Chapter 199. Rare Stupid Person
Arc 7 : Last Nightmare
This banquet is hosted by the President of the Chamber of Commerce. It is held once a year, and almost all the well-known people in the province will attend.
Cheng Yu received invitations every year, but except for the first year, he took office as the governor, he never attended again.
There were two invitations sent to the governor’s mansion this time, one to Governor Cheng Yu and the other to Counselor Yuan Yan.
When the two got out of the car, the people waiting at the door to greet them were in a panic. They had never expected that Cheng Yu would actually break the rule and attend the banquet unprecedentedly.
Within a few minutes, the President of the Chamber of Commerce rushed out.
In this chaotic world, money is nothing, power and military power are kingly. In front of Cheng Yu, the governor of a province, these businessmen who are rich enough to rival a country are all in awe.
The President of the Chamber of Commerce came forward with a respectful smile on his face: “Governor, I am sorry for not welcoming you today. I didn’t know you would come to the banquet. I am really rude.”
Cheng Yu nodded slightly and said: “It’s okay. I’m not the main guest today.”
The President of the Chamber of Commerce was stunned and said repeatedly: “Governor is joking.”
Cheng Yu glanced at Du Yan beside him and said: “I am here with my counselor. He just came back from abroad. I am bringing him here to meet you, these respected gentries.”
The President of the Chamber of Commerce heard what Cheng Yu meant: “Undeserving, undeserving. We are just making a living under the Governor, we are not any gentries.”
After saying that, he extended his hand to Du Yan and said: “Counselor Yuan, I have long admired you. Please take care of me in the future.”
After the greetings, Du Yan and the others walked into the venue under the guidance of the Chamber of Commerce President.
Cheng Yu and Du Yan were not wearing suits. They were both wearing military uniforms, which was somewhat out of tune with the luxury and comfort in front of them.
The moment Cheng Yu stepped into the venue, everyone stopped talking and greeted Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu nodded slightly and then led Du Yan to a quiet corner nearby.
Everyone knows Cheng Yu’s character. If he doesn’t signal, it means he doesn’t like people coming up to disturb him. If they try to show their courtesy at this time, they will only end up making things worse.
So the guests continued their conversations, but their eyes occasionally drifted towards Governor Cheng. Whenever he showed a desire to talk, they would approach him at the first opportunity.
Cheng Yu stood aside with Du Yan and told Du Yan in detail the identities and industries of everyone present. He knew that Du Yan was not the type to hide behind him for protection.
The greatest protection is to let Du Yan get familiar with this world and the current situation as soon as possible. Cheng Yu knew that his Prince Yan had never been a canary in a cage, but a favored child of heaven who could make things happen with a wave of his hands.
After finishing speaking, Cheng Yu asked in a low voice: “How about having some contact with them?”
Du Yan nodded and said: “OK.”
Cheng Yu raised his head and looked at the people who had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Cheng Yu’s expression, they knew what he meant and came forward to introduce themselves according to their seniority and status.
But when one or two wealthy businessmen came, Cheng Yu noticed something was wrong.
These wealthy businessmen introduced ttheir families’ unmarried girls with them every time. What does that mean?
Of course, these people knew Cheng Yu’s style of doing things, so they didn’t introduce these ladies to Cheng Yu. However, their target was Du Yan.
Cheng Yu stood aside, his face becoming increasingly gloomy. Du Yan, on the other hand, was completely unaware of this, thinking it was just a custom in this world.
When a certain rich lady timidly said that she would leave the first dance of the night to Du Yan, Cheng Yu’s expression finally couldn’t be restrained.
Fortunately, he has been in a high position for a long time, so even though the gloom in his eyes was about to overflow, his face remained calm.
He just leaned over to Du Yan’s ear and whispered: “It’s time.”
Du Yan was slightly stunned and looked at Cheng Yu with some doubt. Logically, it shouldn’t be that fast.
Cheng Yu continued: “In this situation, it is better to be cautious.”
Du Yan thought that was indeed the case. If he disappeared in public, it would be a big deal.
He looked over and asked: “How to deal with it then?”
Seeing this, Cheng Yu said to the wealthy businessman in front of him: “Sorry, we have something important to discuss.”
After that, Cheng Yu left with Du Yan, and the invitation from the rich lady was just passed over lightly.
Cheng Yu and Du Yan walked to the most remote terrace, which faced the garden. The trees in the garden were dimly illuminated by the dim lights. Apart from the noisy voices behind them and the chirping of insects in front of them, there was nothing else.
After Cheng Yu closed the door leading to the terrace, only the sound of insects remained between sky and earth.
Du Yan leaned on the balcony railing and watched his movements. He raised his eyebrows in confusion and asked: “What are you doing? You are so mysterious.”
Cheng Yu said: “It’s better to be careful outside.”
Before Du Yan could react, Cheng Yu took two steps towards him and then put his hands on the railing.
Du Yan frowned slightly. He was now almost completely trapped in Cheng Yu’s arms. This strong sense of oppression made him somewhat uncomfortable.
“You……”
Before Du Yan finished questioning, Cheng Yu’s hot lips pressed down on him. He was startled and subconsciously pushed Cheng Yu’s chest, but he was grabbed by the hands and taken into his arms.
The intimate kiss that fell not only did not subside but became more and more unbridled.
Du Yan refused several times, but the other party remained unmoved, instead dragging him into a more intense tide of passion. Du Yan managed to keep some rationality, and when he looked over, he saw Cheng Yu’s eyes, which were so dark that they seemed to be unable to see any light.
He frowned slightly, knowing that the man in front of him had been touched on a sensitive nerve for some unknown reason and was completely on the verge of turning evil.
When Cheng Yu was still a hostage, he already had this kind of personality. He usually looked gentle, but once his bottom line was touched, he would become extremely strong.
Du Yan knew that Cheng Yu had lost some of his rationality in this state, so he stopped trying to resist and prepared to push Cheng Yu away when he calmed down.
After an unknown amount of time, Cheng Yu’s turbulent aura gradually subsided, and everything returned to calm.
Cheng Yu still did not retreat, but just said to Du Yan with his lips close to his: “Should be able to hold on until tomorrow.”
Du Yan turned his face away and said coldly: “Let me go.”
Cheng Yu also knew that he had gone too far, so he let go of his hand. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a loud noise coming from the venue, followed by panicked noises.
The ambiguous atmosphere disappeared with the loud noise. The two looked at each other, and then both put on their gun holsters in tacit understanding.
With his guns all loaded, Cheng Yu opened the door and curtains to observe the situation inside.
“Nothing.”
Du Yan heard this and walked forward. The two returned to the venue and found that a crystal chandelier in the center of the hall had fallen down for some unknown reason.
In the mess, many rich ladies looked terrified, but fortunately, judging from the situation at hand, no one was hurt.
The President of the Chamber of Commerce repeatedly asked people to come up and clean up the mess and asked his subordinates to be responsible for appeasing everyone.
Everything was so chaotic that he didn’t even notice Cheng Yu’s appearance. He only reacted after being reminded by others.
With a guilty look on his face, he stepped forward and said: “I’m sorry to let you see this embarrassing situation, Governor. I don’t know how the people below do things. Such a big safety hazard was not detected…”
Cheng Yu was not interested in what was happening. He said: “It’s okay. We are busy with official duties, so I and Counselor Yuan will take our leave first.”
When Cheng Yu said he wanted to leave, naturally no one dared to stop him. In addition, since this accident had just happened, the President of the Chamber of Commerce had no choice but to send Cheng Yu and the others to the door with great fear and trepidation.
At this moment, the servants who were cleaning up the mess came over carrying the garbage they had cleared out. Not sure what was going on, but then a few people rushed directly towards Cheng Yu and a few others.
The President of the Chamber of Commerce raised his eyebrows and was about to explode, but he saw those people throw the things in their hands to the ground and reach for their waists.
Cheng Yu, a veteran of many battles, reacted very quickly. As soon as those people dropped their things, he kicked the President of the Chamber of Commerce away to help him escape. Then he pulled Du Yan backward and found a cover to hide.
Gunshots rang out, and the banquet venue, which had just been filled with singing and dancing, was thrown into panic.
Du Yan and Cheng Yu exchanged glances, then cooperated tacitly to find the best shooting angle and started fighting with the intruders.
The door to the banquet hall was locked by several assassins, and the guards outside could not come in to rescue for a while. At present, the only two people with weapons in the banquet hall were Cheng Yu and Du Yan. They cooperated well and knocked down all the assassins in a short time.
However, just when the situation was under control, something went wrong with Cheng Yu.
Du Yan was in the chaos and didn’t see clearly how everything turned out. Anyway, the situation before him turned into Du Yan pointing a gun forward, and in front of him was Cheng Yu, with a dagger pressed against his neck by the assassin.
Even in this situation, Du Yan’s hand holding the gun did not tremble at all.
The assassin holding Cheng Yu captive may have seen his accomplices fall one after another, and his mentality is almost broken. At this moment, he looks completely desperate. His eyes are red, his forehead is covered with sweat, and his voice is trembling.
“You, put down your gun, or I will cut Governor Cheng’s throat before I die.”
Du Yan’s eyebrows moved slightly. Governor Cheng? It seems that this assassination attempt was aimed at Cheng Yu. These people knew Cheng Yu’s identity and his importance.
Seeing that Du Yan was unmoved, the assassin became more and more panicked and said without thinking: “Put down the gun, or I will cut his throat immediately! It is not a loss to be able to drag Governor Cheng together before I die.”
Du Yan’s hands remained still, as he was thinking about the probability of him hitting the assassin and saving Cheng Yu. At this moment, he saw Cheng Yu’s eyes.
It was as dark as the deepest seabed, without a single ray of light. The expression on his face was very calm. Cheng Yu, like this, reminded Du Yan of that day many years ago.
In the heavy snow, Du Yan stood on the top of the city wall and drew his bowstring towards Cheng Yu from a distance.
At that time, he was going to shoot Cheng Yu’s shoulder, which would have completely severed the friendship between the two. However, in the end, he chose to shoot Cheng Yu’s jade crown instead.
At that time, Xiao Ba asked him if he had softened his heart, and Du Yan just said it was just in case.
Now, Du Yan suddenly realized that he might have been tempted at that time. Being tempted makes one uncertain, so he changed his plan at the last minute.
But he has always been indifferent to emotions, and he didn’t even notice the slightest bit of emotion.
His extreme rationality was finally suppressed by his emotions in this situation. Du Yan felt a little uncertain and showed a hesitant expression on his face.
At this moment, Cheng Yu moved, risking a cut on his throat, and snatched the dagger from the assassin’s hand.
The situation reversed in an instant. Du Yan was still Du Yan, after all. As soon as Cheng Yu moved, the gun in his hand went off, and the assassin fell down.
The riot caused by the assassination of Governor Cheng ended so peacefully, and the banquet naturally could not continue.
Cheng Yu’s troops quickly took control of the entire banquet venue, and all guests were strictly interrogated, trying to find out all the masterminds behind the scenes in a short time.
After finishing everything, it was almost dawn when Du Yan and Cheng Yu returned to the mansion.
Throughout the drive to the governor’s mansion, Du Yan did not look at Cheng Yu for once, nor did he say a word. After entering the mansion, Du Yan went straight to his room, completely ignoring Cheng Yu, who was following behind him, and raised his hand to close the door.
Cheng Yu refused and simply stretched out his foot to push against the door. He didn’t know when the coat was doffed, revealing the gauze around his neck.
The wound on his neck was not too deep. After disinfection, wrap it with gauze, and it will heal in a few days. This minor wound was really nothing to Governor Cheng.
However, he showed a pitiful expression and said: “My neck hurts a lot.”
Du Yan glared at him and said: “If it hurts, take medicine. What’s the point of telling me?”
Cheng Yu added: “I’ve been busy all day, and I smell like sweat. I’m afraid I’ll accidentally touch the wound when I take a shower. It would be troublesome if the wound gets infected. Can you help me?”
Seeing the persistence on the other person’s face, Du Yan knew that he couldn’t keep this person out at the moment. He stepped back a few steps, but he showed no mercy to the person who followed him in.
“Even if you are infected, it’s your own fault.”
Cheng Yu couldn’t help feeling guilty when he heard this. He smiled awkwardly and said: “As expected of Prince Yan, who was able to take over Yuan Kingdom with ease, I will never be able to hide any of my tricks from you.”
That’s right, the moment Cheng Yu made a move, Du Yan knew that Cheng Yu was deliberately being held captive. With Cheng Yu’s scheming and skills, how could he fall into a trap when the situation was already under control?
As for the purpose, if Du Yan guessed correctly, it might be because of the arrow he shot at Cheng Yu on the city wall.
After all, the Cheng Yu in front of him is a reincarnation, not the emperor Cheng Yu, who experienced everything personally. His memory is not complete, and perhaps it is the fragment of memory of this arrow that makes him confused.
This doubt is the reason why Du Yan can never enter the next level of dreamland. Even because of this doubt, Cheng Yu came up with such a stupid method to test Du Yan.
Du Yan was almost so angry at this rare stupid person that he laughed out loud.
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