Chapter 21: Meeting

The detour from the mountain to the main road was very smooth. I was most grateful for the map in my hand. Although it was only a small-scale map, it was quite detailed and should have been drawn by a professional. Mr. Zheng sent me this map, which shows that he really cares about everything I do.

After a good rest yesterday, although my limbs were a bit sore today, my spirits were always good. There were no specific roads on the mountain, but compared to the cliffs, it was already a heavenly place, and I was actually very happy to be walking there.

Therefore, one must experience suffering to learn to cherish small happiness. Chen Chengyi had to experience the cliff to know the value of the mountain road.

Thinking like this, I actually laughed out loud, and the main road was already in sight.

According to the map, the road I was going down should be the road between Hucun and that village, and it was closer to Hucun. I could enter Hucun after walking for another hour.

I chose this place subconsciously for a very simple reason: perhaps seeing familiar people would make me feel more secure as a “dead person.”

It was still light out, and I knew the map was correct because I could vaguely see the familiar mountains behind Hucun.

After walking on the road, there was no one on the road. After all, it was only a road connecting two remote villages. How many people would go there? To put it bluntly, the so-called road was just a dirt road that was a little wider and barely passable.

I put away the map. I didn’t need to look at it anymore. After all, there were no forks in the road, so I just followed the road.

I was in a very good mood, and I didn’t feel any sense of crisis. Living in a secluded village and returning to a slightly familiar environment, I felt like I was reborn.

The ‘nightmare’ a month ago, the closest I have ever been to death, is slowly fading away.

This feeling made me especially eager to go to Lake Village. I thought that the forces of Lake Village, a mixture of many powers, would not monitor it, otherwise the department would not have been so willing to hand me over to Mr. Zheng.

Besides, isn’t that force monitoring the deserted village?

The final reason is that, apart from Hucun, I can’t think of anywhere else I can go. I can’t go home, and I can’t go to my friends either… It’s a bit bleak, but there’s still hope, isn’t there?

I walked with long strides, lost in thought, and gradually, the outline of Hucun appeared in my field of vision. My eyes were a little hot, and I felt inexplicably weak. A month ago, I was still with my fellow students and friends.

I was a little stunned, but I didn’t want to be at this time, when a person suddenly appeared behind a large tree on the side of the road, grabbed me and pulled me over the road and behind the tree.

My heart tightened, but then I relaxed because I didn’t feel any danger.

Then I took a closer look at the man. In the moonlight, I saw that the man who was pulling me was a middle-aged man with a very upright face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face, and it was so familiar…

Suddenly, I felt a blow to the head, and the middle-aged man said, “You’re in a bad situation. How dare you get distracted on the road?”

Hearing the familiar Beijing accent, I finally realized who this person was. I called him Uncle He. He used to be Qin Huai’s man, a personal bodyguard, but not a servant. He was very skilled and was rumored to have been an excellent secret agent.

At that time, Qin Huai and I were quite a bit of a nuisance, but Qin Huai’s identity determined that he really was, and I was like a fellow who was making a fuss with Qin Huai?

In short, at that time, Uncle He was our biggest ‘enemy’, often chasing us all over the world. Most of the time, he would complain, occasionally beating us himself, and often wiping our asses for us.

At that time, we were young and immature, and we hated this guy who was only a dozen years older than us. Now that I see him, I feel so close to him, a smile appears on my face, and I am also a little moved. Who doesn’t reminisce about the youthful and reckless years?

“I don’t feel in danger, it’s okay to be distracted. How did Qin Huai end up here?” I was very moved, but on the surface I was indifferent. Even if I was stupid, I knew that since Uncle He would be here, Qin Huai would definitely be here too.

When I asked this, Uncle He’s eyes were actually a little red. He punched me in the shoulder and said, “Don’t mention it. Qin Huai is so sad that I can’t even tell him the truth. It’s a long story. Let’s cover you up and get into the village first.”

“Cover me into the village?” I frowned in confusion.

“What do you think? Master Zheng is very angry and helpless now. The village is under surveillance, and it is not very convenient to enter or leave the village. Let’s talk about everything when we get back.” As he spoke, Uncle He picked up a few things from the ground. I could see that they were fishing tools. To say that this road is close to the lake, it has actually come to this point, and it needs such a cover?

But Uncle He was still excited, taking out his mobile phone and slapping my shoulder while he said, “I knew you were tough, and you were much tougher than Qin Huai. How could you die so inexplicably? Really…”

As I watched his eyes turn redder and redder, I was also moved. I didn’t expect him to have such feelings for me, who always played tricks with Qin Huai. In fact, when I saw him, wasn’t I the same?

The call was quickly connected, and Uncle He said in a calm tone, “Come pick me up. I’m at the usual place.”

After that, I heard Qinhuai’s somewhat agitated voice on the other end of the line: “Uncle He, I don’t know if you’re dead or alive, but can you stop going fishing every day and let me pick you up? I’m really not in the mood. I’m very sad.”

After saying this, Qin Huai hung up the phone. Uncle He put the phone away with a smile and said to me, “The soundproofing of the phone is not very good.”

But my eyes suddenly filled with tears. Did Qin Huai really think I was dead? How sad he must be. We have been brothers for so many years, and our feelings have long since run deep. Thinking about how sad he must be, I couldn’t help but feel the same way.

I tried hard to control my emotions and calm myself down. Uncle He patted my shoulder and said, “You know Qin Huai’s personality. There are some things that I dare not let him know, for fear that he cannot hide them. Moreover, I don’t know much either. It was all Qin Huai’s grandfather who told me some things, but he also said that the situation was unclear. Because of that department, we have no influence, and the information they revealed to Qin Huai’s grandfather was really limited. Therefore, I only know what I have to do.”

“How?” Although Uncle He was vague, I could roughly guess what was going on.

It should be that the department is secretly helping me, and they found Qin Huai’s grandfather. After all, Qin Huai is my sworn brother, and he can do everything for me. In addition, Qin Huai’s identity, the identity on the table, no matter how arrogant the power is, would not dare to make things difficult for someone outside the circle who has such an identity. That would be a great violation of the rules.

This should be the organization’s plan, but it is only paving the way for me. Whether I can survive depends mostly on myself. For example, in yesterday’s sudden situation, I had to take a risk and climb the cliff to break through this predicament.

“What should I do? It means that they are telling us that you are not necessarily dead, and that we should wait at the entrance of the village for a certain period of time to help you out of the village. In short, if we receive news that you are not dead, then you are really dead.” Uncle He explained to me.

“Then why did Qin Huai…” I wanted to ask why Qin Huai came and didn’t know that I wasn’t dead yet?

But at this moment, a Warrior SUV had already left the village and was heading in the direction of me and Uncle He… it should be Qin Huai coming.

Uncle He glanced around and said, “It’s Qin Huai. Let’s wait until we get back to talk about it. To be honest, I’m really worried that this kid won’t be able to control his emotions.”

“He won’t,” I said with certainty. After all that we’ve been through, Qin Huai has grown up with me. In the eyes of the elders, we are still the same immature and impulsive teenagers we were back then. Uncle He naturally sees it that way. After all, he was with us when we were at our most rebellious.

The car was going so fast that it was obvious at a glance that the driver was in a bad mood. Otherwise, even if it was an off-road vehicle, a normal person wouldn’t feel like driving recklessly on such a road.

Uncle He sighed, revealing a look of disappointment at the boy, then stood on the side of the road with his fishing gear.

I didn’t dare to step out, because I was afraid that Qin Huai would see me in an accident. I thought about it so easily, but my eyes couldn’t help but turn red again.