1150 A Life Worse Than Death
Cheng Gu wanted the same for Xia Wen. Once Xia Wen lost the love of his life, he would definitely feel as much pain as Xia Zhe. Cheng Gu also wanted to take away Xia Wen’s ears and eyes. He had heard that Xia Wen had extremely sharp eyesight and was said to have been very smart since he was young, even possessing a photographic memory. Cheng Gu wanted to destroy Xia Wen’s eyes and ears so that he would have to live in silence and darkness for the rest of his life.

Cheng Gu was the one who shot Xia Mao in the heart a month ago. He did not expect Xia Mao to be so unafraid of dying and take the bullet for someone else. However, Xia Mao doing that was as good as helping him to fulfill his wish. He definitely did not expect Qiao Mei to be able to save Xia Mao despite the serious injuries. What an eyesore she was.

Therefore, Qiao Mei deserved to die! She deserved it! If not for her, Xia Mao would already have gone to hell to accompany Cheng Gu’s brothers! However, it was not a bad thing for Qiao Mei to be the one to go to hell. It did not matter who died as long as it was a member of the Xia family.

Cheng Gu was actually a major drug lord in the country. Most of the drugs circulating within and coming from outside the country had to go through him. Although he was not the most famous drug lord, he attracted a lot of attention because he was decisive and was the youngest of the lot.

During the past few years, he was getting tired and had planned to hand over the overseas business to some of his brothers. He was about to go traveling and relax when something went wrong.

He found out that his most trusted aide was actually an undercover agent sent by the military. The man had worked undercover for many years in order to gain his full trust. Cheng Gu did not blame the military for doing what they did. He was the one who did not see through the man’s true colors. However, when he found out that the man was Xia Mao’s subordinate, he decided to show no mercy.

He drove long nails into each and every joint of that man’s body and then cut off his flesh bit by bit while avoiding the vital parts. He slowly tortured the man until the man’s blood ran dry. Only then did he feel vindicated and after that, he fed the corpse to the dogs, not even leaving any bones behind.

No, that was not it. Cheng Gu kept the man’s skull and used it as a footrest. Every time he sat on the sofa, he would step on the skull. As time passed, the skull eventually shattered and he found another person’s skull to step on.

Just as he was about to forget about this matter, Xia Mao led a team of soldiers to attack more than 30 of his dens in the country, resulting in a bloodbath. His brothers either died or suffered injuries, but none of them gave up his location. In the end, they all chose to commit suicide to protect him.

From then on, Cheng Gu held a grudge against Xia Mao. Last month, when Xia Mao was on the mission, he shot and killed Cheng Gu’s best friend who grew up together with him. Cheng Gu then swore that he would make Xia Mao suffer a fate worse than death.

Death was too simple. One bullet would kill a person quickly, but living was more painful than dying. He wanted Xia Mao to experience such excruciating pain.
“Keep an eye on her and don’t let her die.” With that, Cheng Gu left the warehouse and Lu Miao followed closely behind him.

“Boss, is there anything else you need me to do?” Lu Miao asked.

Cheng Gu pondered for a long time and then said, “There’s not much fun now. Ask Xia Wen to come to the warehouse with 500,000 dollars to redeem his wife. Let him see with his own eyes how his wife gets defiled by our brothers.”

Lu Miao smiled smugly and followed Cheng Gu’s instructions. He quickly made a call to Xia Wen’s office. It was easy to get Xia Wen’s contact information.

When Xia Wen found out about Qiao Mei’s death, he felt as if the sky was about to collapse. However, he told himself to get a grip on his emotions and be steadfast. He still needed to settle Xia He’s matter and could not leave her behind in detention without a care just because of what happened to Qiao Mei.

At this moment, it felt as if everyone in the art troupe had made a pact. Everyone’s statement was exactly the same, down to the intervals between the sentences. It was obvious that someone was secretly manipulating the situation, but he really could not think of anyone else who had such means apart from He Ning.

However, there was no reason for He Ning to kill Qiao Mei. Her ginsengs were the medicine to keep him alive. If he killed Qiao Mei, it would be equivalent to killing himself as well. He Ning would never do such a thankless task.

“Ring, ring, ring~”

Xia Wen picked up the phone impatiently and said, “Hello? Who is this?”

“Do you still remember that you have a wife?” Lu Miao asked in a jovial manner.

“What have you done with her?” Xia Wen immediately knew that this was the person who had been targeting them recently. He had been so busy that he had completely forgotten about Tan Jing.