Civetta Vecchia, built in ancient Rome, is the busiest port city in the Lazio region, on the shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy.As early as 106 BC, it was opened to the outside world by the order of Roman Emperor Trajan.Every day in the early hours of the morning, cargo ships from all over the world began to dock one after another, and huge cranes were busy unloading heavy containers.At the same time, cargo ships continue to sail from here to Sardinia, Sicily, Barcelona and further Africa and Asia every day. At one end of the long coastline, stands a lonely seaside villa.Sunshine and breeze flow freely on the pure white exterior wall, and there are some spots of light jumping in front of the arched door with ancient Roman style, shining like broken gold.

At this time, in a room on the second floor of the villa, Gong Ruxia who was brought here had just regained consciousness.She opened her eyes vaguely, and the first thing she saw was the strange ceiling above her head. Here ----- where? She froze for a moment, and rubbed her sore temples in confusion, bits and pieces of memories from last night began to flood into her mind---- correct!She was caught by those robbers, and she fainted inexplicably on the way, and I can't remember what happened after that... Just as she was desperately remembering, a chuckle suddenly came from beside her.

Liu Xia was startled by the laughter, subconsciously turned her head and looked in that direction.The sea breeze blows the champagne-colored curtains, and the warm sunlight shines in through the windows, dyeing everything in the room a faint golden color.In an instant, she saw clearly the man on the sofa. The young master Mirant who had married her once was sitting there, smiling very happily. He is still wearing the Missoni knitted jacket that suits him very well. The bright and brilliant colors are combined with the weird abstract geometric patterns, but they are visually inconceivable, as if they are directly smudged with the rainbow in the sky.His brown hair shone like amber under the bright light, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little seductive, a little bewitching, a little elusive, and the tear mole under the corner of his eye was even more impeccably sexy.

"Good morning, Liuxia." Mirante looked at her with a slight smile, and the finger holding the cigarette slipped across his lips indistinctly, and a wisp of light smoke flew out from his lips, light and elegant, and disappeared in an instant in the air.There are many postures for men to smoke, but few can smoke so elegantly and charmingly. Liu Xia stabilized her breathing, and let herself calm down before opening her mouth, "Where is Margaret? Where is she?" Mirant raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly, "Don't worry, she's next door to you." As he spoke, he looked at Liu Xia unscrupulously, and a narrow smile flashed across his eyes, "The clothes seem to fit pretty well."

Liu Xia looked down in some puzzlement, her head exploded with a bang --- the clothes on her body were changed into a set of light pink pajamas at some point! This discovery frightened her greatly, and the expression on her face became cloudy and uncertain as her thoughts turned. "It's you...yesterday...?" Her voice couldn't help but lowered a little. "Then, shouldn't you thank me?" He obviously guessed what she wanted to ask, but he didn't deny it. Instead, he smiled more intimately. "You!" Liu Xia only felt a scorching hot feeling rushing up, and the next reaction was to give the other party a hard punch.But this thought just flashed in her mind, she immediately realized what was happening, and soon calmed down again.

Seeing that she didn't make any moves, Mirante seemed a little disappointed, "Eh? I thought you would perform your good kung fu again. I still have a deep memory of the iron palm move last time." Liu Xia frowned, "Since you can stay in the same room with me so calmly, you should have expected that I would not do you any harm. Then why should I waste my efforts." "I didn't expect you to be so calm at this time." Mirant raised his eyebrows appreciatively, "You guessed right. After I fainted you last night, I specially asked someone to inject you with something. But no need Worry, this thing can only temporarily weaken your muscles, and it has no side effects."

Liu Xia was startled, and subconsciously wanted to raise her hand, but found that she was limp all over, as if her muscles and bones had been pulled out, and she couldn't use her strength. "Only you can come up with such a despicable trick." She glanced at him contemptuously, "But for someone who kidnaps a child for a painting, it's nothing at all." Mirante still smiled brightly, "Are you despicable? It doesn't matter. To me, as long as I can achieve my goal, it doesn't matter what means I use." Then he stood up and walked out Go, and stopped when I reached the door, "By the way, don't blame me for not reminding you, this villa is surrounded by my subordinates, so it's best to give up the stupid idea of ​​trying to escape."

"Wait a minute, can I see Margaret?" Liu Xia still wanted to confirm the safety of the Countess. "Come downstairs for breakfast in ten minutes, and you'll see her then." As he spoke, he flicked his unfinished cigarette in a certain direction, and the red flame drew an arc in the air , and landed firmly in the ashtray. Not long after Milante left, a plump Italian woman walked in.She handed Liu Xia a set of orange clothes, and said blankly, "Miss Liu Xia, I am Catherine. The young master has ordered you to wear this color today." Liu Xia reluctantly took the clothes, and couldn't help but muttered in his heart, seeing that the colors he matched were quite tasteful, why did the colors of this clothes be chosen so vulgarly?Alas, forget it, anyway, I am a prisoner now, why do I want to do so much, it is better than letting her go out in pajamas.

When she was about to change clothes, Liu Xia was surprised to find that Catherine was still standing in front of her, and she had no intention of leaving. "Catherine, I need to change clothes, can I ask you to go out for a while?" She twitched the corner of her mouth slightly. Catherine still looked at her blankly, "The young master has ordered that I must watch you finish changing here, lest you play tricks." "You..." Liu Xia was so angry that she couldn't speak for a moment. "Please finish changing quickly, and don't make the young master wait too long." A sneer flashed in Catherine's eyes, "If you are shy, then there is no need. The pajamas you are wearing are also made for you by myself last night." changed."

Although the other party's attitude was not polite, Liu Xia was a little relieved when he heard this sentence, it's okay... yesterday's situation was finally not as bad as he thought. When walking downstairs, Liu Xia saw Margaret sitting at the dining table at a glance.The countess, who was quite disgusted with her before, actually had red eyes when she saw her, as if she was about to cry out of grievance.Liu Xia's heart softened, and she quickly walked in front of her, and asked eagerly, "Margaret, are you okay? Is there anything uncomfortable?" Margaret shook her head with tears in her eyes, and murmured, "Teacher... Where the hell is this place... I want to go home..."

"It's okay, Margaret. You'll be back soon, don't be afraid." Liu Xia hurriedly hugged her into her arms and comforted her in a low voice. Tricky and black-bellied, but after all, he is only an eight-year-old child. It's just that, based on Margaret's wit and wit, she should have understood the situation last night, but why did she still admit that she was the earl's child? "Your teacher is right." Mirant chuckled and picked up the exquisite porcelain cup, "As long as your father obediently brings that painting, I will let you go back. Tsk tsk, if I had you Such a lovely daughter, she must be willing to exchange everything for you. I believe your father will also make a wise decision." After listening to his words, Margaret lowered her head, and the expression on her face seemed a little strange. Liu Xia looked at her with a complicated expression, then quickly turned his gaze away, and cast his gaze into the distance. The living room here adopts a fully open decoration style. Through the bright and spacious floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the boundless blue sea at a glance.The sea breeze blows slowly, bringing with it the unique moist and salty smell of the Mediterranean Sea. From time to time, white seabirds pass by the window mischievously, as if they are playing a game of chasing each other. "Oh, by the way, I want to give you a gift." As soon as Mirante finished speaking, two young men came forward and quickly put on Liuxia's and Margaret's wrists. got a thing. "Milante, what are you going to do?" Liu Xia looked at the metal bracelet-like object on her wrist, and felt uneasy for no reason -- this would definitely not be a good thing. "Don't be so nervous, I said it's just a gift." When Mirant laughed, the tear mole in the corner of his eye became more charming, "But this gift is when you two hundred meters away from this villa--- -- it will explode with a bang." Margaret's body trembled visibly when he made the bang. "Master Mirant, your style of doing things really has no limit." Liu Xia said while turning the bracelet with her hands, but found that it was impossible to take it off. "So as long as you stay here obediently, nothing will happen. Of course, if you want to break it apart, it may give you a bigger surprise." Mirante didn't take Liu Xia's irony seriously. At this moment, Zola hurried in, bent down and whispered something in Mirant's ear.A slightly weird smile gradually spread on the latter's face. Milante drank the coffee in his cup in one gulp, looked at Liuxia again, and said casually before getting up and walking towards the terrace, "The book says that orange is my lucky color today, it really is a bit That's right." Hearing what he said, Liu Xia realized that Margaret was also wearing orange clothes... Several black lines suddenly appeared on her forehead, could it be that this is why Master Mirant asked them to wear this color? The open-air platform outside the villa is paved with expensive high-quality oak. There are a few exquisite French iron chairs on the smooth wooden floor. The white walls are covered with golden yellow Italian chrysanthemums. The air is richly sweet like honey and intoxicating like wine.This is a common plant in the Mediterranean, with vigorous vitality, as long as there is sunlight, it can grow anywhere. "Sister's place seems to be going well. If there are no accidents, we may be able to know the true face of A." Mirant lit another cigarette casually. Zora's smile was clearer than dewdrops on evening primroses, "If you're lucky." "Let's leave it to my sisters to solve it. What I have to do now is to get that painting." Mirante gracefully exhaled a smoke ring, "Have you notified Earl Lorenzo?" "I'm going to tell you about this. Count Lorenzo doesn't seem to be in Rome right now." Zola hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Oh?" Mirant raised his eyebrows dangerously. "We haven't found out where he went yet, but I think he should know about it soon." Zola added. Mirant didn't speak, but just looked thoughtfully at the flying birds hovering low on the sea. "By the way, master, what are you going to do with that girl named Liuxia?" Zola pushed her glasses habitually, and said slowly, "I don't think you brought her here just for fun." "That girl? I still think she might have something to do with EE's killer." Mirant narrowed his eyes halfway, with an evil smile on his lips, "However, since it's that person's daughter, I will naturally arrange some A special program." As he spoke, he casually pressed the still-burning cigarette end on a wax chrysanthemum, only to hear a light chirping sound, and a shocking black hole was burned out on the golden petal. At this time, Romeo has just quietly returned to Count Alfonso's castle.Due to the particularity of his identity, the number of times he came here was very few, and every time he came here, he would be there without anyone noticing.Apart from the Count himself, Lisa the Steward, and Marguerite, hardly anyone in the castle has seen his presence. "Romeo, have you been chasing it all night and didn't get anything?" Now that something so big has happened, even Lisa has lost her usual composure. "Those kidnappers may have left Rome." Romeo said while sitting in front of Alfonso's desk, flipping through some things on the table. "It's a good thing you arrived at the art gallery before those two security guards woke up, otherwise it would be a disaster if they called the police." Lisa paused, her eyes flashed behind the lens, "Those two security guards, have you taken care of it? " "Don't worry, those two will never dare to say anything, they have already forgotten what happened last night." Romeo's warm golden hair shone beautifully under the soft light, which made people feel extremely warm, but in fact But like the sunlight through the glass, the temperature always stays on the surface, only people can tell that there is a temperature difference there, but it can never really warm people's hearts. "The kidnapper left a message asking the boss to exchange the Flower Goddess for Margaret, maybe it has something to do with Madeleine's organization." Romeo thought of this aspect very sensitively. "So what should we do now? Should we notify Mr. Earl?" Lisa's expression became anxious, "After all, such a big thing happened, and I don't know how Miss is doing now." "Don't inform the boss yet, don't let him be distracted at this time. And the kidnapper's goal is that painting, Margaret should not be in danger for the time being." Romeo shook his head, and looked around the room again, "Boss I love Margaret so much, maybe I can find some useful clues here." "Romeo, what is the purpose of the Earl's trip to Naples this time? Is there any important matter for him to go out in person?" Lisa raised her head and stared into his eyes. A little uneasy. I've never felt that way before when he was out, so I was a little worried." Romeo touched his chin, "Something happened in Sicily. Dante was taken away by Madeleine's people. You also know that Dante is good at everything and works hard. Playboy. He actually got involved with Leo's wife, the third in command of Madeleine's organization. Of course, the other party refused to let it go. As a result, when the two had a dispute, he accidentally killed Leo. Now the Sicilian EE member They also poured into Naples in large numbers, and if the boss doesn't get it done himself, I'm afraid a large-scale fighting will be inevitable." "Is there such a thing?" Lisa was obviously taken aback, "But the count will go in person, isn't he afraid of revealing his identity?" "The only people in the organization who know the identity of the boss are you, me and Parker. The cautious character of the boss will not reveal his whereabouts so easily." Romeo flipped through some things piled up on the desk as he spoke, and suddenly saw Yiliang said in a low voice, "Huh? Why did the boss put a GPS receiver here?" Lisa also reacted very quickly, "Could this be a clue?" Romeo thought for a few seconds, then slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "Boss has always been careful, this positioning system may be related to Margaret. Using the positioning system to lock Margaret's position just in case, it is indeed like His style." "When you said that, I remembered. On Miss's birthday last year, the Earl seemed to have given her a necklace, and asked her not to take it off except for taking a bath." Lisa also suddenly remembered this important matter. . "Could it be that the positioning system is on that necklace?" Romeo rolled his eyes, showing a peaceful smile like the Virgin Mary, "Anyway, it's good to go there and have a look."