Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 596 - 442, Who Changed Their Mind (First Update)

The sky had already brightened, and Huangfu Huazhang squinted as he surveyed the surroundings. The sunlight gradually rose, the morning fog dissipating, and eventually, the smoke of gunpowder would be blown away from this land.

Last night’s mission was to rescue Jieyou, and now that Jieyou was by their side, it could be considered a kind of victory; yet he had lost two people.

His little girl.

And the rival he intended to eliminate last night: Tang Yanqing!

Xia Zuo understood the gentleman’s frustration, so he stepped forward and asked, "Shall we search once more?"

But Huangfu Huazhang reached out to stop him, "No need, they’re gone."

Xia Zuo frowned at this, "...It was our negligence."

"It’s not your fault." Huangfu Huazhang squinted as he surveyed the land, "If only Tang Yanqing went missing, I would hold you accountable. But last night, it wasn’t just Tang Yanqing who slipped from our view; perhaps George did too. And, the person who finally took Nian Nian away."

"At least three people escaped our sight, which means it wasn’t our subjective error, but that this land must conceal secrets we are unaware of."

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Huangfu Huazhang and his men returned to the hotel, and George’s handwritten letter was also delivered.

Huangfu Huazhang took a glance and did not read the content at first, only confirming it was George’s handwriting, then asked, "Where is the messenger?"

Senmu brought in a little boy, a local child, with eyes wide with fear.

As expected, nothing could be asked from this child; he only said he encountered a man on the street who gave him this letter along with some change.

When asked about the man’s appearance and the direction he came from and went, the child could only shake his head in fear, knowing nothing more.

Huangfu Huazhang glanced at Xia Zuo, "Forget it, let him go. This is just another case of using the same means against oneself."

Xia Zuo understood immediately.

Back in M Country, the gentleman also told the police it was a newspaper boy who delivered George’s handwritten letter, and besides the letter itself, the little boy knew nothing.

The child left, and Huangfu Huazhang’s gaze watched through the window glass as the child departed.

Once, he and George were merely such children.

He turned around and walked gently back to the room.

George’s thought patterns had already exhibited a clear "signature," from Jieyou’s disappearance to the child delivering the letter, all aligned with George’s subconscious of using the same means against oneself.

Thus, it was not difficult to infer that the way George took Shi Nian, as well as the place of Shi Nian’s confinement, also followed this principle.

Perhaps from the day George decided to undergo cosmetic surgery to make himself look like Huangfu Huazhang, his "signature" had already formed. George would spare no effort in self-harm, self-mutilation, all to use the same means against oneself step by step to finally defeat him.

And what George wanted to imitate was not only the current thought patterns and methods of Huangfu Huazhang but would also push time back, back to six years ago.

Returning to the room, Huangfu Huazhang walked back to his seat alone and sat down.

How could he forget that George’s cosmetic surgery began six years ago?

In this world, there are not so many coincidences.

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He unfolded George’s letter.

Bastard:

First of all, I must congratulate you; even though you were deceived for so long, you finally uncovered the problem with Li Le Wen.

When you finally suspected Li Le Wen, you must have seriously contemplated your years of valuing Li Le Wen, right? Even more, you must have recalled the "glorious history" when Li Le Wen helped you "capture" me. Precisely because of this, you trusted him more, thus entrusting Mo Ya Village—your cherished Taohuayuan—all to him. And you even placed your woman, your child, into his hands personally.

Ha ha, Huangfu Huazhang, at that moment, didn’t you regret it to the point of turning your intestines green with regret?

But even if you finally realized it, what good does it do? I knew a day like this would come long ago.

Because in this world, no secret can be hidden forever. Wouldn’t you say so?

So when Xia Zuo went downstairs to find Li Le Wen, saying your woman wanted to see him, I knew Li Le Wen might have been exposed.

Your woman, I must admit even now, she is a woman with sharp intuition. She would never want to see Li Le Wen for no reason. I think, perhaps Li Le Wen’s exposure wasn’t even your own idea, but rather her doing.

Since Li Le Wen was exposed, and it was Shi Nian who acted, it wasn’t hard to guess that she would certainly find a way to follow Li Le Wen.

In that case, I knew I had to leave the prison you created for me.

Bastard, when you led your entire elite force, tailing Li Le Wen to the place where your daughter is held, did you think you had already secured victory?

You must have thought, once I took your daughter away, as soon as you rescued her, the dust would settle. You could continue having your beautiful dreams of having a wife and children, a complete family, a fulfilling life, right?

So, I’m truly sorry, but I absolutely cannot let that happen.

You caused the death of my parents, made me lose the company, you ruined my life... How can I possibly let you have your way?

Therefore, I took your woman.

A woman is different from a daughter. If a daughter dies, she can be reborn, but the woman you desire, there’s only one of her in this world.

So you understand, this woman is even more valuable than your daughter.

Now you should guess, how should I treat your woman?

Kill her? Ha, no, no no. After finally capturing her, it would be too fast to kill her, what fun is there in that, right?

But what exactly I’ll do to her... imagine for yourself, I won’t tell you anyway.

Why, can’t bear to let her suffer? Want to declare your vow, saying you’ll protect her for a lifetime, never let her be harmed, is it?

Truly sorry, but it seems that with my methods, your vow is destined to be broken.

You know me, how could I not hurt her, how could I not let her suffer?

Want to save her?

Bastard, you know, exchange your life for hers.

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Huangfu Huazhang finished reading the letter and carefully folded it. He meticulously matched all the creases of the paper as they were before, then steadily placed it into the pocket close to his chest. He even gently pressed the pocket to ensure it was securely there.

Then he raised his voice towards the door: "Xia Zuo, bring Li Le Wen in."

During last night’s fierce fight, Li Le Wen was first shot down by Shi Nian. But Shi Nian fired in a rush, and that small handgun only had two bullets in total, so Li Le Wen luckily survived.

He was found by Huangfu Huazhang’s men and brought back to the hotel. According to the views of Xia Zuo and Senmu, he would have been beaten to death on the spot, which would have betrayed Mr.’s kindness and nurturing care.

However, Huangfu Huazhang stopped them, instead calling for the best local doctor to come and treat him.

Xia Zuo received the order and left, while Huangfu Huazhang gazed into the empty room.

George wasn’t wrong, this was indeed his own style of doing things. The captured hostage, how could he let the hostage die easily before fully utilizing them?

The living have value; dead they’re just corpses. What use is a corpse anyway?

The door sounded as Xia Zuo dragged Li Le Wen into the room.

Li Le Wen was dragged along the ground like a dead dog, his body bloodstained. The newly extracted bullet and bandaged wound completely tore open as Xia Zuo dragged him. Blood oozed, but it seemed he no longer felt the pain.

Xia Zuo dragged Li Le Wen to Huangfu Huazhang’s feet.

Huangfu Huazhang lowered his head, staring into Li Le Wen’s eyes.

Li Le Wen had black hair and black eyes, with deep features, very characteristic of Italians. That is to say, he was indeed a bona fide handsome man, possessing a very artistic temperament, with every gesture graceful and exquisite, a very charming person.

Such a good-looking man was now sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, truly an occasion for lament.

Xia Zuo discreetly exited and closed the door firmly.

Only then did Huangfu Huazhang slowly speak.

His voice was cold, like mist-wrapped rain.

"You know what I want to ask. Speak for yourself."

Li Le Wen suddenly shut his eyes tightly, "... I know, I have wronged sir. My life was also given by sir; if sir is disappointed, then take my life!"

Huangfu Huazhang smirked silently, his long pale fingers smoothing down his shirt sleeve: "Your life used to be very precious in my eyes, which is why I saved it and let you grow up safely. But obviously, you’ve degraded yourself, so now your life is worthless in my eyes. Even taking your life would dirty my hands."

Li Le Wen’s already bloodless face turned even paler.

He nodded: "Sir has graced me, I’ve never dared to forget. So for so many years, I stayed beside George for sir, never for a moment slacking. I think sir also understands; it’s because of my diligence that all of George’s actions and words in Asia haven’t escaped sir’s watch. All his plans, all his resistance, in the end, were all for naught. This constant blow to his confidence led him to understand that he could never defeat sir..."

Huangfu Huazhang nodded: "Indeed, you did very well." Huangfu Huazhang’s blue eyes glanced over coldly: "You did very well in the first ten years. But after ten years, you changed heart."