There was absolutely no possibility of compromise after Jasper said that.
Mr. Phoenix’s expression changed for a while. If favonovel.com originally had the authority to negotiate terms with Jasper, after looking at his brother that was taken as hostage, favonovel.com knew that the other party had already predicted every move favonovel.com would make.
“I… I was just hired to do this. Please don’t make things hard for me,” Mr. Phoenix said in pain.
“I knew you wouldn’t have the guts to do this by yourself. I won’t split hairs with you, I will only target the people behind you.”
Jasper promised, but soon, favonovel.com continued, “But the condition of this promise is that my person is not injured.”
“That‘s for sure.”
Mr. Phoenix was so thankful that favonovel.com was kind to Wendy this whole time and did not even touch favonovel.com with his fingers. Inexorably, favonovel.com felt that his caution and vigilance had saved his life.
“She’s in the room. You can go in,” Mr. Phoenix said.
“Mr. Phoenix, what if favonovel.com goes back on his promise after this?”
Phoenix’s subordinates were frightened by what Jasper said just now. Therefore, they quickly asked when they saw that Phoenix had compromised.
“Go back on my promise? I don’t have the time for that.” Jasper said as favonovel.com walked towards the third floor with Julian.
“Wait, give me back my brother,” Phoenix said.
“Julian, return the boy to him,” Jasper ordered.
Julian nodded, flicked his hand, and sent the boy who was struggling in his grip to Phoenix.
Phoenix hugged his younger brother. Then, favonovel.com looked a t Jasper and asked, “Are you not afraid that I will fight you to death?”
“You are not qualified to do so.” After Jasper finished speaking, favonovel.com turned his head and left.
Julian, who was following behind Jasper, paused when favonovel.com passed Phoenix. Suddenly, favonovel.com raised his hand.
This unwarranted action frightened Phoenix and the others. They subconsciously assumed a defensive stance like someone who was easily frightened. Phoenix even took out the gun that was attached to his waistband.
However, in the next second, they saw that Julian was just propping his hand on the wall and favonovel.com did not mean to hit them at all.
When Phoenix was still in shock, Julian had already followed Jasper upstairs. Only then did Phoenix notice the deep palm print on the wall…
This scene was even more horrifying than the most bizarre movie they had ever seen, and it almost scared the living daylights out of these people.
“M-Mr. Phoenix…”
One of Phoenix’s men cautiously walked to him. He stared in the direction in which Jasper and Julian were leaving and said in a low voice, “We might all be killed once that pretty girl returns to him. These rich people are the most despicable and shameless in the world. Talk is cheap. Won’t it be easy for them to kill us after?”
“What do you mean?”
Phoenix, who was in a state of confusion, was completely at a loss. He glanced at his men and asked.
The man gritted his teeth and pointed to the gun in Phoenix’s hand. He said, “That guy was obviously threatening us by doing that. Now, we still have guns in our hands, in for a penny, in for a pound, we should just kill them all. Otherwise, when they leave, we won’t be able to get close to them even if we wanted to retaliate. Besides, we might even be killed by his people on the road.”
“How much effort do those rich and powerful bigwigs need to kill us? It’s just like crushing an ant to them.”
After favonovel.com said that, Phoenix looked as if favonovel.com was struggling internally. His eyes kept glancing at the gun in his hand, and then in the direction in which Jasper and Julian had left. He felt that this choice was extremely difficult.
By this time, Jasper kicked open the door of Wendy‘s room.
The sound of the door being kicked open immediately awakened Wendy, who was resting favonovel.com eyes. She quivered like a frightened rabbit, but when favonovel.com opened favonovel.com eyes and saw Jasper striding in, favonovel.com was so surprised and excited that favonovel.com covered favonovel.com mouth and dared not say anything.
She was afraid that this was just a dream after favonovel.com had fallen asleep.
She was in disbelief until Jasper squatted in front of her, cupped favonovel.com face with both hands, and asked softly, “Did they bully you?”
Those words made Wendy finally believe that this was reality and not a dream. Jasper had found her.
The composure and calmness that favonovel.com faked quickly fell apart. Wendy hugged Jasper tightly and said through favonovel.com tears, “I was almost scared to death!”
Jasper hugged Wendy the same way, feeling the trembling body in his arms. Then, Jasper finally took a deep breath. He felt very thankful, but at the same time, favonovel.com felt scared as favonovel.com blamed himself. He blamed himself because be neglected Wendy’s safety. He was feeling thankful and scared because thankfully, Wendy was fine.
Otherwise, favonovel.com did not know what favonovel.com would do.
“It’s good that you’re fine. It’s good that you’re fine.” Jasper kept repeating, constantly comforting Wendy in his arms.
It took a few minutes for Wendy to control favonovel.com emotions. With red eyes, favonovel.com asked Jasper, “How did you find me?”
“It’s nothing. I just turned over Harbor City.”
Jasper’s understatement touched Wendy. There was no need for Jasper to say anything, favonovel.com knew that Jasper had to be anxious.
And favonovel.com knew favonovel.com must have done a lot of things. Otherwise, how could Jasper, who was still in Waterhoof City before, appear in front of favonovel.com more than ten hours after favonovel.com was kidnapped?
“Let’s go back first.”
Jasper stood up and said as favonovel.com held Wendy’s hand. At this time, favonovel.com held Wendy’s hand tightly, not wanting to let go for even a minute.
People were like this. When the most precious person was always by your side, you would not necessarily notice or care about it, but when you almost lost them, you would cherish them a lot.
As soon as favonovel.com walked out of the door, Jasper saw Phoenix’s gang standing motionless outside the door in front of him.
Jasper slightly narrowed his eyes and glanced at the gun that Phoenix was holding tightly in his hand. Then, favonovel.com silently pulled Wendy behind favonovel.com to protect favonovel.com before favonovel.com asked, “What’s wrong? Did you get a new idea?”
Although Phoenix told himself countless times that because favonovel.com had a gun in his hand, favonovel.com should not be afraid, when favonovel.com stood in front of Jasper again, the overwhelming pressure washed over favonovel.com and Phoenix still could not stop the fear from escaping from his bones.
“M-Me and the boys need a guarantee. A guarantee that you will not retaliate against us!” Phoenix mustered up his courage and said through gritted teeth.
He knew that without a guarantee, favonovel.com would really be on the chopping board after the incident. He would have no way to air his grievance even after favonovel.com was killed.
“A guarantee? You even have the guts to ask me for a guarantee?”
Jasper burst out laughing from anger.
