The Reborn Honest Beta is a Fishing Beauty - Chapter 5 PT1

Chapter 5 PT1 – Zhan Ting

The masked man said in a subtle tone: “Lu Yu is a high-ranking military official and generally, he wouldn’t casually agree to unknown people’s friend requests.”

Su Nuo seemed to have thought of something, and a cunning look flashed in his eyes: “I know how to convince him.”

The masked man snorted barely perceptibly. Seeing Su Nuo covering the screen and typing furtively, he seemed not to want others to see him.

But in this room, the only other person was the masked man.

The masked man: “…”

It’s useless to guard against him.

What happened during the day left a deep shadow on Su Nuo. Before going to bed, he kept reminding the masked man not to act rashly again.

Yuan Palace didn’t catch the person, so there’s no guarantee that they won’t use some high-tech means to catch him next time, and he may not be able to escape every time.

As long as the man could endure one more night, a group of medical staff will come to Yuan Palace tomorrow morning, and he could then sneak out with them.

The masked man was annoyed by the nagging, so he closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair to sleep.

The lights went out. After an unknown amount of time, Su Nuo’s vague voice was heard in the quiet night.

“He hasn’t agreed yet…”

The deep sleepiness enveloped the lost voice, making it seem inexplicably delicate.

The masked man opened his eyes and looked at the blurry figure on the bed.

The wooden planks creaked a few times, and the figure tossed back and forth, seemingly unable to sleep.

After a while, the figure raised half of his body and whispered tentatively, “Are you asleep?”

“Asleep.”

Su Nuo paused and said, “So you can talk to me in your sleep.”

“…”

Su Nuo and the masked man chatted casually. To be precise, Su Nuo was responsible for talking, while the masked man was responsible for making “hmm”, “hum” and “tsk”.

Su Nuo could already imagine the perfunctory expressions under the iron mask when saying “hmm”, “hum”, and “tsk”, but he didn’t care.

As they chatted late into the night, sleepiness began to set in. The guard and boundaries in his heart gradually disappeared. Without thinking for a moment, Su Nuo yawned and asked the masked man, “By the way, I still don’t know your name.”

After asking this question, Su Nuo came to his senses and regretted it.

This question clearly crossed the line, and the masked man would probably be angry.

In the silent darkness, time slowed down minute by minute. After a while, a hoarse male voice sounded: “Zhan Ting.”

The thick night seemed to be stirred up by these two words, and Su Nuo’s heart also fluctuated and beat violently.

He opened his eyes wide and looked at the person in the chair in disbelief.

Zhan Ting!

The masked man in front of him turned out to be Zhan Ting!

That was the name of the leader of the Hydra organization, and he was the one who rescued Su Nuo from the planet Areli.

In this life, he actually met Zhan Ting so early!

He suddenly remembered that in his previous life, Qin Sen had captured people in Yuan Palace, but at that time he was busy taking care of Yuan Jianyi and stayed in the ward to keep watch over Yuan Jianyi at night. He guessed that was why he missed the opportunity to meet Zhan Ting!

When he saw the masked man for the first time, he felt that the other party was no ordinary person. He dared to break into the Yuan Palace alone at night, so he was probably not an ordinary member of Hydra. However, he did not expect that the masked man was actually the leader of Hydra.

Thinking about how he got angry at Zhan Ting in broad daylight, he felt a little regretful.

Zhan Ting saved him in his previous life and was his savior.

He always wanted to repay him but never had the chance.

“Zhan Ting…”

Su Nuo called him softly, his voice falling into the darkness.

No response was heard.

Zhan Ting fell asleep.

Su Nuo looked at the blurry shadow on the chair for a while, then lay back down.

He couldn’t sleep at all. His heart was still pounding, and he was glad that he had made the right decision to save Zhan Ting.

•|•

BOOM–

Amid the explosion, countless mecha limbs and arms rolled down, and the black smoke swallowed up the flames on the ground, surging up and merging with the furious dark clouds in the sky.

Night seemed to come early, and the world became blurry and chaotic.

“Oh no! The Sakru bug has mutated! Let’s retreat!”

“What happened to the mecha? Why did it suddenly go out of control?”

“Something’s wrong! There are more and more mutated bugs nearby!”

“You retreat first, I’ll clean up the mess! This is a military order, do you hear me?”

“I’m sorry, Lieutenant General, but this time, A’Pu is going to disobey your orders!”

Communications were cut off.

A’Pu: “Everyone obey! Protect the deputy commander and retreat!”

“Deputy General, I can’t go back. Please tell my fiancée not to wait for me.”

“And me, Lieutenant General, help me tell my parents that I can be a hero like my brother.”

“Deputy General, I am an orphan and have no family. Just burn some cigarettes for me during the Qingming Festival.”

The last few mechas formed a barrier and blocked the insects’ attack by self-destructing.

The sky was filled with flickering flames, brightening up the blurry and chaotic world behind him.

The aftermath of the explosion seemed to still linger deep in his heart, and the pain turned into substance and spread from his dream to reality.

The figure on the chair was tense and trembling, caught in an emotion that he could not extricate himself from. Only the heavy breathing in his chest became an indescribable and unexpressible outlet for his release.

“Zhan Ting… Zhan Ting…”

The cry rescued him from the nightmare, and the suffocating feeling in his chest suddenly disappeared. Zhan Ting slowly opened his eyes, and in his crescent-shaped vision was an enlarged face.

“Are you okay?”

His thoughts gradually returned, and Zhan Ting subconsciously touched the mask on his face: “Did I just have a nightmare?”

“Yeah.” Su Nuo saw that he was a little dazed. “Do you want to go to bed and rest? Maybe you had a bad sleeping posture sitting in a chair, so you had a nightmare.”

“Not necessary.”

“So what do you want for breakfast? If the kitchen doesn’t have what you like, I’ll go make you something.”

This overly attentive tone made Zhan Ting feel a little uneasy. He had just given him Lu Yu’s account number yesterday, but the treatment today was different.

“Not necessary.”

“Really?” Su Nuo looked at him suspiciously, “You haven’t eaten or showered in the past few days…”

Zhan Ting interrupted him: “I have nutrient solutions with me, and…” Zhan Ting seemed unhappy with his statement, “I didn’t skip a shower, the clothes I wear have a self-cleaning function.”

Su Nuo glanced at Zhan Ting’s clothes and thought, no wonder he didn’t smell bad, he always has a faint fragrance.

Unable to please Zhan Ting, he hesitated for a moment and mentioned that medical staff would arrive at the Yuan Palace in the evening.

Today, Yuan Palace happened to be holding a welcoming banquet for Yuan Yao to celebrate Yuan Yao’s victory in the Cooper war zone. At that time, most of the servants and bodyguards will be transferred to the banquet hall on the first floor.

Security was lax in other places, and he could take advantage of this to provide cover for Zhan Ting.

“This medical team has brain-stimulating equipment. That equipment cannot be affected by the red light device. Yuan Palace will shut down the red light device. When the time comes, I will steal a set of clothes for you. You can blend in with the medical staff, or you can hide directly inside the equipment. The equipment is very large, and a person can be hidden inside it.”

“How come you are so familiar with the instruments?” Zhan Ting suddenly asked.

What Su Nuo said seemed to be able to predict the future.

Su Nuo realized he had let something slip and laughed, “I take care of Young Master Yi every day, so I’m naturally familiar with the equipment. Furthermore, the attending physician specifically emphasized to the security department last night that the red light instrument must be turned off.”

Zhan Ting said nothing more, as if he believed his explanation.

At this moment, Khalil’s commanding voice was heard downstairs.

“Everyone, be careful and do things carefully. There can’t be any mistakes at tonight’s celebration party!”

Zhan Ting: “A celebration banquet?”

“Well, Master Yao and Team Ding Yi returned victorious today. The Star Lord is holding a celebration banquet at Yuan Palace. The servants have been busy with this matter since early morning.”

Su Nuo stood by the window, opened the gap and looked downstairs.

Behind him, Zhan Ting’s eyelashes drooped and one hand tightly grasped the handle of the chair.

•|•

The celebration banquet was not large in scale, and only a few close associates of the Yuan family were invited to attend. However, the decoration was very luxurious and grand, and it was obvious that Yuan Jing was in a good mood.

In contrast to the complete annihilation of Team B2, Yuan Yao, who won the battle, has now become the object of public admiration, and has also won a lot of people’s support for Yuan Jing. Everyone says that Yuan Jing is a good parent.