Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 23

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In the early morning of late autumn, the North’s cold wind had surrounded Jing City thoroughly, floating in the streets and alleys, the city decorated with cold dew and red maple trees.

It was Sunday. There were few people at the Royal College. The pond outside the dormitory was full of withered lotus leaves. Only the sound of running water reverberated gently. Banyan Avenue, which was still full of green leaves, came the sound of rushing feet. A fat figure appeared in the mottled light under the tree. Lu Ang, a senior high school student from class four, year two, ran towards the dormitory building. He was holding a newspaper tightly in his right hand. He was sweating profusely. He did not know what had happened to make him so frightened.

Lu Ang quickly turned the waterside pavilion and went straight to the third floor of the dormitory. He ran to Gian’s room on the northernmost side, and the whole man rushed forward, pounding on the door and shouting, “Gian! Gian！ Open the door!”

From the room came a vague complaint: “Who…”

The wooden door opened from the inside, and Gian, in a light blue starlight Pajama, yawned and rubbed his eyes sleepily. Last night’s wonderful performance made him excited all night. He fell asleep at dawn. Now it’s time to be sleepy. He raised his eyelids and looked at the little fat man who was constantly wiping sweat in front of him. He asked in surprise, “It’s you …This morning, what’s the matter?”

Before the words were heard, Lu Ang quickly spread out his newspaper and called out to him, “something is wrong! Gian, look at it!”

Gian squinted and looked at the crumpled newspaper, with the headline saying, “Big deal! The sudden assassination in Flood Icing Hotel has caused heavy casualties! ” There was a black-and-white photo below, which shows a row of corpses covered with a white cloth. In front of him was an officer in a dark green uniform. His eyes were closed, and his expression was cold. He saw it crowded with reporters from all over the country.

“Assassinate!” Saw these two words, Gian’s deep sleepiness was immediately thrown out of the sky. He took the newspaper and walked to the window to read it carefully.

“…… The 12 o’clock…raid The gangsters committed crimes with masked faces… Some gang members cut off the power after arson. According to people familiar with the matter, the assassination’s target was a member of the royal family? “He was surprised to read that, Royal? Last night at the hotel Is it Shane?

He frowned at the newspaper and recalled the scene after the performance last night. At that time, there was a lot of noise around. He was still helping to clean up the seats for guests around the stage. When he saw brother Shane and Jin Yuan accompany the lady to leave, he did not know whether they had stayed in the hotel.

Gian thought for a long time. He looked up and saw the little fat man mopping in front of the door. He quickly put down the newspaper and said, “Come in and sit down for a while. I’ll get you a towel.”

Lu Ang responded, sat down on the wooden chair beside his desk, and gasped. Gian turned into the bathroom and took a towel for him to wipe his face. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he asked, “You left later than me yesterday. Did you see Prince Shane where they went?”

“There were people all over the hotel yesterday. I couldn’t squeeze in. However, people in the newsstand just now said that Prince Shane must have been attacked. “

“Really? It’s a rumor. It’s not written in the newspaper. ” Gian’s heart pounded, and some didn’t want to believe it.

“Who knows… I heard from them that Prince Shane did stay in the hotel yesterday and didn’t go back to the palace. Someone saw them go in. ” The little fat man put the towel on the chair, frowned, and suggested, “Shall we go to the hotel?”

“Yes, go to the hotel!”  Gian nodded and walked quickly into the bathroom. “You wait for me for a while. I’ll change clothes first.”

“OK, I’ll go downstairs and buy something to eat. I didn’t even have breakfast just now.” The little fat man patted his stomach and ran out.

“Bring me two buns!” Gian yelled in the room.

Lu Ang’s vague response came from the corridor outside the door. After washing, Gian put on his uniform and ran downstairs. Lu Ang was waiting at the gate of the dormitory. Seeing him running, he handed over two meat bags. They ate while walking. They went through the gate of the college and took the train all the way to the West. Soon they arrived at Flood Icing hotel square station.

Before they got out of the platform, they felt the atmosphere of security at the scene of the crime. At the exit, there are several armed police officers with guns. All of them look serious and closely monitor the movement around. Every passenger must be checked before leaving the station.

It seemed that the situation was really serious …The two men secretly looked at each other, went forward to be checked, and moved out of the platform through the crowded passage.

Not far from the station, the beautiful flower stage on the square still stood, but the focus of attention had long been shifted to this appalling murder. From the platform to the hotel was not long on the broad road, crowded with people from all walks of life, the square Avenue packed with people.

Gian dragged Lu Ang into the sea of people, squeezed right and left, and finally gets to the hotel’s front. He looked up. The door had been surrounded by layers of barriers. A group of holding a large shield of the anti-riot team would all block the passage. They spent a long time in front of the door, only to hear the incessant noise around them. However, the hotel was always quiet, and no one came out to respond to the public.

“What to do?” Lu Ang turned to look at the crowd and whispered in Gian’s ear.

“…… What else can I do? Wait a minute… “Gian sighed helplessly. He had totally underestimated the attraction of the explosion. Now he was stuck in the crowd.

Outside the door of the two teenagers secretly worried, the same atmosphere was in the hotel lobby.

After a sleepless night’s search and vigilance, Lord Sarong and Ms. Lovina were looking tired. They were sitting on the long sofa chair at the side of the hall, their faces were solemn, and their brows were locked. A circle of armed guarded guard around the hall, just opposite the door entrance, stood two expressionless men, Col. Ye Chi and Jin Yuan.

The Lord was silent for a long time. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “I didn’t expect that this time I’ve brought you so much trouble…” He knew that if the Prince did not unexpectedly stay in the hotel, and he, as the host, pursued the principle of hospitality and gave up his room, he was afraid that it would be a different situation at the moment. Thinking of this, he could not help but be annoyed.

“…… No one expected such a thing to happen… “The lady closed her eyes and leaned against the sofa cushion and shook her head slowly. “Fortunately, you are safe, otherwise…” She stopped with a slight sigh, as if unwilling to think more.

In the distance, the old housekeeper Louise stepped out of the hall quickly, stood beside the lady, and said in a low voice, “madam, the family has been arranged properly. It’s captain Fenia…”

“Tell the bunker to send someone to deal with it first. I’ll make amends to him when I go back… “The lady still closed her eyes, and her voice was a little dry. The power man, nicknamed wolfwoman, was not her own servant, so naturally, she had no right to ask more questions, and she had to wait for the Lord of the family to deal with it in person.

“Yes…” The old housekeeper answered and quickly walked back to the inner side hall.

The Lord looked at his back and sighed in his heart. Two powerful men, a guard captain, and six ordinary guards didn’t sound like a big number, but it was a huge loss that couldn’t bear for a hotel. He had been through the battlefield for a long time, and countless people had been cured by him. He was used to parting from life and death. But he also fully understood the lady’s painful mood at this time and did not want to disturb her too much, so he turned to ask about the Prince’s whereabouts: “Is there no news from Prince Shane, sir Ye Chi?”.

Without saying a word, the officer glanced at his apprentice coldly. He bowed forward as far as he could and said, “Lord sarong, don’t worry. My family has already made a plan. I believe there will be news soon.”

“Prince Shane is really impulsive… Don’t you Wong people often say that a person as noble as the Prince should not take risks easily if something goes wrong… ” The Lord couldn’t see the Prince. He was very upset. If something went wrong with him, it would be a fatal blow to the two countries’ relations.

“My family has always made plans, so I hope you don’t have to worry about it.” Jin Yuan did not hesitate to cover for Shane. He looks calm and does not hesitate.

Sarong believed that he was always calm. After all, he is the crown prince of a country. What he does was classified as confidential. He couldn’t ask any more questions. He patted the armrest of the sofa and fell into meditation.” This time I came to Jing City, I didn’t tell you in advance and didn’t make a big fuss. How did the assassin know his whereabouts? Or was the assassin actually lurking in Jing City early in the morning, waiting for an opportunity, but happened to launch the attack by this concert?”

The Lord was meditating. The glass door of the hall was suddenly pushed open. A green Sergeant rushed in and whispered in Jin Yuan’s ear.

After listening to the secret report, Jin Yuan nodded to the sergeant, turned, and bowed slightly to the Lord: “Lord, I have something important to do. I’m going to leave first.”

“Please let me know if there is any progress in the investigation.” Lord sarong waved and solemnly admonished.

Jin Yuan nodded and said yes. He looked at the Colonel again, received an eye knife full of warnings, bowed respectfully, and walked quickly out of the hall. He got on a light gray locomotive which had been ready outside the hotel door and slowly opened it to wait.

When the crowd outside the gate saw the locomotive coming, they started to make a lot of noise. Some people began to shout and ask questions, while others refuted and argued endlessly. The guard in front of the door quickly separated the crowd and raised the shield to open a narrow passage for the locomotive.

The locomotive slowly opened the door under the crowd and stopped suddenly. A guard came forward and pasted it outside the window as if listening to something. After a while, he nodded to make it clear, and the locomotive continued to move forward and soon disappeared on the road in the distance.

Gian and Lu Ang were crowded in the front row of the crowd. They were looking at the direction of the disappearance of the locomotive. A voice asks, “Are you, Gian and Lu Ang?”

Looking back in surprise, they saw a guard standing in front of them, staring at them with a serious look.

“Yes, may I help you?” Gian was the first to come to his senses. He pulled the little fat man’s sleeve, half expecting and half worried.

“The adult in the car just now asked me to tell you that everything is safe. Please return to school as soon as possible and do not stay here.” The guard saluted, turned, and strode back into the door.

Everything was safe. Gian surmises the identity of the informer. was it possible that Shane and Jin Yuan? He turned his head and looked at Lu Ang again, but he was relieved.

The two teenagers were about to turn around and go back. The onlookers around who also heard the message are not happy. When they hold down the two people’s inquisition, a series of question marks hit them dizzy.

Gian was asked bitterly. He had an idea, pointed to the front, and yelled: “look! Ms. Lovina is out! “

Taking advantage of the gap that everyone turned to look at, he grabbed Lu Ang’s arm tightly and suddenly drew back into the crowd. He disappeared into the crowd through the gap, leaving only a group of dazed and scolding onlookers.

Jin Yuan sat quietly in the car, meditating all the way. The motorcycle went straight east along the main road and finally stops at the walking street beside the Royal College: Feng Ming Dao.

He got out of the car, stroked the folds in his robe, and made his way to the egret Pavilion, a luxury restaurant he used to visit. He asked a few questions to the boy who was waiting at the door. He went straight into the door and walked along the gorgeous carved corridor to the innermost box.

Jin Yuan knocked on the door, and a cold and proud woman’s voice came from the room: “come in.”. Hearing this answer, he seemed to be a little surprised, tightly pursed his mouth, and pushed the door into the room.

The box of Jing City’s top-notch guildhall was quite simple and elegant. The wooden floor was bright, and there were a few ancient square tables with a cushion behind them. Two colorful octagonal wind lamps were hanging on the top of the head, and several landscape calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls around, which were full of charm. Just opposite the door of the semicircular wood flowers window, a drop dew red maple in the wind slightly trembling, through the elegant taste.

Inside the window sill, a tall woman looked out of the window with her back to the far away. She was dressed in a tight Samurai skirt with black embroidery and red stripes, which outlined her exquisite and moving figure. Her long, light purple hair was combed into a horse’s tail and hung down to her waist. A red knife was pinned on her armed belt as wide as palm.

The woman turned quickly when she heard the door closing. Her delicate eyebrows were filled with indifference, and her thin lips seemed to be restless. She habitually held up her white neck and proudly rebuked Jin Yuan: “Why so slow.”