Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)-Chapter 376: I Will Kill You!!

Mu Yuze hurried to catch the broken rope between his fingers before it could fall to the ground lest it would alert the two others. He tried hard to ignore the horrible feeling of Injured Man’s hand on his face, albeit it felt so disgusting that he was tempted to snap his eyes open and headbutt the man.

Still, Mu Yuze might be petty, but he was not foolish or reckless.

He was in an unfamiliar place right now – in the middle of the ocean to boot – under the mercy of his kidnappers. If he were to provoke them now, who knew what they would do to him? He still recalled how Injured Man almost slammed his head to the wall when he spat at him.

These people had gotten used to killing, Mu Yuze concluded with dread. They were unlike anyone he had ever met before. And for that reason alone, he had to weigh every choice and decision thrice before acting on them. A single mistake might lead to a fatal situation.

A question soon arose in his heart. Who exactly was He Juan that his enemy had to resort to hiring these people to ’muddle and distract’ him? And what did they need to distract He Juan from? Mu Yuze felt like he was close, so very close to finding out the truth about He Juan.

— The real He Juan. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"It’s none of our business," Brute Man replied in a clipped tone, displeased.

Injured Man tutted and much to Mu Yuze’s relief, let go of him. "Just think about it," he tried to convince the other. "How much will this boy be worth if we bring him into the black market? A boy who will manifest as an omega in the future. A male omega! Do you know how rare and precious they are?!"

"Enough!" Brute Man hissed in a low voice. "You sure have a lot of ideas in your mind. Do you still remember the contract you signed before you took on this job? I’d advise you to be careful or else you will end up kicking an iron plate. Moreover, we are not even certain yet if this boy will manifest in the future so how can you even make such a baseless claim?!"

"Not certain yet?" Injured Man scoffed as he repeated the words with dripping sarcasm. "Well, coincidentally, I know a method that will let us know."

When Mu Yuze sensed Injured Man’s presence coming close again, alarm bells rang shrilly in his mind. He had a hunch that whatever the man was going to do next would not be beneficial to him. And hence, he chose the lesser evil and pretended that he had just been roused awake.

Raising his head, he blinked a few times and put on a confused look.

"Oho," Injured Man raised an amused brow, a vicious grin spreading across his face. "Look who is awake."

Brute Man took a glance at him and went out of the door, presumably to get Gun Holder. That left only Mu Yuze and Injured Man inside the storage room.

As the night deepened, the temperature continued to sink lower and lower. Mu Yuze could feel wave after wave of goosebumps prickling his skin and the ground felt so cold that his toes curled up in response. White mist flew out of his mouth as he asked, even though he already had an inkling to the answer, "Where are we?"

Grinning, Injured Man returned the question back to him, "What do you think?"

Mu Yuze regarded the man in front of him carefully. Through the conversation earlier, he could deduce that among the three men, Injured Man was the most unstable, reckless and arrogant. He sought instant wealth and if not for the ’contract’ he signed, he might really desert the plan and sell Mu Yuze to the black market. Even the mere thought was enough to send shivers down his spine.

This man had an uncontrollable streak in him, but... it also made him prone to suggestion.

After deliberating over his choices, Mu Yuze glared at him and gritted out with a voice that shook due to the cold, but he hoped that Injured Man took it as fear. "Where are you taking me? Aren’t you afraid that XIU will come here?"

Sure enough, Injured Man laughed out loud, thinking that the boy had really chickened out and resorted to using XIU’s name to scare him. "XIU?" he mouthed the name with such jeer and mockery that it set a flicker of fury over Mu Yuze’s heart. "What do I have to be afraid of? If not for Xuanlong behind him, do you think he can still throw his weight around as he pleases? He is only a thug dressed in expensive suits. The infamous devil in the underworld? Hehe, that really makes me laugh!"

Mu Yuze’s heart skipped a beat before it continued to race faster than before. Even his breathing picked up its pace.

A thug? The infamous devil in the underworld? He Juan? The same He Juan who forced himself to drink bitter coffee every morning and sang praises to Mu Yuze even with tears in his eyes, who took him to pray in the temple on his birthday, who lavished him with a wardrobe full of clothes...

The same He Juan, who had the gentlest and warmest smile in the world?

The shock must have shown on Mu Yuze’s face because the Injured Man laughed harder, this time with a hint of pity and sympathy. "Don’t tell me... do you really not know? Damn, now I am ninety percent sure that you are only a bait!"

Before Mu Yuze could even think of a response, Brute Man returned with Lao Liu in tow.

Mu Yuze shot him a furious glare. This was the same man who had fired a shot at Kitty! Unforgivable!

Lao Liu smirked when he saw this. His voice was slightly raspy, the bitter scent of cigarette clung on his body. "You sure are a feisty one, aren’t you? What? Still mad over your dead cat?"

Mu Yuze’s pupils shook wildly.

...Dead?

Kitty was... dead?

"No..." he whispered in disbelief.

Lao Liu scoffed in amusement when he heard that. "What? Do you want me to show you some photos?" The three of them broke into guffaws, enjoying the way blood drained from Mu Yuze’s face in an instant.

The image of the orange tabby cat who had fought tooth and nail to protect him flashed through his mind like a fast-forwarded movie, again and again, and in the end it always stopped at the small body that rolled on the ground with blood blooming over her orange fur like crimson ink. The same blood that painted his father’s head red the night he died.

All of a sudden, Mu Yuze seemed to taste the metallic rust of blood on the tip of his tongue and it took him a while to realize that he had been biting his lips so hard that it bled. All the plans and calculations bounced out of his mind and only one emotion remained — pure, hot fury.

"I will kill you..." Mu Yuze growled out with tears in his eyes. He grabbed the rope tightly in his hand and sprung to his feet, catching everyone off guard. He pounced on Lao Liu, carrying the might of his wrath and grief with him. "I will kill you!!"