Chapter 83: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (83)
“Professor Mo, why are you here?”
Mo Zeyan was silent for a moment, his voice heavy as if soaked in water. “I came to save you.”
Shen Tangqing looked at Mo Zeyan warily. His appearance was strange enough, and now saying he came to save him was even stranger. At this moment, Shen Tangqing even suspected this was another trap set by Li Qiulan.
Seeing Shen Tangqing looking him up and down with vigilance, Mo Zeyan slowly revealed his relationship with Li Qiulan.
“Qiuqiu is my nephew. The butler mentioned to me a few days ago that he had ‘locked’ someone in the manor. I just didn’t expect… that person was you.”
Actually, on the second day Shen Tangqing was locked here by Li Qiulan, the butler had contacted Mo Zeyan. But Mo Zeyan had an important experiment at hand, right at a critical moment. He stayed in the lab for over a week before coming out, thus missing the immediate window of information.
He only rushed back from the US the day before yesterday. He went to great lengths to have the people at the old residence lure Li Qiulan away, finally finding this chance to see Shen Tangqing.
Shen Tangqing never expected that Mo Zeyan was Li Qiulanâs uncle. This was truly too coincidental.
However, why would Mo Zeyan save him? Was he really so righteous, helping reason over kin? But regardless of his purpose, Shen Tangqing had to choose to trust him temporarily. This was his only chance to escape this place.
“Thank you, Professor Mo. Will you send me home?”
Shen Tangqing looked straight at Mo Zeyan. While voicing thanks, the guard in his heart did not relax.
Mo Zeyanâs fingertips unconsciously touched the plain ring on his index finger. After a moment, he spoke, his tone somewhat grave.
“Student Shen, the Jiang family cannot protect you. Even if you call the police, it’s useless. The background behind Qiuqiu is not something you can contend with…”
He paused before continuing, “I will give you a new identity. Leave Beijing and hide as far away as possible. Do not contact your relatives or friends. Qiuqiu is very smart; once you make contact, there is a huge probability he will… find you.”
Shen Tangqingâs face sank, his tone carrying uncontrollable anger. “Does Professor Mo mean for me to change my name and hide, never to return to Beijing?”
He sneered, a feeling of stifled grievance blocking his chest. “I don’t believe there are no laws in Beijing… No matter how strong Li Qiulanâs background is, he can’t block out the sky with one hand, can he?”
Mo Zeyan was silent for a full few minutes before speaking slowly, helplessness in his voice.
“Student Shen, he is a lunatic. For your safety, I suggest you hide for a while. Come back when his obsession passes and he is no longer fixated on you. I know this wrongs you, but… there is no better way. You should know that right now, everyone thinks you are dead. If your family could really protect you, they wouldn’t have been deceived by the fraud Qiuqiu set up…”
Of course Shen Tangqing knew. Li Qiulan had shown him the news of his “death in a car accident.” Although reason told him this matter had nothing to do with Mo Zeyan, he couldn’t help but displace his anger.
“Professor Mo, lunatics should be locked up, not left to harm people. Don’t you agree?”
Mo Zeyanâs expression stiffened for a moment. In the end, he didn’t answer. He just lifted his wrist to check his watch.
“Student Shen, Qiuqiu will return by seven o’clock tonight at the latest. There isn’t much time left for you. I have arranged a car; as long as you nod, the driver can send you away immediately…”
After a long silence, Shen Tangqing finally chose to leave Beijing.
He hadn’t decided where to go. He planned to find a remote small county town randomly and lay low for a while. Wait until the system returned and he found Xiao Yu, then see what to do next. If this mission could be done, heâd do it; if not, it wasn’t his problem. Worst case scenario, he wouldn’t get the one hundred billion bonus.
…
Li Qiulan hadn’t prepared outdoor clothes for him. Shen Tangqing wrapped himself in one of Li Qiulanâs coats and left the place where he had been locked up for over half a month with Mo Zeyan.
Only when the car drove out of the manor did his tense nerves gradually relax.
Over an hour later, the driver stopped the car at the high-speed railway station. Mo Zeyan took a backpack from the trunk and handed it to Shen Tangqing.
“Student Shen, inside is a new ID card, a mobile phone, and fifty thousand in cash for emergencies. My private number is saved in the phone, but unless absolutely necessary, do not contact me.”
He looked at Shen Tangqing and added a few more sentences, his tone full of instructions. “Remember, you must not contact anyone you know recently. I’m afraid their phones are monitored, and you will be discovered by Qiuqiu…”
After speaking, he took out a bank card from his wallet and handed it to Shen Tangqing.
“I opened this account using someone else’s ID. There is ten million in it. The password is six zeros… This money is enough to keep you fed and clothed without worry for this period.”
Shen Tangqing hesitated for a second, then took the card Mo Zeyan handed over.
“Thank you, Professor Mo. Treat this money as a loan; I will pay you back in the future.”
“No need. You are the victim in this matter; you’ve suffered…” Mo Zeyanâs voice carried a reassuring gentleness.
Shen Tangqing didn’t say more. He waved at Mo Zeyan, turned, and entered the station. “Goodbye, Professor Mo.”
Mo Zeyanâs gaze rested on Shen Tangqingâs retreating back. It was a long time before he slowly withdrew his line of sight.
A strange smile hooked the corner of his lips, and his fingertips began rubbing that plain ring again.
The Jiang family indeed couldn’t protect Shen Tangqing, but the Qin family could. He hadn’t expected the Qin family to step into this muddy water too; they almost found him…
Truly interesting.
Howeverâhe was the oriole waiting at the end.*
Wait until this period passed, and he would personally go “pick up” Shen Tangqing and bring him to his side.
He raised his eyes and glanced once more in the direction Shen Tangqing left, then turned and got into the car.
Now, it was time to go back and deal with his little nephew’s fury.
On the other side, after entering the station, Shen Tangqing bought a ticket for the earliest high-speed train departing.
He headed all the way south.
After getting off the train, the first thing he did was throw away the phone Mo Zeyan gave him. Then he took a taxi to the bus station and transferred to a long-distance bus. For caution’s sake, he didn’t use the ID card again, but took an unregistered taxi to another county town.
He tossed and turned until he reached a small place called Wuxian. Surrounded by mountains, compared to the prosperous Beijing, this place was simply synonymous with backwardness and poverty. But the scenery was good, the cost of living was low, and the people were simple and honest.
He first went to a mobile shop and bought a cheap smartphone. Spending a little money, he used a stranger’s ID to register a phone number. After all, in this information age, it was very inconvenient without a phone.
He spent another day, and with the introduction of an agent, rented a one-bedroom apartment in the old district. The monthly rent was six hundred.
After tidying up the room and looking at the unfamiliar street scene outside the window, Shen Tangqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As for that card Mo Zeyan gave him, he never intended to use it from start to finish. He wasn’t close to Mo Zeyan; why should he believe he was truly helping him? Moreover, he was Li Qiulanâs biological uncle.
Having suffered a loss at Li Qiulanâs hands once, he now guarded against everyone equally.
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