Originally, Ye Wanan had planned to start with Elder Jin to avoid the hard work of accumulating honor points. Unfortunately, she gained nothing.
Furthermore, there was the inexplicable incident of Beidou’s mother being kidnapped, which was shrouded in mystery. It felt unlikely to be a coincidence…
There was no other way. It seemed she could only tackle the toughest challenge now.
Ye Wanan called Beidou and Qixing over.
“Beidou, did you deliver the message? What did they say?” Ye Wanan asked.
“Fengjie, do you even need to ask? You know it’s impossible to sell it!” Beidou grumbled.
“What was their response? Tell me exactly.”
“What else could they say? I couldn’t even meet the person!”
Ye Wanan sighed, holding her chin. It seemed that guy was still angry. But wait, was he the only one allowed to be angry? She was angry too! She had pushed things this far, and he still clung to his principles!
What would happen if he gave in!
“There’s only one option left…” Ye Wanan said, taking a black safe box from her pocket and throwing it to Beidou. “Take a few people and help me escort this safe box to District Fourteen.”
What?
Escort it through District Fourteen?
Wouldn’t that mean passing through District Thirteen for sure?
Upon hearing this, Beidou immediately knelt down with a thud. “Fengjie, I was wrong. I promise to be good from now on; I won’t dare to do it again! If I die, who will be your loyal supporter!”
“What nonsense? Who wants you to die?”
“Making me go through District Thirteen is no different from asking for my life!”
“District Thirteen… is it that terrifying?” Ye Wanan raised an eyebrow.
Beidou clutched Ye Wanan’s leg tightly, nodding like garlic. “It’s more than terrifying! District Thirteen has been under Asura’s control for over a hundred years. No one has ever entered it without permission. As an opposing organization to Asura, trying to pass through their core strategic area openly… How could that be possible?”
Ye Wanan rolled her eyes, somewhat dissatisfied with Beidou’s description. “What do you mean by ‘opposing organization’?”
It was clearly the organization of in-laws through marriage…
Beidou, recalling the death that the Alliance Leader had faked, shivered and wiped his sweat. “Isn’t it an opposing organization enough?”
Ye Wanan supported her chin, lightly tapping her cheek with her fingers as she gently reassured, “Don’t worry, I promise you can safely pass through District Thirteen, complete the escort mission, and come back in one piece!”
Beidou gave her a look like he was being fooled. “Fengjie, I’m not the naive teenager from years ago…”
Back in the day, he was ignorant and believed everything Fengjie said, only to be left crying and scared, and he still felt the lingering fear.
“Fengjie, this is too risky,” Qixing also chimed in.
“I have never done anything unreliable, have I?” Ye Wanan retorted.
“…”
Haven’t you always been like that?
Qixing held back from exposing her.
Ye Wanan sent Beidou to deliver the item as a test to see what the person’s current attitude was. She didn’t have to wait long; the next afternoon, Qixing rushed into her office in a hurry.
Qixing said, “Fengjie, something’s happened.”
“What happened?” Ye Wanan saw Qixing’s serious expression for the first time. “Is Beidou okay?”
“He’s fine…”
“As long as he’s safe,” Ye Wanan sighed with relief.
“But, the item…”
“What happened to the item?”
“The item was taken by Asura’s people.”