Chapter 83: Chu Yu

Yin Huaiyu stood on the rooftop, watching the helicopter fly away with his own eyes. His pink hair was tousled by the wind, and his expression was half-furious, half-oppressive. A sharp, intimidating aura radiated from him, and that anger was instantly ignited by the arrival of his subordinates.

He raised his leg and kicked one in the chest: "Useless!"

The people from the Police immediately stepped forward to unlock his silver handcuffs.

"They've already flown a helicopter into Ganan territory." Yin Huaiyu's gaze locked onto everyone's faces, making them afraid to look him in the eye: "What are you all good for?"

Everyone on the rooftop felt ashamed.

"Young Master Yin, please calm your anger."

"Let it go..."

"Calm my anger?" Yin Huaiyu drew his gun and pointed it at the head of the person who had spoken, his chest heaving violently. In the end, he did not pull the trigger, but instead fired several shots into the sky: "For failing to handle this, prepare to use your life to appease my father at the Yin Family."

He tucked the gun into his waistband, ignoring their pale complexions, and slid his index and middle fingers forward together: "Follow me."

"Yes."

The Yin Family members left in a grand procession.

Shi Yu piloted the helicopter, taking Ling Wu and the others out of Ganan, heading north all the way. She said: "Boss, how come there hasn't been any news of you for this past year?"

Ling Wu said casually: "Went to prison."

Shi Yu was puzzled: "What?"

"Which prison dared to lock you up? I'll blow it up!"

Ling Wu realized his cold joke was truly cold, and explained: "School."

"Hahaha..." Shi Yu: "So humorous."

"Wow." Xi Huaizhi chimed in: "Ah Wu, you can even tell cold jokes, that's really impressive."

Ling Wu and Shi Yu looked at him at the same time: "..."

Shi Yu: "Xi Huaizhi, let me interview you with a question."

Xi Huaizhi: "Please go ahead."

Then, Shi Yu said pointedly: "Up until now, I've suspected that your position as the Organization's second-in-command was obtained by fawning over and bewitching the leader."

"What do you think?"

As soon as the words fell, a soft laugh came from beside their ears.

When Xi Huaizhi looked over, Ling Wu's hand was half-clenched into a fist, pressed against his chin, his eyes looking toward the distant night sky, with an upward curve still on his lips.

He withdrew his gaze and retorted: "Shi Yu, if you envy my sweet tongue, just say so. I'm not a stingy person, I'd teach you the tricks, why be so roundabout?"

Shi Yu rolled her eyes.

Xi Huaizhi sighed about life and blurted out: "Based on my conclusions after all these years, words of praise can be blurted out, but words of slander should be thought over three times before speaking."

"And when dealing with idiots, be mean when you should be mean, and scold when you should scold."

Shi Yu: "Considering writing a book? Great philosopher."

"Keep it low-key, but I have no such intention for now." Xi Huaizhi pillowed his arms behind his head: "Speaking of this Ganan operation, I can be considered to have taken precautions. How about it, this helicopter! It wasn't bought in vain, right."

He held up six fingers.

Ling Wu: "Sixty million?"

"Quite cheap."

In the gap between their conversation, Shi Yu landed the helicopter next to an abandoned factory in the suburbs and brought out a sedan: "The helicopter is too big a target and easy to track. We'll switch to a car to return to Beidu."

Ling Wu: "Fine."

Xi Huaizhi pointed at the helicopter nearby: "Then I don't want the plane? That's sixty million."

Shi Yu honked the horn to urge him, looking at him from the car window: "Then do you want to risk your life to fly it away?"

Xi Huaizhi's heart was dripping blood. He turned to look at Ling Wu in the passenger seat; the other's eyes were very bright under the moonlight, watching him calmly. He quickly admitted defeat: "Fine, you guys have the final say."

Xi Huaizhi got into the back seat and shook his head.

What a spendthrift.

With two hours of driving left to Beidu, Ling Wu was perhaps too tired and fell asleep shortly after getting in the car. The boundless moonlight paved the road ahead as the sedan drove toward the brightly lit destination.

Beidu.

Ling Wu and Huo Xi sat at the negotiation table, both smiling and nodding. Then Ling Wu said: "Tonight we have fully demonstrated our sincerity as partners. I believe the General will not be a person who goes back on his word."

Huo Xi: "Of course."

Ling Wu opened his phone, entered the photo album to find that group photo with Qi Yu, and turned the screen toward Huo Xi: "His name is Qi Yu, the Highness you have all been painstakingly searching for for many years. As for his background, I believe the General has his own ways of verifying it."

Huo Xi's pupils flickered, and he pointed with a trembling hand: "No need, I believe you... These eyes are exactly the same as the Emperor's."

The Emperor?

Ling Wu had seen this Emperor's name in history books.

Chu Yu.

Ling Wu: "You believe it so easily?"

"Are you sure you don't want to verify the truth?"

"Don't suspect those you employ, don't employ those you suspect." Huo Xi was the first to stand up and reach out to Ling Wu: "I should be glad that His Highness has been able to live safely until now. His appearance is 70% similar to that person, yet no one killed him."

"Where is he now?"

Ling Wu replied: "Lower City District B. He was adopted and raised by a civilian couple. As far as I know, he hasn't had an easy life these years."

"So that's how it is." Huo Xi sighed: "Lower City District B."

The Empire's imperial power had been overturned for 20 years. As time passed, those who could recognize Chu Yu were few and far between, mostly people who lived in seclusion and held high positions of power. And how could such people ever set foot in a place as dirty and chaotic as the Lower City District.

Huo Xi General clenched his fist and asked him: "What is His Highness's name now?"

Ling Wu said: "Qi Yu."

Huo Xi shook his head: "Depressed and frustrated, this name has a bad connotation."

"His Highness's original name is Chu Yi. He was born in troubled times, and His Majesty took the character 'Yi' from 'Assist in the revival, inherit the mandate of heaven,' meaning to assist in restoration and inherit the heavenly mandate."

Ling Wu picked up a ballpoint pen and wrote in beautiful running script on the paper: 985 Tonggang Avenue.

"This is the address where he currently resides."

He then wrote down a string of phone numbers: "My phone number. General, let's keep in touch when we have time. If you need any help, contact me or my deputy at any time."

Xi Huaizhi and Shi Yu were teamed up playing two-player Fight the Landlord on their phones. Hearing the topic shift to him, he immediately raised his hand: "Right, if you need anything, come to me. Don't be polite at all!"

"Shi Yu, play the Rocket!"

"Remember, playing a single is a Joker, playing a pair is a Rocket!"

Shi Yu kicked him: "If you're bad, practice more. The opponent hasn't even thrown out their four 2s yet, what Rocket am I supposed to play? Should I blow you up and send you flying?"

Xi Huaizhi: "How do you know he has four 2s?"

Shi Yu: "Don't you have a card counter?"

"......."

Huo Xi was somewhat greatly shocked, but remained calm and composed on the surface: "Very well."

Ling Wu continued: "My affairs need to be reeled in slowly; there is no need to rush."

Huo Xi had hidden under the noses of the Four Great Families for so many years, which was enough to prove his capability and courage. He must have a massive amount of assets and underground forces under his command to help Qi Yu shed his commoner status. With his help, Qi Yu could break through the darkness, welcome a smooth path, and walk toward a broad and prosperous road...