area51novel Chapter 277 Hope
Chapter 277 Hope
When the train stopped steadily at the Haicheng platform, the four people on the train got out of the carriage one after another. Everyone looked a little dazed, as if they had just been freed from a long and difficult journey.
The sea city in front of us has a sense of strangeness, making people feel as if they are in another world.
For Li Youquan and Bai Ling, this journey was more like a nightmare, and now they have finally returned to the embrace of reality.
They escorted Professor Wang and others along the way, experienced countless hardships and dangers, and now finally sent them safely to their destination.
Li Youquan and Bai Ling prepared to turn around and leave only after making sure that Professor Wang and the others had enough manpower to protect their safety.
They believed that with the protection of these people, Professor Wang would never come to any harm.
"Director Li, you must be tired after running around for so many days. Why don't you stay and rest before leaving?"
Professor Wang looked at their departing figures and suddenly tried to persuade them to stay.
He knew how stressed and tired Li Youquan and Bai Ling had been during this period, so he didn't want them to leave immediately.
Hearing this, Teacher Guo looked at the two of them with a face full of worry. She had been trying to comfort them along the way, hoping to reduce their psychological burden.
However, judging from their expressions at the moment, it is clear that these efforts have not had much effect.
"Professor Wang, Teacher Guo, you have just arrived in Haicheng and you must have a lot of things to deal with, so we won't bother you."
Li Youquan chuckled and shook his head, with no sign of abnormality on his face.
He understood Professor Wang's good intentions, but what they needed more at this moment was time to calm their inner turmoil.
Having said that, Professor Wang knew that he couldn't keep them.
He could only remind the two again, feeling very worried.
"Then you must be careful on your way back."
He was afraid that the two young men would make an impulsive decision because of their over-excited emotions.
Li Youquan and Bai Ling turned around and left quickly, leaving Professor Wang and Teacher Guo standing there watching silently.
"You think they won't go back impulsively?"
Looking at the two people's backs as they walked away, Teacher Guo was still a little worried.
After spending some time together, she realized that Li Youquan and Bai Ling were both people of genuine character, and would not necessarily do anything impulsive because of Hu Jianjun.
Those enemy spies are not easy to deal with. After escaping from the tiger's den with great difficulty, no one wants to go back.
"They are both successful people and won't do anything stupid."
Professor Wang sighed softly, but his eyes were full of anxiety.
They hope these young people can get through this difficult time safely.
After walking away for a distance, Li Youquan and Bai Ling found a quiet place to rest.
At this time, Bai Ling was particularly worried when she saw Li Youquan's listless appearance.
She stepped forward and hugged him tightly, patting his back gently with her hands.
"They're going to be fine. They're going to be fine."
Bai Ling murmured softly, she didn't know whether she was speaking to Li Youquan or to herself.
In fact, they all knew very well that it would not be an easy task for Hu Jianjun and his men to escape from the hands of those enemy spies.
Especially when the enemy spies discovered that Professor Wang had moved, they would most likely kill Hu Jianjun and others.
"It's because I didn't realize his intention earlier. If I had realized it earlier..."
At this moment, Li Youquan finally couldn't help but vent out the suppressed thoughts in his heart, and there was even a hint of tears in his words.
Although he and Hu Jianjun did not spend much time together during this period, the other person's personality was very compatible with his.
In addition, the two of them cooperated with each other seamlessly along the way and had already developed a deep friendship.
Now that something like this has happened, how can he accept it?
After hearing this, Bai Ling fell into silence. She was naturally sad.
The two of them hugged each other tightly, no one spoke, but they were both hoping that Hu Jianjun would return safely.
After some rest, the two carefully prepared enough dry food to ensure that the rest of the journey would go smoothly.
So they boarded the return train, hoping to reach their destination as soon as possible.
However, despite their efforts to suppress their inner guilt, that deep sense of guilt still acts like a heavy shackle, preventing their hearts from finding true peace.
Halfway through the train's journey, the two men could no longer endure the torture and chose to get off.
If Professor Wang and his wife were here at this time, they would definitely find that this was the place where they had suffered the misfortune before.
Li Youquan and Bai Ling still couldn't let this matter go easily, and they still had to find out more before going back.
"Did you hear what happened the other day?"
Just as Li Youquan and Bai Ling were about to go to the station to inquire about the news, a voice suddenly came into their ears.
They stopped immediately, with an inexplicable premonition in their hearts that what these people were talking about might be related to Hu Jianjun.
"It's such a big fuss, how could I not know? Those two gangs are the same, they are really desperate."
Another person who was talking was also sighing.
They listened for a while but never got any details about the incident.
Li Youquan was extremely anxious at this time and wanted to step forward and ask directly, but was stopped by Bai Ling next to him.
She shook her head slightly to signal him to calm down, and the two decided to stay nearby for a while to see if they could hear more news.
"Ah, I heard that there were countless casualties in that carriage. It's really pitiful."
The person who started the conversation at the beginning couldn't help but sigh.
"I heard that what happened in that carriage was not simple. Otherwise, people would not have come and taken away all the dead and injured people right after the accident, even that carriage."
The other man suddenly lowered his voice and looked around cautiously.
"I say you are really brave to bring up such a thing."
The person next to him quickly poked him, signaling him to stop talking.
Afterwards, several people immediately changed the subject, obviously not daring to say anything more.
Hearing this, Li Youquan and Bai Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
They speculated that this might be because the country had discovered something wrong, so Hu Jianjun might be able to save his life.
Thinking of the men Hu Jianjun brought with him at that time, Li Youquan couldn't help but have a thought in his mind: Maybe they have been taken back safely.
"We must go back quickly. Maybe they have been taken back."
Li Youquan suddenly looked at Bai Ling, his eyes full of eagerness and expectation, as if he was eager to grasp this last glimmer of hope.