Chapter 28: The Blood Sea Rose Garden

When Ji Mingchen woke up from his nightmare, all the candles in the attic of the church had been blown out. Purple lightning tore through the sky outside, the dazzling light reflecting off the roses in the garden, and the distant rumble of thunder slowly approached.

Because of the rain, the sky was dark and unclear, making it difficult to tell whether it was morning or evening.

He felt a splitting headache and got up, taking the transparent umbrella from the desk beside him and went downstairs.

As he came out of the rose garden, the wind blew the leaves wildly, and the thorny brambles swayed, piercing the man’s cold, white back of his hand.

Looking at the bright red blood bead, Ji Mingchen’s eyes flickered slightly, and his long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles extended the transparent umbrella dotted with raindrops, picking this rose.

Back at the ancient castle villa, Ji Mingchen got out of the car and smiled at Butler Zhou, who was standing beside him, hesitant to speak: “How is my little princess doing? Has she recovered from her injury?”

Butler Zhou, never expected that the first thing the Chief would ask upon his return was this, so he was taken aback for a moment.

After a long silence, Ji Mingchen turned back and asked: “Hmm?”

The butler lowered his head and replied truthfully: “Miss Yao has disappeared. That day, I went to the garden to supervise the delivery of goods. When I came back, she was gone. Later, I learned that she was taken away by Miss Wei.”

Ji Mingchen still smiled at him, saying nothing.

The butler felt inexplicably nervous, his suit sleeve was even crumpled: “Miss Wei originally wanted to send her out of the city, but somehow she lost her on the way. So I asked Captain He to lead a team to search. We searched all the areas of Gangqiao City, but we couldn’t find her.”

After finishing his words, the butler secretly raised his eyes, trying to gauge the man’s expression, but he forgot that most of the time, it was impossible to tell what the Chief was feeling from his expression.

Ji Mingchen’s expression remained unchanged, he just asked softly: “When did this happen?”

“Half a month ago, Captain He searched all the districts and couldn’t find her. I was afraid that Miss Wei would be unhappy, so I… I didn’t let them search anymore.”

After asking this question, Ji Mingchen went upstairs. Butler Zhou, was uneasy, not knowing whether to relax or be tense. He thought about it and quietly followed to find out what was going on.

Ji Mingchen reached the fourth floor of the villa and saw Fei Kewei outside the office door before entering. The girl had a delicate face and a bright smile: “Captain Ming, you’re back?”

Ji Mingchen also smiled and handed her the rose in his hand: “What are you doing here waiting?”

Fei Kewei was stunned. She knew that every time Captain Ming came back from the rose garden, he would bring back a rose to put in a vase, but never once had he given her the rose in his hand.

This made her a little surprised, she quickly blushed and reached out to take it: “I… I’m here to apologize to Captain Ming. I made another mistake while you were away.”

Ji Mingchen didn’t ask any more questions, he just pushed open the door of the fourth-floor office: “Let’s talk inside.”

This wasn’t the first time Fei Kewei had been here, she quickly followed in, and even chatted with the man with a smile: “Captain Ming, did you go to collect live mutant samples again this time?”

Ji Mingchen lightly “hmm”-ed, walked to the desk, put down the box in his hand, and gently opened it. Inside was a brand new silver pistol, small and exquisite, very beautiful.

He took it out and played with it in his hand: “This is the new pistol I brought back from the first district weapon factory in Dongzhou. Do you want to try it?”

Fei Kewei’s eyes lit up: “Okay, I’ll try it.”

The girl’s expression was full of joy, her steps were light and graceful, but before she could get close, the man lowered the muzzle of the gun and fired a shot at her.

“Ah—”

“Bang—”

The scream and the gunshot rang out at the same time, the bullet pierced through the girl’s thigh with a “poof”, and bright red blood bloomed on her pink skirt.

Caught off guard by the shot, Fei Kewei screamed and fell to her knees, the pain in her leg made her beautiful little face instantly contort, tears flowed down her cheeks like a flood: “…Chief… Captain Ming…”

Her voice was choked with sobs, her joy was gone, only pain remained.

Ji Mingchen was still focused on the gun in his hand, he commented with satisfaction: “The feel is good, what do you think, Miss Wei?”

The girl was lying on the ground, unable to even crawl, she could only open her mouth in despair and helplessness, propping herself up on her elbows, tears streaming down her face.

Ji Mingchen walked forward with the gun, his leather shoes clicking on the floor. When Fei Kewei saw this, her eyes were filled with fear. She wanted to back away, but she couldn’t move at all, she could only shake her head slightly with tears in her eyes: “No…”

The man with a smiling expression still squatted down in front of her, his posture was elegant, but his actions were merciless.

His white, slender hand landed on her beautiful chestnut-brown curls, suddenly grabbing her head and lifting it up, the action was rough, without any tenderness.

“Ah!” This time, Fei Kewei not only felt a sharp pain in her leg, but her scalp was also torn as if needles were pricking her. She had never seen Captain Ming like this before, her eyes were full of shock, astonishment, and genuine horror.

All along, he had been gentle and courteous, modest and polite. No matter what mistakes she made or what trouble she caused, he would just smile it off, and even gently care and comfort her, like an older brother…

He had never even said a harsh word to her.

Now, in an instant, he was a completely different person, as if possessed by a devil.

Fei Kewei couldn’t stop crying, her eyes and nose were red, her whole body was trembling, she was like a frightened little rabbit.

Ji Mingchen grabbed her hair, forcing her to raise her head, the corners of his lips curled up, but his eyes were filled with coldness and disgust: “What are you? Do you think you can do whatever you want with my people? Hmm?”

In his gentle words, the flames at his fingertips sprang up, turning several strands of the girl’s hair into black smoke.

Fei Kewei had been pampered since she was a child, how could she endure such abuse? Her whole body was shaking violently, tears fell like broken pearls, her extreme fear made her incoherent: “Please… don’t…”

Butler Zhou, and several maids heard the gunshot and rushed over. They didn’t dare to look, but when they did, they all gasped in shock, not even daring to breathe.

This… this… Captain Ming had always been so indulgent towards Miss Wei, what was going on now? Not only did he shoot her, but he was also grabbing her hair so brutally and cruelly?!

It was terrifying…

It was truly terrifying…

Fei Kewei glanced at the door, her eyes filled with despair, constantly sending out signals for help.

But she forgot that the one who was abusing her wasn’t some villain, but the master of this ancient castle villa. Who would dare to come and rescue her now?

Ji Mingchen didn’t pay any attention to anyone outside, as if he found her disgusting. He suppressed his smile, threw her casually to the ground, and then slowly stood up.

Fei Kewei’s head slammed against the floor tiles, her forehead was bleeding, and she fainted.

The rose fell from the girl’s hand, now lying in the pool of blood, a petal gently fell, drifted and trembled slightly on the flowing blood, before being crushed by the man’s leather shoes.

Ji Mingchen went back to the desk, leisurely wiping his hands with a handkerchief: “Butler Zhou.”

The butler was full of fear, his face was covered in cold sweat, he responded tremblingly: “Chief… Captain Ming, what are your orders?”

Chapter 28: The Blood Sea Rose Garden

When Ji Mingchen woke up from his nightmare, all the candles in the attic of the church had been blown out. Purple lightning tore through the sky outside, the dazzling light reflecting off the roses in the garden, and the distant rumble of thunder slowly approached.

Because of the rain, the sky was dark and unclear, making it difficult to tell whether it was morning or evening.

He felt a splitting headache and got up, taking the transparent umbrella from the desk beside him and went downstairs.

As he came out of the rose garden, the wind blew the leaves wildly, and the thorny brambles swayed, piercing the man’s cold, white back of his hand.

Looking at the bright red blood bead, Ji Mingchen’s eyes flickered slightly, and his long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles extended the transparent umbrella dotted with raindrops, picking this rose.

Back at the ancient castle villa, Ji Mingchen got out of the car and smiled at Butler Zhou, who was standing beside him, hesitant to speak: “How is my little princess doing? Has she recovered from her injury?”

Butler Zhou, never expected that the first thing the Chief would ask upon his return was this, so he was taken aback for a moment.

After a long silence, Ji Mingchen turned back and asked: “Hmm?”

The butler lowered his head and replied truthfully: “Miss Yao has disappeared. That day, I went to the garden to supervise the delivery of goods. When I came back, she was gone. Later, I learned that she was taken away by Miss Wei.”

Ji Mingchen still smiled at him, saying nothing.

The butler felt inexplicably nervous, his suit sleeve was even crumpled: “Miss Wei originally wanted to send her out of the city, but somehow she lost her on the way. So I asked Captain He to lead a team to search. We searched all the areas of Gangqiao City, but we couldn’t find her.”

After finishing his words, the butler secretly raised his eyes, trying to gauge the man’s expression, but he forgot that most of the time, it was impossible to tell what the Chief was feeling from his expression.

Ji Mingchen’s expression remained unchanged, he just asked softly: “When did this happen?”

“Half a month ago, Captain He searched all the districts and couldn’t find her. I was afraid that Miss Wei would be unhappy, so I… I didn’t let them search anymore.”

After asking this question, Ji Mingchen went upstairs. Butler Zhou, was uneasy, not knowing whether to relax or be tense. He thought about it and quietly followed to find out what was going on.

Ji Mingchen reached the fourth floor of the villa and saw Fei Kewei outside the office door before entering. The girl had a delicate face and a bright smile: “Captain Ming, you’re back?”

Ji Mingchen also smiled and handed her the rose in his hand: “What are you doing here waiting?”

Fei Kewei was stunned. She knew that every time Captain Ming came back from the rose garden, he would bring back a rose to put in a vase, but never once had he given her the rose in his hand.

This made her a little surprised, she quickly blushed and reached out to take it: “I… I’m here to apologize to Captain Ming. I made another mistake while you were away.”

Ji Mingchen didn’t ask any more questions, he just pushed open the door of the fourth-floor office: “Let’s talk inside.”

This wasn’t the first time Fei Kewei had been here, she quickly followed in, and even chatted with the man with a smile: “Captain Ming, did you go to collect live mutant samples again this time?”

Ji Mingchen lightly “hmm”-ed, walked to the desk, put down the box in his hand, and gently opened it. Inside was a brand new silver pistol, small and exquisite, very beautiful.

He took it out and played with it in his hand: “This is the new pistol I brought back from the first district weapon factory in Dongzhou. Do you want to try it?”

Fei Kewei’s eyes lit up: “Okay, I’ll try it.”

The girl’s expression was full of joy, her steps were light and graceful, but before she could get close, the man lowered the muzzle of the gun and fired a shot at her.

“Ah—”

“Bang—”

The scream and the gunshot rang out at the same time, the bullet pierced through the girl’s thigh with a “poof”, and bright red blood bloomed on her pink skirt.

Caught off guard by the shot, Fei Kewei screamed and fell to her knees, the pain in her leg made her beautiful little face instantly contort, tears flowed down her cheeks like a flood: “…Chief… Captain Ming…”

Her voice was choked with sobs, her joy was gone, only pain remained.

Ji Mingchen was still focused on the gun in his hand, he commented with satisfaction: “The feel is good, what do you think, Miss Wei?”

The girl was lying on the ground, unable to even crawl, she could only open her mouth in despair and helplessness, propping herself up on her elbows, tears streaming down her face.

Ji Mingchen walked forward with the gun, his leather shoes clicking on the floor. When Fei Kewei saw this, her eyes were filled with fear. She wanted to back away, but she couldn’t move at all, she could only shake her head slightly with tears in her eyes: “No…”

The man with a smiling expression still squatted down in front of her, his posture was elegant, but his actions were merciless.

His white, slender hand landed on her beautiful chestnut-brown curls, suddenly grabbing her head and lifting it up, the action was rough, without any tenderness.

“Ah!” This time, Fei Kewei not only felt a sharp pain in her leg, but her scalp was also torn as if needles were pricking her. She had never seen Captain Ming like this before, her eyes were full of shock, astonishment, and genuine horror.

All along, he had been gentle and courteous, modest and polite. No matter what mistakes she made or what trouble she caused, he would just smile it off, and even gently care and comfort her, like an older brother…

He had never even said a harsh word to her.

Now, in an instant, he was a completely different person, as if possessed by a devil.

Fei Kewei couldn’t stop crying, her eyes and nose were red, her whole body was trembling, she was like a frightened little rabbit.

Ji Mingchen grabbed her hair, forcing her to raise her head, the corners of his lips curled up, but his eyes were filled with coldness and disgust: “What are you? Do you think you can do whatever you want with my people? Hmm?”

In his gentle words, the flames at his fingertips sprang up, turning several strands of the girl’s hair into black smoke.

Fei Kewei had been pampered since she was a child, how could she endure such abuse? Her whole body was shaking violently, tears fell like broken pearls, her extreme fear made her incoherent: “Please… don’t…”

Butler Zhou, and several maids heard the gunshot and rushed over. They didn’t dare to look, but when they did, they all gasped in shock, not even daring to breathe.

This… this… Captain Ming had always been so indulgent towards Miss Wei, what was going on now? Not only did he shoot her, but he was also grabbing her hair so brutally and cruelly?!

It was terrifying…

It was truly terrifying…

Fei Kewei glanced at the door, her eyes filled with despair, constantly sending out signals for help.

But she forgot that the one who was abusing her wasn’t some villain, but the master of this ancient castle villa. Who would dare to come and rescue her now?

Ji Mingchen didn’t pay any attention to anyone outside, as if he found her disgusting. He suppressed his smile, threw her casually to the ground, and then slowly stood up.

Fei Kewei’s head slammed against the floor tiles, her forehead was bleeding, and she fainted.

The rose fell from the girl’s hand, now lying in the pool of blood, a petal gently fell, drifted and trembled slightly on the flowing blood, before being crushed by the man’s leather shoes.

Ji Mingchen went back to the desk, leisurely wiping his hands with a handkerchief: “Butler Zhou.”

The butler was full of fear, his face was covered in cold sweat, he responded tremblingly: “Chief… Captain Ming, what are your orders?”