Overcome everything just to find you

Another Spring Festival, these 16 people got together to eat, drink and have fun, just to relax and rest. After working for a year, they finally had time to get together and have fun.

One night, after returning to their rooms, only Marcus and Kevin were left in the living room.

"What's the matter with you? You've been absent-minded all day today." Marcus asked

"It's nothing." Although Kevin said so, his eyes were in a trance, only looking at the floor, his face was not very good-looking, and he was slightly pale.

"Say, what the hell happened?" Marcus asked Kevin sharply, pretending to be angry.

Kevin pursed his lips, bit his lips, wanted to speak but didn't say anything, "Marcus, I...I..." His hands were clenched, and the nails were sunk into the skin.Kevin took a deep breath, "I got a call this morning...the people on the other side of the phone said that my parents were in their hands, and they wanted me...to me...to kill you, and to show them how to kill you." Your video. They said they would only let my parents go if I killed you. I didn't believe it at first, but then they sent me a picture that made me believe what they said. Because...that picture There... there were... my parents, they, tied to the pillars."

After hearing this, Marcus pulled Kevin upstairs, "Sleep, don't think about these things anymore."

next day living room

"Where's Marcus, why haven't you seen him all morning?" Ghost Song asked Kevin.

"I don't know, I haven't seen him this morning." Kevin also felt strange. Marcus didn't say anything last night, didn't tell him to leave, and disappeared this morning without telling him.

In fact, Kevin could guess where Marcus went, but he wasn't sure.He didn't tell Marcus what his parents looked like or where they were tied, and he didn't say much about it.Kevin didn't dare to tell everyone about him.

Time passed little by little.

The weather was bad. It was gloomy in the afternoon, but it started to snow, and the snow was getting bigger and bigger.

Kevin's mood also became heavier and heavier.He hesitated again and again, and finally decided to talk to everyone and ask everyone's thoughts.

"Well, everyone, can you listen to me?" The noisy living room suddenly became quiet. "I... I probably know where Marcus has gone. He may have gone to Singapore. He went to Singapore because of my business. Yesterday morning, I received a call and a photo, and the person on the phone said he Kidnapped my parents and asked me to kill Marcus, otherwise I would kill my parents. The content of the photo is that my parents were tied to a pillar. I confirmed that the photo was not repaired. Just last night, I put this Told Marcus about it. Last night he didn't say anything, and he was gone this morning. So, I, I guess he went to Singapore."

"Why Singapore?" Finn questioned.

"I am a Singaporean."

"You said your parents were kidnapped, and the kidnapper told you that he would release your parents only if you killed Marcus?" Luca repeated what Kevin said to prove that he heard correctly.

Kevin nodded slightly.

"You told him last night, but he didn't respond?" Qi Feng asked.

"No, just go to sleep."

"It seems that he took some action last night. If he wants to go to Singapore, he should have bought a plane ticket last night. Frank, check when the latest flight to Singapore leaves." Foxy said .

"The last one to Singapore was at 7:15 this morning." Frank checked the flight information on his mobile phone.

"No wonder I couldn't see him early in the morning." Brother Gui said.

"I, I'm worried that something will happen to him. After all, I don't know who kidnapped my parents, and I don't know how many kidnappers there are."

"Kevin, you don't have to worry about Marcus. He is called a wolf, or a hungry wolf." Brother Gui comforted

"But..." Kevin hesitated.

"If you are worried about him, you can go to Singapore and see for yourself."

"Yeah, don't you know everything when you go to Singapore." Foxy said.

"I...Okay. I'll go to Singapore." After much hesitation, Kevin decided to go to Singapore—the country he didn't want to go back to.

"Shall I book your flight?" Frank asked.

"Okay, thank you.

"Why don't we go there too? I haven't been there yet." Bost asked everyone.

"It's ok, I'll play somewhere else this year, it's always boring in Germany." Finn agreed with Bost's proposal.

"Then how many people want to go? Raise your paw and count them." Brother Gui counted the number of people.Except for Qi Feng, Luka and the others, as well as Florian and Brother Gui, everyone else wanted to have fun.

"I've made an appointment for you at 10:27 am the day after tomorrow. Is that okay?" Frank looked up and asked Kevin.

"OK thanks."

"Why, you guys aren't going?" Leo poked Sharp and asked.

"Jung and I still have training, and we are going to bring in newcomers."

"Yes, there are a group of newcomers coming out this year. Time flies, two years have passed," Leo smiled wryly, "What about Florian, are you going with Brother Gui?"

"There are some things at the bar that need to be done early." Florian replied.

"You are all so busy, and I am too leisurely to set off." Fein sighed.

"Next year you will be the ones to bring in the newcomers, and they are just newcomers." Qi Feng told the truth that no one wanted to accept.

"Don't mention this. I'm the most annoying. Newcomers who just started, don't know anything, and some people are self-righteous." Fein was heartbroken.

"Didn't we talk about Kevin? Why did it turn into a discussion about playing?" Sharp woke everyone up.

Hearing Sharp's words, everyone looked at Kevin in unison. Kevin smiled and said, "It's okay."

"Then let's buy tickets too."

"Ah."

next day airport

Everyone took their own tickets, boarded the plane, and the plane took off on time.

After several hours of flight, the plane arrived at Singapore Changi International Airport safely, and all the people arrived in Singapore safely.

A group of people took their luggage and waited for Kevin, who had not appeared for a long time.Ten minutes later, Kevin walked out of the airport and walked towards the people waiting for him.

"Sorry for keeping everyone waiting. Let's go to the hotel now. I booked the hotel for you, and you can just go there now. I also rented a car. It should be nearby." Kevin looked around while talking.Suddenly, Kevin stopped looking and walked straight to the area where a van and several Volkswagens were located.

After the consultation, everyone got into the car, and the car drove everyone to the hotel.

Hotels

"Hello, Mr. Morgan. I'm the general manager of the hotel." A man in his 30s wearing a suit came up to him, stood still and bent slightly towards Kevin.

"Hello, Manager Li. Long time no see." Kevin replied in Chinese, holding out his hand.

The other party shook hands quickly, "You must be tired too, go in and rest quickly." He made a gesture of invitation.

Kevin thanked politely, "Everyone, please." Kevin walked in front, and the others followed him.

The lobby of the hotel is very spacious, simple and bright. Except for the large chandelier in the center and a glass mural behind the service desk, there are no other excessive decorations, giving people a relaxed and natural feeling.

"I like this hotel a lot, just because of its simple style," Kevin said when he saw the layout in the lobby observed by Bost, "Can you wait for me here? I'll check in."

"I'll come with you," Frank said, giving Foxy his luggage.

A few minutes later, each of them took their own room cards and went to the room to rest.

Room 1903

Kevin was in the room, and instead of packing up his things, he turned on the computer immediately. After 1 minute, he got what he wanted and sighed with relief.Then sent a text message on the phone.Walking to the floor-to-ceiling windows, he stared expressionlessly at the city he was familiar with but felt strange, and at the scenery that hadn't changed much.

If it wasn't for Marcus, I wouldn't be back, Kevin thought.

Kevin left the window, took out his sunglasses from his backpack, put them on, put his phone and room card in his pocket, and left the room.

Walking to the street, looking at the unchanged street scene, the people on the street are not as formal, false and flattering as in the upper class, and some are more real and simple. This feeling makes Kevin feel at ease.

I saw the noodle restaurant where I sneaked out to eat noodles, I saw the snack bar where I asked my trustees to buy snacks, I saw the bookstore where I was eager to buy books after school, and I saw a different restaurant where I sneaked in after graduating from high school. Let's clear it up.Walking on the street, everything was so familiar, and the feeling of familiarity reassured him.

Walk into the noodle shop and order a bowl of beef noodles.Not long after, the owner brought out a bowl of steaming noodles.Kevin thanked the shopkeeper, picked up a pair of wooden chopsticks, and ate.The smell of noodles reminded him of his childhood, and reminded him of the housekeeper and kitchen aunt who took care of him in the past.Time flies.After eating noodles, Kevin walked on the street for a while, right after dinner.

It was already dark when we got back to the hotel.

As soon as Kevin walked into the lobby, he felt someone following him. He walked quickly to the elevator and took the elevator to the 20th floor. He was the only one in the elevator.When he reached the 20th floor, Kevin walked to the stairs, intending to go down to the 19th floor and then return to his room.

Kevin went downstairs slowly and cautiously. Before walking out of the stairway, he looked at the corridor, then walked slowly to the door, and glanced left and right.Quickly took out the room card from his pocket, inserted it into the door card, opened the door, and was ready to enter.Suddenly, someone blocked the door from behind with great strength, preventing the door from being opened any further.Kevin's heart was beating fast, he held the doorknob tightly with his hands, and turned his head nervously.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person behind him.

It's Marcus.

Marcus followed Kevin into the room.

"You were the one who followed me just now. Why don't you tell me so that I can come back sooner."

"It's okay anyway, so I don't think it's necessary to tell you."

"Did you eat?" Kevin poured a glass of water for Marcus.

"Yeah." Marcus took the water, took a sip and put it on the table.

"Know where they are?"

"Ah."

"Number?"

"Ten to twenty. Aren't you afraid of them tearing up the tickets?"

"Oh, tear up the ticket. Then you can't blame me, it's not that I didn't save..."

"Don't say anything against your will." Marcus interrupted Kevin.

Kevin didn't continue talking.

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

Kevin didn't answer right away.

"They are your parents."

"It's because they are my parents that I hesitate." Kevin said calmly, "You don't know what I've been through before, and you don't know how much torture it is for a child."

After a few minutes, Kevin calmed down.

"Then would you like to tell me?"

Kevin looked up at Marcus in surprise, "Don't you know my past? I thought, thought you knew everything."

Marcus shook his head, "I never investigated your past. There is always a reason for some things you don't want to tell me, and I don't want to dig deep. And I believe that one day you will let me know, so I don't think it's necessary."

Hearing what Marcus said, Kevin smiled in relief.He laughed at Marcus's stupidity and also at Marcus' understanding of him. "Okay, let me tell you. But you have to know that what I said is not necessarily true. What I said must be mixed with my emotions. Also, I may have a lot of content, so don't fall asleep at the end."

"All ears."

That night, Marcus and Kevin sat on the sofa, and Marcus listened carefully to Kevin's story.The story was long, and on several occasions Kevin was silent for several minutes, and on one occasion the silence was so long that the story continued late into the night.

"That's all my previous experience. A lot of what I say is my personal emotion and opinion, so it may not be true."

"Okay. It's over, go to bed." Marcus picked up Kevin and walked into the room.

Kevin didn't fight back, he was tired too.Finally speaking out, finally not having to keep hiding—Kevin thought.

The next day

The morning sun pours in through the huge French windows and spills on the floor.

Marcus woke up slowly, opened his eyes to the glare of the sun, turned his head reluctantly, only to see the other side of the emptiness, sat up suddenly, and yelled "Kevin".

"Ah? What's the matter?" Kevin came to the room immediately after hearing the voice.

Seeing that Kevin was still by his side, Marcus breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay. It's okay. Close the curtains, it's dazzling." Kevin snickered and helped him close the curtains.

"Woke up so early, and went to bed very late last night."

"I slept very well yesterday. I haven't slept as well as last night in the past few days." Kevin smiled and looked at Marcus, "Get up, wash up, and go down for breakfast later."

"Okay. Give me a few minutes."

In the hotel restaurant

"Rescue in the morning or in the afternoon?"

"Well...in the morning, no, in the afternoon." Kevin put down the spoon.

"Then I will decide. I will save you in the afternoon. There are still some things to do in the morning."

Everyone else agrees.

"Are you up so early?" Bost was a little surprised to see that Marcus and the others had almost finished eating.

"You think it's you." Foxy joked.

"We are full, you enjoy it slowly. There is still something to do, let's go first." Marcus got up and left.Seeing this, Kevin followed closely.

"Walk around with me and tell me a little bit about how you feel about this city and the memories it has left for you," Marcus said to Kevin as he walked out of the hotel.

Kevin readily accepted the task.

Although there is a slight cold wind from time to time, there is still sunshine, which makes people feel warm.

Time passed so fast, one morning slipped away without knowing it.Kevin took Marcus into a place he'd longed to eat for lunch.During lunch, Marcus went to the bathroom, leaving Kevin alone.Kevin suddenly found that he didn't have much time to think about bad things all morning, especially the kidnapping of his parents.Could this be his purpose, Kevin secretly guessed, he did know that I was troubled by this matter.

The author has something to say: For the first time writing, if there is something wrong, please forgive me?