Chapter 26 The Mysterious Man

Zhao Hong was very surprised by what happened next. After I spoke to Jiang Yi on the phone, he returned to his room and received a call. We had to leave urgently and go to another city.

In fact, this arrangement was correct. After all, this city was only the scene of one of the murders, and the clues that could be obtained were limited. It was only because of the special circumstances of the case that an investigation was conducted. At the villa, I had identified the most important clues. In fact, there was no point in staying here, so it can be said that the arrangement was correct.

Zhao Hong was surprised because originally, in his opinion, I was still arguing with the higher-ups about whether I should participate in the case. However, after ten minutes, we were sent to another city, and I even began to happily pack my luggage. He was really surprised.

On the way to the airport, Zhao Hong said a few words to me: “Chen Chengyi, in fact, I looked down on you at first, thinking you were a selfish and indifferent person. Later, I found out that you weren’t. Maybe your refusal at first was a manifestation of your responsibility from the heart. At least if you think you can’t do it, you won’t do useless work, but will do the opposite, right?”

I sat next to Zhao Hong and smiled. I took a piece of gum into my mouth and said, “Who said that? I am a selfish and indifferent person. Don’t idealize me just because you cut me.”

After that, I closed my eyes and rested in the car.

I could feel Zhao Hong staring at me for a long time, and then suddenly he said angrily, “Don’t use any techniques that I don’t understand. Dare you fight me one-on-one like a man? Why do I want to beat you so badly?”

I laughed and said, “Are you stupid?”

Then we both laughed. I still admire Zhao Hong. Although he was like a wimp the first time we met, he is actually a real man.

Once again, I enjoyed the first-class treatment, which made me very happy. However, due to the exhaustion from the long days of traveling, plus the injuries, I fell asleep as soon as I got on the plane.

It seemed like I had slept for a long time, or maybe not long enough. Suddenly, I heard a voice in my ear: “Chen Chengyi, let’s talk.”

I suddenly woke up, and a shiver ran down my spine. Who was it? Who would want to talk to me on a plane?

Because we bought our tickets at the last minute, it was impossible to buy seats together, so Huigen and Zhao Hong were sitting separately. Who else would call me by my name and say they wanted to talk to me on the plane?

I lamented that I had woken up too quickly, and I didn’t want to turn my head. I didn’t know why I had an instinctive fear that told me not to face that person.

At that moment, my mind desperately tried to recall who was sitting next to me, but I couldn’t think of anyone.

Almost in a fit of pique, I turned my head and saw that the man sitting next to me was a man. I had a hard time telling his age from his face. I felt that he should be an old man, but he didn’t have the kind of old skin that old people have. He only had a pair of weathered eyes.

He looked very ordinary, and his clothes were also very ordinary. However, he had an indescribable temperament, nobility, elegance, and friendliness. It could be said that he was likeable at first glance, and there was an indescribable powerful aura beneath his peaceful surface.

If my master has reached the realm of returning to the original state, then this person has reached a higher realm than my master, because returning to the original state is like refining a piece of rough stone until it is clean and pure, returning it to its original state.

His aura has been polished, like a piece of pure iron, polished into something, no matter what, it begins to have its own characteristics and radiance…

I don’t know if I’ve described it clearly enough to convey the feeling in my heart, but none of that matters. What matters is why such a person, who makes people feel good, makes me feel so dangerous. It’s even worse that I have to face him!

“Hello,” he said with a smile.

“You… you are fine too.” I found that I simply couldn’t not answer him, but what did he mean by you are fine too? I stuttered over just three words, showing how nervous I was?

Or, did I just see Zhao Hong act like a rookie in front of me once, and now I’m going to follow in his footsteps?

However, he seemed to be very sincere and didn’t care about my nervousness. The emotions in his eyes seemed to be telling me, “Don’t be nervous, little guy. I was once in a similar situation.”

This made my throat a little dry. What is the most terrifying thing about people? It is that they can easily mobilize any emotion to make you feel sincere, but how can people exist so nakedly and sincerely? That is contrary to the nature of human beings to live together and be independent, and it is contrary to the instinct of the soul to protect itself.

My master told me never to get close to someone who is too perfect, because underneath the perfect surface is often a heart of stone.

Or, that person’s achievement in their state of mind is the result of walking the extreme path to the end, which is also a manifestation of the Dao. Such a person is dangerous because their own abilities may also be extremely powerful.

Therefore, this kind of sincerity is like mobilizing the dangerous cells in my body, and I can’t resist the kind of aura that makes people feel good.

If I could choose, I wouldn’t want to get close to him for a second.

He smiled. A person with an ordinary face can smile very well, which must be a sign of outstanding temperament. He elegantly twisted his sleeve and said to me with great concern, “I don’t want to see you in danger. Get off the plane and go back, how about it?”

“What do you mean?” I was so nervous that my voice was trembling. What he meant was not that I didn’t understand what he was saying, but that I didn’t dare to believe that he would be the one to stop me.

“Hey, I don’t mean anything by it. It’s for your safety, isn’t it?” He turned his head and said very kindly, “Life is always beautiful. Look at the sun coming out. Laze around, make a pot of tea, look at the flowers, listen to the birds, isn’t that a kind of life? Why give up a good life for a fixation in your heart? That’s not wise, do you think?”

I didn’t know what to say. I always thought he was right.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at me again, with that sincere expression on his face, and said to me, “Don’t you understand the cause and effect of this world? It’s futile to interfere. Just as people die and crimes happen every day in this world, this is also a kind of natural order. There is black and there is white. It’s better to sit back and watch the flowers bloom and fall, and the clouds roll in and out, isn’t it? Promise me, little guy, that you will go home after getting off the plane, okay?”

I swear I almost agreed, but at that moment, I felt my soul stirring, full of hostility. In that moment, I remembered what my master had said: a cultivator must always have some righteous cause as a bottom line.

I remembered the words of admonition that Grandmaster Wu Liyu received when he was possessed by the spirit of his master, who was holding a whisk and about to strike him.

Maybe I was just recording it, but maybe I could do it even if I wasn’t recording it.

That moment of clarity allowed me to look at him directly for the first time and say a firm word: “No.”

At that moment, I suddenly realized that the original aura of this person was gone, replaced by a kind of heart-stopping ferocity. It was really just a short moment, very short, and then he made his usual, sincere expression of pity for me, saying to me, “That’s a shame.”

At that moment, my consciousness was a little fuzzy. When I tried to be more awake, I was horrified to discover that my eyes had just opened.

Did I not meet anyone at all? Was I sleeping? This discovery was even more frightening. When I turned around, there was no one in the seat next to me, but this was definitely illogical. I looked up and looked around, but I saw Huigen running towards me, yelling, “Brother, I thought you were going ahead, but you were actually hiding here sleeping!

I ignored Huigen and looked down at the crowd of people getting off the plane. I saw a man turn around and smile at me. It was him!