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Gu Yan’an was taken aback. She didn’t expect Chu Rong to be mentally unstable because of a few questions. She hurriedly withdrew her aggressive tone, took out a spiritual power soothing medicine and handed it over. She was beyond anxious. “Xiao Rong, first calm down. Those are just hypotheses, Saozi just hopes that you can think about how to communicate with Qiao correctly in the future, you—”
“It’s okay.” Chu Rong interrupted her, took a deep breath to suppress his emotions, and politely declined the medicine. He took out a sealed green potion and drank it. All the irritability in his body was suddenly suppressed. Tightening the grip on the potion bottle, he got up, and said, “I’ll go get him back.” After saying that, he immediately left using his hover car.
Gu Yan’an chased him and watched him leave. She frowned deeply, couldn’t help but take out the communicator and dialed Chu Huai. She scolded, “What kind of bad idea did you come up with?! It almost made Xiao Rong so angry his spiritual power was out of control! What kind of big brother are you!! Don’t come back tonight, I’m afraid I can’t help but poison you to death!” After speaking, she turned off the communicator with extra force. She went back to her room with full anger towards her husband.
Chu Huai, who was on the way home: “…”
‘Aren’t we trying to solve the family problems of Erzi? Why does it seem that it has more problems now??’
Hurrying back to his own house, Chu Rong called Fan Xiangnan, Lin Zhen, and Zhuang Yu over.
His subordinates were all loyal and competent. It took them a short time before they came over.
“They will definitely change to public transportation when they travel. Check all the travel records paid in cash today.” Chu Rong sat on the sofa, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples to control his restless spiritual strength. He looked at Lin Zhen when giving him orders.
Lin Zhen nodded, and immediately sat aside his work after receiving the order.
“They might change their clothes, check the nearby shopping malls, and pay attention to the shops that sell hats.” Chu Rong looked at Fan Xiangnan again and instructed his second-in-command.
Fan Xiangnan accumulated a lot of questions and wanted to ask them, but seeing that the expression on his Boss was really bad, he swallowed the questions silently. He obediently went to do his job.
In the end there was only Zhuang Yu left. Chu Rong looked at her, and she looked back with a straight face.
“You……”
“Sir,” Zhuang Yu spoke first. With a hard expression and a hard tone, she asked, “Can you tell me the reason why Qiao ran away from home this time first? It’s very important.” Such an obedient child like Qiao would actually run away from home? Ridiculous.
Chu Rong frowned. He didn’t answer, and instead began to tap on the armrest of the sofa irritably again.
“Only after I know the reason can I analyze where Qiao might go based on his personality.” Zhuang Yu added. She was trying her hardest not to shake her stupid Boss out of frustration.
Plus, she minored in psychology during her study, so she has some expertise in this. Chu Rong paused for a moment, before replying with a frown, “He thought I didn’t want him anymore.”
“What?!” Zhuang Yu was so startled that she almost jumped up from the sofa. She looked at the Marshal in disbelief, and asked almost accusingly, “Qiao is so dependent on you, you actually let him think that you don’t want him? God, what have you done? This—”
“So where might he be going?” Chu Rong interrupted her. His spiritual strength began to become unstable again, and he added a little anxiously, “Xiao Yan is by his side, which may affect his thoughts. Where do you think they will go?”
Sensing her Boss’ chaotic spiritual power, Zhuang Yu resolutely shut up. She knew the consequences of stimulating him when he was in this state. She suppressed her worries inside her heart and began analyzing. “With Qiao’s character, if there is such a misunderstanding, then he will only have two options: one, come back to you secretly, hoping that you will soften your heart; two, hide and feel sad alone, and go to a place where he feels safe. Probably also staying there and never appearing in front of you again.”
In these two possibilities… the first one wasn’t possible. Chu Rong already told Qiao Zhiya that he was heading to the military headquarters, which was closed to any outsiders.
And as for the second one… Chu Rong refused to accept the second possibility.
Anxiety mixed with some strange emotions flooded his heart. Chu Rong pressed his temple again, looked at Zhuang Yu and said in a deep voice, “He just ran away from home for a short time, not a permanent one. You just need to tell me where he might be now.” Instead of giving some assumptions that made him want to destroy something!
‘The Boss’ eyes are really scary…’ Zhuang Yu silently moved back, organized her thoughts, changed her tone and continued, “Of course, Qiao is a good child. If he really decides to leave completely, he will definitely choose to deal with everything first. Make a formal farewell before leaving, instead of disappearing suddenly. Because there’s an external factor – that is, Third Young Master Chu, I think this running away should be instigated by him. So, the place should be chosen by him too. Let’s analyze his thought—”
“Get to the point.” Chu Rong interrupted her long analysis with a frustrated expression.
Zhuang Yu paused. She directly summarized, “You can check the places Third Young Master Chu is particularly interested in recently or the places he used to go to. He should take Qiao there.”
The places Chu Yan is interested in?
That’s a lot! So many that if all of them are gathered together, you can play for half a year without repeating  any of them!
Thinking of this, Chu Rong’s face completely darkened.
They were in dire straits here, while Chu Yan and Qiao Zhiya in Real Adventure Island were having a great time.
The entire amusement park was a very large island. It was divided into ten themed play areas. The deep sea was just one of them. If you want to play all the attractions on this island, it probably isn’t possible to do it in a week. Coupled with the increased entertainment celebrations and events during various holidays, the two teenagers in the cusp of adulthood almost died of joy on the island.
After the first day of uneasiness and depression, under the influence of Chu Yan, the vivacity in Qiao Zhiya was completely mobilized. He had fun in the forest every day. Not only catching a few wild rabbits and raising them for play, but also chatting with the birds flying over, which made Chu Yan very happy.
Two days passed in a blur, Lin Zhen and Fan Xiangnan finally sorted out some clues from the various data they gathered. They found their Boss, who looked normal, but his oppressive aura was really terrifying. They didn’t waste time before reporting their findings. “After cross-checking the purchase of clothes and public transportations with cash, and excluding several places that Third Young Master Chu went to very frequently and thus, will be easily found, the final analysis determined seven possibilities—”
“Tell me the result directly.” Chu Rong interrupted them. His patience was wearing dangerously thin.
Fan Xiangnan and Lin Zhen looked at each other, stepped forward and handed over a list, and said, “Because of the Federal Privacy Protection Act, we can only find out a general direction of travel, and we can’t determine more detailed ones.”
Chu Rong frowned even deeper as he read the list.
There were a total of seven locations, but they were completely different from each other, distributed in several completely different directions. Basically, it was impossible to check all of them in a short time.
In these past two days without seeing Qiao Zhiya, some things became more and more clear in his heart. Chu Rong squeezed the list tightly, and repeatedly slid through the message that Qiao Zhiya sent before leaving. He glanced at the open photon computer on the table.
In the past two days, Chu Rong’s heart, which was so overwhelmed by various emotions that he couldn’t calm down, finally sobered up for a moment. He suddenly thought of something. He looked at Fan Xiangnan and asked, “The batch of customized Starnet helmets I got from you last time, can you locate its login location?”
Fan Xiangnan was speechless when he heard this. Then he nodded and replied, “Yes, as long as it has been online.”
Hearing this, Chu Rong was determined. Without a word, he got up and walked out the door, and ordered, “At eight o’clock in the evening, let someone locate the position of Qiao Zhiya’s helmet. He will definitely be online.”
At eight o’clock in the evening…
Fan Xiangnan received a call from his subordinates. He looked at Chu Rong who was sitting in the hover car, and replied, “A signal is received in one of the seven locations. It’s a real-life adventure island in South Sixth District.”
This was definitely a place that Chu Yan would visit.
Chu Rong’s expression darkened. He closed the car door, and drove directly towards South Sixth District. With impatient hands on his knees, myriad suppressed emotions rolling in his eyes—
‘That Bald Chicken ran away for two whole days. I’ll make him sure that he will never think about leaving him in this life!’
Chu Yan was very speechless about Qiao Zhiya’s behavior of coming out to play on vacation and still thinking about studying. But he couldn’t bear to reject his little hobby, so he had no choice but to cooperate with his pace and minimize the entertainment in the evening. He went out and had fun by himself.
After finishing tonight’s study, Qiao Zhiya took off his helmet. He glanced at the next room where the lights had been turned off, touched his empty wrist without a communicator, and remembered the habit of saying good night to Chu Rong at ten o’clock every night when he was in school. The longing finally washed over his heart. He listlessly laid down on his bed, ears slumped with a stupid dazed facial expression.
‘What is the White-Haired Monster doing now? He must have known about me running away from home, won’t he be very angry? I am so self-willed this time, will the White-Haired Monster end up not really wanting him…’
His heart suddenly tightened. He sat up in a panic, shook his head to shake off the messy thoughts in his head, and gently left the room to cool his head. After leaving the room, he skillfully climbed onto the tree in the yard, and stretched out his arms to hug the trunk.
‘Nature really is still the most reassuring…’
He took a deep breath, filling his lungs with the cool night air, and looked up at the sky full of stars. His thoughts drifted away again.
‘Will there be my own hometown on these planets? If I can go back…’ He subconsciously raised his hand, gathered his magic power, and once again drew a bloodline traction magic circle in the air.
In the management center, Rebecca, who was putting on nail polish, was so frightened by the sudden siren that she almost fell off her chair. After seeing the image from the alarm area, she threw away the nail polish and dialed the communication in the main office. “A black hover car drove directly into the island regardless of the alarm! It also ordered us to check customer information! My mother, do these people have no manners?! So arrogant!!”
Still in the main office, Ning Kongran, who was checking the account, paused when he heard Rebecca’s call. He glanced at the gift card on the table, was silent for a few seconds, and replied, “No, turn off the alarm. Let it go directly, and then send the coordinates of the small courtyard it requested. Also, don’t forget to send someone to reassure tourists spooked by the sirens.”
“Area C 123? Isn’t that the yard you ordered someone to take special care of, so inside—hello? Hello? “
Hanging up the communication, Ning Kongran turned off the holographic ledger. He gazed at the watery night outside the window, dialed his friend’s communication, and said, “Let’s go back tomorrow, the ledger has been checked, it’s time to prepare for the year-end celebration.”
In the end, he knew that he still had to go home, just like that junior.
The magic circle formed, soft light flashed, and the hair in the center of the circle began to spin wildly after being wrapped in blood. Looking at it, Chu Rong’s face suddenly appeared in his mind. His own magic seemed to have sensed his longing. It suddenly stopped turning, then pointed straight to a certain direction, and finally turned into a wisp of black ash and dissipated in the air.
Qiao Zhiya froze in place, his shoulders slumped, and he leaned against the tree trunk again.
It was true that strong emotions could affect magic, and this time… But, how was this possible? How could he suddenly think of that person? The two of them shouldn’t be separated by such long distance, so how—
A vaguely familiar roar of a hover vehicle suddenly approached quickly. Then, it was followed by the sound of the gate being pushed open. The rumbling sound stopped, but now, he could hear footsteps approaching.
Qiao Zhiya widened his eyes and couldn’t help looking over.
As if aware of his gaze, Chu Rong, who was walking in quickly, stopped suddenly. He turned his head and looked straight in this direction, then frowned, his face darkened, turned around and strode over, raising his voice and admonishing the youth, “Damn Bald Chicken, it’s so late already! What are you doing climbing up there, go down—”
There was a flash of excitement in Qiao Zhiya’s dull emerald eyes. He was stunned for a few seconds, and pinched himself in shock.
Then, all of sudden, he smiled wide. He let go of the tree trunk, opened his arms, and threw himself straight at the incoming Marshal. “White-Haired Monster! “
Chu Rong reflexively stopped in place when he saw Qiao Zhiya jumping from the tree, then rushed over to catch him.
Once the weight of one Bald Chicken settled on his arms, he breathed in deeply the soothing fragrance of nature – the scent of Qiao Zhiya – and his thoughts finally relaxed. He tightened his grip on the youth’s body, rubbed the messy blond hair, then angrily reprimanded. It was full of mixed worry and anxiety. “What are you jumping about! What if I failed to catch you! Also, if you dare to run away from home in the future, I will break your legs. “
“I will not go!” Qiao Zhiya hugged him happily, wrapped his limbs tight around Chu Rong, and desperately arched his head into his arms. Rubbing against his chest, he excitedly continued, “I won’t leave ever again. I miss you so much, I…”
As Qiao Zhiya spoke, his eyes turned red. He pursed his thin lips, and buried his face on the Marshal’s shoulders. The emotions he had held back for two days finally couldn’t hold back, and he directly bursted into tears, “I’m sorry… I will be obedient… I’m sorry… please don’t leave me…”
“…I will not.” Chu Rong’s Adam’s apple moved. He rubbed the youth’s head again, then turned around and sat on the swing, Qiao Zhiya still held him in his arms. He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he lowered his head and kissed the pointy ear. Chu Rong’s embrace was tight, full of resignation. His voice was also low, as if it was a secret whisper that only Qiao Zhiya is allowed to hear. “Why are you crying… I will never abandon you. Never. I will always want you by my side.”
Chu Yan, who was awakened by the movement in the yard, got up in a daze and looked out the window. Then he woke up suddenly after seeing the very familiar two people hugging each other on the swing.
He focused hard on his erge’s face. Seeing that rare longing expression, Chu Yan fell back on the bed with a long sigh. He rolled up into the quilt, then sighed in pain this time.
“Ah… the days of freedom are over…”
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