webnovelfull Chapter 1221 Heir
Chapter 1221 Heir
"Mission?" Jiang Mubai was even more confused.
"What mission?"
J looked at her deeply and said meaningfully: "Your mother is the leader of the Nightingale Organization, and you are her successor."
For a moment, the air seemed to be frozen. The only remaining sounds of the wind outside the warehouse and the rumble of the police car engine became distant and distorted.
Jiang Mubai tightly grasped the Nightingale Dagger in her hand, feeling the cold metal transmitting a bone-chilling chill along her palm and piercing straight into her heart.
"My mother, do you mean, is she still alive?" Jiang Mubai did not hide his inner trembling, his voice trembled slightly, but was filled with eager hope.
J's expression could not be seen clearly under the mask, but only a hint of pity could be heard: "No, she is dead, but her will has not died. Jiang Mubai, you must accept this will. Your rebirth is not accidental, but an inevitable destiny."
Jiang Mubai looked at him, feeling intense anxiety and confusion deep in his heart.
Fate? She was just a person played by fate, how could she control it?
Cheng Yunchuan frowned and protected Jiang Mubai behind him, his tone cold and hostile: "I don't care who you are, or what her mother's will is. Mubai just wants to live now. Her fate is up to her."
J was unmoved and just said coldly: "Living is just the beginning. If she can't afford it, death may be a better relief."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed by like a ghost, blending into the high-intensity light beam coming from afar, and disappeared to an unknown place.
Jiang Mubai stared blankly at the dagger in her hand. The reality as heavy as a mountain crushed all the joy of regaining her life in her palm.
Cheng Yunchuan lowered his head, and when he saw her white knuckles, he grabbed her wrist.
His tone slowed down, but it was still firm and unquestionable: "Mu Bai, no matter whether his words are true or false, you only need to remember one thing, I am your most reliable ally, and even if the sky falls, it will not be your turn to carry it alone."
Jiang Mubai looked up at him. The man's eyes were familiar yet unfamiliar. The deep, affectionate and determined warmth mixed with a hint of darkness was like a burning flame that could illuminate her fragile heart, but could also burn her.
She closed her eyes and pulled her hand out with a little force: "Thank you for your protection, but I also have my own purpose."
Cheng Yunchuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and the meaning of that smile was so deep that it was hard to see through.
He did not let go of her hand, but instead held her in a vicious circle, and asked jokingly, "Are you trying to commit suicide? After all, in your high and mighty era as 'Queen Jiang', such jokes never came true."
"Cheng Yunchuan, you still love telling jokes." Jiang Mubai snorted coldly, hiding the emotional fluctuations in his eyes.
"Why don't you be bolder and put all this out in the open. How much do you know about me?"
Cheng Yunchuan lowered his head and chuckled in her ear, then said slowly, "I think much more than you can imagine. I even guessed about your rebirth. I had already discovered..."
"Stop." Jiang Mubai pressed the corner of his mouth, and his cold fingertips stroked his slightly upturned thin lips.
Cheng Yunchuan's eyes darkened and his voice became even lower: "You don't want me to say it, or you don't dare to listen?"
Jiang Mubai gritted his teeth and resisted the urge to roll his eyes. This man always came up with such ambiguous scenes at the most serious moments. Was it to make the atmosphere even weirder?
"Cheng Yunchuan, the key point now is to find out the relationship between Nightingale and those men in black." She pointed out in one sentence, her tone so calm that there was no trace of loopholes.
"Okay, you're right, let's solve the puzzle first and then argue. But if you need me to give you some more ground, I'll pay you for it. We can maximize the benefits of our cooperation."
Jiang Mubai turned around and ignored the faint laughter coming from behind her. The expression hidden deep in her eyes had become more complicated.
As soon as the two walked out of the warehouse, an extended black business car that had been waiting for a long time drove into their sight rapidly.
A tall woman in a tight professional skirt got out of the car. She had short, neat hair and dark sunglasses that covered half of her face, but her bright red lips looked particularly dazzling.
"Mr. Cheng, Miss Jiang, please get in the car. The master has arranged a safe route." The woman's voice was cold, but not humble. She seemed to be an important confidant of the Cheng family.
Cheng Yunchuan did not move immediately, but stood there, with a slight smile on his face: "Why, the news spread so fast, and just this little movement has alarmed that master to intervene personally?"
The woman still had no expression on her face: "Master, the Qin family has also sent people to intervene. Master thinks it is best to evacuate as soon as possible."
Qin family.
Jiang Mubai's forbearing expression loosened a little in an instant, and those two words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples.
Cheng Yunchuan noticed her subtle changes and his heart sank a little. He had wanted to cover up any clues about her relationship with the Qin family, but now the dark clouds behind her were obviously forming faster and closer than he had imagined.
He patted Jiang Mubai's shoulder gently, and said in a gentle voice that no one could tell from his emotions: "Don't worry, even if the stars in the sky fall, I'm still here, and the blade of the night can't hurt you."
Jiang Mubai pursed his lips and nodded, his eyes no longer lingering, and he walked decisively into the car, but no one noticed that his eyes, slightly lowered under the light, were faintly tinged with a hint of murderous coldness.
As the car drove away, in the darkness deep in the warehouse, a pair of cold eyes quietly flashed the last bit of light.
The atmosphere in the car was solemn. Jiang Mubai leaned against the window, tapping the armrest with his fingertips, again and again, as if tapping on Cheng Yunchuan's heart.
He knew what the words "Qin family" meant to her.
Cheng Yunchuan reached out and held her slightly cold fingers, interlocking their fingers, and said in a gentle but firm tone: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Jiang Mubai turned to look at him with a complicated look in his eyes. After a long while, he said softly, "Cheng Yunchuan, do you know what the relationship between the Qin family and me is?"
Cheng Yunchuan did not answer directly, but held her hand in his own, gently stroking the back of her hand with his fingertips, as if he was comforting a frightened little animal.
"I know more than you think." His voice was low and slightly hoarse.
Jiang Mubai pulled his hand back abruptly, his eyes instantly becoming fierce: "Are you investigating me?"
Cheng Yunchuan did not deny it, but smiled faintly: "I prefer to call it concern."
Jiang Mubai sneered: "Care? Cheng Yunchuan, your concern is too suffocating."
"Suffocating?"
Cheng Yunchuan reached out and lifted a strand of hair from her ear, his eyes deep: "Perhaps, you should feel more fortunate, because not everyone is worthy of my care."
Jiang Mubai turned his head away and stopped looking at him. The car fell silent again. Only the street scenes passing by quickly outside the window silently told of the undercurrent at the moment.