[SATURDAY MORNING]
It was time for the Su Family to return to city H after the funeral of the Su family patriarch. They stayed here for almost a week to complete all the formalities. Their behavior toward Su Nian improves as they plan to profit from her. They made her agree to stay with them during her college studies, but she did not agree to travel back together and agreed to return after summer break.
It's already noon when Su Nian received the report on the fight in the jungle road. She was surprised to find out the gang was paid to kidnap her. The gang didn't have information about their client nor they opened their mouth about their boss or group name. They all took their own lives during interrogation.
After all the investigation Su Nian couldn't find out any information about the masked man.The masked man intentionally left some traces in the surveillance footage about taking a lift from a military common vehicle that could be used by all the military personnel without any specific owner and it went to the barrack directly. All the investigation gave a story that the masked man got into fight with those group of people only because of some personal arguments and nothing else found about his motive. From the gang member's statements the masked man and the gang member killed a wild boar and they fought to be its owner which is an unbelievable story.
Su Nian felt dejected upon hearing the news. She thought there would be a turning point, only to find a dead end. But the mystery around the masked man caught her interest but had to stop the investigation reaching this dead end.
Su Nian sat dazedly by the balcony.
The cat nestled in her arms, its blue eyes neurotically scanning the surroundings, occasionally making birdlike calls.
"Su Nian, hot tea." Lana put the hot tea on the small table, but Elliana continued to stare into the distance without any reaction.
Following Su Nian's gaze, there were only a few maple trees in sight, bare branches devoid of leaves, only a few dead leaves clinging to the branches, swaying precariously.
"Su Nian, it's cold outside, why not come inside?"
Lana asked tentatively. Since Miss Hannah returned to the army, she rarely saw the her engage in activities.
Just then, her phone rang. It took her a moment to react and pick it up. She received a short video from Luna.
The content of the video...
Upon seeing it clearly,Su Nian's heart skipped a beat, her eyes widened in disbelief, verifying it again.
How could this be...
The video was a military car dropping someone at No.1 College at City H and it was the same military car with the same number plate in which the masked man left. The boy also has the same build as the masked man.Only his back was visible to the camera. So she gave an order to investigate the boy.
It was also final that she would join No.1 College to study.She decided to visit the college early.
She didn't hesitate, quickly swapped her coat for a creamy white wool one, and asked Lana to accompany her out to buy some necessity items she will need from the village.
Lana and Luna are her childhood friends and bodyguards cum assistants. They are professionally trained in the military.They are also expert hackers who might be ranked in top 100 in world ranking.
Su Nian called her uncle to make necessary arrangements for her to drive through the night toward the city. It's a ten hours drive from Y village to H city. It's summer so there is no snowfall. So it's easy to drive. Uncle Mu is specialized in driving through mountain and jungle roads and is the best choice for the night.
The night settled in, marking the day's end.
Just as she walked down the stairs, she saw uncle Mu arrive in time to take her to the City with a low key car.
The car window was slightly opened, letting in a few strands of cool breeze with a grassy scent. Su Nian, watching the enchanting nightscape outside, couldn't help but yawn.
Uncle Mu looked up and asked, "Tired?"
"Mm~" Su Nian turned and murmured like a little cat with a soft laziness, closing her eyes as she leaned backward to sleep in the backseat.
After some time, her face eased its tight press, light breathing signaled she had indeed fallen asleep. In the middle of the night she dreamed of the masked man fighting the gang and rescuing her from bandits. She also dreamed about going on a romantic adventure with the masked man.
She had been shocked after her dream broke. She started to look forward to another meeting. She also remembered her grandpa's last wish of her living a normal life and studying in university and protecting his business empire. She also remembered promising not to get involved in unnecessary fights with his family until she get strong foothold in business. Grandfather also given her a last clue regarding her biological family. She also has been warned about potential dangers about finding her family and promised grandpa that she would protect herself well.
Slowly the car started to enter the city and with the rise of new sun a new journey of Su Nian is going to start.