Death (I)
In the dark and cramped space, a woman's hands were tied behind her back, her feet were bound tightly, and her mouth was taped shut. She lay helplessly on the side with her eyes closed, her chest rising and falling slightly, suggesting she was simply unconscious.
The door suddenly opened, sunlight illuminated the entire space, and it was discovered that it was a closet.
A person with long hair and wearing a fox mask delivers food to the person in the closet.
As soon as the sound was heard, the person in the closet gradually woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he felt the piercing sunlight.
Seeing the person coming, she subconsciously shrank back.
She has been locked up here for several days, and this person brings her food every day.
The man removed the tape from her mouth and temporarily released her hands so she could eat. Once she finished, he tied her hands and sealed her mouth. She was so weak that she had no ability to resist.
This man hadn't done anything to hurt her, so she mustered up the courage to ask, "Where is this place? Why are you arresting me? And what about the girl you arrested with me? What did you do with her?"
"Do you want to see her?" The man made a mechanical voice. It turned out that there was a voice processor on the mask.
"Can I see her?"
"It's okay, as long as you don't make too much noise."
"Will you please let me see her?"
The man didn't say anything else, and didn't respond until she finished her meal.
She hesitated to ask again, but was afraid of angering him, so she just watched him leave. Before leaving, she remembered to close and lock the closet door.
The darkness came again, and she was about to collapse! She really would rather die than be trapped in this endless darkness!
After an unknown amount of time, a noise came from outside the closet.
"Where's my wife? You said you locked her up here, but why don't I see her?"
The familiar voice instantly perked up the people in the closet. Was it Yatang? It turned out that she was the long-missing Yue Lanhuan.
Yue Lanhuan kept making noises.
"You guys are going too far. You actually locked my wife in the closet! What if she gets suffocated? Madam, are you okay?"
The closet shook. Although Yue Lanhuan couldn't see what was happening outside, she could imagine that Yatang had thrown herself onto the closet in excitement!
Then came the sound of keys, probably opening the closet.
The door opened, and it was indeed the lovely Yatang! She was fine and still alive! Yue Lanhuan cheered from the bottom of her heart!
After spending some time together, she liked Yatang, a well-behaved girl, very much and always wanted to adopt her as her goddaughter!
That day she went out with Yatang and she wanted to buy some jewelry for her. Adopting a goddaughter was not something that could be just said verbally, there had to be a sense of ceremony. However, she never dreamed that she would be kidnapped on the way and end up like this!
"Auntie, are you okay?" Yatang untied the restraints on her body and looked at her nervously over and over again.
Yue Lan said happily, "I'm fine! How about you? Did they hurt you?"
When mentioning them, Yue Lanhuan wondered why the masked man was not here?
"I'm fine too!" Yatang saw her confusion and explained, "Are you looking for the person wearing the mask? She gave me the key and left!"
"Oh, I wonder who they are? Why are they arresting us? What are they going to do to us?!" Anxiety washed over me again. She's old, and Tianhan is gone. To be honest, it doesn't matter whether she lives or dies! But this lovely girl is still young, how can she die?"
"I know who they are. I overheard their conversation." Yatang said angrily, "They are all Zhao Rirou's people!"
"Who is that?" Yue Lanhuan wondered if he had ever offended this person?
"What I'm going to say next may be unbelievable, but please believe me that it's all true! Young Master Xiu also knows about it, but he didn't say anything because he was afraid you would worry!" Yatang stared into her eyes seriously.
Yue Lanhuan's heart beat faster. What important thing did Xiu hide from her?
"Time is running out, so I'll make it short. Asahirou is a murderous female demon. I don't know what strange tricks she used to exchange souls with Miss Naier. In other words, the current Chanel is actually Asahirou! I don't know what her purpose was in lurking in the Xia family. I only know that she killed Uncle Xia!"
Yue Lanhuan gestured for her to stop. "Did they hit you?" Otherwise, why would she be talking nonsense? "Things like soul swapping only happen in books and on TV. How could it happen in real life? And I've seen the relationship between Naier and her father. How could it be fake?"
"She is Zhao Rirou. She was the one who killed Uncle Xia. Young Master Xiu knows this too. They've already had a falling out over this! That woman also wanted to kill Young Master Xiu, but he was lucky enough to escape! I'm wondering if she captured us here to catch us all in one fell swoop? She couldn't deal with Young Master, so she took you, Auntie, hostage. This would be like taking advantage of Young Master's weakness..."
Seeing that Yatang's words were convincing and that there was really no need for her to tell such a lie, Yue Lanhuan had to believe it. Her face turned pale and blue, and her bloodshot eyes became even redder, burning like flames and like a flood that broke through the dam! If all this was true, then God was too cruel. Tianhan was such a good person, but he couldn't have a good end. In the end, he even didn't let his daughter go? How could he be possessed by a witch? And Xiu, he inexplicably married a witch, what should he do? What sins did they commit to have to suffer like this! "
"Where is that girl called Zhao Rirou? I want to ask her, how did we offend her that she wants to harm our whole family!" Yue Lanhuan screamed in pain and hatred. Wasn't it enough that she harmed her husband, but she also wanted to harm her son? "I want to ask her if she has any heart. We treated her so well, how could she do this to us!"
"Aunt, please calm down. Chao Rirou is in this house. It would be bad if she heard us! Although we are still useful in luring Young Master Xiu out, there is no guarantee that she will kill us in a fit of rage!" Yatang seemed to be persuading, but in fact he was fanning the flames and adding fuel to the fire, fearing that Yue Lanhuan would not go find Chao Rirou.
"Is she here? Then I want to see her. I want to hear her admit in person that she killed Tianhan and is the one who keeps hurting us!" Otherwise, Yue Lanhuan really couldn't believe it. They obviously got along well, didn't they?
Suddenly, a sound like an alarm came from Yatang's body, startling both of them.
Yatang reacted and said, "They asked me to go back. They only let us meet once and didn't plan to lock us up together! Aunt, please take care of yourself. I will definitely find a way to get you out of here! I will protect you even at the cost of my life! I will ask them to lock me up with you!"
Yatang started crying again as she spoke, which moved Yue Lanhuan deeply.
"Child, take care of yourself and don't worry about me. You're not a member of the Xia family, and you shouldn't have to suffer this with me! If you have a chance, escape on your own. I won't blame you! I only blame myself for getting you into trouble!" This well-behaved and kind girl must not get into trouble! Yue Lanhuan secretly made up his mind to meet the woman named Zhao Rirou! He couldn't let her kill innocent people!
Yue Lanhuan is kind, and kindness makes her brave!
As soon as Yatang left, a woman wearing a fox mask appeared. This woman came to lock her in the closet!
"Is Zhao Rirou the master of this place?" Yue Lanhuan tried hard to suppress the fear in his heart, not to retreat, and turn passivity into initiative.
She didn't want to see anyone around her die anymore! What grudge or grievance made Chao Rirou come after her alone?
"Why, do you want to reminisce with our master?"
Seeing what she said, she and Chao Rirou must know each other. Could it really be Nai'er? She still held out hope that Yatang was mistaken! She wanted to witness it herself!
"Yes! Can you help me pass the message?" Yue Lanhuan said in an almost pleading voice.
"My master has instructed that if you want to find her, just go directly there! She should be in the back garden at this time." The eyes behind the mask were full of cunning.
"Okay..." Yue Lanhuan was a simple person and didn't find it strange at all. Now he just wanted to get out of here and find the woman named Zhao Rirou!
When she hurried out of the door, the person inside took off his fox mask and revealed a fox-like smile.
If Yue Lanhuan came back, she would be shocked, because this person was Yatang!
These days, Chao Rirou and Ya'nan's attention has been on Yue Lanjing. Even if they sent someone to keep an eye on her, she would see through it, so her mission can be said to have been completed very smoothly!
Yue Lanhuan came outside and looked at the dark night sky and the scenery without lights. Then she felt something was wrong.
Having been locked up inside, she had completely lost track of time. But judging from the current situation, it should be late, almost midnight. Everyone in the house had turned off the lights and gone to bed!
Asahirou would be in the yard at this hour? Although he didn't quite believe it, he still walked towards the back garden step by step.
Under normal circumstances, Asahirou would not be in the yard at this time, but Asahirou was a little abnormal at this time.
She was sleeping in bed when she suddenly woke up, as if she was woken by an alarm clock.
She slowly stood up, got out of bed, took out a black pistol from the drawer, and walked towards the door... Her expression was a little strange, like a sleepwalker, or a puppet being controlled!
A maid woke up in the middle of the night to drink water and saw Asahirou, dressed in white pajamas and with disheveled hair, slowly coming down the stairs. She couldn't help but scream, thinking she had seen a ghost! But when she saw that it was her mistress, she was so frightened that she dared not say a word.
Ya'nan was extremely alert. She opened her sharp eyes with a scream and immediately went downstairs to investigate.
Soon a second scream was heard from the back garden, and Ya'nan quickly ran towards the back garden.
Yue Lanhuan couldn't help but scream when she saw Zhao Rirou suddenly appear in a flowing white dress.
Asahirou looked towards the source of the sound, her pupils trembling. She was wearing a white dress with a large white camellia on the chest. Yue Lanhuan was wearing such clothes.
But in Chao Rirou's mind and eyes, she seemed to only see the white dress with the white camellia on the chest, and she didn't recognize Yue Lanhuan at all.
"Nail?" Yue Lanhuan's eager steps suddenly stopped. She almost forgot that Yatang said she was actually Chao Rirou! "Are you Nail? Or Chao Rirou?"
Zhao Rirou seemed to have heard nothing. At this moment, there was only one voice in her mind that kept repeating, "Dye that white camellia red, dye that white camellia red with blood..."
The brain kept giving instructions, and the hand immediately raised the gun high.
Seeing this, Yue Lanhuan screamed again in fear, staggered back and accidentally fell to the ground, "You really are not Naier!"
"Young Master!" Ya'nan arrived in time when Chao Rirou was about to shoot. He looked at his master pointing the gun at Yue Lanhuan in astonishment, and was immediately filled with suspicion.
Why is Yue Lanhuan here? Wasn't she kidnapped by Shui Wulian?
Why did the master want to kill Yue Lanhuan? Didn’t the master want to save her?
There was something wrong with the master's expression, and he was indifferent to his calls!
Although he didn't know what happened, he smelled a strange aura, especially the master, who was very different from usual!
He had only one idea, which was to stop everything in front of him first!
He flew over and tried to snatch the gun from Zhao Rirou's hand, while shouting at Yue Lanhuan, "Why don't you run away!"
Although Yue Lanhuan didn't understand what was going on, the gun in the other party's hand was enough to scare her away.
She got up from the ground in a panic and ran towards the rockery!
"Young Master, what's wrong with you? Why do you want to kill her?" You tried your best to save her before, but now you want to kill her. It's weird no matter how you think about it!
"Just dye the white camellia red! Just dye it red with blood..." Asahirou murmured. Ya'nan's chest shook and he paused for only a second before Asahirou hit him hard on the head with a gun. Blood immediately flowed from his forehead.
A feeling of dizziness came over Ya'nan, and he fell to the ground.
After breaking free from the entanglement, Zhao Rirou quickly ran towards Yue Lanhuan!
"Mr. Yanan, what's wrong with you?" Several subordinates noticed the unusual noise and ran out immediately.
"Go call Doctor Baili over! Tell her something's happened to the young master!" The young master looked like he had lost his mind, or even more frighteningly, someone was controlling his mind! Only Thyme could help in this situation.
"Take a few more people with you to find Yue Lanhuan! The one wearing white with a big flower on her chest is Yue Lanhuan. Don't let anything happen to her. Even if the opponent is our master, we must do everything we can to ensure Yue Lanhuan's safety!" Seeing his subordinates' confusion, he gritted his teeth, stood up and continued, "I can't explain everything to you one by one right now. Just do as I say! But remember, don't harm our young master!"
"yes!"
"Mr. Yanan, where are you going?" Another subordinate who had not been assigned to the task followed him closely, looking at his bloody face in shock, "You have to stop the bleeding first!"
"I'm fine!" He must first stop the young master and prevent her from doing something she would regret without being clear-headed!
Everywhere I looked outside the wall was either open grassland or woods. On normal days, there were no other people around, but tonight seemed a little unusual, with figures moving about in the woods.
Yue Lanxiu, who disappeared and could not be contacted as mentioned by Yatang, came here based on the information she provided.
In fact, Yatang always knew where Yue Lanxiu was and what he was doing. Every move of Yue Lanxiu could be said to be in her plan.
After letting Yue Lanxiu know that his mother was kidnapped, Yatang deliberately threw her cell phone to a city far away from here. She was sure that Yue Lanxiu would find the place based on the location of the cell phone, and he would do it without making a sound. That's why Chao Rirou couldn't find where he went a few days ago!
When she felt the time was right, she took the initiative to contact Yue Lanxiu and said that she took the opportunity to use the kidnapper's mobile phone to text him while he was asleep. She said that she had turned on the kidnapper's mobile phone location and asked him to come and rescue them quickly!
That's why Yue Lanxiu appears here.
"Did you hear any screams?" Xu Rongxuan looked like an owl at this moment, observing the movements in the villa not far away with great alertness.
He asked Yue Lanxiu, who was smoking an unknown number of cigarettes, but he only knew that he had never put down his cigarette.
"I heard it." Yue Lanxiu twisted out the cigarette butt. His eyes, which once shone brighter than the stars, now seemed even dimmer than the moonlight. But they were still sharp, alert, calm and wise!
"I thought there were only a few owls on our side, but I didn't expect there were more in there!" Xu Rongxuan sighed that something was wrong.
"I'll go check it out, you guys wait here for me!" Yue Lanxiu left after saying this. The voice was still ringing in his ears, but he was already dozens of meters away.
"Did you hear me? Wait for us here first!" Xu Rongxuan instructed his subordinates. How could he let his good friend take the risk alone!
Another scream was heard in the villa. Yue Lanxiu became a little nervous and started to run faster.
"There's quite a lot of noise. Did you hear who was screaming?" Xu Rongxuan caught up and asked. He could feel that his friend's nerves were tense.
"There's no mistake! I've heard my mother scream when she saw a cockroach no less than ten times! Unfortunately, the reason for the scream this time is definitely not because of the cockroach! But the result will be the same, I will crush it to pieces!" Yue Lanxiu showed a smile that would make even a ghost retreat in fear.
The two of them were as fast as an arrow. They reached the wall in the blink of an eye, and climbing over it was a piece of cake!
"Is there not even a basic security and anti-theft system installed in such a big villa?" Xu Rongxuan was on guard all the time. It was too easy for them to get in!
"Have you ever seen a trap equipped with an anti-fall system?" Yue Lanxiu, who has excellent hearing, has already determined the direction from which the movement came.
"That's right! They let me in with the door open. They just needed to put up a banner to welcome me back and let me fall into the trap!" Xu Rongxuan followed Yue Lanxiu and ran towards the back garden.
In fact, Chao Rirou is only staying in this place for a few days, so there is no need to install any security system. Besides, each of them is the best and most powerful security system!
Yue Lanhuan was dizzy after running into the rockery. He couldn't tell where to run. The dark environment made him feel scared. He ran wherever there was light and finally ran to the top of the rockery.
"mom!"
"aunt!"
A voice calling out came, soft but loud enough for Yue Lanhuan to hear. She looked around and seemed to hear her son calling her. Did she hear it wrongly?
She was not mistaken. She saw her son and his friends in the corridor on the left side of the house in front, and she burst into tears of joy.
"We are so lucky! We didn't expect to find it so soon..." The rest of the words were stuck in Xu Rongxuan's throat and could no longer be uttered.
The joyful smiles froze on Xu Rongxuan and Yue Lanxiu's faces. When they saw a white figure with a gun in hand appear on the top of the rockery, they could no longer smile.
Looking at the gun pointed at her, Yue Lanhuan was terrified. Her whole body went limp and she fell to the ground. But then she suddenly remembered something, and her strength gradually returned to her. She didn't care if she died, but Xiu couldn't be in any danger! She only hoped that after Zhao Rirou killed her, she would not embarrass Xiu anymore!
Yue Lanxiu and Xu Rongxuan quickly pulled out their guns, trying to kill the white figure before she fired!
But Yue Lanxiu's heartbeat had lost its original rhythm. This figure looked somewhat familiar. Because she was facing sideways towards him, and the wind was so strong that it messed up her hair and blocked her face tightly, so he couldn't be sure if it was her!
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