CHAPTER 275: CHAPTER 83: AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY

That night, even after hearing Pello’s harrowing story, Su Ziceng slept soundly, enveloped by a tranquil sense of security.

Pello also slept well, the residual warmth of Su Ziceng still lingering in his hands. The demon that had weighed heavily on his heart for many years had somehow dispersed. He had concealed much, yet Su Ziceng, having glimpsed parts of the truth, showed no signs of disgust, much to Pello’s relief.

He knew all too well that his journey to Bianjing City was not solely for Su Ziceng, but also because it was Ye Taina’s hometown. After Ye Taina’s death in Africa, aside from the Red Love on Su Ziceng’s finger, the rest of the "Mussen’s Blessings" treasures had vanished.

Pello thought Su Ziceng was unaware that, years ago, Su Qingzhang had taken Ye Taina away, thereby causing her death and absconding with those five rare treasures. Over the past years, his reason for joining the world-traveling fleet was a vow made as Mussen took his last breath—to recover those lost treasures.

The Blessings of Mussen were no longer in the Su Family’s possession, having likely been sold off by Su Qingzhang during his urgent rise to fortune. After rescuing Wen Maixue, Pello gifted her the "Green Love" he had offered as a token of appreciation.

Encountering the "Orange Love" came as a fortuitous opportunity. While passing through Zone 5, Pello spotted a pair of "Orange Love" in the "Admiration" boutique. At the same time, he came upon another surprise upon his arrival in Mo City—Yan Wuxu.

Though Pello had almost forgotten the face of Ye Taina, the woman who abandoned him cruelly, he could never erase the memory of her eyes. Hence, when he saw Yan Wuxu entranced by the "Orange Love," Pello quickly decided to assist this woman who resembled his mother and was equally "greedy."

"It seems Su Qingzhang, Ye Taina’s lover, couldn’t resist the temptation of those enticing eyes," thought Pello as he sobered up in the middle of the night. Void of earlier sentimentality, he pushed open the windows of his twelfth-floor room, watching the snowflakes plummet in despair.

This man who had silently pulled the trigger, ending countless pirates, carried blood in his veins that was no warmer than the falling snow outside.

The reason Pello didn’t return to Paris wasn’t due to a lack of wealth. On the contrary, during his years in Britain, Wen Maixue handled social events and gathered intelligence, which Pello and Shang Yin then used to plot a series of kidnappings of politicians and tycoons. They never failed; every operation was clean and decisive. Whenever they encountered hostages they disliked, Pello fired his gun so swiftly even Shang Yin was taken aback.

No one knew the origins of Shang Yin’s fortune, just as no one knew Pello’s true face behind his glasses. Only after everything was in place did he journey to Mo City, intending to manipulate everything from the shadows and end Su Qingzhang directly.

But one drunken night, Shang Yin’s words sparked a different idea: "The most comfortable way to die is by a single gunshot; that’s the death I want for myself one day." His words reminded Pello of the drunken wretch Mussen, who, dying in agony and mumbling incoherently, was still engulfed by the loss of Ye Taina. In that moment, Pello believed Su Qingzhang did not deserve a swift death.

The Su Qingzhang of today stood at the pinnacle of Mo City’s wealth, controlling a vast array of real estate and mineral resources—difficult to topple in one fell swoop, but plausible given time. There were too many variables within the Su Family—Su Ziceng, Yan Wuxu, the Chang mother and daughter.

Pello reminisced about the first time he met Su Ziceng; it wasn’t at "Admiration" but on the street. The notorious Miss Su, chagrined at not being able to catch up to Hang Yishao’s car, kicked her family’s driver in frustration. Imperious and troublesome, her face caked with gaudy makeup, she appeared like a gaudily wilted flower. Such a Su Ziceng sparked no desire for vengeance in him.

The second time they met, she had changed entirely, blending into the "Admiration" boutique, inadvertently stepping into his line of sight, hoping he might purchase a "vase."

On the third encounter, she walked alone into the "Eve Hotel" lobby wearing a ravishing red dress that captivated all onlookers. Then she retreated to a corner, scanning her surroundings with those distinctive eyes—alert, careful.