Chapter 279 Finale 2

The driver from the winery came to pick up Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao. On the way, the driver talked about the daily life of the winery, but did not mention the four children. Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao looked at each other, and neither of them mentioned the children.

When we arrived at the winery, everything seemed normal and there were no children to be seen.

Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao looked around calmly, and when they saw the Chinese young man, the other party blinked at him.

The three of them walked towards Xu Hexiao's villa in the winery in tacit understanding. It was a two-story villa that was just built two years ago and was specially built for Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi to live in when they came abroad. The bottom of the villa led to the winery cellar and the winery's storage room.

The Chinese young man led Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao to the study. The study was curtained and closed during the day. The Chinese young man knocked on the door twice gently, and the door opened gently. A face that was familiar yet unfamiliar to Lin Qi appeared behind the door.

Lin Qi was stunned, and before she could react, someone inside grabbed her hand and pulled her in. The next second, she fell into a broad embrace.

"Mom, long time no see." The young man's voice was a little choked.

Lin Qi blinked and tears flowed down her face. "Second brother?"

"Yes, it's me, Mom." Xu Zhonghui smiled. "I made a bet with the three of them. I said you would recognize me at first sight, but they didn't believe me."

Lin Qi: “….”

It's not that she recognized them. After eight years, the children looked about 50% similar and were the same age, so it was hard to tell them apart. She identified them based on their behavior. Of the four children, the second one was the most attached to her, and of the seven children, the seventh one was the most attached and talked the most.

"Second brother, let go of mom, it's my turn." said the fourth brother.

Xu Boxi: "According to the order, it should be my turn first."

The fourth child: "The older ones should give way to the younger ones."

The third child: "Don't struggle, I'll hold you first."

Xu Hexiao: “….”

He is such a big man, are you blind?

The children hugged their mother and father respectively, and then calmed down and the family sat down at the square desk.

"How do you know Uncle Mark can be trusted?" Xu Hexiao was curious.

"Our superiors asked us to come and find Uncle Mark." Xu Boxi said.

"Boss, your kids are too violent. As soon as I met them, they tied me up and I didn't have time to say a word." Brother Ma complained to Xu Hexiao.

Xu Hexiao frowned and said, "Apologize to your Uncle Mark."

Xu Boxi and the other two immediately stood up and bowed to Mark, "I'm sorry, Uncle Mark."

"It's okay, they've already apologized to me. Speaking of which, these kids look a lot like you two, but I could tell they were your children at first glance. Your family is so good-looking." Mark's expression was exaggerated, and his eyes moved between Xu Boxi and Lin Qi. "If I hadn't known my sister-in-law for many years, I wouldn't have believed that she was her daughter and not her sister or something like that."

Xu Boxi, who is in his early twenties, now looks a year or two older than Lin Qi.

Xu Boxi has been staying in the laboratory these years and has not been exposed to the sun much. Her skin is clean and fair, and she looks very young. But her eyes are calm and wise beyond her age, which makes it easy for people to ignore her age.

"You guys chat, I'll go prepare food for you." Marco went out and closed the door considerately.

As soon as Marco left, Xu Hexiao's expression suddenly became serious, "Tell me, what did you do to cause such a big commotion?"

Xu Boxi: "I just took away my experimental results and data."

Xu Zhonghui: "Ahem, not only did I take my own, but my instructor also shared his with me."

Xu Shuzhe: "I made something, and the other party wanted to take it for themselves, and even arranged for the general's daughter to marry me! Of course I have to run away."

Xu Jiming: "I have long wanted to go back to build cannons and bombers, but my brothers and sisters have not completed their research. If I run away, it will be much more difficult for them to run away in the future, so I have waited until now."

After hearing what the children said, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao fell silent.

After a long while, Xu Hexiao asked, "So you are in different places?"

The four children nodded in unison. "The farthest distance between us is only a few cities away. We are all in the same country."

"When do you plan to return home?" Lin Qi asked.

"Of course the sooner the better." The four children answered in unison. They couldn't wait to return home and show their talents.

Xu Hexiao frowned, "We have shipping companies that we have been cooperating with, but the cruise ships of these companies will definitely be inspected."

"I will take the children out of the waters of Country A and then board the cruise ship." Lin Qi said.

"Is it okay for you to lead four people by yourself?" It is not an easy task to leave the waters of Country A.

"No problem."

"Then I'll contact a few more ships to confuse the view."

"Which sea area is the most dangerous? Where are the most reefs? Where are the biggest waves? Where are the fewest ships?" Lin Qi asked.

Xu Hexiao looked serious, "Are you sure?"

Lin Qi nodded, "Yes."

"I'll ask Marco, he should know."

At 11 o'clock that evening, a car drove out of the winery and headed towards the beach.

Meanwhile, the police officer on night patrol yawned and cursed under his breath.

"It's been more than half a month. When will it end?"

"Where are those four from? Why are they arrested?"

"If nothing else, judging from the photos, they look really good."

"No matter who he is, he must die if he steals from us."

"The higher-ups said that we cannot harm their lives unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Boss, a car was found in the west."

"There are checkpoints, so just stop them and check them."

"............"

Xu Hexiao's car passed the checkpoint smoothly and continued to drive forward. When passing a small woods, Lin Qi and the four children appeared quietly on the road.

No one in the group spoke. Lin Qi and the children quickly got into the car, and the car continued to drive towards the beach.

Next, they encountered three more inspections, all of which they passed safely.

At three o'clock in the morning, they arrived at the beach and parked the car on the cliff with the rough sea below.

"Life jackets, fresh water and food are all here. Each of you can carry one. It's enough for you for four days. If you are not on the cruise ship after four days, I will come to find you." Xu Hexiao said.

Lin Qi hummed, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Xu Hexiao hugged Lin Qi and kissed her on the forehead. "Everyone says you are the most reliable. I hope you can always be reliable."

"Of course." Lin Qi smiled, turned around and said to the children, "Come here, I'll give you some energy. You'll have to hold your breath for a while and endure the violent beating and impact of the waves. Don't get knocked unconscious."

"Over the years, we have only dared to do the most basic fitness exercises, and the duration was no more than two hours, for fear that people would notice something abnormal. Mom, our physical fitness has declined." Xu Zhonghui looked regretful.

"Even if we retreat, we are still better than ordinary people." Xu Boxi was very confident.

Lin Qi touched her face and said, "Then let's check it out."

The green vines were like Lin Qi's hands, flexibly wrapping around the arms of the four children. She said "goodbye" to Xu Hexiao, and the next second she jumped off the cliff with the children.

Xu Hexiao watched them fall into the waves and disappear completely.

There are countless reefs in this sea. There are no ships coming and no fishermen, so there is no need to worry about being discovered. The only thing Xu Hexiao is worried about is Lin Qi and the four children. Can they reach the cruise ship safely?

The violent collision that Xu Boxi had expected did not happen. Instead, a gentle energy shield-like thing covered the bodies of the four of them.

In the sea, they can even open their eyes without any hindrance. Their bodies are hit by the waves while being carried to deeper waters by their mothers.

Their mother was like the fastest fish in the sea. Everything around her became a blur and could not be distinguished by the naked eye.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe an hour, or maybe two hours. When they finally broke out from the bottom of the water, the surrounding sea was strange and calm. There was nothing except the vast ocean and the blue sky and white clouds above the sea.

The energy shield also dissipated from the children at this time.

"Bo Xi, look at the direction." Lin Qi said to her eldest son and daughter.

Xu Boxi took out an electronic watch face, and the other three also brought positioning instruments and other things, in addition, there were also communicators.

Lin Qi then realized that the children had brought communicators with them. She asked, "Can you contact your father? Let him know you're safe."

"Sure." The children answered. In addition to reporting their safety, they also sent Xu Hexiao another message, telling him that their superiors had sent a ship to pick them up, that they would not take the Cao family's cruise ship, and that they hoped their father would keep it a secret for the time being.

Xu Hexiao was stunned when he received the message, "The Cao family can't believe it either?

But it was indeed safer to have a boat sent to pick him up. Xu Hexiao felt much more at ease.

For the next two days, Lin Qi took the children forward day and night. On the way, they encountered an uninhabited island. They landed on the island, ate something on the island, rested for an hour, and then continued on their way.

Halfway through the swim, the children wanted their mother to have a rest, so they swam by themselves twice, each time for about an hour.

Two days later, they reached the border of Country A's waters.

"There are patrolling ships ahead, we have to walk on the seabed." Lin Qi reminded the four children.

The four children were filled with excitement; they were finally going back home.

Lin Qi dived into the seabed with her four children, and when they surfaced again, they were already two nautical miles beyond the border line.

"Where is the ship sent by the higher-ups to pick us up?" Lin Qi asked.

"Mom, wait a moment. I'll send our location to the higher-ups."

It was an ordinary fishing boat, even simple, and could not be compared with the Cao family's luxury cruise ship.

As soon as Lin Qi and three others got on the fishing boat, they were led into the cabin.

"We haven't returned yet, so we have to be cautious. It's best if you four don't show up." said a middle-aged man.

When Xu Boxi and the other three heard this, tears welled up in their eyes and their voices choked with sobs, "Instructor."

"Oh, it's me."

After entering the cabin, the middle-aged man took off his straw hat, revealing a resolute face underneath the hat. He smiled at Xu Boxi and the other three, "I specially applied to come pick you up. You have done very well in the past few years. The instructor is proud of you."

Xu Boxi and the other three were very moved. They had been immersed in their research for eight or nine years, not daring to contact their families, and they persevered with their full faith. Fortunately, the results were gratifying. The four of them had made breakthroughs in their respective fields and were at the most advanced level in the world.

Give them ten years, no, five years will be enough, and they will be able to catch up with Country A or even surpass them.

The instructor looked at the four children who were full of fighting spirit, then turned his gaze to Lin Qi. Looking at this extremely beautiful woman, he carefully saluted her, and Lin Qi returned the salute.

“Thank you for all you have done for your country.”

“I don’t deserve it.”

"Each of your seven children is very outstanding, and each of them is a pillar of the country, and you have made an indelible contribution to all this."

Lin Qi shook her head. "To me, they are just my children. As for their other identities, I don't care that much."

The instructor smiled and said, "But you never stopped them. You gave them the greatest support. I admire your broad-mindedness."

Lin Qi did not comment.

After staying on the fishing boat for a few hours, they changed to a bigger boat. After three days, they changed to another bigger boat.

On the twenty-third day, they finally set foot on land.

As soon as we got on land, a special car picked up the children.

The superiors also sent a car to pick up Lin Qi.

Lin Qi watched the children walk away, and her gaze became distant.

"The whole country is waiting for your child to come back." said the sergeant who helped Lin Qi drive.

Lin Qi hummed, "I hope they will not disappoint the motherland's expectations."

"Don't worry about that. We have confidence in your child."

"That's a coincidence. I have confidence in them too."