Villain Boss Chapter 165
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 165: Seeking Refuge
After parting ways with Jiang Ran, Qiao Qiao returned to her apartment. Thinking about the task Jiang Ran had assigned her, she pondered for a moment before knocking on Xue Weixin's door.
Lin You opened the door. Seeing that it was Qiao Qiao, she glanced behind Qiao Qiao in confusion. "Qiao Qiao, didn't you go to look for Xiao Yi?"
Qiao Qiao didn't enter the room. She asked Lin You, "Sister Youzi, is Captain here?"
"Him? He's not in the room," Lin You recalled the vague conversation she had overheard. "I think someone wants to discuss something with him. He might be in the study."
"Oh." It was their day off, and the team members were out having fun, while their captain still had to work. How pitiful.
"I'll check the study. I have something important to discuss with him."
After Qiao Qiao said that, she hurried to the study.
Before she could knock, the study door was opened. Jiang Yu stepped out first. Upon seeing Qiao Qiao, a glint of malice flashed across his gloomy face. Without even looking back, he opened the door and walked out.
"What the hell..." Qiao Qiao didn’t know why she was suddenly subjected to his anger. She gave him the finger as he left and went into the study. "Captain."
Xue Weixin leaned back on the sofa, rubbing his brow. Hearing footsteps, he turned to look at the girl who had entered. "Qiao Qiao, Qiao Yi still refuses to come back?"
That reckless kid had left the team over a disagreement. Ever since he became a famous figure outside, he had been even more unwilling to return.
Xue Weixin felt like he was facing a spoiled brat of his own. It caused him a headache, yet there was nothing he could do about it.
"It's not that he doesn't want to come back..." Qiao Qiao sighed. "I didn’t get to see my brother."
"Huh?" She didn't see him? That rascal Qiao Yi had always held a grudge against him, and now he even refused to see his own sister? That wouldn't be possible.
"The base's superhuman team has cordoned off the slum," Qiao Qiao briefly explained her experience, and repeated Jiang Ran's words. "Captain, I told you Luo Rui isn't a good person, and sure enough, that’s the case."
She said this with a sullen huff, her eyes wide and brimming with rage.
"It's a good thing she left our team already, otherwise she would’ve definitely dragged down our entire team."
After hearing the whole story, Xue Weixin didn't express his opinion. "Just follow Miss Jiang's instructions."
"I know. I still need to report the situation to you though, Captain." Qiao Qiao said with a smile, then asked, "What was wrong with Jiang Yu just now? He looked at me as if I'd killed his entire family."
Speaking of the young man who left, Xue Weixin sneered, his eyes full of sarcasm. "He tried to get me to join the sixth team, but I refused."
"Join the sixth team?" What a joke! Even if they were going back to the superhuman team, they'd go back to the first team. Who would want to go to the sixth team? They'd only be lowering their status.
"Wei Yage is seriously injured. The sixth team is now under the charge of Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi."
"Huh?" Qiao Qiao was furious. "What does that guy mean? Our team has supported him for so long, yet he’s trying to harm us?!"
Although Jiang Yu was originally a member of Luo Rui's team, Xue Weixin had been quite considerate of him since he joined them. Because of his arm injury, Xue Weixin didn’t assign any dangerous mission to him.
In the end, that guy not only had no gratitude toward their team, but also instigated Xue Weixin to join Luo Rui's team, despite the fact that Xue Weixin had clearly stated that he would not join the superhuman team.
Wouldn’t joining Luo Rui's team... be equivalent to seeking refuge with the Shen family?
Now Qiao Qiao was certain that Jiang Yu just wanted to harm them.
"Maybe he thinks joining the base’s superhuman team is a good thing for us." Xue Weixin felt tired and stood up with a water cup. "I’ve already refused—Jiang Yu is going to follow Xie Chengzhi and will no longer be a member of our team. Remember to tell this news to the other teammates."
Qiao Qiao had long disliked that lecherous man, and his departure was exactly what she wanted. She happily agreed, "Then shall I go to the slum first?"
"Okay."
……
When the superhuman guarding the entrance saw Qiao Qiao again, he remembered Luo Rui's instructions and asked a few routine questions before letting her in.
Qiao Qiao politely thanked him and skipped off into the slum.
In a corner, Luo Rui removed her sunglasses and slowly walked out. "Arrange for someone to follow that girl."
"Yes."
……
After waiting for about half an hour, Qiao Qiao emerged from the slum. She greeted the superhuman at the entrance, and left, humming a song.
Once she was a distance away, the superhuman following her peeked out. After making sure she hadn't noticed him, the man returned to where Luo Rui was waiting.
"Where did she go? Who did she meet?"
"In the sixth wooden house at the northernmost end of the slum, she met a man named Qiao Yi. Judging from the tone of their conversation, Qiao Yi seemed to be her brother."
"Brother? What else did they talk about?"
"The girl mentioned Professor Si and asked her brother to be careful. The rest was just the brother and sister reminiscing about the past."
Luo Rui pondered for a moment. "Don't tell anyone else about what happened just now, including Marshal Shen, okay?"
The man nodded. "I got it."
……
Thinking about the possible relationship between Qiao Yi and Jiang Ran, Luo Rui returned to the apartment and faintly heard voices coming from inside.
Intuitively, the voice sounded familiar, so Luo Rui deliberately fastened her pace and entered the living room.
The man sitting on the sofa, chatting and laughing with Xie Chengzhi, looked over at her and greeted her with familiarity, "Hey, Captain Luo."
It was Jiang Yu... Having no favorable impression of him, Luo Rui frowned. Then she quickly smiled. "Jiang Yu, what are you doing here?"
She asked him why he was here? The two of them had risen through the ranks with Marshal Shen, yet they had never spared a thought for him, their former teammate and friend.
Jiang Yu, resentful, flashed an almost fawning smile. "You haven't been back for so long, so I thought I'd drop by to check on you guys."
He glanced hesitantly at Xie Chengzhi.
Meeting his friend's pleading look, Xie Chengzhi said, "Ruirui, Jiang Yu wants to join the sixth team. See if you can arrange a position for him."
It wasn't a discussion. He had already made the decision and was giving her the direct notice.
The smile on Luo Rui's lips disappeared, and she stared at Xie Chengzhi coldly, making him feel a little uncomfortable. She suddenly looked away and smiled slightly. "The sixth team is now full..."
Before she finished speaking, Jiang Yu's face darkened.
And Xie Chengzhi looked embarrassed.
"I'll make some adjustments first, and then see where I can put Jiang Yu." She spoke slowly, observing the changes in Jiang Yu’s expression, and smiled coldly, "The situation at the base is quite complicated now. We’ve just taken over the sixth team. Having someone close to us will make us feel at ease when we do things."
Understanding the meaning of her words, Jiang Yu immediately patted his chest and assured, "We are friends who’ve gone through thick and thin together. You can rest assured and leave the work to me!"
Having traveled all the way together, she knew this guy's character much more clearly than Xie Chengzhi did.
Not taking the man's assurance to heart, Luo Rui smiled gently. "We are teammates. Of course, I trust you more than outsiders."
Xie Chengzhi was worried that Luo Rui would be unhappy at first, but now seeing the two of them talking and laughing, he felt relieved. He stood up, held Luo Rui’s hand, and said softly, "Since Jiang Yu is here, let's have dinner together."
Pulling her hand away indifferently, Luo Rui said flatly, "I still have things to do. You guys go ahead."
With that, she turned and went into the study, leaving Xie Chengzhi standing there, awkwardly clenching his fingers.
