Chapter 92

Located in Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District, nearly five thousand kilometers from Moscow, Yakutsk is a port city located on the middle reaches of the Lena River, about 450 kilometers south of Russia’s Arctic Circle.

Although there are many world-famous cities near the Arctic Circle, such as Iceland’s capital city Reykjavik and Tromsø, the gateway to the North Pole in Norway, which is the hometown of Singh Tower, all of which are famous for their low temperatures, Yakutsk is the world’s most recognized coldest city, which was built on permafrost and is known as the “Ice City” because of the life-like mammoths unearthed in the city.

With a population of more than 300,000 people, mainly Yakuts, a yellow race with features similar to those of the Chinese, it is the world’s second-largest region of yellow people outside of China.

In a suburban horse farm, a beautiful girl with flying hair and a determined look galloped her horse, waved the whip in her hand, skillfully manipulated the reins, and drove the galloping horses into the ring.

A few hundred meters away from the stable office, the one-story bungalow was built on wooden pillars more than one meter above the ground, which were deep under the hard tundra, just to prevent the house from being washed away by the melting of the tundra on the surface in summer.

Valentin looked nervous as he stood in front of the window and watched the horse-driven Aonashi through binoculars, fearing that she would fall off the horse and be stepped on.

After Valentin heard about the death of a herdsman hired by another stable who fell off his horse and was trampled to death by a horse, although he still couldn’t connect Qingli with the three-year-old girl in his mind, he would drag Kronin to the stable every day to wait for Qingli to get off work.

Next to him stood the horse farm owner’s son, this year is only nineteen years old, looking at Qing Li’s appearance obsessed with can not move eyes, originally there are some red bloodshot face even more red.

“Uncle, Qingli is your daughter, right.” The boss’s son asked.

Valenkyo took down the binoculars and thought somewhat doubtfully, “No.”

“Huh?” The boss’s son was baffled, “But I heard her keep calling you dad.”

Valentin already ignored him, since leaving Moscow, Valentin’s mood has stabilized a lot, more often like a person suffering from autism, perhaps understanding something in the underworld, and did not recite the past Indonesia to pick up the matter of Li Jinwei and Qingli, and never even brought up the name Weiwei.

Such a name is like an untouchable spell, no one dares to mention it.

Although it’s just September, the average temperature in Yakutsk has already dropped below seven degrees above zero, and by October, winter will be here, plus today’s cloudy wind gusts, so the weather is a bit cold.

The stable house was a little askew from the thawing permafrost, the corners were constantly leaking, a common occurrence here, and the owner was holding his antler pipe and stuffing felted wool inside the cracks.

Cronin took out a pure wool coat from his bag and wrapped it around Valentin’s still thin body, “I told you not to come, if you get sick, Ari will be angry again.”

Upon hearing this, Valiant King’s body became a little stiff, after a while, he suddenly stood up and said in a serious manner, “Go back, let’s go back.”

Cronin felt amused and deliberately made a face to tease him, “Go back? Go back for what, just wait here for Ah Li to see, just let her scold you properly here.”

After saying that he turned his head to look out the window, no longer looking at Valenkyo, but out of the corner of his eye he kept watching his reaction.

Valenkyo stood in place for a while at a bit of a loss, looked around and quietly moved himself to another corner of the room, as if he wouldn’t be scolded if he changed places.

Qing Li drove all the horses into the ring and rode towards the office.

Her curly hair was loose, like a flag fluttering in the harsh fall wind, she had little expression and looked a bit cold, a bit darker than before, and she had an air of wild growth all over her body.

Leaping down from her horse, she tied the reins to the stanchion and glanced up at the office window to see a familiar figure, the corner of her mouth couldn’t help but tickle.

Taking a few steps up the steps, as soon as she entered, she saw Valenkyo, who was pretending to look at the wall in the corner, staring blankly.

“Dad, the weather is getting colder and colder, it’s not that I said I wouldn’t let you come over.” She walked over with a deliberately stern face.

Valenkyo fumbled and pulled out a carton of milk from his pocket and handed it to her, “You drink.”

Qingli took the milk and smiled as she went up and hugged him, “Thank you dad, I love it when you come to pick me up.”

Valiant King perhaps still couldn’t see her and his own daughter as one person, it was as if he had a new grown up daughter, although still a bit rusty, he loved it, so he raised his hand and stroked Qingli’s hair, and pinched her cheeks as if he was teasing a child, his gesture was reserved and gentle, “Hmm.”

The stable owner put down the wool felt in his hand and came over, pulling out a pile of money from his pocket, “This is your salary for August and these few days.”

“Thank you boss.” Qing Li took the money and smoothly tucked it into Valentin’s coat pocket, “Then I won’t come back tomorrow.”

The boss nodded and barred his pipe, “Good, I wish you all the best in the future.”

The boss’s son looked shocked, “What do you mean, you won’t come in the future, you changed jobs?”

Qing Li lightly said, “I’m going to live in a different country, it’s too cold here, not conducive to my father’s convalescence.”

The boss’s son froze, “Changing a country …… to where, will we see each other again in the future?”

“It has nothing to do with you.” Qing Li said, the tone is not harsh, just calmly stating the facts, “I shouldn’t see you again, after all, the world is so big, and I don’t know you well, there is no need to specifically meet.”

A nineteen year old teenage boy’s heart gently shattered.

The three of Aonashi drove back to the rented house.

When they left Moscow they carried a large amount of cash, all from Alexander, the little money that Aonashi worked for didn’t really matter at all, she was just trying to better acclimatize herself to normal society.

So they didn’t lower their quality of life, renting a newly built building with a very good infrastructure in the neighborhood for Valentine’s sake.

It was just about time for them to leave as the three-month rental period was over.

“Do you really have to leave, not that you really want to see the snow, I’ve heard people say that it will start snowing here at the end of September and the beginning of October, so why don’t you stay for another month.” Cronin said as he looked at Qingli who had sharply started packing.

“No, it’s too cold dad might get sick, the medical condition here is average, the last time I had a fever it dragged on for a week before it got better, I can’t take any chances.” Aonashi first packed up the things that Valenkyo must use.

The death of his elder brother, the separation from his lover, the death of his lover, all gave the young Valenkyo a severe blow, he had also gone on a hunger strike to cut himself, without any qualms about trashing his own body, so his physical condition had always been poor.

Qing Li didn’t dare to take any chances, this was the only family member she had left in this world, she hoped that he would live a long life.

“Then I’ll listen to you.” Cronin was actually fine with it, he had been confined to a city for over twenty years without leaving, and now this life of drifting around, he was actually quite enjoying it.

“Ava (August’s nickname), we’re moving again.” He went to the bookshelf and picked up a picture of himself and August together, it was his spiritual pillar that he made sure to put up where he could see it every day wherever he went.

Green Pear came over and looked at it, “The brothers look really similar, if it wasn’t for the age difference, some people would believe them if they were twins.”

“They both look like their deceased mother, and I sometimes look at you and think you look like you’re Ava’s daughter.” Cronin touched August’s face in the picture and smiled.

“Could be.” Aonashi said as she looked at Cronin.

Cronin froze a little, looking at the other’s familiar and unfamiliar, seemingly cool with infinite tenderness gray eyes murmured, “What?”

“Just think of me as your daughter, I will always take care of you.” Aonashi said.

Cronin was not a good talkative and cheerful person, he was strict and self-possessed, all his emotions were hidden under his glasses, but at this moment, he revealed a smile of unprecedented gentleness, “Well, we’ll take care of you too.”

Qing Li nodded, “That’s right, no matter what, your meals are really delicious.”

Two days later, they packed their bags into the big roomy black SUV and set off from Yakutsk.

“Where to?” Cronin asked.

“Back to Moscow.” Aonashi said.

“Back to Moscow?!”

“Well, Alexander sent word that Yue Zhi’s men had all left over a month ago, and that they should have been guided by his news to focus their search on Western Europe and the Mediterranean coast by now, and I specifically searched the news, and Yue Zhi returned to Southeast Asia two months ago, and that he’s now surrounded by wolves and tigers, and is not able to take care of himself.”

“Then there’s no need for us to have to go back to Moscow.” Cronin was filled with a physical aversion to that city.

“I have unfinished business with Alexander, and he’s registered me for a new identity and a new passport, and both yours and Dad’s passports have expired and you’ll have to apply for new ones.” Aonashi said, all in all there were a lot of things that had to be resolved back in Moscow, “Don’t worry, Moscow is safe now.”

Cronin sighed, “I’d forgotten about that, so I’ll listen to you.”

Over four thousand eight hundred kilometers of travel, they rested at night in a nearby hotel in the city, and they also had to take care of Valentin’s body to rest from time to time in the middle of the journey, so it took six days to arrive.

Aonashi drove the car directly to the downstairs of the Yeager Group’s building, and because he had said so in advance, he went straight up to the top floor and to Alexander’s office.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, looking like you’re totally wild girl, you seem to have had a comfortable few months.” Alexander said.

“Well, it’s been okay.” Aoori helped Valentin sit on the couch, “Are the papers all ready, I need to leave immediately after signing them.”

“Well, you can take a look at them first, as well as the identification and passports of the three of you, they’re all here as well.” Alexander took out a document bag.

Qing Li took it over and sat beside Valentine, first confirming the identity materials before taking out the documents to take a closer look, in fact, she couldn’t read anything from a closer look, these were all transfer agreements for property and equity.

“Dad, after we sign these documents we can leave this place, in the future we will never separate again and live together forever, okay?” Qingli asked Valiantking softly.

Walianjing was still alive, so the property rights were all in his hands, she, the heir, didn’t inherit anything, the signature still had to come from Walianjing himself, but because he was mentally ill, Qingli became her legal guardian, and had to sign it together as well for it to be valid.

“Ah Li little good girl.” Valenkyo looked at his baby girl and smiled, picking up a pen, “Sign where?”

Qing Li laid out a document in front of him, one by one pointing out the places that needed to be signed.

Valenkyo’s handwriting was flowing and beautiful, it was obvious that he was a well-educated person, he quickly finished signing his name.

Qing Li took the pen and started to prepare to sign her own name, but was stopped by Alexander, “Think about it, once you sign it, your father’s assets worth at least forty billion dollars will no longer have anything to do with you father and daughter.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter.” Money didn’t matter to her at all, she could eat the cheapest meals and wear the cheapest clothes, as long as she could give Valentin a good life and medical care that was enough, and the millions of dollars that Alexander had saved up on a card for them was enough.

Alexander smiled as if he was crying, “Although others have always said that I was aiming to take over the entire Yeager family, I didn’t think that this day would come so soon, and I’m really a bit sorry for you father and daughter.”

Qingli gripped the pen in her hand, her expression serious, “What do you mean?”

The door of the office was pushed open with a bang, Yue Zhi’s thin and pale face appeared in the doorway, surrounded by those faces that Qing Li was too familiar to be familiar with.

Yue Zhi stared straight at Qing Li, paranoid and fervent, but he even put out a smile that was not different from the usual, “Ah Li, are you having fun, I’ve come to pick you up and take you home.”