Mr. Wood is in the North Pole, I am in the South

Xiao Ran was furious, he took off the towel on his head, and the little flames of anger clustered wildly:

"Did I make it myself? Obviously you threw me in!"

Mu Nancheng had already taken a shower and changed his clothes. Three buttons of his black shirt were unbuttoned. Water droplets dripped from the ends of his hair, soaking the fabric on his chest. His eyes flashed.

"You still have the face to mention it yourself, why did I throw you down?"

Mu Nancheng coolly dropped a word and turned back to the room, only then did Xiao Ran realize that the chair on the platform had been pulled to the edge of the swimming pool, with a set of clothes and a large towel on it.

Xiao Ran poked his neck and shouted:

"Why did you throw me down?"

"You still don't know what's wrong! It's fine if you run outside the hotel, hang up on my phone and turn off the phone, you are not familiar with the place here in Hong Kong City, what if something happens?"

"Whoa-"

Xiao Ran came out of the water and quickly wiped his body dry, muttering unconvincedly while putting on his clothes:

"At that time, I was really in a hurry. Later, the phone was turned off because the phone was broken. Besides, what can happen to me as an adult!"

"What can happen to you?" Mu Nancheng's voice was unsteady again, "Do you want me to remind you, ancestor? You've been in the game twice in a while!"

Xiao Ran is angry:

"You man!"

"how do I?"

"You hate it!"

The child's swearing vocabulary is directly proportional to his anger value. Now that he realized that he was indeed at fault, his arrogance obviously disappeared.

No matter what, Mu Nancheng cared about him, and this starting point was beyond doubt.

Mu Nancheng laughed:

"Come here," he sat on the edge of the bed and waved to Xiao Ran, "Come here and talk to me."

Xiao Ran pursed his lips and stood at the door of the balcony looking at him warily, like a little beast ready to explode or run away at any time.

Mu Nancheng looked at him amusedly, and waved again, his voice softened,

"Come here, let me talk to you."

"I don't want to talk to you!"

Xiao Ran's eyes turned red, he was so old that he was almost never beaten, and he was beaten in that kind of place, it didn't hurt, it was too shameful.

A child of this age can be killed and cannot be humiliated. You hurt his self-esteem much more seriously than his body.

Mu Nancheng has a very serious patriarchal style. Fortunately, he is gay, otherwise if he has children in the future, he will definitely not be able to get along well with them:

"Do you think you should fight?"

"Shouldn't!"

"I'm here to let you have a long memory."

"Long fart!"

Seeing Xiao Ran's upright and arrogant look, Mu Nancheng only felt a pain in his head. He pressed his temples and spread his hands slightly:

"Then what do you say, I've beaten you all, why don't you fight back?"

Mu Nancheng knew what he did. Spanking sounds scary. In fact, it doesn't hurt at all. Just thinking of the cute, rounded arc and soft and slippery feel of that part, Mu Nancheng's impulse to calm down in the bathroom just returned. Waves surged up, hard and endless.

Xiao Ran pointed at him, hopping angrily:

"You, you have no moral lower limit! It's wrong to hit someone, you have violent tendencies at all!"

"If I have violent tendencies, do you think you can still stand in front of me and dictate to me?"

Mu Nancheng looked at Xiao Ran standing there in a rage, his rosy face was bright with eyes, and he felt a wave of defeat in his heart. He raised his hands in a show of weakness,

"Okay, okay, I apologize, I'm sorry. Come here, I promise not to do anything again, and talk to you well. I was really too anxious at the time. You don't know how much I worried about you. You also blame me. You shouldn't let me You leave alone."

Mu Nancheng said these words extremely sincerely, his posture was even a little low, Xiao Ran's tense expression finally loosened.

Xiao Ran moved over hesitantly, and at a glance saw that the laptop he had placed on the table had been turned around, and the waiter in the enlarged window above looked at him expressionlessly with a mechanical face.

Mu Nancheng tapped on the screen with his fingers, "Is this what you need to do urgently?"

Xiao Ran lowered his eyes and did not speak, but his fisted hands pressed tightly against the seam of his trousers.

Mu Nancheng sighed softly:

"You want to find this person, why didn't you tell me? Who are you calling for help? Fang Qian? He Yan? Or Jiang Yingzhe? Don't you think I'm the most convenient way to help you in this matter? People? You would rather go around such a big circle to trouble others than talk to me?"

Xiao Ran remained silent.

Mu Nancheng reached out and pulled the swivel chair not far away. The sound of the wheels rolling over the floor and stopped in front of him, "Sit here, sit down and listen."

His voice was deep and dignified, more and more like a parent.

Xiao Ran raised his eyelids to look at him, Mu Nancheng looked at him calmly, his eyes were deep and did not allow him to retreat, Xiao Ran slowly moved over and sat on the chair.

Mu Nancheng put one hand on the back of the chair, and pulled Xiao Ran and the chair closer.

He should be smoking in the bathroom. The moment Xiao Ran got closer, he could smell the sweet smell of tobacco on Mu Nancheng's body and the fresh mint shower gel. It was not the first time he smelled such a nice smell. But never before did Xiao Ran feel a sense of aggression like this moment, as if he was rushing towards him from all directions, digging into his lungs.

Xiao Ran tiptoed to move back a little, but Mu Nancheng held the swivel chair firmly.

Mu Nancheng considered for a while, then slowly spoke,

"Xiao Ran, I know that you haven't fully adapted to our relationship until now, I've been waiting, waiting for time for you to get used to it slowly,"

Mu Nancheng leaned over, his deep eyes fell on the top of Xiao Ran's hair. The child kept his head down, and he didn't know whether he was afraid of him or resisting him, so his speech was very slow, and his voice was extremely soft, almost like A lifetime of patience is put into this conversation,

"No matter what it was for at the beginning, you and I are already married, and I have no plan to divorce in this life, so the two of us are tied together, it is a reality that each other needs to face for a lifetime."

Xiao Ran's eyelashes trembled, his hands on his knees were clenched tightly, and the thin and eye-catching veins on the back of his clear and white hands protruded.

He never expected that Mu Nancheng would say such things to him.

"You are on guard against me, you can't trust me, it doesn't matter, I also have a lot of secrets that I can't tell you now, whoever asked you to follow me is not an ordinary person, but—"

Mu Nancheng covered the back of his hand, and tapped the computer screen with the other hand,

"Can you think of me first for things like this? You see, it's easy for me, and I won't bother with all the reasons. If you need any help, just tell me, I can do it, I must give my all. Compared with Fang Qian and He Yan, am I more justified? I am your husband, and you are my husband. In this world, no one is closer than the two of us. "

Xiao Ran raised his head suddenly, and fell into Mu Nancheng's eyes with deep luster almost without warning. Mu Nancheng's gaze and words were like the sharpest sharp weapon, easily cutting through all his defenses.

"We... didn't say that before..."

"Before what? Before where?"

"Before the agreement to get married."

"Yes, that's not what we said before we agreed to get married, but we are already married. I take this marriage more seriously than you think. Family is very important to me, and you are the most inseparable part of my family." a part of."

Mu Nancheng shook his head, these high-sounding rhetoric made him feel bored, so he said more bluntly,

"No, you are the most important part. Whether you like it or not, you and I can no longer be separated from each other's lives. Your affairs will inevitably involve me, and you can't escape mine. I I once wanted to keep you out of danger and darkness—I don’t want to justify myself, but I’m really powerless, right now I don’t have a lot of capital to choose…”

Speaking of this, Mu Nancheng twitched the corners of his mouth. It was a strong self-deprecating and bitter smile. Such a high-spirited person confessed his incompetence and powerlessness in front of his beloved.

"Xiao Ran, we are all on the battlefield, but you and I are fighting on our own. This is not acceptable. I don't ask you to trust me without reservation now, but at least, don't treat me as an outsider, it will make me very sad sad."

"I don't understand," Xiao Ran was at a loss, "I can't understand..."

"You don't need to understand everything as your computer program, not everything must have logic, let you type out code by code, Xiao Ran,"

Mu Nancheng looked at him deeply, sighed softly,

"It's true that I'm not a good person, but I would never hurt you. I thought we had lived together for so long, and you already knew that, didn't you."

Xiao Ran stared blankly at Mu Nancheng, the bright lights above his head projected into the depths of his pupils, and every changing brilliance inside showed that he was greatly shocked at the moment, and every word Mu Nancheng said fell to the ground. , shocked him.

He nodded.

Mu Nancheng smiled gratifiedly. He raised his hand and stroked Xiao Ran's wet head, then got up and took a towel to wipe his hair, and said lightly:

"I know this waiter."

Xiao Ran was about to turn around in astonishment, but Mu Nancheng pressed his head and turned him back,

"He is Hayden's security guard. I thought he was performing a mission in the hotel, so I didn't think about Li Zhan and you at first, until Li Zhan's cell phone disappeared after you went out... Are you in Li Zhan? Did Zhan move his hands and feet on his phone?"

"Ah," Xiao Ran rubbed his nose embarrassingly, "but another group of people were monitoring his cell phone, and then I was discovered..."

"Everyone's mobile phone in GOM will be monitored, one is to organize surveillance, and the other is to prevent being monitored by the enemy, and I am no exception." Mu Nancheng went straight to the point, "You don't have to make up your mind on Li Zhan, because Li Conghuan, there is no Cards, Li Zhan can't get in touch with the core of the Illuminati."

Xiao Ran first asked reflexively: "How is it possible?"

Then his eyes widened, Mu Nancheng admitted to himself that he was a member of the Illuminati!

Xiao Ran was caught off guard, he never expected that Mu Nancheng would open up his biggest secret so directly.

He blinked, unbelievable and cautiously asked:

"You just tell me... it doesn't matter?"

The identities of the members of the Illuminati are top secret, right?

Mu Nancheng looked at Xiao Ran quietly for a while, his pupils were dark, and he usually hides such a city, but now he has a kind of almost pure calm.

He smiled bluntly:

"Let others know that there may be a fatal disaster, but you are not someone else. Rather than letting you investigate behind my back and cause danger, it is better for me to tell everything."

A subtle and complex emotion flashed across Xiao Ran's heart. Mu Nancheng's confession to this point was due to his trust in him.

Mu Nancheng slowly wiped Xiao Ran's hair, and his slender and cold fingers touched Xiao Ran's ears and neck from time to time. Occasionally, there would be a flash of static electricity, and Xiao Ran shrank his neck, but did not avoid it.

Mu Nancheng smiled calmly and continued,

"Actually, the Illuminati is not so mysterious anymore. The class of the entire human society has long been solidified. There are only a few familiar families who control the Illuminati. While absorbing new blood, the organization gives priority to those who have joined. The descendants of the members, old Xilin was the former ace of diamonds, after his accidental death, before the new election, his son Xiao Xilin was the agent of the ace of diamonds."

Old Xilin was the one who discovered and cultivated Mu Nancheng.

Mu Nancheng: "So you and I were selected, a large part of the reason is that there are already members of the Illuminati in our family."

"Ah," Xiao Ran was stunned, "Then your house..."

A very faint dark light quickly flashed across Mu Nancheng's eyes:

"My father, he is also a member of the Illuminati, but he didn't get the card. There are countless members of the Illuminati all over the world, but there are only 54 cards. My father was killed by others in the process of ascending to the position. From ancient times to the present, internal fights have always been more intense and cruel than external fights. At that time...he had an opponent who was equal to him, and they all had a chance to get the 3 of Diamonds, which is already the smallest card, but they fought to the death , my father lost."

"Why?" Xiao Ran asked suspiciously, "Doesn't the diamond represent money? Doesn't that mean whoever has the most assets gets the card? How could it involve human life?"

Mu Nancheng laughed:

"Old Xilin has never been on Forbes. Li Conghuan has been the emperor of Hong Kong City for decades, and Zhou Yancheng is recognized as the richest man in the world. But who is richer among them? Many of the most powerful people in the world are not in the court. What's more, the promotion mechanism of the Illuminati is very strict. What can really determine the card points is the vote after nomination. A suit has 12 points, A is voted for, and the remaining points are distributed by A. If someone dies, or Other accidents will be eliminated, and holders of A, K, Q, and J are eligible to recommend a member of the organization to participate in the candidate, and the final decision will be made by 12 votes.”

Xiao Ran was thoughtful.

"Then why doesn't Li Conghuan have a card? In terms of economic strength, not many people in this world can match him."

"He belongs to the Illuminati, but his qualifications have not been enough."

Xiao Ran clicked his tongue, Li Conghuan is not enough, how rich are the other people who hold the cards?

Mu Nancheng saw Xiao Ran's thoughts:

"It's not that you can get cards with money. Although Li Conghuan has a lot of assets, he is too small and his vision is too narrow. He is only interested in 'money' in his life. The capital he has accumulated He has never invested in society for reproduction. Whether it is in Hong Kong City, inland, or investment in Xizhou, Li Conghuan's business is all combined with other capitals to monopolize real estate, infrastructure, and people's livelihood. Without Li Conghuan, these industries would not With other capital to do it, Li Conghuan grabbed a lot of benefits from it, but he couldn't transform the money into greater social value. He didn't dare to challenge more rights, and he couldn't create a new order. He was just standing on the edge of the wind' Pig'... such a person is only worthy of being a pawn in the Illuminati throughout his life."

Mu Nancheng's voice was so steady that there was no ups and downs, and his tone was so objective that it was almost cold.

Xiao Ran was dumbfounded, he never expected that Mu Nancheng would comment on Li Conghuan like this.

"Of course, this is also a two-way choice. Li Conghuan can use Xizhou to gain power, and he can also be like a fish in water in Dongzhou. It is not so much that he lacks ambition, but it may be that he deliberately created this kind of powerlessness. Taking advantage of the benefits of the Illuminati, but also being able to avoid its vanguard, to keep Li's family in peace for a long time, one of Li Shu and Li Zhan is more than loyal, and the other is not stable enough, and it is still difficult to maintain success, let alone go further," Mu Nancheng shrugged. "Who knows."

Xiao Ran was surprised:

"According to you, the Illuminati is still an advanced collective that promotes social progress and human development?"

"How do you know that the Illuminati has not promoted social progress and human development? The dynasty's metabolism is just a snap of the fingers, and the Illuminati has existed for hundreds of years, which shows that it has always complied with the historical trend during these centuries. Every time there is a big change, if it is always an enemy of all mankind, it will not have such vitality."

Mu Nancheng was eloquent and logical, Xiao Ran was speechless.

Of course, the facts are exactly as he said, Xiao Ran himself knows that the world is not black and white, only children believe in fairy tales, but adults have to balance too many interests.

The weather was hot and dry, and Xiao Ran's hair was wiped dry in a short while. It felt clean and smooth, like fine silk. Mu Nancheng inserted his fingers into Xiao Ran's hair with satisfaction, and rested his chin weakly on the top of Xiao Ran's hair. In this way, his voice seemed to come from within Xiao Ran's own body, it was extremely deep and magnetic, with a lingering lingering sound,

"In the final analysis, the Illuminati is just a tool. Those who master the tool do what most people recognize. It is justice. Otherwise, it is evil. The demonization of the Illuminati is because it is too mysterious. Secondly, there are many unfounded conspiracy theories on it. Of course, we don’t need to beautify it. Capital is evil, not to mention that this is a stronghold of capital from all over the world, and the slogan of "transforming the world" is beautiful , and everything is just for personal gain.”

Xiao Ran turned to look at Mu Nancheng, sizing him up seriously as if he was meeting him for the first time.

"What kind of ambition does Mr. Mu have when he joins the Illuminati?"

Mu Nancheng turned his head to look at him. The two of them were so close that their foreheads almost touched each other. Xiao Ran could see Mu Nancheng's extremely devout expression hidden by his eyelashes, which made his next words seem to express his faith:

"Illuminati is a drone for me, it allows me to go to the person I want to go to, that's all, that's all."

Xiao Ran's mind flickered, he intuitively knew who "that person" Mu Nancheng was talking about, a hot feeling spread from the base of his ears, Xiao Ran looked away and asked unnaturally:

"Then, how many diamonds are you?"

Mu Nancheng's eyes moved slightly: "Guess?"

"I, I can't guess it, but your points are definitely not very big."

Mu Nancheng seemed to be underestimated by Xiao Ran, and his face was a little annoyed:

"Why can't my points increase?"

Xiao Ran said frankly:

"You don't have enough roots, right? The Xilin family has been passed down for hundreds of years. Didn't your father even get the 3 of squares at that time?"

Mu Nancheng was speechless for a while, he raised his hand and rubbed Xiao Ran's head, and said with some dissatisfaction:

"You kid, you really can't chat."

Xiao Ran remembered another thing:

"According to what you said, the Illuminati will be joined first, and then advanced step by step. Is there any other situation? For example, if someone is invited, they can get high-level cards from the beginning?"

"Yes," Mu Nancheng stared at Xiao Ran for a moment, and slowly and in a low voice, said every word, "There is only one person in the Illuminati who is qualified to send anyone a card with any point, and that is the Supreme Leader. 'King'."