Deer in the forest

The country T in August was unbearably hot.

Lin Shen just came back from the pier. He followed the owner of the only cold drink shop on the island to pick up a batch of goods, which were some drinks, snacks and daily necessities. After sorting out the goods, he realized that it was past the meal time. up.The boss asked Lin Shen to have dinner, but Lin Shen politely refused. He still prefers to go home and stay by himself.

The boss didn't force him to stay, and told him with a smile, just rest at home in the afternoon. Anyway, there is nothing wrong in the store, so come back tomorrow.

Lin Shen didn't feel hungry either, so he walked home leisurely.

In the hot afternoon, the island is immersed in the boundless greenery and scorching heat, leaving only the quiet islanders who have fallen into a nap and the notes of insects and frogs, which are lazy, low-key and vibrant.

Lin Shen likes it here very much.

When he got home, he could have a bowl of noodles by himself, and the lady boss gave him a large handful of freshly picked pea shoots, which still had a fresh earthy smell, and he cherished them like something in his hand.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth unconsciously, and he quickened his pace to go home.

The place where Lin Shen lives is halfway up the mountain. It is an attic built on the roof platform of a private house. It is very simple, but Lin Shen likes it very much, because in a sense, this is the first place that is completely his own.

Climb up a long flight of steps to the roof platform.The platform is wide and surrounded by railings.On the open space facing the attic door, there are several flowerpots crowded close together, full of sunflowers and geraniums, and on the drying rack in the open space, there is a T-shirt that Lin Shen just washed in the morning and shorts.

Fireworks in the world, the years are quiet and good, it should look like this.

When he was three steps away from the gate, Lin Shen paused for the hand that had already taken out the key, and then stuffed the key back into his trouser pocket.

He didn't rush into the house.

Lin Shen casually hung the bag containing the pea sprouts on the clothes rack, and went to the corner to get a water bottle, as if he wanted to water the flowers at the door.But the moment he turned around, the kettle flew out of his hand, and smashed into a corner on the right side of the attic with a thunderous force—there was a blind spot.

At the same time, he rushed towards the fence at high speed, with his right hand propped up, his whole body jumped down and landed on the ground two stories high.The ground was actually a hillside, uneven, causing him to lose his balance for a moment when he landed, and his feet got stuck in a shallow pit.

He didn't care about the pain, and the only thought in his mind was to escape.

He is familiar with the topography of the island. There is a dense forest in front of him, and he can reach the back mountain through the dense forest.He hid a speedboat in a rocky beach in the back mountain, as long as he was fast enough, he still had a chance to escape.

His heart was beating like thunder, he was sweating profusely, forcing himself not to be afraid, forcing himself to fight hard, maybe there was still a way out.

He rushed into the dense forest, running forward desperately, the sweat dripping into his eyes made it hurt, and the vines and green leaves slapped his body and face, making him a little confused.In fact, he has long been prepared to run for his life for the rest of his life, but the danger is really approaching, and the despair of extinction will still easily crush him.

He stopped, gasped and looked not far ahead, the despair came too quickly.

Luo Yi leaned against a tree and looked at him expressionlessly.

Lin Shen was wearing a simple white T-shirt and gray shorts. If he was not running for his life, he would be no different from an ordinary youth on the island.But he was too embarrassed now, his bare legs and arms were covered with small wounds from thorns and vines, and one ankle seemed to be sprained.

"Don't run away, go back!" Luo Yi seemed a little impatient, maybe because he was afraid that he would still want to resist, and added: "You can't escape even if you run away, save some strength and suffer less."

Lin Shen slowly slid and sat on the ground, he really couldn't escape.

He has never seen a person who can face Luo Yi head-on and retreat completely.Besides, they have already found this place, so Luo Yi will not be the only one here.

Luo Yi's arrival, does it mean that... Li Jibai is also here.

After a year of preparation, I successfully escaped for two months, but in the end it still fell short.

He is not reconciled, if he has not tasted the taste of freedom, it is fine, now that he has tasted it, and let him watch it slip away, he is not reconciled!

Luo Yi approached him step by step, holding a soft leather whip in his hand.

Lin Shen lowered his eyes, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his expression had returned to calm from the initial despair.He let Luo Yi tie his hands from behind and tie a military knot - without professional skills, the tied person will never be able to open it.

He is very familiar with this knot, because he is also very good at tying this kind of knot, but now the person who is bound has changed himself.

Luo Yi didn't speak anymore, silence is always his style.

Lin Shen was grabbed by his right arm, and he stumbled back. His ankle was already swollen, and he was tied up again, walking very slowly.

But no matter how slow the road is, it will always come to the end.

Lin Shen was brought back to his attic, the place he had just escaped desperately 5 minutes ago.Jon stood at the door, glanced at him indifferently, opened the door, and pushed him in.

Then the door closed softly.

The sound of closing the door was very soft, but it hit Lin Shen's heart hard. He blinked vigorously, trying to squeeze the moisture out of his eyes.

The furnishings in the room are simple, well-lit, and kept clean.In the room where he lived for two months, a man sat on the only chair in the room.

"I ran away for two months, hid on such a small island, worked in a cold drink shop, and lived in the attic—" the man said slowly, and sneered, "I thought you had left yourself such a great retreat .”

"That's right, if you killed Uncle's whole family, once you are found by the Li family, you will definitely have no way out. That's why you found such a broken place, where you can hide for a while, and you can escape at any time, right?"

Li Jibai sat on the chair with his legs crossed, his posture was leisurely, but under the seemingly casual surface, there was a raging anger hidden.Lin Shen knew him too well, just by his tone of voice and small movements, he knew that this man could kill people now.Sure enough, Li Jibai didn't bother to pretend any more, and his voice became colder: "I didn't even know that the dog I've kept by my side for so many years actually belonged to someone else's family. This bite was really deep enough."

Li Jibai's face was gloomy and cold, and his facial features seemed to be covered with ice. He stood up and walked slowly towards Lin Shen.

Years of surrender and fear have become a habit, Lin Shen gritted his teeth, resisted the uncontrollable slight trembling of his body, raised his head and looked at the man in front of him: "He deserves what he deserves."

From discovering the danger just now, then escaping, to being caught back, until now facing the greatest fear in his life, Lin Shen is almost on the verge of collapse, he knows that he has no way out.But even so, when it comes to that person - Li Jibai's uncle, he still refuses to show weakness.

"He deserved what he deserved!" Lin Shen's eyes were flushed, and hatred appeared on his face, "Shouldn't he taste the ruin of his family?"

Li Jibai stepped forward, raised his hand to grab his neck, and swung him hard against the wall.Lin Shen was hit with a muffled groan, his injured ankle couldn't resist the blow, and he fell to the corner of the wall like a piece of rag.

"Very good." Li Jibai knelt down and pinched his chin, without any strength left, almost crushing his jaw.

"Li Qingluo deserves to die. You have been dormant in the Li family for 13 years, and now your revenge has been avenged, and your account is settled." Li Jibai's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he almost nailed Lin Shen to the ground. "Now , let’s settle our accounts.”

"I don't owe you!" Lin Shen didn't know where the courage came from, and said in a weak voice, "...I will pay you back." Taking him to study and study, he paid it back with his body, and gave him the industrial fund. He paid it back with many years of hard work, and he would not take away other foreign objects such as garages.

Now, he owes Li Jibai nothing.

Li Jibai became even more angry: "You owe me or not, it's not up to you."

"Yes, in your eyes...I'm nothing, you can deal with it as you like." Lin Shen's eyes were bloodshot, he couldn't escape anyway, and instead of being arrested and tortured, he might as well seek a quick death.

He has personally seen Li Jibai's methods of dealing with traitors, he can't seek death if he wants to live, it is really extremely cruel.

"My original plan wasn't just Li Qingluo, it was your entire Li family... It's a pity that you saw through it before it could be implemented." Lin Shen spoke intermittently, trying to provoke him.

But Li Jibai obviously wouldn't let him die easily. His most trusted confidant had been using him all these years, and would bite him back at critical moments. If someone died so easily, how could he be calmed down?

As soon as Li Jibai shook his hand, Lin Shen's jaw suddenly lost control, and his head hit the floor heavily.

A chuckle came from next to his ear, and Lin Shen felt chills in his heart.

Li Jibai's mood has quickly calmed down. He simply sat on the floor and looked down at the man lying on the ground condescendingly: "You want to provoke me to please you? I spent time and effort looking for you for two months, and then I just shot you down." You, do you think I would do something like this?"

He bent down, brushed his lips against Lin Shen's ear, and stayed at the earlobe, staring at the bloodless face with a half-smile.

Li Jibai's face is exquisite and handsome. People who meet him for the first time are often confused by his smile, thinking that he is an outstanding young man with a rich family background, well-educated, and outstanding appearance. Don't you know that this man is just wearing the skin of an excellent young man. Inside has nothing to do with kindness.

"I didn't touch you before because I took you as a partner, as an assistant. You should use your prime time to work for me, not as a plaything." Li Jibai said the cruelest thing with a handsome face. He leaned into Lin Shen's ear, whispering like lovers, but every word he said made Lin Shen feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"After you come back, you won't be able to do your work anymore. But—" He paused, and continued in a gratified tone, "Wei Qidong has always been thinking about you. Tell me, if you are sent to Give it to him, he has fulfilled his wish completely, will he let me give me half a little more for the project of the Wei family in the future?"

Lin Shen gritted his teeth. The wrists of his hands tightly bound behind his back were already red and swollen. He pinched the other wrist with the nails of one hand, and the blood was already stained in a short while.

Just put your hands behind your back, no one noticed.

Li Jibai stared at his face, seeing that the collapse on this man's face was about to explode, he was finally satisfied.

Is this unbearable?This is just the beginning.

"Don't worry, before you and Wei Qidong, I allow you to serve me for a few days." Li Jibai took out a wet towel from the table next to him, wiped his hands carefully, and then threw it in front of Lin Shen's face on the floor.

"You won't stay with Wei Qidong for a long time. I'll make an appointment with him, and you'll come back when the time comes. Then—" He tilted his head and thought for a while, "And then if someone else needs it, you can go there."

"Li Jibai..."

With a hoarse voice, Lin Shen called his name.

The face of the person lying on the ground was ashen, and the despair and pain in his eyes were so obvious that every word he said seemed to be weeping with blood.

"Can you... just because I loved you... just kill me..."

Lin Shen tilted his head up, and wetness passed through the corners of his eyes.

"That year in country M, I know that you deliberately said those words to me...but..." He could hardly continue, and paused for a long time before continuing: "But, loving you is my own thing, I don't want you to embarrass..."

"I originally thought that if I can't be a lover, it's good to be your assistant... Even if I want to take revenge, it's my own business and has nothing to do with you... In the future, I will live or die, as long as you live well."

No matter how much enmity there was with the Li family, Lin Shen never thought of involving Li Jibai in the vortex of revenge, nor did he think of killing him for a moment.

Because this is the only person he ever loved.

Now, this person has turned into a poisonous sharp knife, piercing into his internal organs.

"I don't mean anything else by saying this, just... Please... kill me now..." He finally collapsed, his chest trembling violently, the suppressed panting sound stuck in his throat, and tears rolled down his cheeks in large swaths. Wet a small piece of the floor.

Li Jibai sat stiffly on the spot, unable to distinguish his expression.

This was the first time he saw Lin Shen cry, and it was also the first time he heard Lin Shen say love himself.

The teenage boy didn’t cry when he received inhuman training, he didn’t cry when he was besieged by a few local students and couldn’t get out of bed for two months when he was studying abroad, he didn’t cry when he was threatened countless times when he was injured after returning to T country, even He didn't cry when Li Jibai maliciously left him at the reception, but now he is crying like a child.

"Afraid of becoming like this?"

Li Jibai took a deep breath, forced down the constriction and discomfort pervading deep in his heart, and opened his mouth with a cold face.

"Why don't you know how to be afraid when you betray me? I won't kill you, and you don't want to die, we can't settle the debt. As for how to deal with you after going back, it depends on my mood." Li Jibai stood up , lifted the person lying on the ground with one hand, stepped across the gate, and threw him to Luo Yi who was guarding the gate.

Several black cars drove towards the pier and passed the cold drink shop.

The owner, his wife, and their teenage daughter were having dinner in the courtyard. The low wall made of white bricks could not stop the laughter and the happiness of the family.Through the car window, Lin Shen stared blankly at the firework enthusiasm that was once within reach, and the last light in his eyes fell silent.

The car drove into the ship and took them away.

Xiao Dao had been left far behind, Lin Shen turned his head and took a last look.

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