Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Cat in a Cage

The host's flesh and blood splattered everywhere, and the entire stands were covered in blood. The scene was so horrifying that it was comparable to a blood film.

Outsiders with special abilities were not allowed to enter the base, and several wealthy individuals' bodyguards with special abilities were also implanted with short-term chips that restricted their powers. This sudden change caught everyone off guard and left them stunned on the spot.

After a few seconds of silence, seven or eight guards in the inner field released their special powers and rushed forward.

Even if Chen Run couldn't fight her way in and out of the base, she could still protect herself. She didn't care about Chi Shuangliu next to her and immediately entered invisible mode, jumped onto the stands and pulled the silver-haired mutant girl away - her current invisibility skill could not only make herself invisible, but also make up to twelve people invisible.

In the midst of chaos, Lu Kuo quickly stood up and said, "Wait!"

Darwin believed in the law of the jungle, and the development of the sect required a lot of money and resources, so he was still afraid of these world-famous capitalists. The leader hesitated and slowly stopped attacking.

He glared at Chen Run viciously before turning to Lu Kuo: "Mr. Lu, we invited you to the base because we consider you a friend. You must give us an explanation today."

After saying that, his gaze fell on Chen Run again, almost telling Lu Kuo to hand over Chen Run.

Chen Run sneered, his palms swirling with lightning, and he looked at him fearlessly.

Lu Kuo took a deep breath, pretending not to see his gaze, and immediately said, "I am willing to compensate you tenfold for the losses and buy the mutant on the stage. You name the price."

Even if this disaster was caused by Chen Run, if Darwin's people really wanted to touch Chen Run, Chi Shuangliu would not agree. He did not want to make a big deal out of it, and it would be best if it could be settled with money.

The price was very sincere, and there was not much fellowship within Darwin. The leader thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and finally withdrew his gaze from Chen Run.

He discussed a few words with his superiors on the intercom and quickly said, "The auction has been postponed. The reopening time is to be determined. Everyone, please go back to your rooms and rest." He took out something that looked like a bracelet and handed it to Chen Run, saying coldly, "Madam, I hope you will be sensible and take this with you."

Compared to being forced to inject a chip, wearing a bracelet that limits superpowers is already a great privilege. Chen Run's goal was to save the mutant girl. Since her goal was achieved, she made a simple consideration and accepted the bracelet.

The auction date was postponed, and all the wealthy people present were complaining. On the way back to the room, they all looked at Chen Run with unfriendly eyes, and Chen Run glared back at them one by one - she didn't think she was wrong at all, but this group of people should be arrested and put in jail!

Soon, Darwin handed the mutant girl to Lu Kuo. Lu Kuo didn't know what to do with her, so he simply sent her to Chi Shuangliu's room.

From the end of the auction until now, Chi Shuangliu has remained silent until the silver-haired girl entered the room. He stared at her for a long time, and a tentacle suddenly pierced her chest!

Fortunately, Shen Run reacted quickly and pushed the mutant girl away, spreading his arms in front of her and shouted, "What are you doing!"

Chi Shuangliu showed disgust: "It's all because of her that the auction was postponed." His silence did not mean that he was not angry. The culprit must bear his anger.

"..." Chen Run couldn't help cursing: "Are you out of your mind? I was the one who postponed the auction!"

Chi Shuangliu's expression was cold, and he said as if it was a matter of course: "If it weren't for her, you wouldn't have done it. It was she who pretended to be pitiful and deceived you."

Chen Run: “…”

She didn't feel touched at all, she just felt cold.

She has basically confirmed that Chi Shuangliu likes her, but his love is beyond morality. In other words, his feelings for her will not affect his behavior, and he will not accept other humans just because he likes her.

She began to doubt whether she could convince him with her emotions.

Her heart sank rapidly as she said in a deep voice, "She's not pretending. She's inherently pitiful. Before she became a mutant, she was a human being. She deserves to live in this world with dignity and human rights, not be trafficked and sold as a commodity, or even tortured and killed..."

From the beginning to the end, Chi Shuangliu looked at the mutant girl as if she were a light, dead object: "What does it have to do with me?"

"..." Chen Run paused: "You have also been guarded by Sun Umbrella as a mutant, you should understand this feeling..."

Chi Shuangliu sneered: "Is she worthy enough to compete with me?"

He realized belatedly that Shen Run's expression was not right, and raised her chin with his finger: "Are you angry with me? What? Are you sympathizing with her?"

Shen Run pushed his hand away, his expression grim: "Because I am also a human being."

Chi Shuangliu twitched the corners of his lips, his tone rather harsh: "If I remember correctly, the person who hunted and auctioned her was also a human, and the person who wanted to buy her was also a human. How come you can attack your own kind, but I can't?"

"Oh, I almost forgot," he said, clicking his tongue deliberately. "You just killed someone, too. The whole place is covered in blood. You're a police officer or a judge. What gives you the right to illegally take someone's life, dear?"

Changes in values ​​often begin with small fluctuations. He loves her, and secretly hopes to assimilate her little by little, and then hug her tightly, starting with killing one person, and slowly accepting that the destruction of the world is no big deal.

He watched with satisfaction the slight confusion that passed through her.

Chen Run was silent for a moment, then his eyes quickly regained clarity. "First, I killed to save others, and there's legitimate defense in the law. Second, of course there are bad people among humans, so you shouldn't associate with bad people."

She paused and said slowly, "You told me that I don't owe anyone anything. I'm a very good person. I don't need to reflect on myself all the time."

Chi Shuangliu: "..."

The boomerang hit his forehead, and his eyes suddenly became quite interesting.

There was silence for a while, and when he tried to speak again, there was another knock on the door.

It was Lu Kuo who came this time: "Darwin's people just came to tell me that they want to discuss the meteorite matter with us."

Chi Shuangliu quickly came to his senses: "I understand."

He turned and glanced at Shen Run: "Don't leave this room until I come back."

......

Darwin's men brought Lu Kuo and Chi Shuangliu to a well-sealed basement, where a bearded man was waiting. Judging from the fluctuations in his ability level, he seemed to be an S-level psychic.

He looked arrogant. Seeing that Lu Kuo and Chi Shuangliu did not stand up, he directly released his mental power and aimed it at Chi Shuangliu, trying to detect his level and ability - this action was extremely offensive in the circle of people with special abilities, and it was obvious that he did not take others seriously.

Chi Shuangliu sat down casually on the sofa, his legs crossed, his posture elegant, his face expressionless, allowing one of Darwin's leaders to probe him.

Soon, the leader turned pale, a layer of cold sweat seeped out of his forehead, and he resolutely bowed his head and apologized: "Sorry, I was rude."

He looked at Chi Shuangliu with a tone of awe and wonder: "As expected of mutant No. 001, you are even more powerful than the legend says. No wonder so many strong men have died at your hands."

Although the Sun Umbrella Company kept the information related to Chi Shuangliu strictly confidential, Darwin is one of the largest criminal forces in the world after all, so it is not difficult to find out some secrets.

After confirming Chi Shuangliu's strength, he stood up and extended his hand: "Hello, my name is Leech, and I am one of Darwin's second-level leaders."

Chi Shuangliu responded coldly: "What do you want?"

Leech withdrew his hand awkwardly. He sensed Chi Shuangliu's patience was running low, so he got straight to the point: "I called you here specifically to tell you that you don't have to wait until the next auction. I can sell you the meteorite right now at the market price, but I'd like you to help me solve a problem."

Chi Shuangliu's tone was indifferent, without a trace of human emotion: "Oh?"

Leech originally wanted to keep him in suspense, but he couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he just told him the truth: "This trouble starts with the origin of this meteorite..."

He gave a wry smile and said, "When I was on a mission in the high seas, I encountered a medium-sized Chinese fishing boat. This meteorite was placed in the boat's cargo hold. It's my fault for being too greedy. I sank the boat and forcibly took the meteorite."

"What I didn't expect was that the captain of the fishing boat contacted the Chinese authorities as soon as they discovered the meteorite. It was the Chinese authorities who told them to bring the meteorite back to China. So, as soon as the fishing boat was in trouble, the Chinese side received the news and immediately sent a patrol team to pursue us. I've been hiding from them for the past few days, and they've almost killed me. I even caused trouble at the base, and I was punished for this. The 'Queen' ordered that if I couldn't eliminate this team within three days and the base was exposed, she would kill me as well."

He said sincerely, "As long as you can help me eliminate this team, I can use my authority to transfer the meteorite to you as soon as possible." He was afraid that he would not be able to impress Chi Shuangliu, so he gritted his teeth and said, "In addition to this one, I will also give you a smaller meteorite. It's a personal collection that I have collected for many years."

This condition was very generous to Chi Shuangliu, and he could not think of any reason to refuse.

But he hesitated, a rare occurrence.

For the first time, he began to consider whether Shen Run, with his extraordinarily high moral standards, could accept him killing a team of Chinese superpowers.

What will be the consequences if she can't accept it?

Maybe he should find a way to hide it from Chen Run, so that he wouldn't have to see her sad and he could get the meteorite smoothly.

But is this really the right thing to do?

——He never put Chen Run on an equal footing with himself, and love should not come before what he had to do. He even felt that Chen Run should obey him unconditionally.

Seeing that he was silent, Lu Kuo took over the conversation and asked, "Who is the captain of the team?"

When he asked about this, Leech's face turned grim. "He's an old acquaintance, the former captain of the Magic City Patrol, Yan Xunqing."

This time, before Lu Kuo could open his mouth, Chi Shuangliu's voice, which was completely cold, came from the side.

"Can."

He still remembered how straightforwardly this man had pursued his Shen Run.

......

After Chi Shuangliu left, Chen Run tried to turn the doorknob and found that the whole house was covered with black sticky substance. She opened the curtains and found that the windows were also sealed - to put it bluntly, she was locked up by Chi Shuangliu.

She leaned against the wall for a while, and suddenly thought of a roommate who had a cat.

Her roommate also loves cats like her life. In order to buy high-quality cat food and canned food for the cats, she would rather eat coarse food herself. No matter how busy she is every day, she will take time to make a pure natural cat meal for the kitten. Her bed can be collapsed, but the cat's bed must be high-end and comfortable. She has been teased as a "cat slave" since college.

——But despite this, if the kitten makes a mistake, or does something that doesn't suit her taste, or doesn't let her kiss or hug her, she will turn around and lock the kitten in a cage without food or water until the kitten becomes obedient.

Of course she loves her kitten very much, but she does not think that the kitten is equal to herself. She is nicknamed a "cat slave". Has she really become a slave to the cat?

Chen Run's palms were slippery and he even felt a little frightened.

She suddenly understood what Chi Shuangliu's love for her really was - it was a condescending gift, a reward from the master.

She believed that Chi Shuangliu loved him very much, and it could even be said that he doted on her to no end. But just like her roommate's treatment of her kitten, there was no equality between the two of them. Whether he loved her or not was up to him. Even if he liked her, it did not mean that she could influence him.

Since childhood, every fairy tale she has read and every story she has told her that love can transcend everything and overcome all difficulties. She naturally thought that Chi Shuangliu would also put love first.

Just the day before, she was secretly happy because Chi Shuangliu liked her. When the reality was laid naked in front of her, she was shocked like never before, and even felt dizzy as if the world was upside down.

The silver-haired girl had been curled up in the corner without saying a word. The conversation between Chen Run and Chi Shuangliu just now was in Chinese, which she could not understand - but there was one thing she was sure of, Chen Run wanted to save her. He had helped her and protected her twice. In this base, the only human she trusted was Chen Run.

After making sure it was completely safe, she tried to attract Shen Run's attention in her not-so-fluent English.

Chen Run looked bewildered and asked very slowly, "What's wrong?"

The silver-haired girl looked around again before she spoke haltingly in English, "I know a little about the meteorite they were talking about..."

Shen Run finally came back to his senses: "Know what?"

"When I was locked up, I heard them say..." She struggled to recall, stammering in English, "They robbed the meteorite from a Chinese fishing boat, and because of that, they were hunted down by a Chinese patrol team. The team even chased them to the vicinity of the base, and they wanted to cooperate with the Parasol Company to completely wipe out the team..." She was quite smart, and she intuitively deduced that this information might be useful to Shen Run.

Chen Run didn't care about being sad about the passing of time and subconsciously straightened his back.

The cause and effect can be connected. The cooperation Darwin requested was to let Chi Shuangliu take action to wipe out that team.

There are now two paths before her. One is to continue to persuade and see if Chi Shuangliu can have a change of heart.

The other way is to do something on your own and find a way to disrupt the cooperation between the two sides.

Shen Run rubbed his face vigorously: "I know."