When Qiao Song saw his master’s face, he thought to himself that something was wrong and hurried down from the car: “This… Commander, if you have anything to say, you can talk to Young Master Xu slowly after going back…”
“It’s none of your business, just go back by yourself!” Duan Yelin pushed Qiao Song, got into the car, closed the door, and drove away.
The car continued moving, took several turns, and finally stopped in a secluded corner. Even the screech of the brakes carried a sense of impatience.
Duan Yelin got out of the driver’s seat and went straight to the back seat. Xu Hang tried to open the door but was stopped by Duan Yelin’s hand. He said gloomily, “Now you want to escape? Weren’t you very brave just now?”
Xu Hang turned his head to look out the window. Duan Yelin was so angry, he yanked his head back inside until they were nose to nose, “You are really capable. You even dare to kill people in the Governor’s Mansion. Do you think I am dead?”
The heavy breath sprayed on Xu Hang’s lips, making him very uncomfortable. He pushed Duan Yelin and said, “It was the Governor who shot. Why are you mad at me?”
“Who went to the back kitchen? Who moved the wine jugs? Who put Dishui Guanyin there? And who… knows so much about the properties of medicine?” Duan Yelin spoke every word in an interrogation tone, as if Xu Hang was a rebellious villain in his hands at this moment.
“Heh…” Xu Hang finally chuckled, a little contemptuously, “Commander Duan, you are not clean either. You have to know that Peng Bo was pushed into the Dishui Guanyin bush by you.”
“You admit it now?”
“I didn’t expect you not to notice it.”
“You deceived Wang Ronghuo, and you’ve seen how he acts. Do you really think luck is on your side? If I weren’t here today, one wrong move and you’d be the one dragged out and fed to the dogs!”
Xu Hang said nonchalantly, “Deceived? It is true that consuming too much Dishui Guanyin will kill you, but I didn’t say how much you have to eat to die. The Governor just listened to one side and believed it, what does it have to do with me?”
To use Dishui Guanyin as a poison, one would need to consume two full jugs of wine. However, upon reflection, there was nothing suspicious about what Xu Hang had said at the banquet either.
He just didn’t say that the amount in the jug was not enough to affect one’s life.
Duan Yelin instantly shoved him into the seat, gripping his neck as the veins on his forehead bulged. “You must be out of your damn mind! Have I spoiled you too much, or have I flattered you too highly? How dare you recklessly frame a politician right under my nose in a place like that? Xu Shaotang, who gave you the guts?!”
Xu Hang felt a bit uncomfortable under his pressure, and his breath was not even, so he reached out to resist his body. “Isn’t that what you said? Let him keep his mouth shut.”
“I said I would take care of it! Who allowed you to do that?!”
“Why should I trust you?” Xu Hang said this lightly, but it was so powerful that Duan Yelin felt as if his heart was being chopped by a guillotine. And above that, Xu Hang stared at him fiercely and sprinkled another handful of salt on him, “Four years ago, you said that no one would know about ‘that matter’ anymore—you broke your promise.”
Duan Yelin suddenly loosened his grip, allowing Xu Hang to catch his breath. But in the next moment, his hand shifted to Xu Hang’s chest, and with a sharp tear, his collar was ripped open, exposing a broad expanse of his chest to those cold, piercing eyes.
When Xu Hang was dragged into the car, he had already braced himself for what might happen. But here, in this street corner, in broad daylight, inside this car… this, he hadn’t anticipated.
He began to panic: “Duan Yelin, it can’t be that you want to… let me go, let me out of the car!”
Duan Yelin pressed down with his knees and roughly tore open Xu Hang’s Changshan. The wind blowing in from the window made him shiver, but the next moment he felt it was too hot because Duan Yelin’s body covered him.
“Since you’ve already done this, you should know exactly how I’ll deal with you. So why are you still shouting now?”
“Don’t do it here.”
Of course, Duan Yelin would not listen to Xu Hang. His forceful hands tore him apart with ease, like a scallop being forcibly opened, pressed against the door by an unrelenting force, leaving him completely exposed.
Xu Hang was extremely nervous, and his arms were covered with bumps. During the crazy struggle, he cursed in a low voice, “Bastard…” and then gritted his teeth and gave up.
The car stopped under an old tree. Xu Hang looked up and saw through the car window that spring had arrived. The branches were glowing with new green, though not much, but full of vitality. The creeper was wrapping around the trunk, tightening everywhere. He suddenly forgot where he was, as if he were the branch, and there were no him.
Amidst the disordered breathing, Duan Yelin’s low and hoarse voice landed on Xu Hang’s extremely clear cerebral cortex: “Don’t do this again, do you hear me? If you really want to do it, it has to be done by me. You just need to stay by my side, and you… must also trust me… Do you understand?”
Xu Hang frowned, curled up his fingers and feet, feeling very uncomfortable.
Duan Yelin’s persistent questioning continued in his ears: “Answer me, do you understand?”
Deep down, Xu Hang wanted to scream out, and he knew it would be easier if he let himself go, but he couldn’t do it. The feeling of having his self-esteem crushed from the inside out was so annihilating.
Duan Yelin continued to press: “If you don’t answer, I won’t send you back.”
Drenched in sweat, Xu Hang struggled to open his eyes and met Duan Yelin’s unwavering gaze. With great effort, he swallowed and spoke in a weak, breathless voice, “I… only wanted to teach him a lesson… I never thought… the Governor would kill him…”
To Duan Yelin, this was already a good answer. He paused and kissed away Xu Hang’s sweat: “…This is the right way. You are really obedient.”
At dusk, the fiery clouds in the sky were very warm, and the two of them were now just like the fiery clouds, running wild and crazy in this deserted street corner.
When the moon rose, the car finally stopped moving.
Duan Yelin finally sat in the car, Xu Hang’s head was resting on his thighs, he had fallen asleep, his whole body was covered only by Duan Yelin’s coat, his back was covered with sweat.
He touched Xu Hang’s earlobe.
Really clean. He should be this clean, he shouldn’t have anything to do with people like Peng Bo or Wang Ronghuo, or things like that.
