Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng bid farewell to Lu Jianguo, then drove home. The items they had brought back from the headquarters didn't need to be given to Lu Jianguo right away; they could keep them at their own place, and when Lu Jianguo visited their house, he could just take what he wanted.
The two parked the car in the yard and came out again to greet the neighbors and inform them of their return.
But just as they stepped out the door, they heard a voice that was both surprising and familiar, "Xiao Gu, Xiao Lu."
"Teacher Chen," Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng shouted in unison, then hurried forward to greet them.
Chen Shaonan also quickened his pace, "We've finally been waiting for your return."
When they reached Chen Shaonan, they saw he had lost weight. There was a deep and long scar on his forehead that stretched down to his cheekbone.
Gu Pan asked first, "Teacher Chen, Teacher Duan and Chen Lang have both arrived, right?" This was a hope, filled with concern.
