black eden

After breakfast, Xi En was about to go out, and Du Yu brought the dishes into the kitchen to wash.

Xi En put on his suit and straightened his tie. When he saw Du Yu standing in the kitchen, he suddenly felt like a young couple living a life together. He couldn't help walking over and hugging him from behind.

The plate fell into the sink with a "clang", and Du Yu subconsciously straightened his body: "Don't touch me!"

Theon was startled, and hurriedly took half a step back.

"..."

Du Yu lowered his head and looked at the plates that were broken in half in the sink. He was a little annoyed by his reaction just now: "Sorry, don't lean over suddenly in the future, I'm not used to it."

Xi En was stunned for a while, and seeing a tiny pimple on the back of his neck, he couldn't help feeling distressed.

This time, he walked over slowly, and his fingers slid across Du Yu's waist, embracing him, the movement was as light as spreading a pair of wings.

"It's my fault," Theon murmured, "Is this okay, will it be uncomfortable?"

Du Yu looked at the hands crossed on his abdomen, his heart beat like thunder, and his eardrums jumped up together.

This man always gave him a strange feeling.Just like at this moment, being held in his arms, the body that should have been terrified and trembling was controlled by a very lazy feeling, too lazy to move, as if every inch of skin was enjoying this contact.

...I really want, I really want to get more...

Du Yu was frightened by the sudden thought in his mind, and hurriedly patted Xi En's hand: "Don't you want to go out, don't be late."

"Hmm..." Sean tightened his lips a little more reluctantly, touched his ear lightly with his lips, and then slowly let go.

When he walked out of the kitchen, Xi En suddenly remembered something, and turned to look at Du Yu again: "Mansandi University will resume teaching tomorrow, anyway, I can't stay there any longer, how about you? Do you want to consider...transfer?"

During the last firefight, Morel yelled Du Yu's name on the rostrum, which more or less involved him. If he continued to go to that school, he would inevitably be rejected in various ways.

"I don't have the conditions to transfer schools." Du Yu said without looking back.

Sean was about to say "I have", but swallowed the words abruptly.

That's right, how could Du Yu not think of using his power to do things, but "unexpected" and "not wanting" are two different things, Du Yu doesn't want to rely on him, so why should he make trouble for himself and make him unhappy.

"Then I'll be leaving first, and I'll call if I need something." Theon gave him one last look, turned and left.

Du Yu stopped the hand holding the sponge, a trace of inexplicable loss slipped through her heart.

In the early morning of Mansandi, there was a lot of traffic, but the surrounding area of ​​Atlantis was extremely quiet.

This Gothic street has always been given the reputation of "Eden of East Asia", as if to confirm this title, the hustle and bustle of the city is always incompatible with Atlantis, making it like a miracle left over from ancient times.

Theon parked the car on the street of Atlantis and waited quietly for the call.

After about 5 minutes, the magnificent symphony of fate rang on the phone, and Sean quickly slid down to answer it: "Is he here?"

Cooper's trembling voice came from the other end: "Boss...Mr. Button just arrived, but he also brought a woman..."

"Woman?" Theon wondered, "What woman?"

"Your sister, boss, Penny Alberta..."

Sean's hand holding the phone shook, and he repeated in disbelief: "Who are you talking about? Who?"

Cooper sighed: "Boss, you'd better come over here quickly, I can't stand alone..."

Hanging up the phone, Theon stared blankly at the steering wheel.

His sister's social circle is all under his control, why did Barton get involved?Why did Barton fly from West Germany to talk to him about the drug business, bringing his sister with him?

What exactly is missing?What important thing was missed that caused everything to happen today? ?

Theon slapped the steering wheel hard.This was another trouble since Black Snake, and it also involved his family.

He turned his gaze forward, through the windshield, staring at the entrance of the underground casino.

The entrance was right next to the most exclusive bar in Atlantis, an inconspicuous red wooden door, which seemed to be covered with a layer of blood at this moment, igniting the killing intent buried in Theon's heart.

He picked up his cell phone, dialed a number, and the other end answered it quickly.

"Christopher," Theon said in a deep voice, "bring a few people to Atlantis and wait for my order."

"Okay." Without asking the reason, there was an immediate response.

After hanging up the phone, he immediately dialed another number, which was Elena, the housekeeper who took care of the villa in the eastern suburbs.

"Master, what's the matter?" Elena asked.

"Go to the villa area on the outskirts of the city to see my family." Theon narrowed his eyes. "Be careful, don't be discovered. If there is anything unusual around the villa area, just send me a text message."

"As ordered."

After arranging everything, Sean got out of the car and walked towards the red wooden door.

Make an appointment with Barton to discuss business in an underground casino, but as far as the current situation is concerned, this is definitely not a simple transaction.

Bluegrass Apartments.

After Du Yu cleaned up the tableware and just dried her hands, the mobile phone in the bedroom buzzed and vibrated, accompanied by the brisk music box melody.

It's Kevin.

Du Yu picked up the phone and answered, "Why did you call me all of a sudden?"

"I'm right outside your door." Kevin's voice seemed a little low, "I had an argument with my mother, and I have nowhere to go. Can I enter your house?"

Du Yu was stunned for a moment: "It's all at the door, what else can I do?"

Put the phone in your pocket, go to the hall and open the door, Kevin is standing against the wall, holding two bottles of beer in his arms.

Seeing Du Yu open the door, the freckled boy forced himself to smile: "Have a drink together?"

Du Yu raised his eyebrows: "It's really you."

>>>

In the underground casino of Atlantis, goose-yellow light fills every corner, and the warm tone can't raise the air pressure in the room.

Theon sat on the chair of the round table, looking at the man opposite him without blinking, Button Field, his half-brother.

Barton held a small mirror, and after taking his seat, he continued to admire the person in the mirror narcissistically, raising his hand from time to time to stroke his hair sprayed with mousse.

There was a bouquet of red roses in the center of the table, and her sister Penny's face was just blocked by the roses. Theon was relieved that he didn't have to make eye contact with his sister on this occasion.

"I won't go around in circles, Theon."

Barton closed the mirror with a snap, and raised his head to meet Theon's gaze, "The order has been given to you, and I'm here for no other reason than to share some good news with you!"

He didn't directly say that the "drug order" was a favor for Theon, and he smiled slyly.

Xi En went back with a chuckle on his face, but he cursed Barton severely in his heart.

With elder sister Penny's character, she would be able to guess the tricks when she came to discuss business in a dark place like an underground casino, and she couldn't hide it from her without Barton playing riddles.And Barton's joyful expression at the moment is simply playing with him!

Sean collected himself, picked up the goblet in front of him, and was about to drink when Button suddenly cleared his throat and turned to Penny: "You should tell me the news, dear?"

The red wine stopped on his lips, and Theon was stunned by the word "dear".

He turned his head, looked through the leaves of the rose bouquet, and could see the corner of Penny's pale mouth.

what news?Did my sister become Barton's lover?

Just thinking about it made Theon feel like a thunderbolt.

"Theon..." After a while, Penny spoke slowly, her voice hoarse, "I'm pregnant, Barton's child."

The goblet fell without warning, making a series of crisp sounds.

Barton laughed loudly: "Look, my brother-in-law is so excited! My hands are unsteady!!"

Theon's hands were still frozen in the air, and his head was buzzing.

He couldn't believe that Barton actually attacked his most beloved sister, and actually made the only family member in his mind pregnant!And he didn't know about it at all, and he had no chance to stop it! !

Barton was still talking endlessly: "We plan to hold a wedding in Mansandi, and the location has already been selected, which is in the cathedral of Atlantis. Do you have any good ideas, brother-in-law?"

Xi En can't listen to anything now, wishing to crush the man in front of him to ashes!

The phone vibrated suddenly, it was a text message from Elena.

Sean picked up the phone lightly and glanced at it. Three words: "No abnormality."

He quickly thought of something, raised his brows, picked up a new wine glass, and stood up: "My God! It's so unfair that you guys are telling me this news now!"

He walked up to Barton, looking as if he was about to toast, his eyes quickly glanced at Penny's hand on the table, and he found that she was still wearing the engagement ring given by her boyfriend Edward on her left middle finger, and he immediately felt relieved.

—Barton was lying to him!

Elena reported "no abnormality", which means that Barton did not send anyone to threaten his family.

Originally, Theon's first thought was that Barton had any request, and he would use his family as a bargaining chip, and his sister Penny was a warning that Barton carried with him.But now it seems that Penny's appearance is just to attract his attention, and everything is a scam by Barton!

but why?What is Barton's purpose?

Seemingly surprised by Theon's toast, Barton raised his eyebrows, picked up his glass and stood up.

The two cups collided and made a clear sound.

Theon took a sip of his wine, turned around and ordered the short and fat man standing aside: "Cooper, you send my sister home first, I still have something to talk to Mr. Button."

Cooper responded, walked to Penny, and helped her up.

Penny seemed extremely nervous, and kept staring at Barton when she stood up, but Barton just smiled and said nothing, and then she breathed steadily, and gave Theon a pleading look, and Theon nodded slightly.

"What did you do to her?" After Penny left, Theon's expression suddenly turned cold.

"Oh~" Barton sighed suddenly, his smile changed from light to deep, "I was discovered by you! My lovely brother, you are always so clever, that's why I tried every means to win you over back then!"

"Answer me." Theon's cold expression was in stark contrast to Barton's hypocritical smile, making the subordinates standing around tremble with fear.

Barton waved his hand disapprovingly: "It's nothing, her boyfriend was arrested, so she will naturally cooperate with me in acting."

"What about the purpose?"

"What do you think?"

"Stop playing tricks on me!" Theon grabbed Barton's collar in a rage, his eyes gloomy.

Button's people immediately took a step forward, but Button stopped him by raising his hand: "There are so many people, don't bully my lonely brother."

He looked at Theon with his usual sly expression: "Oh, how can I say that? My smart and clever brother won't come to the banquet alone, let me guess... Christopher's people are outside, right? What kind of weapons are you carrying? Pistols? Light machine guns?"

Theon stared at him calmly, and after a moment, pushed him away.

Barton knew it all, and actually calculated every step he took.An indescribable sense of fear suddenly surged in Theon's heart, and his intuition told him that Barton's real purpose would definitely put him in adversity, an irreversible adversity.

"Remember Morris, the owner of the antique shop on Moline Avenue?" Barton straightened his clothes and sat back in his seat slowly.

Of course Theon remembered the wizard who went to open an antique shop incognito. Before finding Ivan, Theon would visit him every week.

Barton raised the corners of his lips, and gently shook the wine glass in front of him, "You shouldn't treat him as a friend, Theon, he is a person who only does things for money."

Sean suppressed his unhappiness and asked, "What does this have to do with your deception today?"

"Of course!" Barton raised his chin and looked at Theon mockingly, "Use your sister as a bait, and you muster all your strength nervously, Sean, although you are smart, you still act like a child when you play tricks! "

Before Theon could speak, he drank the red wine in the glass, smacked his lips in enjoyment, and then chuckled lightly, with a face like a cunning fox, "Christopher is your subordinate in the city center, right? He has come to Atlantis, so who will guard Ivan? Huh? Baby brother?"

One sentence instantly revealed the hidden crisis in Theon's heart.

Ever since Barton mentioned Morris, he had thought of Ivan, but this idea was only in its infancy. He never thought that Barton would really believe that Ivan was reborn.

Trying his best to suppress the turmoil in his heart, Sean looked at Barton without changing his expression, and said simply and clearly: "I don't understand what you are talking about, Ivan is dead."

"Really?" Barton blinked his eyes like an innocent victim, "Yes, I didn't want to believe it at first! But what do you think is a coincidence? When my people came to Mansandi to do business, they were killed by three The little gangsters were entangled, and an Asian boy rescued him. I wondered, that boy dared to call Isaac's name, and got so close to you, what kind of character is that boy?"

Theon heard that his hands and feet were cold, and his breathing couldn't help trembling.

Button continued: "I heard that you have been visiting the owner of that antique shop every week for two years, and after this Asian boy appeared, you have never visited Morris again... I just searched for it and found out that Check it out, it’s amazing!"

Barton sneered: "Theon...do you understand what I'm talking about?"

"Shut up!!" Sean clenched his fists, and the veins on his neck bulged, "Ivan is dead! What are you doing with Duyu?! He has nothing to do with Ivan!!"

"Oh really? Then I'm relieved!"

The corners of Barton's mouth raised higher, almost turning from a fox into a civet cat.

Sean was confused by his weird reaction, and saw him slowly take out his phone and make a video call.

The screen flickered, and soon a freckled boy appeared.

"Kevin, I figured it out, that's not the person I'm looking for!" Barton stared at his face at the bottom of the video casually, stroked his hair sprayed with mousse, and said softly, "Burn him!"

The tone is as casual as burning a piece of garbage.

Standing behind him, Theon could clearly see a black-haired teenager lying behind the freckled boy, his hands were tied behind his back, and his body was soaked in glistening liquid. The surrounding background was the very familiar building. Simple and clean apartment... Du Yu's home! !