Chapter 289 - Chapter 289: Father and Son Talk About the Truth
Chapter 289: Father and Son Talk About the Truth
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The Daredevil Squad had a rule: in life-threatening situations, firearms and bullets couldn’t be lost.
“I didn’t expect this!” Jiang Junlin muttered to himself. He heard a sound coming from the corridor. It was late at night in Paris, and everyone was asleep, making the footsteps sound particularly clear.
He was so familiar with Ji Chi’s footsteps that he didn’t need to identify them; he knew it was him.
Ji Chi carried a bag of daily necessities and food. The safe house was his personal space, so he had supplies. However, most of the food was instant and dry rations, fearing that Jiang Junlin wouldn’t be used to it, he had bought some hot food.
Jiang Junlin stepped back from the window, looking at Ji Chi with indifference. The camaraderie formed during their life-and-death struggles couldn’t compare to the pain Ji Chi had put him through for over a month, forcing him to witness a vengeful explosion.
In the moment when the car was overturned, he had instinctively protected Ji Chi. It was ironic!
“This is the result of your desperate escape,” Ji Chi said with a cold laugh.
Jiang Junlin’s anger was instantly ignited. “If I hadn’t escaped, they would have attacked tonight. They wouldn’t have hesitated. Can you win against them? Your people were defeated, and I would have died in your secret chamber.”
“Well, that’s not bad. 1’11 be buried with you. We weren’t born on the same year, month, and day, but 1 hope we die on the same year, month, and day. That would fulfill my wish!”
“If you want to die, go die by yourself. Don’t drag me into it.”
Ji Chi looked at his indifferent expression and lazily sat by the window, revealing his dimples. It had been a while since he genuinely smiled. “You thought you had a foolproof plan. How come you didn’t anticipate being betrayed by your own people? I’m sure you didn’t plan for me to imprison you!”
“I didn’t anticipate it. If you hadn’t imprisoned me, the underworld network wouldn’t have fallen into chaos. They had the intention but lacked the courage to act. With me in charge, it wouldn’t have descended into chaos,” Jiang Junlin’s deep eyes gathered a storm. “It’s my fault for indulging you too much, allowing you to become audacious and dare to do anything.”
The one thing he hadn’t foreseen was Ji Chi’s decision to imprison him!
All the changes had occurred after Ji Chi had him imprisoned, and that was the only miscalculation he had made.
“You indulged me?” Ji Chi burst into laughter, tears forming in his eyes. “When did you ever indulge me? Huh?”
Jiang Junlin couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. He was also scared in his heart. Thankfully, he had counted the days. He had been imprisoned for so long that Cici should have located him. At least, they should have tracked him for three days, but they dared not make a move.
He knew that if he remained passive and locked in a secret chamber, they would come to kill him, and he would be at Ji Chi’s mercy.
If he were passively confined to a dark chamber, waiting for them to come and kill him, he would have no choice but to entrust his life to Ji Chi’s hands.
Yes, Ji Chi would die for him, but he didn’t want to die with Ji Chi in a secret chamber. He had to get out of there. Fortunately, he made the right calculation. If he had waited one more day, he and Ji Chi might have really died in that secret chamber.
To avoid attracting attention, Ji Chi hadn’t arranged many guards in the castle. When the attackers came, they would be easy targets with the firepower they had today.
“Let’s eat. I don’t want to argue with you,” Ji Chi said lightly as he opened the hot food. Jiang Junlin sat down. Ji Chi had bought Western food since there were no Chinese restaurants on this street at this hour. Although Jiang Junlin didn’t like it, he didn’t want to pick a fight. He needed to take care of his health and replenish his strength. He couldn’t just wait to die.
Jiang Junlin ate his meal quickly, feeling his body warming up, and he didn’t feel as suffocated. Ji Chi slept in the bed he had just left, curled up and looking very pitiful.
The little wolf cub did care about him.
When he was in danger, he was willing to take a bullet for him, that was true!
Love and hate were just a thought away!
Jiang Junlin found another bed to rest. He wouldn’t pity Ji Chi anymore, and he wouldn’t indulge him either; otherwise, there would be no turning back!
Global Center.
Gu Ziyu got straight to the point, “Dad, I know it’s you.”
“How did you figure it out?”
“Your interests and hobbies are different. No matter how much you try to mimic him, you’re not him. I can tell. Do you think Mom hasn’t figured it out long ago?” Gu Ziyu asked calmly.
Lu Zhiyuan had a premonition, especially after Gu Ci returned to the country. The premonition was strongest then, but Gu Ci had always been cheerful in front of him, showing no sign of missing Third Young Master. Combined with his own ulterior motives, he didn’t delve deeper into the matter.
“You came to see me today for what reason?” Lu Zhiyuan didn’t beat around the bush.
Gu Ziyu didn’t hide anything either. “Dad, is daytime Dad not coming back anymore?”
Lu Zhiyuan’s heart trembled, feeling a mixture of pain and sourness. He finally understood Third Young Master’s past jealousy. Gu Ci looked forward to Third Young Master, loved him, and now Gu Ziyu, too, looked forward to him.
He didn’t have Third Young Master’s charm or sweetness. When Third Young Master stood there, he was like a shining star. Children would like him, and young girls would like him too.
“I don’t know!” Lu Zhiyuan answered truthfully. “Since the car accident, he hasn’t appeared again. This situation is not normal; it has never happened before. I don’t know what’s going on. Perhaps he’ll come back, or perhaps he won’t.”
“You can’t impersonate him anymore,” Gu Ziyu said. “Mom’s mental state has never been very stable. Before going abroad, Dr. North treated her, and she had improved somewhat. But Dad’s car accident was a huge shock to her. No matter how difficult or tricky things are, she can face them calmly. She won’t be defeated by any hardship, except you! She can’t accept losing you. So, her mental state is becoming unstable again. She saw through your act a long time ago, but she didn’t expose you. She continued to act alongside you, living in a false dream.”
Gu Ziyu continued, “Dad, have you heard of a story? In the Middle Ages, there was a deeply in love couple. The husband went to battle on the second day after their wedding and died on the battlefield. However, the wife refused to acknowledge his death. When her husband’s body was brought back, she went to the church to pray as usual. On the day of her husband’s burial, she danced happily in the ballroom. Everyone told her that her husband had died, but she refused to accept it and wouldn’t admit it. She remained happy, and as each wave of soldiers returned home, she went to meet them. Gradually, she became an outcast, pitied and condemned by others. Finally, one day, she went mad. Three years after her husband’s death, she finally went to see his grave and ended up dying by crashing into his tombstone.”
It was a poignant love story.
Love in troubled times, more often than not, ends in sorrow!
“Why are you telling me all of this?” Lu Zhiyuan asked in a hoarse voice.
“Mom is the same way, she’s on the verge of madness!” Gu Ziyu continued with another story. “There was once a young boy. His father died in a car accident while he was still in his mother’s womb. After his father’s death, his mother also went mad. She gave birth to him prematurely in her madness. From the moment he started speaking, he saw his mother in a fit of madness. He was scared and heartbroken. Gradually, everyone around him told him that his mother had gone mad because his father had died, and he should be understanding and loving towards her. So, from a very young age, he was understanding and loving towards his mother. When his mother wasn’t mad, she ignored him, always lost in thoughts of his father, gently telling him that his father had gone to a racing competition and would be back soon. She always had these dreams and refused to accept his father’s departure. The young boy had countless scars on his body from the beatings his mother gave him. He was hospitalized three times because of his mother’s actions. But he didn’t hate his mother; he wanted her to stay with him for a long, long time, even if she was a madwoman. So, he tolerated her madness, going crazy with her. But as fate would have it, his mother still left. Many years later, when the young boy grew up and took his revenge but lost his purpose in life, one day he went to church to pray. He cried and told a stranger that he missed his mother. If time could be turned back, he would never tolerate his mother sinking into madness for so long. He wouldn’t go crazy with her; he would stand in the light and help his mother out.”
The best redemption is not to sink together.
It was when she was sinking that he reached out and pulled her back!
“The gods are very kind. They truly fulfilled the young boy’s wish. He became a young boy again and returned to his mother’s side. His mother appeared healthy and beautiful, with a lover and friends. But he knew that his mother had always remained in the abyss of her past life, never coming out. He was anxious and at a loss, Dad, what do you think he should do?”
“She went mad?” Lu Zhiyuan asked in a hoarse voice. What did Gu Ci’s madness look like? She was so intelligent and proud; how could she go mad?
“She went mad for six years,” Gu Ziyu’s heart ached, and the corners of his eyes turned slightly red. “A heart ailment requires a heart medicine, and the only person who can save her is you. You can’t continue to act with her, and she can’t live in an illusion.”
Lu Zhiyuan felt like his heart was being torn apart. He could almost piece together the shattered truth of the previous life and the suffering that Gu Ci had endured..