“You don’t know what you’re talking about. I believe you know better than I do what actually went on in that armory!” I clenched my fists so tightly that my fingernails dug into my palms.
Rufus, on the other hand, seemed to be having the time of his life. “You’re the one who managed the border pack for the past five years. Why are you asking me?”
“You-!” His shamelessness pissed me off so much. I should’ve known that Rufus wasn’t someone who could be fooled so easily. From the moment he started to pay attention to me, I was destined to become his target. But I didn’t expect that he would actually set a trap for me!
“Calm down. The travel restriction was meant to offer you a chance. ” Rufus straightened his collar leisurely.
I sneered, “What chance? You? Kind enough to offer me a chance? I doubt that.”
Rufus smiled gently. “A chance for you to explain. As long as you can explain why there’s a fully loaded armory at the border, I’ll let you go.”
I was so pissed off that I couldn’t even think straight.
How could I explain something that he had clearly set up?
And he knew exactly what he had done. If I tried to come up with an explanation, wouldn’t I just look like a fool in front of him?
I laughed bitterly. “Your Majesty, you’re so patient. You’ve obviously been planning this trap for me for a long time. In that case, I have nothing to explain. Those things in the armory are invaluable. Anyone knows what’s going on.”
I was feeling lucky that we made it out of the imperial palace last night. I thought our trip to the border would be smooth sailing. It turned out that I was terribly wrong, and he had been waiting for me here the whole time.
Crystal’s POV
I was so angry that it nearly brought me to tears. Rufus had really gone too far! Why did I use to think that Rufus, who had now become the lycan king, was only a little difficult to deal with, but nothing else? But he even used such a devious method to frame me!
Was the arsenal that easy to fill? Didn’t that cost a lot of money? If I really wanted to betray the empire, why would I pay extra tax every year?
“You can explain.” As he sat back and gazed at me leisurely, Rufus seemed quite at ease. Meanwhile, I felt like a complete fool.
“You don’t have any evidence to prove that I did it,” I said fiercely.
Rufus merely shrugged his shoulders and said, “There is indeed no evidence, so you have to stay in the capital city to cooperate with the investigation. You know… in case you escape from the punishment.”
“You creep!” My cheeks were flushed and my eyes stung with rage. I clenched my fists tightly and held the urge to rush to where he was and beat him. I convinced myself that if I acted first, it would be considered a rebellion and there would be no need for an investigation to vindicate me.
Damn it! I was so angry! I wanted to blow up this place and take him to hell with me.
“I’m just doing my job. If you actively cooperate with the investigation and prove that you are innocent, I will let you go,” Rufus said nonchalantly. What a scoundrel he was!
I took a deep breath and sneered, “What if I insist on leaving? What would you do to me? I can go wherever I want to!”
I shouted the last sentence as I was on the verge of losing control. Then I stormed out of that place with evident rage.
At this point, Rufus got to his feet and strode over to grab my arm. With a cold face, he asked, “Where do you think you’re going?”
My temper was already flaring and now that he grabbed my arm and stopped me, I was even more furious.
“Let go of me!” I shoved his hand and pushed him on his shoulder.
But Rufus didn’t back off. Instead, he locked the door and grabbed my arm tightly to prevent me from leaving. In my anger, I pushed and struck him, but Rufus held on to me and wouldn’t let me go.
So I decided to fight with him.
Rufus replied swiftly to my attacks. He was already strong five years ago, but now, he seemed even more formidable. And it looked particularly easy for him to block my attacks. And he didn’t even break a sweat! My attacks were so weak that it hardly registered before it landed on him. We were like a mouse and a cat.
No matter how much I tried to vent my anger, it just wasn’t enough to cool me down. Instead, I grew even more impatient. I tried everything I could think of to get the better of Rufus, but he always managed to block my attacks.
We knocked over the chairs, the coffee table, and all the furniture around.
Although I was at a disadvantage, I refused to let Rufus easily win the fight. Any close up combat with him ended with me trying to avoid it.
It was absolutely impossible for me to admit defeat. Even if the gap in strength was huge, I would never surrender to this bastard.
At last, Rufus grabbed my hands with one hand and kicked my leg to f0rce me to kneel on the ground.
I struggled with my back to him and cursed, “Let me go!” Rufus tightened his hold on my hands to stop me from moving, saying, “It’s impossible to let you go. You’d better think about how you will prove your innocence.” I turned my head and glared at him, “Screw you!” Rufus chuckled and said, “You are so tough.”
Looking at his complacent face, I clenched my teeth and smacked his chin with my forehead without even thinking.
He obviously wasn’t expecting it. Caught off-guard and pained, he loosened his grip a little bit. I took the opportunity and used my trump card which was to tickle him, and finally got the upper hand.
Rufus’ POV
Seeing Crystal act in such a way stunned and surprised me.
Even I myself didn’t know that my weakness was…
During my whole life, no one dared to risk their life to tickle me.
But right now, Crystal pressed me on the ground. When I struggled and was about to strike back, she gently tickled my waist again.
I trembled and even wanted to laugh.
Crystal smiled smugly as she snorted. If she had a tail, it would have been up and wiggling right now. “Weren’t you just having fun in teaching me a good lesson? What happened now? Why are you not fighting back, huh?”
I stared at her with a slight anger. “Get off me. I won’t fight anymore.”
“Why should I listened to you? Weren’t you very arrogant just now? Why don’t you keep acting that way?” Crystal tickled my waist and armpits even more while she lectured and gloated over me.
My body seemed to be out of control. I wanted to roll and wiggle on the floor, but refrained from doing so as I reminded myself not to do anything that would embarrass myself in front of this woman.
However, Crystal put her hands at my armpits and said with a cunning look, “I’ll stop tickling if you beg me to.
You not only need to ask for mercy, but also to let me go.”
“You wish!” I gritted my teeth as I struggled to squeeze those words out of my mouth.
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