53. His past
After Leo took Alpha, the leader of the Shadow Warriors, away, the living room fell silent again.
"This student of yours is very interesting."
The copper tiger with his hands on his chest said with a smile.
He resembled a heavy statue cast of steel, full of power.
Bronze Tiger stood next to Nissa, glanced down at the ninja master's daughter, and then turned his gaze back to Lady Siva, who was lying on the couch.
"Leo is a very complicated person."
Ms. Siwa put her hands behind her head and a smile on her lips.
After a moment, she turned her head to stare at Nisha, who was tied hand and foot, and said coldly, "If you move again, I will beat you to death." ”
The tone was flat and bland, without the slightest hint of threat.
The latter, however, seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and his body immediately became extremely stiff, and the small movements he had originally made also stopped, like a trembling little sheep.
Nissa hadn't forgotten that this terrifyingly high woman had taken down her weapon in just three turns.
The fighting skills she had learned in the Assassin League were all useless in front of the other party, and archery, hidden weapons, and cold weapons were completely useless.
The ninja master's daughter still remembers the hand around her neck, and the strong feeling of suffocation was like the shadow of death hanging over her head, making people feel cold all over.
When Ms. Siva saw Nissa settle down, she rolled over and sat up from the couch, picked up the cup of black tea that Leo hadn't finished, and took a sip gently.
"The craftsmanship is as bad as ever."
The corners of her mouth twitched, but she still chose to finish it.
As the heir born in a large family, it is obviously impossible to expect Leo to have superb cooking skills and first-class tea-making skills.
In the years they have traveled the world together, the helmsman of the White family has only barely risen from a terrifying level that can make dark dishes to a level that is not unpalatable.
"Ben, for people like us, the things they pursue are actually very simple, such as higher martial arts realms, stronger opponents, and so on."
Lady Siwa looked in the direction of the wine embarrassment, sighed softly, and said, "But my student is different, what he wants seems to be at his fingertips, but in fact it is the hardest to get. ”
Tonghu frowned slightly, he had just joined the small team of the Tianyan Society, and his understanding of the young chief was only superficial.
The kind attitude, gentle smile, and the sense of proportion and distance in dealing with people are mostly from the elite education of the White family.
However, in the Gulag prison, Bronze Tiger also saw another side of Leo.
The fighting style is cold and sharp, and the style of doing things is clean and neat, which is very similar to his junior sister, Ms. Siwa.
"Little Leo is a very insecure person, I felt it when I first met him. It is hard to imagine that a person can be so afraid of the future, like a prophet who foresees the end of the world, full of confusion and helplessness. ”
Ms. Siva's eyes were in a trance, as if she remembered the scene of the first meeting.
At that time, Leo, who was fashionable and had a trace of youthful childishness, found Master Otomo's martial arts hall and seriously made a request for apprenticeship.
Even if he was rejected several times, he was not discouraged, his attitude was firm and serious, and he later completed those tests that were almost difficult one by one.
It is precisely because of this that Ms. Siwa gradually changed her opinion of this rich boy who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth.
Later, she no longer had the contemptuous attitude she had previously held and accepted the request to become the other party's teacher.
"It wasn't until he went through battles and victories again and again, and became strong from weak, that Leo began to get rid of this anxiety that he didn't know where it came from, and dared to face his future path."
The corners of Ms. Siva's lips curled slightly, she witnessed Leo's transformation step by step, growing into what he is now.
"That's why you admire him?"
Bronze Tiger raised his eyebrows, he had already left the gym with his junior brother Richard Dragon at that time and traveled around the world.
So they only knew that Ms. Siwa had one more student, but they had never actually seen it.
Until a chance encounter in the Gulag Prison, Tonghu followed Leo to Star City, reminisced with his junior sister who he hadn't seen for a long time, and joined the Tianyan Society at her invitation by the way.
The world's top martial artists sound very prominent and majestic, but in fact, they can't get rid of the troubles of ordinary people.
They need to think about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and they also want to get the opportunity to show their talents and have a platform to play their role.
In terms of Bronze Tiger's character, he is unlikely to go into the gang, bully the weak, and do not want to become a mercenary like a death shooter who relies on killing people to earn wealth.
And the powerful power he has at his disposal makes this martial artist destined to be unable to live an ordinary life.
So it didn't take long to think about it, and Tonghu gladly accepted the invitation.
"Nope. What I admire about Leo is that he is very self-aware and rarely tries to hide it. ”
Ms. Siva shook her head in reply.
Her right hand played with the teacup, the clean walls of which seemed to reflect herself.
"He once told me that man is a creature with moral shackles, and that no one is born with the desire to be a bad person. Although selfishness, greed, murder and other bad roots are buried deep in everyone's heart, most of the reasons why they become the kind of villains in the future are because of various misfortunes or dark pasts. ”
"So bad people do bad things, and they always make excuses for themselves, or blame the fucked world — those are his exact words."
A smile tugged at the corner of Ms. Siva's lips, and the background of Leo's words came to mind.
It was in the villa of a Mexican drug lord, surrounded by bullet casings and fallen corpses that covered the floor.
"Breaking my moral shackles, admitting to being a jerk, a villain, a violent person, and then jumping on the edge of the line between bad and good, that's who I am — that's what he said."
"It seems that this officer of mine is indeed very interesting."
Bronze Tiger's serious face loosened, and he looked at the cellar with curious eyes.
"Then how is he going to make the minions of the Assassin League speak? I could see that these were real warriors who would not succumb to momentary pain. ”
"Alpha is a fanatical believer in my father, and he is absolutely loyal to the League of Assassins!"
Nissa, whose legs were numb, plucked up her courage and said.
While the Shadow Warriors still had a fear of death, the ultimate destination of humanity, it was a great sacrifice in the perception of the Assassins.
For the sake of the ninja masters, for the sake of the evolution of humanity, this sacrifice is glorious and great - false and beautiful visions, always easy to deceive.
So even if Leo threatens to kill Alpha, he will not let go of his heart and betray his firm faith.
"You won't want to know what Leo did in the cellar. I don't care if that guy leaks information, because it's inevitable, and I care more about whether he can stay sane than that. ”
The first half of the sentence is an answer to the bronze tiger, and the first half is a response to Nissa.
Ms. Shiva didn't care about the ninja master's daughter's defense, because she knew that there were few ruthless people in the world who could hold on to Leo's hands and not let go.
"We once met a field agent in Africa who was a former German intelligence agency, the 'Stasi', who was about 60 years old and involved in any business related to the war, such as the arms trade, war brokers or intelligence traffickers."
Lady Siva stared at Nissa with compassion in her eyes and said softly, "That old man's best thing is torture to extract confessions, and it is the so-called psychological punishment, Leo has learned a lot from him. ”
"You'd better pray that your partner isn't strong enough to say what we want, or you'll be worse than dead."
Nissa's body trembled when she heard this flat tone, and a chill spread from the bottom of her heart.
The pendulum clock in the living room rang, and three hours passed silently.
Outside, the torrential rain had long since stopped, and the hazy night sky was faintly bright.
Leo walked out of the cellar, his expensive suit as if it had been dyed with paint, mixed with red and white slippery colors.
And the hands were wearing milky white medical rubber gloves, and the dazzling blood was dripping incessantly.
His whole person looks like a doctor who has just undergone surgery, exuding a sense of satisfaction and pleasure.
Taking off his gloves and taking off his mask, Leo smiled faintly.
Looking at the panicked Nissa, her voice was kind and soft: "It's your turn." ”