With the camera shutter clicking, a family portrait of three was captured and frozen on the camera screen.
Will handed back the camera, and Gan Tang reached out her little hand to take it, giggling as she looked at the photo displayed.
"Daddy doesn’t like taking pictures just like me, does he?"
Huangfu Jue returned her a smile; Gan Yuan leaned in to see. In the photo, two males, one big and one small, were both awkwardly frowning.
"You two!" scolded Gan Yuan with laughter, "It’s just a picture; what’s so difficult about that?"
The bodyguard approached, "Sir, the car is ready."
Gan Yuan put the little one back on the ground, and the family of three walked out of the living room together, with Will hurrying after them.
"Sir, we’ll be within a hundred meters of you."
After seating the mother and child in the back, Huangfu Jue nodded at Will, turned around, got into the driver’s seat, and drove out of the Duke Residence’s gate.
Will took the wireless earpiece handed to him by a subordinate and fitted it into his ear, swiftly descending the steps and then speaking into the earpiece.
"Everyone... the operation begins!"
This time, Huangfu Jue had decided to venture out incognito, appearing as an ordinary man, not planning a major operation, just to let the little one have a good time.
Naturally, Will couldn’t let him go out by himself. As soon as Huangfu Jue agreed to Gan Tang’s request, Will had already ordered his people to prepare for tonight’s operation.
The protection operation began as soon as Huangfu Jue left the house.
Two black cars that had been waiting outside the gate immediately followed, trailing the vehicle from a distance, while at the same time, Will’s car had also reached the Duke Residence and took another route heading towards Central Square.
The assistant brought the prepared medication and water; Moses swallowed the pills and, holding the glass, stood in front of the window overlooking the city.
"I’ve already contacted the airport; the flight time is adjusted to seven in the morning. I have notified Dr. William, and your other work has been rearranged," the assistant said, noticing Moses’s lack of enthusiasm and wisely not pressing the topic further. "Your health isn’t great, so if there’s nothing else, you should get some rest early, especially since we have to catch the flight tomorrow."
Moses turned, placing the glass back on the tray in his hand, and then strode towards the door.
"I’m going out for a walk."
The assistant hurried after him, only to see the man raise his right hand.
"There’s no need to follow me."
With no other option, the assistant could only open the door for him.
"Shall I arrange a driver for you?"
Moses strode out of the room, and the assistant stood in the doorway, shaking his head helplessly as he watched Moses’s figure recede into the distance.
Stepping out of the hotel, Moses took a breath of the slightly cool night air, instinctively reaching into his pocket for a coin, which he began toying with as he aimlessly walked down the street.
The hotel was located in the city center; a short walk ahead was Central Avenue, the sidewalks filled with people hurrying to join the National Day festivities and watch the fireworks.
As Moses ambled on, he found himself at the edge of Central Avenue, frowning at the bustling crowd. Just as he was about to turn around, a group of young people swept past, one of them accidentally bumping into his back.
Moses turned around to face the person.
Confronted by his icy gaze, the young girl’s expression stiffened.
Her friends called out to her loudly; in her panic, the girl quickly apologized and ran to catch up with her companions.