A turbid halo of light spilled into the dark basement through the gap in the air vent. On an iron cross made of metal, a gray-faced young man was tied.

Four large black nails were driven into his palms and insteps. The blood mixed with sweat tightly sucked the fabric on his body, and every breath pulled the wounds on his body that were tightly adhered to the fabric of his clothes.

The wound cut by the sharp weapon has never healed due to constant tearing. The churning flesh and blood is no longer fresh red, but smelly black with white maggots spawned by the extremely poor environment greedily absorbing it.

On the bones and flesh, gnawing at the flesh and blood.

The once black hair has lost its luster due to this painful torture, and is hanging down on the body like withered grass. There are still a few pale hairs growing on the temples. Some hair even sticks to the wound on the forehead, and every time the hair is blown

The strong wind made the wound sting and hurt.

"Click," the basement door opened.

Three figures standing against the backlight appeared from the stairs leading into the basement unhurriedly.

"Ye Qing has already obtained the shares in the Ye family."

The girl's clear voice echoed in the dark basement. In the air where blood and stench were intertwined, there was another light and elegant fragrance that seemed to be incompatible with the dirty basement.

"Of course, as long as we want, the Ye family can change owners at any time." Another smiling male voice responded.

"Click,"

The bodyguard in a pure black suit turned on the light in the basement, and the dark basement suddenly became brighter.

The young man who had not seen light for several days subconsciously trembled when the dazzling light hit his eyes. His pupils were a little dizzy when they touched the black-haired girl in a light-colored lotus leaf skirt who was standing not far away and shrank in shock.

His body began to tremble in response, and a hoarse and broken cry of apology came from his chapped lips, which made those who heard it extremely heartbroken.

"Please...please...I...was wrong..."

"Let...let...me..."

The stress-induced tremors made every good piece of flesh on his body feel tearing pain every time he moved. The miserable and helpless look was so sad to see.

Another man standing next to the girl, with a slicked back hair and a hand-tailored dark gray suit, raised his eyebrows slightly. Looking at the young man's miserable condition, he sighed: "He is still alive. You are really kind."

When a man sees the young man in such miserable condition, his first reaction is not to feel cruel, but to sigh at the girl's kindness.

You know, if it were him, when he found out that the culprit of the kidnapping case that shocked the entire imperial capital was actually an illegitimate child who had just grown up, the first thing he did when he came back safely from the kidnapper was to be quick and accurate.

Solve the other party.

But what he didn't expect was that the girl next to him endured it for more than five years.

In the past five years or so, he knew how many 'accidents' this illegitimate brother had attempted to cause, but...

The man thought about the two guys they met on the way to City

kill.

In the end, not only were they fine, but when the police were searching for missing persons, the culprit was in trouble and hurriedly covered it up.

"In the past five and a half years, he has caused more than 20 problems for me. Of course, he cannot die until these 20 times are paid off."

The delicate white face of the girl with black hair and black eyes was peaceful. Her eyes looking at the young man were like looking at some little mouse crawling out of a smelly ditch, deep and profound.

The man shrugged, thought of something, and said, "By the way, I heard that you bought an artwork at the last charity auction. It seems to be a mask?"

"What's wrong?" Tang Sui looked at him sideways.

"It's rare that you would be interested in something, so I went to check the origin of this mask." The man thought about the background of the mask he found, and there was a trace of confusion on his handsome face: "You know it is a mask.

A cursed mask? Every owner who holds it has become insane inexplicably. If you bring it back to the Tang family, wouldn't that mean..."

"I know." The corners of Tang Sui's mouth curved with a little joy, and his black eyes also curved, as if he thought of something pleasant, and his clear and pleasant voice was filled with a trace of expectation:

"Anyway, it's time to close the net. Wouldn't it be very happy if the time when they gained and lost their minds happened to be when they went bankrupt? In this case, they could be in a mental hospital for the rest of their lives, or... not crazy.

If you want, you can also arrange a house and enjoy the endless learning life I lived in the first half of my life."

The corners of the man's lips twitched slightly, "You really have a bad taste."

Even though the girl in front of her is already 23 years old, time seems to have left no trace on her. Whether it is appearance or temperament, she still looks like the 19-year-old she was when she was kidnapped, young and delicate, and harmless on the surface.

It's like time has stopped for her...

Thinking of this, the man lowered his eyes slightly and stopped thinking deeply.

Because the glorious life he has today is all thanks to the girl beside him.

It was Tang Sui who gave him a beam of light when he was forced into a desperate situation and threw her a rope of hope so that he could hold on to the shore and become what he is today.

Her relationship with him can only be that of eternal allies.

As an ally, you need to know what to explore and what to stop.

———Digression————
Chapter completed!