Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 1017 - 1016: Looking Down on Everything

Hearing Su Yuanzhou's question, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart. This man is becoming less and less simple than he appears."What does he mean by saying this? Has he already determined that I'm the one who did it? Or is he just trying to probe?"

Chu Ge pondered secretly, but outwardly played dumb, "Someone helping in secret?"

"I'm not really sure; it's just a feeling," Su Yuanzhou nodded, smiling lightly, "But if there really is someone doing that, I don't know whether to thank them or to settle scores."

Chu Ge continued to act clueless, feigning confusion, "Boss Su, isn't what you're saying a bit strange? Your hotel was attacked; if there was indeed someone helping secretly, wouldn't you naturally thank them? Why would you even think about settling scores with them?"

"Haha, because I don't know the purpose behind that person's actions. Furthermore, their move was quite heavy; when I looked down from the window, Watanabe Shinji's group was in a pretty miserable state. If it were any closer, they might have lost their lives..."

With this, Su Yuanzhou paused slightly, casting a meaningful smile at Chu Ge.

"Mr. Chu, if the person attacking in secret were to leave without a trace, could Watanabe Shinji and his people find no one to retaliate against, leaving me, the small hotel owner, to take the blame? Given this perspective, do you still think I should thank them? If you were me, wouldn't you doubt that person's intentions?"

Su Yuanzhou's smile remained amiable, yet his seemingly calm voice was filled with doubt.

Chu Ge nodded, "Boss Su makes a valid point. I think if someone secretly taught those people a lesson, it must be because someone close to them was hurt first. In such a situation, no one could remain indifferent."

Su Yuanzhou's lips curved slightly, "So by your reasoning, I should still thank that person?"

Chu Ge laughed heartily, "Boss Su, whether someone acted in secret is still unclear. Why don't we stop discussing these hypothetical issues?"

"Oh?" Su Yuanzhou drawled, then laughed after a few seconds, "What does Mr. Chu think we should talk about instead?"

Faced with Su Yuanzhou's meaningful gaze, Chu Ge said with a smile, "Boss Su, let's talk about the things you're worried about; for example, your family's safety."

"Our family's safety?" Su Yuanzhou repeated these words, his smile slightly fading, "Mr. Chu, don't you worry about your own safety?"

Chu Ge finally sensed a hint of hostility from Su Yuanzhou, but he didn't answer, smiling ambiguously.

As the two probed each other, with Su Yuanzhou's statement, an almost imperceptible tension arose in the air.

Though faint, as they say, a spark can ignite a prairie fire. Even though they were both still smiling, under these subtle tensions, action might occur in the next moment.

Since Su Yuanzhou finished speaking, ten seconds passed as their eyes locked in silence, the room quiet enough to hear a pin drop.

Unconsciously, in Chu Ge's sight, Su Yuanzhou's eyes began to undergo a strangely subtle change, with the pupils slowly constricting until they were half their original size when Chu Ge noticed.

Chu Ge realized something was off; as his eyes began to flicker, Su Yuanzhou's pupils suddenly contracted to an extreme, becoming two pin-sized points.

At this unexpected change, Chu Ge felt a buzzing in his head, as if his consciousness was about to be drawn into those constricting pupils, with everything before him fading away—nothing but Su Yuanzhou's eyes, with boundless whites and needle-like pupils.

Chu Ge's consciousness blurred, feeling almost as if intoxicated, spinning and dizzy, seemingly ready to collapse, reminiscent of being trapped in a chaotic nightmare.

Chu Ge's eyes lost their lively glimmer, his expression turning blank and confused, while Su Yuanzhou's pupils gradually returned to normal.

Ah...

Su Yuanzhou took a deep breath, asking in a gentle, almost hypnotic voice, "Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in seeking me out? Who sent you?"

"I am..." Chu Ge began, his lips slowly rising into a smile.

Su Yuanzhou frowned, puzzled by the situation, when suddenly vision blurred as a large hand clamped onto his neck, lifting him from the couch and slamming him against the wall with a "bang" beside his ear—a shock from the seemingly hypnotized Chu Ge.

The intense suffocation caused Su Yuanzhou an unbearable pain, with disbelief at what was transpiring. Despite successful hypnosis, how had this man named Chu Ge freed himself from this control so swiftly?

More astounding was the physical feat; was Chu Ge's movement even human? Without seeing clearly, he was lifted from the sofa and pinned against a wall several meters away in an instant?

Such speed was more like teleportation! Factor in that his weight was nearly two hundred pounds!

Waves of shock filled his mind, as Su Yuanzhou clenched his teeth against the pressure on his neck, wildly flailing his arms. As the dizziness generated by the impact against the wall subsided slightly, he witnessed a scene he'd never forget for a lifetime.

In his sight, Chu Ge still appeared to be the same Chu Ge, yet the feeling he exuded was completely different, more accurately speaking, the figure right in front of him, lifting him with one hand... did not seem human.

What kind of eyes were those, what kind of gaze did they hold?

Was it an aloofness that looked down upon the world?

No, judging by the eyes, even the so-called world probably wouldn't catch their interest. Those pitch-black eyes seemed to connect directly to the vast universe; this must be what it means to see one glimpse and a millennium fades to dust, everything in sight mere specks of dust.

Perhaps, it should be called an utter and absolute disregard, which might come a bit closer.

It wasn't the scornful "I'm better than you" kind of disdain, but rather the emotion a human feels towards an ant; an absolute indifference, as if accidentally stepping on an ant while walking, no one bothers to stop and mourn, no waves stirring in their heart.

Seeing this scene, Su Yuanzhou forgot his current predicament, forgot to struggle, he felt like he had truly become an ant about to be crushed to death, so be it, there was no grievance, resisting was just foolish, a futile effort.

Su Yuanzhou's heart fell into a dead silence, the vitality slowly draining from his body, his Adam's apple at any moment might be crushed.

Just then, there was a sudden knock at the door, followed by Qin Ruoying's voice coming through the door.

"Brother-in-law?"

A barely noticeable change appeared in Chu Ge's eyes.

"Knock knock knock"

Another series of knocks sounded, and Qin Ruoying called out again, "Brother-in-law? Boss Su? Are you in the room?"

Chu Ge's eyelids flickered, and the right hand gripping Su Yuanzhou's neck slightly loosened.

"Brother-in-law, did you hear me?"

"Chu Ge? Is everything okay over there? Open the door?"

This time, not only Qin Ruoying's voice was heard, but also Qin Ruojing's voice came through.

The eyes of Chu Ge that disregarded everything finally showed a tiny hint of human emotion, his eyelids twitching more violently, blue veins bulging on his forehead, twitching along with his eyelids, his right hand on Su Yuanzhou's neck alternately loosening and tightening, as if some fierce internal struggle was going on.

The sound of knocking, Qin Ruojing and Qin Ruoying's calls were still ringing at the door, and inside the room, Chu Ge's phone began to ring.

A fine sheen of sweat gradually appeared on Chu Ge's forehead, then more and more, large drops sliding down his cheeks, soaking his close-fitting clothes.

It went on like this for nearly a minute before a hoarse, low growl like that of a trapped beast came from Chu Ge's throat, and his right hand's fingers finally released, and he started gasping heavily, like a bull.

"Plop"

Another large drop of sweat slid down Chu Ge's face, dripping onto the already water-stained floor.

"Thud"

Su Yuanzhou's back slid down the wall to the floor, and he started coughing violently.

Chu Ge weakly wiped the sweat from his forehead, staggered towards the door, hesitated for a moment, then stopped and took out the constantly ringing phone.

As expected, it was Qin Ruojing's number on the display. Chu Ge took a deep breath and answered the call.

"Alright, you and Xiaoying stop knocking on the door. Do you two even know what time it is now? Aren't you disturbing the peace? We just got a place to sleep; don't get us kicked out. I'm inside, and Boss Su too."

Finally hearing Chu Ge's response, Qin Ruojing breathed a slight sigh of relief. Just now, the sisters had suddenly heard a "thud" from the wall, worried that something was wrong here, they sent Qin Ruoying to knock on the door, yet even after a long time Chu Ge didn't open, so brought Qin Ruojing over too.

After knocking again and again, with Chu Ge not opening the door, the sisters became even more worried, deciding to knock while calling Chu Ge.

However, Chu Ge's voice was noticeably breathy and somewhat hoarse, leaving Qin Ruojing still feeling uneasy.