Published at 6th of January 2021 03:25:04 PM
Surprised, Qin Chu took his lighter from his pocket and handed it to her .
Then he never met her again .
It was not a big deal for him, but when he got home, he found his lighter was missing . It was a big brand lighter that Huo Mian gave to him as a birthday present when they were in high school; she had bought it with the money she earned by distributing flyers on weekends .
The picture on the surface of the lighter was an adorable penguin, Huo Mian’s favorite animal .
Qin Chu had used it for years and never wanted to part with it even though he had changed the flint several times .
As he got frustrated from losing the lighter, he found a strange lighter with the picture of a skull in his pocket .
At first, he didn’t know what the symbol meant until Rick saw it and said it looked familiar .
They researched it and found it was the symbol of Doomsday Death God .
Rich had joked that maybe the woman Qin Chu helped that night was a maniac fan of the Doomsday Death God; obsessed with the organization, she had coined it .
But Qin Chu felt it wasn’t that simple since he didn’t know when his lighter got switched .
The lighter had been in his pocket and someone needed to be extremely fast to switch it without his notice .
So, he had kept the lighter for years .
When Ian came, he had shown him the lighter and was convinced of its authenticity through Ian’s expression .
Qin Chu had never told anyone about it until now when he found this mysterious organization was their enemy .
He had meant to keep silent about it since he was sad about losing the lighter that Huo Mian gave him .
Hearing the whole story, Lu Yan went silent .
After a long while, she raised her head and looked at Qin Chu, saying slowly, “Brother-in-law, I feel… that woman approached you on purpose, which is why she left the lighter to you . ”
“Yeah . I think so, too . ”
“Do you remember any details?”
“No . I only remember her eyes looked like Mian’s . ”
Qin Chu recalled the night several years ago but found the details had turned fuzzy .
But he was sure that if not for her eyes which looked like Huo Mian’s, he’d never have helped her .
“It seems it’s part of a set up . ” The situation was so tricky that Lu Yan felt her head ache .
Their enemy was Doomsday Death God, and she didn’t know what their enemy would do next .
They were totally in the dark; how could they proceed with the battle?
“Do they want the thing from the professor?” Qin Chu asked .
“It’s possible; but we know nothing for certain . Brother-in-law, give me the location of my sister and I’ll get her out .
Lu Yan was worried about Huo Mian who was about to be in labor, so she was impatient to go .
“Yan, if it’s a set up, you’ll only walk into their trap . Maybe their real purpose is you and Mian . ”
“I don’t care . No matter what, I can’t let my sister stay in that place . ”
“Here’s the plan . We’ll set out in two teams . I’ve devised a map… We’ll enter the jungle from two directions to split their attention . ”
“Okay . I’ll go get my plane ready . ”
With a grim expression, Lu Yan walked out .
Seeing her walk out, An went over bashfully .
“Queen Yan… Here’s your roast sweet potato…”
Carefully, An took out from his pocket the roast sweet potato which was still warm .