I stared at Huang Yiyang as he walked in from outside, utterly astonished.
Because I never thought I would meet this high school student again!
When Du Xu saw Huang Yiyang come in, he asked, "Little Huang, do you know him?"
Huang Yiyang stared wide-eyed and nodded blankly.
I'm a little disoriented right now. My interaction with Huang Yiyang was only a day or two. I remember meeting them on my way to Wutong City. Some things happened between us, and that's how we got to know each other. I brought them along mainly because they knew my sister, Wang Luyao.
As for why they separated later, it was because they encountered a group of strangers, and for their safety, they had no choice but to do so.
As a result, they were safe, but I suffered. I was enslaved by those bastards for more than a month. If it weren't for Hu Fei and Sister Jing, I would probably be dead by now.
I was quite surprised to see Huang Yiyang again.
I can't believe this kid is still alive! And now he's even joined Du Xu's team.
We stared at each other in shock for a long time before we finally came to our senses.
I spoke first: "Long time no see, Huang Yiyang."
"Uh." Huang Yiyang was taken aback, then nodded and smiled, "Yes, it's been a long time, Brother Lu!"
Du Xu said from the side, "I didn't expect you two to know each other. What a coincidence."
“Yes, it is quite a coincidence…” I said to Du Xu, then suddenly remembered Huang Yiyang’s girlfriend Wang Xintong. I turned to Huang Yiyang again and asked anxiously, “By the way, Huang Yiyang, where is your girlfriend? Is Wang Xintong still alive?”
Du Xu looked at me with surprise and asked, "Lu Xiaonan, what's wrong with you? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Huang Yiyang said, "Brother Lu, my girlfriend is still alive, but we traveled all day yesterday, so she is very tired and is sleeping now."
I nodded, relieved. "That's good, that's good. How are your classmates? Are they alright?"
I remember Huang Yiyang had two other classmates.
Huang Yiyang shook his head. "They're all dead."
I gave a wry smile. "I'm sorry."
"fine."
Du Xu interjected, "Xiao Huang, what brings you here?"
Huang Yiyang said, "Oh, I came here to ask if there's anything to eat. My girlfriend had a cold last night and didn't eat anything, but she's feeling a bit better now, so she wants to eat something."
Zeng Yumo said, "As for the food, come with me, I'll take you there to get it."
Huang Yiyang smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Zeng. Brother Lu, I'll go out now and come back to find you later."
"Um."
Huang Yiyang and Zeng Yumo left the meeting room to find something to eat.
Du Xu and I sat down in the conference room. We didn't discuss what happened before. I asked curiously, "How did you run into Huang Yiyang and his friend?"
Du Xu laughed and said, "We met them before we came. We saw that they were homeless and that the guy's girlfriend was sick. We felt sorry for them, so we helped them out and let them come to Jiajiang with us."
I nodded, a barely perceptible smile playing on my lips.
Du Xu asked, "What about you? Did you know them before?"
I shook my head and said, "No, I only spent one day with them. It was just a chance encounter. I thought I would never see them again in this lifetime, but I didn't expect to see them here."
Du Xu then asked, "Oh, I see. But why were you in such a hurry to ask about his girlfriend?"
I chuckled and said, "Because her girlfriend is my lifeline! I was worried about how to deal with Biyuan, but now that his girlfriend is here, I don't have to worry anymore."
Du Xu looked completely bewildered, staring at me in confusion. "Wait, wait, what do you mean? I don't understand!"
I said, "You don't need to understand this; you'll understand later. Now let's talk about the placement of your people."
Seeing that I was unwilling to talk about it, Du Xu didn't ask any further questions. He continued the conversation by saying, "Alright, let's talk about this matter. According to you, it would be very unsafe for my people to stay in this school?"
I said bluntly, "That's right. Biyuan knows about my existence and the school's existence, so they are very likely to send people to monitor the school. If Biyuan finds out about your existence, it won't be a good thing for you."
Du Xu nodded. "If things are really as serious as you say, it's certainly not a good thing for us to stay here. But now there's a problem: besides here, where else can we go? I'm not from Jiajiang, I'm not familiar with Jiajiang, and I don't know where there are safe places in Jiajiang."
I said, “I have a place that’s relatively safe. It used to be our second base, but we haven’t used it since. Maybe you can go there.”
Du Xu frowned. "But there's a problem. If what you say is true, that Biyuan's people have been monitoring the school all along, then our arrival has already attracted Biyuan's attention. If we leave here then, it will inevitably provoke Biyuan's actions. What if they catch up with us?"
I was taken aback, and immediately became conflicted.
Du Xu thinks about problems more comprehensively than I do, and what he said makes sense.
Du Xu continued, "So, from the moment our group arrived at the school, the people from Biyuan must have already known of our existence. In that case, no matter where we go, they will probably follow us."
I frowned, sighed, and said, "I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble."
Du Xu waved his hand, "I can't blame you for this. No one can predict these things. I understand what you just said. It's just a matter of competing for resources. Actually, on the way from Wutong City, I've been thinking, instead of swallowing our anger and letting others ride on our necks and swagger around, why can't we step on their heads and unify the world?"
I looked at Du Xu, somewhat surprised.
Du Xu laughed and said, "I don't mean anything by saying this. It's just that you and I both know that no one wants to be anyone else's slave. We have a partnership, and we are both in control, so it's clear that there's nothing to worry about. But it's not necessarily the same for others. Anyone with a bit of power wants to be the master. It's an inevitable choice. Nobody likes to live a life of hiding in one place."
"Actually, after you told me your problem, I had already decided that I wanted to get involved in this mess. In Wutong City, because the military strength of the municipal government was too strong, coupled with the structure and strategies set by Zhou Liang, I had no chance to resist. But Jiajiang is different. When two powerful teams fight each other, the final result will only be mutual destruction. Why can't we be the fishermen and pick up these two clams to cook them?"
I stared at Du Xu, then lowered my head and gave a wry smile: "You have big ambitions."
(End of this chapter)
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