Chapter 44 (1/2)
Zhang Yi Qi started struggling for his life. His fat body was moving like a disgusting caterpillar on the short bed. He tried to scream for help but his mouth was stuffed by a towel.
There were unique dead knots that tied his hands to the bed. The wild boar in Mountain Min couldn’t struggle itself out of this type of knot after one night, much less this old and sick body. No matter how hard he struggled, his efforts turned to waste. His actions were silly as well; his scream for help wasn’t much louder than the noise of a mosquito.
Zhang Yi Qi discovered that he was totally helpless. Because he was a Tang Official that ignored the injustice for hundreds of lives, he actually able to calm himself down in such a critical situation. He stopped struggling and started listening closely to the surrounding sounds.
There was a person in the room, and clearly that person didn’t want to hide his presence either. His foot steps could be heard clearly behind Zhang Yi Qi and they were getting closer. Zhang Yi Qi wanted to see who dared to do this but suddenly he remembered one thing and his body froze. He used all of his energy under this terrifying situation….. and closed his eyes tightly.
A criminal who dared to kidnap a customer in the Red Sleeve Club was no ordinary criminal. If the criminal knew Zhang Yi Qi saw his face, then Zhang Yi Qi had no chance of surviving. Yes, even though he was a censor, in the history of Tang, many officials died in the hands of reckless men!
“This wasn’t as fun as I expected it to be. I thought after I stuffed your mouth you wouldn’t try to say that you don’t like this kind of play, then I could use this thing in my hand and let you feel the pain and pleasure at the same time. I never thought you would calm down this quickly. Alright, open your eyes.”
The voice was crispy. It contained a trace of mocking in its calmness. It didn’t sound like a criminal talking but instead, it sounded like a youngster who was joking with someone in the streets of Chang An.
Zhang Yi Qi didn’t want to fall for the trap and his eyes were still tightly shut. His eyes were closed so hard that the middle of his eyebrows started to hurt. But even then he didn’t want to open his eyes. However, he kept on guessing the ident.i.ty of this young man and why he was trying to harm him.
“Open your eyes, or I will actually use this thing in my hand as if you dropped the soap.” That young voice was calm but determined.
Zhang Yi Qi didn’t dare to keep on guessing the youngster’s intent and opened his eyes in fear and looked to the front.
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There was a youngster half squatted in front of the bed, smiling as he stared at the old man, as if he saw an old friend from a foreign land. At the same time though, he was holding a two inch long table leg in his hand. In this situation, with such an attentive look, Ning Que unavoidably looked somewhat crazy—-
Ning Que seriously looked at the censor’s red face, smiled mildly, and said “I will untie the towel on your mouth, but please control your volume. If you are loud, I will have to kill you immediately. I know that many Tang officials don’t fear death but they definitely don’t include you.”
In Zhang Yi Qi’s eyes, such an immature face and such a warm smile ironically gave off a very cold feeling. The opponent did not cover his face, which meant that he was not worried about letting him see him, or maybe he wanted him to see him. These were the only two possibilities: the youngster had a very great background and completely did not worry about the censor’s anger after being humiliated, or….he wanted to kill him.
“Is there any hostile thing between us?”