As Sam strummed his instrument, Aurora sang her signature Carmen, and Surui danced gracefully around Ou Yunchen, the sound of a helicopter suddenly echoed in the sky.
Aurora: "Oh no, children, run!!!"
But how could they outrun bullets? The first to find Ou Yunchen wasn't Mo Qingyun, but someone who also knew his adopted son.
They've entered the house!!!
Surui counted the people who followed Ou Yunchen into the house, watching until the last one disappeared inside...
Surui quickly got up and, disregarding everything, ran in the direction of her heart...
As she pulled down the safety gate with all her might, with a bang, the massive wave seemed to knock her over...
"It exploded!"
This was the only word that flashed through Surui's mind!
She was so hard of hearing that she couldn't hear anything, watching the house engulfed in flames, it seemed no one would emerge from it...
Surui screamed Ou Yunchen's name until her throat was hoarse, but no matter how hard she shouted, it felt like her voice couldn't be heard...
This time she was completely panicked, had she pulled it too early, had she not cooperated well, and thus caused Ou Yunchen's death...
Just as she was about to run towards the burning house...
Something seemed to be moving behind the house among the cardboard boxes!!!
Surui ran over, praying it was Ou Yunchen!
Indeed, the shockwave tossed Ou Yunchen, who had just run out, into the air. He fell heavily into the pile of cardboard boxes. It was fortunate that Aurora had a habit of collecting delivery boxes; her spirit in heaven had saved Ou Yunchen.
Surui helped Ou Yunchen up, but the helicopter in the sky was still there, still following Ou Yunchen.
Just then, a sports car suddenly drove up from the roadside, revving its engine continuously, as if summoning Ou Yunchen to notice it...
Michelle: "Get in!!!"
Ou Yunchen was startled, how did she find him here?
Michelle: "Hurry!!!"
As Ou Yunchen watched Michelle drive, the image of Axe suddenly appeared in his mind.
Michelle: "Mo Qingyun has joined forces with Maggie. They will use two empires to jointly restart Umbrella."
"But the experiment has gone wrong, all the researchers from back then are dead, and Old Tang has destroyed the crucial data."
"So the Onassis family cannot replicate that virus. They believe you are the only test subject carrying the correct strain of the virus, so they want to capture you, alive or dead."
Ou Yunchen: "Why would Mo Qingyun restart Umbrella?"
Michelle: "That's not your concern. You just need to know that she's like a different person now."
"But it's understandable. Anyone associated with Maggie, whether it's the man who dumped her or Colin, they all seem like monsters!"
Ou Yunchen: "Do you know why Old Tang stopped this project?"
Michelle: "I only know that Old Tang wanted to choose a suitable adopted son to inherit the Tang family. He has already chosen one, so perhaps there was no need to continue the research."
"Listen, you're going to be on the run anyway, maybe you can do something meaningful!"
Ou Yunchen: "But..."
Ou Yunchen looked at Surui. She was clearly frightened and still trembling...
Michelle: "I can only take you this far. The rest is up to you to consider."
With that, Michelle began to slow down. Not far ahead of her car was a very long container truck.
When Michelle's car appeared, the truck lowered its ramp, and Michelle's car smoothly drove onto it.
Then the truck drove into the tunnel. To see this truck again, the helicopter overhead would have to wait for over ten minutes on the other side of the tunnel.
Therefore, these precious ten minutes were enough for Ou Yunchen to make a decision.
Shortly after entering the tunnel, after Michelle had them get out, she left the truck. Inside the truck, another car was waiting for Ou Yunchen.
Ou Yunchen: "Uncle Da?!"
Uncle Da: "It wasn't easy to find you!"
Ou Yunchen: "How did you get here?"
Uncle Da: "We need you, and you know very well what has happened. More than half of the Bilderberg Club has agreed to sponsor the Umbrella project. Not only are you being pursued by the Onassis family, but you are also a potential carrier of the Umbrella virus. They have already put a bounty on your head."
Ou Yunchen: "You want this money too?"
Uncle Da: "Then there would be no need to go through such trouble to save you."
Ou Yunchen: "What do you want me to do?"
A blood collection tube was suddenly inserted into Ou Yunchen's arm.
Uncle Da: "If you truly have it, it is both poison and medicine."
Uncle Da: "I found out that the Onassis laboratory is in a small country called Cobbia, but unfortunately, our people cannot reach there."
Surui felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing the name of the country, as if someone had mentioned it to her before...
Ou Yunchen: "Impossible. I recall the experiment being conducted in country M..."
Uncle Da: "Old Tang has shut down the experiment in country M, and Onassis has continued the virus research privately in Cobbia. So, you either choose to flee, or you help us find that laboratory."
Ou Yunchen: "You're not expecting me to save all of humanity, are you?"
Uncle Da: "Do you want to see someone make the same mistakes you once made in the future?"
Ou Yunchen looked at Uncle Da, then gestured with his eyes towards Surui beside him, wanting to tell Uncle Da that he now had reservations...
Surui immediately sensed Ou Yunchen's intention and quickly said, "Cobbia! I know Cobbia! I can take you there! You can't leave me behind! Wherever you go, I go!!!"
Ou Yunchen and Uncle Da looked at her with confusion. How could such a pampered young lady know Cobbia? Was she lying?!
Surui: "My best friend's name is Sasha, and she married into Cobbia. Her... her husband is in the embassy!!!"
Uncle Da's subordinate immediately searched according to the information Surui provided and actually found Sasha and her husband.
Surui: "I'm not lying to you. Only I can take you to that country!"
Uncle Da and his subordinates nodded. In less than a minute, they would be out of the tunnel.
But Ou Yunchen frowned. He could be a hero saving humanity, or he could entrust his life to justice. After all, he always felt his life was cheap, and if it could be used to atone for his sins, it would be a good excuse to live.
But Surui shouldn't have to take such risks. She should have returned with Uncle Da to her peaceful life.
Surui: "Don't leave me, or I'll die right here for you to see."
Everyone tensed up. Surui was still holding the pistol Ou Yunchen had given her. She didn't know how to shoot, but she pointed it at her own head.
Ou Yunchen: "I'll take you with me. Put down the gun..."
Just as Ou Yunchen turned to get into the car, Uncle Da's subordinate grabbed Ou Yunchen's arm...
Ou Yunchen: "Sigh..."
Uncle Da: "Location."
Ou Yunchen nodded. He and Surui got into the car. Soon, the truck's ramp was lowered again, and they left the truck.
As expected, the tracking helicopter was indeed waiting at the tunnel exit, but unfortunately, Ou Yunchen and Surui had already driven away in another car from beneath the helicopter.
***
Maggie: "Haven't found him yet?"
Maggie: "Useless!!!"
Mo Qingyun watched Maggie scolding her subordinates with a cold smile. But this was good; she'd rather torment Ou Yunchen alive than retrieve a corpse.
Mo Qingyun: "They say he's one of the best among the adopted sons. Do you think these little nobodies of yours can catch Ou Yunchen?"
Maggie: "Don't you start with your sarcastic remarks! At least I found him, and you don't even know where he's hiding."
Mo Qingyun looked at her manicure, admiring it, and replied disdainfully.
Mo Qingyun: "He's more valuable alive than dead. And by acting rashly, you've scared away my test subject. If I can never catch him again, I'll use you as an experiment."
Maggie: "You lunatic!"
Mo Qingyun picked up a wine glass, smashed it, and then poked Maggie's neck. With just a little more force, her beautiful swan neck would be severed.
Mo Qingyun: "Don't call me a lunatic!"
Maggie was scared. No one had ever threatened her like this before. And Mo Qingyun was truly a madwoman, unafraid of death!!!
Seeing Maggie's silence, Mo Qingyun put on a friendly smile again, threw the broken wine glass on the ground, and laughed heartily.
Maggie: "I hope you find him soon!"
When Mo Qingyun turned and glared at Maggie, Maggie trembled with fear.
Fine, she couldn't waste any more time here. Maggie had to swallow her pride and slink away.
But Mo Qingyun wasn't as brave as she seemed. As soon as Maggie left, she also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately summoned Lin Yi to see her.
Mo Qingyun: "Any news?"
Lin Yi: "I can confirm that Ou Yunchen and Surui were indeed on a farm in country Y at the time. The two deceased individuals have also been confirmed not to be them."
Mo Qingyun: "Are they still there?"
Lin Yi: "Likely not."
Mo Qingyun: "It's good that they're alive..."
But after muttering for a few seconds, Mo Qingyun's attitude changed again. That bastard Ou Yunchen was still with Surui!!!
Were they really going to be a pair of fugitives in love?!
Alright, then she'd fulfill their wish!!!
Mo Qingyun: "Capture Michelle."
Lin Yi: "..."
Mo Qingyun: "Didn't you hear me?"
Lin Yi: "Yes..."
As soon as Lin Yi left the conference room, K, who had been eavesdropping outside, quickly followed.
K: "Are you crazy? You're really going to help Tang capture Michelle?"
Lin Yi: "Mind your own business."
K: "I can't let you capture Axe's wife!!!"
Lin Yi: "Can you beat me?"
Lin Yi sneered at K, who was blocking her, mocking him as a coward among the adopted sons, with an invincible brain but extremely uncoordinated limbs.
K: "Michelle is someone you're supposed to protect! Don't you forget how you stayed in the Tang Empire in the first place!"
Lin Yi: "My employer disappeared long ago, and she didn't fulfill her promise to me, so I have no obligation to protect Michelle."
K: "Mo Qingyun has lost her sanity. She's a madwoman. You can't go along with her madness!"
Lin Yi: "She is my new employer. I listen to whoever is my employer."
K: "Would you die if she told you to?"
Lin Yi: "I would, if necessary."
K: "Lin Yi!!!"
Lin Yi quickly defeated K, leaving him no chance to fight back. As she walked away, she warned him: "Do something within your capabilities, don't hinder me from doing my business."
K watched Lin Yi's retreating figure, then looked back in the direction of the conference room, feeling both anxious and helpless...
Ou Yunchen is a brother, he wants to save him...
Michelle is Axe's widow, he definitely has to save her...
But Mo Qingyun is not only Axe's sister but also the current Tang of the Empire. He dares not disobey...
How can he achieve both goals and have the best of both worlds!!!
***
- Michelle on the phone -
Michelle: "Mo Qingyun wants to capture me?"
K: "Yes, Lin Yi is already on her way to find you. You should escape quickly."
Michelle: "Why should I escape? I'll just wait for her here."
K: "Mo Qingyun has gone mad. If she catches you, she will torture you severely to force you to reveal Ou Yunchen's whereabouts."
Michelle: "I understand. Thank you for telling me this."
K: "Whatever you do, don't be..."
- Michelle hangs up -
But Michelle hung up without listening to the end because the people Lin Yi brought had already found her.
Lin Yi: "Michelle, Mo Qingyun would like to invite you to the Empire."
Michelle: "You are truly a loyal dog of the Empire."
Lin Yi: "Please."
Michelle: "Go back and tell Mo Qingyun that I'm not someone she can invite at will. If she really wants to see me, she should come in person."
Lin Yi turned and gave a look. Her subordinates were about to forcibly take Michelle away.
Michelle: "Let's see who dares to mess with me!!!"
After shouting loudly, the subordinates retreated due to fear of causing trouble.
Michelle, however, flicked her skirt and sat down boldly in a chair, crossing her legs.
Lin Yi looked up, glancing at the portrait behind Michelle, as if Axe was standing behind Michelle, protecting his woman...
Lin Yi: "Let's go."
Everyone left the room. Michelle slowly closed her eyes, her eyes gradually moistening.
Yes, Axe is gone, so now anyone dares to bully her...
But sooner or later, those people will forget Axe, and no one will remember that she was that man's wife, and they won't have to show Michelle any respect out of fear of Axe.