Chapter 387: Chapter 387: Died by Hitting the Wall
After Han Jingshen’s car drove down the mountain, Gu Jiaojiao turned to Su Shuochi and asked, "Han Jingshen just said those people were after you?"
"It’s possible. I’ll be extra careful from now on, so don’t worry about me. But you need to be more careful, too."
Su Shuochi’s voice was as deep and steady as ever, but Gu Jiaojiao could detect a hint of relief in it.
’He doesn’t think everything’s fine just because they were after him, does he? If those people found out I’m Divine Doctor Su Gu, they’d want nothing more than to see me dead.’
But regardless of which of them was the target, she wouldn’t let those people get away with it.
Gu Jiaojiao thought for a moment before speaking with an air of confidence. She wanted to both put his mind at ease and prevent him from getting hurt because of distraction.
"I actually thought they were after me at first. It’s just that they were carrying weapons, which makes things a bit tricky."
Stroking her chin, Gu Jiaojiao continued, "But I’m not scared. If they come one by one, we’ll take them down one by one. If they come in pairs, we’ll take them down in pairs."
"Besides, I have my pocket dimension. In a crisis, I can just hide inside and then take them out stealthily."
"Jiaojiao, try not to use your pocket dimension unless you absolutely have to. You know the saying: possessing a treasure is a crime in itself. I’m worried..."
"Worried? About what? I’ll just get rid of all of them afterward so no one will ever know."
"You, on the other hand, need to get into the dimension as soon as we’re back and practice your Inner Strength. You’d better train until your body is bulletproof."
"As you command." As Su Shuochi spoke, he executed a perfect drift, nearly sending Gu Jiaojiao tumbling into his arms.
"Drive carefully!" Gu Jiaojiao snapped, reaching out to thump Su Shuochi’s chest.
Su Shuochi grinned flirtatiously. "I was just imitating you. You were drifting just like that on the mountain road earlier."
Gu Jiaojiao: ...
’Can you even compare to me?’ she retorted silently. ’I’ve won a racing championship, you know!’
"Honey, are you silently roasting me for not being able to compare to you?" Su Shuochi had guessed her thoughts with about eighty percent accuracy.
"How would I dare? You’re so talented, a real natural. Look at that move you just pulled—it was as good as mine, if not better."
Gu Jiaojiao said with a grin. Bantering and laughing, the couple arrived home in no time.
The assassination attempt didn’t seem to affect them in the slightest. Su Shuochi was a seasoned veteran and had grown accustomed to such things.
As for Gu Jiaojiao, she had an ace up her sleeve, which gave her plenty of confidence. Plus, with Su Shuochi by her side, she truly hadn’t been scared at all.
Just as they got home, the phone in the living room rang. It was a routine check-in call from Mr. Su and Su’s mother.
It was nothing special. They chatted for two minutes and then hung up. It was a habit of Su’s mother, who always worried that talking for too long would run up the phone bill.
After hanging up, Su Shuochi pulled Gu Jiaojiao into the pocket dimension to practice. When they had trained for long enough, Gu Jiaojiao would spend some time reading her medical books.
At half-past nine, Su Shuochi ordered her to go soak in the spring, but Gu Jiaojiao was engrossed in her book and didn’t want to put it down.
She protested, but Su Shuochi knew she responded to persuasion, not force, so he started acting cute like a puppy.
Amused and helpless against his charms, Gu Jiaojiao had no choice but to jump into the Spiritual Spring Pool. Su Shuochi then stripped off his clothes, and his tall figure moved closer to her.
Startled, Gu Jiaojiao quickly covered her chest. "What are you doing? Don’t come any closer."
"What else? I’m going to scrub your back," Su Shuochi said, his face a perfect mask of nonchalance, though his heart was pounding.
Her gesture, in particular, had ignited a fire within him. He slowly drew near and pressed his lips firmly against hers.
It was as if he was trying to pour all his lingering fear from the assassination attempt into that one kiss.
Gu Jiaojiao was swept up in his passion, sinking into the moment with him...
「Mu Family Residence」
As Mu Ziquan listened to the Hidden Guard’s report, his heart was on a roller coaster, soaring one moment and plummeting the next with every word of the tale.
After a long while, Mu Ziquan finally gave an order to his Hidden Guards. "Mu Shan, from now on, you will follow her alone. She is to be your new master."
"Master, are you abandoning me?" Mu Shan asked in a panic.
"I’m not abandoning you. It’s just that with her abilities, she doesn’t need a larger protective detail. She is my life, do you understand?"
Mu Ziquan saw no reason to hide his feelings from his Hidden Guards. After all, their very lives belonged to him.
"I understand, Master. I will not fail you. I will protect the young mistress with my life." With that, Mu Shan withdrew.
Mu Qing quickly knelt. "Master, do you have any other orders?"
"Mu Qing, when you have time, drill the others well and make sure they practice diligently. Also, arrange for some men to make preparations at the hospital."
"Then, send a few people to keep an eye on the Wang Family, especially my aunt’s adopted daughter and her boyfriend."
"I strongly suspect Lin Yu has ulterior motives. The way he looks at her boyfriend is... off."
"Don’t neglect my uncle and his three sons, either. If they run into danger, give them a hand." Mu Ziquan laid out his plans methodically.
"Yes, I’ll see to it at once." Although Mu Qing was the leader of the Hidden Guards, Mu Shan’s martial skill was superior to his.
’The Master is assigning Mu Shan to protect the young mistress. It’s clear how much he values her.’
’I wonder if that kid Mu Shan understands the significance of this. I’d better go give that blockhead a few pointers.’
「In a dark room at the Bureau of Secrecy」
Han Jingshen, along with a subordinate and a recorder, was interrogating the man with the scar.
His subordinate had already removed the poison hidden in the man’s teeth and reset his dislocated jaw so that he could speak.
The man with the scar learned from them that his accomplices had already committed suicide by taking poison.
He knew that confessing would be pointless, as his family was still being held hostage.
So, the man beat around the bush, rambling for half an hour without revealing a single useful piece of information.
Although he didn’t confess to anything important, he did give Han Jingshen a detailed account of everything that had happened that day.
He did so because this was the most formidable opponent he had ever encountered—and that opponent was a woman, a type of person he had always looked down upon!
The man spoke with resentment. It was hard to say whether it was because of his vivid storytelling or because Gu Jiaojiao’s skills were just that incredible.
Not only was Han Jingshen captivated, but the young subordinate and the young recorder were listening with their blood pumping in excitement.
It was as if they were right there in the middle of the action. They would even ask questions from time to time and join the man in exclaiming, "Holy shit!"...
Han Jingshen had just stepped out of the interrogation room when he ran into his direct superior. The middle-aged director asked with a serious expression, "How did it go?"
"Sigh... The bastard refused to talk. Deputy Director, don’t even ask. It’s infuriating! He even took a moment when we weren’t paying attention and smashed his own head against the wall!"
Han Jingshen’s subordinate cursed angrily, "Goddamn it, what bad luck! Another one dead!"
The young recorder was speechless.
’But you’re the one who smashed his head against the wall,’ he thought. ’And you won’t even let me write it in the records!’
The Deputy Director also put on a pained expression. "What a shame. Ahem. Let me see your record of the interrogation."
"Deputy Director, the suspect didn’t say a word. The record is blank..."
Before the young recorder could finish, the Deputy Director cut him off. "Never mind. You’ve all worked hard. Go on home and get some rest."
