"You, what do you want to do?"
Ge Nan looked at the bearded man's lewd smile and said fearfully.
"Heh heh, nothing much, just want to see if you two are true love!" the bearded man said with a smile.
Ye Feng and the other two were stunned.
See if they were true love?
What the hell? It sounded so perverted!
"We, we are certainly true love! If you have anything, come at me!" Ge Nan showed a rare moment of manliness.
This made Su Keqing surprised, even a little moved.
"Good, well said, 'come at me'! Guards, bring the thing!" the bearded man shouted to the outside.
The next second, two people walked in carrying a small brazier.
"Good! You may go!" the bearded man said softly as he walked to the brazier.
Then he took out a red-hot iron from the brazier and walked over.
Seeing this, Ge Nan was terrified, "You, don't come here!"
Ge Nan shouted, struggling to escape, but how could he escape when he was tied up?
The bearded man showed a cruel smile and said, "Didn't you say to come at you if there's anything?"
Hearing this, Ge Nan was dumbfounded. He really wanted to slap himself, why did he open his mouth?
"I, I was just kidding!" Ge Nan said hastily.
This made Ye Feng and Su Keqing beside him almost spit blood. This guy was truly a coward, afraid of death.
One moment he was showing off, the next he was slapped in the face.
"Heh heh, don't be afraid either, because it might not be you who will bear the brand!" the bearded man chuckled.
Ge Nan felt a little better hearing this and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Now I'll give you two choices. First, I'll brand the word 'ugly' on both your faces! Second, you tell me who is behind this!" the bearded man said, waving the branding iron in front of Ge Nan.
Ye Feng looked closely at the branding iron and found that it had the character "ugly" on it.
Hearing this, Ge Nan was stunned.
Because if he revealed it, their operation would likely fail.
But if he didn't, they would both have the word "ugly" branded on their faces. How would they live their lives afterward?
"I'll give you ten seconds! Ten, nine, eight..." the bearded man began to count down.
At this time, everyone's attention was on Ge Nan, and no one noticed that Ye Feng's bound hands were fiddling with something behind his back.
Su Keqing listened to the countdown and shook her head, "Ge Nan, you can't say it!"
But Ge Nan said righteously, "No, Keqing, even if the operation fails, I won't let you get hurt! I, I'll say it!"
However, Ye Feng listened and sniffed, feeling that something was not right.
The bearded man heard this and immediately laughed, "Good! Haha, speak up! Confess everything, or the branding iron will be merciless!"
"Okay, I'll tell you, we are from the Dongchuan City Police Headquarters..." Ge Nan confessed everything.
Seeing this, Ye Feng and Su Keqing both sighed:
It's over! This operation is likely to fail!
Ye Feng was even more puzzled that the bearded man remained calm and composed even when he heard the police outside.
At this moment, Ge Nan looked at Su Keqing with a condescending air and said, "Keqing, I had no choice. I can't let you get hurt! If that word is branded on your face, I'll never forgive myself!"
It was as if an emperor was abandoning his kingdom for a woman, speaking with great passion!
However, Su Keqing, while outwardly angry, felt a hint of joy in her heart.
After all, any girl would be moved and happy to hear her man say such things.
"Very good, very good! It seems you love your girlfriend very much!" the bearded man said with a faint smile.
Ge Nan nodded, "Of course! Our love is witnessed by heaven and earth!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then let's see if you truly love her!" the bearded man said again with that sinister, lewd smile.
Hearing this, Ge Nan asked confusedly, "You, what do you mean? Didn't I tell you everything?"
"Yes, but that was just the first step. The real show is just beginning!" the bearded man said calmly.
"You..." Ge Nan was immediately dumbfounded.
However, the bearded man ignored Ge Nan's reaction and continued, "Now I'll give you another choice. I want to brand this word on your and your girlfriend's faces. You decide whose face it will be on!"
Hearing this, Ge Nan panicked, he truly panicked.
Su Keqing also looked at Ge Nan with a complicated expression, her heart in turmoil.
Ye Feng, standing beside them, also showed curiosity. He really wanted to know how Ge Nan would choose.
However, Ge Nan was in a dilemma, for he had no other choice.
If he chose Su Keqing to bear the branding, it would mean he didn't love Su Keqing.
If he didn't choose Su Keqing, then he would have to bear the branding himself.
If he had the word "ugly" branded on his face in the future, how could he pick up girls?
"Hurry up and decide! You only have ten seconds! Ten, nine, eight, seven..." the bearded man slowly counted down, seemingly enjoying the tormenting process.
Seeing this, Su Keqing said, "You despicable and shameless fellow, if you have the guts, come at me directly, don't use such vile and despicable means!"
"Alas, young lady! Don't you want to know if he truly loves you? Why are you scolding me!" the bearded man said indifferently, smiling faintly.
Just then, Ge Nan spoke, and his words shocked Ye Feng and the other two.
He said, "I've made up my mind. I'll bear the branding. Come on!"
Ge Nan gritted his teeth, his eyes wide, looking as if he was ready to die.
This surprised both Ye Feng and the bearded man.
As for Su Keqing, she was deeply moved, her eyes filled with complex emotions, a tear about to fall.
"Yo, I didn't expect you to have such courage! Alright! Then you shall bear it!"
The bearded man said, picked up the red-hot branding iron, walked to Ge Nan, and slowly brought it close to his face.
Looking at the red-hot branding iron, feeling its terrifying heat, Ge Nan trembled uncontrollably.
"Don't move, I'm going to brand you!"
The bearded man said, about to press down.
However, at this moment, Ge Nan suddenly cried out, "Stop, stop! I, I regret it. Don't brand my face, brand hers instead!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng and the others were all dumbfounded.
"Ge Nan! You..." Su Keqing stared at Ge Nan in disbelief.
She had been deeply moved by Ge Nan's words and decision just a moment ago, and she couldn't believe the reversal came so quickly.
Ge Nan said, "Keqing, don't blame me. If I have this word 'ugly' branded on my face, how can I live my life?"
"Then, if the word 'ugly' is branded on my face, will I live better?" Su Keqing said indignantly.
She knew that anyone would be afraid when facing such a thing, but she couldn't accept that Ge Nan would say it with such a face.
Ge Nan, however, burst into laughter, his face contorted with madness, "Heh heh, who can you blame for this? If you blame anyone, blame the fact that the decision is not in your hands..."