Chapter 360 Story
"I am sure that the people who kidnapped me are a group of vicious bandits. They have the smell that I hate the most. The sound of them discussing how to sell me for a high price has the greed that I hate the most."
"Their breathing, their hoarse voices, and the fact that I was forced to share the same air with them in that small trunk filled me with hatred and despair."
Xiao Jingrun's usually calm voice seemed to have a slight ups and downs because of this memory.
There was an indescribable smile on his face, which looked very gentle, yet a little weird.
"I have been with my grandfather since I was a child. When he was president of Brandenberg, I lived in the presidential palace. My childhood was no different from Gu Zhaoye's."
"This world tells us from the beginning that our fate is determined from the moment we are born, and we are destined to be the best of the best."
"What is a superior person?"
Xiao Jingrun said: "It's probably that some people are born with a noble fate to control the fate of others, and some are destined to be enslaved by others."
"My teachers, my servants, and my family told me that I belonged to the former. They respected me, honored me, and feared me. They confined me to a luxurious circle that only belongs to the rich. What kind of people I would meet and what kind of events I would experience had already been carefully arranged."
"The kidnapping case is the only... no, it's the only thing in my life that's beyond the limit." Xiao Jingrun said slowly, shook his head and said, "It's the only thing in my life that's beyond the limit."
"I tried to use the education and knowledge I had received to face the kidnappers, so as to deal with them and find a chance to escape. But I found that... this theory was not only ineffective, but even absurd and terrifying."
"The robbers' demands were simple. They wanted money. If I satisfied their wishes, they would let me go. If not, they would kill me."
"This is an understandable problem. I promised to do it, but when I finally got in touch with my father, he hung up the phone."
This story is not a very fond memory.
After many years, Xiao Jingrun took the initiative to bring it up, with a solemn expression on his face.
He took two steps forward and stood in a lighted position. The strong sunlight shone on the man's elegant figure, dispelling the slightest chill.
Xiao Jingrun went on to say, "When I was a child, like most children, I had fantasies about my parents' love. So at the moment of greatest fear, I knew that I was not the most important person in my father's mind, and I also wanted to give it a try."
"The kidnappers were furious because they didn't get the ransom. They took off my blindfold in a rage and said they would cut off my head. However, I stayed in a small dark room and was given a bowl of steaming rice porridge instead."
"It was the most unpalatable food I have ever eaten, sticky and yellow, but it filled my stomach, and I had the strength to struggle to crawl to the small window of the gate and eavesdrop on the kidnappers' conversation."
"It turns out they are just a group of unemployed workers with nowhere else to go."
"The recruitment situation in Brandenberg has always been difficult, especially in some large states. When those in power try to improve the situation through legislation, they always encounter various obstacles. Even if the provisions are passed, the executors below will pretend to obey them but actually disobey them."
"Those kidnappers escaped from other states. They work at the pharmaceutical base. In order to pursue high-value results, some large companies are willing to invest huge sums of money in researching various cutting-edge technologies. For the most basic and dangerous jobs, they will recruit a large number of poor people without education to do the hard labor in the early stages."
"For example, drug testing and exposure to various radioactive substances."
"The recruiters tricked them into going to the local area with the cheapest wages, and only settled one-fifth of their wages afterwards. These kidnappers, who had been exposed to toxic substances for a long time, had already become seriously ill."
At this point in the story, the subsequent answer is obviously clear.
A few desperate workers accidentally received news that some dignitaries would stay in a hotel in Lanzhou, New Myanmar, or perhaps it was the work of Mr. Xiao's enemies, who deliberately sent these gangsters into the hotel.
It was obvious that Xiao Jingrun became the target of the kidnappers' venting of anger.
"There are many people who have been deceived by recruiters. In the warehouses on the outskirts of the city, I have seen too many people like these kidnappers." Xiao Jingrun glanced at Jiang Zhiyue.
There was no pause in his words, he was going to tell her the whole story.
"There were old people, children and women infected by radioactive substances. They were all skinny and had bulging eyes. Compared to the others, the people who kidnapped me were the most humane of them all."
"They kidnapped me and demanded a high ransom because they needed a lot of money to get everyone treated."
Jiang Zhiyue remained silent. She was surprised to see clues related to Xiao Jingrun in the sealed files of the police station.
Just a few words recorded the kidnapping of Xiao Jingrun and filed it as [refusal to pay ransom]. Apart from that, there were no more clues.
Jiang Zhiyue has always been suspicious of him. He should be the person who hates civilians the most, but Xiao Jingrun's behavior is always contrary to everyone else.
He seemed to have the most noble status, but in fact his situation was not much better than hers.
It is a big taboo to do something knowing that it is impossible.
Xiao Jingrun's story ended here, and the smile on his face deepened. His eyes fell on the girl again, and he saw that she was listening attentively.
Not far away, the elevator's display screen flashed rapidly, and the numbers jumped from red to soar upwards.
He sighed softly with regret, "Every time I get to be alone with you, it's always so short."
Xiao Jingrun smiled and said, "Your question just now was half right. I am not a prophet. I cannot know your whereabouts every day, and I cannot predict in advance that you will be attacked."
"Not me."
Xiao Jingrun denied it.
He did not send the photos of Jiang Zhiyue being attacked in the hospital to Gu Zhaoye, nor did he cause Gu Zhaoye to shoot Lin Jun in anger afterwards, leading to a falling out between the two families.
Although he is the biggest beneficiary in this series of events.
Xiao Jingrun left after he finished speaking. At this moment, behind him, there was a ding-dong sound from the elevator, the door opened, and someone else rushed over.
The footsteps were so hurried that the air was filled with the rich aroma of fruit wine.
Jiang Zhiyue looked at Xiao Jingrun's back which was still there, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes inadvertently. The footsteps were getting closer and closer. She turned around slowly, and in an instant, her wrist was suddenly pulled by a powerful force.
The dragon-patterned ring on the boy's index finger was icy cold, so cold that it penetrated his skin and reached his heart.
His warm embrace was as hot as fire, "Zhiyue."
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