Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared

Chapter 792 - 792 792 Argument

792: Chapter 792: Argument 792: Chapter 792: Argument Su Hui advised kindly: “David, I know this will put you in a difficult position, but the space-time door is your life’s work, and you wouldn’t want your efforts to go to waste either.”

In response, David merely chuckled bitterly: “Do you remember the vow we made when we began studying the space-time door?

Our initial purpose was to use the space-time door to explore the truth of the past and to absolutely prevent anyone with ulterior motives from changing history.

If we do that, we’ll become criminals.

So, even if it’s my life’s work, I’m willing to sacrifice it.”

Astonished by these words, Gu Fan said: “Going by that logic, wouldn’t you be grateful to Qian Ye for destroying the space-time door before it fell into the hands of Organization X?”

“Yes, I should thank her.” David stated stubbornly, seeming unchangeable in his conviction.

Gu Fan decided to push further: “The reason Qian Ye wanted to destroy the space-time door was because she didn’t want to return to the past, and the reason she’s in the present is thanks to me and Lin Xi, should you not then also thank me and Lin Xi?”

Making a connection that seemed quite far-fetched, Su Hui and Leng Le looked at Gu Fan with contemptuous eyes.

David considered this, and reluctantly nodded: “Fine, I suppose I should thank you and Lin Xi.”

Gu Fan gave an awkward laugh: “I appreciate your gratitude, but the problem is, Lin Xi can’t return from the past, don’t you think you should lend a hand or something?”

This irritated David: “We originally trusted you, Gu Fan, allowing you to travel through time.

Little did we expect you to go behind our backs and switch Lin Xi’s identity with Qian Ye’s, I haven’t even blamed you for this yet!”

“But the problem is,” Gu Fan had a retort ready, “it was precisely because Lin Xi and Qian Ye switched identities that all these subsequent incidents happened, which prevented the space-time door from falling into the hands of Organization X.

Otherwise the consequences would have been severe.

In other words, the merit of our actions outweighs any wrongdoing.” This argument, though rather warped, left David at a loss for rebuttals, and left him fuming.

Gu Fan continued: “David, I’m not looking to argue about who’s right or wrong, but I want to tell you that since you don’t want the presence of the space-time door to affect history, we should hurry up and think of a way to bring Lin Xi back.

I worry that for every extra day Lin Xi stays there, history will increasingly deviate.”

Listening to this, David fell silent, then slowly replied: “If history deviates, it is your and Lin Xi’s fault.

Your wrongs clearly outweigh your merit.”

Gu Fan’s expression darkened, and he lost his temper, grabbing David by the collar and shouting: “Don’t think I don’t know, when you originally agreed to let me and Lin Xi travel to the past using the space-time door, it wasn’t out of simple goodwill.

You just needed a volunteer for your experiment, to help verify if the space-time door was viable.

If it wasn’t for me, you would have perished in the Triangle Sea Area.

If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have been able to complete the space-time door, and all your life’s work would have been in vain.

If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have had a volunteer to test the viability of the space-time door.

If it wasn’t for me, Qian Ye wouldn’t have destroyed the space-time door, preventing it from falling into the hands of the wrong people.

The enormity of such a failure would then have fallen onto you.”

Listening to Gu Fan’s accusations, David was rendered speechless, and was unable to meet Gu Fan’s angry gaze.

David felt guilty, recognizing that his agreement to let Gu Fan and Lin Xi use the space-time door was not out of goodwill or to repay Gu Fan’s kindness in the Triangle Sea Area.

He was just thrilled to have a reliable guinea pig for his experiment.

Gu Fan fell silent, took a seat, and fuming with anger.

David also remained silent, which turned the atmosphere inside the car tense and oppressive.

Su Hui tried to mediate: “Alright, everyone, now is not the time for internal strife.

It’s the time for cooperation.

David, listen to Gu Fan, the most urgent problem now is to bring Lin Xi back as soon as possible.

As Gu Fan said, the longer Lin Xi stays in the past, the greater the impact on history.

You all were the ones who sent Gu Fan and Lin Xi through time, so if history is affected, you have to bear the responsibility.”

“I understand which is why I agreed to complete the space-time door, but I didn’t agree to hand the space-time door over to others.” David sighed, clearly troubled.

“I apologize, Gu Fan, even if it’s unfair to you.

Although letting Lin Xi stay in the past impacts history, if the space-time door is given to others, we have no idea to what extent history will be affected.

It wouldn’t only be my fault then, you would share in the blame.”

“Let me think about it some more,” Gu Fan replied dejectedly.

He agreed that David had a point, and realized he had to handle the situation appropriately.

After driving for a while, everyone got out of the car for a break.

Gu Fan went outside to breathe fresh air and look at the stars, his mood heavy.

He wondered what kind of trouble Lin Xi might be encountering at that moment.

Su Hui approached him, patting him lightly on the shoulder in a comforting gesture: “I know you’re very worried about Lin Xi, but it’s times like these that you need to stay calm.

Quarrelling won’t solve anything.”

“Thank you for the reminder,” Gu Fan looked at Su Hui, feeling some relief.

At least he had Su Hui by his side supporting him in these turbulent times.

Gu Fan sighed: “David is right, I can’t be so selfish.

I can’t only think of bringing Lin Xi back from the past and leaving the space-time door and David to the mercy of the boss and Leng Le.”

In response, Su Hui shook her head: “Gu Fan, I’ve known you for a long time, and you’re definitely not a selfish person.

It’s just that when confronted with such a situation, few people can handle it well.

You are a deeply emotional person.

You love Lin Xi so much that of course you want her to be safe, which is why you are so anxious to bring her back from the past.”

“Is there a way we can complete the space-time door while also ensuring David and the space-time door’s safety?” Gu Fan scratched his head, racking his brain for a solution.

Su Hui advised good-naturedly: “If we decide not to involve Leng Le, it would be best for us to part ways now, avoid them becoming persistent.

The boss isn’t someone to be trifled with either.”

Gu Fan nodded: “Yeah, it’s difficult.

How can I, sister Su, and David proceed all by ourselves?

Moreover, now that Leng Le and the boss are aware of this, it’s really tough.”

After much thought, Gu Fan could only suggest: “I’ll go talk to the boss.

As long as he doesn’t lay a finger on the space-time door, everything else can be negotiated.

After all, we need to rely on their strength to move the space-time door to our territory.

I can’t feel at ease here where we are constantly threatened by Organization X.”

Su Hui agreed: “Alright, let’s proceed this way for now, but you should go and apologize to David first.”

“I know, I’m going now!” After saying this, Gu Fan gave a wry smile.