Chu Ge certainly wouldn’t kindly call him Uncle Jian, he usually calls him Elder Jian!
It’s only because Jian Chunqiu was coming to treat his illness that he had to suck up to Jian Chunqiu and act a bit more affectionate, which is normal.
Jian Chunqiu didn’t take these to heart, he just said faintly: "I just met two little ghosts in the restaurant, they’re driving me over to pick you up now!"
"..." Chu Ge was somewhat speechless. Although Jian Chunqiu was already over a hundred years old, his mind was still like that of a man in his sixties, enjoying fun and games. These two little ghosts must have been bullied by Jian Chunqiu again.
Jian Chunqiu’s call had not yet ended when Shen Congwen’s phone rang.
Seeing it was from the laboratory, Shen Congwen hurriedly answered, "What’s wrong?"
"Eldest Young Master Shen, please come back quickly. A lot of people have arrived outside, including a few Japanese. They insist on..."
Before the person could finish, the call was cut off.
Shen Congwen’s heart skipped a beat. Had they discovered the laboratory base so quickly?
"Old Sir, I’m sorry, I have something urgent and can’t take you to Dang City to meet Mr. Chu!"
Shen Congwen said hurriedly.
His voice reached Jian Chunqiu’s end, and Chu Ge heard it.
"Uncle Jian, are you with Shen Congwen?" Chu Ge asked with confusion. The little ghost mentioned by Jian Chunqiu couldn’t be Shen Congwen, could it?
It turned out that Chu Ge’s guess was not wrong.
Jian Chunqiu handed the phone directly to Shen Congwen. On the line, Chu Ge said to Shen Congwen: "This Uncle Jian is one of my elders, please take care of him for me, I will be back soon."
"By the way, I just heard you mention there’s an urgent matter, is there a problem with the Earth Ganoderma?" Chu Ge asked worriedly.
He always felt that those two Japanese following him were definitely not just here for the secret manual.
Besides, from what he knew, those Japanese never acted separately, yet only two came to this auction. The remaining four...
Chu Ge squinted slightly, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes, his lips slightly pursed, an idea popping into his mind.
They must have split into two groups, with those four going after the Earth Ganoderma.
In merely two seconds, Chu Ge had analyzed the Japanese’s tactics completely and paused briefly, just then he heard Shen Congwen say on the phone: "A few Japanese have showed up at the research base and taken action against the Earth Ganoderma, I need to go check it out."
Chu Ge nodded slightly, then instructed Shen Congwen: "Can you give the phone to Uncle Jian? I want him to go with you. Those people are top Japanese experts, you’re not their opponents. Having Uncle Jian with you will ensure your safety."
Elder Jian had sharp ears; even without speakerphone, he clearly heard what Chu Ge was saying on the phone.
He laughed heartily, carrying a mischievous air of an old naughty child, "You brat! I don’t mind guarding the Earth Ganoderma for you, but I have a condition."
Jian Chunqiu spoke these words while already having Shen Congwen drive directly to the research base.
He said this merely to tease Chu Ge a bit, lucky if it stirs something up, no loss if it doesn’t.
Chu Ge knew what he wanted, "Do you want the refinement secret manual of Spiritual Liquid?"
Jian Chunqiu coughed lightly, he hadn’t even spoken yet and was already seen through, not fun at all!
"I have something more important than Spiritual Liquid to offer you, do you want it?"
Jian Chunqiu heard this, could there really be something more important than Spiritual Liquid? He didn’t believe it.
"Wait until you meet him, then you’ll know!"
Chu Ge was being mysterious.
After that, he didn’t speak further and hung up the phone directly.
Jian Chunqiu listened to the beeping sound from the receiver and snorted in frustration, "That damn kid! I wasn’t even finished speaking!"
On the other hand, Chu Ge was driving towards Su City, taking backroads that were much longer to travel.
Huo Tianqian, somewhat worried, asked, "Mr. Chu, are you sure it’s okay for us to take such a long detour?"
"What’s the matter?" Chu Ge glanced at him sideways.
Huo Tianqian hurriedly waved his hand, "It’s not that I doubt your strategy, but because Su City’s terrain is very unique, surrounded by mountains on three sides and only accessible from one side, but it’s blocked by a very wide river, and you can only go through the sky bridge. What if those two people are waiting for us there?"
Right now, they were unarmed, not to mention two; even a single person could easily overpower them!
Chu Ge slightly frowned; he had considered this point as well.
"It seems I’ll have to sacrifice this car!"
Chu Ge decided to stop in a nearby village closest to Su City and then borrow another car and modify it.
However, before this idea could be implemented, Huo Tianqian, nervous, widened his eyes and shakily pointed towards a small fork not far ahead.
"Mr. Chu, look quickly! It’s them!"
Huo Tianqian cursed angrily, "Damn it! Are these people dogs? They’ve caught up so quickly! And they took a shortcut too!"
Chu Ge hadn’t expected those two to catch up so quickly. At the moment, they were standing there, and Chu Ge clearly understood that even if they wanted to turn around, it was too late now!
The area was open, with only the Snow Mountain continuously stretching down from the north. Considering the terrain, they were almost reaching the boundary of Su City.
At the fork, Yamamoto Buki arrogantly stood with his arms crossed, and in a tone full of admiration declared, "Brother, you guessed right! They really took the back road!"
If only they had known, they would’ve come here directly to block them instead of waiting at the sky bridge for so long!
Chu Ge slowly pulled the car to a stop, only thirty meters away from them.
Huo Tianqian clenched his fists tightly, his throat tensed up, and asked, "Mr. Chu, what should we do now?"
Chu Ge didn’t speak; he just quietly watched ahead, his eyes deep and dark like ink.
After a moment, he solemnly asked, "Are you afraid of dying?"
Huo Tianqian was stunned, then scoffed coldly, "Die? I’ve treaded the edge of death countless times, I’m not afraid to die; I just feel it’s too humiliating to die at the hands of two Japanese."
Chu Ge’s lips slightly curled upwards, in contrast to Huo Tianqian’s anger and unwillingness, he was utterly calm.
So calm, as if nothing had happened.
"Everything is destined; let’s get out of the car."
As soon as Chu Ge finished speaking, he opened the car door and stepped out.
Huo Tianqian followed suit, both of them walking to the front of the car, standing proudly erect.
Yamamoto Buki, who initially thought Chu Ge might keep running and was even prepared to chase again, didn’t expect Chu Ge to simply get out of the car.
He chuckled lightly, disdainfully saying, "Chu Ge, your martial arts are depleted now, stop struggling senselessly. Hand over the secret manual."