Chapter 187
Chapter 187
Xiang Mei tilted her head and looked at her husband.
“We finally get to come out and have some fun. Is there anything you want to try?”
Nangong Guo remained utterly unfazed. “Whatever you decide.”
Xiang Mei had already recovered her strength. She eagerly dragged Nangong Guo over and joined the long line for the Drop Tower.
By the time they arrived, the current round had just ended.
Their faces stiffened as they watched doctors push away a trolley piled with people.
Surely this thing couldn’t be that terrifying… right?
They looked ahead and saw several people helping one another down from the Drop Tower.
Well, never mind, then. From the looks of it, those people just now had simply been cowards.
Xiang Mei dragged her future husband all the way to their seats.
Seeing that he still hadn’t recovered from his “surprise,” she couldn’t help smiling.
They had first met beneath the Eiffel Tower.
That day, he had been wearing a black trench coat when he pulled her up from the snow.
His gentle voice had made her fall for him on the spot.
By an even greater coincidence, this man had been a bodyguard working for one of the buyers.
It had been her first time taking part in a deal. In addition to the cash, she had asked for him too.
And he had certainly worked hard enough to prove his worth. No matter what difficulties they faced, he would always say softly, “I’m here.”
Deal after deal, danger after danger, he had always stood in front of her.
At some point, Xiang Mei had realized that she could no longer bear to be without him.
In truth, Boss Xiang’s health had begun to deteriorate a long time ago.
From then on, Xiang Mei had been forced to gradually adapt to this dark line of work.
But both father and daughter knew that, for safety’s sake, the factory would eventually have to be handed over to someone else.
It was under these circumstances that Nangong Guo entered Boss Xiang’s sights.
Who could possibly be more trustworthy as a successor than his own son-in-law?
And Nangong Guo had lived up to his standing as the top graduate of his police academy. Mission after mission, he had won Boss Xiang’s trust.
Xiang Mei’s reminiscence ended with the click of her safety harness locking into place. As the Drop Tower climbed past thirty meters, she couldn’t help cheering.
Her cheer snapped Nangong Guo out of his daze, and the confusion in his eyes vanished.
He silently made a plan. He would find a chance to contact his superiors and have this operation called off.
Once he had made contact with everyone involved in the deals, he would uproot the entire network in one fell swoop.
He, Nangong Guo, had sworn that he would fight gambling and drugs to the bitter end for the rest of his life!
While the two of them remained lost in their separate thoughts, the Drop Tower gradually climbed to ninety meters.
Xiang Mei was still thinking about all the hardships they had endured together. Without realizing it, she lowered her head and smiled to herself.
The moment she looked down, she saw countless tiny figures far below.
Holy crap! How had they gotten so high?
Hadn’t she still been able to make out people’s faces just a moment ago?
Her mind went completely blank.
It was like bending down to pick up a pen in math class, only to look up and find the entire blackboard covered in equations.
Before she could react, her stomach lurched as her body was suddenly left dangling in midair.
Again?!
The moment the Human Yo-Yo routine began, Xiang Mei lost control of her expression once more.
Only this time, her contorted face was also smeared with snot and drool.
After his previous experience, Nangong Guo had already realized that this amusement park did not play by the rules.
He fixed his eyes on the horizon and quietly waited for the ride to end.
Before long, the Drop Tower returned to the ground.
Nangong Guo rubbed his trembling legs and collapsed limply against his seat.
Then he turned to look at Xiang Mei, who had passed out beside him.
Hm?
What was all that stuff on her face?
That wasn’t snot, was it?
The hand Nangong Guo had raised to wipe it off froze in midair.
Forget it. He hadn’t seen a thing.
The doctor’s examination was over quickly. His touch was as forceful as ever, and the gurney was just as familiar.
Only this time, they ended up in a different Morgue, on a different bed.
Nangong Guo encoded the message that the operation had been canceled and sent it to a phone number.
He then swiftly deleted the message and cleared the records.
When working undercover, one could never be too careful.
But the thought of everything he had suffered brought him straight back to the day he graduated.
Old Gu, a row of medals pinned across his chest, had taken him into an office.
Nangong Guo would never forget that stern face for as long as he lived.
“Son, you’re the finest officer in this graduating class. I have an extremely difficult mission for you!”
“To serve the people!”
“Hear me out first…”
Old Gu hadn’t grown old for nothing. With a few well-placed appeals to Nangong Guo’s youthful idealism, he completely suckered him in.
Before Nangong Guo knew it, he had accepted the undercover assignment and remained undercover for all these years.
I heard my little brother and the others had a great time tearing apart the office. Maybe I should give it a try when I get back?
Lost in dreams of rejoining his unit, he completely failed to notice the resentful eyes beside him.
“You’re not even going to wipe my face for me?”
The bashful voice by his ear made Nangong Guo shudder.
“Huh? I only just woke up. What’s wrong?”
Xiang Mei sighed and pulled a tissue from her little pocket.
Forget it. She was used to this hopelessly unromantic blockhead.
Once she recovered a little strength, Xiang Mei nestled against Nangong Guo again.
“Doesn’t this place have any attractions that aren’t terrifying?”
Nangong Guo thought carefully. “I heard there’s a virtual-reality game over there. Some parts of it aren’t scary.”
“I want to play!”
“All right. Let’s go together!”
Supporting each other, the two of them headed into the distance.
Not far away, Baldy stood with a cigarette between his lips and a broad smile on his face.
The man known as Baldy was none other than Boss Xiang. He had come to check on the young couple and, more importantly, to make sure they didn’t leave this place.
If possible, he never wanted his daughter to witness bloodshed for as long as she lived.
One look at his powerful muscles made the truth obvious.
Poor health?
Bullshit!
He might have been nearly sixty, but he could still take on a dozen ordinary men by himself without any trouble.
The information had been deliberately released through Xiang Mei. It was time for the disloyal rats in his ranks to expose themselves.
“Do it. Don’t put those two kids in a difficult position.”
“Boss, you want us to move now?”
“Yes. The sooner we clean out those traitorous bastards, the better. Tomorrow, Nangong takes over.”
“Isn’t that a little rushed?”
“It’s fine. Don’t worry about the losses. We’re going to have to lie low for a while anyway.”
“Yes, Boss!”
Within the shadows behind him, a figure took out a phone and relayed the order.
Boss Xiang rubbed his bald head. The thought that he could retire tomorrow put him in an excellent mood.
Once he retired, he could finally focus on gaming!
Damn it, those brats were always saying his Yasuo sucked. Once he retired, he was going to put in some serious practice.
He’d show them what a real Yasuo one-trick could do!
If the people at the factory ever found out that their merciless boss, who killed without batting an eye, was actually an old man addicted to gaming, the fearsome image he had spent years cultivating would probably collapse on the spot.
After another moment of thought, he turned his head and said, “Buy me a house around here. I’ll be living here from now on. Don’t let anyone else know.”