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The next morning, Gu Xiaoxi found a note under her pillow.

It read, "I’ve given Kang Di’s information to the Dongqi Country military. Don’t forget the Phoenix Feather you promised me."

After reading it, Gu Xiaoxi immediately threw the note into the toilet and flushed it away.

If Dongqi Country received the information, they would definitely deploy immediately.

Probably by noon tomorrow, the military would make their move.

She also had to be prepared, to lead everyone to retreat.

Since ancient times, the Qiwei Troops had been meant to maintain peace and order, and were a manifestation of the national military strength.

How could they just withdraw from Dongqi Country so easily.

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That evening, as Gu Xiaoxi wandered outside the villa, she discovered a small note by a roadside flowerbed.

This time, it was not left by someone else, but by the military.

The note had a sun drawn on it, a clock hand pointing to twelve, and a shield drawn behind it.

Gu Xiaoxi understood at a glance that they were telling her to retreat by noon the next day.

The military was about to take action.

The next morning, Gu Xiaoxi stretched lazily.

These past three days had been quite good for her; Kang Di hadn’t bothered her, and the situation was developing according to her plan.

Yun Xiao and Zhao Zilong seemed a bit distressed.

Because Duruo and Che Junqing were simply reactionaries, noisy and irritable.

In contrast, Gu Xiaoxi didn’t ask any questions and just locked the two of them in a room.

At eleven o’clock at noon.

Gu Xiaoxi was all packed up and had Yun Xiao release the two people who had been locked in the room.

The moment the door opened, a bolt of thunder and lightning flashed out from inside.

Luckily Yun Xiao ducked quickly; otherwise, he would have been scorched. "If you don’t want to come out, I will just lock you back up."

"Get Gu Xiaoxi for me, I want to lodge a complaint," Che Junqing immediately walked out of the room, shouting angrily.

Gu Xiaoxi was sitting in the living room, surrounded by bodyguards at this time.

In the seat opposite her sat Kang Di.

"Miss Gu, it seems your teammates have not agreed to form an alliance with us," Kang Di said severely, puffing on a cigar.

Gu Xiaoxi smiled lightly, "That’s why I locked them up. I’m not sure what Mr. Kang is here for, is there something you need?"

"Of course, the military has been dragging its heels in responding to my proposal. I’m not willing to wait any longer. If they don’t agree, then those who don’t submit to me will all have to be killed," Kang Di said coldly.

"So you mean..." Gu Xiaoxi was planning to lead everyone to escape.

She hadn’t expected Kang Di to show up halfway, and she wasn’t sure if the military had received the message.

But today, even if Kang Di escaped, his base, his subordinates, and his villainous organization would surely crumble.

Moreover, since he had come to her, there was no way he could run away.

The military wouldn’t be able to act until twelve o’clock.

Gu Xiaoxi had to stall for time no matter what.

At twelve, everyone would take action together.

Che Junqing came downstairs, fuming with rage.

Especially when he heard Kang Di tell them all to submit to him or be killed.

He couldn’t believe that Gu Xiaoxi would actually betray them.

"Gu Xiaoxi, how can you betray your country’s training? You’re shameless, and I will judge you on behalf of the country," Che Junqing said, as he sent a streak of lightning towards Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi instantly sprang from the sofa.

The sofa where she had just been sitting was struck by lightning and turned burnt black.

Kang Di appeared to be frightened as well.

Gu Xiaoxi glanced back at the clock on the wall, it was only half-past eleven.

It wasn’t time to turn on Kang Di, and she couldn’t let Che Junqing make a fuss.

With a stern face, Gu Xiaoxi moved swiftly in front of Che Junqing without hesitation, grabbed his collar, and punched him in the face. "How dare you try to injure me. Don’t you realize who you are?"

Che Junqing felt a throbbing pain around his eyes, his eyes immediately squeezed shut to a slit, swollen like a peach.

"Gu Xiaoxi, how dare you hit me!" Che Junqing was instantly enraged. He had never been so humiliated.

"So what if I hit you?" Not only did Gu Xiaoxi hit him, but she also landed several punches on him, directly handcuffing Che Junqing’s hands behind his back, preventing him from using his Special Ability.

"Yun Xiao, come and lock him up for me," Gu Xiaoxi snorted coldly.

At that moment, Duruo on the upper floor saw his brother getting beaten and immediately charged up.

But he was subdued by Gu Xiaoxi with three punches and two kicks, then was locked back in the room.

Watching the two being taken away, Gu Xiaoxi clapped her hands and smiled at Kang Di, "I’ve dealt with them, now we can talk about the rest slowly."

"If they won’t submit to me, they can’t stay!" Kang Di stated firmly.

Gu Xiaoxi smiled indifferently, "Special Ability Users are rare talents. Are you sure you want to kill them? As long as we catch them, I’ll find a way to calm them down sooner or later. Moreover, I believe in my country and troops; they won’t abandon us. They are just discussing your proposal."

Kang Di hesitated, feeling that Gu Xiaoxi made sense.

He knew that these people were his bargaining chips to threaten Liuli Country. He was well aware that it was impossible to make everyone genuinely commit to his side.

His greatest hope was for Liuli Country to withdraw its troops.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll go back and ask for the opinions of Dongqi Country and Liuli Country. I hope you won’t make any rash moves, Miss Gu, and just stay here quietly," Kang Di said as he stood up to leave.

But Gu Xiaoxi immediately stopped him with a smile, "Mr. Kang, since you’re here, we still have things to discuss. There’s no rush to leave; how about we have lunch together?"

"Now that you mention it, it’s about time for a meal. Sure, I just don’t know what Miss Gu wants to discuss with me."

Gu Xiaoxi sneered inwardly, What to discuss! Nonsense, buying time until twelve o’clock.

Cheng Guang would bring everyone to rescue them.

At that time, with help from within and without, they would capture the criminal and bring him to court.

At 11:50 am, Gu Xiaoxi stood by the kitchen window looking out, and saw a signal from the reflection outside.

By then, Cheng Guang had already led the troops to ambush outside the villa, completely surrounding the place.

Gu Xiaoxi felt it was about time.

She said to Zhao Zilong and Yun Xiao, who were cooking, "You and Zhao Zilong go upstairs and check on Che Junqing and Duruo."

The two obediently turned and went.

Gu Xiaoxi came out with a dish in her hands, while Kang Di was talking about something with his subordinate on the couch, completely unaware that he was being watched by the police.

Just then, a loud bang came from the upper floor.

It must have been the sound of Che Junqing’s Thunder and Lightning.

Immediately after, Yun Xiao ran out screaming, saying to Gu Xiaoxi, "Xiao Xi, you should go up and see. Che Junqing has broken free; we can’t subdue him."

Gu Xiaoxi set down the dish, and with a sheepish chuckle to Kang Di, who had looked over, said, "I’ll take a look. This time I’ll make sure to tie him up properly."

With that, she dashed upstairs.

Shortly after, there was no sound from above.

When Kang Di finished his conversation with his subordinate, he realized the sudden and eerie quiet on the upper floor and immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Go check it out, see what’s going on!" Kang Di ordered his subordinate.

The subordinate ran up the stairs, pushed open the door of the room where Che Junqing was held, and found it completely empty.

The window was open, clearly suggesting an escape through it.

"Boss, they’re gone," the subordinate yelled in panic as he scrambled down the stairs.

Without a second thought, Kang Di pulled out his weapon and ran for the door, "Go after them!"

At that moment, his heart pounded violently, especially with Gu Xiaoxi suddenly fleeing with others, making him feel uneasy.

Just as he stepped out the door, a group of soldiers had already surrounded him.

Cheng Guang along with the local police had all rushed over.

By then, Kang Di had no chance of escape even if he had wings.

Under a breadfruit tree not far away, Gu Xiaoxi stood looking at Kang Di from a distance, a faint smile on her lips.

It was over.

Everything was over.

If Kang Di had any capability to escape at that point, he would have to be an immortal.

Kang Di hardly struggled when he was handcuffed.

As he passed by Gu Xiaoxi, his eyes twitched fiercely, his gaze as if to murder.

"You’ve been deceiving me from the start. Gu Xiaoxi, I won’t forget this grudge," Kang Di glared at her, bellowing loudly.

"Remember it for your next life then! Since ancient times, good and evil have never coexisted.

You brought calamity upon the world knowingly and willingly.

The moment you chose to be a villain and harm the people, you should have been ready to be caught," Gu Xiaoxi said with her arms crossed and an expressionless face, fearless of his threats.

Yun Xiao stood behind Gu Xiaoxi, his face showing joy, "It’s finally over. I knew I couldn’t go wrong trusting you."

"Just a while ago, someone was crying out about dying rather than surrendering. A true man can bend and stretch. Now that Kang Di has been caught, we have finally dealt with a major threat," Zhao Zilong said, looking at Duruo with a taunting tone.

"Who knew you already had a plan. Don’t be too smug, what good is catching Kang Di? He has so many followers, as long as the headquarters are still there, there will be a second and a third Kang Di," Duruo said with a pale face.

Che Junqing also looked rather upset at that moment.

Gu Xiaoxi had a plan and never told you. She even caused you to hold in your anger.