Yu Chaoxian narrowed his eyes, staring at the abruptly ended communication...
Perhaps because his drone business is going well, Yu Chaoxian has been staying in Wudu for a long time recently, practically never leaving.
At least Yu Tang gets to see Yu Chaoxian every day.
Indeed, this was the case. Wudu had practically become Yu Chaoxian's second office location. He rarely left Wudu unless absolutely necessary, and even when he did travel, it was usually a day trip, with a very tight schedule.
Chen Diao came to the study to report: "Boss, McCarthy has been contacting us, hoping that you can support him in the election."
Just then, Yu Tang brought in fruit and heard Yu Chaoxian calmly reply, "First, let us express our full support."
He stubbed out his cigarette before slowly finishing the sentence: "Besides helping out."
Yu Tang couldn't help but glance at him; wasn't this tantamount to not helping at all?
Chen Diao was clearly already familiar with Yu Chaoxian's way of handling things. Although the last collaboration had ended unpleasantly, there was no need to completely sever ties. This roundabout approach with McCarthy was actually the safest course of action.
Chen then moved on to the next matter, which was the most important: "General Govorov of the Ukrainian region is interested in selling a batch of military attack helicopters. Should we arrange for a private plane to fly over there immediately?"
Military helicopters, those are hard to come by, especially Mi-24 "Hind".
The Mi-24 was widely used in the Phuket War. It has strong armor protection, can carry 8 soldiers and anti-tank missiles, and can also be equipped with infrared decoy flares. It can quickly deploy troops and provide fire support, and perform ground attack missions. It is an excellent weapon to cooperate with land warfare, and many countries want to use it on the battlefield.
Yu Chaoxian glanced at Yu Tang, then tapped the table with his fingertip: "Have him come over to Wudu to talk."
After Chen was transferred, he immediately began making arrangements.
Yu Tang came over to bring fruit to Yu Chaoxian. Yu Chaoxian looked over, and his phone rang again. He answered the phone, pulled Yu Tang, who was about to leave, and hugged her to listen to the call.
“I will arrange a plane.” Yu Chaoxian knew Govorov’s concerns, so he simply arranged for his transportation.
Govorov's tone softened considerably after hearing this, and since Yu Chaoxian had increased his commission, they chatted for a few more minutes about the details of the weapons transport before hanging up the phone.
Yu Chaoxian lowered his eyes and kissed her lips as she tilted her head to look at him: "Do you understand?" He and Govorov had spoken entirely in Russian just now.
There was no way around it; Govorov's English was just too terrible.
"I understood a few sentences." Yu Tang nodded.
"You've studied it?"
Yu Tang thought for a moment, and said that she had learned a little bit: "When I was studying in Hong Kong, there were foreign language classes. Many students chose Russian, so I chose it too."
Yu Chaoxian raised an eyebrow: "The Russian teacher is a man? And he looks like a pretty boy?"
Given Yu Tang's habits, she probably chose Russian because she thought the teacher was pretty.
“Of course not, my Russian teacher was a very beautiful Russian woman. She also had a very handsome child, blue-eyed, named Daniel,” Yu Tang recalled. The teacher’s son was in the same school as her, a few grades ahead, and always attracted the attention of many classmates. “That boy was very nice, but he always pronounced ‘Tangtang’ as ‘tantan’. Luckily, we lived in the same neighborhood at the time, and he even tutored me before the Russian exam, so I passed without any major problems. But later, when the teacher went back to her country, he went with her, and I don’t know if I’ll ever see her again… It’s a pity that more than ten years have passed, and I probably wouldn’t recognize him if I saw him again.”
Yu Chaoxian frowned and pinched her chin.
What, Daniel? Judging from her expression, she's probably thinking about some pretty boy again. Want to see him again? She can't forget any man. Yu Tang didn't understand how speaking Russian could make Yu Chaoxian angry.
That day, Yu Tang was bossed around by Yu Chaoxian, constantly running errands for him, and she didn't know what she had done to offend him.
In late December, the streets were already filled with a festive atmosphere. Just before the holidays, Yu Chaoxian took Yu Tang to move into a newly renovated villa estate. The architecture was still in the Baroque style, and it even occupied a larger area than the one in Hong Kong.
Yu Tang has always loved the splendor and refinement of Baroque style, so Yu Chaoxian wanted to minimize her sense of unfamiliarity and discomfort with this place.
However, it was, after all, a new manor, and Yu Tang still found it difficult to adjust while Yu Chaoxian was handling affairs in his study. When it was time for bed, she couldn't fall asleep. When Yu Chaoxian returned to the bedroom, he saw her leaning against the headboard, holding a book, her eyes somewhat vacant.
Yu Chao pulled her into his arms and followed her page. The book remained on the same page, untouched for a long time.
"Tangtang, do you like it here?" Yu Chaoxian asked, lowering his gaze to kiss her forehead. Yu Tang's hands pressed against his chest with barely perceptible force. He leaned down, supporting her with his arms around the inside of her knees, and slowly entered her...
The last time Yu Chaoxian and I spent almost the entire day together was in Hong Kong. He took her to eat at a night market, went shopping in the UAE and even encountered an assassination attempt. Finally, he took her to a concert. At that time, the two were inseparable.
However, she secretly changed her university application and came to Yingzhou alone, thinking that she could sever her messy relationship with Yu Chaoxian. But she was caught by him as soon as she got off the plane.
Now that she sees Yu Chaoxian for extended periods of time, Yu Tang often feels disoriented. Has she really escaped Yu Chaoxian? In the previous six months, Yu Chaoxian spent little time with her, and their interactions were mostly lukewarm. However, things didn't seem to develop as Yu Tang had imagined.
For example, Yu Chaoxian might grow tired of and become indifferent to the relationship, or she might not expect Yu Chaoxian to come back.
The escape six months ago seemed like a thing of the past. Sometimes she would fall asleep watching TV on the sofa, and in her hazy state, she would feel someone gently lift her up. The familiar scent of the man made her feel at ease, and she would unconsciously snuggle closer to him in her sleep, even getting used to the warmth of his chest when he wrapped his arms around her from behind.
She grew accustomed to it and gradually became numb. Nothing terrified Yu Tang more than this. It wasn't that she didn't notice the change in her mindset, but she ignored it, comforting herself that Yu Chaoxian was watching her too closely and she simply had no chance to escape.
Sometimes, the sound of the housekeeper greeting Yu Chaoxian upon his return could be heard from the entrance. She subconsciously looked out and saw Yu Chaoxian walking out from the misty morning light. At this moment, Yu Tang could not understand the burning passion in Yu Chaoxian's eyes. She did not know that when she looked at him, she was like a wife waiting for her husband to return home.
Now, Yu Tang would subconsciously glance at the person beside her when she woke up in the morning, or listen to the sound of water coming from the bathroom. She had become familiar with the crisp scent of his shaving cream, and could even tell from his clothes whether he had important things to do that day.
For example, right now. After hanging up Chen Diao's call with a frown, Yu Chaoxian changed the hoodie in his hand into a suit jacket.
Govorov received a message from the Russian KX organization that they wanted to investigate the armory, and since the helicopter that Yu had purchased was at the port, the other party would definitely come to search it.
Yu Chaoxian changed into a suit and gave Yu Tang a light kiss on the corner of her forehead: "Go get me a tie."
The tie was handed to him, but Yu Chaoxian showed no intention of doing it himself. He simply gazed at her quietly with his dark eyes, waiting for her to come over.
Yu Tang tiptoed, her slender fingers carefully looping the tie around the man's crisp shirt collar. Her fingertips occasionally brushed against his prominent Adam's apple.
The man looked down at her, his breath carrying the faint, pleasant scent of her hair. The tie slipped through her fingers several times, impossible to tie properly. He took her flustered hand and guided her step by step, carefully tying the tie.
His palms were burning hot, his knuckles forcefully wedged between her fingers, guiding her without giving her a chance to refuse.
"Tangtang." His voice was deep, and his warm breath brushed against the stray hairs on her forehead.
Yu Tang looked up: "Hmm?"
The morning light was just beginning to break through the window, but he didn't let go. Instead, he used that position to press her against the dressing mirror. The mirror reflected her flushed earlobes and the lingering, dangerous gaze and patience in his eyes.
"Will you be waiting for me to come home?"
Yu Tang, who was about to go to school with her books in hand, suddenly realized that this time, there was no Mickey, no A-Jin, no Mingming, no Ivan, and not even Chen Diao. Yu Chao had really not left anyone to watch over her.
She unconsciously tightened her arms: "I have to go to class... I'm going to be late."
Yu Chao gazed at her in the mirror for a moment, then finally ruffled her hair. Before boarding the plane, he drove her to school.
As soon as Yu Tang entered the school, she noticed that her classmates were looking at her strangely. One classmate, who was usually fond of making pranks, whistled at Yu Tang and asked, "Did you really sleep with your family?"
At first, Yu Tang didn't hear clearly, but when a commotion arose around her, she finally understood what they were saying.
She stood frozen in the dimly lit corridor, her face instantly turning deathly pale. Her fingertips dug into her palms, and her breathing became shallow and rapid. Cold sweat had already soaked through the fabric of her clothes, the icy touch spreading down her spine, yet she couldn't suppress the surging fear within her. She wanted to explain, but she was too terrified to speak and had no idea what to do, because what they said wasn't a lie.
But how did they know?
Yu Tang forced herself to remain calm. The more abnormal she acted, the more likely the rumors would be confirmed. She gritted her teeth, ignored the stares, and walked straight into the classroom.
However, she couldn't concentrate on any of her classes all day.
She lost all her friends at school. Everyone who passed by looked at her with disdain, as if she were something worthless.
That evening, Yu Tang returned to the villa, but Yu Chaoxian was nowhere to be seen; only the housekeeper who had come to pick her up was there.
She went into the study alone and sat in Yu Chao's usual spot to finish her classwork. She glanced at the calendar; winter break was almost here. She longed to escape this place.
Outside the window, snow fell silently. Fine snowflakes danced in the night, gently clinging to the glass before melting away, leaving trails of water. The warmth of the indoor heating and the chill of the outside created a thin mist on the glass, blurring the boundary between the inside and outside worlds.
Yu Tang lay on the large mahogany desk, her face turned to the side, her arm as a pillow, her breathing even and long, her loose hair spread out like ink on her textbook.
She desperately wished that everything she had experienced was just a long nightmare. That when she woke up, her brother would still be healthy and well, and Yu Chaoxian... would still be the same Yu Chaoxian who only scared her but would never truly hurt her.
Over the past six months, Yu Chaoxian's frequent trips to and from Wuzhou have finally attracted the attention of the Russian arms dealer KX organization—especially its leader, Commander Viktor.
As the batch of military attack helicopters prepared for transport at the port, Viktor from the KX organization turned his misty blue eyes toward Yu Chaoxian, whom he had been watching for a long time.
Upon hearing that it was KX's men, Govorov hurriedly took a sip of vodka: "What should I do? If I'm caught buying and selling military helicopters, I'll be arrested and imprisoned."
“A military helicopter?” Yu Chaoxian’s expression remained unchanged. He only glanced at Chen Diao and calmly said to Govorov, “This is clearly a rescue helicopter.”
Govorov thought Yu Chaoxian had gone mad, spouting blatant lies. How could a military helicopter be a rescue helicopter? Anyone who wasn't blind could see the cannons on the helicopter!
Yu Chaoxian remained completely calm, because he knew the law was on his side. Even though everyone knew this was a legal loophole, a loophole that could disappear at any moment.
He ordered Govorov's men to stall Viktor as much as possible to buy time.
Govorov didn't know what Yu Chaoxian was planning, but given the current situation, he could only follow Yu Chaoxian's arrangements, hoping it would be a desperate measure, since it couldn't be worse than going to prison.
Chen Diao quickly understood what Yu Chaoxian meant. He ran over quickly and called to another artilleryman.
The artilleryman was still a little stunned: "Unload the cannon? I could unload this thing with my eyes closed..."
Chen Diao interrupted sharply: "Then you'd better open your eyes wide and take it off right now! Immediately!"
Although they had known in advance that Viktor would be coming, his arrival was too sudden, leaving no room for maneuver. He showed his credentials as soon as he entered, and the soldiers at the door could not stop him at all. Viktor would not accept bribes.
In Yu Chaoxian's view, everyone has a price tag, and everyone can be swayed by money to some extent; there's always a sum that can move the other party. But Commander Viktor before him was clearly different from other businessmen. What he wanted wasn't money, but the most elusive kind of fame: a status that commanded respect simply by mentioning his name.
This is the type of person Yu Chaoxian finds most annoying: a self-proclaimed righteous man, a stubborn and inflexible individual. However, such a law-abiding commander also has his advantages for Yu Chaoxian.
Viktor follows the rules, but he is the one who controls the rules.
By the time Viktor and his men stormed in with guns, the attack helicopter had already been transformed into a rescue helicopter. Govorov, pushed aside, stared wide-eyed, his mustache bristling, as he watched in astonishment. The "attack helicopter" had already disarmed itself and become a "rescue helicopter." So that's how it works?
Yu Chaoxian was held at gunpoint by one of the KX team members with a submachine gun. Chen Diao immediately drew his gun and pointed it at the other team members, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Yu Chaoxian raised his hand and pressed down on Chen Diao's gun: "Relax, don't be so tense. We are all law-abiding citizens. That's just a rescue helicopter."
Viktor didn't want to waste time with Yu Chaoxian. He pointed to the helicopter in the port and said, "You and I both know it's a military helicopter. Buying and selling military helicopters violates international law!"
Yu Chaoxian remained calm and composed. According to international law, weapons and helicopters are separate, so they cannot be classified as armed helicopters.
So Yu Chaoxian calmly smoothed the collar that Viktor had rumpled, and said, "Commander, this is a helicopter used for humanitarian relief missions."
“Oh? You mean you’re a humanitarian?” Victor asked sarcastically.
After Viktor finished speaking, Yu Chaoxian also smiled.
“Of course.” Yu Chaoxian spread his hands. “The Yu family regularly sends helicopters to various war zones to provide supplies. You can have someone check right now. Take Virginia, for example. I don’t need to tell you what the situation is there, right? There’s been constant war and plague. Eighty percent of the clothes and vaccines the women and children there wear are from Yu’s aid. And many of the supplies airdropped in Killaria and Virginia bear the mark of ‘Yu’. The CANDY company under the Yu family invests heavily in charity, and every single one is documented. Being a weapons dealer is just one of my identities. You can’t assume I don’t do charity just because I sell weapons.”
Viktor signaled to his team members to verify, and after searching for information, they nodded incredulously in confirmation.
Transporting weapons and helicopters separately is in accordance with current international law. Viktor was confident he could catch the arms dealers smuggling weapons to Russia, but he could only watch helplessly as Yu Chaoxian exploited loopholes in international law.
Viktor gritted his teeth: "This vulnerability will disappear sooner or later."
Yu Chaoxian gave a half-smile: "At least not now."
His aunt really brought him a lot of good luck. If it weren't for Yu Tang, why would he be doing charity work? But money is meant to be spent; he earns it for her to spend, to make her happy, to let her spend it however she wants—whether it's buying clothes or doing charity—otherwise, making money seems to lose its fun.
After a moment of silence, Viktor asked seriously, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Yu Chaoxian's lips curled into a smile, his eyes showing a hint of seriousness, yet the seriousness in his eyes seemed more like a playful mockery.
He frankly said, "If I said I wanted world peace, would you believe me?"
Interestingly, world peace has never been separated from weapons.
Upon hearing this, Viktor looked at him as if he were a madman.
Since Yu Chaoxian had not broken the law, Victor had no right to seize the goods and could only watch helplessly as Yu Chaoxian gracefully boarded the ship.
In this way, Yu Chaoxian used money to break into the Wuzhou government's armory and took away nearly 800 billion yuan worth of weapons.
These weapons have a chance to see the light of day again, instead of being permanently sealed away, thanks to Yu Chaoxian.
Yu Chaoxian stood on the ship's railing, casting a disdainful glance down at Viktor. He suddenly remembered Viktor, his mind flashing back to when Yu Tang reminisced with him about being boarded and inspected by KX. She had described the leading commander as: a very handsome commander with eyes as blue as the sea.
For a moment, Yu Chaoxian considered whether to kill Viktor. But reason told him that now was not a good time. Viktor would continue to keep an eye on the Yu family, so there was no rush. Killing Viktor here would definitely get him entangled with the KX organization, which would be asking for trouble.
Victor glanced at the man on the deck, his misty blue eyes narrowing for a moment as he suddenly recalled a slender white figure.
It was summer six months ago. He boarded the ship for inspection and saw a young girl standing alone on the deck. She was slender but not weak. The wind blew her hair up, but a few strands of hair were hidden in her collar, stubbornly refusing to be swayed by the wind.
At this moment, Yu Chaoxian was unaware that the Viktor in front of him would become the one who would completely sever ties between him and Yu Tang.
The sea was calm on the boat. Yu Chaoxian stubbed out his cigarette, glanced at the time, and realized it was just the time his college student would wake up. He called to wake her, but Yu Tang was in a bad mood.
I hate you!
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
Yu Chaoxian narrowed his eyes, staring at the phone screen that had abruptly ended the call, his brows furrowing slightly. Who had upset her?
As the ship sailed into the middle of the night, the sound of helicopter rotors broke the tranquility of the sea night, roaring as it hovered in mid-air.
Inside the cockpit, behind the control stick sat a handsome mixed-race young man—short, light brown hair with a strand slightly sticking up because of his headphones, emerald green eyes, a high nose bridge, and dimples at the corners of his mouth that seemed to be giving him a mischievous smile.
It was Ivan.
In the strong wind whipped up by the helicopter rotor, Yu Chaoxian's black coat billowed back, his hair whipping in the wind, revealing sharp, deep-set eyes. The man boarded the helicopter and silently returned to Wuzhou.
Govorov was already waiting at the port. As soon as they met, he complained with resentment: "The people from the KX organization are too difficult to deal with. It took me a lot of effort to win them over. Yu, you should add more money. You know how much it costs to win them over."
“The General has been handling all these matters personally, which is truly hard work.” Yu Chaoxian seemed quite understanding. He pointed to a spot not far away and handed the car keys to Govorov. “I put some green coins in the General’s new car as a small token of my gratitude.”
It's the high-end car that Govorov likes.
Govorov immediately beamed with joy, excitedly ran over, eagerly opened the car door, and plopped into the driver's seat.
The next second—"BOOM!!!"
Amidst a deafening explosion, flames shot skyward, and the entire vehicle disintegrated instantly in the blinding light. Govorov didn't even have time to scream before being engulfed by the shockwave of the blast.
Yu Chaoxian watched coldly, his black hair blowing across his forehead in the wind, his face as calm as the deep sea, exuding a cold and oppressive aura.
He's not the kind of person who likes to leave evidence against others.
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Author's Note: Chapter 54 marks Victor's first appearance. Just in case some of you have forgotten.
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