Chapter 76: Western Fantasy Traveling Through Long Aotian
A different world, familiar words, Long Lingnan was so dazed that she almost thought she was still dreaming.
When she finally reacted, her tail twitched, and she was so startled that the quilt was thrown under the bed. She hurriedly stuck her head out and bit the quilt, trying to pull it up, but then she remembered that the most important thing at the moment was to regain her human form, so she quickly let go of the quilt and transformed into human form...
There was a flurry of activity inside the house, but outside the door, Luo Cheng'an, captain of the first team of the Special Countermeasures Bureau, was lost in thought.
After waiting for so long, the people inside wouldn't have noticed anything.
Fortunately, the three of them cleaned up very quickly and prevented Luo Cheng'an's thoughts from wandering further and causing unnecessary misunderstandings.
Long Haoyu, with his hair messy and dressed in slippers, flung the door open and asked impatiently, "What water meter are you checking? Isn't my water meter outside?"
At the same time, he keenly sensed several unfriendly auras not far away and the shallow breathing sounds in the corridor. Long Haoyu immediately had an idea in his mind. He had a premonition about this long before.
Luo Cheng'an observed Long Haoyu's subtle expressions, confirming they were flawless. This young man was indeed, as those directors had said, a top talent born to be in the entertainment industry.
He sighed inwardly. Before formulating this plan, they had already thoroughly investigated Long Haoyu's interpersonal relationships, and the results were surprisingly blank.
Both classmates and teachers spoke highly of this young man. They even consulted with some of the small business owners Long Haoyu had worked for, and they all said he was a great young man who worked diligently and quickly learned the ropes. But in reality, there was no one close enough to call him a friend!
According to the psychological experts in Luo Chengan's team, Long Haoyu has most likely been pretending to be a normal person, a normal person who lives a positive and serious life.
Based on his life experiences, he likely has serious psychological problems, but his exceptionally high IQ prevents him from revealing his true feelings to strangers he doesn't trust, and he likely has no one he trusts. In other words, his psychological quality is exceptionally high.
Luo Cheng'an felt the situation was very difficult. He quickly reviewed the background information in his mind and decided to follow the psychologist's advice and get straight to the point without any unnecessary probing.
"Hello," he showed his ID, "I'm Luo Cheng'an from the Huaxia Special Countermeasures Bureau."
Long Haoyu leaned against the door frame and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh, this Special Countermeasures Bureau, I have never heard of it, Mr. Officer, you are not lying to me, are you?"
Luo Chengan was very calm: "The Special Countermeasures Bureau is also known as the People's Livelihood Affairs Office. Its official website has my information."
Long Haoyu: ...
He took out his mobile phone and actually found the official website of this little-known Office of Public Affairs. He couldn't help but exclaim: Awesome, really awesome.
"In that case, please come in, Mr. Luo."
Long Haoyu turned around and went into the kitchen to pour Luo Cheng'an a glass of cold water. He pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "I'm sorry, Officer Luo, we don't have anything prepared to entertain guests at home. Please bear with me."
Luo Chengan's eyes moved, and he smiled kindly and casually: "No, no, just cold water will do. By the way, I heard that Mr. Long has two children at home, how come I didn't see them?"
Long Haoyu replied nonchalantly, "It's so early, the children are still asleep." He looked up, stared into Luo Cheng'an's eyes, and said coldly, "Officer Luo, if you have anything else to say, just say it all."
"In that case, I won't beat around the bush." Luo Cheng'an turned on his phone, clicked on a video, put it on the coffee table, and pushed the phone in front of Long Haoyu.
The video shows a golden dragon flying through inky black clouds. It looks even more majestic as it soars through the clouds amidst lightning and thunder.
Luo Cheng'an sat upright with his back straight. He kept paying attention to Long Haoyu's expression and subtle body movements, but Long Haoyu's behavior was completely normal.
"This is the satellite view of Hain Island after 10 o'clock in the morning on the second day of the live broadcast of 'Where Are We Going, Baby?'" Luo Cheng'an looked at Long Haoyu's face for a moment.
Long Haoyu's eyes widened slightly, his eyebrows raised, his frontal muscles contracted, and his mouth unconsciously opened slightly. Then, he quickly restrained his expression: "Officer Luo, you are joking with me. This is not funny at all. How can there be such a creature as a dragon in the world? I am a materialist who believes in science."
Luo Cheng'an didn't know that although this golden dragon used the most advanced technology and was extremely realistic, it had a biggest flaw. This was why Long Haoyu determined at a glance that this was a synthesized video.
Luo Cheng'an remained steadfast despite the expected failure. He continued, "At 10:11 Beijing time that day, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck deep in the ocean. The resulting tsunami was predicted to submerge the entire island. But then, at 10:35 Beijing time that day, the tsunami we observed suddenly and silently vanished."
"Mr. Long, you should know what this means. No technology currently available in the world can eliminate an impending tsunami."
Luo Cheng'an and Long Haoyu looked at each other, and the situation froze for a moment.
What's wrong? Why aren't you talking?
Long Lingnan, who was pressing her ear against the door, was very anxious. Long Zixuan followed her example and also pressed one ear against the wall. He thought: Is this a new game that the brothers and sisters are playing?
Long Lingnan's mind was in a tizzy. She knew immediately that what happened that day had been exposed. She wasn't really worried. Given the dragon race's talent, modern technology would be practically invulnerable to them. But the social habits of humans in her previous life left her bewildered. That might be fine for her, but her brother...still lived in human society.
But Long Haoyu ordered them to stay in the room and not come out. Long Lingnan subconsciously followed his arrangements while her mind was confused. Now, she didn't know what to do.
In the hall, Long Haoyu suddenly smiled, breaking the long silence. "But what does this have to do with me? It's nothing more than this dragon saving my life. My life-saving dragon, well, that's an interesting way of putting it."
There were subtle changes in his expression that showed he still didn't believe it and was just going along with what the officer said.
As expected, he won't tolerate any oil or salt!
Recalling the sincerity repeatedly emphasized by the psychologist, Luo Cheng'an chose to look directly into Long Haoyu's deep black eyes with a sharp gaze: "Mr. Long, the two children you brought to the program, no matter how hard we search, we can't find their identity information."
When this possibility was first raised, everyone thought it was too absurd. However, after the entire team watched the live broadcast repeatedly for a whole day and night without sleep, and repeatedly compared what the boy said with the time when the girl disappeared, they found that this series of time points was too coincidental.
After eliminating all impossibilities, the final answer, no matter how bizarre, can only be confirmed.
Long Haoyu's eyes darkened, but a clanging sound interrupted him. His face really changed, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly: Little fool!
Luo Cheng'an looked in the direction of the sound and saw a locked door being slowly pushed open. Long Lingnan was holding Long Zixuan's hand with a calm expression. Under Luo Cheng'an's gaze, she walked to Long Haoyu and sat down.
As soon as Long Lingnan opened her mouth, she indirectly acknowledged her and Long Zixuan's identities: "I'm sorry, but I tried my best to solve the problem. But we really have nothing to do with Long Haoyu. We just happened to meet him and he was willing to take us in. This has nothing to do with him."
Luo Chengan's usual way of thinking made him find the weak point without thinking and refute it directly: "No, you found Long Haoyu as soon as you showed up, so it's definitely not unrelated."
The previous police station and vegetable market both showed that it was definitely not a coincidence, and this reason could not convince Luo Chengan at all.
It actually dates back so long ago!
Long Lingnan's mind raced, but after much reflection, she couldn't help but admit in frustration that she had revealed too many flaws along the way, and there was no way she could smooth things over. What should she do? She didn't want Long Haoyu to...
She finally realized that staying humble and cautious are the eternal truths.
A pair of warm big hands fell on Long Lingnan's head. She was stunned and looked up at Long Haoyu with her watery eyes.
Long Haoyu sank back into the soft backrest, his narrowed eyes revealing a dangerous aura. "Mr. Luo, some things are my personal secrets and privacy. I think that since I have done nothing, even Mr. Luo has no reason to be so aggressive."
At the same time, just as Luo Chengan blurted out, a voice came from the headset he was wearing: "Chengan!"
The middle-aged man's voice in the headset was calm and gentle: "Cheng'an, our goal is not to get to the bottom of things. I know you have only been in our department for less than two years and you are not used to it yet, but for this mission, remember that we are pursuing cooperation, not argument."
Luo Cheng'an also realized that what he said was wrong. He tried to soften his expression. Thinking of the possibility of the cub analyzed by the bureau, he softened his voice as much as possible: "I'm very sorry, young lady, I scared you. I apologize."
He looked at Long Haoyu again: "Mr. Long, I apologize for my previous bad attitude, but our department is here with full sincerity, hoping to establish a good cooperative relationship with Mr. Long and the two young ladies and gentlemen..."
Listening to his words, Long Haoyu also thought about the pros and cons.
"stop!"
Duan Xingzhou stopped in his tracks instantly, slowly turned around with his head lowered, and called out in a muffled voice, "Mother."
Mrs. Duan, who was sitting at the head of the table, elegantly sipping her black tea, looked at him indifferently: "Raise your head."
Duan Xingzhou struggled in his heart, but finally obeyed Mrs. Duan's instructions. He slowly raised his head, revealing a face swollen like a pig's head.
Seeing this scene, even Mrs. Duan, who was extremely well-mannered, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She spoke slowly, but with a strong sense of reprimand: "As the young master of the Duan family, you have made yourself look like this. I think you have forgotten everything your etiquette teacher taught you."
"That's enough. Stay home for a few days and don't go out before the banquet."
"Yes, mother." Duan Xingzhou lowered his head and replied, "Then your son will take his leave."
Looking at Duan Xingzhou's back, Mrs. Duan was very dissatisfied: the children of commoners are indeed commoners, not presentable at all. If her child was still alive, how could she support an illegitimate child to take the throne?
But there are very few people who dare to beat Duan Xingzhou like this without caring about the Duan family's reputation.
Mrs. Duan was not stupid. She placed the exquisite teacup on the round table, slowly stirred the liquid in it with a silver spoon, and said to the housekeeper who was serving beside her:
"Go check what happened"
"Yes, ma'am."
【Author’s words】
Luo Chengan and Long Haoyu were both pushing to the limit, testing each other frantically.
Am I the only one who thinks jade looks delicious?
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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