Chapter 145: Chapter 145: What to Do with the Hostages
My death in past life must have caused my brother great pain!
After all, I had been kidnapped by my brother’s enemies. They had suffered great losses at my brother’s hands and, unable to retaliate directly, decided to take out their frustration and seek revenge on .
In fact, the mont I was captured, I knew how it would end.
The only purpose of these villains was to vent their anger; they didn’t want money, nor did they offer any chance for negotiation.
So, I chose to make a final stand.
As I lay in a pool of blood and closed my eyes, I vaguely saw my brother’s frantic figure rushing towards . I wanted to tell him that I didn’t bla him and that he shouldn’t bla himself.
But I didn’t get the chance.
“Don’t be sad. She won’t bla you. Trust , no matter what you did, she would only hope that you are well.”
Just like her, she never blad her brother until her death.
“Because you are her brother.”
Lin Fu extended her soft palm and gently covered rvin’s eyes. At that mont, the man’s heart, tornted in a vortex of pain, slowly found so peace.
rvin gently closed his eyes, and for the first ti in five years, his mind relaxed.
Lin Fu maintained that gesture for what felt like an age. Her arms ached and grew numb, yet she didn’t move.
She protected rvin just as she would have her own brother.
Carefully, afraid to disturb him.
It wasn’t until the Light Computer flashed that they were jolted awake.
“Thank you,” rvin said, gently removing her hand. His eyes, no longer bloodshot, had regained their clear, captivating look. He gazed at Lin Fu with a tenderness and affection he had never shown before.
“Uh… no, you don’t have to thank .”
Restless, Lin Fu rubbed her sore, stiff wrists under the table and said, “You… you mustn’t start thinking of as your sister. I am , and your sister is your sister. Don’t transfer your guilt towards your sister onto . It’s unfair to both your sister and .”
“Okay.”
rvin chuckled softly. “But you shouldn’t think of as your brother either, because that would be even more unfair to .”
Caught off guard, Lin Fu felt a little embarrassed.
“You saw right through .” In fact, from the first ti she t rvin, she felt a familiar sense. rvin gave her an unspoken trust, making her feel safe and willing to confide in him.
“You wouldn’t want to be soone else’s substitute, so why would you make into yours?” rvin had also noticed long ago.
But he never said it out loud.
“Alright then! Let’s neither of us treat the other as a substitute.”
Lin Fu playfully scrunched up her nose.
“Okay.”
rvin earnestly promised.
“Let’s go!”
“Oh!”
Lin Fu, holding her unfinished drink, walked alongside rvin. They encountered many students, all staring at them in astonishnt. Fortunately, both were used to being the focus of attention from a young age and walked freely, unbothered by the gazes.
“By the way, are many of the big families this cruel?” Lin Fu asked curiously.
“I don’t know about other families, but the Fu Family is definitely much crueler,” rvin replied, a hint of a cold smile curling the corner of his mouth. “Whether it’s Star Thieves or desperate criminals, no one dares to kidnap a mber of the Fu Family. This reputation has been carved out through the iron-fisted tactics of generations of the Fu Family. The Fu Family never accepts threats. Whoever dares threaten them will die. Even significant hostages are useless; the Fu Family would kill you first and then kill everyone related to you to seek revenge for their clan mber. They are willing to let blood flow like rivers, having killed so many that the criminals are simply terrified. Everyone has soone they care about. If they are human, they have weaknesses.”
Reviews
All reviews (0)