Chapter 470: Chapter 470 Chilly Chapter 470: Chapter 470 Chilly Rather, it would bring her catastrophic disaster.
So, maybe it was beneficial to start training her now.
Afterward, Gu Qiaoqiao told Uncle Gu and Zhang Yi about tonight’s discoveries.
They began to discuss how to approach the Daxi Clan tomorrow to demand the return of the driver and escort personnel.
As well as the three trucks of gemstones.
The details of the plan were refined.
But there were still many things that would need to be addressed on the fly.
All plans are imperfect.
There’s a saying that goes, plans can’t keep up with changes.
So, when everything was more or less in place, they all went their separate ways.
It was too late for Qin Yize to rejoin his team.
Although he was the main person in charge, he also had a deputy team leader to manage the day-to-day work.
He had only come as the deputy commander to oversee their test.
And he would be going along with them tomorrow as well.
So Qin Yize stayed in the room next door.
After a quick wash, Gu Qiaoqiao lay down on the bed in the bedroom.
In the dead of night, her thoughts drifted to the day’s experiences.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s fingers brushed the spot where Qin Yize had kissed her just before…
Her gaze was dim and unfathomable.
In both her past and present life, it was the first time he had kissed her.
It turned out that his lips were slightly cool…
Nothing like his warm, comforting hands.
She remembered one day in her past life, after watching a movie, how she desperately hoped that Qin Yize would, like the characters in the film, gently grace her cheek with a kiss, light as a dragonfly skimming water…
Countless times she had imagined what that would feel like.
But in her past life, she died without ever experiencing it.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s heart was bittersweet, and even though there was sweetness, it was still tinged with an astringent feeling.
After all, her feelings were not yet settled!
The events of her past life had become a psychological knot.
That was why she could never bring herself to approach Qin Yize.
Gu Qiaoqiao took a deep breath.
She quickly discarded these messy thoughts.
There was a tough fight to be had tomorrow, so she slowly drifted into sleep.
The next morning, birds chirped merrily in the trees and outside the window.
A red sun pierced through the dawn forest, enveloping the land.
Gu Qiaoqiao got up early, but Qin Yize was up even earlier.
When she stood in the yard, Qin Yize had already returned from a run.
He wore a military green tank top, his robust body radiating an indescribable strength.
A towel was draped over his shoulders.
The whole person was as dazzling as the sunshine itself.
Gu Qiaoqiao turned her head away, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Qin Yize stopped in front of her.
He wiped the sweat from his face with the towel and then said to Gu Qiaoqiao in a soft voice, “I’ll go freshen up, and then we’ll set off.”
“Aren’t we going to the Public Security?”
Qin Yize paused for a moment, patiently explaining, “Qiaoqiao, there’s no need for now. The elders of the Daxi Clan’s sacred land are odd and proud characters, stubborn and aloof. I don’t know why they hid those three trucks of gemstones, but it’s possible they did not intend to steal them. There might be other unspeakable reasons behind it…”
Qin Yize did have some understanding of the Daxi Clan.
Those elders, priding themselves on their status, rarely associated with people from outside the mountains.
They always felt superior to the common people.
Moreover, the Daxi Clan itself owned a gemstone mine.
Though the mine was not extensive and belonged to the collective property of the Daxi Clan, it was still legally theirs.
And they had lived in harmony with each other for decades.