Montecito in northern Los Angeles County is the wealthy residential area in Los Angeles, second only to Beverly Hills.
The environment here is beautiful, close to the sea, and full of manor-style mansions.
When night falls, the bright lights of Montecito cover up the bright moonlight, and artificial light and shadow overcome nature, turning the place into a gorgeous sea of neon.
Luxury cars can be seen everywhere on the long street, and from time to time, wanton laughter can be heard, flying in the sky with unbridled emotions.
People who can live here probably don't have many worries, right?
Li Xiner, wearing an expensive Balenciaga Haute Couture dress, stood at the window, holding a red wine glass in her hand, looking at the streets in the distance, holding a phone, and speaking in a low voice: "So, there was an accident..."
The reply on the other end of the phone made her look gloomy.
My mood became more and more gloomy and irritable, just like the impending storm on the beach.
The wind is a bit strong tonight!
boom!
She smashed the wine glass in her hand against the glass wall.
The red wine flowed like blood in front of her eyes, just enough to cover the reflected face of Li Xiner.
At that moment, she seemed to see blood all over her face.
"Asshole! Trash! All useless trash!" She roared hysterically, exploding all her fear and anger at this moment, as if this was the only way to dispel the haze in her heart.
Several servants rushed in after hearing the sound of broken glass.
Li Xiner yelled: "Get out!"
Standing not far from Li Xiner, a handsome blond man in a suit waved to his servants.
The servants retreated.
The handsome blond guy Ryan came over and put his hand on Li Xiner's shoulder: "You don't need to worry too much, Miss Li, you will be fine as long as I am here."
Li Xiner suddenly turned her head to look at him: "Every loser thinks he is great before he fails!"
Ryan shrugged: "I know who he is, you can trust me. Although this incident is a bit unexpected, but..."
Li Xiner interrupted him fiercely: "The accident I am referring to is not him!"
Ryan was stunned: "What did you say?"
Li Xiner picked up a handbag and walked upstairs.
The red crystal high heels made a crisp sound on the stairs, extending all the way up.
Arriving at her room on the second floor, Li Xiner walked in and slammed the door, but was stopped by Ryan.
He smiled: "Miss Li, you'd better not be alone in the room."
Standing at the door of the room, Li Xiner looked at him coldly: "What do you want to do?"
"Don't get me wrong." Ryan smiled: "He can give it to you, and I can give it to you... Oh, I mean you need personal protection."
Li Xiner said nothing.
Ryan, who is experienced in this field, understands her emotions at this moment.
Don't say anything at this moment.
Just do it!
He walked gently into the room and closed the door.
The lights were not turned on, and the two people stood in the dark room. Only a ray of moonlight passed through the window and shone on them.
Ryan gently put his hand on Li Xiner's shoulder, with a flattering smile: "I promise to let you ascend to heaven..."
"She can't go to heaven, she will only go to hell."
A voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Ryan immediately pulled out his gun.
He reacted very quickly, but just as he was drawing his gun, a bright and sharp knife had pierced his face and nailed him to the door.
He simply passed out.
Li Xiner suddenly rushed towards the cabinet next to her and opened the drawer.
brush!
Another dagger flew out, pierced the back of her hand, and nailed her hand to the drawer.
"Ah!!!" Li Xiner screamed in pain, and the next moment a hand covered her mouth,
The voice said leisurely: "Shh, don't scream. I've taught you before. Shouting in this situation will only cause others to kill you in advance. You have to be steady...to have a chance to stay alive."
Li Xiner trembled and made no sound.
The person who covered her mouth slowly released his hand.
A wall lamp in the corner lit up, illuminating the face of the black-haired man.
It was a face with clear outlines that had fascinated countless girls, but now, there was a scar on the face.
A hideous scar started from the corner of his eye and passed through the bridge of his nose.
His once handsome demeanor has changed due to this scar. He is a little less delicate and gentle, a little more cold and a little wild.
More domineering.
Be more and more public!
The man's eyes were still bright, shining with a destructive luster in the dark mist, and he was holding a Beretta pistol with a silencer in his hand.
He smiled: "Your new bodyguard is not very good."
Seeing the other party, Li Xiner could no longer suppress the fear in her heart and trembled.
She looked at the black-haired man: "Jun Yan... you... what's wrong with your face?"
Zhuo Junyan gently stroked the scar on his face: "I cut it myself. My brothers are all gone. How can I have the face to let myself have nothing to do? I don't have the face to see them, so I have no choice but to give up this face."
"
The pain in her hands made Li Xin'er's face contort, and fear made her legs paralyze.
She shook her head repeatedly and burst into tears: "I'm sorry..."
"You should talk to Fat Snake, Bobcat, Egret, Tian Zai, Mouse, and Gray Dragon about this."
He came to Li Xiner and took out a golden pocket pistol from the drawer she tried to open.
"Witness Pavna, I gave it to you." Zhuo Junyan sighed softly: "You don't like the color, it's rare that you still keep it."
He pointed the gun at Li Xiner's head. Under the moonlight, the golden gun body had a slight metallic sheen.
Cold luster.
"No..." Li Xin'er shivered with fear, her face turned pale: "I thank you for your hard work."
"Responsible?"
Zhuo Junyan had a teasing smile in his eyes.
He shook his head: "No, that's not called fulfilling one's duty, that's called selling out."
"I didn't!" Li Xin'er's voice suddenly became louder.
Zhuo Junyan slowly raised his phone. The photo on his phone showed a man's body.
"Krauser..." Li Xin'er was completely desperate.
She knew that Zhuo Junyan and the others had investigated everything clearly, and there was no point in denying it.
Pale moonlight, pale face.
Li Xiner looked at Zhuo Junyan, and the scar seemed to come alive before her eyes.
Twisted and ferocious, it writes all the hatred of the man in front of him.
She was afraid.
Looking at Zhuo Junyan in horror, she said tremblingly: "It was you who apologized to me first..."
Zhuo Junyan shook his head: "Stop sophistry, Xin'er."
He raised his gun, and the cold metal barrel shone coldly in the moonlight.
Li Xiner trembled: "I know I was wrong! I really love you..."
She suddenly remembered something and quickly reached for her cell phone with her other hand.
This is a very taboo action, as it can easily make people mistakenly think that the other party is looking for a gun.
But Zhuo Junyan just looked at it coldly and did not stop him.
Li Xiner took out a mobile phone from her bag. She opened it tremblingly and found a video.
She played it to Zhuo Junyan: "Look, look, this is a souvenir of our time together, and I still keep it!! I have always thought of you! You have to believe me, I really made that decision at that time."
It’s a last resort!”
In the video, a group of young men and women are having a barbecue in the fields, laughing loudly. Grease is constantly dripping from the barbecue grill, making a sizzling sound. Even through the screen, you can smell the alluring aroma.
Li Xiner wore a sun hat and a floral shirt. She looked sunny and healthy, with a sweet smile. She took the grilled meat skewers from the barbecue grill and brought them to Zhuo Junyan's mouth, followed by the people around her
Heckle.
"Oh ho!"
"Boss is awesome!"
"Another three-star son-in-law!"
"Fuck you fat snake, don't be a crow mouth."
"That's right, the boss and the boss are in true love."
"I said, does the boss have a best friend? Let me introduce one too."
"It's just your horse face, forget it."
Zhuo Junyan smiled brightly and looked at Li Xin'er...
Zhuo Junyan watched the video with a blank expression until the video froze.
He murmured: "Those were my happiest days, and I truly understood what peaks and troughs are, what it means to be out of place, and what daydreaming is... By the way, there are also industry taboos.
"
My heart hurts inexplicably at this moment.
What was once a beautiful thing turned into a vicious and ferocious thing, and its bite became more and more ferocious.
How could you bear to make that decision?
But at this moment, using this method to bring back tenderness?
Little did he know...that was the more profound hatred!
He looked at Li Xiner and murmured softly: "I have rarely made mistakes since I debuted. But you made me make almost all the mistakes I shouldn't have made."
As he spoke, he pointed to the scar on his face: "This knife is used to commemorate this."
Li Xiner cried so hard: "I was wrong, Jun Yan... forgive me."
Zhuo Junyan chuckled.
He came closer to Li Xiner and looked at her delicate face: "I will give you the last chance. Where is the goods? Hand it over and I can let you go."
Hope reappeared in Li Xiner's eyes: "Will you really let me go?"
Looking at her pitiful look, Zhuo Junyan finally showed a trace of tenderness in his eyes: "I can understand your situation at that time. You were also forced to have no choice but for my brother, I have to make an explanation. You take out the things,
I'll let you go...you know I've never lied to you."
Li Xiner said quickly: "Okay! If you're not here, let me go and I'll take you there."
Zhuo Junyan stroked her face gently and said softly: "You lied to me again. I have been with you for so long, and I still don't understand your habits? You will not let the things you care about leave your sight, and you are not either
A person who is good at hiding things."
Li Xiner's heart trembled. She was not a professional after all, and her wandering eyes betrayed her mood at that moment.
Zhuo Junyan suddenly jumped up, pulled down the crystal chandelier, and removed a metal block from the crystal chandelier.
It was a very strange metal block, square and densely covered with incomprehensible lines. If you looked at it for a long time, you might even feel dizzy.
There is still a corner missing from the metal block.
Li Xiner said anxiously: "There is still a missing part and it can't be used. But I know where it is and I can find it!"
"Is that what you're talking about?"
Zhuo Junyan slowly took out a small silver metal component from his pocket.
Li Xiner opened her mouth in surprise: "Where did you find it?"
"In Krause's belly." Zhuo Junyan still smiled, and his smile was as sweet as his heart ached: "He has lied to you, but he has not lied to me."
Place the components on top smoothly, just like putting together building blocks.
The metal component clicked and changed, flowing like mercury in Zhuo Junyan's hand, and finally turned into a strange metal Rubik's Cube, shining with a cold luster in Zhuo Junyan's hand.
Even in this dark night, every detail is clearly visible.
Li Xiner's eyes were deeply attracted by it.
Zhuo Junyan murmured: "It's beautiful, right?"
Li Xiner's eyes were confused: "Yes, it's so beautiful..."
She suddenly reached out to grab it, but Zhuo Junyan easily dodged it and pulled the hand that was nailed to the cabinet. Li Xiner burst into tears in pain: "It hurts!"
Zhuo Junyan, however, had no sympathy for the beauty: "What's the use of it?"
Li Xiner shook her head desperately: "I don't know."
"You are not someone who betrays others for something you don't know anything about."
Li Xiner burst into tears: "There is a legend... if you get it, you can become the supreme king of the world!"
Zhuo Junyan smiled: "Do you believe in myths?"
Li Xiner wailed miserably: "He confirmed it to me!"
"He? Who?"
Li Xiner didn't answer.
She looked at Zhuo Junyan dreamingly: "I'll tell you if you let me go. Believe me, Junyan, this is not something you can take... They won't let you go."
"I don't care." Zhuo Junyan slowly pointed the gun at Li Xiner: "Do you know why? Because I have nothing to care about."
Li Xiner thought she could be firm and calm, but the moment she saw the muzzle of the gun, she still couldn't suppress the panic in her heart.
She screamed: "You still don't know a lot! I can tell you, this involves a big secret, a secret bigger than you can imagine!!!"
secret?
maybe.
But what's the point?
No matter life or death, no sense of separation, let alone secrets?
It's better to be happy and grudge!
Li Xiner was desperate:
"No! No! Jun Yan, you said you wouldn't kill me!"
The tenderness in his eyes had completely disappeared, and Zhuo Junyan's cold voice sounded: "Sorry, I lied."
shot.
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after an hour.
Motel outside Los Angeles.
The blue wall is mottled, and the worn-out light box flickers on and off.
A sky blue Ford car drove from a distance and parked in front of the hotel.
Zhuo Junyan got out of the car, wearing a baseball cap, carrying a suitcase and a backpack, and entered the room he had booked earlier. He took off his hat and showed a slightly weathered face.
Putting down the suitcase and backpack in his hands, he turned on the TV.
"The latest news is that an hour ago, Miss Li Xiner, the daughter of the Li family, was shot dead at home."
"According to known information, the gunman is the former personal bodyguard of Miss Li Xin'er, Zhuo Junyan, codenamed Tyrant. It is still unknown why this man shot his former employer. The patriarch of the Li family and the father of Miss Li Xin'er
Mr. Li Tuohai has issued a wanted order and offered a reward of 100 million meters in gold for the gunman."
"Please pay attention to Fox News, our station will provide follow-up reports for you."
Zhuo Junyan sneered while watching the TV news with an expressionless face.
From today on, he is a wanted criminal.
But so what?
never mind.
Take out your phone and click on music.
The song "It doesn't matter" played leisurely.
While singing, Zhuo Junyan had already opened the box.
What was placed in the box was a disassembled sniper rifle, and there was also the metal Rubik's Cube.
Taking out the metal Rubik's Cube, Zhuo Junyan looked at it carefully.
Until now, he still didn't understand what the use of this thing was, and why Li Xin'er would betray them for it.
He could have asked Li Xin'er to say it. Li Xin'er was weak-willed and she couldn't hold on.
But he doesn't want to hear it!
Because he knew that if he continued, he might really become soft-hearted.
No matter how tough a person is, there is always a soft area in his heart.
Li Xiner was once the warmth and softness in his heart, but now, he has ended this last weakness with his own hands.
Ding!
The clock rang at midnight.
At this moment, the metal Rubik's Cube suddenly floated up and turned into a colorful brilliance, shining towards Zhuo Junyan.
"The channel is opened and the transmission is started."
What?
Zhuo Junyan was stunned.
You can see a huge countdown number displayed above.
"10...9...8..."
Zhuo Junyan reacted quickly, grabbed the suitcase and backpack, and took everything he could carry with him.