The old town of City A retains a cluster of characteristic buildings, with blue bricks and white tiles, and long stone roads. As soon as you step in, you will have the illusion of walking into the misty Jiangnan.
In late winter, the cold air hangs low above the old buildings, and the cold wind passes through the buildings, making the old city seem even colder than the city center.
Kang Ruicheng was enjoying the heating at home, talking to Mumu on the phone and having breakfast.
Mumu stayed in the United States for less than half a year, but her Mandarin became increasingly fluent.
He asked directly on the phone: "I want to know how Aunt Youning is doing."
"..." Kang Ruicheng frowned and said nothing.
Mu Mu continued: "I know you lied to me, Aunt Youning is still alive."
"Yeah." Kang Ruicheng took a bite and said almost indifferently, "But she won't live long."
"..." Mu Mu was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but raise his voice and said angrily, "You lied!" It seemed that as long as he refuted Kang Ruicheng loudly, he could prevent the tragedy from happening to Xu Youning.
"Mumu, she is very ill." Kang Ruicheng said coldly, "When will you accept the fact?"
"Uncle Mu hired a doctor for Aunt Youning!" Mu Mu's voice was still very childish, but it revealed a certainty that was completely inconsistent with his age, "Aunt Youning will definitely get better!"
Kang Ruicheng sneered: "Naive."
"No, you are lying!"
Mu Mu didn't know whether he was angry or sad, so he babbled a lot in English. Someone comforted him softly, but he obviously didn't want to listen.
At the end of the story, Mu Mu almost cried.
If this continues, he will not be willing to talk to Kang Ruicheng for a long time.
The old aunt who took care of Mumu said: "Mr. Kang, it's getting late, let Mumu go and rest first. You guys... we'll talk next time."
"good."
As soon as Kang Ruicheng finished, Mu Mu had already hung up the phone, without even saying "goodbye" to him.
Kang Ruicheng put down the spoon that had been brought to his lips, and his frown deepened.
Dongzi asked at the right time: "Brother Cheng, what's wrong?"
Kang Ruicheng finally put down his spoon and sighed: "Maybe I made a wrong decision."
Dongzi didn't understand for a moment and looked at Kang Ruicheng intently, waiting for his next words.
Kang Ruicheng continued: "Xu Youning liked Mu Mu very much the first time he saw Mu Mu. I allowed her to have contact with Mu Mu in order to let her develop feelings for Mu Mu so that I could make better use of her. Unexpectedly, in the end,
On the contrary, Mumu developed stronger feelings for her."
Mumu lost his mother just a few months after he was born, and he was his only relative.
While growing up, Mumu always listened to Kang Ruicheng's words.
But recently, the little guy got angry with him, acting like an adult and not allowing him to hurt Xu Youning in the slightest.
Kang Ruicheng had a vague feeling that he would not be able to control Mu Mu in the future.
But when he was a child, how could his father control him?
Mu Mu is his son in Kang Ruicheng.
He was a little relieved, but not that happy.
Dongzi comforted Kang Ruicheng: "Brother Cheng, it's normal for Mu Mu to be dependent on Xu Youning since she was a child without a mother. However, I believe that the relationship between Mu Mu and Xu Youning will not affect the overall situation."
It took Kang Ruicheng a long while before he said solemnly: "I hope."
After breakfast, it's almost time.
Kang Ruicheng stood up, took his coat, and said, "Go and see Musijue's 'right-hand man'." See how to deal with them.
Dongzi followed Kang Ruicheng outside and asked, "Brother Cheng, if these two people refuse to say anything in the end, what will we do?"
"killed!"
Kang Ruicheng didn't hesitate for even half a second. He said his decision so directly and decisively. His voice was filled with cold murderous intent. It seemed that taking two lives was like killing two fish and cooking them in braised pork.
So simple.
Dongzi nodded: "Brother Cheng, there is something I think I should tell you."
Kang Ruicheng got into the car and looked at Dongzi with cold eyes: "What's the matter?"
"That Mina..." Dongzi pondered for a moment and said slowly, "She is Jiang Yu's daughter."
Jiang Yu?
"Ah--"
Kang Ruicheng laughed immediately.
Jiang Yu was a people's hero, but it was a pity that he died young. Countless people once lamented Jiang Yu's "accidental death", but now, I'm afraid no one remembers him.
However, Kang Ruicheng remembered him.
Moreover, he will remember it forever.
Jiang Yu was the person who teamed up with Lu Boyan's father to send his father to prison and to the execution place.
After his father's death, Kang Ruicheng first took over the family business, and then launched retaliation against the Lu and Jiang families.
The news that Kang Ruicheng received that year was that Lu Boyan's father died in a car accident. Unable to bear the pain of losing her husband, Tang Yulan took her only son and committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea.
As for the Jiang family, according to Dongzi, when he came to the door with his people, only Jiang Yu and his wife were watching TV, and their only daughter was nowhere to be found.
She was just a little girl, and the situation was urgent at the time, so Kang Ruicheng didn't take it to heart and hurriedly evacuated the country with her people.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, Jiang Yu's daughter would change her name and appear in front of him in this way.
Kang Ruicheng smiled even more cruelly and said word for word: "She asked for this!"
The implication is that Mina is seeking her own death by becoming Lu Boyan and Mu Sijue's lover.
If Mina was willing to be an ordinary person after the death of her parents, and live cautiously, and not try to seek revenge on Lu Boyan and Mu Sijue, then he would not remember the daughter of his enemy at all.
Mina can end her life very peacefully.
However, since she chose to follow Lu Boyan and Mu Sijue, he... wouldn't be polite.
Dongzi didn't say anything, just sighed silently in his heart.
Back then, when he took people to the Jiang family, his original intention was to kill them all, not even the pets raised by the Jiang family.
However, when he saw Mina trembling in the corner of the attic, crying and asking her if she had no parents anymore, he suddenly softened his heart.
She is just a little girl in her early ten years and will not pose any threat to them in the future.
Why should he let himself have a fresh life on his hands?
He knocked little Mina unconscious, turned around and went downstairs.
Unexpectedly, many years later, he and Mina would meet in this way.
The only person he let go eventually fell into the hands of Kang Ruicheng.
This is what fate is like.
Mina...can't escape.
The car drove steadily out of the old city, passed through the bustling city center, and quietly drove onto the highway leading to the suburbs.
Kang Ruicheng sat in the back seat and confirmed: "Have you been followed?"
Dongzi said firmly: "Absolutely not!"
Lu Boyan and Kang Ruicheng must be looking for the whereabouts of A Guang and Mina, and the simplest and most effective way is to follow Kang Ruicheng.
But how could Kangruicheng not be on guard?
They finally held down Musijue's weak point, but they would not let go easily.
The car was speeding on the highway. More than half an hour later, Dongzi reminded: "Brother Cheng, we'll be there in 15 minutes."
"Um."
Kang Ruicheng looked out the window filled with cold air and didn't say much.
In order to be sure, Dongzi still made a phone call to ask about Aguang and Mina.
The man in charge of guarding said: "Both of them are calm and there is nothing unusual."
Dongzi was obviously relieved and warned: "Keep an eye on it, Brother Cheng and I will be there soon, don't let them have any chance, let alone make any mistakes."
The subordinate replied cautiously: "Understood."
Dongzi hung up the phone and looked at Kang Ruicheng again, and found that there was a smile on Kang Ruicheng's lips.
However, this is by no means a kind smile from the heart.
There is clearly a sharp knife hidden in this smile.
He is... going to cut Mu Sijue's people into pieces with a thousand knives.
The sun has risen high, and every corner of this land is illuminated brightly and clearly, including the small office where Aguang and Mina are trapped.
A Guang didn't sleep very deeply. As soon as the sun shone, he opened his eyes and met Mina's gaze.
He didn't get up in a hurry and asked slowly: "How long have I been asleep?"
Mina looked at her watch: "More than two hours."
"Yeah." Aguang let out a sigh of satisfaction, "Not bad."
When a disaster is imminent, it's good to be able to sleep for more than two hours before dealing with it.
"Hey, big brother." Mina moved her leg that was pressed by A Guang, "You should get up."
"..." A Guang didn't move, looking at Mina with burning eyes, wondering what was brewing.
Mina didn't notice anything unusual about A Guang, "Hey, hey," she said twice, and then said, "My legs are numb."
A Guang seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and snorted softly: "I have to remind you about something."
Mina rarely saw A Guang with such a serious and solemn look. She felt a little unsure and looked at A Guang in a panic: "What's going on?"
Aguang sat up, without saying a word, held Mina's face, pushed her down, looked into her eyes and said, "I am your boyfriend!"
Big brother? What is that?
go away!
Mina couldn't help but laugh when she saw A Guang's serious and angry look.
She was used to being side by side with Aguang and calling her brothers, and she suddenly forgot that their relationship had undergone a qualitative change last night.
Her boyfriend...well, she quite likes A Guang's new identity.
Mina's smile, in Aguang's opinion, is a naked funny smile!
Ah Guang couldn't help but bit Mina's lips, pressed Mina's body, and kissed her fiercely.
"Why!"
Mina was about to complain about A Guang's foul, but when the words came to her lips, she realized that she didn't care whether it was a foul or not.
She likes A Guang's kiss.
If kissing her was a foul, she chose to indulge A Guang.
Besides, a disaster is coming, and this may be the last time for her and A Guang.
She wanted to hug the man she loved most in her life until the end.
Only in this way can she have the courage to face the coming death test.