Chapter 47.1 - He's Still Alive

“Someone… Yes, you there, come here and pour a glass of wine for your prince.” The sea sparkled with white light and nearby a few islands, a speedboat was parked on the sea. The chirping of seabirds slowly came from the distant sky and when he closed his eyes and listened for a while, it was as if he had fallen into a dream.

Long Junhao was lying on the deck chair, leisurely looking at the blue sky in the distance, and he was in a very good mood, “yes, pour red wine, your prince has never tried red wine…”

The person who was called had a twisted expression as he came over and Long Junhao gave him a lazy look, “why do you have that expression again? Are all of Gu Chen’s men like you? Your prince wants you to pour wine, not pour your life.”

The man wanted to cry and thought that the current situation was no different from death. This boat was Su Qing’s speedboat. Although most of Su Qing’s subordinates went with him last night, most of them onboard were still his men. Therefore, with the life and death of the master of these people unknown, Long Junhao slowly brought out a reclining chair, a table and a sunshade from the cabin. One can imagine how he felt inside as those people looked at him with a quiet and cold gaze.

However, he obviously underestimated the master’s level, because at this moment there was a fresh seafood dinner and a bottle of Su Qing’s Tibetan wine on the table. He shivered in the dull silence, thinking that if it wasn’t for the sake of his Gu Chen, these people would definitely throw him down to feed sharks.

He poured the wine with shaking hands, then hurriedly ran to a small corner and huddled, silently reducing his presence. Long Junhao glanced at the man from a distance with the red wine and suddenly asked with interest, “how exactly does Gu Chen choose his men?”

The man looked at him pitifully and his lips moved soundlessly for a while before he finally said weakly, “sir, we’re not here for vacation…”

“I know,” Long Junhao said after taking a sip of red wine and licking his lips, “didn’t you guys come to find that jinx, I knew from the beginning.”

The man immediately shivered at the mention of the word “jinx” and held the railing tightly to prevent himself from being thrown down. He continued with cold sweat on his face, “then…then since you already know…”

Long Junhao interrupted him before he could finish a sentence, “ah, come here again. The red wine doesn’t taste good so change it to juice, why do you have that…” A certain prince frowned and compromised, “okay, let me change the question, were your facial features like this since you were born? I mean, are they always twisted like that?”

“…” The man sniffed and looked at him as if he had been tortured.

“…Fine,” A certain prince also felt that this question seemed to hurt the young hearts of others and said, “Your prince is just asking casually, you don’t need to mind too much. Now, change this to juice for your prince.”

“…” The man choked. After struggling for a while, he suddenly stood up, strode over to pour him the juice, his hands shaking a little because of the influence of his emotions. Long Junhao glanced at it and immediately felt sorry and comforted, “you don’t have to worry, he will be fine.”

The man’s eyes lit up immediately, thinking that this person had finally said something nice. His lips shook, “Really…really?” How he wished this sir could repeat it aloud, so that the eyes of these people would not be so cold!

“Really,” Long Junhao looked at him sincerely with the juice in his hand, “he’s a scourge that will last for a thousand years.”

“…” The man’s heart suddenly broke with a shattering sound. He put down the juice and went to his boss to ask him to change his job. He felt that he would lose his life if he waited on this sir again.

At this moment, Gu Chen was studying the map. His subordinate was standing beside him and using a communicator to communicate with the helicopter in the air and after he was done, he turned to look at him. “Boss, there’s still nothing, we’ve searched through this entire area already, and this is the fourth day…” The rest of his words were consciously swallowed back.

Gu Chen narrowed his eyes and said darkly, “continue searching.”

“Yes.”

Gu Chen looked at the vast sea and called Su Qing’s men again to confirm the location of the incident. He observed with binoculars for a while and asked, “is there any news from the people searching on the islands?”

“Not yet.”

Gu Chen frowned. The sea here was vast, with only a few islands and reefs, but the helicopter had already extended out for many miles and the result was still the same. He was silent for a while before ordering, “go to the nearby islands and tell those people to search carefully. Don’t leave out an inch, including the reefs.”

“Yes!”

Gu Chen put down the binoculars and just as he was about to look at the map again, another of his subordinates came over and started to complain while holding his sleeve. After listening in silence, he looked into the distance. When he saw a certain prince’s comfortable appearance, he felt helpless and asked his subordinates to stay before moving slowly to him.

Long Junhao squinted his eyes in content and immediately smiled when he saw Gu Chen coming, “have you found him?”

“Not yet,” Gu Chen shook his head before sitting down beside him and patting his head, “don’t play too much, you might get thrown down.”

Long Junhao put down the juice and shifted closer to him, “will they dare to do that when you’re here?”

“Nope.”

“Then that’s fine,” Long Junhao said, “this prince finally came out after all the trouble. Of course I have to fully enjoy it.”

Gu Chen could not help but pat his head and looked out at the sea without replying. Long Junhao looked up at him and pulled his sleeve, “Not looking good?”

“Yeah,” Gu Chen’s eyes were a little heavy, “the field of vision here is wide enough but excluding the day of the accident, we haven’t found anything for three days already. If there are still no islands and reefs nearby… we might have to prepare for the worst.”

Long Junhao thought for a while and asked worriedly, “what about Su Cong? Does he have feelings for that jinx?”

Gu Chen shook his head, “I don’t know, he once hated Su Qing. After all, Su Qing’s attitude was too unyielding at that time. Although their relationship has eased a little, we don’t know how Su Cong thinks. But one thing is certain. Even if he doesn’t have that kind of affection for Su Qing, their relationship as brothers is still there. If something happens to Su Qing… he will probably kill all the elders.”

“Those old men are really bold,” Long Junhao got up and looked at him, “in my place, their behaviour is called regicide and it’s a big crime involving the nine clans. Are they not afraid that if Su Qing isn’t dead, he will seek payback?”

“Of course they’re afraid, they must be constantly watching this place now,” Gu Chen rubbed his head, “but even so, they still have a way out. I think they’ve already prepared evidence, and then they will find a few scapegoats and push all the blame on Su Cong. After all, Su Cong will sit in the position of leader after Su Qing returns. Moreover, it is well known that their brothers broke up because of the succession. Few people know the twists and turns.”

Long Junhao was astonished to hear this, but Gu Chen continued, “if Su Qing doesn’t die, they will compromise. If Su Qing dies, they will be the founding heroes.”

Long Junhao opened his mouth, “…how can they have so much power?”

“This is the drawback of a century-old family. Even if they don’t really hold power, they still have their own network of relations and interests, and their words have weight. They can’t be eliminated overnight. Su Qing has been unhappy with these people for a long time, but after planning for so long they still missed out on something. That is, Su Cong has never wanted the position. So no matter whether Su Qing is dead or alive, they will not have a good end,” Gu Chen looked at the islands that were getting closer and closer and got up slowly, “stay here obediently, I’ll go take a look at the front.”

Long Junhao watched him leave and rested on the chair again. The pitiful subordinate thought he had gotten rid of that sir and breathed a sigh of relief, but before he had time to celebrate in secret, his boss came back and asked him to continue to serve him. He immediately choked and glanced at a certain prince, afraid that he would do some terrible thing again. After struggling for a long time, he finally walked into the cabin to ask the doctor for sleeping pills. It was better to just make that man fall asleep.