Su Ling rested his fingers on the Collar, carefully stroking it.
The iron pieces wrapped inside the black leather were very thick. If it wasn’t for this layer of leather, wearing it would certainly be very uncomfortable.
After confirming there was no way to open it, Su Ling could only give up.
There was even less of a chance to open the Chain. All the joints were welded shut; it seemed he had no options at all.
He didn’t want to give up like this, but there was absolutely nothing he could do.
“Slap!”
Su Ling suddenly gave himself a slap without any warning.
What was he thinking!
To actually think about giving up just like that—no, absolutely not!
He stood up, the Chain clattering loudly following his movements.
Walking out of the room, he began to search the entire house seriously, wanting to find something like a utility room.
That kind of place should have tools—pliers, wrenches, things like that.
But he searched for a long time and found nothing.
He sat on the sofa in the living room, his entire being radiating an air of decadence.
That person must have hidden them!
Su Ling’s teeth were clenched tight. Just how afraid was that person of him leaving that they could even think of this!
Su Ling punched the sofa in frustration.
Just then, the door was pushed open. Sunlight flooded in along with the opening door!
But only for a moment, the door was closed again. Ye Moran coldly shut the sunlight out!
“You, you’re back?”
Su Ling asked, pretending as if nothing had happened!
“Mm…”
Ye Moran responded. Her eyes were hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to read her emotions.
Su Ling didn’t know what to say either, and he couldn’t figure out why she wasn’t coming over.
However, it was better if she didn’t come over. He didn’t want to deal with her anyway.
Seeing that she hadn’t made a move for a long time, he headed upstairs on his own, preparing to return to his room!
Ye Moran watched him, finally unable to resist speaking.
“Do you… have nothing to explain?”
“Explain what?”
“I have nothing to explain.”
Su Ling frowned. What could he possibly have to explain? He hadn’t done anything to betray her. He only wanted to escape, but he hadn’t succeeded. Shouldn’t she—the one who not only did those things to him but also locked him up and wouldn’t let him leave—be the one who actually needed to explain?
He continued walking upstairs.
In the darkness, Ye Moran’s fists were clenched so hard that her veins bulged, looking somewhat distorted and terrifying!
“Heh!~”
She let out a low laugh.
Nothing to explain?
Haha!
She had clearly seen everything on the surveillance cameras—the little guy had been trying to break the Chain the whole time. This was called having nothing to explain?
He was always thinking about escaping. He simply, simply could not be obedient!
Violent emotions flooded her mind, making her almost lose her sanity.
But until the little guy disappeared at the end of her sight, she didn’t make a single move.
Perhaps because of the medicine she had taken, her last shred of reason suppressed those violent emotions!
She lowered her head, her body walking step by step in one direction!
It was a very inconspicuous corner, so inconspicuous that it was covered in dust that no one had cleaned.
She walked over with stiff steps. Within her sight were all the little guy’s messy footprints, as well as a heavy Iron Door.
Judging from the marks on the iron handle, the little guy had even tried to open this door, but unfortunately, he hadn’t succeeded. Otherwise, he should have been able to see the surprise she had prepared for him for ten years?
Would he like it?
Probably not, right?!
Ye Moran carefully stroked the door handle that the little guy had touched, her eyes full of obsession!
***
Su Ling had actually not left, but was hiding at the top of the stairs, secretly staring at her.
Seeing her head towards The Iron Door, he felt a surge of joy in his heart, thinking to himself: Just as I thought!
She really did hide the things in there!
He knew there was something wrong with The Iron Door because it was very strange—or rather, it was out of place in this room!
It looked more like the kind of iron door you would only find in an underground air-raid shelter.
That person must have hidden all the tools that could open the Collar inside this door!
As long as he could find a chance to enter this door, he would definitely be able to escape!
Ye Moran suddenly gripped the handle tightly and exerted force. The handle actually began to turn!
Su Ling’s eyes widened. He had clearly tried to pull that handle with all his strength too; why couldn’t he move it, but she could?
No, there must be some mechanism he hadn’t noticed!
Su Ling firmly believed he had missed some mechanism she activated—it was definitely not because his strength wasn’t great enough, definitely not!
The heavy Iron Door was slowly opened, making a creaking sound!
It was pitch black inside The Iron Door; nothing could be seen.
Ye Moran stepped inside and soon disappeared into the darkness!
Su Ling hesitated for a moment, then cautiously walked downstairs, not letting the Chain make a single sound. Bit by bit, he approached and also entered The Iron Door!
He wanted to see, to see if she really hid the tools inside, and since it was so dark, the space inside should be quite large.
If there were tools inside and she was far away from him, he would grab the tools and run out immediately.
But he couldn’t guarantee the space inside was really that large. If the space was small and he could see to the end at a glance, he would retreat immediately!
With this thought, he stepped inside.
The passage wasn’t very long, and it wasn’t completely dark inside. There was a faint light at the end of the passage.
After confirming that Ye Moran’s figure was not ahead, he slowly approached the light!
As he drew closer, the light revealed its full appearance. It was a reddish-yellow lamp hanging overhead, and beneath the light was a winding staircase leading downwards. There were recesses in the staircase at intervals, and lights were placed inside these recesses!
Su Ling took a deep breath, forcing himself to take courage. This kind of environment made him somewhat uneasy, but for even a sliver of hope to escape this place, he could only go down!
The stairs going down were very long. He didn’t know how long he walked before he finally reached the end of the stairs!
What made him feel strange was that he had walked for so long, yet the Chain around his neck didn’t seem to have reached its end?
Was this Chain really this long?
He wasn’t sure. After all, he had never cared about exactly how long this chain was, so he didn’t pay it any mind and continued walking down!
At the end of the stairs was a small wooden door. The wooden door looked very exquisite. At this moment, the wooden door was open, and a bright light could be faintly seen inside!
He slowly crept closer bit by bit, poking his head in to look. The inside was not the utility room he had imagined, but a room!
Or rather, a bedroom!
A room that looked completely like a bedroom!
The floor was covered with a fluffy carpet, the bed was neatly arranged, the large bed even had a mosquito net, there was air conditioning, and even a projector—it had everything, everything one could need!
He stared blankly at all of this, unable to stop himself from swallowing.
The environment here looked very warm, yet it gave him a sense of inexplicable fear!
It was too eerie!
It was clearly a Basement that never saw the light of day, so how could someone decorate it to look like a cozy bedroom?
He stepped back uneasily, bit by bit. Fear drove his steps faster and faster as he frantically climbed back up the stairs!
But just as he finished climbing all the stairs, a heavy bang came from The Iron Door!
“No, don’t!”
All his fear reached its peak at this moment. He ran towards The Iron Door in a panic, but what he saw was an Iron Door that was tightly shut!
“Don’t, don’t!”
“Waaaah, let me out, let me out!”
“Waaaah!~”
Tears streamed down. Both his hands kept clawing at The Iron Door, making dull thudding sounds!
It was a lie, it was all a lie. There were no tools here at all; she did it on purpose, intentionally luring him in here!
“Elder Sister, please let me out, I beg you. I’ll do whatever you want, just please don’t lock me in here. I’ll—I’ll go crazy, I really will go crazy!”
But the only response he got was silence. There was no sound that could answer him, nor anyone who could save him. He felt as if he had been abandoned by the entire world!
There was no longer any possibility of leaving.