Chapter 78 Chapter 78: Seeing him is a creature of greed...
The once glorious residence of Count Reynard is now only a desolate ruin.
The tall stone walls had long since collapsed, and the charred beams and pillars lay scattered on the ground.
Weeds grew wildly from the cracks, and vines entwined the broken sculptures, as if they were about to completely devour this once luxurious mansion.
The air was filled with the smell of decay. Occasionally, a few crows flew over the ruins, making shrill cries, adding a bit of eeriness to the dead silence.
Jin Er walked through the ruins and came to the abandoned Count Reynard's Mansion with a group of bodyguards.
He felt like he was playing hide-and-seek with Amiya.
One is hiding,
One is looking.
It's so childish, yet so realistic.
The hall of Count Reynard's Palace was filled with an old atmosphere. The paint on the walls had long since peeled off, revealing mottled grayish-white, and because of the explosions and fires it had experienced, there were also countless black spots.
The air was filled with a damp, musty smell mixed with the scent of rust.
Jin Er looked at the location several times to make sure it was here, but he stepped on the location and didn't see Cody or Amiya at all.
What's going on?
Jin Er frowned slightly, and the bodyguard behind him acted as a background diligently.
Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps broke the silence.
A large group of fully armed mercenaries rushed out from the shadows on both sides of the hall.
They were dressed in black tactical uniforms and uniform black masks. Their weapons gleamed with a cold metallic sheen in the dim light, their muzzles pointed directly at Jin Er. Their movements were perfectly coordinated, clearly a testament to their well-trained demeanor.
Oh.
Jin Er lowered his head and smiled.
He thought to himself, isn't there someone guiding the way here?
Jin Er stood in the middle of the hall with a stern expression. The bodyguards behind him reacted quickly, drawing their weapons and forming a human wall to block him.
The two sides faced each other, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely tense. The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
Jin Er slowly lowered his head to check the location again, and said to his bodyguards, "Catch him alive."
——
In the basement of the mansion,
Dim light filtered through the broken skylight, illuminating the thick dust and scattered rubble on the ground.
Cody was tied up and thrown into a corner, with tape tightly wrapped around his mouth. Cold sweat oozed from his forehead. His body kept struggling, but could only leave a few weak marks on the ground.
"Mmmmm!"
He looked around frantically, trying to find a glimmer of hope, but the basement was so empty that it was suffocating.
Aside from a few broken pillars and scattered debris, there was almost nothing left. The only sound of breathing came from a figure sitting on a solitary wooden chair in the center of the room.
Cody's frightened heart finally calmed down, and he looked around calmly.
Calm down… Calm down…
A group of uninvited guests suddenly broke into his house in the middle of the night yesterday. Cody was sleeping at the time. When he realized something was wrong, the uninvited guests sprayed him with stun spray and kidnapped him.
Asking for money is actually not a big deal, but he is afraid that the kidnappers will want his life.
Cody looked towards the chair fearfully.
Sitting on the only wooden chair in the empty space was a sub-female wearing a black windbreaker. He was tall and elegant, with the hem of his windbreaker hanging to the ground, as if blending into the surrounding darkness.
The female's fingers rested lightly on the armrest of the chair, and her fingertips tapped rhythmically, making a slight sound.
His face was hidden in the shadows, with only a pair of cold blood-red eyes flashing with a cold light.
Cody's breathing became more rapid, and his heartbeat was like a drum in his chest.
He recognized the man—Amiya, the Second Prince of the Empire.
On the main planet, no one is stupid enough not to recognize the faces of royal family members.
The Second Prince, who was rumored to be cold-blooded and ruthless, was now watching him quietly, as if admiring the last struggle of a trapped beast.
"Cody, right?"
Amiya crossed her legs, supported her chin with one hand, and threw a crumpled business card at Cody with the other hand as if throwing away garbage.
The crumpled business card drew an arc in the air and landed lightly on Cody.
The edges of the business card were worn and the surface was covered with creases, as if it had been kneaded and polished countless times.
Cody's eyes involuntarily fell on the business card. Although the light was dim, he could still clearly see the name and title printed on it - it was his own business card.
"Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!!!"
Every wrong has its perpetrator, he is just a worker! Why are you looking for him?!!!
The instinct for survival made Cody's heart beat violently, and his throat was sealed with tape, so he could only make indistinct whimpers.
"It's okay, don't be nervous, and don't say anything."
Amiya smiled.
"What you said is of little value, but what you did really opened my eyes."
"I didn't know you were so bold as to even want to divorce me."
Upon hearing this, Cody finally found out why the Second Prince had tied him up here for no reason.
Misunderstanding! A complete misunderstanding! He did accept the job, but the Second Prince's master had never contacted him until now!
No matter how superb and first-rate Cody's business skills are, it is impossible for him to create something out of nothing!
Even if we take a step back, wasn't this the Insect Emperor's intention? Why was he the one being kidnapped when he was innocent...
Cody really felt speechless and unlucky for a moment. He looked up at Amiya with trembling eyes, and kept squeezing out sounds from his throat, whimpering as if he wanted to say something.
Amiya lowered her eyes in disinterest.
Even if Cody was kidnapped, Amiya still found it boring.
He knew that there was no point in doing so.
If Jin Er really wants a divorce, he will have ten thousand ways to do it. Even if Amiya refuses to communicate, even if Amiya can tie up all the divorce lawyers, Jin Er will always find the next one.
Perhaps, one should fight for the supreme position at all costs - in the Zerg, only the Zerg Emperor can rightfully monopolize a male Zerg.
Amiya had fantasized about this countless times.
After all, the desire for revenge on the world is his motivation to live. He wants power, he wants wealth, he wants a very high social status, he wants to be noticed and admired by all insects, and he also wants to be unattainable.
He wanted to seize supreme power and status, and make all those who hurt him suffer a thousand times more.
Amiya is vicious, like a wounded venomous snake, who never forgets the instinct to release venom.
He has no hope for this boring world and is full of malice towards it.
But after meeting Jin Er, everything seemed to change.
Become more empty, and also more satisfied.
Amiya seemed to gradually realize what he really wanted, but sadly, whatever he wanted would be further and further away from him.
Perhaps a guy like him doesn't deserve anything beautiful, gentle, or warm.
But greed is the instinct of living things.
Once they taste a little sweetness, they will do everything they can to monopolize the whole cake.
But, Amiya... was hesitating.
He finally realized that overly harsh measures would only destroy the originally beautiful things.
And he is so good at and used to disguising himself that sometimes Amiya himself can't tell what the real him is.
Amiya wants complete love.
He wanted Jin'er's full attention and gaze.
However, Amiya's own twisted love is hidden under a mask of extreme madness. She longs to be accepted unconditionally by Jin'er, but she is unable to let go of that disguise. She is afraid that once her true feelings are revealed, she will lose everything like a gambler.
He longs to be seen, but is afraid of being seen. He longs to be accepted, but is afraid of being accepted.
The contradiction reached such an extent that even Amiya herself felt a little ridiculous.
Amiya is a gambler of fate. No matter whether the bet is small or big, the feeling of confrontation makes Amiya's blood boil.
He wanted to back off, but his madness got one step further than he did.
Amiya kidnapped Cody.
He was betting whether Jin Er would come.
The kidnapping method this time was so simple that it was like playing house. Amiya didn't even put up an information blocker.
I really want to show Jin'er the vicious, aggressive and unrestrained self.
There are also some parts that even Amiya herself hates.
At this moment, Amiya's heart seemed to be torn in two. One half wanted to escape madly and hide in a dark place, while the other half clamored for love, no matter what, even if all the blood was shed.
The waiting process is the most painful.
Amiya once stayed in this basement.
Amiya stayed here when he was imprisoned by Count Reynard.
He was groggy at that time and could hardly tell the difference between day and night, not to mention that the basement was already dark.
In this basement, Amiya once thought he was going to die, but he later survived.
If Jin'er hadn't come this time, then in a sense, Amiya would indeed die again.
Revisiting the old place, Amiya felt as if she had returned to the age of fifteen.
Or maybe he never got out of it at all.
Endless darkness spread like a black sea.
The air was filled with salty, damp vapor, the rotten, damp smell of a basement.
He was frightened at first.
Later I gradually got used to it.
He got used to the hallucinations that appeared from time to time, and got used to the black fog like a black sea that never faded away under his feet.
He was used to the feeling of falling, used to the desire for pain, used to everything painful, boring, and cold.
Amiya supported her chin with one hand, raised her head slightly, and looked towards the only small window in the basement.
Just like he looked up countless times when he was 15 years old.
It was daytime now, and the light coming through the small window shone on Amiya's gorgeous face, while also illuminating Cody's struggling appearance.
"Mmmmm! Mmmmm!"
Seeing that Amiya ignored him, Cody was speechless - no, he couldn't speak at all now - in short, he just stared at Amiya.
Cody wanted to writhe on the ground like a maggot, unable to speak, and could only perform some movements to give himself a chance to survive.
Perhaps Cody's struggle was effective to some extent, because he could hear the sound of slow and steady footsteps coming from the only small staircase in the basement.
The footsteps were not hurried, but rather very steady.
Ta-ta-ta,
It was like some invisible drumbeat, beating on my heart. Every step I took was on my heart.
The footsteps are getting closer.
In the dim light, the outline of the stairs appeared blurred, and the footsteps became clearer and clearer, accompanied by a slight metallic friction sound, like the subtle echo when the soles of shoes touched the ground.
With a familiar, unhurried rhythm.
The air in the basement seemed to be frozen. In the dim light, dust slowly floated under the weak beam of light, as if being pulled by some invisible force.
Next second.
The footsteps on the stairs stopped abruptly, and the figure finally appeared completely.
Cody was stunned, then he was ecstatic:
He thought he was seeing things, so he blinked twice, and it turned out he was not seeing things!
I don’t know why, Cody and Jin’er are not very familiar with each other, but that male insect has a magical power that always makes people feel at ease in dangerous situations.
It was as if the air surrounding the male insect was smooth and peaceful.
"Hero..."
Amiya opened her mouth and yelled blankly.
The male insect was wearing a black suit, the fabric of which shone with a delicate luster in the dim light, as if blending in with the surrounding shadows.
The dark green tie was tied meticulously, and the dark gold patterns inlaid on the tie clip were faintly visible in the dim light, revealing a sense of low-key luxury.
Jin'er's face was hidden in the shadows.
Only those cold emerald eyes, when raised, were like a faint light in the abyss, making people lose their souls when staring at them, and feel only cold and deep.
Those eyes seemed to be able to penetrate all desires, staring straight into Amiya's heart, carrying an indescribable sense of oppression, but also mixed with... a hint of subtle tenderness.
It was like a cold blade gently scratching his skin, causing Amiya to feel stinging, but also making it impossible for him to look away.
Amiya stood up suddenly, her fingers trembling slightly, and her throat seemed to be blocked by something, unable to make any sound.
The surrounding black sea seemed to fade away in an instant, leaving only the figure of the male insect and the pair of eyes that made his heart palpitate, occupying all of Amiya's senses.
"Amiya."
Jin Er slowly walked down the last step. His steps were light, but with an undeniable presence.
His eyes were fixed on Amiya.
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