Chapter 440 Kidnapped to the Lu Residence Again

Wen Ni and Lu Jinye entered the villa's entrance hall one after the other, passing over the screen.

What greeted Wen Ni's eyes was a spacious and bright hall.

The furniture and decorations are mainly in a European style, and there is a European-style fireplace in front of the sofa, except that the fire inside is LED.

"I usually live alone at home, and the cleaning lady only comes back once a week!"

Caesar Perth strode forward, tidied up the mess on the table, and casually made two more cups of coffee, handing them to them.

"It looks quite tidy." Wen Ni took the coffee but didn't drink it. She swirled the cup around and casually glanced at Xize, saying, "I noticed that silver necklace you were wearing earlier looks quite high-quality. What's that pendant? A little angel?"

When fighting the Godfather, Wen Ni noticed that he was wearing a silver angel chain around his neck. She deliberately brought it up to test him, wondering how Caesar Perth would react.

"necklace?"

Caesar Perth hesitated and shook his head. "Miss Wen Ni may be mistaken. I never like wearing jewelry, let alone a silver necklace."

"Really? Then maybe I remembered wrong." Seeing that he didn't react in any particular way, Wen Ni changed the subject. "I have a friend who likes a similar decorating style to you. Speaking of which, your clothing and preferences are also quite similar!"

“Really?” Caesar Perth sat down opposite them, adjusting the buttons on his red shirt. “Sometimes I envy Miss Wen Ni, having so many close friends. Unlike me, I’m surrounded by business associates!”

“If there’s a chance, I can introduce him to you.” Wen Ni smiled slightly. “He’s Italian and does business in Myanmar. You have similar interests, so you should have a lot to talk about!”

"Burmese? I heard that place is in a lot of chaos right now." Caesar Perth's expression remained unchanged, but he asked curiously, "During the evacuation of our citizens some time ago, did your friend return to Italy safely?"

"Like you, he has no other family members. He should be back in China now."

"oh……"

Caesar Perth nodded, then smiled. "Since I have so many similarities with your friend, we should definitely find time to meet!"

There will be an opportunity.

Wen Ni nodded to him, then stood up. "It's getting late, so we won't disturb you any longer. Mr. Perth, please get some rest."

"Alright, I have indeed had a bit too much to drink, so I won't keep you any longer." Caesar Perth looked at Lu Jinye and nodded in acknowledgment. "Come visit my club sometime. Miss Wen Ni's friend is also my friend!"

"good."

The door closed.

Caesar Perth leaned back on the sofa.

His gaze swept over the pile of things he had just packed up, then he turned back slowly and lit a cigar.

The glow of the cigar flickered, reflected on the French windows, and outside, a car parked outside slowly drove away.

"You saw it too, right?" Lu Jinye gripped the steering wheel, looking straight ahead.

"Mm." Wen Ni nodded.

“Initially, there were three wine glasses on the table.” Lu Jinye’s eyes, behind his gold-rimmed glasses, gleamed coldly. “One glass was empty. Another was half-empty, with a few lipstick marks on the rim. And the last one was barely touched.”

“So, before Caesar Perth went out to meet his friends, two other people came to his house.” Wen Ni raised an eyebrow and looked at Lu Jinye’s profile. “But neither I nor the people you sent to monitor him noticed anyone entering or leaving his house!”

“The first possibility is that there is a secret passage in his house,” Lu Jinye said.

“What respectable person would install a secret passage in their house? And what kind of person would use a secret passage instead of the main entrance?” Wen Ni said, “Anyway, he’s 100% suspicious.”

Lu Jinye nodded and offered a second conjecture: "Another possibility is that those two people have been living in his house all along!"

“What kind of person would stay indoors all the time, afraid of being discovered?” Wen Ni felt that everything was already very clear. “Besides, Caesar Perth said that he has always lived alone. Unless, he is lying.”

“These are all just our guesses.” Lu Jinye shook his head. “Without evidence, we still can’t do anything to him.”

“It will happen.” Wen Ni’s gaze was cold. “Since all the clues point to him, he will eventually slip up!”

"Um."

Lu Jinye's expression was solemn.

It was already past four in the morning, but the winter sun rises late, and the sky was still dark.

Wen Ni was so focused on analyzing the situation that she didn't notice that Lu Jinye had actually driven the car back to the military compound.

"What are you doing at the Lu residence? Why didn't you just take me back to Zongheng Citron?" Wen Ni looked at Lu Jinye's profile. "I promised my uncle that I would take Xiaocheng to his place for the first day of the new year."

“Hua Zhuo sent me a message two hours ago. He said that Hua Baichuan heard about what happened last night and asked him to pick up Xiao Cheng to celebrate the holiday. As for you, just get some rest!” Lu Jinye said as he opened the car door. “Jin Bai is also here now. I would like you to take a look at his injuries.”

"Another visit to check on injuries?"

Wen Ni felt that this scene was strangely familiar.

Last time, she was tricked by Lu Jinye into coming here under the pretense of a back injury, and she almost got taken advantage of by him!

It's no wonder she was wary...

"Don't overthink it. I'm worried about Jinbai's injury." Lu Jinye seemed to see through her thoughts, and his expression was very serious.

"What am I thinking? You're the one who shouldn't be thinking nonsense!" Wen Ni glanced at him calmly, then got out of the car.

"Lead the way, I'm going to see Lu Jinbai."

"good."

On the second floor, Lu Jinbai's bedroom door was open.

At a glance, you can see that this room is completely different from Lu Jinye's room, which has a thin and old-fashioned color scheme. The composition of this bedroom is... very mixed!

The overall decor has a strong e-sports theme, with two high-end computer hosts, while on the other side there is a row of bookshelves filled with medical books and human models.

"Dad, Mom, I'm really okay..."

As soon as she arrived at the door, Wen Ni saw Lu Jinbai making a video call with his parents.

"How can you be alright? Look at your face, all bruised and purple, you don't look alright at all! Jinbai, you really scared your mother to death." Mao Linlin's voice came from the phone, extremely worried.

"Oh, that's enough! The child says he's fine." Lu Zhenhua's helpless tone came through the phone again. "As a boy in the Lu family, how can you be so delicate? If you were like Jin Ye, who has experienced so many dangers since childhood, you would be scared half to death! You should learn from your older brother and sister-in-law, to stay calm in the face of danger!"

“I can’t learn from them.” Mao Linlin sighed and complained, “Jinye has faced life and death so many times, and it was always you or me by his side. They never came back even once. At most, they would call and say that the child was out of danger, and then disappear for several months! Sigh, no wonder Jinye complains about them! What do such a young child know?”

“The situation was so chaotic back then, and my brother and the others were always on classified missions, they had no choice in the matter!” Lu Zhenhua lowered his voice. “Everyone had their own difficulties, so don’t say those things again!”

"Alright, alright, I misspoke, okay?" Mao Linlin said. "Those villains are getting more and more outrageous. When will this end?"

“My elder brother is already under orders to investigate this matter. Take it slow, and we’ll get to a conclusion eventually…” Lu Zhenhua said.

Outside the door, Lu Jinye gently pulled Wen Ni's arm and took a step back.

Wen Ni could sense Lu Jinye's low spirits.

She remained silent, then gently grasped his previously injured hand, and quietly left Lu Jinbai's bedroom door with him, before retreating together into Lu Jinye's adjacent bedroom.

"I think Lu Jinbai is in pretty good condition. You've already had someone bandage him up. There shouldn't be any major problems. He just needs to rest and recover."

"Um."

Lu Jinye responded softly.

He leaned against the door and pulled Wen Ni into his arms.

"Don't take what your aunt said to heart. I believe that Captain Lu and Colonel Lan Tian also wanted to come back to see you, but they were held back by other matters," Wen Ni tried to comfort him.

“I didn’t take those things to heart.” He bent down slightly, resting his chin on her shoulder. “I just suddenly thought about how you managed to get through every time you were injured or even faced life-or-death situations on a mission before you met me.”

He had at least his uncle and aunt, his grandfather, and Qin Yuan to take care of him.

But what about her?

Her identity and actions are kept secret; no one can be her support or backer!