Because I Cannot Hurt You

Zizi jolted and struggled in fear, but her hands and feet were tied by a rope. She anxiously looked left and there and apart from Milo, there were two more men in the room who seemed to be his underlings.

"A little birdie brought you here to my place who happened to be eavesdropping in our conversation," he smiled. "You seem like you come from a good family. Haven't your parents taught you that it's bad manners to secretly listen like this?"

His sinister voice was laced in amusement as if he was thoroughly enjoying this. It ran a shiver through her spine and the menacing look gave her an urge to cry.

Naturally, she had never been in such a precarious situation before. Now suddenly, she was trapped amongst a group of criminals and terrorists wanting to blow up the whole building.

"But I should thank you for that. We were getting bored of waiting anyway. At least, I got someone to talk to now," Milo laughed.

He lazily sat back on his chair.

Zizi anxiously darted her gaze and learned that she was still at least at the venue, not some dilapidated and worn-out base.

She secretly sighed in relief.

It meant that there was still a chance for Yunru to save her.

"What is your name?" He yawned.

Zizi wanted to lash out at him for plotting to kill everyone in this conference. A person like Zizi who never stepped back from speaking her mind was stumped for the first time. She wanted to shout and accuse him and scream to let her go.

But then Yunru's words came to her mind.

During one of her visits to the police station, their conversation was around a case that Yunru was in charge of. A man in his thirties was kidnapped by his wife's stalker who wanted to kill him. Yunru and his team had quickly cracked down on his location and arrested the stalker, but the husband was heavily injured and had to be admitted to a hospital.

At that time, Yunru had told her how to behave if somebody was kidnapped or in a hostage situation.

"First thing first. This is the most difficult part. But you have to calm yourself down instead of panicking. The more you panic, the more mistakes you make. The only thing you have to concentrate on is pure survival."

So she took a few quick breaths and tried to relax. Naturally, it wasn't easy as she was still slightly shivering, but she had to do everything she could to survive and possibly help Yunru.

I hope he got my message…

She was a bit tense because she couldn't complete the word 'Bomb'. She only prayed that Yunru found her message and understood it.

"I asked you something," Milo raised his brow.

She looked up at him.

'When a kidnapper asks you something, act cooperative. Don't dismiss him. Don't antagonize him with obstinate behavior. Captives who behave like that often get tortured. That's why the husband was so severely injured because he antagonized the stalker and he beat him up to punish, feeling enraged.'

"Zizi," she said, keeping in mind Yunru's next advice.

'While answering, divulge only the necessary information that will satisfy his question but not put you at any risk. Give short answers. Talk politely, and don't lose your temper.'

She could have said her full name, Han Zizi, but Han Corps was a reputable family, and she didn't want to put any of the family members in danger. What if he tried to contact them, knowing that she was from a rich family?

"Hoo~ Nice name."

She said nothing.

"I like you. You are one sensible woman. Others used to cry and whine so loudly that they irritated my ears. So, I used to cut off their tongues and ears as punishment," he sighed.

Zizi froze.

Calm down. Calm down. Calm down...He is just trying to scare you.

She seemed unfazed by his comment, though inwardly, she was badly shaken up.

Milo smiled brightly. "Woah you are cool! You didn't tremble with that. See, this is what I am talking about. People should learn to behave like you hahaha…"

Zizi pursed her lips.

Milo asked, "So tell me. What were you doing outside that other room?"

Another room? So just like I expected, this isn't the same room where I heard them talking.

Then where is this room?

Zizi wondered how to answer this question.

Was she supposed to reveal that she saw his picture in the police station as the most wanted criminal?

'Try to build a rapport with the kidnapper. Sometimes, telling some truth is necessary for it to happen. Kidnappers are not fools. They know that your basic instinct will be to always lie. You need to hide things, not tell lies. There is a difference.'

"I recognized you."

Milo tilted his head. "How?"

"A wanted poster."

"Ahh…I understand now," he laughed. "Well, I am quite famous, aren't I? The whole of China is searching for me."

His underlings laughed with him.

Of course, she didn't.

"And how much did you listen, Zizi?" He rested his face on his palm.

"Head Yin Liu is knocked out. Something about executing a plan."

He blinked his eyes. "That's it?"

"I blacked out."

Milo believed her because that's exactly what he had talked about.

"So the more important part is safe," he chuckled. "Let me share it with you since you have been so nice this whole time. Not like you could do anything anyway."

He leaned forward and smiled with a gleam shining in his eyes. "I will soon make this whole building explode. Boom!"

Zizi slightly jolted and looked shocked.

She couldn't act as if she already knew about it.

She didn't say anything unnecessary, but her terrified expression was enough to make him satisfied.

"...Why would you do that?"

He sneered. "Why? Because I hate justice. And I hate these bastard officers who carry their fake definition of justice and act like the judges.. It's time to cleanse these impurities."