Chapter 139 A Shang is awake
The most crucial question is, if he was able to betray the Gongyang family, will he betray Shanran in the future?
I'd only ever seen assassins in movies and novels before; I never imagined they actually existed in real life. These people are trained from childhood—cold-hearted and ruthless, with countless lives on their hands.
Extremely dangerous.
Meng Xin squinted, her gaze sweeping over the boy.
Gano noticed the unfriendly gaze, but completely ignored it, showing no concern whatsoever, and didn't even glance back.
This made Meng Xin even angrier.
His eyes darted around, and suddenly he thought of something.
"I heard from Yu Yuan that there were three people when they arrived on the island. Besides him, there were twins. Are you the older or younger brother?"
Gano stood to one side with his arms crossed, his aura ethereal and almost inaudible, like a stone pillar—a habit he had developed over many years as a death warrior, hiding himself away.
In the past, he would have hidden himself in a corner. But not now; he had to stand by his sister's side, protect her, and look after her.
After showing up, it's inevitable that you'll attract some people's attention, like this blue-haired guy on the other side.
Gano lifted her eyelids, looked over with a clear, cold gaze, and uttered a few words: "I am the younger brother."
Meng Xin frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Then where's your brother? Why were you the only one who left the island?"
Upon hearing this, Ganuo did not answer, but lowered his eyes, his thick eyelashes casting a shadow that made it impossible for Meng Xin to see his gaze.
"Yu Yuan said that one of you brothers has the ability to become invisible. Is your brother always hiding beside you, following you? Could it be that he has a special fetish and likes to spy on you in secret?"
Meng Xin was startled by her own guess and unconsciously took a step back, looking around as if trying to find some invisible person hiding in the conference room.
"He's dead."
"ha?"
Meng Xin stared wide-eyed, mouth slightly agape, at Ganuo.
He suddenly understood the other person's feelings when they greeted his family in the group chat and he replied that he was an orphan.
It feels like I'll suddenly sit up in my sleep at night.
"Um... I'm sorry..."
“It’s alright,” Gano looked up at Meng Xinye, a slightly strange smile spreading across her face. “My brother has been with me all along.”
He raised his hand and pressed it to his chest. Meng Xin also noticed a red rope around his neck, the end of which was inside his clothes, roughly at the chest.
"Oh, oh," Meng Xin suddenly realized, "You carry your brother's ashes with you, right?"
Gano did not deny it, his smile remaining unchanged, like a mannequin with precise markings, "He has always been here."
Meng Xinye froze, and for some reason, he felt a chill run down his spine.
I have a strange feeling about this black snake across from me. Could it be that it has gone insane because of the death of its brother?
Meng Xin was about to say something when she saw Shan Ran's fingers twitch and then she opened her eyes.
"Ranran, you're awake!"
"Sister, did we disturb you?"
Shan Ran sat up straight, rubbed her eyes, and shook her head. "No, I was going to get up anyway, but I just dozed off for a little while, and that was enough."
After saying that, she stood up and prepared to leave.
After a period of intense work, Shanran has gotten used to this rhythm. She can replenish her energy by taking short breaks in her busy schedule.
Gano frowned slightly, feeling sorry for his sister and wanting her to rest for a while, but he didn't know how to bring it up. He shouldn't interfere with his sister's actions, but selfishly he wanted her to set aside these responsibilities and just think of herself.
He had no grand sense of justice, nor did he care what the world would become; all he cared about was that his sister was alright.
Can't those people solve their own problems? They always come to my sister for everything. If only she could just ignore everyone else.
[Fool, haven't you understood everything that happened in your dream? With your constitution, there's no way for me to escape to a secluded corner of the world.]
Too many people coveted her and wanted to study her. If her sister didn't stand on high ground, she would only be able to hide in a dilapidated, dark basement, never to be discovered.
[If we can remain undiscovered, just the two of us, that would be perfect...]
【Then go ask your sister. If she's willing, that would be great too.】
【I......】
"Dye it!"
Just as Shan Ran reached the door of the conference room, the door was suddenly opened.
The usually composed Chandler rushed over, his glasses even slightly askew.
"Ranran, A Shang is awake!"
Shan Ran's eyes lit up, and she immediately went out and rushed towards Nan Guishang's bedroom.
She used her agility-based ability, moving incredibly fast. Meng Xin followed closely behind her, and the two quickly disappeared from sight.
Chandler ran a few steps to catch up with them, then turned back to look at Gano behind him.
The boy's gloomy and sinister expression hadn't yet faded.
Chandler stopped and stared at the other person silently.
It didn't matter if he was discovered; Gano never cared about other people's opinions and had no intention of hiding.
A cryptic light flashed in Chandler's eyes behind his glasses, then curved into a gentle smile.
"Gano, shall we come together?"
After a moment of eye contact, Gano finally tilted his head and smiled, "Come on."
The original residence of the returning merchants was destroyed and rebuilt into a simple two-story villa.
The returning merchant was placed in the largest room on the second floor.
The house was surrounded by guards, and the arrangements were very meticulous.
The powerful families must have already known about the special nature of Nan Guishang's abilities, which is why they risked sending people to infiltrate the safe zone. Currently, the building where Nan Guishang is located has been designated as a Level 1 security zone.
When Shan Ran arrived, the guards stood at attention and saluted, and she nodded in acknowledgment.
The room's decor was almost exactly the same as before. When the door opened, Shanran was momentarily dazed, always thinking that it was Ajie or Xiaoyu who opened the door and would happily shout "Sister Ran".
Unfortunately, both of them sacrificed their lives not long ago.
She quickly came to her senses, and the person who opened the door was a familiar face, someone who had always served as the therapist for Nan Guishang.
When the therapist saw Shan Ran, his eyes lit up, and his expression was one of joy and excitement.
"District Chief! Ah Shang has finally woken up!"
Shan Ran hurriedly went to the bedside and saw Nan Guishang on the bed.
He "died" twice this time. He was still in the recovery stage, but he died again, which aggravated his injuries. As a result, the time he was unconscious was greatly prolonged, and he has only just woken up now.
He stared wide-eyed at the ceiling, his gaze vacant, lost in thought.
He was only awake at this point, and his body had not yet fully recovered.
A piece of rubble that broke off during the tremor hit his left side, leaving him with a disability and confined to a lying position.
Hearing the noise, Nan Guishang turned to look at Shan Ran.
His initially blank gaze gradually focused, finally settling on Shan Ran's face.
Although he had been unconscious, Nan Guishang had a strange dream that he remembered when he woke up.
He was just processing that dream.
The first half of the dream was already not good. He didn't know Shan Ran at all. To be precise, he only glanced at her a few times, but she didn't attract his attention in the dream. The two were like strangers, with no interaction between them.
The second half is even worse; it's as terrifying as falling into hell.
He was trapped in a highly toxic liquid, floating up and down. When he first woke up, he tried to use his powers, but after several attempts, he found that he could not break free.
So he stopped using his superpowers and instead used the brief time he spent waking up to think about how to break the deadlock.
After a very long time, he finally came to the realization that there was no way to escape.
It was only then that he realized how stupid he had been; if Chandler had been there, he would have definitely found a way.
He was desperate, in pain, resentful, and regretful, blaming himself for his powerlessness, and at one point wanted to give up the struggle.
But so many people have already died. If even he gives up, then no one will remember them, and evildoers will live well on their corpses.
Based on the snippets of conversation the other party uttered each time he woke up, Nan Guishang deduced that the other party was conducting experiments that could grant him his superpowers, and that the reason for not conducting the experiments was to increase the success rate.
So he started thinking of ways to destroy his superpower.
After going through many near-death experiences, he finally figured it out.
In the end, he succeeded and detonated himself.
The girl he saw before he died was Shanran.
In her dream, she recognized herself and even called out his name.
Unfortunately, he had no memory of Shan Ran at that time.
Mountain dye.
"Ranran..."
Nan Guishang's lips were dry, his throat was hoarse, and he softly called out the name.
"Ah Shang, I'm here. Have some water first."
Shan Ran sat on the edge of the bed, raised her hand and conjured a ball of drinking water, which she carefully poured into Nan Guishang's mouth.
After drinking the water, Nan Guishang's throat finally felt better. He pursed his lips and asked with some doubt, "Ranran, I had a dream."
Shan Ran froze.
"I've never dreamed while unconscious before, it's so strange. And this dream felt so real, could it be related to the mist you went into?"
Shan Ran looked at Nan Guishang with a complicated expression, feeling that his intelligence seemed to have increased slightly compared to before.
It doesn't necessarily mean having a high IQ; it just means having a stronger ability to perceive things and being able to detect the logical relationships between things.
It seems that what happened in this dream had a really big impact on him.
She nodded and gave a brief explanation of why the dream occurred.
Hearing her explanation, Nan Guishang's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
During this time, Meng Xinye, Cheadle, and Gano also arrived at the room. Cheadle was taking care of Nan Guishang by the bedside, while Meng Xinye and Gano stood in the corner of the room without saying a word.
Nan Guishang glanced at Meng Xinye and found that the other party was keeping his head down and silent. He found it strange that Meng Xinye, who was usually talkative and liked to argue, was not saying a word today.
The other boy was the one who came to the experimental island with Shan Ran, and now they've brought him back.
Aren't they twins? Why is only one standing here? Is the other one hiding somewhere in the room?
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