Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 418: Substitute_3

“Whether they have good intentions or not, I have to go take a look. Aunt Jiang Xue, get some good sleep this afternoon. I’ll need you to drive through the night,” Qing Chen said.

“Are we going back to Los Angeles City overnight?” Jiang Xue asked.

“No,” Qing Chen smiled. “We’re going on a rescue mission.”

“Hmm, I won’t try to persuade you once you’ve made up your mind, but do be careful,” Jiang Xue said tenderly. “What exactly do you have to do that requires you to risk yourself?”

“To rescue a very important person,” Qing Chen sighed. “Someone’s going to owe me a huge favor.”

With that, he even notified Liu Dezhu in the Daytime Group to come to Xian City again.

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According to Zard’s information, within the Time Travelers controlled by the Deer Island Financial Group, there was a very tricky individual, a rarely-seen chosen one amongst the Time Travelers.

If this person hadn’t been there, the illegal entry wouldn’t have been possible.

This meant that the Deer Island Financial Group was taking this reverse time-travel substitution plan very seriously.

Originally, Qing Chen had been an onlooker in the Time Travelers’ illegal entry controlled by Deer Island, standing by the roadside to watch.

Unexpectedly, someone suddenly rushed out and knocked the watermelon out of his hands.

Honestly, he didn’t expect the first reverse time-travel plan Deer Island executed to be related to someone close to him.

And it was someone he had no choice but to save.

However, this matter couldn’t be dealt with by the Daytime Group alone. After a moment of thought, Qing Chen sent a message to the boss of Kunlun using his own identity: “My boss asked me to relay a message. Tonight, the Time Travelers from Deer Island will drive to Los Angeles City to complete the final step of the reverse time-travel plan. They just need to deliver the person there, and a countdown should appear on the arm of that Ordinary Person from the Outer World. In addition, there are foreign military personnel among these Time Travelers; after crossing over and becoming Time Travelers, they also came into great opportunities, making them quite troublesome.”

Zheng Yuandong replied, “We’ve already grasped this information and located them. Kunlun will take action tonight in a deserted and uninhabited area.”

Qing Chen asked, “I thought you were going to make a move yesterday.”

“It snowed yesterday, the highway was temporarily closed, and they didn’t take to the road,” Zheng Yuandong replied. “Acting in a bustling area would create immeasurable consequences for Ordinary People. Fortunately, it was just a light snow yesterday that melted soon after it fell.”

Qing Chen was stunned; Kunlun hadn’t acted last night because they were concerned about causing harm to the Ordinary People in the city, so they had decided to wait until tonight.

Once the people from Deer Island got onto the highway, in an area that was vast and sparsely populated, Kunlun would no longer have any restrictions.

Unlike common organizations, Kunlun had more considerations and missions to shoulder.

But to be honest, Qing Chen had thought that Kunlun was a small and information-isolated organization; he hadn’t expected that they had already obtained so much information.

He recalled the previous incident when Liu Dezhu was nearly assassinated by Wang’s hired men, the full-sized combat teams that suddenly appeared in several buildings, and the two snipers hidden in the shadows.

Qing Chen suddenly felt that Kunlun might still have some forces hidden under the water.

Unlike Zhang Yang from Kyushu, Kunlun was more restrained and forbearing.

However, why was Zheng Yuandong willing to share such important information directly with him? Was this considered trust?

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In the Vienna Hotel, Xu Zimo, Zhou Xuanying, Wang Jiale, and Xia Xiaoran were revising in their room.

Twenty minutes after the exam, the questions had already been released online for sale to the examinees.

Zhou Xuanying seemed to come from a well-off family; he had immediately bought four copies to print so everyone could redo it together and see if they had filled in the correct answers.

This was a process that top students normally went through after exams.

“I got the second question wrong; I fell into the trap set by the question,” Xia Xiaoran sighed. “This year’s questions weren’t difficult, but I didn’t expect them to be so tricky.”

“I also got it wrong,” Wang Jiale said calmly. “I should have thought more about it at the time. Zimo, did you get it right?”

“I did,” Xu Zimo nodded. “I’ve done a lot of practice questions and have seen this type before.”

“Awesome,” Zhou Xuanying exclaimed. “Say, Zimo, where do you normally find your practice questions? Could you share with us? Also, could you explain your thought process for that second question?”

Unknowingly, Zhou Xuanying had started to refer to Xu Zimo simply as Zimo.

Just then, Tian Hailong came in from outside, apologizing, “I’m sorry, students, I was planning to book tickets for everyone today, but I forgot that New Year’s Day is coming up and the high-speed train is full… not exactly full, but only three first-class tickets are left. The school can afford to pay for first-class tickets; the difference in price isn’t that significant, but it means two students have to wait for tomorrow’s train.”

As he spoke, Tian Hailong took a breath and quickly added, “However, I’ve discussed it with the school and since we came together, we should go back together, so we’ll stay here one more night. There are tickets available for tomorrow night, and we’ll leave tomorrow evening.”

At that moment, Zhou Xuanying suddenly said, “Teacher Tian, why don’t I have my dad send over the business van from his factory to pick us up now? It’s only about a five-hour drive from Los Angeles City, and he could arrive by this afternoon. Although it’s not as fast as the high-speed train, the van has been modified and is very comfortable to sit in. Moreover, with what happened last night in Xian City, it’s not appropriate for us to stay overnight here.”

“Would that be alright?” Tian Hailong hesitated before asking.

“It’s fine,” Zhou Xuanying smiled. “I’ll call my dad right now. Teacher Tian, you know about the trouble Qing Chen has gotten into. Honestly, it’s not safe for us to stay in Xian City. My family has been worried about my safety since last night and has been saying they’ll come pick me up.”

After some consideration, Tian Hailong also felt that Xian City wasn’t very safe and agreed, “That’s very kind of your father. He can keep the gas receipts and toll receipts; the school will reimburse him.”

“There’s no need,” Zhou Xuanying said with a smile. “It’s not much money.”

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A chapter of five thousand words, another chapter at 11 PM tonight

Thank you to QingmingMmmmm and Song666666 for becoming new allies of this book. Generous bosses, may their cats never shed.