569: Su Yue Returns

The scene changed, switching to a young female reporter interviewing downstairs at the Dihao Building.

"As everyone can see, the scene is filled with candles. This is an activity spontaneously organized by the rescued people and those who have learned about the situation... It is to mourn Su Yue, this young man who sacrificed his young life to save the lives of four hundred hostages. It is understood that Su Yue once assisted in arresting the leader of a criminal gang, helped a large passenger plane make an emergency landing, and assisted in retrieving cultural relics. He has done too many things that inspire awe."

"Let's interview the people lighting candles at the scene."

"...Hello sir, I am a reporter from the news channel. How do you view Su Yue's sacrifice of his life to protect people?"

The middle-aged man with a solemn expression said, "He is a fugitive, but also a hero, and to us, even more so a benefactor. In my heart, he is still alive..."

Another middle-aged woman said, "He is not dead, he just went to a distant place. I think even in heaven, he will still live anonymously, shining brightly on his path of escape. I hope the spirit he left behind can be passed on."

Some young people excitedly said, "Let heaven feel Su Yue's glory!"

This time, news about Su Yue was even broadcast on the 7 o'clock news, and he was even directly referred to as a hero, which is enough to explain everything.

After the interview, the scene returned to the studio.

The male host said solemnly, "Su Yue faced hardships and difficulties for the people without fear, even sacrificing his precious life. May he be well in heaven..."

No one mentioned the matter of capturing Su Yue again.

This night was also A Qi's last night in Taoyang.

Looking at the news on television, he suddenly felt that reality was too surreal.

Along the way, what exactly had he done?

Was he a firsthand experiencer and recorder of the Su Yue incident?

Xiang Haitian ultimately could not join the Special Task Force, and the Special Task Force had even been disbanded.

At this moment in the apartment room, Tao Xiaoyi suddenly said without reason, "I still can't believe that someone like Su Yue could just die like that. Although turning into fireworks in the air is very much in line with Su Yue's personality, but..."

Xiang Haitian was also in the apartment room at this time. Hearing Tao Xiaoyi's words, he said, "Don't think about it so much... it's all over."

December 5th, Taoyang.

Five days have passed since the Su Yue fall event, but the popularity has not decreased. Instead, people's discussions about Su Yue have become more heated.

Before this, although Su Yue's popularity was extremely high, he was still alive after all, and being alive brings controversy.

However, once he passed away, everything he left behind became a valuable treasure, only to be savored in memory.

And in memory, things are often beautiful.

Whether enemies or friends, recalling Su Yue, there is only remembrance and respect.

Su Yue turned into fireworks in the sky of Taoyang, with no remains left, but people still erected a tomb for him, with the widely circulated photo of "Professor Gu An" hanging on it.

Many people came to sweep the tomb without tiring, mourning this man full of wisdom and kindness.

For a time, people came and went continuously.

Even A Qi brought the people from the Special Task Force to the tomb, offering a bouquet of flowers to express their condolences.

Yan Qing stood before the tomb, looking at Su Yue's photo and the flowers placed before the tomb. The feeling in her heart was always a bit strange.

"Qi Team, I still can't believe Su Yue just died like that," she said incredulously. "This... it's too unreal. He even brought so many people back alive from that certain-death plane crash, yet he died like this..."

"Could this be another play he directed and acted in himself?"

A Qi was silent for a moment, seemingly thinking about something, then he said, "If he's dead, then so be it. If Su Yue is still alive... we will still have to catch him in the end."

"One thing is one thing. Heroes and fugitives are not contradictory, and law and morality coexist."

"If he is still alive, the charge of resisting arrest is still valid... even if he is indeed a hero."

Yan Qing nodded and did not say anything more.

And A Qi took a deep breath and continued, "Such opponents are rare. I actually hope he is still alive, just like you. That kind of tense life is actually not bad."

Xiao Ting was stunned for a moment and asked, "Then is he still alive?"

A Qi did not answer. Is Su Yue still alive?

It is a mystery.

From the scene, Su Yue was swept into the explosion; there was no possibility of survival.

But from the perspective of the result, the fact that there were no remains and it could not be confirmed also makes it difficult to judge.

He did not answer this question, only said, "Never mind, let's go. If Su Yue is still alive, someone like him would not be able to stand loneliness and truly live anonymously."

Hearing A Qi say this, everyone nodded.

They put down the bouquets and left the place.

On the way back, they saw a familiar face - Zheng Ziping and Wang Linlin.

Xiang Haitian took the initiative to greet Zheng Ziping. The two shook hands, but didn't say much. Zheng Ziping and Wang Linlin then walked forward.

Wang Linlin's expression was not good, especially after seeing A Qi and the others, her face became even worse.

A Qi gave a wry smile, "It seems she holds a lot of resentment."

Yan Qing, however, expressed understanding, "I thought she would curse at us a few times. This is considered good."

However, before Yan Qing could continue speaking, the faces of all the members of the Special Task Force became a little awkward.

They saw Gao Xiang. Gao Xiang had actually come to Su Yue's tomb.

This was something A Qi hadn't expected, and what he expected even less was that it would be such a coincidence, choosing the same time to sweep the tomb.

He truly felt a bit awkward in his heart, but no matter what, he still felt guilty about that matter. He braced himself and walked forward, standing before Gao Xiang, and asked, "How are you?"

Gao Xiang had no expression on his face, only said plainly, "I'm fine."

A Qi nodded, and Gao Xiang made a move to leave.

However, A Qi still had some things he hadn't said, and at this moment, he naturally didn't want to just let Gao Xiang leave like this.

He didn't want to leave any regrets; at least he wanted to have a clear conscience.

Before they passed each other, he spoke again, "What are your plans after this?"

Gao Xiang stopped in his tracks and said, "Lin Lao helped me secure an opportunity to study abroad. I want to go see the outside world. I should be leaving in about these two months."

"Qi Team, do you have any other questions?" Before A Qi could say anything more, Gao Xiang asked this question, blocking all the words he was about to say.

A Qi shook his head in surprise, and Gao Xiang, seeing him shake his head, also said directly, "Since there's nothing else, I'll go ahead."

At this moment, the two sides were clearly like strangers. Although their words were polite, A Qi would have preferred Gao Xiang to curse him out.

But Gao Xiang ultimately walked past him. His calmness and plainness made one feel a bit pained.

Yan Qing and the others also originally planned to say something, but Gao Xiang didn't even look at them and just walked past.

"Sigh." Xiang Haitian sighed.

He wanted to open his mouth to persuade him, but just as he was about to speak but hadn't yet, he suddenly heard A Qi beside him call out to Gao Xiang.

"Gao Xiang!"

Hearing this sound, Gao Xiang stopped in his tracks.

He turned his head and looked at A Qi from a few meters away.

A Qi looked at him. The words seemed to be on his lips, but he couldn't say them.

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And Gao Xiang didn't expect anything. Seeing that he didn't speak, he turned around to leave again.

Just as he was about to turn around but hadn't turned back yet, A Qi's voice finally came over: "Gao Xiang, I'm sorry."

This sentence surprised the few members of the Special Task Force present.

A Qi was undoubtedly also a proud person. Since knowing him, they had never heard him say the word "sorry."

Even Gao Xiang himself was stunned.

He nodded and said, "I understand. Those... it's nothing, it's all in the past."

Then Gao Xiang turned around again and walked towards Su Yue's tombstone.

At this moment before the tombstone, Wang Linlin looked at the stone before her, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red again.

She murmured, "Didn't you say it wouldn't be long? Didn't you say it would all be over soon? This result... is this what you promised me?"

Her voice was barely audible, but the tremor in it made Zheng Ziping feel a bit uncomfortable in his heart.

However, they did not know that standing among the crowd, a young man wearing glasses twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled somewhat helplessly.

Su Yue watched A Qi and the others sweeping his tomb, and then saw Sweetie also standing before his tombstone.

This scene was a bit too strange.

Su Yue suddenly thought with a touch of mischief, "If I take off my disguise now, what will happen at the scene?"

But this was just a thought, after all, this scene was exactly the situation he needed for the time being.

The reason Su Yue came to his own tomb was not out of some mischievousness, but rather, in the depths of his heart, he also wanted to say goodbye to his past.

Along the way, planning, setting the stage, designing, solving mysteries, reaching this point, even for Su Yue himself, was not easy.

However, seeing A Qi come to sweep his tomb, he still felt a bit strange in his heart.

But hearing A Qi's words, he understood that this guy hadn't changed. The reason for coming to sweep the tomb was likely the same as his own – wanting to say goodbye to the conflicts of the past few months.

He didn't expect so many people to come and sweep his tomb.

"After all, going abroad isn't just to live anonymously..."

"What will their reaction be when they know I'm still alive?"

"This time won't be too long..."

"I really hope I can see the expressions on their faces then."

A smile tugged at the corner of Su Yue's mouth, but then his eyes moved.

What truly surprised Su Yue was Gao Xiang's arrival.

"Why did he come?"

"Suspected of betrayal by his own people, has he still not given up on chasing my footsteps?"

"Putting everything else aside, this kid's perseverance is worth praising."

Gao Xiang placed the bouquet in his hand before the tombstone. Looking at this familiar face, he suddenly had a feeling of being in another world.

How naive and ridiculous he was when he looked at the college entrance exam results a few months ago?

He now only feels very fortunate to have met an opponent like Su Yue.

"No, saying opponent... in reality, I can't even be considered his opponent, right?"

"I'm just following behind him, chasing his footsteps."

"If not for this, I probably wouldn't have been able to improve so quickly."

Gao Xiang thought this in his heart, without any resentment.

After all, just as he thought, for his level to catch up to Su Yue's footsteps, or even keep pace with him, was almost impossible.

Wang Linlin also saw Gao Xiang, who had just arrived, and frowned.

But immediately after, she saw Gao Xiang bow deeply to Su Yue's tombstone.

Seeing this scene, Wang Linlin's brows relaxed a lot.

Su Yue looked at the scene before him, and felt a bit wistful in his heart.

Unknowingly, so many people had gathered around him.

"You've been standing here for a long time."

Just as he was watching, Su Yue suddenly heard a very cold female voice by his ear.

He was very familiar with this voice. He turned his head to look beside him and saw Xiao Xiao standing next to him.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao's cheeks were a bit gaunt, and she looked much thinner.

But after such a major surgery, this was unavoidable.

He didn't know how well she had recovered, or if she could return to her previous state.

But in any case, being able to be discharged from the hospital now indicates that she has actually recovered quite well.

Su Yue thought this, but what he said was, "Yes, I have indeed been standing for a long time."

This was a perfectly normal conversation between passersby.

Then he spoke again, "Are you also here to sweep the tomb?"

Xiao Xiao was suddenly startled when she heard this sentence, then shook her head and said, "I am here to see an old friend."

"An old friend?"

Su Yue pretended to be surprised and said, "Do you know Su Yue?"

Xiao Xiao did not answer, but just nodded towards Su Yue, and then walked towards the tombstone.

Su Yue looked at Xiao Xiao's back and smiled silently.

It seemed this woman was unwilling to believe that he was dead and was a bit sensitive to the word "sweeping the tomb."

However, as he watched, he saw Xiao Xiao walk towards where Wang Linlin was.

"Tang Dui?" But before Xiao Xiao and Wang Linlin could speak, they were spotted by Gao Xiang first.

Xiao Xiao looked at Gao Xiang with some surprise and said, "You're here?"

Gao Xiang also nodded, then said with a slight apology, "I've been preparing to go abroad during this time, and I didn't have time to go to the hospital to see you."

"It seems you've recovered well, Tang Dui (Team Leader Tang)." Xiao Xiao nodded, and while placing flowers, she suddenly explained, "After all, he saved me, so it's only right that I come here."

On the other side, Wang Linlin also heard Xiao Xiao's words.

Her gaze drifted over and saw Xiao Xiao.

And when Xiao Xiao got up after placing the flowers, she also noticed Wang Linlin's gaze.

She looked at Wang Linlin, nodded, and said, "I've seen your file."

And Wang Linlin asked, "Who are you?"

There was some vigilance in Wang Linlin's voice.

Through her eyes, Wang Linlin could see the different emotion Xiao Xiao had when looking at Su Yue's photo.

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