Volume 4: Beginning of Spring Chapter 49: Paperhanger

"But..." Wu Yulan still wanted to argue

"Our special operations team is long gone, but Tang Jiang is still the same Tang Jiang..." Guan Qingtong walked a few steps to the side. She watched Sun Yu busy at the barbecue grill, while Guan Nuo stood in front of Tang Butian and said something with his head down.

"What if something happens to Xiao Nuo?" Wu Yulan asked.

"Yu Lan!" Su Wangshu called her.

"Nothing." Guan Qingtong watched Zhao Cai curled up lazily under the camphor tree. "I have been thinking about what we did wrong back then. Old Sang left, and the Special Operations Group disbanded. I just listened to Tang Butian's words, and I figured it out. We were scared at that time, so over the years, we united with the people on the mountain, united with..." Guan Qingtong paused, swallowed the last few words, and continued, "Our goal has become to build an alliance that can compete with Jinghuhui, full of calculations and exchanges of interests. Huang Hu and Huang Juan, and many similar people, have become our victims in order to achieve our goals."

"Sister Qingtong..."

"I was scared too, more scared than you. I didn't know which way to go. I used to be able to figure out the right way, but now I can't. You helped me find a reason and took good care of Guan Nuo, and I hid away with peace of mind," Guan Qingtong sighed. "Today, Xiao Nuo stood up. He was still very naive, but I seemed to see the past us, daring to fight and kill, and making the opponent pay the price even if we died. I saw the soul of the Special Operations Department. It was me who delayed him and only let him learn mathematics."

Jiang You walked out of the store holding a glass of lemon cola. He walked in front of them and came to Tang Butian.

Tang Butian reached out and took the cup.

Took a sip.

“Brother Jiang…” Guan Nuo called out to Jiang You.

"Come here, I have something to tell you." Jiang You waved at Guan Nuo.

Guan Nuo followed Jiang You to the greenhouse.

"You are an adult now, why are you so ignorant?" Jiang You asked.

"I just want to solve..."

"Let me ask you, does the section chief support you this time?" Jiang You looked into Guan Nuo's eyes.

Guan Nuo hesitated for a few seconds and then nodded.

"Then you backhanded her and stabbed her."

Guan Nuo denied it and said, "I didn't..."

"She's just a little girl , even younger than you. How could she not be angry when a bunch of people surrounded her and embarrassed her in public? You didn't help her, but added fuel to the fire."

"No, I..."

Jiang You turned his head and glanced at Guan Qingtong's position. He happened to meet Guan Qingtong's gaze. He nodded and continued to talk to Guan Nuo: "Go and persuade your mother, and your uncles and aunts."

Guan Nuo hesitated for a moment.

"Don't you dare? Why did the section chief ask you to come here? Buying vegetables and cutting meat, what else has her hands done except fighting? Why does she work so hard?"

"Why?" Guan Nuo asked subconsciously.

"Isn't it just to make everyone get along better? Don't let the same department sit in one group and the other group when you push the door into the office? The office is not big, so why do they have to separate them by several meters? "Jiang You emphasized, "Think about it, if Jinghu Society comes to attack us like this, how can we win? People are not united."

A thoughtful look appeared on Guan Nuo's face.

"The section chief will be going up the mountain in two years. Whether the Special Operations Group wins or the Jinghu Association wins, what does it have to do with her? If she didn't want to help you, she would n't have to endure this."

"Does she want to help me?"

"How have I treated you since you joined the Special Operations Department?" Jiang You asked.

"fine."

"I'm just a part-timer. The section chief will be back in the mountains in two years. I don't know what will happen to the Special Operations Department. I have a store to run and a son to raise. If I risk my life to get involved in this, what benefits can I get?"

Guan Nuo shook his head.

"You have to make up your mind. Don't be a fence-sitter. You change your mind from time to time and make people look down on you." Jiang You patted Guan Nuo on the shoulder. "Go and explain it to your mother, uncle and aunt. In ancient times, you should have been the head of the family at your age."

Guan Nuo's expression showed some determination.

While Jiang You and Guan Nuo were talking, Guan Qingtong and the other three pulled chairs and sat down on the steps.

Sun-woo sent over some skewers and drinks.

"Thank you. You can sit down and eat too. We'll serve you later." Guan Qingtong took the skewers and shared them with the other three.

"It's okay, I'll grill another one." Sun Yu said and walked back.

Zhu Wen took a bite of the lamb chop and said, "It tastes good."

Wu Yulan glanced in the direction of Jiang You and Guan Nuo, "I still feel that Jiang You is not right. These flowers in the flower bed, and what he said, this place will not be peeped at..."

"After his parents got into trouble, his temperament changed drastically. Could it be that he was possessed by another spirit or a demon?" Su Wangshu guessed.

"He's quite fat," Guan Qingtong looked at Jiang You, who was becoming increasingly plump as he stood next to Guan Nuo. "To invade a person's body is like using the body as a battlefield, which will cause great harm and loss. You can't get fat by doing that."

"Many cultivation methods can repair the body." Su Wangshu said.

"Tang Butian asked him to go for a physical examination."

"We have all seen his medical examination report, and it's just normal. There are many ways to fool the machine." Su Wangshu looked at Guan Qingtong in confusion.

"Medications and healing techniques will have side effects. Good side effects will expel toxins from the body, shape perfect muscles, optimize the circulatory system, greatly increase physical fitness, and make one full of energy..." Guan Qingtong ate a piece of potato, which was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. "Possession will inevitably break the original rules of the body. Before today, I thought it was irreversible and would only go in a good or bad direction. He seemed to be 74 kilograms during the physical examination, but now it should be more than that."

In the increasingly dim light, glowing particles floated around the Jiarong flower.

"I think," Guan Qingtong's eyes narrowed slightly, "he is showing off that he can gain weight."

Su Wangshu and Wu Yulan understood what she meant.

Wu Yulan said: "Sister Qingtong, I miss the past so much. With the boss and you, we could accomplish any task..."

"There's no going back. I can't figure out the right way, but we still have hope."

Guan Nuo walked towards them.

Wu Yulan shut her mouth.

Guan Qingtong turned the skewer in her hand and took another bite of the potato.

Jiang You took three skewers of prawns from Sun Yu, took a plate of chili powder, and walked to sit next to Tang Butian. He gave her one skewer.

Tang Bu Tian dipped in chili powder, one shrimp in one bite...

Jiang You handed over another string.

"Is it interesting to watch?" Tang Butian turned his head away.