novelraw Chapter 199 : Remember Your Youthful Ambitions
Chapter 199 : Remember Your Youthful Ambitions
The previously lively video call suddenly fell into a brief silence.
How keen was Gu Junwan's powers of observation?
When she noticed that Shen Han's bangs today looked different from usual, she had already become somewhat suspicious.
Not to mention, in the subsequent conversation, a certain Alpha had unconsciously made small gestures of turning her face to the side.
Though the angle wasn't large, Gu Junwan still noticed it.
She actually didn't know about Shen Han's altercation with people this morning, and wasn't certain whether the details she perceived were just her imagination.
So, she cut straight to the core of the issue.
Whether there was a problem or not, a look would tell.
When she heard her wife inquire, Shen Han's heart immediately skipped a beat.
Her first reaction was to think that the other had heard about the failed demolition at 334 Dragon Cave Street from some channel.
But on second thought, she felt it was impossible.
If her wife knew that someone had tried to hit her with a van this morning, her reaction definitely wouldn't be like this now.
After quickly pondering for a moment, Shen Han finally spoke casually: "Your eyesight is really amazing, wife. I accidentally got a small wound on my forehead. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd worry."
As she spoke, she lifted her finger to hook her bangs, smiling at the camera: "Look, it's really not serious. Just a band-aid fixed it."
The facts were indeed as Shen Han said, the wound wasn't large.
This could be confirmed through the transparent wings of the band-aid.
However, trying to get past Gu Junwan wasn't so easy.
The more lightly Shen Han spoke of it, the more she felt there must be something strange hidden within.
"How did you get hurt? Don't tell me you just accidentally tripped and bumped it yourself."
Shen Han was unwilling to fabricate lies to deceive her, but also didn't dare to speak too much about what happened this morning.
So, she picked out the key points to say: "I originally had an appointment with Aunt Lin to meet someone from the auction house, but some people came to cause trouble. I couldn't stand by, so I got into an argument with them. The wound happened then."
At this point, she very naturally started talking about the situation when meeting with the auction house.
To summarize, that auction company wasn't simple.
On the surface, it was a large private enterprise, but in reality, it had a military background, which was why it was so hardcore, rejecting many clients who wanted to make private deals.
While sharing information, Shen Han secretly observed her wife's expression.
Upon discovering that the other didn't seem to intend to further pursue the matter of her injury, her taut heartstrings finally relaxed.
To be honest, as far as the morning's incident itself was concerned, it wasn't actually that complicated.
What was complicated were the relationships between people, and some of the causes and effects involved.
On the other end of the video.
When Gu Junwan saw the Alpha on the screen secretly paying attention to her expression, she felt both annoyed and amused.
Did the silly Alpha really think she hadn't noticed her changing the subject earlier?
'Forget it, since she doesn't want to say more, I won't ask.'
After Shen Han finished speaking, she also shared the latest important information from her end.
"Our previous 'Shake the Mountain to Scare the Tiger' plan went quite smoothly. We can now confirm that the purpose of the Yin Country delegation's visit is also for that auction."
"Takeda Tatsuya has separated from the delegation. By my estimation, he must be lurking somewhere in White Light City now. You must be extra careful."
"Perhaps there will be unexpected situations at this auction. I'll try my best to intercept information from the Yin Country side. Tomorrow I'll send you some more manpower."
After discussing business, Shen Han told her about the local customs and practices she had seen today.
They were all very small things, many of which Gu Junwan had seen in the information she had read, but she still listened with great interest.
As Shen Han spoke, she felt as if she had walked the same path as the other had today.
She had ridden the light rail in White Light City with her, and had driven around for ten kilometers with her after missing a turn before returning to the starting point.
Seeing that it was already 11 PM, Shen Han reluctantly took the initiative to end the call.
She knew her wife had also had a busy day and didn't want to take up too much of her rest time.
In a luxury suite of a hotel in a border city of the Jiying Empire.
After putting down her personal phone, Gu Junwan took out her work phone and called Xu Zhao over.
"Go check what happened to Shen Han before 11 AM today."
Hearing this, Xu Zhao's first reaction was to wonder: had the Shen dog offended some Omega again?
Seemingly seeing through her assistant's thoughts, Gu Junwan rarely offered an explanation: "It's not her, it's Teacher Tang."
At this point, even the usually adept Empress couldn't help but press her temples.
"During the video call just now, I noticed she was injured on her temple. Although she spoke very vaguely, I feel this matter must be related to that woman called Yan Lin."
"That wound was from getting into a fight with someone. I think this matter must not be small. Like this, you directly start investigating from Yan Lin's social relationships. This should get us to the truth faster."
Xu Zhao didn't know much about the intelligence regarding Yan Lin.
If it weren't for her providing considerable help in the matter of the Dragon Horn Ginseng, she wouldn't even have known that Teacher Tang had a 'dear friend' in the distant ancient kingdom of Solan.
Empress could make quick decisions in handling other matters, but not in this one.
The wisest way to handle it was like before.
Don't actively inquire, and don't casually interfere.
However now, the situation had changed somewhat.
Regardless of the reason, someone had laid hands on Empress's Alpha. How could she possibly turn a blind eye?
...
11:30 PM.
Sun Yu lay on the bed with his hands folded behind his head.
He stared at the long-legged mosquitoes flying around in panic on the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.
Every time he closed his eyes, the scene of the two Alphas fighting with people this morning would appear in his mind.
Especially the scene of Shen Han dodging the van's impact, then leaping into the excavator's cab to order the operator to shut down the machine.
Every time Sun Yu recalled it, he would feel a surge of hot-blooded excitement.
What seventeen or eighteen-year-old hasn't dreamed of changing the world?
Who hasn't fantasized about being that special person who can create miracle after miracle through sheer willpower?
Remember your youthful ambitions, once promising to be the best in the world!
Sun Yu's mind was in a whirl.
He felt that something in the course of his life seemed to be starting to change.
At this moment, the phone by his pillow suddenly vibrated.
Sun Yu swiped open the screen and saw that someone was talking in the "Elite Study Squad" group.
There weren't many members in this small group, only four people in total.
The four had quite large differences in their family circumstances, but they were close friends who could confide in each other.
The group owner shared several pieces of celebrity gossip transported from foreign websites, along with video recordings of a mistress beating the original wife.
Another classmate from an oil-rich family started complaining about their tenants again.
Their family owned two villas in White Light City's most expensive wealthy area, one for themselves and one for rent.
That classmate had some kind of quirk, enjoying secretly observing the yard of the rented villa with binoculars.
And he never tired of sharing in the small group.
In the past, Sun Yu was also keen on participating in the group discussions.
However tonight, he couldn't muster any interest in his close friends' topics.
He wanted to share his current feelings with someone.
He wanted to tell his close friends that he had met a new Alpha who was S-class, like a superhero from a comic book, able to fight dozens single-handedly!
But in the end, he didn't reveal a word.
He knew what was important and understood that he couldn't tell outsiders information about Shen Han.
Sun Yu directly turned off his phone and tossed and turned on his small bed until midnight before finally falling into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, before daylight had fully broken.
Shen Han had already brought Fang Yue back to 334 Dragon Cave Street.
To contact relevant figures from the auction house, it wasn't easy to arrange private meetings without an intermediary to lead the way.
Even if a meeting could be arranged, the quality of the conversation would be greatly discounted.
Yan Lin's all-out help greatly improved their efficiency in gathering intelligence.
Additionally, Shen Han came here early to see if the troublemakers from yesterday would cause problems again.
If they dared to come, she wouldn't mind teaching them another good lesson.
To Shen Han's slight surprise, she didn't see the demolition team, but she did see another sneaky-looking young man.
It was Sun Yu.
He was wearing very casual clothes - a T-shirt and shorts, with flip-flops on his feet.
He was carrying a breakfast bag, walking on the gravel-paved road. At first glance, he looked like someone who had just bought breakfast and was returning.
As soon as he saw Shen Han and Fang Yue, Sun Yu's eyes immediately lit up.
But his attitude hadn't been very good before, so now he didn't dare to appear too enthusiastic.
When Shen Han and Fang Yue walked up close, he finally spoke up with feigned calmness: "So early today? Want some breakfast? I just bought it."
Shen Han glanced at the food bag in the young man's hand and asked suspiciously: "Just bought it? How come I don't see any steam from the soy milk?"
As she spoke, she put the back of her hand against the edge of the bag and clicked her tongue: "The buns are cold too. Where did you buy this? Is the breakfast shop very far away?"
Hearing Shen Han's words, Sun Yu immediately felt the shame of having his lie mercilessly exposed.
His cheeks and neck instantly turned bright red, and his back even broke out in a light sweat.
Sun Yu stiffly looked at Shen Han once, then turned and walked away with the food bag.
"So picky! Forget it if you don't want to eat!"
The young man's resentful voice rang out in the open gravel area, the deliberately emphasized tone hiding a barely noticeable embarrassment.
Shen Han turned her head to ask Fang Yue: "Did I say something wrong? That breakfast was obviously not right. How did he suddenly get angry? So strange."
Fang Yue thought for a moment and answered very seriously: "Teenage boys are like this. Mood swings are normal."
After finishing, she added: "After you gave him that box of practice books yesterday, it's already very good that he didn't attack you with soy milk and buns just now!"