Chapter 72
Freedom, this word has been running through An Jing's first half of his life. Even though he has everything in the eyes of outsiders, including money, power, and designated love, he still suffers from not having true freedom.
After hearing the second-floor study close, An Jing opened his eyes. A look of reluctance on his face finally gave way to determination. He jumped up, dug a small bag from the closet, and tiptoed, preparing to flee.
After he went out, he almost ran non-stop, crying and laughing, enjoying the paradise that belonged to him alone on the deserted street.
An Jing thought, An Jing firmly believed, that as long as he left Blue Island and returned to the land, he could start a new life, leave his omnipresent father, leave those hypocritical friends, and even his damn hypocritical life.
He bought the boat ticket online, but couldn't get a taxi, so he walked straight to the pier, or more precisely, the only place in Blue Island that had a submarine.
The boat departs at 3:30 am.
There was still half an hour left. An Jing had a blank expression on his face. He sat on a small luggage bag as a bench. He watched people coming and going in front of him. His heart changed from restlessness to tranquility, and then to indifference.
He thought, what would I do after reaching land? Someone like me, with no faith, no inspiration, and no one to love, would be able to find salvation by reaching land, returning to the so-called Xia Kingdom?
With this mentality, An Jing yawned, feeling sleepy but forcing himself to wait for the boat. After a while, the submarine came down and he saw a familiar figure coming down the corridor.
It turned out to be his mother, Tao Yunzhou.
An Jing slowly stood up and looked. There was a strange man following Tao Yunzhou, but he was sure that it was the man who had stolen his wife from his house a few years ago.
An Jing didn't know the man, but he could see with his own eyes that Tao Yunzhou was living very well with him. His face was rosy, and his eyes revealed real comfort and appreciation for the man. It was a true expression of his feelings, not just pretense.
Moreover, Tao Yunzhou grew older and fatter, and An Jing was surprised to find that she was no longer the perfect mother, but had willingly become that man's wife.
When An Jing thought of this, he lifted his hair in annoyance and wanted to rush up to question her, but his throat was blocked by his mother's condition. He had to lower his head, as if he didn't want to witness the happiness that did not belong to him.
"Just grab your things and leave?" Tao Yunzhou said softly as he walked down the stairs. "Then why don't you run errands? Although Lanzhou belongs to Xia Country, it's under the sea after all. The political situation has been unstable recently. Why did we come here in person? I'm a little uneasy."
"I know you don't want to see him, but it's your marriage certificate after all." The man didn't care, his voice soft. An Jing watched him put his arm around Tao Yunzhou's waist and said affectionately, "You should at least move around. The doctor said you need to get enough exercise even when you're pregnant."
"Ouch..." Tao Yunzhou looked at him in surprise.
An Jing followed the crowd and slowly walked up the stairs, keeping his head down. He stopped wanting to recognize the man and just walked by in silence.
Unfortunately, his wristband vibrated. An Jing looked over and saw it was indeed from An Xingmin, already the thirteenth call. An Jing hung up again, feeling even more dejected. He felt like crying, but it was all his fault.
After getting on the submarine, An Jing found his seat and sat down. Just as he was about to sleep, his bracelet continued to vibrate, but the sounds turned into text messages and voice messages.
An Jing is not in the mood to listen to each one, so he will just read the text:
-Where have you been? Where did you go so late at night?
-You haven't been in a good mood these past few days. What are you thinking about all day and night? An Jing...how about Dad take you to see a psychiatrist? Dad will go with you.
-You even packed your clothes. (Closet door opens) What the hell do you want?! Am I not good enough to you? How have I ever treated you unfairly?! I just asked you to cooperate with me, and you know about my work. What exactly are you dissatisfied with? Where have you been?!
I really don't understand what you young people are thinking about all day long. Are you short of food and clothes? You're complaining without any reason! You're also suffering from depression. You're just full and have nothing to do! Why aren't you answering the phone? Speak!
An Jing shed tears for a long time, then choked out a voice: "I saw my mother... She's pregnant with someone else."
An Xingmin on the other end of the phone was stunned and laughed twice. He didn't know who Tao Yunzhou went with, but he could guess that he was no longer in the Blue Continent Base.
Since all the rules and regulations of Lanzhou are not yet perfect, there is no legal document to protect the marriage. The bond of their marriage is An Guo's certificate.
An Xingmin slowly went upstairs, opened a drawer, and saw his long-unseen wife, who was listed on his marriage certificate. He frowned, his eyes reddening, but he brushed aside the hatred of betrayal and asked pointedly, "Where did you see her? Could it be... Lanzhou Wharf?"
When An Jing heard his words, he was shocked. He was exposed. An Xingmin was really too smart and too perceptive.
An Jing felt that it was too hard to stay with his father.
The son didn't reply, and the father remained silent. But what An Jing didn't know was that An Xingmin picked up Tao Yunzhou's marriage certificate, laughed strangely, and complained, "You only dared to come back after you got pregnant, to get the certificate? What? Do you think I'm the kind of person who won't let go until I get it?"
"An Jing, stop your mother, I will return her to her myself." An Xingmin suppressed his anger, spoke to An Jing with trembling hands, and tried to keep his voice calm.
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An Jing fell into panic again and began to regret why he replied to his father. His original intention was to run away.
Just as he was struggling with this, he suddenly heard a gunshot outside, followed by screams. An Jing was stunned. So fast? Did his father do it? Did he actually have a gun? Was he so angry that he killed someone?
Then they saw a group of people coming in, like bodyguards protecting some important person. An Jing was stunned and at a loss what to do by the sudden chaos and assassination.
"Doctor! Is there a doctor?!" a woman yelled.
An Jing couldn't see clearly who the person surrounded by people was, but because the posture was too familiar, he almost had an epiphany - could this be Deng Zhengming, the leader of Lanzhou?
"What's wrong?" An Jing turned around and saw a gray-haired woman walking out of the bathroom with a serious expression, both panic-stricken and calm.
Perhaps the gears of history will quietly converge at some point, and those lucky people will be pushed to the same destination by fate.
"I'm a doctor. Who happened and what happened?" Bai Tiao asked.
The woman who yelled first rushed over and said, "Hello, Dr. Bai." Then she whispered something in her ear, staring into her eyes, as if examining her with desire.
"I... I am from Jiang country, and I..." Bai Tiao's face was pale and she looked disheveled. Her back was soaked with cold sweat. An Jing, who was standing next to her, glanced at her and saw that her clothes were very dirty and there seemed to be dirt picked out from under her fingernails.
It seems that Dr. Bai has also experienced something just now.
"Deng... Leader Deng?" Bai Tiao asked for two seconds, and then, as if relieved, her tense nerves relaxed. Her expression showed a sense of relief as if she had survived a disaster and now saw a ray of hope.
It’s true, An Jing was frightened by the stories around him.
"Okay, no problem." Bai Tiao walked over quickly, looked at her hands, smiled bitterly, turned around and went to the bathroom to wash her hands, then came out and showed her professional qualities and skills.
The bullet wound was not fatal.
For Bai Tiao, it was a godsend and a chance encounter.
Bai Tiao took out the small medical box she carried with her and treated the wound with complicated thoughts. Under everyone's tense gaze, she used tweezers to remove the bullet.
As everyone breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly burst into tears, choking and saying to herself, "I'm so tired, really. I'm just happy, hahahaha, there's always a way out."
At this time, An Jing didn't know that Bai Tiao was one of the culprits of the disaster in Xia Country and the global outbreak of fluorescent disease.
"I'm here. Where are you? What's going on?" An Xingmin was sending a voice message in the car, but found that there was no signal. Even when the car drove nearby, he saw many policemen getting out of the car with guns.
An Xingmin suddenly felt something was wrong. First, he noticed that the situation had changed. Second, he was worried about An Jing's safety. Third, he took Tao Yunzhou's marriage certificate and other documents. Fourth, according to his intuition, today would be a crucial day.
He walked over quickly, but was stopped by a police officer. Then he saw his old friend Cheng Bing. He waved and shouted, "Is my son on the boat? I'm here to find my son!"
Cheng Bing, dressed in plain clothes, looked a little surprised. What a coincidence, he was there again. Was it good news or just luck? So he hurried over and whispered, "Chief Deng was assassinated. He's fine. He was saved by a doctor from Jiang State."
"I really came here to look for my son. I don't know what happened here." An Xingmin took out Tao Yunzhou's marriage certificate, then couldn't help laughing and said, "Well, he ran away from home, and I had an argument with him, and then he said he ran into my wife, oh ex-wife, and I rushed here in anger."
Talent. Cheng Bing rolled his eyes in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface. Who knows whether today's incident was a coincidence of yours, An Xingmin, or God's will.
"Since we're here, let's go take a look together." Cheng Bing whispered in my ear, "If it wasn't you who did it, then it was most likely Kodak's fault."
"Am I so heartless?" An Xingmin laughed dryly.
The group hurried over. Cheng Bing went up the stairs first. When he turned around, he saw that An Xingmin had not come again, or maybe he really came to find his ex-wife.
An Xingmin finally found Tao Yunzhou nestled in someone else's arms in the crowd. He walked over, handed him the marriage certificate, and asked, "Is this why you came back?"
An Xingmin didn't even look at the man who had kidnapped his wife. He wanted to answer, but was rejected by An Xingmin. He stared at Tao Yunzhou steadily, asking her to answer.
"When I'm with you, every day feels like going to work." Tao Yunzhou smiled bitterly, raised his eyebrows, and commented on An Xingmin.
An Xingmin rolled his eyes away, his lips curled up, but it sounded like a sneer. Although he was trying to remain calm, he still gave people a huge contempt. He didn't explain any more, turned around and left with a stubborn expression.
As soon as he left, Tao Yunzhou was hugged powerlessly. The bullet that had just been used to assassinate Deng Zhengming just grazed her forehead. She was already pregnant, and she was shocked and angry. She was also humiliated in front of An Xingmin, which made her miscarriage worse. She started to feel cramps in her lower abdomen.
"Wait a minute." An Xingmin took a few steps and heard the strange man's shout. He said in embarrassment: "She... is pregnant. She's already seven months pregnant. You know she's not in good health. Can you give us a ride to the hospital?"
An Xingmin looked over and saw Tao Yunzhou, her face pale, slumped to the ground, covering her stomach and groaning in pain.
Fuck your mother. An Xingmin said nothing, but he was patient with his damn identity. He nodded and said it was okay, then went to get someone to get a car to take her to the hospital.
“Wait, you, you drove here, you can’t send me off in person…” The man spoke again, and as if he was forced by the complicated situation, he whispered the last sentence.
An Xingmin then hurried over again, lowering his voice. "My leader is fatally wounded, on the ship! And she's pregnant with your child. You think I... I will. I'll call an ambulance for you right now. It's the most righteous thing, brother. She's already your wife."
An Xingmin said the last sentence very softly, even the gnashing of teeth in his tone was suppressed, making it sound like coercion.
Finally, An Xingmin glanced at Tao Yunzhou coldly, sighed, left quickly, boarded the boat to find An Jing, and coincidentally ran into his leader - he understood that from today on, he had completely become a member of the Blue Continent Council.
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