WWY Chapter 75
by VolareChapter 75: Imprisonment. Skin exposed to the chilling air…
Three in the morning, the Criminal Investigation Brigade’s hall was empty.
Auntie Long sat on the bench wiping away tears, with driver Lao Ni accompanying her. His chubby face looked honest and a little anxious as he watched the two uniformed young police officers across from him.
“Officer Ling, Lan He young master went out this afternoon and disappeared, Si’nian He young master can’t be found either. Both of their cell phones are turned off. I asked Si’nian He young master’s secretary, and he said he didn’t know where they were. Did something happen to them?”
Tuxi Ling was at his wit’s end: “Auntie Long, please speak slowly. Are you saying they went out together?”
“Yes, they said the cemetery needed them to sign something, something about Weiyu He’s tomb being damaged. The two of them left together, and never came back after that!” She blamed herself, patting her chest, “When Lan He young master didn’t come back at night, I thought the two brothers had gone out for dinner and a chat, so I didn’t pay attention. After all, what danger could two grown men encounter, right? But after midnight, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it felt. I called Lan He young master, the phone was off. I called Si’nian He young master, and it was off too. How is that possible? Something must have happened!”
“Was Weiyu He driving himself?”
“Yes, that’s right, I saw them leave with my own eyes!”
Although the relationship between Si’nian He and Lan He had been a little tense recently, the two brothers shouldn’t be at the point of falling out. Now that both of their phones are off, something unexpected must have happened.
At this thought, his heart clenched sharply, making it hard to breathe.
He took deep breaths to force himself to calm down, and comforted Auntie Long: “We’ll go to the cemetery to verify this right away. Don’t worry, Auntie Long, we will find them as soon as possible! How about this, you go home first, and I’ll notify you the moment I have any news!”
Auntie Long stubbornly refused to get up: “Can I just wait here?”
Tuxi Ling was burning with anxiety and didn’t say anything more. He turned and headed towards the office on the second floor.
Xia Shengbo trotted after him: “Ling team, could it be Qi A again! Oh my god! Please don’t let it be!”
Tuxi Ling steadied his mind and shook his head: “Doesn’t seem like it.”
Xia Shengbo said again: “That’s true, both phones being off is more like a kidnapping. Maybe someone will call for ransom soon.”
Tuxi Ling was annoyed by his pessimistic words, raised his sharp eyebrows and glared at him: “Are you stupid?”
Xia Shengbo: “?”
“The only people in the He family who can come up with money right now are Lan He and Si’nian He. If it’s really a kidnapping, who are they going to demand ransom from if they kidnap both of them? You?”
“…”
Xia Shengbo felt that he deserved to be scolded.
He asked: “Then what do we do?”
Tuxi Ling put on a coat: “I’ll go to the cemetery. Don’t come, I’ll call Team Ke to come with me.”
Xia Shengbo was dumbfounded: “Why?”
“Your injury hasn’t healed yet, try not to go on field missions. Stay put.” After Tuxi Ling finished speaking, he went to the first team’s lounge without looking back.
Team Ke? He had only been away for a few days, and these two enemies had made peace?
Xia Shengbo made a face in dissatisfaction, and took two cups of hot water downstairs. During his time in the hospital, he had eaten a lot of cookies made by Auntie Long. Xia Shengbo knew how to repay kindness.
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For a day and a night, Lan He hadn’t taken a drop of water. He seemed to be on a hunger strike in protest, but in reality, he just didn’t want Si’nian He to be too pleased.
What a joke, what was starving for three to five days? Did he look like he hadn’t experienced it before?
This house was built in the mountains, without even a proper road. It was more suitable for filming ghost movies.
He had taken a walk around the house while Si’nian He was out. The house was actually very small, more like a detached LOFT. The second floor only had this open-plan bedroom. The bathroom, kitchen, and small living room were on the first floor, with an additional small garage that could fit one car.
The window glass was bulletproof, so there was no way to smash it open. There were no glass products or sharp metal products in the house. There was an abundance of plastic. He had tried to turn on the stove, wanting to set a fire to vent his anger, but it wouldn’t turn on. He was even warned sinisterly by Si’nian He through the surveillance cameras.
Of course, he couldn’t just waste water either. Si’nian He wasn’t bluffing at all, he really had a firm grasp on this house.
Lan He wasn’t worried. Anyway, Tuxi Ling would find a way to come over soon. Si’nian He wasn’t Da Sang, he didn’t have Crinum. But Tuxi Ling and his team had an increasingly mature Tianyan system and network defense system. It was said that they were only a little bit away from catching Crinum across the ocean last time.
Dusk fell again, the sunset faded the summer’s intensity, and the light it cast seemed listless.
The garage’s roller shutter door automatically rose, and Si’nian He’s black car drove in over the gravel. The door closed again.
He didn’t turn off the engine, but went straight past the small living room and ran up to the second floor, the plastic bag in his hand rustling.
“Brother, I brought you dinner. There was a bit of traffic on the way, otherwise I could have been here a bit earlier.” He smiled apologetically, as if Lan He was waiting for him at home.
Lan He sat on the ground by the window, letting out a contemptuous snort, his hand on his knee slightly curled up.
Si’nian He opened the bag, took out two lunch boxes from it, and opened one of them. Inside was a box full of golden fried crispy meat.
Knowing that Lan He probably wouldn’t eat it, he still held it in front of him and squatted down, picking up a piece and bringing it to his mouth: “Brother, don’t starve yourself, eat something, it’s still hot!”
“Take it away.”
“Try it.” Si’nian He acted as if he didn’t hear his refusal, and kept feeding him the meat, still smiling, exuding a calm madness from head to toe.
Lan He flung his chopsticks away: “Si’nian He, are you sick!”
He used too much force, and the box of crispy meat flew out, spilling all over the floor not far away.
Si’nian He stared blankly for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled, staring straight at him. In his eyes, he looked like a patient in a mental hospital putting on makeup in front of a mirror.
“Sick, yes, I’m sick. You never give me a good look. If it was someone else, I would definitely make them suffer, but it’s you.”
“From the time you came back three years ago, someone told me that I must treat you as my biggest opponent in the future. You will take my father away, take away everything I’ve worked so hard for, you can take all my future without lifting a finger, but I can’t do it… From the first time I saw you, I thought, even if you take everything from me, I won’t complain, or even, as long as you ask, I will offer it with both hands.”
“You’re so tall, so bright, like the stars in the sky. In front of you, I can never lift my head. You don’t like me, I know, but so what? At that time, I thought that as long as I could see you often, even if it was just like that for a lifetime, I would be happy. But I didn’t expect that we would still break up. Is it for money? It doesn’t seem like it. I can’t figure it out, so what is it for? I really can’t figure it out…”
“But I just can’t be angry with you. I drove myself crazy. If you could be a little more friendly to me, I definitely wouldn’t have become like this today. I’d rather we weren’t brothers, so that I could say whatever I wanted to you, without too many scruples.”
“Brother…”
Lan He coldly listened to him rambling, his expression unchanged. After a long time, he finally opened his mouth: “Si’nian He, do you know why I don’t like you?”
Si’nian He’s eyes instantly filled with tears: “Why?”
Lan He pursed his lips mockingly: “Because you’re a coward. You only ever dare to do little tricks behind my back, just like today!”
Si’nian He was stunned.
“What gave you the illusion that I’m so easy to deceive, so easy to manipulate? Si’nian He, you’ve got the wrong person! You think that Dad is gone, so you can do whatever you want, right? You good-for-nothing, imposter!” Lan He sneered as he exposed him, “You started cultivating your own power when Dad was still alive. You and Chu Xiaocheng, how much of his assets did you two secretly transfer? Do you think he didn’t know? You have parties, you are promiscuous, you coerce minors. You say you like me? I’ll believe it for the moment, but your liking only makes me feel disgusted!”
Si’nian He’s face turned red, and he grabbed him: “You, you’re talking nonsense, what evidence do you have!”
“Si’nian He, you don’t know what I used to do. I’m very familiar with the smell on you!”
“What smell?”
“Bloody, foul, the smell of rotten ribbonfish stewed in a jar for months!”
Si’nian He quickly lowered his head to smell himself. Strange, there was clearly only a faint citrus scent, the same as usual.
Lan He took the opportunity to shake off his arm: “You should be glad that we are brothers. It’s precisely because of this relationship that I’m giving you a way out. You’ve been telling Dad good things, saying how much you cherish the Aerospace Charity Foundation, so Dad left the Aerospace Charity Foundation to you! Do you think I didn’t notice? The will, no matter how it’s tossed around, the Aerospace Charity Foundation ultimately stays in your hands! Why must you control the Aerospace Charity Foundation, aren’t you clearer than anyone else in your own heart?”
Si’nian He’s face turned from red to white, but his eyes were bloodshot. He held his shoulders and roared, straining his neck: “I didn’t, since I saw you, I’ve been wholeheartedly focused on you. I can’t stand anyone else, believe me!”
“So what? Does that mean the terrible things you’ve done can be written off? Is your character sublimated?” Lan He pushed him away and pointed at his chest, “I’m warning you, you better let me go quickly. The police will find this place soon, and it will be too late for you to do anything! It’s because you haven’t done anything shady in the past two years that I haven’t exposed you. Don’t push your luck! If you crash because of what happened today, no one can protect you!”
He went around Si’nian He to tidy up the sheets, hoping he would get lost as soon as possible.
Si’nian He stared blankly at the dark twilight outside the window, his mind buzzing: “Police, are you talking about that Ling guy… That’s right, you slept together… Slept together…”
At first, Lan He didn’t hear clearly what he was muttering. Later, the sound got closer and closer, repeating the words “slept together” over and over again.
He turned his head warily, but was grabbed by the wrist and pressed hard against the wall.
Lan He didn’t expect Si’nian He to dare to lay a hand on him. He was used to the timid brother in front of him. In his eyes, he was a maggot in the gutter. Now, the ferocity and madness in his eyes were something he had never seen before.
“You’ve slept together!” He roared, throwing Lan He on the bed and pouncing on him.
The bed was a simple wooden plank bed, very hard. Lan He’s chest hurt from the impact. He pushed him while gritting his teeth: “Si’nian He, you’re fucking crazy!”
“I’m crazy? Then I’ll show you crazy!” He held Lan He firmly under him, tightly holding his wrists, and lowered his head to bite the first button on his collar, “Since you’ve slept with him, what’s wrong with sleeping with me once!”
Lan He felt a chill, sensing misfortune descending. He struggled desperately, his voice hoarse as he screamed from his throat, but it only further enraged the mad beast.
“Rip,” the fragile collar and buttons were torn open together, revealing exquisite and deep collarbones.
His skin was exposed to the cold air, his body trembled. The thought of rejection flashed through his mind like lightning. An unknown force instantly surged through Lan He’s body.
He bit Si’nian He’s ear. Blood instantly appeared on his thin ear. Taking advantage of his miserable scream as he got up, he kicked him in the crotch.
Si’nian He howled and fell on the bed, trembling all over in pain. He caught a glimpse of Lan He covering his collar as he got up. Not knowing where he got the perseverance from, he also rolled over and got up, his eyes flashing fiercely, like a perverted murderer.
Lan He was still planning to take out his smart remote control, but upon seeing this, he decided to avoid the sharp edge for now. He turned and ran downstairs. He hadn’t seen Si’nian He take his phone just now, and he was only wearing a close-fitting shirt and dress pants, so it should be in the car.
Si’nian He’s vision was still blurry, but he desperately chased after him.