Cannot fall

Lin Yu used his own foot to firmly press down on the electric chair switch instead of Song Zifeng's foot, and then threw Song Zifeng's body aside.

He carefully squatted down to examine it, but dared not easily start dismantling it.

"Boss, do you still have the strength? I need you to hold this down while I go put Chenxi down." Lin Yu reached out to Chen Chao, his voice very gentle.

Chen Chao struggled to his feet and grasped Lin Yu's hand. Lin Yu tightened his grip, pulling Chen Chao closer.

Chen Chao was weak, but he could use his weight to press down the switch.

Now, without Lin Yu's support, he can't even sit up, but he can press the switch under his body.

Once he was sure the switch wouldn't pop up, he nodded to Lin Yu.

Seeing Chen Chao's signal, Lin Yu immediately left and came to Chen Xi's side. He used a specially made alloy blade to untie Chen Xi's restraints and searched her body to confirm that she had no other dangerous devices on her.

Chenxi opened her eyes and saw Lin Yu. She immediately raised her hand and slapped him across the face. She had just closed her eyes, but she could still hear the sound. She truly believed that Lin Yu had betrayed her.

Lin Yu was completely focused on checking Chen Xi's safety and was caught off guard by Chen Xi's attack. He didn't even dodge the first slap. Five clear finger marks immediately appeared on his fair face.

But he blocked Chenxi's hand just as Chenxi was about to strike a second time.

He didn't defend himself, but calmly said to Chenxi, "You should go see the boss now, instead of hitting me."

Chenxi was enlightened by his words and immediately ran to Chenchao's side. Carefully, without touching Chenchao's wound, she helped him up.

Chen Chao's back wound was horrifying, and Chen Xi could only hold onto Chen Chao's arm. She looked at Chen Chao, tears streaming down her face: "Brother, why did you do this? You shouldn't have saved me. I am a member of the Chen family, I know what I'm doing. You shouldn't have come to save me."

Chen Chao smiled slightly as he looked at Chen Xi. He weakly raised his arm to wipe away the tears from the corners of Chen Xi's eyes, and his voice was hoarse as he said, "Silly girl, you are my sister, how could I not save you? I'm fine, it's not a serious injury, I'll be fine in a couple of days."

“Brother…” Chenxi looked at Chenchao, choking up and unable to speak.

"Don't cry, are you alright?" Chen Chao asked. "Did Song Zifeng do anything?"

Chenxi choked back tears and shook her head: "He just tied me up, he didn't do anything else."

"That's good." Chen Chao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After inspecting the warehouse, Lin Yu naturally knelt down beside Chen Chao and reported, "Boss, the inspection is complete. There are no recording devices or other dangerous devices. Song Zifeng has a storage chip on him, which I will hand over to the technical department later."

Meanwhile, Chenxi watched Lin Yu warily from the side and blocked Lin Yu's hand when he tried to touch Chen Chao.

Chen Chao paused for a moment, then turned to Chen Xi and said, "Don't be like that. We were just acting. He killed Song Zifeng and saved you and me."

Chenxi then realized something, turned her head blankly, and found Song Zifeng's body lying to one side.

"Brother, do you mean that everything that just happened was arranged in advance?" Chenxi found it unbelievable.

"It wasn't exactly pre-arranged. When I realized that Song Zifeng was trying to sow discord between us using the last mission, I suddenly realized that I could use this." Lin Yu looked at Chen Xi, not minding at all that Chen Xi had slapped him for no reason.

"Huh? Then how are you sure he was acting? What he just said sounded really convincing." Chenxi was still not entirely convinced.

“I just knew it…” Chen Chao smiled, but accidentally aggravated the wound on his back, causing him to wince in pain.

Lin Yu and Chen Xi tensed up instantly.

Chen Chao took a couple of breaths, waved to them to indicate that he was fine. Then he reached out and stroked the back of Lin Yu's head, looked into Lin Yu's eyes and said, "I knew it when you acted out the first line. You don't usually talk like that."

"Boss, I knew you would understand." Lin Yu looked at Chen Chao with complete trust and certainty in his eyes.

Watching the two of them from the side, Chenxi suddenly felt that they had always been a single entity. At this moment, they were connected by Chen Chao's hand, forming a complete circle, with nothing able to be inserted into it.

"Chenxi, leave the boss to me. I need to check the wound."

Lin Yu reached out his hand to Chen Xi, and Chen Xi, realizing what was happening, hurriedly handed Chen Chao to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu rested Chen Chao's chest against his shoulder, hugged Chen Chao, and carefully examined the wound on Chen Chao's back.

"Brother, you said you were acting, but just now..."

“The act can’t be too fake. I just didn’t force myself to hold on and deliberately exposed all my weaknesses.” Chen Chao paused here, adjusting his breathing. “I knew from the beginning that I had to make myself break down, otherwise Song Zifeng wouldn’t be satisfied. I just wasn’t sure how I would break down. I’m not as bad as I look right now, but I’m definitely not doing well either.”

"Boss..." After checking the wound, Lin Yu helped Chen Chao up again, his face looking very pale.

"What's wrong?" Chen Chao asked.

“Although I tried my best to avoid the deep parts of the wound when I sprinkled salt, the situation is still not good. The wound needs to be cleaned immediately, otherwise the cells will die. And…” Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, paused for two seconds before finally finishing his sentence, “And the wound is not suitable for anesthesia in its current condition. It needs to be cleaned before applying pain relief gel.”

Chenxi understood Lin Yu's meaning and immediately looked at Chen Chao with concern.

But Chen Chao simply nodded calmly: "You wash, I can manage."

Lin Yu pursed his lips, forcibly suppressing the reluctance in his heart. He first fed Chen Chao some water and chocolate to replenish his strength, and then wrapped Chen Chao in his arms.

"Boss, it will hurt a little, so bite me if you can't help it."

Chen Chao leaned on Lin Yu's shoulder and nodded, then wrapped his arms around Lin Yu's waist.

Hydrogen peroxide used for cleaning poured down the wound, and Chen Chao trembled all over from the pain. He held Lin Yu tightly, trying his best not to let out a weak cry of pain in front of his sister.

Finally, unable to hold on any longer, he instinctively bit Lin Yu's neck. Lin Yu felt a sharp pain in his neck, but his hand, which was cleaning the wound, remained steady without wavering.

Lin Yu quickly cleaned the wound, dried it with gauze, and then carefully applied analgesic gel with anti-inflammatory properties to the wound.

After dealing with all of this, Chen Chao felt the excruciating pain gradually dissipate, replaced by a cool and refreshing sensation. He couldn't help but relax completely.

"Boss, the pain relief gel contains numbing ingredients. With this amount, you'll feel sleepy very quickly."

Chen Chao nodded and said softly, "Bring me my clothes."

Lin Yu handed Chen Chao to Chen Xi, quickly took the clothes that Chen Chao had taken off and left aside, and then knelt down to help Chen Chao put them on.

After putting it on, Lin Yu took out a complete set of small disguise equipment from his tactical vest and began to prepare.

"Brother, what's this?" Chenxi asked, unable to understand Lin Yu's actions.

“Our people are stationed all outside, and there are snipers monitoring from the high ground, so I have to go out on my own and I can’t be in too bad shape,” Chen Chao explained. “I can show my vulnerability in front of you, but outside, I am Symbol, I can’t fall.”

"Brother, but..." Chenxi couldn't imagine that Chenchao was going to walk out in this state with his back straight. How could that be possible? How could he possibly hold on?

"It's alright, it's just a few steps. The ambulance is already waiting outside. I can just faint once I'm in the ambulance," Chen Chao reassured Chen Xi, seeing the worry in her eyes.

As they spoke, Lin Yu had already finished his preparations. He applied foundation to Chen Chao's face to suppress the alarming redness and swelling. He then used modeling clay to make subtle adjustments to the contours of the swelling, making everything appear natural.

After all this was done, Lin Yu carried Chen Chao to the door and put him down.

The moment the door opened, Chen straightened his back and stepped out resolutely.

He walked perfectly into the sunlight, still looking flawless.

Due to both physical and mental exhaustion, Chen Chao finally collapsed the moment the ambulance doors closed. The doctor immediately administered intravenous fluids and performed examinations.

Lin Yu received Kevin's call while in the ambulance; he had promised Kevin he would give him the results in 28 hours. Kevin indeed called right on time.

Lin Yu silently handed the communicator to Chen Xi, who excitedly greeted Kevin through the communicator.

Lin Yu overheard Kevin's immense joy at surviving the ordeal. Although he couldn't see the screen through the communicator, he guessed that Kevin's eyes must be wet with tears.

Chenxi wasn't doing much better; she choked up and broke down in tears after only a couple of sentences.

Lin Yu sat next to Chen Chao and couldn't help but smile as he looked at Chen Xi's joyful tears.

It feels so good to be alive and reunited with family.

He silently held Chen Chao's hand, which was receiving an IV drip, carefully savoring the warmth that belonged only to him.

Because the injuries were not too serious, Chen Chao did not receive treatment at the local hospital, but instead flew directly back to Gailal by private jet, where Tean's hospital took over all subsequent treatment.

Chenxi went directly to the local hospital for a check-up and was told that apart from being frightened and tired, there was nothing seriously wrong and she just needed to rest for a while.

While Lin Yu followed Chen Chao's private jet back to Gailal, he also coordinated with Chen Fei to help handle all the follow-up work, including coordinating personnel to escort Chen Xi back to Gailal to meet up with Kevin.

Chen Chao's injuries weren't severe enough to warrant ICU or special care, so the hospital arranged a private room with an ensuite for him.

Because of the injury on his back, Chen Chao woke up lying face down on the bed. He was lying face down with his head facing outwards, and the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Lin Yu kneeling beside the bed.

"What are you doing?" Perhaps due to the local anesthesia, Chen Chao felt that his back didn't hurt as much. He propped himself up and turned over to sit against the headboard.

His body, still weary from just waking up, felt a jumble of thoughts in Chen Chao's mind. The memories from the warehouse churned uncontrollably within him, making him inexplicably irritable.

Lin Yu looked up at Chen Chao and said with great guilt, "Boss, I know you don't blame me. But I can't get over it. Just let me kneel here for a while. I feel more comfortable kneeling next to you."

"You were just following my orders in the warehouse, don't be so hard on yourself." Chen Chao barely suppressed his irritation and focused his attention on Lin Yu.

He knew what Lin Yu was feeling guilty about, but it was completely unnecessary.

"I know, but I just feel terrible," Lin Yu persisted.

This isn't a matter of understanding reason, but rather an emotional inability to accept it. Lin Yu wants to let go of the past, but he can't.

Chen Chao was the light and the foundation of Lin Yu's life. His body instinctively could not accept anything that would harm Chen Chao, especially since he was the one who would inflict that harm. Even if it was Chen Chao's permission, Chen Chao's own order, Chen Chao would not blame him.

While in the warehouse, he forced himself to remain calm under the influence of the mission and handled everything with composure.

But once the cleanup was finished and everything was settled, an overwhelming sense of guilt overwhelmed him. He felt so suffocated that he could hardly breathe; he had to do something to forgive himself.

Kneeling beside Chen Chao and quietly watching him was the only thing that could make him feel a little better.

"How long have you been kneeling?" Chen Chao asked.

"After the doctor finished treating me, the old minister came to see me once, but no one came in after that. I knelt there the whole time, for about three hours," Lin Yu answered honestly.

"Can you still feel your legs?" Chen Chao's voice turned cold.

"My calf is numb." Chen Chao's cold voice made Lin Yu feel involuntarily a little scared.

"Get up and sit here." Chen Chao patted the edge of the bed, using a completely commanding tone.

For some reason, Lin Yu felt that Chen Chao was angry.