bacchusnovels Chapter 271 You've finally come to see me!
Chapter 271 You've finally come to see me!
It was already the second day after we returned from Las Vegas.
The weather was lovely this morning. The sun was shining brightly, the wind was light, and the temperature was very comfortable.
Zhang Jianguo's family, along with Zhang Ruoran, had discussed it early in the morning and decided to go for a stroll around downtown New York City.
After all, since her brother-in-law's family came to America, they have spent most of their time in the hospital with Zixuan, or resting at the estate. They haven't really gone out to see the world properly.
Now that Zixuan is better, she's in a much better mood. Of course, everyone wants to visit the famous tourist attractions and buy some souvenirs.
Although Ruoran had previously traveled on private jets with Li Ze and witnessed some grand occasions, she was still very interested in shopping abroad.
So this morning she specially changed into a very beautiful outfit and happily went out with her brother's family.
Of course, for their safety, Li Ze had Lao Yi arrange for the best team of bio-engineered bodyguards to protect them in the shadows while dressed in ordinary clothes.
Li Ze himself did not go along.
He made an excuse, saying that he was a little tired from playing in Las Vegas yesterday, and that he also had some documents to deal with at the company, so he stayed at the estate to rest.
Ruoran didn't think much of it, just told him to rest well, and then happily drove off.
After Ruoran and the others had completely driven out of the manor gate.
Li Ze stood on the steps of the main building, and the relaxed smile on his face slowly faded.
His expression turned somewhat serious.
He turned his head and looked at Lao Yi, who had been standing by and waiting.
Li Ze began to speak:
"Hey boss, get the car ready. We're heading to base now."
The older man nodded and replied:
"Understood, boss. The car is ready."
A few minutes later, a black armored SUV drove out of the manor's underground garage.
Li Ze sat in the back seat, while Lao Yi drove in the front.
The car sped along a very secluded private road, heading deep into Long Island.
It took about half an hour to drive there.
The car stopped in front of a building that looked very ordinary, even somewhat dilapidated.
From the outside, it looks like an abandoned warehouse.
But once the old man drove the car through the gate, the situation inside was completely different.
This is Li Ze's most central and secure underground base in the United States.
It is also an important stronghold of the bio-engineered army.
The car went through three very strict security checks before finally stopping in a parking lot on the third basement level.
Li Ze got out of the car, with Lao Yi following behind.
The two walked along a brightly lit corridor to the very end.
At the end of the corridor, there was a very heavy metal door.
Two expressionless cyborg guards stood beside the door.
Upon seeing Li Ze approach, the two guards immediately stood up straight and opened the gate simultaneously.
Li Ze strode into the room.
This room can't really be considered a prison cell.
If it weren't for the guards outside the door and the specially made bulletproof glass windows, this place would look exactly like a presidential suite in a five-star hotel.
The room was very large, and the carpet was very soft.
Inside, there was a large, comfortable bed, a sofa, a TV, and even a refrigerator filled with various drinks and snacks.
At this moment, Bai Qianyue was sitting on the sofa in the middle of the room.
She was wearing a very ordinary white dress, and her hair was a little messy.
She didn't appear to be injured, but her complexion was very bad; she looked extremely tired and angry.
Upon hearing the sound of the door opening, Bai Qianyue abruptly raised her head.
When she saw that the person who walked in was Li Ze, her eyes widened immediately.
She immediately stood up from the sofa.
Bai Qianyue looked at Li Ze, and her emotions instantly became very agitated.
She shouted loudly:
"Li Ze! You've finally come to see me!"
"What exactly do you want? What right do you have to lock me up here! This is illegal detention! This is against the law!"
Bai Qianyue shouted loudly as she walked towards Li Ze.
But she had only taken two steps when the old man reached out and stopped her.
The old man stood in front of Li Ze, looking at Bai Qianyue with icy eyes, warning her not to come any closer.
Li Ze stood behind Lao Yi, looking at the emotionally agitated Bai Qianyue.
There wasn't a trace of anger on his face.
He even smiled.
Li Ze spoke in a very relaxed and humorous tone:
"Oh, Qian Yue, don't get so excited. Look at the room I arranged for you, isn't it great?"
"This bed is huge and soft, and it has everything you could want to eat and drink. Aside from not being able to leave, what's the difference between this and a presidential suite?"
"I'm treating you like a VIP."
Hearing Li Ze's relaxed tone, Bai Qianyue became even angrier.
She bit her lip hard and said loudly:
"Stop pretending with me! I don't need this kind of hospitality!"
"Let me out right now! Otherwise, once I'm out, I'll make you pay!"
Li Ze looked at Bai Qianyue's angry expression.
He didn't continue the conversation.
He simply turned his head very casually and looked around the room.
Then he walked over to the side and pulled up a very comfortable chair for himself.
He pulled his chair to the opposite side of the sofa and sat down comfortably.
He even crossed his legs, holding the string of beads in his hand, and slowly twirling them.
Li Ze sat there, watching Bai Qianyue standing in front of him shouting.
He was watching what felt like a very boring performance.
He waited until Bai Qianyue finished shouting.
Li Zecai slowly began to speak.
His voice wasn't loud, but every word he spoke was very clear and firm.
"Let you out?"
Li Ze shook his head.
"That's impossible. At least not at this moment, absolutely impossible."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianyue stared at Li Ze with wide eyes and asked:
"Why? What exactly do you want?"
Li Ze looked at her, his eyes becoming very serious.
He replied:
"The reason is very simple. Because you pose a very serious threat to me and my family."
"The things you did before, whether it was opening a coffee shop next to the flower shop or interfering in my son's relationship."
"These things have clearly shown me that you are a very dangerous person."
"Your behavior has completely exceeded the bounds of normalcy. You're a madman."
Li Ze paused for a moment, then continued:
"I'm the kind of person who never leaves danger around me when I do things."
"Especially when it comes to matters concerning the safety of my family, I will absolutely not compromise."
"So, until you remove this threat and risk to my family."
"There is absolutely no way I will let you out."
Bai Qianyue heard Li Ze say this.
She was completely stunned.
She looked at Li Ze, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She shouted loudly:
"I threatened your family? I did all those things because I care about you! Because I love you!"
"I've waited for you for eighteen years! For these eighteen years, you've been the only one in my heart! I did all those things just to make you see me, to bring you back to my side!"
"You actually called me a madman? You called me a threat?"
Bai Qianyue's tears flowed instantly.
She cried and said to Li Ze:
"Li Ze, is your heart made of stone? How could you do this to me!"
Li Ze sat in the chair.
He watched Bai Qianyue's tears.
He felt absolutely no sympathy.
For him, a middle-aged man in his forties.
He saw these tears, these so-called emotions, very clearly, and felt they were utterly meaningless.
Li Ze sighed.
He looked at Bai Qianyue and said in a very calm tone:
"Qianyue, do you even feel moved by what you're saying?"
"You think you've waited for me for eighteen years, and you think you did all these things because you love me."
"But have you ever considered how much trouble and harm your kind of love has caused others?"
Li Ze continued:
"You forcibly tried to ruin my son's relationship; you had people threaten my son's girlfriend. Do you think this is 'love me, love my dog'?"
"You went to my wife's workplace to provoke and provoke her. Do you think that's a sign of pursuing true love?"
"This isn't love at all. It's just an extremely selfish possessiveness."
"You just want to turn me into something you can control."
Li Ze placed the beads in his hand on his lap.
He looked at Bai Qianyue and said very directly:
"So you don't need to cry here. Your tears have no effect on me."
"I'm not here to see you today to listen to your complaints, nor to hear your story of your 18-year-long love life."
"I've come to you because there's only one thing I need to clarify."
Bai Qianyue stood there.
She listened to what Li Ze was saying.
She felt as if someone had stabbed her in the heart.
She slowly stopped crying.
She looked up at Li Ze, who was sitting in the chair.
Her eyes turned very cold.
She wiped away her tears, looked at Li Ze, and asked:
"What do you want to figure out?"
Li Ze looked at her.
His expression became very serious.
He asked directly:
"Who exactly is behind you?"
"Or rather, where did all those forces you have, those bodyguards in Tang suits, and those special forces members come from?"
Li Ze's eyes were fixed on Bai Qianyue:
"I had someone investigate you. In name, you are the agent of the presidents of many large corporations."
"But no matter how hard we investigate, we can't find out who the power behind you is."
"This matter is giving me a huge headache."
"That's why I've come to ask you in person today."
"Tell me, who exactly is behind you?"