Chapter 129
Because she went to bed very late, and with the double warmth of the quilt and her boyfriend's hug, Yunshu finally had a lie-in the next day. Her biological clock did not wake her up on time, and when she woke up it was almost noon. The weather today is unexpectedly good. The bright and warm sunshine shines through the window screens, making the room bright.
Jing Ling was sleeping next to her, lying on his side with one hand on her shoulders and the other on her waist. I didn't feel anything when I was asleep, but now that I'm awake, I just feel the warmth of his palm touching my body through my thin shirt, as if something is crawling there, and the numbing feeling is infinitely magnified.
“Awake.” Perhaps because he had just woken up, Jing Ling’s voice was a little low, and it sounded unexpectedly intoxicating to his ears.
"Yeah." Yun Shu responded. This was a scenario she had once imagined, and now it had actually become a reality. The joy in her heart was indescribable, so she took action. She pressed her whole body into Jing Ling's arms, and imitated him by wrapping her arms around his waist, burying her face in his chest, and rubbing it gently a few times.
Jing Ling's body was stiff for a moment, but soon relaxed. He lowered his head slightly, leaned close to Yun Shu's ear, and smiled softly, "Okay, get up and have breakfast."
"No!" Yunshu shook his head and started to tease him even more. While laughing, his knee suddenly hit something hard. She didn't think much about it and subconsciously continued to test with her knees.
"Yunshu, stop messing around!" Jing Ling's body froze, and his voice became a little hoarse.
When Yunshu heard this, she suddenly realized what she had kicked. Her face suddenly turned red, like a cooked shrimp, and her feet suddenly retracted as if she had stepped on a branding iron. Her hands also loosened, and she broke away from Jing Ling's arms. She turned over with her back to him, and the quilt was pulled up almost covering her head.
"I need to sleep a little longer!" She said that and closed her eyes, looking like she was really going to take a nap.
After a while, a light laugh suddenly came from above my head, then the bed sank, and a hot breath sprayed on my ear. "Eat breakfast before going to bed. I'll feel bad if you're hungry." As he spoke, he moved closer to her, stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms again. At this moment, their bodies were pressed together, fitting so perfectly.
"Yeah." Yunshu's mouth corners slightly raised, happiness written all over his face. The blush on her cheeks, which has not yet faded, makes her look even more charming and beautiful.
Jing Qiu got up early and prepared breakfast for them, but it had gone cold and the door was not opened, so she put it away. When it was almost noon, I picked out a few dishes from last night, heated them up, and put them on the dining table for them to eat together. As the time was approaching twelve o'clock and the door still didn't open, she was wondering if she had to wait until dinner time to see the person. The door handle that had been closed all night and early morning finally moved.
Yunshu went to the bathroom to wash up. Jing Ling walked to the dining table with his long legs and sat down, saying thank you for your hard work.
Jing Qiu turned his head and secretly glanced towards the bathroom, then turned back and gave his brother a thumbs up. But for some reason, the latter responded to her with a somewhat helpless smile.
Because she didn’t bring any skin care products, Yunshu simply brushed her teeth and washed her face, tied her long hair into a ponytail, and then came out. After that, Jing Ling got up to wash up. He was faster and only washed his face and brushed his teeth, and he even skipped the process of combing his hair.
Afterwards, the three of them sat together and had breakfast. Jing Ling took the initiative to wash the dishes, while Jing Qiu and Yun Shu sat on the sofa and chatted, discussing where to go shopping and what to eat.
During the entire three days of the New Year, Yunshu never lost his smile. Jing Qiu had a girl of the same age to accompany him shopping and give him advice, and he bought a lot of things, which was a rare occasion.
After the third day of the Lunar New Year, the crew started work and Jing Ling had to go back to continue filming. Fortunately, there aren't many scenes left, so we can finish filming if we hurry up. He went out early in the morning and came back at night every day. One day he was so busy that he stayed up late, so he just slept on the set. The next day when he had some free time, he rushed back to have dinner with the two of them.
This continued until the seventh day of the first lunar month, when the Spring Festival holiday was about to end. Yunshu should have gone back to work, but her situation was special. The incident in Shuangshan Town before the New Year had not yet come to a conclusion, and there were many complicated issues involved. Furthermore, she was a girl, so it was really hard to feel at ease. Fortunately, Governor Hu remembered this matter despite his busy schedule. After a document was issued, Yunshu was transferred from the town to the state government and became one of the governor's secretaries.
The combination of an old leader and a young and beautiful female secretary is bound to be gossiped about. If the man has a smaller tolerance, not to mention being a couple, even the couple might end up going their separate ways. But Jing Ling is not someone else, and Yun Shu's situation is also special. This matter is nothing between them.
Jing Ling also took the time to discuss the situation with Yun Shu.
"Although the position of the governor's secretary has no rank, countless people are eager to get it because those who are close to the water get the moon first. The reason why Hu Quanyi transferred you from the township to the state government is that the Shuangshan Town incident may be more involved than we thought." He said, "When we left before, from Banhu Town next to Shuangshan to the county and then to the city, there were checkpoints along the way. I thought it was because I stole a gun, but now it seems that there must be other reasons, either driven by interests or something else. His daughter's incident and the Shuangshan Town incident have proved that you are a capable person. He may have a talent for you and want to promote you. The second reason may be that he knows your identity and keeps you by his side for observation."
The political status of the Tan family is higher than that of Hu Quanyi. In addition, they are far away from each other, so he is very likely unable to find out about the dirty things going on within the Tan family. Therefore, it is normal for him to be suspicious about the fact that the daughter of the Tan family does not work within the sphere of influence of her own family, but instead runs to a poor town thousands of miles away to offer warmth. And this junior not only helped him but also completed the tasks he assigned. While he was suspicious, he also admired his talent, so it was not impossible that he was transferred to be by his side for observation.
But no matter what, this transfer at least solved Yunshu's safety problem, and Jing Ling could rest assured.
Yunshu went to work, Jingqiu was also getting ready to go to school, Jing Ling continued to be busy filming, and the rented house was moved out after being cleaned up.
On the 21st day of the first lunar month, the filming of "Jiang Shan Fu" was completed. The official Weibo account posted a message to celebrate, and almost everyone in the entire crew shared it. In the evening, the crew booked a hall in the best hotel in Junshan Film and Television City to celebrate the successful completion of the filming. The director threatened to get Jing Ling drunk, but he and his helpers were killed in the counterattack, and they all fell drunk. In the end, they were helped back to the room by everyone.
After the filming of the TV series was completed, school had already started, but Jing Ling asked for leave again. Years ago, because Yang Xinyao came to remind him specifically, he was able to rush over in time to save Yunshu. The other party came to him to ask him for a favor, and whether he agreed or not depended on his own wishes. He accepted a favor from Yang Xinyao and there was absolutely no reason for him to refuse. Now that the work was finished, it was time to consider repaying the favor.
He called Yang Xinyao and made an appointment to meet. When the agreed time arrived, he not only met Yang Xinyao at the agreed place, but also other people he knew. Mr. Jiang, Jiang Sijin, Xu Shaohuai, Bai Ningxi, Song Xiuyuan. The five families of Song, Yang, Bai, Wang and Li, now there are four families in total. The top wealthy families in the central and western administrative regions have also participated. It seems that Yang Xinyaoshu's favor must be extraordinary, and his life may be in danger. No wonder he said before that it was up to him to decide whether to help or not.
Mr. Jiang glanced at him, raised his hand and pointed to the empty seat on the right, "Sit down." After he sat down, he said, "Now that everyone is here, let me tell you about what happened this time."
The mission was carried out not in China or in another country, but on the high seas. To be more precise, it was on a cruise ship heading to the high seas. The theme of the mission is games, brutal real-life games with multiple parties fighting each other. The winner of each round can get rewards, such as money, materials, technology, or even people. All items that are prohibited from circulation in the market can be traded here. Their target this time is three national treasures of great symbolic significance and two extradited prisoners.
An unnamed island on the high seas, called the Hunting Ground, is the destination of this trip. People from all countries and all walks of life will play a hunting game in the hunting ground for half a month. They will not only face enemies, but also terrible animals.
This reminded Jing Ling of the movie he had filmed before, "The Lonely Island". The real and cruel killing game in the movie was played out in reality. In the movie, his character is a hunter lurking in the dark, with a group of unsuspecting prey. And in this game, he, like everyone else, is both the hunter and the prey.
Mr. Jiang briefly introduced the situation and asked, "Anything you want to ask?"
Except for Jiang Sijin, no one present looked surprised. They were either very receptive or knew why they came here before coming. Jing Ling was more inclined to believe the second reason. He glanced at everyone and finally stopped at Jiang Sijin, whose face was slightly pale. "Excuse me, will Miss Jiang also participate in this mission?"
Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew what he meant. Given Jiang Sijin's conditions, she is not suitable to participate in this kind of game in any way. To put it nicely, it is for her own good, after all, life is only once. To put it bluntly, it is because they are worried that she will hold everyone back and harm others and herself.
Mr. Jiang shook his head. "Si Jin is not going. She doesn't have the ability to go. She just came here with me this time."
That’s good. Jing Ling exchanged glances with the others and stopped talking.
As time was a bit tight, they were scheduled to depart from Jiangcheng Port in three days, and a boat would take them to the cruise ship. There was so little stuff you were allowed to bring that there was no point in packing. Jing Ling simply did not go back and called Jing Qiu and Yun Shu respectively. He certainly could not tell them the actual situation, so he only said that he had accepted the job and would be very busy for some time. Afterwards, he called Shen Ze again and changed his story.
"Aze, I have some personal matters to attend to and I have to be out for a while. If there is work, please solve it if you can. If not, wait until I come back."
On the other end of the phone, Shen Ze's breathing tightened, and his voice suddenly rose several degrees, "What are you going to do again, huh?!"
"To be honest, I'm going there to serve my country," he said jokingly.
"I'd be stupid to believe your nonsense. Get lost!" Shen Ze gritted his teeth and hung up the phone with a snap.
Jing Ling didn't go back, and neither did Xu Shaohuai and the others. After everyone has explained their work, they get together to discuss things, or it would be more appropriate to divide the work in advance. In fact, this is the reason why the higher-ups gathered these people together. People from the five major families each have their own strengths and it may be difficult for one person to carry the team alone, but when more people gather together, there will be a qualitative change.
Their team configuration can be said to be very scientific and reasonable. The Song family are natural hunters, the Yang family can know the past and the future, the Bai family are good at medicine, and Jing Ling "inherited" the ability of the Li family and can communicate with birds and beasts. Although Xu Shaohuai is not one of the five families, he obviously has rich practical experience and has participated in hunting games. From this perspective, their team actually has a clear advantage. But this mission is no joke, it involves life and we cannot be careless at all.
During these three days, Xu Shaohuai told them what they needed to pay attention to, starting from the cruise ship to the island hunting ground.
"Before entering the hunting grounds, the organizers of the game will provide things including clothes and carrying equipment. In principle, you are not allowed to bring your own things, but there are exceptions. As long as it is not a weapon such as a gun, they will turn a blind eye. After all, if the game framework is too fixed, it will lose a lot of fun."
"Bai Ningxi, your needle, Song Xiuyuan, your knife, you can bring them in. As for Jing Ling and Yang Xinyao, you don't have anything special to bring. When the time comes, just follow my instructions and pick a few useful things to bring with you."
Three days passed quickly. As the sky brightened, everyone got up, washed and packed, and then set off from the hotel to the pier. A cruise ship with a special mark on its hull was quietly docked at the designated place. After the five of them boarded the boat one by one, someone asked for their code names, and after confirming that they were the right people, they set off.
One of the rules of the game is that every participant is only given a code name without asking about their identity, and disguise is allowed. In other words, during the game, as long as you disguise yourself properly, maybe one day after the game ends, you pass by your former enemy and the other party may not recognize you, or even know your nationality.
Jing Ling and his group were all in disguise, and his was the most exaggerated among them. Almost his entire face was changed, but no one could see any flaws. Xu Shaohuai and the others were originally doing it themselves, but after seeing Jing Ling's craftsmanship, they simply threw away what they were doing, sat still, and waited for him to help.
From the moment they took on the mission, they were tied to the same boat, sharing life and death. Such small things are naturally no problem. After Jing Ling finished his own, he prepared the materials and tools again, and then started working on their faces one by one. When it was finally done, they sat together, looking at each other.
"If we weren't still in this room, I would definitely not recognize you if you walked outside." Bai Ningxi sighed.
Jing Ling made a small joke, "I suggest that everyone sit together and get to know each other better. It will be troublesome if you fail to recognize each other and accidentally hurt your teammates in the hunting ground." Although this was a joke, it did make sense. The hunting ground environment was complex and both the enemy and us were dressed the same. It was impossible for a team to act together from beginning to end without separation. If something happened in the middle and they needed to act separately, they would need to pay special attention when they meet again.
The sea was calm and the boat was moving quickly. The hull of the boat was like a sharp blade breaking through the water, leaving a patch of white foam.
The boat sailed for about half an hour, and in the distance we saw a huge and luxurious cruise ship slowly moving on the sea. As they approached, Jing Ling and his companions encountered two identical small boats coming from different directions, and they were obviously about to become their opponents. The other party also disguised themselves and covered up the obvious markings on their bodies. Apart from being able to roughly judge their possible nationality based on their skin color and facial features, it is difficult to obtain other useful information. But don't worry, it hasn't started yet. Before the half-month hunting game in the hunting ground begins, there are still five days of warm-up time on the cruise ship, which can be regarded as an opportunity to test each other's background.
After everyone boarded the cruise ship, the boat left.
Xu Shaohuai, as the team leader, walked in front, followed by the others. When he arrived at the reception area, the receptionist, who was wearing a black suit with a special badge on his chest, saw him and showed some surprise in his eyes, "You are here again!" He spoke fluent international language, while examining Jing Ling and others behind Xu Shaohuai, and expressed his opinion, "You are very powerful, but your teammates this time seem a little young and thin."
Xu Shaohuai did not say anything, but just nodded in response and placed the token in front of the other party.
After the routine check-in and registration, the receptionist pointed to the box next to him and said, "Please."
It was a very ordinary large wooden box, about half a person's height, closed on all sides, with only a fist-sized round hole on the top. Obviously, this is a lottery box, but the organizer uses it to draw rooms. The second rule of the game is that team members will not be arranged together. Most of the room number plates on the luxury cruise ship are inside, and you will stay in the room you draw. This is one of the measures to increase the difficulty of the game.
After Xu Shaohuai waved his hand to refuse, he turned around and glanced at Jing Ling.
Regarding the room drawing, it is not necessary for each person to draw by themselves. The team leader or a team member can draw the room together. Although he always emphasized the belief in science, Xu Shaohuai's luck was really bad. The number plate he drew before was extremely bad. The five team members were scattered in various corners of the cruise ship, and it was difficult to communicate information. So before setting off this time, he first asked who had better luck, and if that didn't count, he even simulated the draw a few times to verify it, and finally decided that Jing Ling would draw.
Jing Ling nodded, took a step forward to stand next to the box, and reached his hand in. Without choosing deliberately, he just grabbed five balls and put them on the table.
"Are you sure?" the receptionist asked.
Jing Ling continued to nod.
The receptionist opened the five small balls at once. There was a small number plate hidden inside each of them. He took them in his hand and read out the numbers one by one, "3001, 3002, 3003, 3004... Wow, VIP001! You are so lucky, kid!" After reading the last one, he looked at Jing Ling with obvious excitement.
"Originally I wasn't going to bet on your team this year, after all you looked too weak, but I didn't expect you to be so lucky. I believe this is God's instruction to me, I will definitely make a fortune!"
Not only the receptionist, but even Xu Shaohuai was shocked. The luxury cruise ship has five floors and thousands of rooms. By randomly picking five balls, you not only get four consecutive rooms on the third floor, but also the best VIP room among the three rooms in total. This kind of luck is not much different from winning the jackpot in the lottery, but its significance is much more important than the jackpot in the lottery, because the three VIP rooms come with the privilege of entering the hunting ground in advance, from room one to room three, two, and one hour in advance respectively. How can a mere five million compare with such a huge advantage?
Xu Shaohuai has always been very realistic. His requirements are not high. As long as Jing Ling's chance of getting a room is better than his previous chances, it's fine. As for the VIP room, he has never even thought about it. However, Jing Ling got it so easily. He raised his big hand and patted Jing Ling on the shoulder, his tone very excited, "Okay, okay!" He said three good words in a row.
Xu Shaohuai was originally from the army, so he had extremely strong hands. In this moment of excitement, he didn't care about the severity of his blows. Jing Ling felt the force on his shoulder and couldn't help but twitch his lips. I thought it was a good thing it was him. If it was Yang Xinyao, my shoulder would probably be bruised after Xu Shaohuai’s slap.
After drawing the room number card, the reporting procedure is completed. Afterwards, a special guide took them to get the room card.
VIP Room 001 is on the fifth floor and is too far away from other rooms. Xu Shaohuai simply gave up on living there and let Jing Ling live with him in Room 3001. It's still early and many teams have not reported yet, but the game officially starts at seven in the evening. After the game starts, all contestants must abide by the rules of the game. If there are any violations, depending on the severity of the situation, the team points will be deducted or the participant will be eliminated directly. One of the rules of the game is that before the activity, everyone can only stay in their own room. But the game hasn't started yet, so don't worry about this. As for Jing Ling and Xu Shaohuai sharing a room, it is a VIP privilege. Not only him, but everyone in the team can use this privilege.
Everyone came empty-handed and had almost no luggage. After getting the room card, they went directly to Room 3001 and sat down on the sofa, stool or bed.
Jing Ling picked a stool and just sat down when Xu Shaohuai suddenly came over and put his hand on his shoulder, "Jing Ling, you did a great job today!" He praised him again in a very serious tone.
Jing Ling was speechless after hearing this. It seemed that Captain, you haven't calmed down yet. But he did think of a question, "The receptionist just mentioned betting on our team. Can we gamble here?"
Xu Shaohuai patted his shoulder and said, "People's lives can be used to play games, let alone gambling. Behind every hunting game, there is a huge amount of money bet, not just these people playing small games."
"Then can I participate?" Jing Ling asked seriously.
Xu Shaohuai glanced at him and said, "Gambling is not fun, so don't get involved."
Jing Ling rolled his eyes at him, "Please, Captain, I'm not playing around. I'm just short of money. I have to make money to support my family! Anyway, we will definitely win in the end. It's safe for me to bet on myself!"
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