However, she reacted swiftly. With one kick, she booted the gun toward the distance.
As the gun fell, the man’s face was revealed in front of Winnie.
Upon seeing that familiar face, she couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.
“Zyon, everyone in the entire Fairchild residence is looking for you. I didn’t expect you to come on your own.”
Having her eyes fixed unwaveringly on Zyon, Winnie tugged at the necklace on her neck surreptitiously.
This necklace of hers was a customized weapon. It wouldn’t be a problem for her to bind a pair of hands with the necklace.
But it was obvious that Zyon came prepared. This time, he not only had a gun but also a knife.
After losing his gun, he pointed the knife at her.
He kept circling around her slowly, trying to find a position that would favor his attack.
Gritting his teeth, he cursed in a low voice, “You d*mned woman, I didn’t want to lay a finger on you at first. Who knew that you would come to me yourself?”
At that moment, Zyon was so full of himself, but Winnie paid no attention to him.
She narrowed her eyes, predicting his next move and the possible countermeasures she might take.
When Zyon saw that she didn’t speak, he quietly took two steps back.
He continued to retreat as he uttered, “I had no intention to hurt you, but you’re blocking my way now. I have no other choice but to take action. Winnie, get out of my way. If you don’t want to die, stop blocking me. As long as I can leave this place, you’ll be safe.”
Winnie tightened her grip on her necklace, her lips curling faintly.
“Don’t you know that you are a wanted criminal who is currently on a bounty? If I can catch you, I can go to the police station to collect the bounty, and maybe I can get a congratulatory banner for being a good citizen. How could I not participate in such an honorable thing? It’s unlikely for me to let you go.”
“What the f*ck is wrong with you?” Zyon almost chuckled out of great anger, poking his knife in Winnie’s direction. “Are you short of tens of thousands? If you really need money, I can give you one million, but you have to send me out!”
“One million?” A cold smile was plastered on her face. “Do you think I’m a beggar? I might think about it if you give me ten billion, but I will only think about it. Besides, I’m afraid you can’t even afford to pay one hundred now. Am I right?”
“Shut the f*ck up!” Winnie was right; Zyon really couldn’t fork out a hundred now. And that’s because of who? It’s all because of this d*mned woman in front of me now!
When that thought crossed his mind, Zyon’s facial expression gradually became vicious. “You d*mned woman, if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have become what I am today! Go to h*ll!”
After shouting those words, he charged straight toward Winnie with the knife in his hand.
Having anticipated that he would attack in such a manner, Winnie grasped his hand that was holding the knife using both of her hands in the blink of an eye.
After subduing him, she exerted all her strength to jerk Zyon’s wrist to the side violently.
With that, his wrist was almost sprained, and the knife naturally fell to the ground.
Immediately afterward, she kneed him hard, causing him to bend over in pain.
While she was at that, she pinned him to the ground with her knee pressed against his back. She had him taken care of swiftly, but when she was about to tie him up, his hand suddenly broke free.
The knife was lying right at the side, so it was clear as day that he wanted to reach for that weapon.
There was no way Winnie would give him the chance to do that, so she took the knife first before he did.
However, what she didn’t know was that it was just Zyon’s feint.
He came prepared. Taking advantage of the time when Winnie had one of her hands occupied, he abruptly grabbed a handful of powder from his pocket and threw it in her eyes.
She didn’t expect there was powder in his pocket, so she was caught off guard when the powder was flung at her.
The moment her eyes came into contact with that foreign substance, they burned. She wasn’t sure whether the powder was poisonous, so she decided not to open her eyes carelessly.
Zyon took that chance to flee.
Although Winnie couldn’t see at that brief moment, she didn’t stay idle. She slit Zyon’s arm when he was scrambling to his feet.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t chase after him, so she immediately whipped out her phone and dialed Xavier’s number with her eyes barely open.
Xavier arrived with his subordinates shortly after.
When he saw Winnie leaning against a pillar with her eyes reddened, his eyes turned bloodshot.
He clenched his teeth as waves of exasperation surged within him. “Find him! Get him even if you have to turn over every stone in the world, dead or alive!”
“Xavier!” Winnie couldn’t see Xavier’s expression, since she had her eyes closed, but the last three words he had uttered through gritted teeth alarmed her.
His illness had never been cured, and under the influence of drugs, his emotions were easily magnified.
Once his anger was amplified, things would become riskier, and she didn’t want that to happen.
Holding onto the railing in the corridor, she stood up and determined Xavier’s position by listening to his voice before heading toward him.
Xavier was almost taken over by his anger entirely, his blood rushing to his head and his ears buzzing. Therefore, he didn’t hear Winnie calling his name just now.
Now that he saw Winnie staggering toward him, the boiling blood in his body calmed down slightly, and his mind went blank for a short moment.
Without hesitation, he rushed forward to carry her up.
Before she knew it, she felt herself getting lifted up in midair.
She wrapped her hands around his neck and frowned. “Don’t get riled up. It’s not worth it.”
Xavier glanced at her with his head lowered. “Do your eyes still sting? Let me rinse them first. Don’t be scared. I’ll be quick.”
When she heard his words, her furrowed brow relaxed. Even she herself didn’t notice that she was smiling.
“I’m not scared. I have you with me, don’t I? I lacerated Zyon’s arm just now. You should ask them to follow the traces of blood to find him, but it’s dark now, so they need to take a little more effort during the search.”
“I know. You don’t have to worry about these things.” Xavier scrunched up his brows, guilt brimming in his eyes. “I should have insisted on letting the security guards follow you just now!”
With her eyes closed, Winnie stroked the back of his head gently. “Xavier, don’t be like this. It’s not your fault. I was the one who insisted on not bringing the security guards. Besides, it’s actually a good thing. If I was under the protection of the security guards, Zyon wouldn’t have had the guts to show himself when he saw he was outnumbered. If that were the case, we wouldn’t even get to catch a glimpse of him. But because I’d gone alone, he couldn’t wait to come out of hiding, and I got to injure him. I believe that as long as we follow the bloodstains, we can find some clues.”
What Winnie had explained made sense, and Xavier understood it well.
Despite that, he still couldn’t help but stop in his tracks.
Perplexed, Winnie asked, “What’s wrong? Have we arrived?”
“No!” Xavier’s tone was unusually solemn. He looked at the woman in his arms and continued, “I want to tell you I don’t like to trade your safety for Zyon’s whereabouts. I will find him unless he’s died somewhere. I hope you won’t have such thoughts in the future.”
She frowned slightly. “You’re so fierce. I’m not a weak, gentle bird gilded in a golden cage. I know what I’m doing, and I also know if what I’m doing is meaningful. But…”
But I will no longer be upset with Xavier’s tone because I know he genuinely cares about me.
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