Chapter 279, Hanging on the City Wall
"What did you say?!"
In the living room, Pei Qing's angry shout was like thunder, shaking the entire house.
Secretary Jin, anticipating her boss's wrath, remained calm. "When we heard the explosion and rushed over, we saw Miss Jiang dragging Ms. Shi out. The metal-type psychic with her was quite high-level, so we didn't dare to attack directly."
That metal-type mutant is fine, but the key is that Si Xu was not present.
They offended Jiang Ran, and Si Xu came to settle the score. Who will bear his anger?
"Where's Pei Xiao?" A thread quickly formed in his mind, connecting tonight's events. "Didn't I leave the Shi family's affairs to him?"
Secretary Jin was calm and composed: "Captain Pei, he's following Miss Jiang."
"What is he doing with Jiang Ran?"
"He said that since he was close, he could rescue Ms. Shi in time if Ms. Jiang took action."
Pei Qing: "..."
The lord of a city who had seen a lot of storms quickly calmed his anger. He took out a cigarette, lit it, smoked half of it, and looked at Secretary Jin: "You go and keep an eye on it. Don't let Jiang Ran kill Shi Yuji."
"Miss Jiang ignored Shi Yuji," Secretary Jin reported truthfully, "She only dragged Shi Yujiao away."
"..." The man finished his cigarette and laughed coldly, "So, the culprit behind tonight's unsuccessful sneak attack has surfaced."
…
As early as when the gate of the villa was blown open, the patrolling special power team in the base was alarmed.
Because of Pei Xiao's order, no one dared to step forward to stop it.
The rain was pouring and the wind was howling.
Jiang Ran dragged Shi Yujiao out of the gate of the villa and was stunned when he saw a group of people standing outside the gate.
"Are you from the base's special abilities team?" She smiled sweetly and greeted them politely. "Thank you for patrolling in the rain so late at night. It's really hard work."
The psychics: "..." Should we take care of this situation?
Relying on their relationship with Pei Qing, the Shi siblings usually act like the heads of the family at the Dongchao base, ordering the members of the Ability Team around at will. The members of the Ability Team had long-standing grievances against the two of them, and now, faced with the situation, no one stood up to speak.
In silence, Pei Xiao walked out from behind the crowd holding an umbrella. He glanced at the disheveled woman crawling on the ground, then looked at Jiang Ran: "What are you doing? Dropping bombs is not allowed in the base."
"I know, but I didn't throw it randomly. I aimed at the target." Jiang Ran pushed the woman to the ground and smiled slightly. "Captain Pei, are you here to stop me?"
Pei Xiao shrugged: "I'm only responsible for maintaining the safety of the base. I have no obligation to interfere in fights within the base."
Jiang Ran was satisfied and dragged the woman out. "If you don't mind, could you please hold an umbrella for me? The rain is so heavy, it hurts my face."
Pei Xiao: "..."
"Oh, by the way, Shi Yuji is still in there, I think..."
Before she finished speaking, Chu Yuan walked out of the yard, glanced at the two of them, and pointed to the yard: "I knocked Mr. Shi unconscious. Do you want to arrange for someone to cover his bed with a blanket? I'm afraid he'll catch a cold."
Pei Xiao: "..."
Chu Yuan took the umbrella handed to him by the psychic and held it over Jiang Ran's head. "Where are you going?"
"Thank you." Jiang Ran said, "At the city gate."
…
After ordering his men to put out the fire in the yard, Pei Xiao walked over to the unconscious man and gently kicked his shoulder.
Shi Yuji didn't move at all, like a dead person.
Pei Xiao curled his lips, and when he saw Secretary Jin rushing over in the rain, he waved.
Secretary Jin trotted over to him and glanced at the man on the ground. He covered his nose in disgust and said in a muffled voice, "Is this man dead?"
Pei Xiao expressed regret: "Not dead."
"That's such a pity." Secretary Jin expressed his regret frankly.
Pei Xiao laughed, moved closer to him and whispered a few words to him.
Secretary Jin's eyes widened: "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"I'm sure." Pei Xiao smiled slyly, "If you're held responsible, just say it was Jiang Ran who did it—believe me, Jiang Ran would be happy to take the blame for you."
Secretary Jin covered her mouth and uttered a sound, blinking: "I understand."
…
After the group of people left, Shi Yuzhi lay quietly in the middle of the yard and was soon soaked by the heavy rain.
…
After dealing with Shi Yuji, Pei Xiao asked everyone else to work normally and went to the city gate alone.
It was already curfew time and the city gates were closed. When Jiang Ran dragged Shi Yujiao to the city gate, the psychic guarding the gate stopped her.
"It's curfew time now, no going out allowed."
Jiang Ran narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I won't go out."
The psychic stopped in front of her, looked at the woman she was dragging, whose life or death was unknown, and frowned: "You are..."
"This is an insignificant person." Jiang Ran looked around and asked helplessly, "Do you have a rope here? The longer the better."
The girl was outstanding in appearance, yet she was also an ordinary person. The psychic relaxed his guard a little: "Yes."
"Can you lend it to me for a moment?"
"Wait a minute, I'll find it for you."
Before leaving, the psychic took one last look at the woman on the ground.
Fights are common in the base. These two people are ordinary people, and it is very likely that it was for a man... The psychic guessed in his heart and did not continue to worry about the woman's identity.
He quickly found the rope and handed it to Jiang Ran: "What are you going to do?"
"Hang her up." Jiang Ran grabbed the rope with both hands and tugged hard to make sure it was flexible. "I'm not going out. It should be okay to hang someone on the city gate tower, right?"
The psychic was confused: "What?"
Jiang Ran smiled slightly and started to work.
…
When Pei Xiao arrived at the city wall, a group of psychics gathered below to watch the fun.
He stopped and looked up.
Jiang Ran stood on the city wall, her figure a little blurred by the heavy rain, but it did not prevent him from seeing her movements clearly.
The girl was bending over, trying to fix a rope on the protruding eaves of the city wall.
The other end of the rope was tied to a woman, swaying in the wind.
Pei Xiao: "..."
Chu Yuan appeared out of nowhere and stood beside him holding an umbrella: "Look, the consequences of offending a woman are really terrible."
"Why aren't you with her?"
"She said that I'm a psychic and that going with her would definitely alert other psychics." Chu Yuan pouted, feeling despised. "It would be easier for her to move around alone."
"She also dislikes Si Xu like this?" Si Xu is also a psychic, and a high-level one at that.
"How is that possible?" Chu Yuan shook his head and laughed, "In a woman's heart, there will always be someone who is different - in Jiang Ran's heart, Seventh Brother is such a person."
"A different existence...?" Yes, everything she did tonight was for that person.
"Actually, sometimes I really envy Seventh Brother." Chu Yuan chuckled, his tone envious. "To have someone you care about, to be able to spend the rest of your life with that person...this is a wish that so many people dream of but cannot realize."
The young man glanced at Chu Yuan, knowing something about his past, but did not respond immediately.
Growing old together with your lover is indeed an enviable thing. After all, many people live to old age without meeting the person who truly makes their heart beat.
(End of this chapter)
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