The fine weather in June suddenly blew violently, and everywhere as far as the eye could see, the clouds were thick, and the thick clouds pressed down, and a layer of black ash rolled and stacked on top of each other, as if wrapped in the power of destruction of the world, gathering in the sky above the city.

A flash of lightning flashed, and in a moment there was a rumbling thunder, as if a crack had been torn open from the distant sky, profound and mysterious.

At this moment, the whole city was attracted by this strange weather, everyone ran and dodged, quickly away from the open street, and the vehicles blocked at the intersection honked one after another, urging the long queue ahead.

The storm suddenly rose, and people talked to each other, or talked to themselves, speculated, and panicked.

"Why did the sky change?"

"yes, weird and scary. ”

"It feels like a precursor to the end of the world, just like in the movies. ”

"Forget it, it's almost the same to say that there are Taoist friends who have experienced calamities here. ”

Several people laughed.

On the top floor of the Shifeng Group Building, *** was by the window, looking intently at the direction where the clouds gathered, and several lightning bolts quickly crossed in the gray sky again, followed by loud noises one after another.

The thunder rolled, and it seemed to shock his mind at the same time, and the man stared at the sky intently, his palms covered his chest, and his side face, which seemed to be as beautiful as a fine cut, also looked a little pale at the moment. He was in terrible pain, clenching his teeth, and feeling the fishy sweetness rolling in his throat.

William, who had been standing behind him, was conscientiously reporting his work, and the heavy rain outside the window was pouring in an instant, and a window was embedded in a gap that the cleaning personnel forgot to close, and it was opened as soon as the wind blew, and the rainwater seeped in and quickly merged into a puddle on the floor.

William glanced at Ning Shi's back, and seeing that the other party didn't react, he immediately ran over to close the window again. The rain was heavy and heavy, so that his neat and expensive suit was also wet. He consciously patted the water droplets on his clothes, but to no avail, his chest and shoulders were wet, and the cuffs were as if they were soaked in water.

The weather was also a little weird, William frowned unconsciously, as a senior special assistant, Mr.'s side, in some ways his status is higher than that of the chief secretary Ada. Mr. has to take care of everything in every detail, so the weather forecast is a must-see every day.

Obviously, yesterday also reported that today's sunshine was shining, but the sun was shining one second, and the next second it was pouring rain, and the meteorological station was so inaccurate, it seems that it is necessary to do an internal check in the near future to see where the funds allocated every year are used by the meteorological bureau!

Thinking like this, William straightened his dress a little and said respectfully, "Sir, it's raining so hard, do you want me to call to cancel the meeting with the Duke of Setterst in the evening?"

The pain slowly disappeared, and turned into a trace of vague involvement, Ning Shi restrained his excess emotions, and his slightly loose eyes just now also condensed into substance, so sharp that people dare not force their eyes.

Is she finally willing to come?

As soon as he thought about it, he immediately evoked a self-deprecating smile, how could it be? That stupid woman who has no heart and heart probably hasn't figured out the situation until now.

William waited quietly for a while, but he never waited for Ning Shi's reply, and couldn't help but call in a low voice: "Sir?"

Ning Shi turned around slowly, as lonely as ice.

"Ness, I'll call me personally. ”

Ness is the name of the Duke of Setterst, William nodded, glanced at Ning Shi's face carefully, and asked after hesitation: "Sir, your face doesn't seem to be very good...... Do you need me to contact Dr. Lin?"

"No need," Ning Shi turned to his desk, "A private doctor can't cure my illness, I have another important matter for you to do." ”

William was stunned for a moment, it seemed that it had been a long time since he had heard Mr. describe something as important, and he immediately cheered up and listened quietly.

Mr. is still the gentleman in the high place, but there is a rare hint of fireworks in his words, and some emotions that should not have appeared on Mr., expectation, joy, and impatience...... Although the gentleman seems to be trying his best to suppress it, he can see it somewhat after following him by his side for a long time.

He blinked, almost thinking that he had seen it wrong, but when he looked at it again, he seemed to be the same ruthless and loveless gentleman, as if everything just now was just a beautiful illusion.

The man's instructions to him, however, were simple, "Go and help me find a woman." ”

A woman who is very important to him.

*

Her body was wet and cold, and Luo Luo felt like she had fallen into a stinky ditch at the moment, and the smell of earth and fishy smell mixed with her snort was so bad that she almost wanted to gause.

Her whole body was shivering from the cold, and she couldn't help but lean over, her arms hugged her tightly, and the huge raindrops fell on her body mercilessly, and her loose hair was also tied into countless twisted knots, and finally mixed with the rain, and her pajamas clung to her flesh and skin.

There couldn't have been a more embarrassing moment than now, but more than embarrassment, this scene made her feel more psychedelic. Before her eyes was a strange sight, a wilderness of people, only a few houses, but not the architectural style she was accustomed to, but the more European kind, with pointed roofs, made of broken planks, crumbling in the torrential rain.

She seems to ...... Worn to a strange world again!

Obviously, she was still lying on the bed just now, Li Chun told her to have a good rest, and she was not allowed to think nonsense! She closed her eyes, and the words were still in her ears, and the cold raindrops hit her in an endless stream......

She quickly rolled over and got up, and it took a while to make out where she was through the rain curtain, which turned out to be a garbage dump for domestic waste, and even though it was pouring rain, it still smelled smoky. Her face changed unconsciously, and she quickly sniffed herself, her clothes were already soaked, and her body didn't seem to smell anything strange except for cold under the rain.

But that's not the point, the point is that she calms down quickly and finds herself a place to shelter from the rain and spend the night.

The sky was bright, but under the invasion of the torrential rain, there was a cold and treacherous atmosphere, the surrounding houses were dilapidated, it looked like no one had lived in it for a long time, there was a room nearby, there seemed to be a figure flashing in the attic, she couldn't see it really, but she still decided to go to that one to ask first.

The economy here seems to be very backward, the road is wide but not smooth, just such a short road, she walked barefoot deep and shallow feet in the rain, and it was also very difficult. The mud and puddles were hiding all sorts of sharp stones and broken glass, causing Luo Luo to scratch his feet several times.

In the crazy beating of the torrential rain, time seemed to pass unusually slowly, and she finally came to the door of the old wooden house, and raised her hand to knock on the door despite the rain on her face.

knocked several times, but no one in the room answered, Luo Luo was a little puzzled, she had obviously seen a figure just now...... I was thinking about whether to ask again, but the door was suddenly opened from the inside, the light was turned on in the room, and an old lady with blond hair and blue eyes suddenly appeared in front of her, staring at her with a serious face.

Luo Luo didn't expect that the owner of the house would be a foreigner at all, opened his mouth, and stumbled into English: "Excuse me, can I ...... in and take shelter from the rain?"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old man in a stiff Chinese, "No, let's go quickly!"

The old man said that he was about to close the door, Luo Luoyan quickly stepped forward against the door panel, it was raining so hard, it was difficult for her to find another safe place to settle faster, she tried to communicate, "You see the rain is so heavy, I really can't find other places to shelter from the rain, can you just take me in for a day? Or if the rain stops and it's not dark yet, I'll leave, okay?" she pleaded, her eyes looked at the old man earnestly, but the old man's face did not loosen in the slightest.

I didn't think that the other party would be so tough at all, Luo Luo looked around helplessly, the rain showed no signs of getting smaller at all, and through the hazy rain curtain, those old houses became as absurd and terrifying as ghosts.

Sure enough, it's not a domestic architectural style.

She suddenly felt even more depressed, no money, no shoes, no card, no ID card, how can she survive in a foreign country?

"Please, just let me in. Her eyes were red, and the rain on her face was flowing down in strings, "Grandma, I really have nowhere to go, can you take me in for a while? As soon as the rain stops, you can send me to the police station, or I can go by myself, do you think it's okay?"

Someone else soon came out of the room, a tall, thin white man with a long, messy beard on his face that looked a little scruffy. What he said to the old man, it was a language she didn't understand, and the old man's face was slightly afraid, and even the eyes that looked at her became complicated and difficult to understand.

She was invited into the house by the two of them, and the warmth of the temperature immediately enveloped her compared to the cold outside. She felt warm, but soon felt a little colder. The clothes on his body were still dripping with water, and Luo Luo shivered, and his arms were tightly clasped in front of his chest, trying to cover the curves of the clothes that were clinging to his body.

"Please come with me. The old lady bowed, slightly hunched over, Luo Luo obediently followed behind her, and when she passed by the man, she inadvertently met his light blue eyes, and she couldn't tell what it felt, and that gaze made her feel very uncomfortable.

She hurriedly pulled out an embarrassed smile, then quickly lowered her head and followed closely behind the old man, only in this way could she slightly ease her panicked heart.

The old woman took her into the room, opened the wardrobe and rummaged through, Luo Luo looked around, and the furnishings were really different from those in China. When she looked closely, she found that there was an old man lying on the bed in the middle room.

The old man's face was pale, drowsy, and the back of his hands exposed outside the quilt were protruding blood vessels, which were very similar to his grandfather's before, except that his grandfather's skin was darker.

If she guessed correctly, this should be the grandmother's husband.

The old grandmother quickly found her clothes and held them in her hands, "Let's go, this is my old clothes, I'll go take a shower later, change my wet clothes, don't get sick." ”

At this moment, the grandmother's attitude was obviously different from just now, and she seemed much kinder, Luo Luo was flattered, and hurriedly thanked her, and learned that the grandmother's name was Vikala in a simple conversation.

After a happy hot shower, she changed into the clothes given by Vicara, which were a little fat, but they were much better than the thin pajamas.

She pushed open the bathroom door and bumped into a young white man standing in the doorway, his light blue eyes staring at her with a strange glow. Even more uncomfortable than she had just felt, she could already smell danger.

Luo Luo was still in shock, the man suddenly approached, her heart jumped, and she heard Vikala's voice, she still spoke their native dialect, so Luo Luo didn't understand it, but seeing that she was holding food in her hand, she secretly guessed that it probably meant eating.

The man glanced back at Luo Luo, his eyes were still dangerous, Luo Luo was so shocked that he held his breath, but fortunately, the man quickly retracted his gaze, turned around and walked to the dining table and sat down.

Vikara laid out the food and waved at her, "Come over and have some breakfast, it'll be better when the rain stops." ”

Breakfast?Luo Luo was a little dazed, and she couldn't tell that it was early morning because of the rainy day. She walked over to the round table and sat down beside Vicara. Maybe she can take advantage of the moment to get some useful news, so that she can go straight away when the rain stops.

First of all, she must return to country C as soon as possible, and the rest can be considered in the long run.

She picked up her knife and fork and asked Vicara, "How far is this from country C?"

The young white man was munching on fried eggs and bread, seemingly unconcerned about their conversation

"Country C?" replied Vicara, "it's close, across the riverbank." ”

"Really?" Luo Luo was overjoyed, it seemed that although the place he wore was off, it had not yet reached the point of being outrageous, "Then how can I get there?"

Vicara thought for a moment, "It's okay to leave the village and keep walking in the direction of the rising sun, but you need money, and it's not safe there." ”

Luo Luo was a little embarrassed, she had no money and no documents, so there was only one way to go, "Then do you know the contact number of the embassy?" Vikala spread his hands, expressing regret, Luo Luo thought about it and asked: "Then do you know where the police station is?" Maybe she can contact the embassy through the police station.

The atmosphere in the room immediately became strange, Vicara's face was ugly, and the white young man put down his knife and fork and stood up without hesitation.

Luo Luo didn't quite understand what was happening, could it be that she had just said something wrong? In a moment's whesitation, the white young man had already walked around behind her for some time, and when he raised his hand, it was a hand knife, and her consciousness disappeared into darkness.

When she opened her eyes again, her hands and feet were tied with ropes, a cloth was stuffed in her mouth, and she whimpered twice, but no one responded. She quickly looked around, all kinds of objects and furniture were stacked in a messy pile, covered with thick dust, and the rest of the space was cramped and cramped, and the room was scattered with a faint light, which was coming in through a nearby window, but only a third of that window was above the ground.

She appears to have been locked up in a basement...... This realization made Luoluo's heart fall to the bottom, and the doubts in her heart were even worse, Vikala didn't look like some bad person, but her son, who behaved strangely and behaved strangely. But what good is it to kidnap her? She's so depressed that she can't give them anything.

It's not going to rob the color, is it?

Luo Luo was panicking to break free from the rope when the basement door suddenly opened from the outside, and then the man who knocked her unconscious walked in. At this time, his brown-black curls were tied behind his head, and his messy beard was slightly shortened, because he was tall, he bowed his head slightly when he entered the door, and he also limped when he walked, and it seemed that his right foot was inconvenient to exert himself.

She watched in horror as the man approached, with deep sunken eye sockets, a high nose bridge, and pale blue eyes, although he had a beard, he inexplicably gave people a pink sense of disobedience, green and immature, honest and honest. This appearance is not outstanding, but it can be said to be quite harmless, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a big traitor.

Sure enough, you can't judge people by their appearance, especially abroad.

He looked down at her condescendingly for a moment, then took off the strip of cloth from her mouth, and the two were so close that Luo Luo could clearly smell the thick and choking smell of sweat on his body.

She endured, every pore of her body filled with vigilance.

"What's your name?" the man's pronunciation was so fast that she couldn't understand a word, and could only look back with a frightened look.

But soon, he took out his mobile phone, clicked on the translation software inside, typed it, and then handed her the mobile phone screen.

She looked at the Chinese that had been translated above, paused, and replied, "Luoluo." ”

"Luo?" the man read in a strange tone, and then typed again, "Who sent you?"

Luo Luo was stunned and subconsciously shook his head, "No, no one sent me." ”

The man didn't understand and shoved the phone into the palm of her tied hand. Luo Luo typed out the words and showed them to him.

"No one sent me over, is there any misunderstanding between us, you let me go, I promise I won't do anything. 」

"Then why did you go to the police station?"

Luo Luo suddenly wondered in her heart that since he didn't understand Chinese, how could he understand when she said the police station? But none of this mattered, she quickly typed and explained: "That's really a misunderstanding, I just want to contact the embassy through the police, I don't have documents, and I forgot the contact information of my family, so I want to return to China through official channels." 」

The man was skeptical, and Luo Luo typed again: "I promise that the matter here will never be revealed, please let me go." 」

The man snatched back the phone directly and forcefully, then shook his head, didn't know what to scold a few words, and left.

Luo Luo couldn't help but be a little depressed as he looked at the basement that had been locked back again. At this point, she really didn't know what to do.

There was movement outside the door again, Luo Luo raised her eyes, and found that the person who came this time was Vikala, and the cells in her body tensed again, even if the other party was holding water and food in her hands.

Vikala walked over, saw the bruise on Luo Luo's neck at a glance, squatted down and whispered, "I'll untie your rope secretly, but don't run away, and don't make a sound." ”

Luo Luo looked at her suspiciously, the rope was very complicated, Vikala struggled to untie it, Luo Luo asked at the right time: "What do you want to do? I have no money, I can't give you anything." ”

Vikala shook his head indifferently before saying, "Actually, our husband and wife were also kidnapped, and Mr. Ali said that as long as we cooperate with him, he will not harm us, and it turns out that this is indeed the case, he is just too cautious." ”

"So, he's not your son at all?"

Vicara smiled, "How so? My son has been dead for years, and my husband has been paralyzed by the blows. ”

"Then why not try calling the police?"

The old woman finally untied the rope, "It's useless, many of the people who lived here have left, and the police station is also in town, and that would put my husband in danger, I believe that Mr. Ali will be able to speak." ”

Luo Luo was silent, "So that's why you just refused to let me in to take shelter from the rain, right?"

Vikara asked her, "How did you end up here by yourself, a girl?"

Luo Luo shook her head, she couldn't even explain this matter herself, but fortunately, Vikala was very understanding and didn't continue to ask.

"Then is his temper good?" Luo Luo remembered the man's eyes that swirled on her several times, and said with some uncertainty, "I mean, will we be in danger of life?"

Vikala shook her head helplessly, she didn't know about it.

The road ahead is vast, and there is no intention of sleeping.

Luo Luo stood alone by the basement window and looked up, although there was only half of the window, the starry sky outside was very bright.

It was the third night she had traveled over, and she was locked up in this small basement full of miscellaneous things, and she could only distinguish night from dawn through this half of the window.

Raising her wrist, she touched the red mark on it, where she had worn the bracelet before, but now it turned into a pale red birthmark, like the tender flesh of a wound that had just been scabbed, and it contrasted sharply with the white skin around her.

She looked at the trail and couldn't help but silently read the name in her heart.

Ningshi, Ningshi......

She had lost the last gift he had given her.

There was a faint sound of footsteps outside the door, Luo Luo turned her head and stared at the door, and in the next second, the door was opened and closed, and in the darkness, she saw a tall dark shadow walk in.

It was the white young man named Ali.

Every night, he would come here for a while, and at first she was scared, just huddled in the corner and tried to keep her distance, but fortunately he also just stood quietly at the door, did not approach, and did not talk to her.

Only this time it was different, the man's tall shadow paused in the doorway for a moment, and then strode in her direction.

She subconsciously took two steps back, retreating into the darkness of the corner.

There was a faint smell of alcohol in the air, and alarm immediately rose in her heart.

Sure enough, the man seemed to have a pair of eyes that could see through in the dark, and almost without any hesitation or fumbling, he walked straight in her direction, even though she had quietly moved a few steps to the side.

"You, what are you going to do...... she subconsciously exclaimed, only to suddenly remember that the language barrier between the two of them did not understand.

He grabbed her, and his ice-blue eyes seemed to be burning in the moonlight. Her breath was filled with the smell of alcohol emanating from the man's body, and she struggled to escape, but she couldn't get out anyway, and was instead pressed against the wall by the man.

The overwhelming kiss fell, unscrupulous, Luo Luo tried her best to dodge, and the man's kiss fell on her slender neck and cheeks. It's like gasoline stained with flames, and the wind meets a thunderstorm, and it can't be controlled.

Luo Luo was frightened and began to scream in recklessness, and the man tried to cover her mouth with one hand, and kept tearing at her pants with the other.

Her head was blank, just struggling and kicking blindly, the faint moonlight in front of her and the strong and arrogant man in front of her magnified her fear countless times, and she shouted in a panic: "Ning Shi save me!"

The man who was on the plane overnight suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the TV in front of him. At that time, Cui Bowen and William were bragging about their newly learned tarot cards, and they all looked over when they heard it.

The man's face was solemn, and he didn't say a word for a long time, the two looked at each other, hinting to each other, and in the end, William was defeated first, and asked cautiously: "Sir......"

"Shhhh Ning Shi interrupted him.

The people in the entire cabin, including the flight attendants, looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything, and they all followed Ning Shi's gaze on the TV.

"The latest news, Alain Usbai, the godfather of the gang in country R, was shot dead on the street of the city center...... It is reported that this case may lead to a reshuffle of the gangster forces in country R and open the prelude to the battle for new turf...... At present, the relevant departments of country R have intervened in the investigation......"

The atmosphere in the cabin was a little weird, Cui Bowen laughed dryly and said twice: "Ha, what should I do? It turned out to be a gangster assassination, Brother Shi, you have never been involved in the affairs of the gangsters...... Before he could finish speaking, William had already secretly kicked him several times, signaling him to shut up.

Thinking about it, Ning Shi touched his heart with one hand, and there was a dead silence in the cabin, and after a long time, he said: "Connect with Min Jiu, and meet me in country R as quickly as possible." ”

William was slightly stunned, and then responded, "Yes, sir." ”

It wasn't until Ning Shi got up to leave that Cui Bowen couldn't help but push William, who was sitting opposite, and whispered: "You said that Brother Shi is becoming more and more incomprehensible now, didn't you say that you were looking for someone, why did you change it to go to country R again? Do you want to grab territory with the mafia?"

William shook his head helplessly, and reached out to support the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "Don't think about it, the person in this world who can guess Mr.'s mind may not have been born yet." ”

*

The man kept whispering something in her ear, and she didn't have time to study it, but she felt endless despair, like a tide about to engulf her, deeper than the darkness in front of her.

Suddenly, the light in the basement was turned on, and the dazzling light made both of them subconsciously squint their eyes, and Vicara, who was still touching the switch with his hand at the moment, was also in shock, and the problem she had been worried about since the appearance of this foreign girl still happened.

Fortunately, she arrived in time.

"Mr. Alex, you can't treat her like this. Vikala didn't dare to come closer, but he still stood at the door with a firm tone.

"Oh, what's the matter with you? I like her. ”

"But she's a good girl, you should respect her wishes, not force her, you're committing a crime......"

"Well, in fact I've been sin every day since I was born. ”

The two of them quarreled with each other, but Luo Luo didn't understand a word, but took advantage of the gap when the man let go, quietly retreated to the side, and swept over a dusty broken vase at her feet, she didn't hesitate to pick it up and smash it at the man's head.

The vase shattered to the ground, and Ali clutched his bloody head and roared wildly, and Luo Luo took the opportunity to kick him twice more, then quickly ran around him to Vikala, dragging her to escape from the damn place.

Everything happened so suddenly, and Vikala was still in shock, until she was carried out of the gate by Luo Luo, and she came to her senses and shook Luo Luo's hand away.

Luo Luo turned his head and said in astonishment: "Vikara ......"

Vikala smiled bitterly and shook his head, the wrinkles on his face gathered, and he was old but extremely kind and kind, "My husband is still here, I can't leave him, you go quickly, don't let Mr. Ali catch him." ”

Luo Luo hesitated, "But if I treat him like this, I'm afraid he will hurt you." ”

Vikala shook his head, "No, we're just two old men, his leg injury isn't healed yet, and someone needs to take care of him." ”

Time was running out, and Luo Luo had to give up, but he still said to Vikala sincerely: "Thank you, take care." ”

At this moment, nothing is more precious than time, she doesn't know when the bad guy named Ali will catch up, whether he will catch up, she hasn't looked back from beginning to end, just running with her brain, moving forward bravely but aimlessly.

As Vicara had said, every house was darkened, as if it were a dead city, and the dilapidated houses lining the roads were now turned into monsters with teeth and claws in the moonlight.

She ran out of the village and into a large wood.

The woods are so dense on summer nights that even the moonlight is much lighter. She fled frantically forward, such a scene seemed familiar, and for some reason she recalled the days in the Huantan Palace, she took advantage of Ning Shi's inattention and secretly ran to the back mountain, all the way embarrassed but full of courage, at that time she was looking forward to the day of escaping from Ning Shi's control, and at this moment, she was full of thoughts about returning to Ning Shi's side as soon as possible.

But can she still go back? She has even now worn into a world she doesn't know, this world has no Ning Shi, no grandfather, no Li Chun, and even no one she can rely on.

So where is she going to run this time? Where is she going to run?

She gradually stopped, and there had never been a moment when she felt so lost as she did now.

The silence in the woods was eerily silent, the breeze rattled the leaves, and everywhere was pitch black, except for the moonlight. The night, while it gave her great fear, also gave her a keen perception, and she seemed to hear the sound of people moving, and even ...... Wheezing?

She became more and more frightened, and for a while she couldn't walk, and it was pitch black as far as the eye could see, she couldn't see the direction and the road ahead, and she also lost the most basic judgment.

The murmur gradually increased, and it became clearer and clearer, and at some point a pair of eyes appeared in front of her left, emitting a faint green light. The pair of green eyes gradually came from the darkness to the moonlight, and the fur was also sprinkled with a moonlight luster, and the furry tail flicked left and right, majestic and murderous.

It turned out to be a wild wolf!

Luo Luo was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

The wild wolf walked over slowly, approached, sniffed, and the faint green light in his eyes also reflected the weirdness, Luo Luo's back broke out in a cold sweat, and he wanted to retreat but found that his limbs were already trembling and he didn't obey the call.

She's going to die, isn't she? she's going to be eaten.

I couldn't help but have such a realization in my heart, and Luo Luo closed his eyes in despair.