<strong>Chapter 1243: Chapter 1243: We Must Rescue Xiang Yu</strong>


    “Life and death are fate, wealth is ordained by heaven. Now that I’m held here by you, worrying is pointless.” Xiang Yuy there leisurely and said.


    Seeing Xiang Yu like this, Commander Cao actually felt a sense of powerlessness. He really had no way to deal with a person like Xiang Yu.


    Giving Xiang Yu corporal punishment was out of the question; he knew Xiang Yu was a man of steel—any punishment was just child’s y to him.


    “Alright Xiang Yu, you’ve turned into a cold-blooded animal now.” Commander Cao said with augh, not anger.


    “Cold-blooded, then cold-blooded.” Xiang Yu said indifferently.


    He was impermeable now; whether killed or not, Xiang Yu was resigned to fate.


    “Alright, alright, Xiang Yu, do you remember a girl named Zhong Min?” Commander Cao gritted his teeth and said with a cold smile.


    Xiang Yu’s heart stirred, but he remained lying there motionless; how could he forget Zhong Min’s name.


    When Commander Cao mentioned this name, Xiang Yu already understood that Zhong Qin must have also been arranged by Commander Cao.


    Having been through so many things, Xiang Yu was no longer surprised by anything.


    Seeing Xiang Yu lying there unmoved, Commander Cao felt a deep sense of defeat and coldly snorted: “Since you are cold-blooded, let me show you what cruelty is.”


    For some reason, Commander Cao suddenly felt an inexplicable hatred towards Xiang Yu.


    Had it not been for Xiang Yu, he would havepleted his ns with ease. Since Xiang Yu appeared, it felt like a nail had been driven into his heart, impossible to dislodge.


    Especially with Xiang Yu’s current attitude, it greatly resembled that of fearless people unmoved by threats of death.


    Commander Cao had always been high and mighty; he wanted Xiang Yu to kneel before him and beg for mercy.


    Although Xiang Yu appeared calm, his heart was filled with endless worry. Worry about his father, worry about his brother.


    But he knew the more worried he seemed, the more Commander Cao would use these things to threaten him.


    Commander Cao stormed out and drove towards the kitchen.


    Since Xiang Yu hade to the city, he had brought his father here, into the kitchen.


    This was also Commander Cao’s contingency n, just in case Xiang Yu lost control, he could use this as leverage.


    Unexpectedly, it was being used now, and he felt a sense of relief for his foresight.


    It was close to eleven o’clock when he arrived at the kitchen, where a few chefs were busy working nervously.


    “Where is Chef Xiang?” Commander Cao asked after looking around and not finding Xiang Yu’s father.


    Those people didn’t recognize Commander Cao and thought he was an ordinary soldier, so they waved him away and said, “Move aside, don’t interfere with our cooking; your officers are waiting for their meal.”


    Commander Cao felt the urge to spit blood; he hadn’t expected to be mistreated both by Xiang Yu and here.


    “I’m asking you where Chef Xiang went!” Commander Cao then grabbed a person and shouted loudly.


    Everyone in the kitchen stopped and turned to look at him, one of them recognized Commander Cao, immediately ran over with a smile and said, “Commander Cao, don’t be angry, they don’t know you. Do you have any issues?”


    Commander Cao repeated his question, and the person replied, “Chef Xiang was called away this morning for something.”


    “What? By whom was he called away?” Commander Cao frowned and asked.


    The person saw Commander Cao was angry and cautiously said, “By a soldier, but I don’t know exactly who or what for.”


    Commander Cao sensed danger, turned around, and left. From the morning onwards, he had felt that something was about to happen.


    Returning to his office, he picked up the phone and made a call.


    “Investigate Xiang Kui’s whereabouts,” Commander Cao ordered.


    “Xiang Kui was transferred; we only found out about this this morning,” the person replied.


    “Why didn’t you say sooner? What are you good for?” Commander Cao angrily gripped the phone, nearly smashing it on the ground.


    These signs indicated that someone was investigating him. Although he didn’t know who, it was certainly rted to Xiang Yu; otherwise, these two people couldn’t both have been transferred simultaneously.


    While he was fretting and contemting, the phone on his desk suddenly rang.


    Seeing the caller ID made him suddenly nervous; he picked up the phone politely and said, “Chief, you haven’t called in a long time.”


    “How have you been recently?”


    “Very well, thank you for your concern, Chief.”


    They chatted for a bit, then suddenly the voice on the other end said, “Come over to my ce tonight, we haven’t dined together in a long time. Come and share a drink.”


    Commander Cao felt a sudden bad premonition, but he bravely replied, “Understood, I’ll surelye over tonight.”


    They chatted merrily and finally said ‘see you tonight,’ then hung up.


    After hanging up the phone, Commander Cao sat there stunned; the chief hadn’t called him in a long time.


    Privately, they rarely contacted each other, but now the chief suddenly called him, especially at this time, which made Cao suspect.


    Commander Cao was restless there, finally pacing back and forth, then took out his mobile phone and made a call.


    The call got connected, and on the other end came a string of iprehensible bird sounds; anyone familiar with romance action films would recognize this as Japanese.


    Commander Cao skillfullymunicated with the other side in thatnguage, talking a lot of who knows what.


    On Commander Cao’s face was a serious expression; finally, he nodded and hung up the phone.


    Meanwhile, in a vi, two elderly individuals were sitting there having a meal.


    “Chief, how is the progress of the matter?” one of them asked.


    That person, with a chubby figure, aged but still robust, was Gao Mantang.


    The elderly there smiled and said, “Investigating, estimates are there’ll be results soon. Old Liu invited the Cao Commander you mentioned; you shoulde with me tonight.”


    “Tonight?” Gao Mantang asked.


    The old man nodded and hummed without saying much more about it.


    At their age, they no longer bothered with any matters. They were merely doing their utmost as the country faced difficulties now.


    Actually, Gao Mantang was somewhat anxious; with Xiang Yu captured and in imminent danger, even if he made haste, perhaps he could save Xiang Yu’s life.


    But the matter wasn’t simply about being fast; some things were moreplex than imagined.


    This Gao Mantang understood; actually, he too was once in this ce but chose to leave for distantnds to escape the vortex of power; a solitary life in a quiet ce was much better.


    The meal was sumptuous, yet Gao Mantang felt stifled; Xiang Yu had shown kindness to his family, not only saving his grandson but also his son.


    He was determined to rescue Xiang Yu this time…