his neck. “I get the bathing part. But why are you carrying ?”

“You don’t feel well, so I’ll bathe you.”

Before Ah Sha could even protest, her pajamas had already been stripped off her body; she shuddered when her skin t the cold air. The huge bathtub was already filled with water. Xunxun removed his bathrobe and lowered himself into the tub with Ah Sha still in his arms.

A red thread swirled around in the water, slowly spreading out like wisps of smoke.

A deep blush ford on Ah Sha’s tiny face. She pounded his chest a few tis. “Eww. What are you even doing? That’s so disgusting.”

“Nonsense! How could your blood ever be disgusting?” Xunxun said, reaching out to pat the redness away before burying his face into her chest.