After the
man finished speaking, the expression on Fatty's face changed immediately, and
he frowned, obviously not happy, "I brought that girl back first, and I'm
really reluctant to give her away..."
Lee didn't
even look at him, smoking a cigarette with a stern look, and didn't speak.
On the
contrary, the grandfather glanced at the fat man, spoke first and scolded,
"Worthless. She's just a woman. You can find it anywhere."
The short
fat man muttered, "That's easy to say. There are a lot of women, but it's
hard to find premium goods. I've been so busy with business lately that I
haven't eaten meat in a few days, I’m just waiting to satisfy my
cravings."
Lee was
indifferent and said emotionlessly, "Really."
The fat man
forced out a bitter smile. This time he didn’t dare say anything.
They are
all Grandpa Tuva’s subordinates. In terms of seniority and age, he is a few
years older than Lee. But in this place, there is no such thing as respecting
the old and loving the young. The law of the jungle is that the strong prey on
the weak. The strong are king. Lee joined for only four years but has already
climbed to the position of second-in-command. This young man has a solid body,
a hard heart, and attacks ruthlessly. He has made a name for himself in the
blood and gore of the past few years. Except of Tuva, all the bandits were
afraid of him.
The fat man
only ranked seventh or eighth here. Although they are all bandits, nobody has
the courage to challenge the King of Hell.
He thought
about it and soon came to a decision. Grinning with a mouthful of yellow teeth,
he said: "If someone asks me for it, I'm definitely not willing to, but
Brother Lee, if you ask me, that's different. Isn't it just a Chinese girl?
Since you like it, my brother will bear the pain and give it to you."
Lee raised
his eyebrows and said, "Thanks.”
The fat man
laughed, "Look at what you're saying. We are brothers, what are you polite
for?”
A few
meters away, Ruan Nianchu huddled in the corner, her body shivering, watching the
two people, one tall and one short, joking ang laughing. She couldn't
understand what they were talking about, she only saw that the man named Lee
was facing her. He leaned against the wooden table casually, the corners of his
mouth arching upward giving him a half-smile look.
She bit her
lip, and her heart skipped a beat, suddenly getting a hunch that her situation
will be worse.
At the
other end of the room, the men were still chatting about the kidnapped woman.
The
fat man is full of lust, smacking his lips and saying that Ruan Nianchu’s skin
is so white. Like the snow that he saw in Tibet, China ten years ago. That her
face was small, no bigger than a palm, and her eyes were shining brightly like
stars. He also said that she has a good figure, a slender waist, and a peach
hip, and he can tell that she is strong at a glance.
The obscene words coming from his mouth are endless.
Lee
listened with a blank expression, smoking a cigarette but did not speak. He glanced
at the corner of the wall again. The girl curled up into a small ball, her hair
covered most of her face. She was dirty, no matter how you looked at it,
you couldn't see the alluring look coming from the fat man's mouth.
He snorted
and quickly looked away.
A few
minutes later, the half-pack of cigarettes was empty, and more than a dozen
cigarette butts were scattered on the ground.
Grandpa
Tuva sat in the room for a while. Tired, he got up and prepared to leave while
several people sent him outside.
But a few
steps away, he remembered something again and paused. He turned and said to
several of the people with a deep voice, “A few days ago, the boss said he will
have a new errand for us.” As he spoke, he looked at the twenty-six or
twenty-seven-year-old young man, “Lee, accompany me to see the boss when the
time comes."
Lee nodded.
The wind
picked up and Grandpa Tuva covered his mouth and coughed a few times. His tone
softened and said, “You worked hard a while ago. Don't go out these few days,
stay at home, and rest well.” A smile hung from the edges of his mouth as he
scanned the room for the thin figure, grinning subtly at the men.
*
Just as
Ruan Nianchu expected, that night was something she would never forget.
As the
people walked out of the house, she struggled, looking around for sharp weapons
that she could use. She had to flee, protect herself, and live. The remaining
light caught a glint of metal, a pair of scissors that fell to the floor. Ruan
Nianchu was overjoyed and hurriedly moved closer in that direction.
However, in
a flash, a strong force came held onto her waist and lifted her upwards.
Ruan
Nianchu was very light and was picked up by the man like cotton. She was
stunned and couldn't react in time, she just felt that the world was spinning
in front of her eyes, and when she regained her composure, she was already
carried upside down on the shoulders of the calm man.
It was the
man named Lee.
Her mouth
was sealed with tape, and she struggled instinctively. After a few seconds, she
realized something and calmed down, no longer moving. In this case, she can
only keep telling herself to stay calm. This group of people is extremely
vicious, and she must not offend them.
Lee's face
was indifferent, ignored the others, picked her up and walked straight out. In
this position, her clothing is riding up, exposing her snow-white waist. The
man’s hand happened to be in that position.
It’s hard,
wide and rough.
Ruan
Nianchu gritted her teeth, her whole body tensing up. The skin he touched was
as hot as fire.
Ruan
Nianchu struggled to turn her neck as he stepped outside the home to look
around and discovered that she was in a densely forested camp with numerous
thatched and wooden cottages that were surrounded by lush vegetation. It is a
large area, and at night, the field of vision is hazy, making it difficult to
make out the precise appearance of those dwellings; all that can be made out is
their general outline. A circle of individuals had gathered around a fire in
the center of the open area. They were eating meat and drinking alcohol while
laughing aloud.
When she
noticed the firearms hanging on those people, Ruan Nianchu's heart abruptly
grew cold.
She was
carried to another wooden cottage.
The person
who carried her kicked the door open, and then threw Ruan Nianchu directly onto
the bed in an extremely rough manner. The bed board was made of a few pieces of
wood, some hay and a layer of sheets casually spread on it. She was thrown onto
the hard bed painfully and groaned with pain.
The instant
Lee turned on the light, the whole room was illuminated. He drank water while
he stood in the middle of the room facing away from her, his beautiful black
back straight and tall.
Ruan
Nianchu didn't know what would happen.
Her hands
and feet remained bound and immobile. At the foot of the bed, she had to curl
up her knees and eyed him warily.
The silence
did not last long.
The man
placed the clear glass in his hand on the table with a light "bang,"
and then, to Ruan Nianchu's surprise, he started to undress while ignoring her
completely.
Ruan
Nianchu’s pupils constricted instantly.
Lee took
off his black shirt, turned his back to her, crumpled it and threw it away. She
faced his strong and capable back. His narrow waist and wide shoulders formed a
classic inverted triangle on his bronze-coloured back which also had a lot of
scars and numerous wounds from knives and guns.
A blue-grey
dragon moved along with him on his shoulders and arms, opening its teeth and
claws in a revoltingly savage manner.
She turned
her face, closed her eyes, and clenched her fingers behind her till blue veins
began to show after she suddenly felt a burning flush spread across her cheeks.
At the same time as the light in her immediate vicinity suddenly vanished, she
could hear footsteps approaching.
In the
darkness, Ruan Nianchu held her breath and heard her heart beating like
thunder.
In a matter
of seconds, the man climbed onto the bed and with a tug of his hand, she was
pushed underneath him. She was unable to speak, but the rage in her eyes as she
fixed her attention on his face lighted up the night.
The man is
clearly defined, has a very tough hard and handsome appearance, but at this
moment, the edges and corners are dimmed by the darkness, and he looks a little
softer. His face was so close that she can even see his thick and long
eyelashes.
Lee also stared
from above her, his eyes cold and deep. The girl’s eyes are large and clear,
her face stained with dust and mud but her delicate features still vaguely
distinguishable. His tight chest muscles were pressed against her, and she
could clearly feel his rapid breathing and his body undulating above her.
“Hmm.” Ruan
Nianchu tried to beg him to let her go and let out a cry.
The next
moment, Lee glanced at the window, pulled a thin blanket over them, isolating
them from several prying eyes. Then he raised his hand above her head,
intentionally or unintentionally, his lips brushed the hair on hear forehead.
I don't
know if it was anger or panic but Ruan Nianchu was shocked and trembled
violently.
He started
to move while all the clothes on her body were still completely intact.
Ruan
Nuanchu was slightly stunned. Her frightened eyes turned into astonishment and
puzzlement. His arms were propped up on either sides of her body and his warm
breath sprayed on her face. It was warm, cool and a little ticklish.
What is he
doing? She doesn’t understand.
Two
strangers staring at each other in the darkness. There was only the sound of
Lee’s slightly heavy breathing in the whole room and the creaking of the wooden
bed.
Under such
circumstances, Ruan Nianchu was confused and dazed at first then her cheeks
flushed red. She has a sensitive sense of smell, and this room and this bed
smell like him.
The smell
of tobacco, a faint smell of blood and a strong hormonal smell.
Ruan
Nianchu stiffened her body, frowned, and looked directly at the pair of dark
and deep eyes above her. Not knowing if it was an illusion, she saw the man’s
eyes were getting darker and darker, and something was spreading inside.
She
panicked and subconsciously looked away.
Lee also
closed his eyes.
He inhaled
a scent from the girl's body that he had forgotten about. It has a similar
freshness and sweetness to morning jasmine in bloom. It is the scent of
daybreak from my hometown.
Outside the
house, the night is as thick as ink. A few figures stayed for a while, wiped
their mouths and finally left in satisfaction.
*
Ruan
Nianchu stayed by Lee's side like this.
Thankfully,
no one snuck outside that room to listen after that night. Lee left her alone
for two days in a row, only bringing her food and water at set intervals. The
two of them remained silent the entire time.
Occasionally,
the fat man would run outside the house to peek at the captured Chinese woman,
his heart itchy and wanted to ask Lee to give her back. "Brother, you
already tasted her; why don't you give her back to this brother?" he asked
with a smile. I will return her in a few days if you want her back.”
Lee didn’t
say a word, just gave him a cold look that made the fat man shudder.
Everyone in
the Tuva Group realized that Lee had fallen in love with the kidnapped Chinese
girl and that others should avoid approaching her. Because of their fear, those
who coveted her beauty dared not attempt it again.
Ruan
Nianchu sensed that the man named Lee is unique from the other people here. She
considers it a blessing that he did not violate her, hurt her, and even saved
her from the insult of the fat man.
It did not,
however, change her constant urge to escape.
Her wallet,
passport, ID card, and cell phone were all taken away when the fat man first
caught her. She wouldn't be able to establish her identity in this nation even
if she was able to flee. But they are all incidental. The most crucial step is
to leave first.
Ruan
Nianchu has been waiting for the right moment.
It wasn't
until the afternoon of the third day after she was caught that the opportunity
came.
After they
finished eating, as per usual, a stooped old lady came to clean up the dishes.
After the old lady left, a 13 or 14-year-old youngster came into the house and
said something to Lee in Khmer. After a while, Ruan Nianchu saw Lee nod
expressionlessly, opened the
door and
left.
Before
leaving, he glanced back at her.
These days,
Ruan Nianchu’s freedom has been restricted, and the scope of her activities is
only within this wooden house. The only thing she can do is to observe this
man. She found that his eyes were exceptionally good-looking. Most of the time,
the color of his pupil is light black, and his eyes are cold and bright.
But currently,
his gaze on her is very deep, with a warning of danger visible on his dark
eyes.
Ruan
Nianchu understood his meaning. It's to make her behave better and not to run
around.
She nodded
calmly but, in her mind, she thought, “He is not here, so I’d be a fool not to
run.”
Lee left, and
the sound of his footsteps receded along the wooden oil board outside, getting
farther and farther away. After a few minutes, she gritted her teeth and opened
the door to check. The corridor and the open space in front of her were empty,
and there was no one else.
A godsend. Ruan
Nianchu's heart turned upside down as she took a step forward.
*
The camp
was big, and it took Ruan Nianchu nearly 20 minutes to get around all the way,
and she almost got lost. During this period, she avoided two scouts patrolling
with guns.
The foliage
and branches of the jungle outside cover the sun and the sky. Large amounts of
sunlight are blocked by lush, green vegetation, while birds and insects are
chirping in the background.
Ruan
Nianchu ran in without looking back.
She had
never been to this place before, and naturally she didn't know the way, so she
could only walk aimlessly. Suddenly her calf became caught on something, she
frowned and looked down. She accidentally tripped over a thorn.
Ruan
Nianchu didn't stop, she continued through the pain.
However, at
this moment, a cold voice sounded behind her, deep and extremely low in tone,
“There is still half a meter before you enter the minefield. If you take
another step, no one will be able to save you."
“..." Ruan Nianchu's eyes jumped. Chinese, the Chinese characters are correct. She
turned her head, and saw a tall figure against the light, lazily leaning on the
trunk of a tree, staring at her with uncertain eyes.
Her surprise
was instantly overshadowed the panic, she hesitated and asked suspiciously, “…
you can speak Chinese?” No, his Chinese pronunciation is too standard, so she
blurted out: “Are you Chinese?”
"It
doesn't matter who I am."
Li Teng was
very calm, "The important thing is, only by following me can you
survive."