After all the "militiamen" had left, Chen Yu said to Yang Tiejun with a bitter expression, "Uncle Yang, my men are all gone. Can you let me go now?"
Yang Tiejun snorted coldly and loosened Chen Yu's collar slightly, but the anger in his eyes was not completely extinguished.
"Chen Yu, haven't I treated you well? When you came to my Southern Capital alone, I gave you the only working satellite. When you wanted to take over the Anhui Academy of Sciences, I helped you cut off their supplies." Yang Tiejun's voice was deep. "Is this how you repay me? You kidnapped my daughter before leaving. Are you even human?"
"Uncle Yang, it's all a misunderstanding," Chen Yu quickly explained. "As you know, I've always valued talent, and when I saw Yueyue researching 'low-temperature hibernation,' I was drawn to her talent..."
"Do you even believe what you're saying? Who recruits talent by kidnapping?" Yang Tiejun interrupted, his tone filled with obvious anger and disdain. "Chen Yu, while I, Yang Tiejun, may not be a particularly upright person, I at least have some sense of morality in this land of Nandu. You keep talking about valuing talent, yet you use such despicable means to kidnap my daughter. It's utterly outrageous!"
“Yueyue came with me on her own initiative,” Chen Yu said.
"Pah! How dare you say you took the initiative? That night at the entrance of the Third District, someone saw you knock Yueyue unconscious and then have her put in your car!" Yang Tiejun's voice trembled with anger as he pointed at Lin Lele, a bystander.
Upon seeing this, Lin Lele quickly waved her hand: "No...it has nothing to do with me. Chen Yu made me do it. Uncle Yang, you know that Yueyue and I have been good friends since college."
Chen Yu originally wanted to argue, but he didn't expect Lin Lele to have such poor mental fortitude, and she directly betrayed him. He couldn't help but feel disappointed in Lin Lele.
"Sir, you can talk to Uncle Yang. Xiao Xin and I will go back for dinner first." Lin Lele said, then grabbed the curious Qiao Xin and ran away as if fleeing.
Seeing this, Chen Yu smiled wryly and sighed. He could only say to Yang Tiejun, "Alright, my behavior at the time was indeed a bit excessive, but you have to understand that all of this was for the development of Tianyu Base and for the future of human civilization. Only at Tianyu Base can Yueyue's talents be fully utilized. Her research achievement, 'low-temperature hibernation' technology, can greatly alleviate the current predicament we humans are facing."
"Your slogans are loud enough to shake the heavens, but tell me, what is this?" Yang Tiejun said, pulling an envelope from his pocket and slamming it onto the ground in front of Chen Yu.
Chen Yu smiled wryly upon seeing this. He had read the letter before; it was written by Yang Yue to Yang Tiejun shortly after their last return to the Tianyu base.
The content roughly says that she's not going back, that she's doing well at the Tianyu base, and that she's very happy with Chen Yu.
The purpose of writing this letter was twofold: first, to reassure Yang Tiejun; and second, to prevent Yang Tiejun from taking people to the Tianyu base to demand Chen Yu's return, which could lead to unnecessary conflict.
"I can only say it's fate," Chen Yu said, gently picking up the envelope from the ground.
"Bullshit!" Yang Tiejun roared. "Don't I know my daughter's personality? You kidnapped her, and in such a short time you were already with her? You must have used some underhanded methods!"
Chen Yu felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, as the matter was not exactly legitimate.
Three months ago, on his way back to Tianyu Base, he and Yang Yue fell into an underground cave. For various reasons, Yang Yue learned about his secret of the other-dimensional space, and he then had the idea of killing her to cover it up.
Finally, the two had that kind of relationship.
However, if we really look into it, Yang Yue was the one who initiated that accident; he was completely passively subjected to it.
Of course, he couldn't very well tell people about this, so he could only laugh awkwardly and say, "In short, Yueyue is doing very well at Tianyu Base, and we are mutually in love."
“If you don’t believe me, you can call her and ask her,” Chen Yu said, pulling a satellite phone out of his pocket.
Yang Tiejun wasn't too surprised to see the satellite phone in Chen Yu's hand.
He knew that Chen Yu possessed an operational satellite that combined reconnaissance and communication capabilities, and he himself had given Chen Yu the key to that satellite.
With that satellite, communication would not be difficult even in the extreme cold of the post-apocalyptic world.
He nodded, indicating to Chen Yu to dial Yang Yue's number.
Chen Yu understood, dialed Yang Yue's number, and pressed the call button.
The call was quickly connected, but before Chen Yu could say anything to the other end, Yang Tiejun snatched it from his hand.
Hearing Yang Yue's familiar voice from the other end, Yang Tiejun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the next moment, his expression became somewhat unnatural. He coughed awkwardly and said, "It's me."
While answering the phone, Yang Tiejun gave Chen Yu a slightly warning look before walking away.
About 20 minutes later, Yang Tiejun reluctantly hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Tiejun's expression softened considerably, but complex emotions still lingered in his eyes—a mixture of love and worry for his daughter, as well as doubt and scrutiny of Chen Yu.
He slowly walked back to Chen Yu, his gaze deep.
"Hehe, Uncle Yang, do you believe me now? It was all a misunderstanding!" Chen Yu said with a smile. "We're family now."
"Hmph!" Yang Tiejun snorted coldly, his eyes still carrying a hint of vigilance and scrutiny. "Stop joking with me, Chen Yu. Let me tell you, once I'm done with this busy period, I will personally go to your Tianyu base. If I find out that Yueyue has suffered even the slightest injustice, I will never forgive you!"
"Welcome, welcome! Tianyu Base welcomes your visit anytime," Chen Yu said with a smile. "Of course, if you're worried about Yueyue, Uncle Yang, you can stay at Tianyu Base permanently, no problem. To be honest, Tianyu Base now..."
Before Chen Yu could finish speaking, Yang Tiejun's eyes flashed with wariness as he asked, "You want to take advantage of my Southern Capital?"
Chen Yu quickly waved his hand and explained with a wry smile, "Uncle Yang, you've misunderstood. You're Yueyue's father, how could I possibly covet your territory?"
"Just now, Lin Lele wanted to lead the soldiers to Yangcheng to salvage resources, but I firmly stopped her. Guess what I said to her?"
Yang Tiejun just looked at Chen Yu warily without saying a word.
"I told her that Yangcheng is Uncle Yang's sphere of influence, and she shouldn't act rashly!" Chen Yu said earnestly.
Upon hearing this, Yang Tiejun's expression softened slightly.
"It's good that you understand." Yang Tiejun said in a deep voice, "I don't care how ambitious your Tianyu Base is, nor do I care what your relationship with Yueyue is. Nandu belongs to the people of Nandu. As long as I am in charge of Nandu, I will never allow anyone to invade Nandu."
"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Yu nodded in agreement. "Uncle Yang, look how late it is. Why don't we eat and chat at the same time?"
Yang Tiejun was silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "Alright, I happen to have some things I want to talk to you about."
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