120: Chapter 120 Decision 120: Chapter 120 Decision Jiang Meixian looked skeptical, her eyes roaming over Chen Hai thoroughly.
It seemed like she wanted to make sure that her son was telling the truth about his desire to head to the Capital City early!
Unfortunately, Chen Hai maintained an open and honest demeanor throughout, so after a long look, Jiang Meixian couldn’t spot any signs of deceit.
“Hai, are you really planning to go to the Capital City tomorrow or the day after?”
After a slight hesitation, Jiang Meixian spoke up to confirm.
In the past, when she thought her son had flunked his college entrance exams and hadn’t gotten into college, Chen Hai had often mingled with Sun Jinzhong.
Back then, she didn’t interfere much.
But now, knowing that her son was about to become a college student, her thoughts had changed somewhat.
Of course, it wasn’t that Jiang Meixian looked down on her cousin’s son, Sun Jinzhong. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥
She merely felt that her son and her cousin’s son were no longer from the same world and didn’t want them hanging out together often.
“Mom, why would I lie to you about this?”
“From our place to the Capital City, you have to transfer several times.
Just taking the train takes a day or two!”
“I’m leaving a week early because, aside from the travel time, there aren’t many days left.”
“The little time I have, I want to get to know the surroundings of the school, and even that feels too short!”
“It’s not just me either; all the students in our school who got into college, especially those whose colleges are far away, are leaving several days early.”
Smiling at his mother, Chen Hai explained.
Jiang Meixian had only ever traveled as far as Liuyuan County in her life.
But she knew that the Capital City was indeed very far from their home!
Hearing Chen Hai put it that way, she found it reasonable, and after thinking it over, she nodded and said, “Going to college is important; it’s good for you to go early!”
“Once you’ve successfully registered and truly become a college student, just remember to write a letter to let us know at home!”
Seeing his mother Jiang Meixian nod in agreement, Chen Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He said with a smile, “Mom, you don’t need to worry about letters, I bought a pager recently.”
“In a moment, I’ll give you my pager number.
If you need to contact me, just go to any shop with a public phone and page me!”
“If you don’t know how to use it, you can always ask the shop owner…”
Taking out the pager he always kept in his pocket, Chen Hai showed it to his mother.
“Can such a tiny thing be used as a phone?” Jiang Meixian asked with a face full of surprise.
“It’s not for making calls.
You page me, and it will display your phone number here, then I can call you back,” Chen Hai explained patiently to his mother.
“It just displays the phone number?
“I got scared for a moment, thinking such a little gadget could actually make calls!”
“When did you buy this?
This pager mustn’t be cheap, tell me truthfully, did it cost one hundred yuan?”
After roughly understanding the function of the pager, Jiang Meixian began to mutter.
“Roughly,” Chen Hai replied vaguely.
He really didn’t dare to tell the full truth; if his mother knew that such a small pager cost almost as much as their home TV, she’d probably lose her appetite for days.
“Mom, I’m going to check on Brother Zhong.
He came over with a head injury to congratulate me personally, I definitely need to chat with him for a bit!”
Sun Jinzhong was still waiting in the room for his response, and Chen Hai naturally wouldn’t leave him hanging.
“Alright, go ahead!” Jiang Meixian nodded and then reminded Chen Hai, “If he asks you to get involved in a fight, you mustn’t go, understand?”
“Okay!” Chen Hai nodded and casually agreed.
Inside the room, Sun Jinzhong paced back and forth.
He indeed had a Wang Ba Box in his hand.
But the thought of facing those who knocked him unconscious and robbed him all by himself filled him with trepidation, not quite mustering the courage.
After all, he was experienced in fighting, but it was always group against group.
In such scenarios, overwhelmed with adrenaline, he naturally felt fearless.
But now, he would likely be facing desperate criminals outnumbering him three to one.
If Chen Hai could join him in Liuyuan County, it would be ideal; otherwise, he’d have to rally his friends to help.
“How about it, cousin?
Did auntie allow you to come to Liuyuan County?”
As soon as Chen Hai entered the room, Sun Jinzhong quickly approached.
“You, being notoriously troublesome among relatives, made my mom worry I might pick up bad habits from you!”
Giving Sun Jinzhong a roll of eyes, Chen Hai sighed and continued, “With you turning up at my house , my mom thought you were beaten up and wanted me to help you fight!”
“With those thoughts, how could she let me go to Liuyuan with you!”
I’ll just have to call some guys to join me at Longevity Bridge,” sighed Sun Jinzhong, looking disappointed.
“Don’t call anyone, stay put without making trouble and alerting them while I’m gone!”
Chen Hai glanced at him sharply and added, “I told my mom I’m heading to the Capital City early for school.
You go back to Liuyuan, and wait for me at the station tomorrow noon!”
“Who knows if those who robbed you have weapons?”
“These people dared to rob openly during the day; they’d definitely dare to engage in violent crimes.”
“Don’t think just because you have the Wang Ba Box, you’ve got them all handled.”
“If you gather your pals to catch them, one wrong move could cost you your life!”
“Remember, you absolutely cannot act rashly before we meet up!”
These words left Sun Jinzhong speechless.
Military tactics say: know yourself and your opponent, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Chen Hai himself could perform soul departure, although his Divine Soul couldn’t interact with physical matter, and at most could only scare those men without inflicting much harm.
But with Chen Hai locating their whereabouts, capturing them with Sun Jinzhong would ensure maximum safety.
“Alright, cousin, I’ll go back first.
Tomorrow, when you arrive, we’ll meet up and head to Longevity Bridge together!”
Hanging his head, Sun Jinzhong nodded in response.