Reborn as his Shadow

Xiong Wu suddenly rejoiced that he was a poor man; the world of the rich was really not for him. Being followed at every turn and even having the threat of murder hung over him…

“Tell me, how does she plan to do it?” Another, more chilly, voice came through the microphone, directly bringing Xiong Wu out of his thoughts.

Realising that it was the man who had come with Xiao Ying to look for him last time, Xiong Wu didn’t procrastinate and continued, “She plans to construct a car accident and have him die in an accident. It was also mentioned in their discussion that they also used the same method to kill someone called Jun–or something similar–in Nancheng before.”

Xiao Ying’s hand seemed almost bruised with veins protruding as he held the phone, “What did you just say? Who did they kill?”

“Jun—Jun Ying maybe? I didn’t dare get close enough to listen any clearer,” Xiong Wu apologised.

“Don’t follow Zhao Lingjun anymore, start trailing the person she was talking to just now instead.” Hanging up, Xiao Ying hugged Mo Jingxuan tightly.

Mo Jingxuan held him back, “Baby…I’m here.” He knew that what his man needed the most right now was not comfort but rather a hug that belonged to him and would never leave.

“You are not allowed to go out until this matter has been resolved.” Xiao Ying had a raspy voice as he demanded.

Pushing him away, Mo Jingxuan asked, “What about you?”

“Someone has to lure the murderer out.”

“No. If anyone is going to be bait, it will be me.”

Pulling Mo Jingxuan closer, Xiao Ying had a weary expression on his face, and he buried his face in his neck, “Xuan, please be obedient….”

Pushing him away, Mo Jingxuan was determined, “I won’t let you take such a large risk!”

Zhao Lingjun! Zhao Lingjun! He really wanted to kill that woman! Maybe, maybe he could…

“Don’t mess around!!” Seeing that Mo Jingxuan’s expression was twisting, Xiao Ying let out a growl and pinned him down angrily, “You need to stay at home for me! Don’t even think about going out!”

Xiao Ying dressed him silently and picked up his lover to return to their room.

Mo Jingxuan shook his head, putting aside the dark thoughts he was entertaining; there would always be a better way than to dirty his hands like that. It was too extreme to jump directly to that solution.

In their room———————————-

Xiao Ying stood before the bed as he faced Mo Jingxuan seriously, “Let’s go back tomorrow.” He would feel at ease only by locking this man at home, in their bedroom. He was always afraid that this man would do something stupid for him, and he couldn’t imagine what would happen to him if he got hurt one day. One thing that he did know for certain, though, was if he ever lost Mo Jingxuan, he would not be able to live.

Mo Jingxuan moved on the bed to a more comfortable position as they talked, “I won’t mess around! You can’t lock me at home, let alone think about doing something rash by yourself!”

After thinking quietly for a long time, Xiao Ying stepped forward to hug him in his arms, “It would be best if you could just stay with me all the time.” Tying him by his side, he would never have to worry like now.

Mo Jingxuan’s eyes softened at his words, “Do you have any safer ideas for handling this?”

“Just tie him up and let that person spit out what he really wants. If we need to confirm he is really telling the truth…Xia Qifan can easily get access to high quality hallucinogens, but those should probably be a last resort.”

Squinting his eyes as he kissed his baby, Mo Jingxuan was cheerful, “See? That’s such a safer answer!”

Xiao Ying smiled as he rubbed his head, “I’ll have dad stay here a few more days. Once we’ve resolved this we can come back and pick him up.”

Lying in his arms, Mo Jingxuan lazily responded, “Mmmm, that sounds good, I don’t want him to worry about us.”

The next morning, the two arranged everything for Xiao Yao and prepared their excuses as they left, leaving Xiao Yao and Butler Qing to continue enjoying the services of the Ancient Tribe.

“Knock, knock, knock!” Feng Yuan stood outside the building, knocking politely on the wide wooden door.

Inside, Xiao Yao leaned back on his recliner as he looked towards the sound, “Feng Yuan, come in and sit!”

Getting the permission he wanted, Feng Yuan entered the room eagerly, scanning for the figures he wanted to see but was disappointed by their absence. Going up to an empty chair, he asked, “Uncle, why aren’t Brother Ying and Jinguan here?”

Hearing him mention them, he was a little angry as he said, “Those two little bastards left me early this morning saying that the company needed them urgently.” He rolled his eyes in exasperation, “How do they not know how to be lazy at such a young age, those work obsessed good for nothings?!”

“Oh.” Feng Yuan’s eyes dimmed a little, “The I’ll be leaving first to go fishing.”

Xiao Yao waved his hand, “Go, go, I’ll be sleeping here!”

The Xiao House———————————-

Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying had notified Zi Bo, Xiao Qifan, Ren Yue, and Liang Liang to gather at the Xiao house on their way back. Even Xiong Wu was deemed trustworthy and invited over for the first time.

“Boss!” Zi Bo, Xiong Wu, and the rest of the group called out as the two arrived back home and entered their living room. “What happened? You called us all here so suddenly!”

Xiao Ying raised his chin inward, “Let us get settled first.”

Once they had all been seated and situated, Mo Jingxuan tapped the coffee table in front of him, “Xiong Wu.”

Xiong Wu, who had had a mouth half open since entering the Xiao residence, was in a daze, “Huh? What?”

Xia Qifan reached out to feel his forehead, “I don’t think he’s running a fever….”

“Ah! I’m sorry!” Xiong Wu rubbed his nose in embarrassment, “It’s just, Boss Xiao’s house is so beautiful….” Since entering the house, Xiong Wu’s opinion from yesterday had changed drastically. The world of the rich was still very good! This house was really fucking nice, these servants were really fucking nice, and that owner had a really fucking nice life. It might even be worth dealing with all the drama that came with it!

Just as he was thinking to himself, Xiong Wu suddenly realised, “I just came in and was looking around, I completely forgot to introduce myself. Hello, my name is Xiong Wu, Boss Xiao and Boss Mo asked me to follow a woman surnamed Zhao.”

The four of them stood up and introduced themselves.

“Zi Bo!”

“Xia Qifan!

“Ren Yue!”

“Liang Liang!”

As they sat down, they looked at Xiong Wu unanimously, Zi Bo taking the lead to ask, “Why were you following Zhao Lingjun?” He turned to Xiao Ying to follow up himself, “What happened?”

“Explain.” Xiao Ying looked at Xiong Wu pointedly.

“Zhao Lingjun wants to kill Boss Xiao.”

“What?!” The four stared at him in surprise.

“By the way, it seems that this Zhao woman has been looking by herself and secretly found some other people to help kill him!” Xiong Wu continued.

Zi Bo sneered, “This Zhao Lingjun is really crazy.”

“What do you plan to do?” Liang Liang turned to ask Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying.

“Go and invite them in for a chat.” Mo Jingxuan held Xiao Ying’s hand, “I won’t let my baby near any danger!”

Xiao Ying rubbed his palm, “The main reason we called all of you over is to ask if you are still willing to follow us. If you don’t wish to come along, I understand, after all, what we’re planning to do now is not legal.”

“We will follow you!” Everyone replies without hesitation. Zi Bo, Liang Liang, and the others felt that it was a completely unnecessary question, and Xiong Wu purely felt that after taking their money, he should see this matter out to the end. He admired this pair of male lovers quite a bit and was willing to spend some more time working for them.

Smiling brightly at their answers, Xiao Ying continued, “In that case, Ren Yue and Liang Liang, go prepare something to cover your faces and a few sets of unremarkable clothes. I need you two to find a secluded place we can bring him to as soon as possible. Qifan, I need you to prepare some hallucinogens.”

“Hallucinogens?” Zi Bo and the others were puzzled.

“Don’t ask too many questions.” Mo Jingxuan interrupted them, “Xiong Wu will continue following him tonight and we will act tomorrow night.” He didn’t want their curiosity to expose the man’s scars to the light again.

Kissing him, Xiao Ying shook his head, “It’s okay. I was still young when she left and those hazy feelings of sadness have turned to more of a reminiscent nostalgia.” He turned to answer their question, “We believe he could be the murderer of my mother, she died of a car accident many years ago.” When his mother had been discovered back then, there had been no trace of the perpetrator. The police had visited many times, but in the end, the case was dismissed as there was no lead to go off of at all.

Listening to Xiao Ying’s words, none of them spoke. Zi Bo eventually broke the long silence changing the subject from his mother very tactfully, “Boss, Jingxuan, I’ll go prepare with Xiong Wu.”

“No, I don’t want to frighten her before we act. Xiong Wu will go alone and the rest of us will go over tomorrow.”

“Yes!” Nodding their understanding of the plan, they all left to their respective duties.

Pleased with their attitudes, Mo Jingxuan couldn’t help sighing. Xiao Ying was really good at choosing people.

Early the following day, Xiao Ying and Mo Jingxuan received a call from Xiong Wu before they had any time to do anything else. He reminded them to not act rashly because the man was heading towards the house with the helpers that Zhao Lingjung had found for him not far behind.

Listening to his words, Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying stayed put until noon when Xiong Wu called again, “They’ve been wandering around the gate of the house for a while, I think they came here to figure out your schedule and try to see the usual times you leave the house.”

Hanging up the phone, Xiao Ying thought for a while and said, “They may be staying for quite a while, so we should probably act at least a little. I’ll take you with me to the company later so they don’t wonder why we haven’t left.”

Nodding, Mo Jingxuan went to the company with Xiao Ying as usual, dealt with the affairs of the company as usual, and returned home from work as usual.

At around nine in the evening, they received another update from Xiong Wu, “Boss, they’ve left. I’m following them now. Get ready to come here quickly, they pass a cement mixing plant on their way back and it should be a suitable place for us to act.”

Mo Jingxuan and the others signalled their acknowledgment and dressed in their lifelike face masks and labour protection clothing before driving their rented car at the fastest speed to catch up.