Chapter 219: Rendezvous
Ever since leaving Blue Team’s Checkpoint, Chang Ning hadn’t said a single word to Ma Qitong.
Now that girl’s situation was exactly the same as in the original plot, except the person she liked had become him, Chang Ning.
He had become Xiao Zhuang’s substitute.
Thinking about this matter made Chang Ning distressed.
He didn’t remember having any entanglement with Ma Qitong before this, so why was that girl clinging to him so tightly.
Although Chang Ning had thought about helping that girl out, he hadn’t considered dating her.
Even if the two of them were to date, they couldn’t pass the military unit’s investigation.
This matter clearly wasn’t going to work out, so Chang Ning decided not to give her any hope from the start.
That’s why in the car, when Ma Qitong wanted to say something but didn’t know how to start, Chang Ning kept his eyes closed resting, pretending not to notice Ma Qitong’s little movements.
Long pain is worse than short pain.
“Can we see each other again?”
In front of the hotel, Ma Qitong leaned against the car door, staring blankly at Chang Ning’s back.
Hearing Ma Qitong choke out these words from behind, Chang Ning felt a mix of emotions inside.
He didn’t turn around. “If fate allows, we’ll meet again, but I hope we never see each other again!”
Chang Ning knew clearly that whether it was him or Ma Qitong, their identities destined their future lives to be full of trouble.
The two of them simply weren’t suitable for dating.
Chang Ning’s response made Ma Qitong feel like her heart was shattering; in that instant, it was like the sky had fallen.
“Wuwuwuwu~”
A suppressed crying sound came from behind, and Chang Ning’s footwork paused.
Reason told him that if he turned back to comfort Ma Qitong now, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Miao Lian might even cling to him and make him carry out that deceptive mission originally meant for Xiao Zhuang.
“Sigh~”
In the end, Chang Ning still left without turning back to comfort Ma Qitong, who was crouching by the wheel sobbing softly.
Cry it out; after this matter ends, the result will be good for both of us.
As long as they had no relation to Ma Qitong, Miao Lian’s plan wouldn’t be formulated.
Then Xiao Zhuang’s girlfriend wouldn’t die, and Ma Qitong’s brother wouldn’t die right in front of her.
As for whether Ma Yunfei ended up shot or arrested in the end, Chang Ning felt it had nothing to do with him; that was something Miao Lian should worry about.
At exactly six in the morning, the three of them quietly left the hotel, and they even specially settled the accommodation fees when leaving.
After the three left the county town, they climbed to the hilltop in one breath and looked toward the county town, where thick blue smoke was rising over it.
Chang Ning smiled. “This should give Blue Team plenty to handle. Let’s go.”
After saying that, as Chang Ning turned to leave, he felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes.
“What’s wrong?”
Chang Ning looked at Lao Pao.
“What’s wrong? You still have the nerve to ask?”
Xiao Zhuang chimed in from the side: “Exactly. Confess and be lenient, resist and be strict! I advise you to come clean quickly.”
Looking at the two in front of him, Lao Pao was full of seriousness, while this kid Xiao Zhuang was a bit unserious, completely acting like he was watching the fun.
Seeing Chang Ning not speak, Lao Pao grew anxious inside.
This wasn’t a joking matter. Dating wasn’t a big deal; it’s not like they weren’t allowed to find partners, but finding one with a background so clean it could kill you?
Who did he have to pick but someone whose family was selling powder.
Even if that girl wasn’t involved, if Chang Ning dated her, his future would be done for!
Lao Pao was also racking his brains for Chang Ning.
Lao Pao frowned tightly, face stern: “This matter—you’re not planning to explain it to us?”
Speaking of Ma Qitong, Chang Ning was also baffled.
He hadn’t met Ma Qitong before, let alone known her.
Before this, they were strangers, but seeing Ma Qitong’s familiar manner, no one would believe they hadn’t known each other before.
Chang Ning hadn’t connected Ma Qitong at all to the girl he had casually rescued from being groped before.
Ma Shichang’s daughter nearly being groped—if that got out, it would shock the jaws off both the underworld and law enforcement.
“I have nothing with her! We really didn’t know each other before, okay.”
“You two don’t know each other, yet she likes you so much? Which family’s girl falls for someone after one meeting?” Lao Pao didn’t believe Chang Ning’s words.
On the contrary, Chang Ning’s evasion and denial made him even more suspicious that there was definitely something between the two.
“When we get back, I’m reporting to the leader! This is important!”
“Forget you—even I have to report!” Chang Ning said with a bitter smile.
Xiao Zhuang looked at Chang Ning beside him, then at Lao Pao; he hadn’t expected things to develop to this point.
If Chang Ning’s matter with that Ma Qitong got known upstairs, it would definitely have a big influence on Chang Ning.
But not reporting to the higher-ups was impossible either, since the matter was tricky and they couldn’t hide it.
“What’s really going on with you, Chang Ning? We’re comrades who’ve shared life and death— is there anything you can’t say?
Tell us and we’ll figure it out together!”
Xiao Zhuang was anxious; he didn’t understand why Chang Ning was unwilling to say.
Could it be that guy had colluded with Ma Qitong’s family?
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhuang’s face changed drastically, and the look he gave Chang Ning was full of disbelief.
He felt his trust had been betrayed, and by the person he trusted most.
“You brat, what are you imagining?”
Chang Ning reached out and patted Xiao Zhuang’s head.
Though he didn’t know exactly what Xiao Zhuang had imagined in his mind, from the look in his eyes, he knew it was nothing good.
“Can’t you guys trust me a little?
We’ve been through so much together—you all know what kind of person I, Chang Ning, am. Do I have any reason to deceive you?
I really have nothing with Ma Qitong; her attitude toward me baffles even me.”
“Really nothing?”
Lao Pao looked at Chang Ning seriously.
“If there’s something, just shoot me!”
Chang Ning looked into Lao Pao’s eyes, his gaze revealing firmness and sincerity.
When locking eyes with Lao Pao, there was no dodging at all.
“Alright, this time I believe you.”
From Chang Ning’s eyes, he really couldn’t see any deception, though the matter seemed full of weirdness everywhere; in the end, Lao Pao chose to believe his comrade.
After solving the team’s little issue, the three continued on their way.
This time, they weren’t going to carry out a mission but to rendezvous with the others.
In Blue Team’s Territory, operating dispersed reduced the risk of exposure, but if discovered, the chance of escape was equally small.
Moreover, Blue Team had been caught off guard by them once; next time, for B Group to carry out sabotage and decapitation strike missions in pairs would not be so easy.
Facing a vigilant Blue Team, the two-person action mode was too risky—Lei Keming’s Black Tiger Special Forces were no pushovers.
B Group had slapped their face this time; if they didn’t retaliate, Lei Keming wouldn’t let it go.
It was just unknown what form Lei Keming’s retaliation against Red Team would take.
If he targeted their B Group, Chang Ning didn’t think their seven people could hold their own against a renowned officer like Lei Keming in Blue Team’s Territory.
