484 The Secret About the Past 102 (1/2)
If they'd chosen to shoot him and sacrifice their leader back then, they would at least have had the chance to live on.
Yet, they had now become sheep waiting to be slaughtered, despite their leader still being sacrificed in the end.
This was human nature.
When everyone around remains still, rarely would one sacrifice himself for the sake of his teammates.
An Xiaoning recalled a story she once read in history books about no one daring to retaliate when thousands of people were held at gunpoint by two invaders.
That was because it was human nature to fear death and sacrifice.
However, if everyone chose to stand together to retaliate, they would be able to defeat even a hundred invaders, let alone just two.
Within the hearts of everyone lay two separate versions of themselves — one strong and the other weak. The weaker one shines when it manages to blur the vision of the stronger one.
The weak are the prey of the strong.
They would be able to escape the ordeal as long as they take advantage of human folly and frailty.
”Who sent you?”
Everyone shook their heads in unison. One of them spoke up bravely, ”We don't know, there are many higher-ups within the hierarchy of our organization. Our leader might not even know who the instigator is.”
Jin Qingyan did not ask any more questions and sat down beside An Xiaoning.
Holding her hand gently, he said, ”Your hands are so cold. You must've gotten a great shock.”
”I wasn't frightened, I was just worried. After all, I'm a mother now and I can't help but be afraid of meeting with any mishap. Why is it that I can never guard against any dangers fully? Why are there always so many things happening one after another?” she said, interlocking fingers with him.
Jin Qingyan stared at her pale and colorless face and kissed her right in front of everyone.
He cupped her face in his hands while she threw her arms around his neck. They began kissing each other passionately, as if there was no one else around. At this moment, the only way they could placate their fear and anxiety was through physical romantic gestures.
The airplane took off again and An Xiaoning fell asleep in his arms.
Although she had already fallen asleep, she was still gripping onto his shirt tightly and refusing to let go.
He continued to hug her in his arms and barely moved throughout the next few hours.
His arm had already gone numb by the time they arrived at the hangar in Wei Ni Estate.
Fan Shixin had been waiting for them there ever since he heard about the mishap they met with.
Everyone exited from the airplane while An Xiaoning was still asleep. Fan Shixin stepped forward and asked softly, ”Young Sir, what do we do with those people?”
”I've already killed the leader. Snap a photo of his bare body and go on to take the photos of the rest of them. Kill them afterward.”
”Young Sir, I heard that you were going to spare their lives.”
”I didn't mean it though. They're terrorists who deserve to die, lest they continue to harm more people and take the lives of the innocent.”
”I understand.”
Fan Shixin then turned around and left.
Jin Qingyan looked at An Xiaoning, who was lying in his embrace, and called her name softly, ”Xiaoning?”
An Xiaoning opened her eyes to find that they were the only ones left in the airplane. She woke up immediately and said, ”Are we home?”
”Yes, we're home.”
”Why didn't you wake me up earlier?”
”It's not that late now.” He pulled her up from the seat, after which they exited through the door.
They made their way down the stairs.
Due to the time difference and the duration of the flight, it was still noontime in S Nation.
An Xiaoning was a little giddy, though she felt a huge sense of relief at this point.
Because she was standing right on her own territory.
”I feel a little dizzy…”
”You must've slept for too long,” said Jin Qingyan, who squatted down all of a sudden,