Chapter Volume 8, The Beginning NO.6: The Silver Pieces of Betrayal (1/2)

Volume 8, The Beginning NO.6: The Silver Pieces of Betrayal

Translated by Raylight (proofread by Trespasserby; C/E edited by Taffygirl13 & lucathia)

“Gē.”

With that one word from Ah Ye, I immediately felt that something was off. The good mood from finally receiving a call from him instantly vanished. With this tone and this hesitancy, there must be something wrong!

Could it be that he’s wounded again? That’s not right, if he received an injury, Ah Ye would definitely keep it from me rather than giving me a call. Something even more serious must have happened!

“Ah Ye, what happened? Who dared to touch you—”

“No! Nothing big happened, don’t panic…”

“You’re hiding things from me again! If nothing big happened, then why would you call me!”

“What do you mean if nothing big happened, I wouldn’t call you! Don’t I always call you at night?”

Hearing that, I snorted and said, “Recently you only call once in three days.”

Actually, it’s not even once in three days, but I should not say the truth. Otherwise Ah Ye will definitely take it for granted and follow the same duration of time before calling again. Honestly, it would be good if I could hear from him even once in five days now. If this continues… It’s all that butler’s fault! Isn’t he even capable of reminding Ah Ye to give a call?

“O-Once in three days isn’t infrequent…”

I threw the paperweight on the desk violently at Bai Lian Yue seated beside me. He caught it with one hand and even rolled his eyes at me. Then, I inquired calmly, “Ah Ye, tell Gēge what exactly happened?”

Now is not the time to debate over how many times he calls. It’s rare for Ah Ye to seek help from me, so if I continue steering the topic away, he’ll be even more unwilling to call me for help in the future.

“Gē… Luo Ye is still alive.”

I was unable to speak for a long time. Never would I have guessed that it was that kind of thing from the past. How could he still be alive? That year, our father had cast an inescapable net in the area. The only way of escaping that was if he was dead. How could he still be alive?

Moreover, Father has been dead for so many years, so why would he appear now? Why did he contact Ah Ye and not me? Is it possible that he knows the truth… No! Let’s not think about all these for now. Ah Ye is still waiting for me to speak. He definitely must be at a loss as to what to do. Ah Ye trusts others too easily, and would probably believe anyone with just a bit of coaxing.

To be able to survive under Father’s merciless pursuit, Luo Ye is definitely not an ordinary person.

I opened my mouth, finding my voice a little hoarse as I said, “That person is with you, isn’t he? Hand him over to me. I will deal with him.”

Once I finished speaking, I knew that I was in trouble. If I said something like that, Ah Ye would definitely refuse…

“No! If you dare to do that, I’m never going to care about you again!”

The line cut off. To think that Ah Ye actually hung up on my call… It sounds like he’s extremely angry and it seems like he won’t hand that person over. How could I be so careless and make the mistake of telling Ah Ye that I intended to “deal with” him? Things will be troublesome from now on…

“Damn it!”

“You have my gratitude, Ah Shuu,” I sincerely thanked. In these past few days, not only had he helped me save Mr. Luo Ye, he had now also given my legs their usual mobility. He was truly a good friend who could not be any more dependable.

“No need for thanks, just please don’t continue challenging my limits.” Ah Shuu said weakly, “Though I did my best to secure your injury, I have to warn you that pain is unavoidable. I believe you can endure it, but please, I beg you. You should rest properly if you get a bullet to the knee and not go to a shootout! Promise me that once your thing is settled, you will really rest and recover.”

“Very well.” As long as the matter reaches a closure.

“If there are any issues with your wound, you have to tell me.” Ah Shuu looked extremely uneasy as he said, “This is my first time helping a seriously injured person take part in a shoot-out. Don’t make me regret this for all eternity.”

“Understood, I will certainly inform you.”

I got off the vehicle and moved my leg. As expected, I could move it with ease now. I was not sure if I could use x-speed, but at the very least, I would not need to be supported by others.

“Family Head.” Dong Fong Lei came dashing out from the driver’s seat about to lift me onto his shoulder once more. I quickly took a few steps back.

He looked stunned for a moment and looked down at my feet. I calmly said, “I said that I can manage on my own. Hurry! We do not know what has happened on Curtis’s end, and should delay no longer.”

“Understood!” Dong Fang Lei turned to the others and said, “Move out.”

At this moment, the red bowtie squad had all returned their guns back into their business briefcases as well as buttoned up all the buttons on their suits, immediately transforming from a special operations squad back to a secretary squad. Dong Fang Lei gestured to me and then took the lead. I walked behind him, surrounded by the red bowtie squad members on all sides.

The hotel staff came up to receive us, and Dong Fang Lei indifferently said, “We are going to the hundred-and-sixth floor.”

The staff started and their attitude became more polite as they answered, “Understood.” Following that, they rushed to press the elevator for us. The elevator was indicated as an “exclusive elevator” that was not usually open for regular hotel guests. It was as large as a cargo lift, and thankfully so, or it would not be possible for all of the red bowtie squad members to ride it together.

The young master had not stayed on a floor that required the exclusive elevator to access, since the room that he was staying in had been booked by the movie crew. Secretary Bai must have given special orders for the crew to be able to stay in this luxurious hotel, and perhaps the reason behind the entire crew staying here was for the sake of not letting others say that the young master was receiving special treatment.

“Family Head, have you all arrived?” Curtis’s voice suddenly came from over the earpiece.

I pressed onto the earpiece, and hastily replied, “We will arrive soon.”

I fell silent for a moment. Despite knowing that I ought not expose the fact that we knew that something was off, I could not resist asking, “Why did you suddenly want for me to come over? Has something happened?”

Curtis actually gave chuckled as he said, “Nothing much. I merely miss my grandmother and wish to converse with you, Family Head. Remember that time when you were captured in the cage together with Grandmother, I—Let’s leave that for later, we will talk more when you arrive.”

When I was captured in the cage with Sadina—Curtis was being controlled by Avexila’s childe!

“Curtis is being controlled by someone,” I informed Dong Fang Lei quietly, worried about the possibility of surveillance cameras in this place.

Once I said so, Dong Fang Lei’s expression immediately changed. His face that could be considered delicate contorted in rage, and actually turned as terrifying as that of a demon. It was simply like a vampire’s Face Morph!

I was shocked by this, and subconsciously looked around to see if the others were equally as astonished. Instead, I was greeted by the sight of over ten demonic faces…

Though my first reaction was shock, I soon felt joy afterwards. If the red bowtie squad felt such rage toward Curtis being caught in a perilous situation, that indicated their fairly good relationship with Curtis, and that could not be any more wonderful.

The elevator doors opened, and two human silhouettes stood in the corridor pompously, one on the left and another on the right. Though the corridor was wide enough for five to walk shoulder-to-shoulder and still have room left over, with the two standing there like that, it somehow gave off a feeling that it was impassable.

The chandelier above them was extremely bright, making it difficult to see their faces clearly. However, a strange feeling abruptly formed inside of me, and I walked up to attempt to see the other party more clearly. I had barely walked a few steps before I was stopped by Dong Fang Lei’s hand. Even so, I still managed to gradually see the others’ faces as my eyes adjusted to the brightness of the chandelier, and my disbelief grew more and more.

“Father Yue?” I said with disbelief, “Why are you here? W-Why are you involved in these matters?”

Father Yue’s face was apologetic as he said, “I need the whereabouts of E.X.”

X again? Even if he is living in that practically abandoned church in Sunset City, Father Yue is truly still someone from the Church, and seems to have a complicated background as well. I had clearly already known all of this, and should not have trusted him so much—However, I still felt a strong fury that stemmed from a sense of betrayal!

This person was Yue Gang’s father and had always been very friendly to both me and the young master, allowing us to form a rare friendship with someone from the Church. I had even optimistically thought that if I could continue a friendship like this, perhaps the grudge between X and the Church could be resolved one day.

However, it turned out that this was an unachievable dream. With the rage from being deceived, I growled at him, “You promised before not to harm X!”

“I will not!” Father Yue quickly said, “Trust me, I do not want to kill him!”

“We only want to resolve the hatred between E.X and the Church.”

The other person, Alex, sincerely and honestly said.

I continued staring at Father Yue. Regarding Alex, I had always reckoned him to have ulterior motives. If it were not for Father Yue, the scenario from before when the three of us had sat down and talked would never have happened in the first place.

Dong Fang Lei seemed to have trouble holding himself back as he asked, “Family Head, the steward’s situation is unknown. Can we forcefully break through?”

“Hold on for a moment.” Despite being extremely worried about Curtis’s situation, I still patiently asked, “Father Yue, who is it that wanted you to be informed of X’s whereabouts?”

Although I had a faint guess, I still wished that it was not that person. That enemy was way too powerful, to the point where one could not help but feel their blood run cold…

Father Yue’s brows furrowed together.

“Is it the Sun Emperor?” I abruptly dropped the name of the speculated person.

Father Yue did not have much reaction to that. Instead it was Dong Fang Lei who suddenly turned to give me a look.

“What is he receiving in exchange for X’s whereabouts?”