Chapter 23

Parsed with an automated reader. The content accuracy is not guranteed.

A minute later, Jiang Huan and the others met with Zhong Yin, and Zhong Yin immediately pointed out to Jiang Huan the location of the off-road vehicle and the direction in which the wild goose left.

Xu Ye was completely confused, “Why? What’s the situation? Did you miss something?” Jiang Huan also analyzed in a calm voice, “It is impossible for mutant wild geese to leave for no reason. Combined with their previous reactions, it is very likely that they have found something that scares them, so they immediately fled.”

“Something that scares wild geese?” Zhong Yin’s voice involuntarily brought a little tension, “Is it…other more powerful mutant creatures? Such as mutant bears, mutant willows, or others?”

“Let Wu Fengge come back and inform the people in the small building to run to the Shanhai vehicle meeting point immediately. If we can successfully drive Bellona’s vehicle, we will leave here quickly.” Jiang Huan looked at He Jingyang, “What does Captain He think?”

“…” He Jingyang didn’t react for a while. In his impression, fighting against the wild geese to retrieve the vehicle would be a dangerous and fierce battle. Who would have thought that the wild geese would suddenly run away on their own?

He only had two big words in his mind now: That’s it?

That’s it? That’s it!

“Captain He!” Xu Ye yelled again, and He Jingyang suddenly woke up. He nodded quickly, “I agree with Captain Jiang.”

“Do you have car keys on your body? You drive.” Jiang Huan stopped looking at him.

He Jingyang nodded again, took the lead in standing up from the cover of the weeds, and carefully observed the surroundings. The remaining four immediately followed, He Jingyang, Xu Ye, and Zhong Yin facing in three directions, with their backs to their backs. Jiang Huan walked at the end, his arms firmly holding Shen Shanwu’s shoulders.

They approached the vehicle cautiously and quickly. They checked the tires, engine, oil volume, electricity, etc., and then Xu Ye successfully started the vehicle with the car keys. Then, two minutes later, Wu Fengge gasped, jumped into the car, and closed the door. From beginning to end, nothing happened.

“Take a detour, don’t take the old road.” Jiang Huan said, “The direction we came is southeast.”

Zhong Yin couldn’t help asking, “Did you find any unusual movement on the road?”

“…no.” The lieutenant slapped the steering wheel. Not only did he not, but Jiang Tong was still crying and making trouble, yelling and screaming. If there really was some mutant beast watching in secret, they were afraid that they would die without knowing how they died.

Zhong Yin was like a frightened bird, looking at everything outside the window with extremely tight nerves. Even the frogs jumping in the pool of water could scare her. The more abnormal the situation, the more it represents the approach of danger. A situation like the sudden escape of an overlord mutant goose could simply reach the top of the abnormal situation of the year.

Shen Shanwu was probably the only one in the whole car who was the most indifferent. He was sitting honestly next to Jiang Huan, and he didn’t bother to look at the big goose anymore. The whole person was as quiet as a chicken, and he was simply so well-behaved.

Jiang Huan only thought that the bear child was frightened. He stretched out his arms around Jiang Tong’s little arm and let him lean against his arms, rubbing his palms to comfort him, “Don’t be afraid, it will be fine.”

“…” He Jingyang’s line of sight slowly moved to Jiang Huan and Jiang Tong, his eyes full of exploration and calculation. He thought that it would definitely take a long time to deal with the mutant wild geese. Maybe he would have to call other members or teams. In between, he could slowly find opportunities to approach Jiang Tong and win his favor and trust… But who would have thought that the wild geese suddenly left, breaking his plan? Then he must achieve his goal as soon as possible before parting ways with Shanhai.

Shen Shanwu didn’t like his eyes very much. As if he had already seen something, his slightly squinted eyes jumped with a twitch.

Soon, Xu Ye took the lead in driving to the meeting point, and the two cars of the Shanhai team parked well under the tree, tightly covered by dense branches.

“Although there was an accident, the rescue mission was successfully completed.” Because she always had a paralyzed face of the underworld, Zhong Yin naturally took charge of the debt collection work. “Captain He, it’s time to pay for the reward promised to us.”

“That’s natural.” He Jingyang agreed surprisingly, and he didn’t bargain with Zhong Yin on the point that the wild geese left by themselves. He took two steps forward and said, “We, Bellona, will not be unfair at this point. All the food in the car will be divided with Shanhai as agreed, but before that, I hope to have a few words with Captain Jiang alone.”

“…” Zhong Yin looked back at Jiang Huan. The latter also heard what He Jingyang said. Jiang Huan nodded slightly to indicate that he could, then patted Shen Shanwu on the arm and asked him and Zhong Yin to go to the lieutenant to stay.

Before the person had gone far, He Jingyang couldn’t wait to raise the corners of his lips and say something inexplicable, “Captain Jiang, there are often rumors that you were rescued by a mutant when you were young, and you have followed that person for a while…”

Jiang Huan didn’t speak, only heard He Jingyang continue, “I have always thought that these are the words made up by some jealous villains to slander Shanhai and want to push the Shanhai team and even the entire coastal base to the brink. After all, the rapidly growing strength of the coastal base is enough to make anyone jealous… but at first glance today, the rumors seem to be groundless.”

The smile on the corners of He Jingyang’s lips was deeper, and his eyes were aggressive, “…Captain Jiang, what do you think?”

His voice slowly fell, and all the surrounding sounds fell silent. Even the air solidified for a few seconds. After a long time, Jiang Huan asked plainly, “So what if it is, so what if it’s not? Captain He, just say what you want to say.”

“Heh…” He Jingyang’s tone was cold, and he said solemnly, “The mutant who saved you back then was called Shen Shanwu, right?”

“…” Jiang Huan patted the non-existent dust on the white gloves, “Is that what you want to say?”

“Please answer me.” He Jingyang emphasized his words.

“Still the same sentence, so what if it is, so what if it’s not?”

Jiang Huan’s understatement really upset He Jingyang. He forced himself to endure the urge to curse, gritted his teeth, and said, “Captain Jiang, I told you this with no malicious intentions. On the contrary, I will keep your secret even if I die.”

He Jingyang paused and confided in nostalgia, “Because the person who saved you is also a very important person to me…”

“…” Jiang Huan’s little finger under the cloak trembled slightly, and the displeasure in his heart that had never dissipated became stronger because of He Jingyang’s words. He Jingyang sighed, “Jiang Tong really looks too similar to Shen Shanwu. Suddenly, you adopted a kid who looks like him. Looking at your caring attitude towards him, combined with the previous rumors, everything is very clear.”

“Really?” Jiang Huan replied to him calmly, and then closed his mouth again. In fact, his ambiguous answer was already tantamount to admitting He Jingyang’s speculation, otherwise he would have directly denied it.

Seeing that he had said so much, yet Jiang Huan still held an alienated attitude, he gritted his teeth, and simply let out the trump card, “Captain Jiang, why don’t you believe me…I’m sure I won’t do anything against you, because it’s not good for you. It’s also bad for Shen Shanwu. I…I’m Shen Shanwu’s lover, and I can’t harm him.”

“Love?” This time, Jiang Huan’s reply came very quickly. His lips repeated these two words almost uncontrollably, and his upright standing position was a little loose.

“Yes… Shen Shanwu and I were homosexuals from junior high school to the present.” He Jingyang also showed a trace of shyness. He took out Anping Beijing’s identity card from the pocket of his gray uniform. There was a photo in the card holder. He carefully drew it out and handed it to Jiang Huan face up, “…This is a photo I took during the university campus festival with him. He also told me that he hadn’t had enough fun and would come again next year. Who would have thought that it would be the last campus festival…”

Jiang Huan didn’t pick it up, he couldn’t pick it up. The hands behind his back trembled uncontrollably, and the sight of the contents of the photo was painful, as if he had been burned.

In the picture, Shen Shanwu put his arms around He Jingyang’s neck; his posture was intimate; and he smiled so happily that Jiang Huan couldn’t even believe that this person was Shen Shanwu. He had never seen Shen Shanwu smile from the bottom of his heart like this.

The brother Shanwu he came into contact with was gloomy, cold, unsmiling, and always faced anyone and anything with a vigilant and suspicious attitude. Jiang Huan always thought that for Shen Shanwu, he was the most special, because he spent up to a year of companionship and dependence day and night, and finally opened Shen Shanwu’s heart.

Brother Shanwu would smile at him tenderly, and he would go to a small part of the country to see the scenery he wanted because of his words. He would unconsciously hug him between half-dreaming and half-waking, and then he would murmur: Jiang Huan, stop it…

But he never thought that what he tried his best to get was what another man was most accustomed to.

He Jingyang put away the photos again and finally stated his true purpose, “Captain Jiang, I think Jiang Tong should be a relative of Shanwu. I once heard him say that he had a cousin… So I hope you can transfer Jiang Tong’s custody to me. Although the strength of the Bellona team is not as good as Shanhai’s, it can also be obtained in the northern territory of Anping, and Jiang Tong will never be wronged. I think as Shanwu’s boyfriend and with his cousin, Shanwu is generally happy to see this…”

“…you,” Jiang Huan tried to suppress his breathing. Not wanting to expose the half-shaken heart, he closed his eyes and squeezed out sonorous words from his throat, “Don’t even think about it!”

He Jingyang’s eyes widened slightly; obviously he didn’t expect Jiang Huan to reply like this, “Captain Jiang, why are you…?”

“Jiang Tong is my adopted son, and he will only be my adopted son.” In a confident tone, Jiang Huan also repeated countless times in his heart: Mine is mine…mine!

“Captain Jiang.” He Jingyang’s tone also became colder; “If nothing else, I will marry Shen Shanwu after graduation. Jiang Tong is also my cousin. It is more justified for me to adopt him, right? He himself definitely wants to be with his relatives more than strangers.”

Jiang Huan didn’t want to talk anymore, so he waved his hand and left. He Jingyang hurriedly caught up and said, “I want to show Jiang Tong the photo and let the child choose who to go with!”

“There is no need for this; he will not be willing to go with you.” Jiang Huan suppressed the violent emotions boiling in his heart, and said coldly, “I won’t let him go with you.”

He Jingyang clearly felt Jiang Huan’s hostility, but compared to the huge benefits that Shen Shanwu’s cousin could get, he immediately choked back, “Captain Jiang, what do you mean? You insist that you don’t want me to adopt Jiang Tong, and you don’t even seem to plan to tell him that I am his cousin’s boyfriend… Can I have reason to doubt your purpose of adopting Jiang Tong now? Do you want to hold Jiang Tong hostage to threaten Shanwu?”

“What are you talking nonsense about?” Jiang Huan gritted his teeth viciously, and his nails penetrated deep into his palm. If it weren’t for the protection of gloves, his palm would have been pinched by him.

And He Jingyang was pestering him like a disgusting cowhide candy. He didn’t avoid using the ugliest suspicion to stimulate Jiang Huan. He was confident that as long as Jiang Tong saw the photo and let him have a conversation with Jiang Tong, the other party would definitely choose to go with him.

Even if Jiang Tong was not Shen Shanwu’s cousin, he could make Jiang Tong Shen Shanwu’s cousin, and then release the news…

“Captain Jiang, this is not nonsense, it’s a very reasonable question, you…”

A clear child’s voice suddenly interrupted his words, “Captain, are you all right?”

Jiang Huan and He Jingyang turned around at the same time, and saw Jiang Tong standing not far away with a pure face, looking at them quietly.

Long time no see everyone!! I was a bit busy with school so I couldn’t update any of the novels (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ I’m sorry about this, I’ll try to update as soon as I can~ And support me on kofi~ ٩(^ᴗ^)۶