Chapter 97: I Am Your Godfather
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Other mercenaries attempting to resist were all taken down by the sniper.
The special police team boarded the deck, subdued the person in charge of the cruise ship, and used him to open the interior of the cruise ship.
Gu Liyu pulled An Lan over and said, “The remaining matters are not our concern. Follow me.”
Throwing down a rope ladder, Gu Liyu signaled for An Lan to climb down. There was a special police speedboat waiting for them below.
“Are Uncle Gu and the others going in too?”
“Xiao Chen is inside, and he wants to personally bring Xiao Chen out. He’ll fix his own mess. It’s what he should do.”
The inside of the cruise ship was unknown, and the amount of weaponry was uncertain. It wasn’t suitable for An Lan and Gu Liyu to continue deeper. They hadn’t received professional training, and entering would also require protection from other special police, which would distract their attention. So, staying on the speedboat was safer.
An Lan climbed down, caught by two special police officers, and Gu Liyu also jumped down. The speedboat carrying them and other non-combatants sailed some distance away.
“Are we going back now?”
Not seeing Xiao Chen return safely, An Lan remained uneasy.
“We’ll stay here to pick them up. This operation is too big. If there’s any oversight, we can contact reinforcements immediately.” Gu Liyu replied.
Aside from the two of them, another female mercenary wearing a headgear also descended to the speedboat.
“It’s you! I remember you!” An Lan pointed at her, excitedly trembling. “Your captain calls you Keira!”
“Oh? You’ve got quite the eye.” The female mercenary named Keira sat down, lazily placing her hands on the gunwale of the speedboat.
“So, are you… an undercover cop?” An Lan asked again.
“Care to guess again?” Keira somehow pulled out a can of cola, opened it single-handedly, and handed it to An Lan.
An Lan looked at the can of cola without saying a word. Gu Liyu, on the other hand, took the cola and said, “Don’t tease him.”
“I’m not teasing him. This kid is smart; he has already guessed who I am. He just… can’t believe it.” Keira originally wanted to tousle An Lan’s hair but was blocked by Gu Liyu. She could only say, somewhat disgruntled, “Stingy.”
“Are you… are you Auntie Song?” An Lan asked in a low voice.
“Oh—Which Auntie Song?” Keira looked at him with interest.
“Song Kelan, Gu Liyu’s mom.” An Lan felt this guess was bold, but he also felt that if he guessed right, everything would make sense.
“Why would you think I’m Gu Liyu’s mom?”
“Similar figure.”
“Just because of the figure?”
“Feels like it.” An Lan replied.
The other party laughed, “Song Kelan? Are you sure?”
“Although you usually appear elegant and gentle, isn’t that just your public image? If I hadn’t seen Uncle Gu, I might have thought that a beautiful and gentle omega like you is the most compatible with Uncle Gu. But thinking about it more… something doesn’t quite add up. There are too many beautiful and gentle omegas in the world, and Uncle Gu would protect and respect such omegas. However, he doesn’t like delicate flowers in a greenhouse.”
“Well… everyone is used to seeing my beautiful and gentle appearance, but Gu Yunli likes women who are a bit wild.”
Song Kelan took off her headgear. For this plan, she had cut off her long hair. Originally elegant features now had a somewhat sharp and bold quality.
An Lan widened his eyes, and just as a wave surged, An Lan couldn’t stand firm and fell straight into Song Kelan’s arms.
This time, Gu Liyu wanted to catch him but was too late. Song Kelan did not hesitate to hold An Lan, leaning against An Lan’s ear and softly asking, “Does Auntie have the scent of Little Yu on her?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Liyu immediately pulled An Lan over, saying, “Mom, are you bored or something!”
Song Kelan’s smile became even more apparent.
“An Lan, it seems you have a lot of questions. Before asking, why not share your thoughts first?”
If Song Kelan said this, it meant that the plot to take him away in the “Eden” helicopter was a plan made by Gu Yunli and Song Kelan.
No, even earlier, Gu Yunli and Song Kelan had been planning this.
“All my speculations have a premise: the island where I received training from start to finish does not belong to ‘Eden’ but to Uncle Gu. You played a trick on us.”
An Lan looked into Song Kelan’s eyes as he spoke.
Song Kelan was slightly surprised. She knew that with An Lan’s sharpness, he would definitely discover that the trap set for Coach Lin was just a diversion. However, she didn’t expect this child to guess the core of the plan.
“How does this trick work?” Song Kelan asked.
“It starts with your and Uncle Gu’s disappearance. It’s normal for you to buy or rent an island as a philanthropist under the guise of environmental protection. You pretended to be kidnapped by ‘Eden,’ pushing ‘Eden’ onto social platforms to attract public attention, causing the communication with ‘Eden’ to be less frequent. Uncle Gu utilized us to escape from the control of the Alpha Management Committee during my visit with Gu Liyu to organize personnel and set up the small island that would be used as the ‘test field.’ Throughout the entire island, except for Coach Lin, Liang Hao, and a few people you dug up from ‘Eden,’ there were no ‘Eden’ people at all, right?”
Song Kelan applauded, “Very good. Even if we led Coach Lin into a trap, how did he reveal Blue Pearl?”
“Liang Hao is the fuse, and I am the match that ignited the fuse. You intentionally made Coach Lin believe that ‘Eden’ was interested in me, wanting to train me into a killer. Liang Hao had a shoulder injury before, which was due to the Golden Apple, and now he has reached his peak state. But sooner or later, he will be overwhelmed by the effects of the drug and lose his value. This is a time bomb in Liang Hao’s heart, and Coach Lin is very aware of this. As for me, due to the influence of Gu Liyu’s pheromones, I am likely to differentiate into a high-quality Alpha. I am more valuable than Liang Hao, and Coach Lin is more optimistic about me. So when Liang Hao and I had a confrontation and Liang Hao was hit by me again, he felt that he was bound to die.”
Song Kelan’s eyes revealed undisguised appreciation for An Lan. “You’ve guessed it all.”
“Next, you deliberately let Liang Hao escape, making Coach Lin think that Liang Hao, cornered, would retaliate against ‘Eden.’ Among the many members of ‘Eden,’ Coach Lin is probably one of the few who knows the core members behind the scenes. You guessed that the mastermind behind ‘Eden’ is from the Gu family, deliberately creating the illusion that Liang Hao has already guessed the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes. When he landed, he would definitely seek revenge. So Coach Lin urgently evacuated the people on the island while contacting ‘Blue Pearl’ to pick me up. This way, not only did you find the true testing ground of ‘Eden,’ but you could also find the mastermind behind ‘Eden’ through Coach Lin.”
Song Kelan nodded. “You’ve guessed it all. If Lin Huaien had half your intelligence, he wouldn’t have fallen into our trap.”
“No, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to set up a trap like yours. You need exceptionally strong financial resources.”
Turning a whole island into a testing ground for “Eden” in a short period incurs enormous costs. Additionally, regular special police officers couldn’t pretend to be mercenaries, so Gu Yunli most likely hired real mercenaries to act.
Song Kelan mentioned digging up some people from “Eden,” and these people were probably reliable contacts accumulated by Gu Yunli and Xu Zhongshuang over the years, along with a large number of weapons and equipment. To mobilize all of them in a short time, Gu Yunli’s ability, in addition to being willing to spend money, was not something an ordinary person could match.
To ensure that the big show didn’t leak, he didn’t hesitate to personally participate in the act, monitoring various situations to ensure An Lan’s safety.
“Auntie, aren’t you worried now? There must be a powerful armed force inside that cruise ship. Uncle Gu going deep inside is very dangerous,” An Lan reminded.
“Is the little one retaliating because Auntie made you worry for so many days? Auntie didn’t mean it. You’re the darling of Little Yu’s heart, and that makes you the treasure of our whole family. How could we let you get hurt? It’s like when you fought against Liang Hao, the only bullet on Liang Hao was a blank. We specially arranged for Little Yu to protect you, so don’t be angry with Uncle and Auntie.”
“I’m not angry.” An Lan looked at Gu Liyu beside him. “I just want to know, who came up with the idea of leaving a hair on my pillow, Gu Liyu or Auntie?”
“Oh? This…” Song Kelan scratched her cheek and looked at Gu Liyu.
Gu Liyu pointed at Song Kelan without hesitation. “She came up with it.”
“I knew it! If it were you, you would definitely find an opportunity to get close to me and leaving a hair, what kind of move is that?” An Lan pretended to be angry.
After going through such a big circle of being calculated, he was really angry.
He had been sleepless and had nightmares for the past few days, but in reality, everything had been arranged by the Gu couple!
All the tossing and turning these days, along with the nightmares, have been in vain!
Suddenly, his lips were kissed, although very briefly, but that soft touch instantly reached his heart. In An Lan’s ear, Gu Liyu’s voice sounded.
“Don’t be angry. I’ve been worried about you all along.”
The sea breeze blew Gu Liyu’s voice into his ears, and An Lan realized that when he couldn’t sleep, Gu Liyu probably couldn’t either. When An Lan was forced by Lin Huaien, Gu Liyu must have felt heartbroken. He saw everything but couldn’t help, and he must have felt uncomfortable.
Seeing this scene, Song Kelan showed a surprised expression. Her son had always been reserved and rarely showed his emotions in front of others, but he actually kissed An Lan just now?
“Let’s focus on Uncle and Aunt for now.” An Lan looked towards the distant cruise ship.
At this point, the special police team had already infiltrated the interior of the cruise ship.
The research department, realizing that their experimental data was being destroyed, but unable to initiate the self-destruct program, understood that their system had been hacked.
Gu Yunli, holding a gun, entered the training ground of “Eden” with a team of special police officers. On the fighting stage, Xiao Chen had just taken a punch from his opponent and fell backward with a swollen and bruised face. His opponent was about to strike again when suddenly the entire training ground lost power!
“D*mn…” Xiao Chen seized the opportunity to quickly get up, kicking his opponent away with one foot.
While everyone awaited the power to return, the mercenaries in the training ground, alert, raised their guns, but were preemptively subdued by the special police with night vision goggles.
Xiao Chen realized that the d*mned “Eden” was probably going to be exposed. He immediately laid down.
The special police team rushed in, subdued other resistance fighters, and picked up Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was lifted by someone, and mocking words reached his ears.
“The young man looks handsome even after being beaten like this.”
“Who is this Uncle?” Xiao Chen asked without hesitation.
“I’m your godfather.”
“Get lost!”
As soon as the words were spoken, Xiao Chen was thrown over the person’s shoulder.
“Let’s go.”
“Put me down! Who the h*ll are you?”
“I’m the big boss at home.” Gu Yunli replied.
Xiao Chen was carried out of the cruise ship’s interior by Gu Yunli. As they walked, drops of Xiao Chen’s nosebleed continued to fall to the ground.
“Uh… Boss, please put me down quickly… I cough… I’m almost choked by my own nosebleed!”
Xiao Chen was carried out of the cruise ship’s interior by Gu Yunli. While walking, Xiao Chen looked at the other person several times, suddenly opening his mouth, “I know you! You’re… you’re Gu Liyu’s crazy old man!”
Gu Yunli raised his eyebrows. “What did you say I am to Gu Liyu?”
Xiao Chen looked at the body armor the other person was wearing, holding a gun with one hand, and suddenly wimped out. “Tsk, Uncle, your genes are really good. You made Gu Liyu look so handsome.”
“Let’s go, brat. It’s dangerous here; let’s leave quickly.” Gu Yunli hooked his hand around the back of Xiao Chen’s neck, carrying him and quickly walking out.
Xiao Chen hurt everywhere. These days on the cruise ship, he had taken quite a beating, and the bones on his body had just healed and were broken again.
The alarm on the cruise ship sounded, indicating that “Eden” was about to face a desperate situation. Many doors in various passages had fallen, and the ventilation ducts above released a type of anesthetic gas.
“Fortunately, I was prepared.” Gu Yunli took out a mask and put it on.
Xiao Chen looked bewildered. “Uncle, I’m quite heavy. Can I have a mask too?”
“Tsk, didn’t you just call yourself ‘laozi’?” Gu Yunli handed a mask to Xiao Chen while speaking.
They reached a sealed passage, and just as Xiao Chen was about to say, “We can’t get out,” Gu Yunli quickly placed explosives. With a loud explosion, the door was blown open, leaving Xiao Chen in shock.
“Uncle, you’re really ruthless, huh?”
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