Chapter 341 - Hunger Games

The night deepens and people were all enjoying the calm evening. The moon was round that night bringing such shine all over the place. Despite the cold winters wind that night, one was warm at the comfort of their own home. However, for others... 

It was like "Hunger Games".

For the race was finally one. One will be crowned victor whilst other's lives will be put in danger. Three men are on the race to locate and rescue the girl. Whilst Elizabeth was on the hunt to find the people after her and have kidnapped Little Yan. 

That night, Elizabeth has completely turned into another person once again. She was like 'Angelina Jolie' playing different roles of a killer or spy. She was good at tracking and finding clues like "Tom Raider", a great fighter like in the movie "Salt", and lastly, she was as cruel and wicked like "Maleficent" but deep inside resting a girl with a kind heart. 

The girl was able to track one of the men in black suits once again. She has already brutally beaten him up. Despite how much the man pleaded for his life, yet the girl showed no mercy at all. She endlessly punched and kicked the man even though he was already explaining to her all the information he knows. 

"Tell me, why are you after me?" Elizabeth's eyes were cold and hostile. Her tone was filled with evil intentions and her presence was just so dark. 

"I told you, I don't know... I was just assigned for this mission." The man cried whilst he tried to pull himself together and wiped the blood all over his face. 

"Hmm?" 

"You seriously haven't changed, you are still what they said you are? You are cruel and vicious. I didn't expect to meet my ends in your hand." The man chuckled slightly as he felt his chest tightened slightly from all the pain he was feeling. 

"You're just a piece of trash! You aren't even worthy to die in my hand!" Elizabeth pulled the man by his collar and stared him directly in the eyes. 

The man trembled in fear as he looked directly at the girl in the eye. She was indeed like the Grim Reaper. One can see their own death in her eyes which were a dreadful thing to experience. 

"Please, spare me... I really don't know why the master..." 

He couldn't finish what he was about to say when Elizabeth chucked him aside. She really couldn't care less of what he has to say, her current priority now is to find Little Yan for it was her fault this time that the little girl is in danger. 

"Stop wasting my time, where are the rest of you?" Elizabeth asked as she cleaned the bloodstains in her hand. 

"They should be returning to the villa near the outskirts of Imperial City. The villa is located in one of the private estate owned by the master..."

"Which is?" Elizabeth turned and looked at the man with curiosity. 

"The estate is located at Jade Palace." 

Elizabeth was quite intrigued to find out their master owned a property at Jade Palace. The land is owned by an unknown person and the property in the area are an almost as high standard in Imperial Garden Plaza. However, the land and homes are known to be owned by people in the underground or political world of society. 

"If you go there you'll surely be taken away and sent to the master..." The man added as he looked at the girl who showed no fear of what's to come. 

"Do you think I care?" Elizabeth looked back at the man once again with the same careless expression on her face. 

"Do you really not fear the master, or have you forgotten what happened?" The man dumbfounded looked at the girl who seems to be the same person but somehow acts oddly. 

Elizabeth, of course, does not know who this master at all. She has not recovered all her memory. She recalled the man she almost killed earlier was a close friend of this "master" and was also a close friend of the person whom was involved in the removal of her memory. However, she vaguely recalled that she does not have any good relationship with this so-called "master" of them. 

"Should I even fear him?" Elizabeth got down and stared at the man. Her face showed no fear but inside, was a kitten all shaken off all that is happening. 

"I mean, he was partly to blame as to what happened to..." The man didn't finish his words when he saw a slight change in the girl's expression. He has suspected the girl was acting strange. Even though he was not acquainted with her in the past. Story about the girl is well known in the underground world. But her disappearance brought to the conclusion that she died that day as well. 

"Who are you?" 

"You don't know who I am?" Elizabeth acted all proud and arrogant in front of the man. The fact that almost all of her other personality was taken over her, a slight consciousness of her other nature was kicking in at the same time. 

"I know you were the Little Lady whom everyone thinks highly of. You were an amazing fighter and gunman. But why do I sense that you are not the person whom everyone speaks of? It's like you don't even know of the past." 

"I've lived a life of peace and solitude for five years. I've lived a life without bloodstains and the stench of blood on me for five years. Do you really expect me to be the same person?" Elizabeth returned all the curiosity and questions to the man. 

The man could only shake his head and agreed to what she stated. 

"Then, I advise you to play dead and stop bothering me. I have somewhere important to go to. You're asking too many nonsensical questions is only a waste of my precious time." 

Once again, the man could only nod. 

Elizabeth got up and left the man by the side of the road. He was covered in blood but was not badly wounded. As she got inside the car which she stole in the Yuns residence. She looked at the rear view mirror and gazed at herself. 

"Who are you?"  She asked herself. 

Elizabeth ponders on the current situation and realizes things are about to go roller coaster. She does not know if she'll be able to survive. But one thing she knows, she needs to get answers for all the puzzles and meeting this master will solve everything. However, the fact that Little Yan is in their hand complicates things. She can't get her involved especially this was something unexpected. To think, the child would be involved because of her. She always worried that the child will bring harm to her. But who would have thought I would be the other way around this time? 

Elizabeth vanished through the night and headed to Jade Palace. She kept one important thing on her mind and was so deeply rooted and pondering... 

Does her family know of the current situation? 

If so...

Has her father already acted and killed those men before she could even reach them?

...

Meanwhile, Jayden Stanford was late on the news about the little girl abduction and that Yun Shen and Feng Xiaotong are already on their way to rescue and find her. He was on the verge of exploding in anger that he was once again a few steps behind them. He has thought that he was ahead of them especially he knew of what was happening, but who would have expected that things would turn 180 on him all of a sudden.

"Master, forgive us. But we still haven't found the location of the men's whereabouts. We have asked for assistance with the police if they have seen anything suspicious on the road." 

"Damn it! Where could there be? I mean, have you found any information about Yun Shen? How about Feng Xiaotong? Where are they? They must have any leads already on where Liz is..." 

Jayden Stanford and his men were all standing outside one of the spots where people in the underground society would normally hang around. His men has just gone inside and asked questions. But no luck, for no one, would dare release any information about the men's whereabouts. They were one of the top mercenaries and are too frightened to be in their black book. 

The black book is the mercenaries kill list. Once your name is listed on it, sooner or later someone will come after you when you least know it. 

"Master?" Came running out one of his men who was breathing heavily. "Master, great news... We found Yun Shen's current location. He's currently at YS Tech Co."

"What?" Jayden Stanford was dumbfounded. 

"We received information that his current there, but we don't know of his current situation." 

"Send some men to keep an eye on him. As for the rest, speed up the search where Liz is. We have no time to waste. We must find her first before Yun Shen and Feng Xiaotong does." Jayden Stanford hastily went back to his car as one of the men opened the car door for him. 

Inside the car, Jayden Stanford was too on the verge of exploding. He needs to find the girl first to ensure the contract he made with Lord Knightley. "Liz, where are you? Why are you wasting your life for such a silly child? She is not even yours..." 

Jayden Stanford was in deep thought, he wonders why Elizabeth has such a good connection with the child. It made him curious if it has anything to do with her past. Could the mother of the child be someone Elizabeth knows, but she does not remember? 

"Go and investigate about the Young Miss of the Yuns. Find out who her mother and father is? Also, see if Liz has any connection with them." Jayden Stanford orders.