Chapter 659: Adrenaline Surge

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Xiang Wan felt an adrenaline surge. She was not sleepy at all.

She wasn’t sure how much time had passed before she noticed some movement outside.

The door opened.

She turned her head reflexively and the light came on.

There were a few people standing at the entrance.

Besides Ye Lun and his henchmen, there was also Cheng Zheng.

He was just like before, clean and appropriately dressed like a gentleman. His tall stature made him look like an elite, no matter which industry he was in. There was also a feeling that he didn’t like others going near him. Standing beside Ye Lun, the differences between their demeanor and aura were stark. At the moment, he had a grave expression on his face and seemed more indifferent than usual. Even though he saw Xiang Wan, he didn’t show any sign that he was exhilarated to see her alive and well.

Xiang Wan was not used to the sudden light and her eyes narrowed slightly.

They didn’t talk so she didn’t talk either.

Her eyes only stared at the men at the door.

“You’re happy now? This beautiful female prisoner… is your Teacher Xiang.” Ye Lun had his hands in pockets as he smiled indolently at Cheng Zheng. “She’s all well… We treated her like we treat our guests and didn’t even touch a finger of hers.” He looked at Xiang Wan deeply, a teasing smile appeared on his face. “Do you think so, Teacher Xiang?”

Xiang Wan snorted unhappily.

Cheng Zheng spoke, “I want to talk to her in private.”

Ye Lun chuckled and rubbed his nose, lowering his head a little. “Do you think this is possible? Officer Cheng, you’re trying to make things difficult for me…”

Cheng Zheng stared at him coldly. “This is your place. Neither she nor I can leave. What are you worried about? You don’t have confidence in yourself?”

Ye Lun: “Is that a dare?”

“No, I just want to make sure everything is okay before we cooperate with each other,” said Cheng Zheng slowly, “For better cooperation between us, will you grant this little request of mine?”

Better cooperation?

What did Cheng Zheng promise Ye Lun?

Xiang Wan met Cheng Zheng’s gaze and didn’t utter a word.

Ye Lun thought for a moment and laughed. “Fine, I’m open to persuasion. Tonight, this place belongs to both of you. Tomorrow—” He said to Xiang Wan meaningfully, “I’ll talk to Teacher Xiang alone.”

There was some ambiguity in his words.

Xiang Wan furrowed her eyebrows as she listened whereas Cheng Zheng didn’t seem to understand or could not be bothered.

“Thank you!”

Having gained his approval, he didn’t say anything more and walked into the room.

Xiang Wan’s heart felt heavy as she looked at his rather hasty footsteps, waiting for him to stand in front of her.

“Did they make things difficult for you?” Cheng Zheng asked.

Xiang Wan felt her throat tighten and shook her head. “Why did you want to risk yourself? You should know that this is meaningless…”

It was already troublesome enough for one of them to become a hostage.

Now that the two of them became hostages, wouldn’t it mean the rescue mission had gotten harder?

Xiang Wan couldn’t agree with what he did, even though he did this to save her.

Obviously, Cheng Zheng understood her thoughts and remained silent. He looked towards the door and checked that it had been locked. After he walked back and sat on a chair directly opposite Xiang Wan.

“This is the only method that I could think of.”

Besides doing this, what else could he do?

Besides, even if he didn’t do that, Bai Muchuan would have done the same. Moreover, he felt that it would be more advantageous for him to do it rather than Bai Muchuan for he had the skill set to create biochemical weapons while Bai Muchuan was better in investigation and combat. He was suitable to keep the enemy busy while Bai Muchuan was suitable for their rescue.

All these words, he didn’t say out loud.

At this moment, there was no point saying this.

Xiang Wan could understand that and remained quiet. She didn’t want to ask about things that had already happened.

“So… What kind of deal did you have with Ye Lun?”

Cheng Zheng was expressionless. “He will supply me the necessary equipment while I’m in charge of recreating the HW gas…”

Xiang Wan’s eyes went wide open. “You… really can do that?”

Since the HW gas was stolen from a research laboratory in Country X, it should be the fruit of the entire research team. Even though the police had gotten a sample of it, she did not feel that it would be easy to overcome the technical problems in such a short time and replicate it perfectly.

There was doubt in her eyes. “Mm.” Well, Cheng Zheng nodded his head.

“There isn’t much difficulty in such stuff.”

Xiang Wan stared at him. “…”

She did not know if she should believe him.

But she didn’t ask further as she was worried that there might be a surveillance camera in this room.

“Xiang Wan.”

Cheng Zheng might have thought the same. He only called her name and didn’t continue that topic.

“Yeah?”

“…” Xiang Wan looked at him.

The two of them exchanged glances.

Cheng Zheng asked, “Why didn’t you talk?”

Xiang Wan laughed. “Didn’t you say you have something to tell me?”

Earlier on, that was he said to Ye Lun, that he wanted to talk to Xiang Wan in private.

A smile appeared on Cheng Zheng’s face. A moment later, it got concealed under the yellowish light.

“Xiang Wan, I wanted to thank you.”

Thank me? she thought.

What did he mean?

Xiang Wan raised her eyebrows, perplexed by his words. “Captain Cheng…” she laughed. “I don’t get it!”

The moment she sounded relaxed, the atmosphere was instantly relaxed as well.

Cheng Zheng was thus able to speak in a calmer tone. “It is easy for a man to know others, but hard for him to know himself. I… I wanted to tell you that you need not think that I’m here purely to save you and wanted something in return. I actually treated this as a process to find myself.”

To find himself? That sounded so philosophical.

Xiang Wan shook her head and laughed. “I don’t understand. It sounds so profound.”

Cheng Zheng leaned back slightly and clasped his hands together tightly. “Maybe I’ll put it this way,” explained Cheng Zheng nonchalantly, “I can classify my life into three stages. The first stage is before I got to know Bai Muchuan. The second stage is after I know Bai Muchuan but before I got to know you. The third stage is after I get to know you.”

Xiang Wan: “…”

She pressed her lips together a little and smiled as she listened.

Cheng Zheng observed her expression. “You need not be taken aback or have any doubts. You and Bai Muchuan influenced me a lot. The existence and arrival of Bai Muchuan burst my fantasy of a happy family which in turn affected me greatly in life… As for meeting you… I actually have a new understanding about myself.”

He looked at Xiang Wan, his eyes were full of a type of pure love and warmth, as well as without any expectation for her to return anything.

“So, shouldn’t I thank you for this?”

He didn’t give any details on what kind of understanding he had about himself.

However, although he didn’t specify that out, it was hidden in his tone and Xiang Wan could understand that.

“Captain Cheng, you really don’t need to do this. There’s nothing bad about your past self…”

Caring for one’s self-interest was normal.

Refined egoism might make others feel uncomfortable about people like him. But as long as he didn’t harm anyone or harm the interests of others, his behavior was justified and others shouldn’t judge his character…