On the rewards for successfully defeating a boss

"It's just the numbness from the drug, it doesn't necessarily mean it's going to damage the brain," Wu Zhefan argued, his words weak. "You said he already sent the video, so what's the harm in sending the coordinates..."

Just as the box fell into silence again, Chen Qian's cell phone made a crisp "ding" sound.

In an instant, several eyes focused on the source of the sound - Chen Qian's pocket.

Chen Qian was a little at a loss. He was stunned for a few seconds before slowly taking out his cell phone.

His intuition told him that this news might be related to the 11 o'clock lunch that he resolutely ignored.

He avoided Chen Tian's sight without leaving a trace and clicked on the message.

Still short words:

Last chance, come before five o'clock - Chi Zheng.

Chen Qian's movements froze slightly, and then immediately returned to normal.

"What message is it?"

"Nothing, just a sales pitch." Chen Qian pulled the corners of his mouth but couldn't smile.

He raised his eyes to meet Chen Tian's concerned face and asked, "Brother, can we talk alone?"

It was very quiet outside the corridor. At this time, the employees had not yet come to work.

"What do you want to say?" Chen Tian gently closed the door of the box.

Chen Qian didn't say anything, but just turned on his phone and handed over the phone with three text messages on it.

"This is..." Chen Tian's expression changed suddenly after reading the message. He said to Chen Qian anxiously, "I know what you want to say. I don't agree."

"Three times, he sent it to me three times." Chen Qian shook his head. "It's me he wants, so I just need to go."

"You've seen that video, right? What has become of a good person? Do we have to wait until he becomes another Chi Yuyuan? Until he... truly loses the foundation of being a human being?"

"Chen Qian, calm down!"

"Brother, I'm calm, I'm very calm!" Chen Qian suddenly turned his head away, hurriedly wiped away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of his eyes, smoothed away his hair stuck to his temples, clenched his right fist and pressed it against his nostrils. He took a few deep breaths and barely calmed down the emotions that were almost uncontrollable.

"Chen Qian, this has nothing to do with you, you know. You two have no relationship now." Chen Tian frowned and looked at him, his eyes filled with heartache and sadness.

"Brother, it's useless. Just waiting won't do anything." Chen Qian's face, which had just been cleaned up, quickly became muddy again. His vision blurred and he couldn't even see Chen Tian's face clearly. He choked and said, "Brother, I'm scared."

"Not only am I afraid, you are afraid too." Chen Qian raised his hand and pointed at the closed door. "They are afraid too, the kind of fear that can't be suppressed even if they laugh."

"Chen Qian, this is not your responsibility..."

"I'll be back soon, I promise."

Chen Tian's words were stuck in his throat. He stared in disbelief at his brother who was so determined for the first time. All those high-sounding advices suddenly became difficult to say.

Finally, he spoke in frustration, "You... should contact the police before you leave."

Chen Tian didn't look at Chen Qian again. He turned around and opened the door of the box. Before he pushed it open, he added, "They will be back at the end of the month. You have to be home before then, safe and sound."

"I know, I will."

……

After getting off the taxi and standing in front of Chi's house, Chen Qian suddenly felt as if he was in another world.

He had never stopped in front of the so-called real gate of the Chi residence, which was now the huge gate made of welded metal.

He realized that every time he came here before, he actually felt like he was visiting, and he always stayed in front of the house surrounded by courtyard plants.

It is a sense of equality that comes from those in a higher position, which is accommodating and deliberately created, and it also seems like a kind of contempt.

But now that this sense of equality has been withdrawn and the owner of the house has begun to look directly at him, all that remains is domineering suppression.

Chen Qian felt a chill all over his body and shivered, with goose bumps appearing on his skin.

He looked back at the taxi that was gradually moving away and disappearing at the end of the road, thinking that he had no way out this time and it would be difficult for him to escape.

My fingertips tapped lightly on the phone, and the letters on the keyboard came together to form two words - we've arrived.

The next second after the message was successfully sent, the door in front of him automatically and slowly slid inward, opening an opening that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.

The iron door probably had some rough contact points, and it made a slight creaking sound when it opened. For a moment, it made people hallucinate as if they were at the beginning of an American horror movie.

Chen Qian shook his head, put away his unreasonable associations, and then stepped onto the granite avenue that symbolized the territory of the Chi residence.

The sun shone warmly on the branches and leaves of the trees planted on both sides of the avenue. Occasionally, a few sparrows were startled and flew over the head with a chirp.

The winding road obstructed his vision. Chen Qian looked at a corner of the house visible above the treetops from afar, but he had no way of judging how long it would take to reach the end of the road.