Chapter 19
Qin Yu's fingers were cold, but his strength was unquestionable. He lifted Gu Jing's chin, forcing him to look directly into his eyes, which were bottomless and filled with madness and some kind of fatal temptation.
The two words "patricide" were like poisoned ice cones that pierced Gu Jing's eardrums and instantly froze all his blood and thoughts.
He...what did he say?
Patricide?
Kill Qin Zhengfeng?
Gu Jing froze with shock and a sense of absurdity, his pupils shrinking sharply in extreme fear. He stared at Qin Yu, who was so close to him, at his pale yet almost bewitchingly handsome face, at the undisguised, almost pathetic madness in his eyes. He felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, as if every part of his body was instantly frozen!
This man... is really crazy!
Completely crazy!
"You..." Gu Jing's voice was as dry as sandpaper, and every word was difficult to say. "Do you know what you are saying?"
"Of course I know." Qin Yu's answer was unusually calm, even carrying a strange, eerie lucidity. He released his grip on Gu Jing's chin, but his fingertips slowly slid down, barely grazing Gu Jing's violently trembling Adam's apple, bringing a shudder to his heart.
"That old thing," he said calmly, as if discussing an insignificant old item, but a trace of deep-rooted, cold hatred flashed across his eyes. "He should have died long ago."
"Why?" Gu Jing almost blurted out, his body slightly retreating in fear, his back against the cold computer desk.
Qin Yu's gaze followed him, closing in, trapping him once again in the narrow space between him and the desk. Moonlight streamed in from behind him, casting a deep shadow on his face, making his expression even darker and more obscure.
"Why?" Qin Yu repeated, and suddenly laughed very softly, that laugh filled with endless mockery and pain. "Because he forced my mother to death? Because he treated me as a tool to be discarded after use? Or because he now... wants to destroy you as well?"
His voice gradually lowered, with a snake-like hoarseness, and every word was soaked with the poison that had been suppressed for many years.
"Or, just because..." He leaned over, his hot breath almost burning Gu Jing's skin, his eyes fixed on him, "He touched the thing I wanted most."
Gu Jing's heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand, and he was having trouble breathing. The hatred and possessiveness in Qin Yu's eyes were so real, so strong, that they almost burned him.
"That's your father!" Gu Jing's voice trembled without him even noticing. "That's illegal! It's..."
"Law?" Qin Yu interrupted, a cruel and sarcastic arc on his lips. "In his world, power and money are the law. The first thing he taught me is that the strong prey on the weak, and that you do whatever it takes to get what you want."
He raised his hand and pointed at the audio file on the computer screen that had stopped playing.
"And your father, he glimpsed a corner of that world, so he died." Qin Yu's voice was as cold as ice. "Now, he wants you dead too. Or, he wants you to become like him, a puppet wagging its tail and begging for mercy at the feet of that old dog."
His words were like knives, cutting open the bloody reality.
Gu Jing's face was pale, unable to refute. The fear and helplessness in his father's recording, Zhou Liguang's betrayal, the murder at the factory, the pursuit outside the nursing home... everything pointed to the cold and cruel old man at the pinnacle of power.
"But..." Gu Jing's mind was still making a final struggle, "That's murder! Even if it succeeds, you..."
"I won't do it myself." Qin Yu lowered his voice, carrying the coldness and precision of a conspirator. "He has committed so many evil things, and his enemies are countless. All it takes is the right opportunity, a small 'accident', or... a piece of evidence that will doom him to death, delivered to the right person."
He looked at Gu Jing, his eyes as deep as a whirlpool, carrying a fatal attraction.
"Didn't your father mention it?" He gently stroked Gu Jing's cold cheek, his tone almost bewitching, "I have collected a lot of good things. Enough to kill him a hundred times."
"But now, there's still one last thing missing... the most crucial thing. He's hidden it very deeply." Qin Yu applied a little pressure with his fingertips. "I need an opportunity, a chance to get close to his core vault."
Gu Jing's heart skipped a beat, and a terrible premonition came to mind: "...What opportunity?"
Qin Yu's gaze fell on his pale and tender lips, his eyes dark and terrifying.
"He's been suspicious of me lately and has been very wary," Qin Yu said slowly, his voice hoarse. "But he's very interested in you. A beautiful prey who has just lost her protection, is desperate, and has a 'close relationship' with me..."
He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was clear.
Use Gu Jing as bait to attract Qin Zhengfeng's attention, and even... be "gotten" by Qin Zhengfeng in exchange for the opportunity to get close to the evidence.
Gu Jing's blood ran cold! He tried to push Qin Yu away, but he was grabbed by the wrist and pinned to the desk!
"Let me go!" Gu Jing struggled, his voice filled with fear and anger. "Don't even think about it! Qin Yu! What do you think of me?!"
"What do I take you for?" Qin Yu's eyes suddenly became sharp and crazy. He lowered his head and approached Gu Jing. Their noses were almost touching, and their breaths blended, but it was full of tension. "I treat you as a treasure that I have waited ten years for and finally got in my hands!"
"I took care of Zhou Liguang for you, stabilized the Gu company for you, and even took the blame for you!" His voice was filled with suppressed emotion, and every word seemed to be roared from his chest. "Now, I just asked you to cooperate with me in a show to completely eliminate the biggest threat, and you don't want to do it?"
"That's courting death!" Gu Jing hissed, "Qin Zhengfeng will tear me to pieces!"
"I won't let him lay a finger on you!" Qin Yu interrupted harshly, his eyes filled with paranoia. "I'll be watching from the side! I'll ensure your safety! I just want you to help me create an opportunity, a chance for him to let his guard down!"
"Why should I believe you?!" Gu Jing asked desperately, "You are a lunatic!"
"Yes! I'm crazy!" Qin Yu admitted bluntly, with a terrifying red blood surging in his eyes. "I've been crazy since the moment I fell in love with you! I've been crazy every day for the past ten years!"
He gripped Gu Jing's wrist tightly, with such force that he almost crushed his bones.
"So, Gu Jing," he stared into his eyes, each word sounding like the most vicious curse, and also like the most desperate confession, "Or, you can go crazy with me, bring him down, and then I will set you free - true freedom."
"Or," he paused, his eyes suddenly becoming cold and cruel, "I will send you back to the Qin family mansion right now, to my father's bed. Do you think he will choose to slowly kill you and swallow up the Gu Group, or will he directly use you... to force me to show up?"
The cold options were like two knives placed on Gu Jing's neck.
There is a cliff ahead and a sea of fire behind.
There is no possibility of getting away with it.
Trust this madman and join him in a gamble of patricide?
Or reject him and be immediately sent to another more terrifying cave?
Gu Jing looked at the undisguised madness and determination in Qin Yu's eyes, the unusual blush of excitement on his pale face, and the desperate gamble deep in his eyes that perhaps even he himself hadn't noticed...
He knew that what Qin Yu said was true.
If I refuse, this man will definitely do it.
A huge feeling of powerlessness and despair washed over Gu like a tide. He slowly stopped struggling, his body trembling slightly, and he closed his eyes.
Long eyelashes cast fragile shadows on pale cheeks.
After a long while, he heard himself asking in a hoarse voice, with a last faint struggle:
"...You guarantee...my safety?"
The fury in Qin Yu's eyes subsided slightly, transforming into a deeper, suffocating concentration. He released his grip on Gu Jing's wrist and gently cupped his face, caressing his cool skin with his fingertips.
"I swear in the name of my mother." His voice was low and solemn, his eyes burning as if to brand Gu Jing's soul. "As long as you do as I say, I will never let anyone hurt you. After this is done, the Gu family will be returned intact to Zhao, and you can stay or go as you please."
Stay or go as you please?
Gu Jing sneered in his heart. By then, would he still be able to escape unscathed?
But he no longer had a choice.
He slowly opened his eyes and met Qin Yu's eyes, which were deep and unfathomable, but at this moment strangely made him feel a sense of strange peace of mind.
"...Okay." He heard himself say, his voice as light as a sigh, but with a kind of determination like falling into the abyss, "I promise you."
Qin Yu's pupils dilated slightly, and a twisted light, almost ecstatic, suddenly burst out from his eyes. He suddenly lowered his head, and his hot lips pressed down almost roughly. It was not a kiss, but more like a beast-like mark and possession, with a bloody breath and a destructive passion.
Gu Jing endured it stiffly, without responding or dodging, like a puppet without a soul.
Until Qin Yu let him go, panting, and stroked his slightly swollen lips with his fingertips, his eyes obsessed and dark.
"Very good." He leaned against Gu Jing's forehead, his voice hoarse and satisfied, "From now on, you are my accomplice."
"My dear...Jing."
For the first time, he called him by his name. Not the full name "Gu Jing", but the creepily intimate "Jing".
Gu Jing's heart seemed to be burned by these words and contracted violently.
Qin Yu stood up and resumed his cold and controlled appearance. Only the remaining scarlet in his eyes revealed his inner excitement.
"The first step," he took out his encrypted phone and made a few quick adjustments. "Tomorrow night, there will be a private banquet at the Qin family's old house. I will 'accidentally' let you fall into my father's sight."
He looked at Gu Jing, his eyes frighteningly calm, as if he was setting up a chess game that had nothing to do with him.
"All you need to do is make him interested in you. The stronger the better."
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