Chapter 14

Chapter 14

If it had been the previous guest, Lin Ze would have had a dagger at his throat within three seconds.

But this person…

Lin Ze trembled, leaning toward the dampened area, slowly lowering his head…

Just then, a sudden knock sounded at the door. Lin Ze heard the guard’s voice, “General.”

Li Xiujin: “Get lost.”

It was quiet outside for a moment, then Fu Zhi’s voice came through, “General, there’s an urgent matter…”

Before leaving, Li Xiujin clamped down on Lin Ze’s chin, scrutinizing his face, then abruptly released him, a shadow crossing his features.

Lin Ze sagged to the floor, his back soaked in cold sweat, his chin aching. He didn’t know why the alpha had returned early or what such a coincidence had brought him here, but it seemed he hadn’t recognized him…

As Lin Ze was also preparing to leave, the door was pushed open. He saw Ji Ran walk in, “Hey! Are you okay? Did that alpha do anything to you!”

Lin Ze forced a bitter smile, “No.”

“Good, that’s good!” Ji Ran pulled him up in clear irritation. “Take your brother and leave quickly. I’ll help you find a proper job. Don’t come back here again! Today’s guest didn’t do anything to you, but the next one might not be the same. Many of the customers here are sick freaks! Animals!”

Lin Ze was slightly taken aback.

“Go find your brother who’s not all there. What are you standing there for?”

“Mm…”

They bumped into Lu Mo at the entrance of the dressing room. Ji Ran said, “You two leave this place immediately. Don’t let me see you here again. This is my number. Contact me if you’re in trouble.”

Lin Ze and Lu Mo exchanged a glance, “Thank you.”

“I’m only helping you because I feel sorry for your foolish brother.”

After Ji Ran left, Lu Mo no longer needed to play the fool. He asked worriedly, “Colonel, your husband didn’t discover you, did he?”

“Just now, when I was about to cut the power, your husband’s assistant found me and asked me a bunch of questions.”

Lin Ze’s expression darkened.

“But don’t worry, I didn’t reveal anything.”

“Mm.”

“Colonel, don’t you think it’s too much of a coincidence? Do you think Li Xiujin might know what you’re doing?”

“Li Xiujin’s military rank was even higher than yours back then. Although he’s pretty much retired from the army now, he should know about the Regeneration Plan, right…”

“I’ll look into it.”

Lin Ze went to change his clothes. Just in case, he didn’t remove the mask on his face—he was truly afraid of Li Xiujin finding out he was here. If discovered, knowing him, Lin Ze didn’t even dare to imagine the consequences…

Just as they were about to leave, a gunshot suddenly rang out.

The entire Scarlet establishment erupted into chaos. Both customers and staff panicked, running around in panic, covering their heads. This brought Lin Ze back to the day Liu Guang was shot. His face paled instantly. “Ji Ran is in danger.” With that, he fought his way against the fleeing crowd, heading toward the direction of the gunshot. Lu Mo followed closely behind him.

The dark red private room door was wide open, the windows shattered on the floor. Ji Ran knelt on the ground, utterly lost… Beside his leg lay Manager Yang, who had been shot. Blood welled from his chest, snaking its way to Lin Ze’s feet…

Lin Ze grabbed Ji Ran by the collar and pulled him out, then handed him to Lu Mo. “Keep an eye on him and follow the crowd.”

Lu Mo said, “Colonel, it’s too dangerous here. Let’s leave together.”

Lin Ze paused, “I have to see…”

“See what?”

“At a time like this, what else is there to see? Let’s go, Colonel,” Lu Mo pleaded.

That person might be in danger. Lin Ze couldn’t just leave like this…

*

Hearing the gunshot, Li Xiujin revealed a cold smile. “President Su, what is the meaning of this?”

Su Jingyuan forced a smile, “I’m not sure either. I’ll handle it immediately—”

Before he could finish, Li Xiujin had already stormed out the door.

Su Jingyuan cursed under his breath and made a call. “Why act now?! Li Xiujin is still here! Do you want him to kill me? Idiot!”

After hanging up, he paced back and forth. That cold laugh from Li Xiujin earlier probably meant he wouldn’t let this go easily. Remembering Li Xiujin’s methods, a chill ran down his spine. Finally, he gritted his teeth and made another call.

“Brother…”

“General, the victim is the manager here. Colonel Lin should be fine,” Fu Zhi reported quickly upon seeing Li Xiujin emerge.

Li Xiujin shot him a cold glance. “Should be? What does ‘should be’ mean?”

“I’ll confirm it immediately, right away.”

Li Xiujin strode toward the scene of the incident.

“General, it’s too dangerous,” Fu Zhi hurriedly said. “Guards are already checking the area.”

“Get out of my way.”

Fu Zhi had no choice but to contact the guards while keeping up with him.

About ten minutes later, news came from the guards. Fu Zhi finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Colonel Lin is confirmed to be safe.”

The veins on the back of Li Xiujin’s hand slowly faded. He slowed his pace. “Has Su Jingyuan been expanding his business lately…”

“Yes.”

Li Xiujin’s face turned ferocious. “Destroy it.”

“Yes.”

Just as Fu Zhi was inwardly criticizing Su Jingyuan for being such a fool to dare pull something like this right under Li Xiujin’s nose, his communicator suddenly buzzed.

The guard said something. Fu Zhi quickly looked down.

A young man wearing a mask, but with a figure strikingly similar to Lin Ze’s, seemed to be looking for someone. Until, as if sensing something, he looked up toward their direction—no, more accurately, toward Li Xiujin’s direction—before hurriedly leaving…

“General, was Colonel Lin looking for you?”

It seemed he was also checking on Li Xiujin’s safety…

Li Xiujin stormed after him with a grim expression.

Seeing Li Xiujin standing on the second floor and confirming he wasn't injured, only then did the worry in Lin Ze's heart slowly fade. Not daring to linger, Lin Ze agilely ducked into Scarlet's employee passage, intending to slip out the back.

The sudden gunshots frightened everyone there. Both guests and staff had been evacuated, leaving only Scarlet's security personnel on patrol. Since Lin Ze was still wearing a mask, the guards didn't stop him, instead telling him to get out of there.

Arriving at the back door, Lin Ze found it locked. He had planned to scale the wall but noticed someone had dug a hole near the bottom.

Without hesitation, Lin Ze bent down and squeezed into the hole. His upper body easily made it through...

But his lower half...

Lin Ze braced his arms and pushed, trying to break free, but remained stuck...

Li Xiujin trailed him all the way to the back door. He didn't find anyone, but instead saw a plump rear end stuck in the wall, wiggling back and forth.

His already gloomy face darkened further.

Though deeply embarrassed to hear footsteps, Lin Ze called out for help, "Can you help me..."

Li Xiujin stepped forward and clamped his hands on Lin Ze's waist.

The roughness of the palm reminded Lin Ze of an alpha's touch, causing him to shudder.

Just as Lin Ze tried to pull away, he heard a familiar voice.

"Don't move."

This voice...

The color drained from Lin Ze's face.

How could it be him?

After being freed, Lin Ze tried to push him away and escape but was pinned against the wall.

The alpha's menacing eyes stared directly into Lin Ze's through the mask.

Lin Ze, feeling both humiliated and terrified, avoided his gaze. Just as he was about to comfort himself that he still had the mask on, it was abruptly torn off.

It felt like being stripped naked.

In a panic, Lin Ze lowered his head and covered his face.

But Li Xiujin gripped his chin, forcing him to look up.

Lin Ze heard him chuckle lightly, but his gaze was more terrifying than ever.

He was carried into the car and, after arriving home, carried back to the study.

Items on the desk scattered everywhere. Lin Ze's upper body was pressed against the desk, his lower half unavoidably raised—exactly the same position as when he was stuck in the wall hole.

Lin Ze was ashamed and flustered.

From getting in the car until now, the alpha hadn't said a word. Lin Ze understood him well enough to know that the quieter he was, the angrier he became.

While thinking about how to calm the alpha down, Lin Ze suddenly widened his eyes in humiliation.

His pants... were being pulled down...

Author's Note:

This author has such a mischievous sense of humor.