Chapter 563 - Returning Home (2/2)

Tang Wantian walked a little closer and then lowered herself into a deep bow to Xiao Luo. “Thank you, Xiao Luo. If I hadn’t met you, I would probably have been dead.”

“You don’t have to thank me. We’re classmates, even friends—and it was well within my ability to save you,” Xiao Luo said.

“You’re right, but the fact remains that you saved my life. How about this—after we return, I’ll buy you a meal. This might not be much but it’s the only way I can think of to repay my gratitude,” Tang Wantian said.

“There’s no need for that!”

Xiao Luo responded and shook his head, then smiled and said, “Of course, if you ever come to Xiahai, you’re free to call me up on my phone.”

“Alright then,” Tang Wantian said, nodding enthusiastically.

When he mentioned phones, Xiao Luo immediately cocked his brow. The phone assigned to him had been specially made by NSA and was destroyed by the explosion in the forest, and he was not too sure when he had lost it either. He made it a point to take a note of requesting another one from the NSA as soon as he returned home. After all, his phone was quite an important tool. One could even say it was indispensable.

…

…

Five days later, Xiao Luo and Ji Siying walked out of the Xiahai airport.

Gu Zhanguo had personally come to welcome them. He immediately held Xiao Luo’s hand as soon as he saw them. “Congratulations on completing your mission, Mie!” he said. Then he waved a hand, and an NSA agent came forward with a new phone. Gu Zhanguo took it from the agent and said, “The number’s the same. We’ve helped you restore your contacts according to your call log, and I don’t believe we’ve missed anyone out.”

Xiao Luo took the phone. “How are you going to handle the Bai family?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted, you just take some time to rest up. I’ll have Night Sparrow notify you if there’s a mission,” Gu Zhanguo said.

Xiao Luo nodded. “Alright, I’ll just observe the Bais for now. I believe in the bureau’s power, but if they pull another stunt on me, I’ll deal with it myself.”

“Absolutely!”

Gu Zhanguo had no doubt that the Bai family was not just challenging Xiao Luo but the NSA’s authority.

…

…

Xiao Luo returned to Crescent Bay after he had dinner with Ji Siying.

He finally started up the WeChat app after he was bored out of his mind. There were dozens of messages waiting for him, and they had all been sent by Zhang Dashan.

“F*ck, man, why aren’t you picking up?”

“I’m coming to Xiahai today, hurry and come get me at the airport.”

“I’m gonna crush your nuts if I don’t see you at the airport.”

Xiao Luo furrowed his brows as he read the messages, and then he looked at the date those messages were sent. They were sent this morning, which meant that Zhang Dashan had long arrived at Xiahai.

He immediately dialed the man’s number, and the call went through after two rings.

“Dashan.”

“Don’t say anything, Lao Xiao, just hurry and come to the Longzhou Public Security Sub-bureau and bail me out. Hurry, alright? I’m waiting for you,” Zhang Dashan replied. His panicked voice crackled over the call right before the line cut.

Longzhou Public Security Sub-bureau?

Bail him out? What was going on? Was he detained at the sub-bureau?

Xiao Luo’s head was swimming with questions.

[At Longzhou Public Security Sub-bureau]

Zhang Dashan, sitting calmly in his suit, hung up on Xiao Luo. With his cherubic round face and a convincing, clear voice filled with emotions, he said, “Growing up, my family was really poor. We could barely afford our three meals a day and we had no phones. When I was six, I fell in love with a girl who lived next door to us. She was really sweet and gentle, and just one glance or one smile, was enough to make my heart race.”

At this point, tears formed in his eyes were threatening to fall.

He blinked through his tears and continued speaking, “Then, all of a sudden, she moved away and I finally saw her again more than 2 decades later. I was 90% sure that it was her, for I could never forget her. So I asked her, do you mind showing me your birthmark? And she said no, and then she started taking her clothes off. And then…”

Zhang Dashan spoke with a straight face and a pained voice to the officer opposite him who was recording his statement. “And then you guys barged in!” he said.