Looking at the still wary Jade, Bai Qi said helplessly, "Are you really not going to worry about Uncle Long and Tohru who were captured?"
"Ah!"
First Bai Qi, then Tohru, all gathered together. Jade was so shocked that she only remembered she still had Uncle Long and Tohru to rescue.
Without another word, she rushed towards the door.
"Stop!"
Bai Qi's voice suddenly rang out, startling Jade. She thought, this great demon is finally going to make a move on this beautiful girl.
Jade trembled and turned around, ready to have a great battle with Shendu using the fugu she held in her hand.
As it turned out, the moment Jade turned around, something shiny fell into her arms. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the Kyoto Octopus.
Bai Qi, standing not far away, said to Jade, "I think you dropped this."
Jade looked at the octopus in her arms, then looked up at Bai Qi not far away, turned and ran. When she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and looked at Bai Qi, whispering, "Thank you."
Without waiting to see if Bai Qi heard her, she bolted.
Watching Jade gradually disappear, Bai Qi's lips curled into a smile.
That was indeed an opportunity to deal with Shendu. Without the necessary materials, she couldn't defeat the fire demon with just a fugu.
Bai Qi was confident he could eliminate Jade with lightning speed before the forces of good could react.
But in the end, Bai Qi gave up.
Although this would indeed severely damage the forces of good, it would also lead to some serious consequences.
The crime of killing a Saint Fighter was no small matter. The forces of good would surely be enraged and launch a frenzied revenge against Bai Qi. At that time, all the forces of justice in this world would very likely unite against him under some inexplicable coincidence.
Bai Qi wasn't afraid of the forces of good in the Marvel universe, as for now, the only notable organization was S.H.I.E.L.D., and even the Avengers were still in the preparation stage. But the DC side was something Bai Qi couldn't handle.
Let alone the powerful Superman, even the Gotham City vigilante, the Bat, was someone Bai Qi couldn't deal with.
After all, the Bat had directly confronted Darkseid, and with the power of money, all sorts of ingenious black technologies emerged endlessly. At that time, Bai Qi would be stripped bare even if he didn't die.
More importantly, as for the current Saint Fighter, Jade, Bai Qi had already invested too much energy and planning into her. To a certain extent, he had tried his best to steer her nascent views in his direction.
If she were killed now, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Weighing the pros and cons, Bai Qi ultimately decided to continue developing the Jade storyline.
Meanwhile, in the back kitchen of a sushi restaurant, Dan and his Horrible Hog ghouls were still unaware that the magic disc had been stolen.
To handle both matters efficiently, Dan had specifically instructed his subordinates to leave directly with the disc after obtaining it, without waiting for him, and he would follow up later.
However, unexpected events had occurred. The Kyoto Octopus, which should have been easily captured, had vanished. Dan, consumed by anger, was now solely focused on how to find the octopus, with no regard for the magic disc.
Looking at Tohru and Drago chained in mid-air, Dan was extremely anxious, constantly flicking his yo-yo to relieve his emotions.
Although Dan wasn't doing particularly well at the moment, in a broader sense, this was undoubtedly his moment of glory. Capturing two main players of the protagonist team alive was such an honorable feat that he could brag about it for a lifetime.
At this moment, a subordinate holding Drago's phone walked over and said, "Boss, I got through."
"Hello? Is that Drago? Why aren't you speaking?"
As soon as he took the phone, Old Father's voice came from the other end.
Dan held the phone to his ear. Before he could utter a word, he was reprimanded by Old Father on the other end of the line.
"Don't speak, let Old Father talk."
"Old Father can't stand this woman anymore. She keeps buzzing like a mosquito, buzzing and buzzing, making Old Father's head hurt."
"You're the mosquito, and that garlic smell on you, has no one ever told you?"
"Hey, eating garlic is healthy. Garlic can kill bacteria. Don't you even understand such a simple truth?"
"It can kill bacteria, so why hasn't it killed you, this big germ, as well."
"Old Father can't take it anymore. Is Tohru next to you? Have him come and take his mother away quickly."
"Hello? Drago, why aren't you speaking?"
If it weren't for not having obtained the Kyoto Octopus, Dan would have smashed the phone to pieces.
Damn it, you're not speaking, but did you give me a chance to speak?
"Drago and Tohru you're talking about are in our hands. We're going to make a deal now."
"What deal?"
Dan said, "You give me the octopus, or I'll feed your people to the sharks."
One must admit, Old Father is indeed Old Father, calm and collected in the face of adversity, not panicking at all.
"Okay."
Dan continued, "We'll meet at the sushi restaurant on the way to the supermarket in an hour. Remember, come alone."
"No problem, let's make the exchange."
With that, he hung up the phone.
But after hanging up, Old Father seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right, there's one more thing. We don't have an octopus."
"Now you do."
As soon as Old Father finished speaking, Jade's voice came from the doorway.
Seeing Jade holding the Kyoto Octopus at the door, Old Father frowned slightly and asked, "Where did you get the octopus?"
Jade hesitated for a few seconds and then said, "Shendu gave it to me."
Old Father nodded upon hearing this. "Oh, Shendu gave it to you... Shendu!"
Realizing what had happened, Old Father exclaimed in shock, "You met Shendu! He's nearby!?"
Jade handed the Kyoto Octopus to Tohru's mother and said, "He's already left, but that's not important. Uncle Long and Tohru need us, don't they?"
"We, not you," Tohru's mother said, pointing at Jade after taking the octopus.
But before she could finish, Old Father snatched it and said, "It's me, not us. The kidnapper said for me to go alone."
"Hmph, you foolish antique shop owner, you can't handle this alone."
If there was anyone who could easily enrage Old Father, it was probably Tohru's mother in this world.
Seeing the two about to start a fight, Jade extended her hand and said, "Why don't you let me..."
Before Jade could finish her sentence, the two said in unison, "No."
On the matter of Jade's attitude, they were surprisingly in agreement.
"I'll call Sheriff Black," Old Father said, bending down. "In the meantime, you watch the shop." Sudän Novel Network.
Watch the shop? What a joke, was Jade the kind of person to watch a shop?
After seeing Old Father and Tohru's mother leave, she immediately turned the sign on the glass display case to "Temporarily Closed," then donned her weapon and equipment, ready to set off.
"Jade?"
Just then, a black car pulled up to the entrance of the antique shop. Sheriff Black got out and, seeing Jade fully armed, asked, "Where are you going?"
Don't underestimate Section 13. Although they couldn't deal with demons, nor could they stop mercenary invasions, don't forget that, in the end, Section 13 was still a secret agent agency.