Spring Branches

"..."

When he said this, the first person to be surprised was Ana.

He looked up in disbelief in the direction of the factory behind.

That's not what they said at first.

Lu Yichuan sneered, "You are really amazing."

The other side said: "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you here. If you want to save the lives of these two, you must die for them."

"As for the way of death." The other side laughed darkly: "I will definitely not let you tear me apart easily. I will make you suffer and slowly dismember your body."

Lu Yichuang just sneered unruly and said nothing more.

If he could really use his life to buy back a little peace and health, then he would be willing to sacrifice himself, because he has lived in this world for more than 30 years, which is enough.

As for what will happen to Xiaoxiao in the future?

The older generation of the Lu family is still around, and they will definitely not let their granddaughter live on the streets. They will definitely give her good food and good clothes.

After a while, Lu Yichuan said, "Okay. As long as you let them go, I'm willing to do anything."

Meanwhile, on the second floor of the factory.

Xiaoxiao and the female teacher both had earphones in their ears, and they heard the conversation between Lu Yichuan and the man. Xiaoxiao cried at the top of her lungs, tears streaming down her face. Her back was quivering, and she couldn't control herself at all.

She kept murmuring, "I'm sorry, Dad."

These five words were murmured over and over again.

It was as if Xiaoxiao couldn't say anything else and could only say these five words.

She wanted everything to be a dream, but when she tried to bite her lips, it was extremely painful. The pain told Xiao Xiao that this was real, not a dream.

But what can be done?

That person clearly wanted to kill their entire family, there was no way he would let her get out alive.

"I'm sorry, Dad." Xiaoxiao cried.

The female teacher next to her also had tears in her eyes.

She didn't know how to comfort Xiaoxiao.

In this "gamble", they were all bettors and could only leave it to fate.

Being involved in a family feud for no reason, or being on the verge of death, anyone would be frightened to the point of having their legs go weak or even faint.

The female teacher, from the beginning to the end, only howled for a while because of fear at the beginning, and then became very calm. Until Xiaoxiao appeared, she began to get nervous and panic again.

The adults are fine, but children will definitely be psychologically affected if they see such a scene.

"Xiaoxiao." The rope on her arm was tied very tightly. The female teacher looked a little unhappy and said with difficulty: "Don't cry."

Having said that, the female teacher looked downstairs again.

"Your father is walking back and forth. If he gets closer, he will see clearly that you are crying. He will feel very guilty and will lose his rational judgment."

Xiaoxiao looked at the female teacher, sobbing violently, and choked up as she said, "Teacher... you... I'm sorry."

These are the three most common words in today's short stories.

I am sorry.

I'm sorry to have dragged you into this.

I am sorry.

The female teacher struggled to move towards Xiaoxiao, but she couldn't move at all. The rope was too tight and she couldn't use any strength at all.

The female teacher gave up struggling.

She said, "Xiaoxiao, you haven't let anyone down, don't cry. You are a strong and good child."

Xiao Xiao: "...Will Dad die?"

This matter is extremely complicated.

Just from what that person said, it was clear that he was determined to kill Lu Yichuan this time. He kidnapped the two of them just to use Lu Yichuan.

The expression on the female teacher's face was a little complicated. After a long while, she stammered, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu will be safe."

"Really?" The little eyes were full of desire.

The female teacher hesitated for two seconds, then slowly nodded and said, "Yes."

Then he said, "So you can't cry now. If you cry, Mr. Lu will get nervous, and if he gets nervous, he will lose his composure. You know your father's ability, and you also know that he is very smart and will definitely rescue us safely. So the most important thing for the two of us to do now is to be quiet. If we are calm, your father will naturally calm down."

Xiao Xiao nodded, trying to force the tears back into her eyes, and said righteously and seriously: "I can't cry. Dad said that no matter what you do, you can't cry unless it hurts a lot."

The female teacher nodded with satisfaction.

Lu Yichuan, a grown man, can pull a girl so neatly and courageously. As a woman, she admires him very much.

When Lu Yichuang walked over, he looked up at the second floor.

Seeing Xiaoxiao smiling gently at him, he smiled back.

With this smile, no matter how the people inside tortured him, he would stay sane and take Xiaoxiao out of here. This was what Lu Yichuan had to do.

"Xiaoxiao." Lu Yichuang shouted towards the second floor.

Xiaoxiao nodded frantically and shouted, "Dad."

Lu Yichuan said: "Don't worry, Dad is fine, Dad will definitely take you out in style."

Having said that.

A sarcastic laugh came from the earphones in Lu Yichuan's ears.

The man said, "You still think you can go out today? You are just daydreaming."

Suddenly, I remembered something. I heard a clapping voice on the phone, saying, "That's right. When the time comes, your precious daughter will carry your shattered corpse and walk out in style. This reason makes sense."

Ah Na: “…”

Ana frowned and unconsciously tightened the box holding Lu Yichuan's severed finger.

Lu Yichuan ignored what the person in the headset said and said to Xiaoxiao: "Do you believe in Daddy? Xiaoxiao."

Xiaoxiao nodded frantically again, with the brightest and warmest smile on her face, and shouted, "I believe in your dad. You are the best dad in the world. You are the dad I love the most."

Hearing these words, Lu Yichuang felt warm in his heart.

Not to mention how happy I am.

Xiao Xiao's existence made Lu Yichuan realize that there are still people in this world who love him very much and hope that he can live well in this world. She lives for him and hopes that he will live a long and wonderful life.

This is enough, I am very content.

Lu Yichuang's eyes became moist and he felt uncomfortable in his heart.

No matter what, he was going to walk out side by side with his precious daughter today.

Lu Yichuan said, "Xiaoxiao, just treat today as a nightmare. When you wake up, all these images will disappear from your mind. Dad doesn't want you to see these dirty and messy images. Do you understand what Dad means?"

"What are you asking them to say?!"

Suddenly, that person's voice appeared in Ana's headphones again.

Actually, I still want to hear how Xiaoxiao responds to Lu Yichuang's questions.

He wanted to know if Xiaoxiao understood what Lu Yichuan meant.

Ana pretended not to hear and waited quietly.

One second passed, two seconds passed, three seconds passed, and Xiaoxiao still didn't speak.

This made Ana very anxious.

On one hand, the boss was urging him, and on the other hand, he wanted to hear Xiaoxiao's answer.

"Hey, what are you doing? Bring the people up quickly!" The urging voice came from the headset again.

Ah, there is nothing I can do.

Can't wait any longer.

"Mr. Lu." Ana looked at Lu Yichuang and shouted.

After hearing this, Lu Yichuang smiled at Xiao Xiaotiantian again, then walked into the scrap factory without even looking at Ana.

"..."

Ana can understand this attitude.

No resentment either.

He was the one who was sorry to Lu Yichuan first.

Lu Yichuan walked to the end and found that there was no road ahead. There were stairs leading up on the left and right.

He stood there hesitating.

Then I heard Ana say, "Boss Lu, this way."

Ana pointed to the stairs on the right.

Lu Yichuan continued walking.

There was no one in the abandoned old factory, only the sound of machines running and the sound of the wind blowing freely.

Ana wanted to give Lu Yichuang an explanation, but now was not the time.

Go up to the second floor.

Lu Yichuang looked around and found that Xiaoxiao and the female teacher were no longer there.

Lu Yichuang's face was calm and he went up to the third floor again.

When he reached the third floor, he still looked around but still didn't see the person he wanted to see.

That person wanted Lu Yichuan to die, and he wanted his close ones to witness his death, so he would definitely send them to a perfect angle to watch.

"Mr. Lu." Ana suddenly spoke and turned off the power of the headphones.

Lu Yichuan stopped.

Ana's steps also stopped.

"If you go up now, you will be courting death."

"Isn't this what you want to see the most?" Lu Yichuang said sarcastically, but his eyes were calm, as if he was explaining something very normal.

Ana's heart ached for a moment, and he said, "Don't say that."

"So what do you want me to say?"

Ana sighed softly and slowly lowered his head.

He had so many things to say, so many of them were stuck in his heart that he couldn't say them out loud, especially in this situation.

Lu Yichuan said: "Since you have chosen the path you are taking now, then keep going and don't look back, ah."

Then, Lu Yichuang continued to move forward.

But Ana just stood there blankly for a long time.

Keep moving forward and don't look back.

Did Lu Yichuan mean that he couldn't turn back now? No matter what choice he made now, Lu Yichuan had already sentenced him to death. There is no regret medicine in the world. Since you have made a choice, even if it is the wrong choice, you have to move forward. Even if you know that the road ahead will make you miserable, you still have to move forward. You will suffer the consequences of your own choice.

Lu Yichuang came to the rooftop.

The rooftop is ten steps above the ground.

If you fall from here, you will definitely die. If you survive, you will definitely be half-disabled.

That's no different from being a piece of trash.

Lu Yichuan pushed open the door to the rooftop, and a blinding ray of sunlight shone in. The dark factory was instantly lit up.

Lu Yichuan left the rooftop. There was only a haggard-looking man on the rooftop, with rows of weapons in front of him. In the middle was a solid wooden stool.

Suddenly, a voice came from Lu Yichuan's headphones.

"Your index finger is gone. Now I want to see you chop off all the remaining fingers on your right hand." The man said viciously, and then let out a happy laugh.

What kind of abnormal psychology does it have to pull people's fingers and make trouble?

If Lu Yichuan lost his right hand, his life would be very difficult. He solved all his problems with his right hand.

But what can I do if I don't obey his orders?

It's just one round of humiliation after another.

"I do that, then what?"

"Then proceed to the next step."

"At what point will you let my daughter go?"

"It depends on my mood and your performance."

Suddenly, a little heart-wrenching cry came from the headphones again.

This sound was not made because of sadness, but because someone was pinching her flesh.

"What are you doing?!" Lu Yichuan shouted, "I told you, if you touch my daughter, I will never cooperate with you again. At worst, both sides will be destroyed. My daughter dies and I die too."

The man laughed, "I'm so sorry, President Lu. No matter what I do, your daughter won't make any sound. I can only use this method to make her make a sound. Is President Lu angry? Do you want to die with me?"

"Fuck!" Lu Yichuan's back teeth made a squeaking sound when he bit them.

This is like making someone pee on their own head!

Lu Yichuan was already very angry.

"President Lu, don't you want to cooperate?" the person on the other side asked playfully.

Lu Yichuang closed his eyes, took a long breath, and then slowly walked towards the murder weapon.

The haggard man tied all the ropes on Lu Yichuan's body, and then walked silently towards the small door on the rooftop.

Lu Yichuang was selecting various daggers from the rows in front of him.

Finally, it stopped in front of a tiny knife.

He picked up the knife and examined it carefully.

suddenly.

Lu Yichuan chopped off the remaining fingers on his right hand at a speed so fast that it was harder than stealing a bell.

"..."

He is as fast as the wind.

Before the haggard man walked out, all of Lu Yichuan's fingers were broken.

"..."

"How about it?"

"Are you satisfied?" Lu Yichuan asked.

The other party hesitated for nearly five seconds before reacting.

He smiled playfully and said, "President Lu's method is really amazing. You have solved the problem in the speed of a normal person blinking an eye. This method is really popular as a shady person."

Lu Yichuan didn't have the patience to continue listening to his nonsense.

So he interrupted the man and said, "I have done what you asked. What do you want me to do next?"

"Next step... let me think about it."

Xiaoxiao was originally going to keep her eyes closed the whole time, but several men in black around her forcibly patted her eyes open with their hands and forced her to look directly at the picture on the big TV.

She saw clearly what Lu Yichuan did just now.

…There wasn’t even a trace of pain on her father’s face.

Xiaoxiao felt as if her heart was bleeding.

The pain that Lu Yichuan didn't feel was felt deeply by her.

They are one and the same.