The chill was like a steel blade, ruthlessly tearing through her skin, invading her tissues, and seeping into her spine.
There was no mistake; it was Bai Youyou's voice.
Every trace of her slight intoxication was instantly scared away. She hurriedly rose from the hot spring water, her chest heaving violently. Her gaze darted to the wooden bench nearby, only to find her clothes gone.
Had that waitress taken them just now?
"Anya!? Anya!"
She called the girl's name loudly, but no one responded.
After a moment, she remembered something and froze in place.
She had forgotten that she had sent Anya to the language training class this afternoon.
"It seems like it's Game Over," Xu Xiaoyou whispered.
This was all happening too suddenly, leaving her no time to react.
Xu Xiaoyou's heated brain gradually cooled.
She shook her head, tossing aside all distracting thoughts to ensure she was in a state where she could think rationally.
What exactly had happened?
How did the other party suddenly learn her location?
Had someone reported her?
"This is bad."
"Guest, may I ask......
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Before Xu Xiaoyou could think further, the waitress outside walked in, her tone sounding concerned.
Seeing the woman approach, Xu Xiaoyou suddenly seized the initiative. She lunged forward, pinning the woman to the ground. She pressed a bath towel firmly over the woman's mouth and then produced a bottle of potion, quickly spraying it onto the towel!
As the paralyzing mist fully soaked into the towel, the woman's body gradually went limp. Her eyelids fluttered heavily before finally closing completely.
Xu Xiaoyou pulled away the towel.
The woman was holding a gun she had drawn from behind her waist!
If her reaction had been even half a second slower, she would likely have been restrained by now.
She searched the woman and found a badge from the guard bureau.
Sure enough, this person was from the guard bureau!
Hearing the chaotic, noisy footsteps outside the door, Xu Xiaoyou judged that the guard bureau people had likely already surrounded the area.
Faintly, she could even hear the wailing sirens of police cars outside the window.
An inescapable net had been spread around her without her even realizing it.
She estimated that the entire area beneath the gambling hall was now packed tight; even a fly wouldn't be able to escape.
Taking the elevator downstairs was unrealistic. Every floor's elevator at Angel's Kiss was probably guarded by people from the guard bureau. The moment the doors opened, she would likely be subdued by a swarm of officers.
Mixing in with the tourists to leave in the chaos?
That was even more unrealistic. With Bai Youyou's senses, it was impossible for her not to detect Xu Xiaoyou's presence.
What should she do? How could she escape such a heavy encirclement?
She just needed to get that ticket to leave this place!
'No way to escape even with wings,' the phrase surfaced in her mind.
A strong sense of frustration welled up in her heart.
Just then, another call came through.
She glanced at the caller ID; it was only labeled 'I can save you'.
In a situation like this, any port in a storm—she answered the call.
"Long time no see, Miss Xu."
Xu Xiaoyou was stunned. This sounded like Mr. Hao's voice?
Why was he calling her now?
"I know your current predicament. Let's skip the pleasantries."
"I have a subordinate in Angel's Kiss. Her name is A-Ling."
"If you are willing to trust me, go to room B1302.."
Listening to the voice on the phone, Xu Xiaoyou's expression turned calm.
"A desperate gamble for survival."
"She's there! I see her! Don't let her run!!"
In the hallway, a guard shouted while pointing at a blonde figure at the corner.
The blonde girl at the corner was wearing an evening gown. Her hands, clad in gloves embroidered with exquisite patterns, lightly lifted the hem of the noble black dress as she acknowledged the guards rushing toward her from the other end of the corridor.
Above the corridor, brilliant gemstone lamps flickered, reflecting light. At this moment, the entire world focused on the girl. She looked so elegant, beautiful, and confident—like a noble black swan. With a serene smile, she turned and leisurely disappeared from the guards' sight, step by step.
"Chase her! Investigator Bai said that as long as we catch the criminal, there's a reward of two hundred thousand credit points!"
Hearing those words, the guards pounced like sharks scenting blood.
In the chaos, a figure wearing a black and white uniform—looking perfectly normal—walked quickly in the opposite direction.
"Hey!"
A voice from behind stopped Xu Xiaoyou as she walked forward with her head down.
"Tch."
She didn't look back but stopped in place.
The young guard gave an innocent smile. "Big sister, your vest button isn't done up properly."
Xu Xiaoyou breathed a sigh of relief. After a slight nod, she quickly disappeared into the corridor.
Before long, she reached the room mentioned by the deer-man on the phone and looked up.
-B1302.
The door was slightly ajar; someone had opened it for her in advance and inserted the key card.
Xu Xiaoyou didn't hesitate. She quickly entered and locked the door behind her.
After a thought, she opened the door again, leaving it slightly cracked.
This was a room no different from the other suites in Angel's Kiss.
There was a heart-shaped bed by the floor-to-ceiling window, with dark red sheets sprinkled with rose petals under the gauze curtains.
On the nightstand, besides a dim lamp, there was a segment of a candle of unknown purpose and some adult toys.
The Angel's Kiss hotel was a casino, and everything above it consisted of these kinds of themed rooms.
Xu Xiaoyou walked quietly to the window and pulled back the curtains.
Outside the hotel, a dozen float-cars were currently hovering in the air. Red and blue lights flashed alternately, sirens wailed continuously, and large patches of pale light were cast downward.
When Mr. Hao had called her, she had actually wondered if he was involved in this.
But after thinking carefully, she realized there was no need for him to do something like this.
He had simply happened to find out about it and wanted to use the opportunity to grant her a favor.
Only one target remained in her mind.
"Wilson!!" Xu Xiaoyou's eyes almost spit fire.
He knew her too well. He had actually guessed she would appear at Angel's Kiss, the hotel with the most magnificent gambling hall in the Corrupt Hive City.
She had known all along that keeping him alive was a liability. She had wanted to deal with him countless times, but it was as if the brat was certain she would strike first; after returning from the hospital, he had hidden inside the company and never came out again.
But she truly hadn't expected that even with the entanglement of mutual interests and threats, he would still choose to betray her.
Had he gone mad?
Didn't he know that if something really happened to her and the company found out he was involved, they would never let him go either!
Just what was it that made that damn werewolf insist on betraying her under these circumstances, doing something that harmed both others and himself?
Xu Xiaoyou suddenly thought of something.
Ticket.....
It was the ticket for the Heart's Desire train!
Her mind cleared in an instant.
She should have guessed it sooner.
He had already known about this company activity. To kill off his competition, he had sent someone to deal with Xu Nian and more A-rank employees who posed a threat in advance.
He had long craved this ticket. He was ambitious and desperate to leave this self-destructing city for a hive city with more potential and room for development.
As long as she died, the credit for resolving the urban legend of Alley No. 5 would naturally be attributed to him, the department head.
At that time, the ticket would naturally belong to him.
She had spent her life scheming against others, thinking she had a thorough grasp of the human heart.
Only now, when she was the one being betrayed, did she realize how naive her previous mindset had been.
"Heh....." Xu Xiaoyou laughed for once. "The world's 'heroes' truly are as numerous as carp crossing a river."
She looked at the slightly ajar door. The girl's shadow flickered through the crack in the light, twisted and distorted like a demon.
The oppression in the air was thick enough to feel.
Her phone popped up one last message.
Bai Youyou: Yuzu, open the door.
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