1062 Perplexed and Smitten 122 (2/2)
His initial arrogance had long vanished. \”I'll end up dying even if I tell you.\”
\”Do you think you won't die if you don't tell me?\” An Xiaoning then instructed Xiao Huang, \”Lower him by twenty centimeters.\”
Xiao Huang pulled the rope attached to the pulley, causing Qian Mou to descend and come closer to the boiling water.
\”Don't lower me any further!\” the man shrieked.
\”I'm telling you, if you don't come clean with me today, not only will you die here, your family won't be spared either.\”
\”I'll come clean, I'll tell you everything. Put me down first,\” said Qian Mou, who had broken out in a cold sweat, overwhelmed with fear.
An Xiaoning motioned for Xiao Huang to put him down. As soon as he was lowered onto the ground, he felt faint and terrorized, and his legs had turned to jelly.
\”The mastermind is from Y Nation and had paid a high amount of money to get us to do it.\”
\”Which person from Y Nation?\”
\”Princess Nicole of Y Nation.\”
An Xiaoning had only heard a little about her before.
\”Why did she want to abduct my bodyguard?\”
\”How would I know?\”
\”Even if it's really her, why would she get you to do it? How are you related to the royal family of Y Nation?\”
\”My aunt is one of Princess Nicole's servants. She sent me a photo back then, claiming that the princess would be rewarding me with a sum of 20 million dollars if I managed to find him and take him to her. I obviously agreed. I run a private investigation company and it's not that hard for me to locate him. However, I really have no idea why she wanted him.\”
\”Let me first verify if you're telling the truth. Xiao Huang, lock him up.\”
\”Yes.\”
\”Ms. An, hurry and release me once you've verified it!\”
An Xiaoning completely ignored him.
She exited the basement with a heavy heart. This was no longer a simple case of abduction. The situation had become trickier now that it implicated the royal family.
If others were in her situation, they probably wouldn't continue pursuing the matter. After all, No. 8 was an orphan to begin with and there was no need to waste so much time, energy, and money on a bodyguard.
However, An Xiaoning could not bring herself to just give up on him.
She would not allow anyone to bully her subordinates.
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\”Erlan, here's what happened. The producer of another drama contacted me and said that the author would like you to star in the drama. Would you like to read the script?\”
\”Sis Yangyang, the television series that I had just finished filming hasn't even been aired yet. I'm not famous at all, why does the author want me to star in that drama?\” asked a baffled Fang Erlan.
\”I did ask the same question, and the author said that she chanced upon you when she happened to be at the filming studio previously. She thinks you fit the image of the character in her story. I initially already signed you on for 'The Man from the Ancient Times,' but the drama series that this author wants you to star in is also a great production. I don't think you should miss this rare opportunity, so I decided to ask you for your opinion.\”
\”I haven't started filming for 'The Man from the Ancient Times' yet. Wouldn't it be a little too rushed for me to star in the other television series too?\”
\”Filming for 'The Man from the Ancient Times' is about to commence very soon. The other one is not going to go into production any time soon, at least not for the next few months. They've just started planning for it. Take a look at the script, we'll sign you on if you're keen.\”
\”Sis, from which novel was the storyline of that drama adapted?\” asked Fang Erlan, who thought that it was good to have more filming opportunities.
\”It's adapted from 'The Tyrannical Adonis Falls in Love with Me.'\”
Fang Erlan asked, \”Is it a television series about teenage romance?\”
\”That's the theme at the start, but it progresses to a different genre later on in the story. Take some time to read the original novel. I've already read it, and it made me feel like a teenager again. The title may sound a little corny, but the storyline is great.\”
\”I've heard about this novel and I've read it before too. I really enjoyed reading it back then. I'm aware that the author of this novel is very famous and has a huge army of fans who love reading her books. Many television series that were adapted from novels have ruined the original novels. Fans tend to get upset if the casting is poor and the wrong actors are cast. I'm very surprised that she wants me to star in it. Sis Yangyang, I'm willing to take part in this drama series.\”