Chapter 18: Be Honest
After a night of catastrophe and the follow-up work during the day, An Youran was exhausted early in the morning, and finally stayed up until the end of work, and even didn't care about dinner, so he went back to the room in the backyard of the Inspector's Department and covered his head and fell asleep.
This night, he slept in the dark and dreamed sweetly, but he was suddenly awakened by a cold chill on his face. When I opened my sleepy eyes, I felt a silver light flickering in front of me. When I looked at it, I was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat - I saw a bright ghost-headed knife standing horizontally in front of him.
"You're awake!" A low, hoarse voice rang out, "Just right! When the province reported to the Netherworld, the king of Yama asked, you don't know why you died! ”
"It's you!" Although he was wearing a black mask, hearing his voice, An Youran could still immediately tell that this person was a mysterious person who was closely connected with Su Chen.
"Who the hell are you? What do you know? Why do you want to hurt me and so on? The man in black picked up An Ran from the bed and rested the sharp blade on his neck, "Answer honestly, Uncle will reward you with a happy death!" Otherwise, I have more ways to make you survive and not die! ”
An leisurely rolled her eyes, "Can we compromise?" You are such a complete unequal treaty! If I don't tell the truth, it feels like a dead end! ”
"Who do you think you are? Your life is now in my hands, what qualifications do you have to negotiate with me! The mysterious man increased his strength and tightened An Ran's collar, making him suffocate for a while, and his face was red.
An Youran felt that it was becoming more and more difficult to breathe, and the shadow of death made him use all his strength to shout, "Snow Shadow! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a big bird burst out of the corner of the room and flew straight towards An Youran, and the mysterious man was caught off guard, and inadvertently let go of the hand that imprisoned An Youran, and jumped to the corner vigilantly.
An leisurely stretched out his hand to let the snow owl stop on his arm, and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to be embarrassed by you, and I have no intention of being an enemy of you. Now all this can only be said to be a coincidence. No matter who is right and who is wrong, can you turn hostility into friendship? Let's find a solution calmly? ”
The mysterious man chirped, "What is there to talk about with you shameless villain?" I'm going to kill you right now, to comfort the souls of my brothers in heaven! With that, he raised the big knife in his hand and was about to slash at An Youran.
Before An could react, a warm voice sounded in the room and stopped him in time: "Stop!" Then a long, tall figure walked out of the darkness.
"Su Chen!" An leisurely breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I knew you would come to me, but I didn't expect you to bring him with you!" ”
"I didn't bring him!" Su Chen walked to the mysterious man's side, stretched out his hand and pressed his big knife, and ordered irrefutably: "Go back!" ”
"Young master!" The mysterious man hurriedly cried out, "This kid has killed so many of our brothers, and he must not be spared!" ”
Su Chen stared at him with a slight tilt, "I have my own plans, do you want to disobey!?" ”
His voice carried the domineering and resolute spirit of the superior, so that the mysterious man could no longer resist, and could only kneel and salute before leaving.
When only Su Chen was left in the room, An leisurely got up from the bed, came to the table and sat down, sat down at Su Chen, and said, "Sit down and say, aren't you tired after a busy night?" ”
Su Chen sat down as he said, picked up the teapot on the table, poured two cups of tea, and handed one to An Youran, "Yesterday's incident, put everything aside, I always want to thank you for saving me in the end." ”
"Good thing you're okay." An leisurely took the tea and said regretfully: "It's a pity that there are still people who were injured and killed in that chaos." ”
"What do you know?" Su Chen looked directly at An Youran, with an inquiring and imperceptible dangerous light in his eyes, "What do you want to do?" ”
Taking a deep breath, An said leisurely, "I overheard your conversation with the connector in the woods, and I learned about your plan. To be honest, all I know is that you were going to do the assassination last night. But I really don't know who to kill, and why. ”
After a slight pause, he looked at Su Chen sincerely and continued, "As for what I want to do? It's very simple, I want to stop the assassination and I don't want anyone to be killed. ”
"Why don't you just tell the palace?" Su Chen met An Youran's gaze and asked directly without concealment: "This is the easiest way." It can not only stop us, but also catch it all and never suffer in the future. ”
An leisurely shook his head and said frankly: "I don't want anyone to be killed or injured, and I don't just mean the people in the palace, but also you!" And the most direct reason why I didn't report it to the palace is because of you, Su Chen! ”
He said word by word: "Because we are friends!" Whatever the reason, I can't betray first! So I have to save you first, and then give me an answer myself when you want to. ”
"You're such a weirdo!" Su Chen turned his head and looked out the window, "What if I don't want to give you an answer, but choose to kill you?" ”
"That's helpless," An said indifferently, "All decisions are made by me, and I can't complain about others." If you want to believe me, kill me if you want to, and I won't regret it. Because it's my own choice, I just want to be worthy of my heart. ”
Su Chen was silent for a long time after listening to his words, and only said after a while: "Everyone has things they don't want to say or can't say, are you sure you really want to know?" ”
"I just want to hear what you're willing to tell me," An leisurely took a sip of tea, bowed his head and said, "I don't want to touch your secrets, and I don't mean to interfere." I understand that everything has a cause and effect, so I just want everyone to be safe. ”
"The more you know, the more dangerous it can be. Do you understand this? Su Chen turned around and forced his gaze, "If you don't stand on my side, I will definitely kill you!" If you choose to be with me, you will be the enemy of Dayu! Have you really thought it through? ”
An smiled leisurely, "What if I tell you that I don't choose both?" ”
This answer greatly surprised Su Chen, and he asked puzzledly, "What do you mean?" ”
"I will neither be your enemy, nor will I be opposed to the palace!" An leisurely helped Su Chen's cup fill with water, "You are my friend, I can't see you in danger and ignore it." The palace is where I grew up, and I can't do anything that goes against my moral conscience. ”
"Don't help each other?" Su Chen's brows raised slightly, and he asked in confirmation.
"No!" An stood up leisurely and replied in a firm tone: "It's both to help!" So I want to know the reason and find a third way! It may not be satisfactory to both sides, but if the casualties can be minimized, I think it is the best outcome! ”
His words made Su Chen stunned, and after thinking about it, he suddenly smiled, "You will always be beyond my expectations." ”
"I can't tell you why I'm doing this!" Su Chenlaan leisurely sat back in his chair, "But what I can tell you is this: the people we have to deal with are not really from the palace, so you will not be an enemy of the palace." ”
"Zhongyuan Marquis Liu Kun!?" An said with wide eyes without thinking.
"Yes!" Su Chen nodded and praised, "You are very smart. ”
An leisurely grinned quite proudly: "Where, where, a little wisdom!" As if thinking of something, he asked with a puzzled face: "Since it is Liu Kun, why did you come to King Jin's Mansion?" Should I go to the Marquis of Zhongyuan's Mansion, right? ”
"That's because we have always been deceived by the appearance, mistakenly thinking that King Jin's Mansion is the culprit, who knows that after so many years of investigation, we know that Liu Kun, the Marquis of Zhongyuan, is the culprit!" Su Chen clenched his fists and said hatefully.
"What are you going to do? Did you kill Liu Kun? An asked nervously.
"That old thief must die!" Su Chen gritted his teeth and said, "The sins you committed cannot be atoned!" ”
Seeing that Su Chen said so absolutely, An Youran was speechless for a while, and after a long time, he slowly spoke, "I don't know why you hate Liu Kun so much, but if you have a reason to do it, what I want to say can't change your decision." So I won't persuade you again, but I want you to promise one thing, don't let the Jin Wangfu get involved in the grievances between you. Many of the dead and wounded yesterday were brothers from the Division, and I don't want to repeat something like that. ”
"It wasn't my intention to get to this point." Su Chen said a little helplessly: "It is really helpless to involve the people of King Jin's Mansion. Due to the urgency of time, we will be forced to do it in King Jin's Mansion. If I could, I didn't want to hurt the innocent. ”
"Good! Just have your words! An leisurely nodded with satisfaction, "I can't help you kill people, after all, this is not in line with my beliefs." I think that no matter who made any kind of mistake, it should be solved through formal channels. But I'm not going to interfere with your decision, it's your choice, after all. ”
Sweeping away the hippie appearance of the past, he said with a solemn expression: "I swear with my life that I will not reveal anything about you to anyone, and at the same time I will do everything I can to protect your safety!" ”
After speaking, An leisurely stretched out his right hand to hang in the air, and his left hand took Su Chen's hand and slapped it in the air, "We swear to high-five, and we will never break our promise!" ”
His hands were small and slender, and they looked even thinner compared to Su Chen's big hands. Su Chen looked at the hand that touched his palm, and then looked up at An Youran, "Xiao An, what are you doing so much for?" ”
"For what?" An leisurely raised her head and thought for a moment, "I don't know, I just want to do this." ”
"It's going to be very risky, and you're still ......" Su Chen stopped talking, looked at An Youran's bright eyes, and finally didn't say anything.
An Youran thought that Su Chen was worried about his safety, so he patted Su Chen's shoulder with his hand, "Is it difficult for me to see my friends in trouble and not go to help?" If it were you, I believe you wouldn't be able to sit idly by! ”