Chapter Thirty-One: Journey to the Capital

  Dongfang Yu was after all just a girl who had never experienced great storms, and although she was already twenty this year, facing such danger still left her somewhat unable to cope.

  I underestimated her reaction to danger, thinking she would be like me, scared at first but then getting braver. But now I see that she's completely traumatized. And this is just in the current situation, if she had gone through what Sun Heng and I experienced before, who knows how much more frightened she would have become?

  I somewhat regret bringing her along, at the time there was no other way, so I just didn't think about it too much. After all, it's still me who got her into trouble, if I hadn't gone to find her, how would she have gotten dragged into this pursuit?

  So I decided to take good care of her, at least in this manhunt, before I die, I want to ensure her safety.

  I pulled back the hand that was holding hers, gently patted her shoulder and said: "With me here, no one can harm you. You can rest assured and sleep for a while, if anything happens I'll call you."

  Dongfang Yu nodded and leaned her head on my shoulder, closing her eyes and slowly falling asleep. She was too tired, fear could make people feel exhausted.

  Sun Heng said in a low voice at this time: "We are now on the highway, as long as it is not a place with many people like the toll station, there should be no danger. You can rest for a while too."

  I shook my head: "How dare I sleep? It's better to be more awake."

  Sun Heng didn't insist, so I carefully thought back over everything that had happened during this period of time.

  Ever since the terrorist attack at school, I've been passively kidnapped and hunted. So far, I only know a little bit about why the Wanlong Society is hunting me: they think I'm a spy, and that I'm the culprit who led to their base being destroyed. What's strange is that even if it were true, there wouldn't be any need for them to spend so much manpower and resources on hunting me down, unless they really believe I took something very important from them!

  But what exactly is this supposedly very important thing?

  I'm very curious and also confused. I haven't seen that so-called important thing, and that important thing is indeed not in my hands.

  I'm so wronged!

  Our car maintained a very high speed and when we reached the outskirts of the capital, it was two hours ahead of my estimate.

  It was still nighttime, and the streets looked relatively deserted. Sun Heng had been to the capital many times before, so he naturally took on the role of guide, walking and introducing me to some notable buildings and things in the capital.

  Dongfang Yu was still asleep, but in fact she hadn't slept very deeply. Many times she suddenly woke up with a start, and then after seeing me, closed her eyes again. She had indeed been frightened enough.

  I don't know where the road Sun Heng has chosen leads to, anyway with him as a guide, I can worry less.

  After Xiang Sun parked the car in an underground parking lot, I realized that we had entered a very strange place. The place looked very ***, and I couldn't help but sit up straight. Even this underground parking lot had many sentry posts, each one standing upright and fully armed.

  Sun Heng said in a low voice: "This is our headquarters. You and Dongfang Yu wait for me here, I'll go in and report to my superior first."

  I forgot to answer, just nodded symbolically. Sun Heng got off the car and walked towards a sentry, saluted and said something. The sentry carefully checked Sun Heng's documents before taking him into an elevator.

  I softly called out to Dongfang Yu, and after he opened his eyes, I said in a soft voice: "We've arrived at the capital. Sun Heng has gone to report to his superior, let's wait for him here."

  Dongfang Yu rubbed the back of her neck and yawned: "I heard it, I just didn't want to open my eyes. Brother, do you think we can get help this time?"

  I let out a long sigh: "I don't know either, but this is our last chance. If we still can't get help, then... I don't know what else we can do."

  Dongfang Yu looked at me, and a frightened expression appeared on his face again: "If Sun Heng's superior doesn't help us, aren't we doomed to die?"

  I didn't want to admit it, but I have to: "If that's really the case, I would find a way to get you to a safe place as soon as possible and never put you in harm's way again."

  Dongfang Yu listened to my words and suddenly became very angry, saying: "Do you really consider me as your family? If you die, can I live alone? If I were a selfish person, do you think I would follow you out?"

  I was taken aback, and then I felt deeply moved: "Yu'er, thank you. At this time, you can still be like this to me... I'm very touched."

  Eastern Jade looked at me with a tilted head, saying very seriously: "Although you've always looked down on me and said I'm not pretty, that you wouldn't like me... but in my heart, it's always been you. Do you know why I desperately wanted to attend your school as an auditor? Because I want to be with you more often, because I want to see you every day... didn't you know, I've always liked you?"

  I was stunned and couldn't help but say, "Aren't you always hiding from me? I thought you were avoiding me because you disliked me, so I could only keep my distance from you... No, when did I ever say anything about you not being pretty?"

  Dongfang Yu's eyes turned red: "You said it in front of many people, I heard it at that time, and you still don't admit it!" After a pause, she continued: "We are now living from hand to mouth, we may die the next second, tell me the truth, do you really not like me at all? I want you to tell me your true feelings!"

  I feel like my brain is a bit muddled: "You... aren't, what you said was too unexpected for me, I... I don't even know how to say it..."

  Dongfang Yu stared at me, her tears swirling in her eyes: "You're not saying anything, does that mean you don't like me? Let me tell you, Dongfang Yu isn't someone nobody wants! You...you'll regret this!"

  I was at a loss, not knowing whether I liked this strong girl or not. To say that we were childhood friends who grew up together, plus our parents' behavior, made our relationship very complicated. We were like siblings, but also like friends. Now she said so, really making it difficult for me to answer her at the moment.

  Dongfang Yu thought I was really indifferent to her, so tears flowed down, and when she looked at me, her eyes were full of resentment.

  I took a deep breath and said cautiously: "Yu'er, don't get agitated for now, okay? Let's not talk about us being young now, saying these things is inevitable somewhat early. Even if we are struggling to protect ourselves now, who can predict what will happen in the future? I think... it's not the right time to discuss our situation now."

  Dongfang Yu wiped away the tears on her face and said, "Then when is the right time? Do you want me to watch you marry that Du Yifei before...before I come talk to you? Hmph, don't think I won't care about you now. If you go too far, I'll still get angry..."

  I was suddenly speechless, looking at her with a mixture of amusement and annoyance.

  "How? You want to deny it again? Du Yifei's parents have come looking for you, and you still say there's nothing between you and Du Yifei? No one would believe that!"

  I swallowed hard and felt a dry throat: "I've told you before, Du Yifei and I are just ordinary classmates, there's nothing between us..."

  Eastern Jade bit her lip: "Then why did her parents still come looking for you?"

  I got a bit angry and raised my voice: "I've already said I don't know how they would come looking for me, why are you still..."

  Dongfang Yu was startled by me and raised her hand to cover her forehead. I immediately stopped talking, knowing that I had been a bit too much, and quickly said in a soft voice: "Sorry, my voice was too loud, I scared you."

  Dongfang Yu looked at me and pouted, saying: "You're my brother, you can yell at me if you want to, I don't dare say anything..."

  I said carefully: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have yelled at you... I didn't yell at you, my voice was just a bit loud... Anyway, I won't do it again in the future, so don't blame me, okay?"

  Dongfang Yu looked at me, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed: "Then you promise."

  I was taken aback, then took a deep breath and said, "I guarantee it!"

  Dongfang Yu looked at my stifled appearance and suddenly burst out laughing: "Not a bit of sincerity. Are you very wronged? Who told you to treat me badly, let's see if you dare next time."

  I just felt a bit overwhelmed and hastily said, "I don't dare to, you're my brother, I'll listen to you, isn't that enough?" At this time, I saw a sentry walking towards us, so I whispered to Dongfang Yu, "If anything happens later, don't be afraid."

  Dongfang Yu tensed up again, nodding silently.

  The sentry walked up to me, saluted and said: "Please follow me, our leader wants to see you."

  I smiled and said "thank you", pulled Dongfang Yu out of the car, followed the sentry, and walked into the elevator.

  In the elevator, I glanced at the guard. The guard had a serious expression but was also somewhat expressionless, his eyes fixed straight ahead as if he couldn't see us at all.

  The elevator stopped on the fourth floor. The guard walked out first and turned back to us, saying: "Please wait for a moment, someone will come to receive you."

  He finished speaking and turned to leave, leaving me and Dongfang Yu waiting in the fourth floor corridor. I wanted to ask what kind of leader we were going to see, but didn't have time.

  We waited for less than a minute, and saw the door of a room on the fourth floor open, Sun Heng walked out with a relaxed face, and smiled at us: "Come quickly, the leader wants to talk to you."

  I finally felt a bit relieved when I saw Sun Heng's relaxed expression, and I believed that things had finally taken a turn for the better.

  I followed Sun Heng into the room with Dongfang Yu, and saw a slightly stout military officer standing in the room with his back to us. Sun Heng stepped forward and said: "Chief, this is Jin Cang's classmate, and this is Jin Cang's younger sister, Dongfang Yu."

  The soldier turned around, looked at me and Dongfang Yu, and chuckled: "Good, good, a Golden Warehouse, you're quite something!"

  I saw a stern military man with an unspoken sense of righteousness, giving me a feeling I had never experienced before. I quickly said: "Commander, you're overpraising me, I don't dare to accept it."

  Sun Heng whispered beside him: "This is my superior, not your superior. You should address the superior as..."

  "This soldier interrupted Sun Heng's words: 'Jin Cang is our hero, what's wrong with calling me Chief? It should be called that. Just a title, what are you calculating?' Paused for a moment: 'My surname is Chen, you can call me Old Chen or directly call me Chief.'"

  I nodded, having a good impression of the soldier in my heart: "Old Chen, I'm not a military man, it's indeed inappropriate to call you 'superior'. Sun Heng is right, I didn't think it through."

  Chen Lao laughed and said: "Let's not get entangled in this issue anymore. Let's all sit down and talk."

  So I sat down with Dongfang Yu on a sofa in the room. Sun Heng asked me to tell Chen Lao everything that had happened during this time, and then he heard Chen Lao angrily say: "How did Huang Guohui lead his troops? Such a big thing happened, and this regimental commander didn't know anything about it! Humph, he should be removed from office, and immediately rectify the 1008th Regiment. Sun Heng, you go and issue my order right away. What's the use of keeping such a regimental commander? Replace him for me!"

  Sun Heng immediately went out to handle this matter, while Old Chen was still furious and picked up the phone saying: "Convene a meeting immediately, I have an important announcement."

  Mr. Chen, who had just hung up the phone, said to me and Dongfang Yu: "Scared, right? Don't go anywhere for the next few days, I'll arrange for someone to take you to a safe place to rest. It's very safe here, so don't worry about it. By the way, I've already arranged for someone to take care of your parents' matters, so don't worry about that either."

  I quickly thanked him, feeling a bit embarrassed by Chen Lao's meticulous care. We followed the young guard who had been called in to take us to our quarters out of the room. The guard looked very young and didn't say much, only briefly introducing us to the things we needed to pay attention to before directly abandoning us in a large room on the fifth floor.

  This room is actually a large suite, I took a rough look around and found that it has three bedrooms, one living room, kitchen and bathroom, just like an ordinary family home. I didn't expect to find such a cozy and comfortable room in this kind of place.

  I sat carefully with Dongfang Yu on the sofa in the living room, and unknowingly relaxed. Dongfang Yu drank the water on the table and said softly: "This place is so luxurious, I really like it here."

  I laughed: "Luxurious is not, our school's outside Huixiang Pavilion is a thousand times more luxurious than here..." I paused for a moment, and suddenly remembered some things from before, couldn't help but sigh: "Don't know how Huixiang Pavilion is now, was it destroyed by that terrorist attack?"

  Dongfang Yu seemed to have seen through my thoughts, and suddenly smiled: "Are you thinking of your Du Yifei? It's okay, I don't mind you thinking about her... as long as you don't marry her."

  I was taken aback, and then I also laughed: "You, how come you're so careful? I just remembered that a few months ago my classmate celebrated my birthday at Juxiang Pavilion, at that time I didn't even dream that now I would be here, ah...it's hard to predict the world."

  Eastern Jade also sighed: "A few days ago, I was still a poor child who wanted to follow someone to go to college, now...I don't know what I'm doing either, but being with you makes me feel happy and joyful."

  I picked up a bottle of water and drank nearly half of it in one gulp, saying: "After a few days have passed and everything has calmed down, I'll take you to our school. My teacher is very easy-going, and I'm sure you can be allowed to study at the school."

  Dongfang Yuxiao smiled: "At that time I can see Du Yifei, I really want to know how beautiful she is, let you like her so much..."

  I was speechless and didn't want to continue discussing the topic with Dongfang Yu. I got up and walked to a computer in the room, wanting to check out the latest news and learn some information related to the Wanlong Club.

  I don't know why, but these days I always involuntarily think of Li Huanhuan. Although I don't know where she is now or if she's still alive, I've been constantly thinking of her without realizing it.

  This has nothing to do with feelings of affection or love; I think of her only because I feel that she has many secrets about her.

  Everyone has secrets, but that has nothing to do with me. However, the secret on Li Huanhuan's body may have something to do with me, I have an idea: Wan Long will kill me, and it has something to do with Li Huanhuan.

  All of this is just my speculation, whether it's true or not can only be known after seeing Li Huanhuan another day.

  Reports about Wanlong Bay on the internet are overwhelming. I spent almost an hour browsing through them and only managed to read most of the reports.

  I don't know if these reports are true or not, but some of them are close to the truth. For example, the terrorist attack that happened at our school, and also the 1008 team destroying the base of the Wanlong Association at sea.

  Of course, I didn't find any information about someone from the 1008 gang and Wanlong Association joining forces to hunt me down. Nor did I see any wanted posters for my pursuit on the jianghu, this is probably being suppressed. Now that we are in a society ruled by law, such jianghu tactics will not be openly tolerated.

  Dongfang Yu stared at all the news beside me, her face slowly changing again, she was still a bit scared.

  After I realized this, I quickly turned off all the news of this kind and opened some lighter ones for her to watch, hoping she would forget these frightening things.

  Dongfang Yu took a deep breath, patted his chest and said: "It's really scary... If I had known earlier that you were being pursued by the Wanlong Society to such an extent, I should have gone to find you earlier..."

  I was taken aback and laughed: "You're so scared, yet you still came looking for me?"

  Dongfang Yu nodded and said naturally: "I won't go look for you, what if you're really killed, what would I do?"

  I quietly looked at Dongfang Yu, and in all these years, I had never looked at her as seriously as I did now. Dongfang Yu's height has always been relatively high, especially among women, she can be considered very tall. Plus her figure is good, making her look like a fashion model. However, her complexion is somewhat dark, probably from being in the sun too much and getting tanned. Her hair is very long, although it was tied up. I've seen the length of her hair before, at least 50 centimeters or so. Overall, she should be a great beauty, as long as she doesn't get sunburned every day and has better skin. As I thought about these things, I unknowingly became lost in my gaze.

  Dongfang Yu's face turned slightly red as she said with a pout: "What are you looking at? Is there something dirty on my face again?"

  I shook my head and came back to myself: "No. I... I just think you've been suffering a lot over the past year, and got sunburned..."

  Dongfang Yu opened his mouth, but didn't say a word, instead lowering his head.

  I felt strange, but soon discovered the reason: "Sorry! I didn't mean it that way... You're actually very pretty, really..."

  Dongfang Yu didn't even glance at me and said coldly: "Everyone says I'm stupid, so stop making up nonsense to deceive me."

  I said seriously: "What I'm saying is true, you are very beautiful..."

  "Dongfang Yu immediately replied: 'Then tell me, who is more beautiful, I or Du Yifei?'"

  I'm speechless again, feeling like there's nothing more to say.

  Dongfang Yu smiled and said, "I know her skin must be whiter than mine, right? You like fair-skinned girls, that's why you prefer Du Yifei. But let me tell you, I wasn't born with this dark complexion either. If Du Yifei were to work in the sun every day like I do, she wouldn't be any fairer than I am now."

  I could only sigh and say after a long time, "I've said it many times before, Du Yifei and I are just classmates, there's nothing else between us. Stop bringing her up all the time or I'll get angry!"

  Dongfang Yu looked at me with some concern and said: "Didn't you say you wouldn't get angry with me again?"

  I remembered what I said to her in the parking lot and could only say: "Then you can't always use Du Yifei as an excuse, I think it's impossible not to be annoyed..."

  "Dongfang Yu snorted: 'I knew you were cheating me, it's strange that you didn't get angry with me. When we were young, you always bullied me, and now that you're grown up, you still...' She stopped abruptly here, a faint blush appearing on her face."

  I found it strange and didn't know what was wrong with her this time, so I couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? Why is your face so red? Are you uncomfortable?"

  Dongfang Yu glared at me and said with her head down, "We're all grown up now. If you keep bullying me, it'll be embarrassing. Do you want me to tell others that you bully me?"

  I only now understand why she blushed and felt a little hot in the face. This Chinese language is really hard to comprehend thoroughly, if you're not careful, it's easy to cause misunderstandings.

  Dongfang Yu saw that I understood her meaning and smiled again: "When I go to school with you, you can't bully me."

  "My face turned red with anger: 'Shut up! I'm your brother...'"

  "You are my brother, I acknowledge that, is it necessary to keep repeating it day and night?"

  I sat in the chair and couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "You win, I have nothing to say to that."

  Dongfang Yuxiao smiled, looking very happy: "You left me alone at home for over a year and didn't even let me complain?" She paused for a moment: "I won't argue with you again. I was just too angry to say a few words. It won't happen in the future."

  After hearing Dongfang Yu's words, I felt a bit apologetic towards her, although this feeling was quite inexplicable. So I also smiled and said: "I don't want to argue with you either, if I accidentally cultivate the habit of arguing with you, then will I still be able to live in the future?"

  "The East Jade smiled happily: 'No. Even if you and Du Yifei... aren't, even if you ignore me, I won't argue with you, so don't worry.'"

  I nodded and took a glance around the room, saying: "There are three rooms here, you can choose one first, whichever one you like."

  Dongfang Yu glanced at the three rooms and said, "I'll take the one on the left." After a pause, she continued, "I prefer the room with better lighting. You can stay in the middle room, it's more convenient for me to call you if I need anything."

  I nodded: "This is for the best. I don't know if Sun Heng will also come over to stay, he's a member of the troops, after arriving here, he should go to his own dormitory."

  "Dongfang Yu thought for a moment and said, 'I think it should be like that. Brother, do you think we'll still be hunted down? Although it's safe here, we can't stay here forever. I'm worried that once we leave this place, we'll be hunted again...'"

  I knew that Dongfang Yu was still a bit afraid, so I smiled and said: "We can't stop some things from happening, so let's not think too much about it. You rest for a while, I'll go find Sun Heng and see if he needs any help."

  Dongfang Yu listened to my words and suddenly stood up, electrified, grabbing my hand: "No way, I'll be scared if I'm alone here, let's go together..."

  I looked at Dongfang Yu and let out a quiet sigh, giving up on the idea of going to find Sun Heng.