There it is.

Rhodes stepped out of the car and looked at the modern apartment building in front of him. There are not a few such apartment buildings in the city, but the one in front of him has a unique meaning for him.

"Are you sure? Canary? ”

As he spoke, Rod turned his head and looked at the girl standing beside him with a complicated expression. At this moment, the canary's face was solemn, she bit her lower lip tightly, and her face was pale. The two eyes stared around uncertainly. Although the decision has been made, when she actually comes here, the canary finds that the pressure in her heart has not decreased, but has increased. She even felt as if she was carrying a large heavy stone on her back. The girl reached out and pressed her chest, but her heart was beating faster and faster, and she thought that she would not return to the place she saw as the source of her nightmare, but now, when she did stand here again, the canary felt more fear and uneasiness than ever. For a moment, she even wanted to just turn away and leave as if she hadn't been here at all, and forget about it all. Then leave this world forever and never come back.

But...............

"If you don't want to see them, I can go by myself."

Looking at the girl beside him, Rhodes reached out and gently stroked the girl's hair. He was not a canary, so naturally he couldn't understand how painful the canary was at the moment, but he could feel the hesitation and uneasiness of the girls around him. Obviously, it was a very painful ordeal for the canary to come here again. If she didn't want to, Rhodes wouldn't force her, after all. This time, in the final analysis, it is Rod's own responsibility, and he is now here to take his own responsibility. But the canary.........

"No, Rod."

Hearing Rod's words, the canary gritted her teeth and was silent for a moment. Eventually, she looked up.

"I'm going too, I've decided, no matter what, it's something I'm going to have to go through......... This is what I have to go through. ”

"I see."

Hearing the canary's answer, Rod didn't say anything, but nodded, and then walked towards the apartment building in front of him. The canary watched Rod's back, and then she quietly followed the man in front of her into the home she thought she would never return to in her life.

From the outside. It seems to be no different from an ordinary apartment, with clean and hygienic corridors, clear and transparent windows, and the sun's rays shining in, reflecting the bright and smooth floor in front of you. Rod walked slowly ahead, and the canary followed behind him, neither of them speaking. Because at this time, even Rod himself didn't know what to say. After all. The root of all this misfortune was just an accident, and the canary didn't expect to get pregnant. And Rod didn't expect to travel to another world. If the canary hadn't been pregnant, or Rhodes hadn't crossed over at that time, maybe things would have gone in the other direction, but alas, those were just ifs. And now it can't be changed.

Here it is.

Rhodes stood in front of the door, looked at the heavy door in front of him, and then reached out. And seeing his movements, the canary opened its mouth, as if to say something. But in the end, she still didn't say anything. At the same time, Rhodes had reached out and knocked lightly on the door.

"Knock knock."

"Who's it?"

Soon, the door opened, and a middle-aged woman wearing glasses walked out. When she saw Rod, she couldn't help frowning, showing a puzzled expression. But soon, when she saw the canary, the expression on the middle-aged woman's face suddenly sank. The little bit of elegance just now was suddenly gone, replaced by a gloomy and distorted hideousness.

"Do you still have the face to come back? What are you doing back? Get out of here, we don't have a bastard daughter like you! You slut......... Why didn't you die with the little sin in your belly in the first place............!! ”

"Hello, ma'am."

Just when the middle-aged woman was about to point at the canary and roar loudly, Rhodes stepped forward half a step in time to cut off the sight between the two. He bowed gracefully, and then looked at the woman in front of him. Seeing Rod's appearance, the middle-aged woman's face became even more suspicious, she looked up and down at the beautiful woman in front of her in a luxurious suit, and in the end, the woman snorted coldly.

"Who are you? What's the matter with coming to us? ”

"Let me introduce myself first, my name is Rod, I am the boyfriend of this young lady, and I am also ........." Saying this, Rod glanced at the canary, and then the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and a good-looking smile appeared. ……… Entrusted to a lifelong person. Because from now on, she is going to live with me, so I want to come here to say hello to my two aunts and uncles, who are also your daughter no matter what. ”

"You don't have to bother, sir."

Although the middle-aged woman's speech was quite polite, her tone was full of coldness and disgust, and she didn't even look at the canary, so she withdrew her gaze and walked into the room.

"We don't have such a shameless daughter, and we don't plan to have anything to do with her, I don't know who you are, but you can do whatever you want. As long as you don't bother me, and don't let me see that disgusting face again! ”

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman reached out and tried to close the door. But at this time, Rod suddenly stepped forward, and his right foot stretched out like this and placed it next to the door, blocking the middle-aged woman's next move. And this made the middle-aged woman extremely annoyed, she raised her head and glared at Rod in front of her.

"What else is going on with you? Hurry up, if you don't leave, I'll call the police! ”

"Please don't be in such a hurry, aunt, I haven't finished my sentence yet. I've just introduced myself, and I'm down to business. As he spoke, Rhodes showed a bright smile, and then bowed slightly to the middle-aged woman in front of him elegantly. Seeing Rod's expression, the canary was hiding behind him at the moment, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help curling. Of course, she knew Rhodes's personality very well, and knew that it would not be good for him to laugh. And now seeing Rod smiling so elegantly and brightly, you can know that deep in his heart, he must be turning some thoughts that cannot be known. And looking at the angry face of the middle-aged woman in front of him, Rod's expression did not change in the slightest, but continued with a smile: "In fact. To tell you the truth, the child that your daughter was pregnant with before was my .........."

"What !??"

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman who was barely calm just now jumped up like an enraged lion at this moment, she pulled Rod's collar, and her eyes widened angrily, and the face that was still a little young because of good maintenance had become extremely distorted and hideous at the moment.

"It's you!! It's you?!! You bastard, it turns out that you are all the victims!! Look what good things you've done!! You ruined our hard work!! You goddamn bastard!! ”

The woman's voice was so loud that several other residents in the hallway opened their doors. Surprised, he poked his head out and looked this way. And seeing this scene in front of them, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise, you must know that this family still enjoys a high reputation in this community, they are highly educated, and they are always very kind and gentle. And now, they were surprised to see that the woman who always had a gentle smile on her face was now holding a young man's collar with a blue face and a hideous face, and that crazy look was almost as if she was going to strangle him alive!

"What's going on! Who exactly is coming. Makes you make a lot of noise outside! ”

And at the same time, accompanied by a stern voice. A burly and sturdy man strode out of the house, and he was also stunned when he saw his wife's crazy appearance. Then he rolled his eyes and immediately saw the canary standing next to him, and then, the man's face changed slightly.

"You shameless thing. Do you dare to come back?! You little!! Why don't you die!! ”

"Dad......... Daddy........."

Feeling the man's gaze, the canary couldn't help but tremble, although she was no longer the powerless girl she used to be. Rather, a mage with great power, she can manipulate the storm with a single thought. Control the flames to destroy everything that stands in your way. But her father's stern and familiar gaze still scared her. At this moment, the canary seems to have returned to her childhood, and she just put her hands on her chest and looked at her father with trepidation. At this moment, the woman gritted her teeth and grabbed Rod's collar hard.

"That's him!! That's the man!! Husband, he said the child was his!! ”

"What?"

Hearing this, the man's face suddenly turned extremely pale, and he turned his gaze to stare at his daughter, staring at Rod coldly. In the face of the man's gaze, Rod's expression still looked very relaxed, he stretched out his left hand, just pressed it lightly, the woman felt that her hands were pinched by iron tongs, and she couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and then involuntarily let go of her hands. It was only at this time that Rod reached out to straighten his collar, and then nodded to the two with a smile.

"Hello, uncle, I have already told my aunt before. This time, I want to inform you both that from now on, your daughter will live with me. That's it........." However, before Rod could finish his words, he was interrupted by an angry man with a pale face.

"You............ What are you? How dare you talk to me like this, and you actually did that kind of shameless thing!! You............ Get out of here, or I'll call the police!" With a roar, the man raised his cane and struck at Rod. But at this moment, a cold light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and then the heavy cane in his hand suddenly "snapped" and turned into several pieces. This made the man stunned, he took two steps back, and stared at Rod in disbelief, with his IQ and eyesight, of course, he couldn't see what Rod had just done.

However, Rod obviously did not mean to explain to them, on the contrary, he smiled and solemnly saluted the two of them.

"Of course, you two, I can understand your feelings. She's your daughter after all. It's not a good fit for me, but ..............."

With that, Rod took out a suitcase that he kept beside him, and then opened it with his backhand. And when they saw the contents of the suitcase, the angry couple just now opened their mouths as if they had been choked by the neck. But he couldn't make a sound. The only thing they could do now was to look at the large amount of money in the suitcase, and although the bundles were not gold coins, they seemed to the two of them to exude some kind of dazzling and seductive brilliance. They leaned down excitedly, stretched out their hands tremblingly, and looked at the bundle of bills in front of them.

"This, this is ..............."

"It's a little compensation for me both, no matter what you've done to her before. But they are her parents after all, and I wouldn't have known your daughter without you. This is a little bit of my heart to compensate for the losses of the two of them. ”

At this moment, Rhodes is still smiling brightly, sincere and polite, and is completely a representative of a good young man in the new century.

And at this moment, the eyes of the two looking at Rod finally changed. After confirming that the money was genuine, they hurriedly closed their suitcases and stood up. Then, on the hideous face just now, there was enthusiasm at this moment. The smile of the guest from afar is kind and thoughtful.

"Oops......... Where does this begin......... Mr. Rhodes......... We ..............."

The woman smiled at first, but didn't know what to say. He could only look at his husband with a slightly embarrassed expression, and when he noticed his wife's gaze, the man first quietly closed the box in front of him, and then showed a little smile and nodded to Rod.

"Hmm......... This gentleman. I think we've accepted your sincerity. This one......... There was only a little misunderstanding between us and our daughter before, so why don't you come in first, and we can talk about it? Let's be honest. Money is not the most important thing to us, we just hope that our daughter can find a qualified person who is worthy of being entrusted for life. This one......... Mr. Rhodes, I don't know where you are in high school? To tell you the truth, our daughter is also a very good child, this kind of thing, it's all about the family, isn't it? ”

"yes, yes."

Hearing her husband's words, the woman next to her also nodded hurriedly, and then looked at the canary standing next to her with kind eyes, as if she was looking at a work of art that she had carved out carefully. Sensing his mother's gaze, the canary didn't say anything, just lowered her head. At the same time, a wry smile appeared in the depths of his heart, his parents still did not change at all, they did not regard themselves as a person at all, but a commodity, all they had to do was to grow up according to their expectations, and then live a correct life according to their ideas, and the ultimate goal was to sell themselves for a good price as they are now. In this way, in their eyes, this can be regarded as a double face.

This is exactly what the canary can not accept the most, her sustenance, everything she has, is completely denied and destroyed only for this reason.

"No, thank you both for your hospitality, but there's no need for that."

At this time, in the face of the retention of the two, Rod smiled and took a step back.

"As I said before, from today onwards, your daughter will be with me, and our relationship with both of us will end here. From today onwards, we don't have any relationship with each other anymore. ”

"This ..............."

Hearing this, the expressions of the two changed slightly, they looked at Rod hesitantly, and then looked at the canary next to him, who had been silent. Then, the woman hurriedly stepped forward and looked at her anxiously.

"My good daughter, do you really think so? You can't be so ruthless, I admit it, it was my parents who did it wrong. But we're also thinking about your future. You ..............."

"I'm sorry, Mom."

However, in the face of his mother's words, this time the canary took a step back. After seeing the appearance of his parents with his own eyes just now, the canary was surprised to find that the original fear, uneasiness, and attachment to family affection in his heart were completely wiped out at this moment. She even felt so calm, that she was as calm as if the two people in front of her had no blood relationship with her.

"Hey, you're ............!!"

Seeing the appearance of the canary, the woman raised her eyebrows and immediately wanted to shout angrily. And at this time, the man next to her pulled her hard. Motioned to her to be careful not to annoy the "customer". Sensing her husband's signal, the woman could only close her mouth angrily, but at this moment, the man coughed lightly, and then said to Rod.

"I understand, Mr. Rhodes. I'll admit that we went a little too far. But I hope you can understand the feelings of parenthood, after all, we also had a hard time at that time..............."

"I understand, but please don't say it."

Rod interrupted the man with a smile, and then he turned his head to look at the canary next to him.

"Take that out."

“……… Okay, Rod. ”

If it was before, then in the face of Rod's words, the canary must be very hesitant. But now, she only feels that her mood is very calm. She didn't even hesitate at all, and just handed the suitcase in her hand to Rod. And Rhodes took the suitcase, and then opened it in front of the two, and when they saw the scene in front of them, the two of them opened their eyes even more, so at this moment, lying quietly in the suitcase was a diamond the size of a fist!!

Just such a diamond. It's also priceless!!

"This diamond is supposed to be a gift from me to both of you, then. Please put it away. ”

After saying this neatly, Rod put down the box in his hand, and then nodded to the two with a smile, and at this moment the eyes of the two people were completely confused by the diamond, they just held the box and looked at the diamond inside. It was as if I was completely immersed in this beautiful brilliance. Seeing this scene, a cold light flashed in Rod's eyes, and then he turned his head, stretched out his hand and gently patted the canary's shoulder.

"Alright, that's it. Let's go. ”

“……………… Okay, Rod. ”

With that, the canary looked up again at the two who had been her parents in front of her. After a moment's hesitation, he finally whispered.

"Goodbye............ Dad, Mom. ”

However, no one responded, they didn't even hear the canary, and when the canary followed Rhodes into the elevator, the only thing she saw when she turned her head was the back of them happily carrying suitcases into the room.

At this moment, the canary closed its eyes.

And at this moment, in the room, it is a different scene.

"Look, that's a lot of money............ My dear. ”

The woman held the diamond in one hand and stared at the money in the suitcase with glowing eyes. And beside her, the man was also counting the banknotes in the suitcase with a satisfied smile.

"I really didn't expect our daughter to find such a rich man......... Ay......... If only I had known that I wouldn't let her beat the child out in the first place. So we can earn an extra amount of alimony, how good ..............."

Hearing this, the woman snorted coldly.

"What are you talking about, it's not all you, you have to ask your daughter to beat the child, and it has ended up to this point. Didn't I say it at the beginning, it's a big deal to wait for my daughter to sell the baby after she gave birth, and then lie to her that someone stole it. It's just that you are a dead brain, if you have a child and affect your reputation, you are really stupid! “

"Alright, alright."

Hearing his wife's complaints, the man also smiled bitterly.

"How did I know she would find such a rich man, who told that damn little devil to be so tight-mouthed, we didn't even ask? It's all her own fault, if she said that she had found such a rich man, which stupid person would force her to have an abortion. Forget it, now this money is enough, yes, hahaha, so much money, you see, it's all our ..............." Saying this, the man raised his head and looked at the diamond in the woman's hand with bright eyes--the pure, crystal clear diamond, the faint light slowly emerged, as if reflected in the depths of its soul. "Hurry up, show me that diamond."

But when she heard the man speak, the woman did not react at all, and she still stared at the diamond in front of her with her eyes in confusion.

"No, let me see first......... This diamond is my ..............."

"Give it to me!!"

At this moment, the man suddenly roared angrily, and then the whole person pounced like a beast and snatched the diamond from the woman's hand. The woman struggled hard, clenching the diamond in her hand with both hands.

"No!! It's mine!! This diamond is mine!! ”

"No!! Let go!! You bitch!! It's mine!! ”

For a moment, the two of them rolled into a ball. They kicked and punched each other as hard as they could, holding the diamond tightly. At this moment, the brilliance in the diamond became more and more dazzling, and the eyes of the two became more and more blurred at this moment.

"Let it go!! Let go!! ”

The woman screamed and opened her mouth, and then the next moment. Her teeth struck the man's hand like this.

"Ahhh!!hhh

With screams, the man let go of his hand, while the woman picked up the diamond and turned to escape. But at this moment, the man roared like a wounded beast and grabbed the woman's hair, grabbed her to death, and the next moment, he held the woman's head hard and slammed it against the wall.

"Boom!! Boom!! ”

"Whoaa............a Ahhhhh..................h Yes............!! ”

Accompanied by a dull crashing sound. Blood splattered, and the woman's screams gradually became indistinct from the beginning of the terrible, she struggled hard, but the man was unmoved. At this time, he was like a robot, mechanically grabbing the woman's head and hitting the wall again and again. After a few moments, the woman finally stopped struggling and collapsed to the ground. I saw her body twitch suddenly, and the next moment. With a "whoosh", a fishy filth erupted from between the woman's legs. At this moment, the woman's head was completely deformed, and the teeth in the twisted and wide open mouth had been knocked to pieces, mixed with the flesh and blood of the tongue. The two eyes had already been squeezed out of their sockets and turned into cloudy fragments -- this was the end of life.

And the man also stopped his movements at this time, he glanced left and right, and then solemnly lowered his body. Picked up the diamond. Even on the blood-stained and foul-smelling ground, the diamond still radiated with dazzling brilliance. The man didn't even glance at his wife's body, he just held the diamond and muttered to himself as if he were looking at the most precious thing in the world.

"It's all mine, it's all mine. No one can snatch it, no one can snatch it. Hahaha!! ”

Suddenly, with the sound of wild laughter, the man threw himself on the table, grabbed the money in the suitcase, stuffed it into his mouth vigorously, and chewed and swallowed it without stopping.

"It's all mine, it's all mine, no one can take it away, these have to be with me, forever!!"

Tearing the bills in his hand and stuffing them into his mouth, the man yelled frantically, and the next moment, he opened his mouth with joy, picked up the fist-sized diamond in both hands, and stuffed it into his mouth with all his might. And at this moment, the brilliance of the diamond became more and more dazzling, and its bright, white brilliance began to gradually increase, and soon enveloped the entire room.

"Is it over? Head? How did you do it? Did you beat those bastards to their knees and beg for mercy? ”

Looking at Rod and the canary who came to the front of the car, the impatient little bubblegum who had been waiting for a long time immediately poked his head out excitedly to ask, and when he heard the little bubble gum's inquiry, Rod shrugged his shoulders.

"How is it possible, I just went with the canary to meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and by the way, I thanked them for taking care of the canary for so many years."

"Cut, it's boring..............."

Hearing Rod's answer, Little Bubblegum pursed her lips. The canary smiled softly, but Rhodes was clearly unimpressed.

"By the way, where's the Coke I want?"

"Here, Captain, it's icy!"

"Thanks."

Rod took the little bubblegum and threw her a coke, raised his hand at her and thanked her, then buckled the tab and opened it with a "snap", and at the same time...............

"Boom !!"

A deafening explosion rang out, and just behind Rod, the top floor of the apartment suddenly glowed with dazzling light, followed by a roaring explosion, billowing smoke and flames erupting from it. Seeing this scene, Little Bubblegum's eyes widened in surprise.

"Wow! What's going on? What happened? ”

"Huh?"

Hearing little bubblegum speak, Rhodes turned his head and glanced at the top floor of the burning apartment not far away, then shrugged his shoulders.

"Who knows, maybe it was a gas explosion."

Then, Rod spoke. (To be continued......)