Chapter 168
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Chapter 168 Comrades Fighting Side by Side
Wei Shuling, though a gossip, wasn’t low in intelligence. She and her husband had already discussed this matter and both agreed that their daughter had been too tense lately and had set such high standards for herself that going on a trip was the best choice.
However, being a woman in her fifties, she couldn’t suppress her gossipy heart and quickly asked: “Where are you going?”
“Tentatively to the South Sea,” Lin Aoxue lowered her gaze, staring at the glass on the table. For some reason, when talking about this topic, her eyes seemed to avoid direct contact, as if she didn’t want to look directly at her parents.
“The South Sea? That’s a great place.” Regarding this location, Lin Fuzhang naturally wouldn’t object, as both he and Wei Shuling loved vacationing there.
Wei Shuling’s eyes gleamed with curiosity: “Who are you going with?”
Lin Aoxue looked up at her for a moment, then lowered her head again and said: “With Su Rui.”
Wei Shuling clapped her hands: “Just as I expected! Are you two going for an early honeymoon? Oh my, this is wonderful! Your relationship is progressing much faster than we imagined!”
“Mom, it’s not at all what you’re thinking,” Lin Aoxue said helplessly. This gossip-obsessed woman was beyond saving.
Lin Fuzhang knew the circumstances but didn’t bother to explain, instead smiling and asking: “How many days will you be gone?”
“Three days for now.” There were too many matters here, and Lin Aoxue didn’t want to be away for too long, after all, she was the main person responsible for several projects.
This girl was really pushing herself too hard. Other bosses exploited their employees, but she exploited herself.
“It’s good to go out and have some fun. Pack well, relax, and adjust your mood,” Lin Fuzhang said, showing concern as he looked at his daughter’s somewhat tired appearance.
“Mm.” Lin Aoxue nodded: “I’ll go upstairs now.”
Watching her daughter’s retreating figure, Wei Shuling nudged her husband with her elbow and whispered: “Hey, old Lin, do you think something might happen between Aoxue and Su Rui during this trip?”
Lin Fuzhang glared at her: “Why are you so concerned about young people’s business? You’re getting more gossipy with age.”
With that, Lin Fuzhang also went upstairs. It wasn’t that he didn’t care about his daughter’s future as a father, but because he had already seen that San Cuo An Lun was a predestined obstacle in his daughter’s life, and only Su Rui was her sole choice to turn misfortune into good fortune. As for what story would unfold between them, that was up to them.
No one can escape the choices of destiny.
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After leaving the Lin family estate, Su Rui didn’t immediately return to the Oriental Pearl Hotel to rest. Instead, he drove Lin Aoxue’s other BMW to the commercial street in downtown Ninghai. Being alone can sometimes feel lonely and boring, so it wasn’t a bad idea to go see the bright lights and bustling nightlife.
He had originally wanted to visit Xue Ruyun’s bar, but it was only a little past seven, still too early for nightlife to properly begin.
After parking the car, he found a random restaurant on the commercial street, ordered a simple meal, and sat by the window watching the night scenery through the glass.
At this moment, his phone rang.
“Boss, mission accomplished. Johnson is dead, and the Black Blood Mercenary Group has been completely eliminated.” Huang Ziyao’s voice came from the other end of the line, though his voice carried a hint of fatigue.
Su Rui’s lips curled into a slight smile: “You’re three days later than the time I gave you.”
Huang Ziyao hesitated for a moment before saying: “We encountered some difficulties in the middle, and Shao Zihang was injured, so…”
Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Su Rui’s eyes: “You said Zihang was injured?”
“Yes.”
“What exactly happened? Didn’t I tell you to take others with you? How could a small Black Blood Mercenary Group block your way?” Su Rui found it surprising. According to his original plan, eliminating the entire Black Blood Mercenary Group should have been effortless, but now it seemed the Twin Stars had completed the mission three days later than expected, and one of them, Shao Zihang, was injured.
From Huang Ziyao’s tone, the injury must be serious, otherwise he wouldn’t have mentioned it. Moreover, Su Rui knew Huang Ziyao very well—if he admitted to facing “some difficulties,” those must have been extremely significant challenges!
“Initially, surrounding and annihilating the Black Blood Mercenary Group didn’t take much effort. We cleared their headquarters easily, but Johnson escaped. During our pursuit, we encountered several skilled fighters who came to block us, and Zihang was injured as a result.”
“In the entire Western underworld, there aren’t many skilled fighters who could injure Zihang. Do you recognize who those people were?” Su Rui lowered his voice, glancing around to make sure no one was paying attention before continuing.
This incident had exceeded Su Rui’s expectations. Those skilled fighters who came to block the pursuit obviously weren’t from the Black Blood Mercenary Group—they might even be skilled fighters under Hades!
“I don’t recognize them. They all covered their faces, and we were also disguised. After Zihang was injured, we stopped pursuing, but Johnson was shot in the head by me and is definitely dead.”
Thousands of miles away, Huang Ziyao was making the phone call while watching a nurse clean his wounds, his facial muscles trembling with pain. Despite this, he maintained a calm tone on the phone without Su Rui detecting anything, showing his remarkable willpower.
“How is Zihang’s injury?”
“A bullet hit his shoulder. He’s already had surgery.”
Su Rui remained silent for a moment before saying: “I suspect you’re also injured but just haven’t told me. You both need to recover well, secure the base, and report to me immediately if anything happens.”
Huang Ziyao was stunned on the other end of the line. He thought he had disguised it well enough, so how did Su Rui detect something was wrong?
“Alright.” Huang Ziyao conceded, unable to hide anything from his boss.
After a pause, Su Rui continued: “I need to stay in China for some time, and I might need you to come help me. Recover patiently and wait for my news.”
With that, Su Rui hung up. Looking at the people passing by outside the window, he sighed softly. It seemed the situation in the West was becoming increasingly complex.
Shao Zihang was lying on the hospital bed next to Huang Ziyao, his body wrapped in bandages. After hearing Huang Ziyao’s words, he said through gritted teeth: “I’m wounded in several places all over my body, so why did you only mention one bullet through my shoulder? It nearly went through my heart!”
Huang Ziyao adjusted his black-framed glasses and replied irritably: “It’s because you’re useless. Otherwise, we could have captured at least one of them. I didn’t tell the boss the whole truth to save your face.”
Shao Zihang was about to retort when he accidentally pulled at his wound, causing him to grimace in pain.
“Just lie down and rest after your surgery. You barely escaped with your life, don’t waste it arguing with me,” Huang Ziyao coldly replied: “Besides, you can’t beat me in your current state anyway.”
Shao Zihang was so angry he couldn’t speak. Indeed, with his body wrapped in bandages, he was no match for Huang Ziyao now.
After finishing the call, Su Rui’s simple meal was brought by the server. Today he was seated in a corner, one of the quieter areas in the restaurant.
If there were no Lin Aoxue, no San Cuo An Lun, then his life wouldn’t have changed. He would still be under the Western sky, sighing gently toward the eastern direction of the world.
But there are no “ifs”—all of this was predestined. The choices of fate cannot be avoided.
Just as he was about to start eating, a familiar and stunning figure caught his eye.
Wearing a floral long-sleeved dress, she exuded both charm and vigor, her beautiful and tall figure perfectly displayed by the thin dress.
It was Ye Binglan.
Now out of her police uniform and in a dress, she was more stunning than many supermodels.
As soon as she entered the restaurant, she attracted many glances—not only was she beautiful, but she also had an amazing figure. How was this fair to others?
Many women gave her envious and jealous looks, while some men were so busy staring at her that they forgot their girlfriends were beside them, earning themselves painful pinches.
Su Rui’s mood brightened, and the gloom brought by the Western underworld dissipated somewhat. He stood up and waved to Ye Binglan: “Binglan!”
Ye Binglan had just come out to shop during her rare time off, but she hadn’t expected to hear this name here. In this city, very few men called her “Binglan.”
Turning around, she saw Su Rui’s smiling face.
Ye Binglan walked over with a smile: “I didn’t expect you to be experiencing ordinary life too.”
“What do you mean by ‘experiencing ordinary life too’? For me, this meal is quite luxurious,” Su Rui said, pointing to his 28-yuan teriyaki chicken rice on the table.
Since the incident at the police station, Ye Binglan had regarded Su Rui as someone with an extraordinary background. In her eyes, almost all these second-generation officials and rich kids were playboys, and few had the passion and sense of justice that Su Rui displayed. Such people were extremely rare, so this didn’t affect her developing a closer friendship with Su Rui.
Moreover, after the previous incident, Ye Binglan had developed a sense of fighting alongside Su Rui. Under this not-so-clear sky, they were each making their own foolish efforts, and even if they could reduce just a bit of the gloom in the sky, they would be happy to see it.
In this vast world, having a like-minded comrade was indeed a very good thing.
