Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 857 - 856: He's Dead

Mu Xiaoting returned home, her mother Qi Yun was not at home, and in the large room, there was only the housekeeper.The housekeeper was momentarily surprised to see Mu Xiaoting and quickly greeted her, but Mu Xiaoting waved her hand, indicating that she did not want to talk right now. She sat down on the sofa alone. After hesitating for a long time, she dialed Mu Lingshan's number using the landline.

The phone rang several times before it was answered. Mu Lingshan's voice was indescribably weary, although it was just a short "hello," it left Mu Xiaoting feeling inexplicably complex.

Mu Xiaoting felt an urge to tell Mu Lingshan the truth, but she managed to suppress this impulse and, according to Chu Ge's instructions, informed Mu Lingshan of Chu Ge's "death."

However, during this process, Mu Xiaoting did not completely follow Chu Ge's instructions, making some changes to the supposed facts that she felt were necessary.

After Mu Xiaoting finished speaking, Mu Lingshan didn't say anything and directly hung up the phone.

In the evening, patches of flaming clouds filled the sky, dyeing it red, with the sun about to set and the moon about to rise.

Mu Chongyi left the Provincial Committee building and looked up at the sky. This beautiful scene did little to lighten his heavy mood.

His daughter had been away from home for several days, and up until now, she hadn't called him. Could it be that she was still angry with him?

Wasn't he just trying to introduce a few promising young men to Mu Lingshan to make her completely forget about Chu Ge? Was there anything wrong with that?

How did it become, when coming from his daughter's mouth, a selfish, pointless political marriage that interfered with Mu Lingshan's personal freedom, for the sake of his own career? She even said that Mu Lingshan should have her own right to pursue love and happiness?

This child... is this how one talks about their father? Even elevating it to the level of a political issue with him, the Provincial Committee Secretary.

What made Mu Chongyi feel even more helpless was that Mu Xiaoting had volunteered, claiming she had a way to make Mu Lingshan stop liking Chu Ge, telling him not to worry unnecessarily and that her trip to Lidu City would definitely resolve this matter.

Mu Chongyi shook his head slightly in resignation. He had no idea what the child did after going to Lidu City or if she had really achieved anything concerning Mu Lingshan and Chu Ge.

Mu Chongyi was genuinely concerned. He decided that after dinner tonight, he would contact his daughter and must have a few words with her.

Riding back to No. 6 in the Provincial Committee Courtyard on the No. 1 Committee car, Mu Chongyi froze at the entrance as soon as he stepped inside before changing his shoes. Was that person sitting on the sofa... Mu Xiaoting?

An affectionate smile first appeared on Mu Chongyi's face. Before the smile could fully bloom, his expression turned to confusion.

"Tingting? Why are you back?"

"Dad..."

Mu Xiaoting slowly stood up from the sofa, biting her lip. Just saying this one word, her voice started to choke, and tears spilled over her eyes, trickling down her cheeks.

"You, why are you crying? Tingting, you..."

Before Mu Chongyi could finish, Mu Xiaoting threw herself into his arms, holding him tightly, unable to stop crying.

Perhaps when Mu Chongyi first entered the house, there was a bit of acting in Mu Xiaoting's expression, but when she called out "Dad," an indescribable sourness surged in her heart.

She had almost not seen her father again. In just a few days, it felt like a lifetime had passed. Her father's stern face was so dear and warm.

"Ting... Tingting, what's the matter? Good girl, don't cry, don't cry. Tell Dad what's wrong, and Dad will take care of it."

Mu Chongyi gently patted his daughter's back and asked as softly as he could. However, in his heart, he wasn't as calm as he appeared.

He couldn't remember how many years it had been since he last saw his daughter cry. What on earth could have happened to make her so upset?

More than two minutes passed, and Mu Xiaoting's sobbing became less intense. Her eyes still red, she took a few deep breaths, lowered her head, and sat back on the sofa, avoiding Mu Chongyi's gaze.

Mu Chongyi picked up a water cup from the coffee table, filled it from the water dispenser, and handed it to Mu Xiaoting.

Mu Xiaoting didn't take it, so after a few seconds, Mu Chongyi placed the cup back on the table and sat down next to her.

Mu Xiaoting was silent for a few seconds, then spoke softly with her head down, "Dad, Chu Ge... he died..."

Mu Chongyi was stunned, wondering if he'd heard wrong, "What?"

Mu Xiaoting lifted her head, her voice slightly louder, "Chu Ge... he's dead."

Mu Chongyi finally heard clearly this time and couldn't help but frown slightly, "Chu Ge is dead? How did he die?"

"That day, Shanshan and I arrived in Lidu City and met Chu Ge. He said he wanted to welcome Shanshan, so we went to the place he rented..."

Mu Xiaoting began to speak, recounting a modified version of the events.

She said she spoke very harshly at that time, and Chu Ge kept tolerating her. Mu Lingshan said a few words in support of Chu Ge, which made her even angrier, aiming her rage at both Chu Ge and Mu Lingshan. She then said some even more hurtful things and finally disdainfully splashed a glass of wine at Chu Ge before leaving alone.

After that, she turned off her phone and wandered around Lidu City. The next evening, she was sitting on a bridge enjoying the breeze when she saw Chu Ge searching for her and coincidentally found her there.

Mu Chongyi listened quietly the entire time, his expression unchanged. Mu Xiaoting felt somewhat guilty, fearing her father might detect something amiss. But since she had already spoken this far, she had no choice but to continue.

"At that time... when he saw me sitting on the bridge, he was very anxious. He repeatedly warned me that it was dangerous there, but I said some very hurtful things and told him to get lost and not to bother me. He just stayed by, neither leaving nor approaching."

"I sat there for a long time, and when I stood up, I suddenly realized my legs had fallen asleep, and I lost my balance, about to fall headfirst off the bridge. I was terrified, thinking I was doomed, but Chu Ge suddenly rushed over and pulled me back. And he... he fell off instead. I saw him flailing his arms wildly, then... then..."

At this point, Mu Xiaoting's voice began to choke, "Then I watched him sink and disappear. He... to save me, a perfectly good person, was gone just like that. I..."

Mu Xiaoting said this not because Chu Ge asked her to but because she hoped to change her father's impression of Chu Ge, maybe even make him grateful.

Moreover, she knew Chu Ge was still alive. By making up this story, she implied that she did not see Chu Ge's body, thus paving the way for his 'resurrection,' a painstaking effort on her part.

After a moment, Mu Chongyi gently patted Mu Xiaoting's hand and let out an extremely complex, long sigh.

Meanwhile, in a daily rental apartment where no ID card was required.

Chu Ge took a shower, sat cross-legged on the bed, with bandages and iodine he bought from a pharmacy beside him, glancing at his foot with a somewhat peculiar expression.

Last night, his feet were seriously injured, and he walked so far barefoot. This morning he even worked in the fields for half a day. Yet, at this moment, all his wounds had already scabbed over?

Even when touching water during the shower, none of them reopened?

The healing speed of his wounds seemed faster than before.

Shifting his gaze from his foot, Chu Ge suddenly felt a little lazy to apply any antiseptic or bandage treatment. He lay flat on the bed, unsure of his own feelings.

Indeed, back when he was in the organization, everyone around him was like a monster with remarkable skills or various unique abilities developed innately or through training. But his peculiarity was exceptionally unusual even among those monsters.

When injured, his wounds could heal quickly, and even after exhausting his strength, new energy surged within him swiftly.

Apart from him, no one else had a similar constitution.

It was precisely because of this special physique that allowed him to get up time after time when fighting as a child and narrowly escape death repeatedly in later perilous battles.

Chu Ge had even wondered more than once whether he was a normal human being at all.

If he was, how could he explain his abnormal self-healing ability?

But if he wasn't... then what exactly was he?

This question had puzzled him for many years. Perhaps to others, this was a special ability worth being proud of. Of course, he also thought so and was grateful for this special physique.

However, from his perspective, besides pride, he felt more confusion and irritation because this falls into the realm of the unknown. People are always filled with suspicion, awe, or fear of the unknown, and Chu Ge naturally was no exception.

Unfortunately, no one could give Chu Ge an answer. He once thought finding his parents might solve this mystery, but the old director of the orphanage found him at the gate, with nothing about his origins except a note in the swaddle with the words "Chu Ge."

All these years, he traveled all over, secretly searching for anyone with a physique like his, investigating the Chu clan, but to no avail. He was almost about to give up until this injury rekindled his sense of refusal to accept defeat.

Sigh...

Gazing at the ceiling, Chu Ge sighed. He thought and thought but couldn't figure anything out, so he decided not to dwell on it and shifted his thoughts to the matter concerning Li Zheming.

Chen Jue's people would continue to protect Qin Ruojing and Qin Ruoying in secret and investigate Li Zheming and his associates, but that alone didn't seem enough...