NOVEL WEB Chapter 483: All Leaked
Mountain Eagle was startled by Daria's horrified expression, and he spread his hands, saying, "Who is it?"
Daria, pursing her lips and coughing lightly, handed the phone to Mountain Eagle and said in a very professional tone, "Boss, it's Mrs. Li's call..."
Mountain Eagle, who was sitting on a lounge chair, shook visibly, then instantly sprang up...
This sudden movement made him feel a tearing pain, causing him to let out a groan before snatching the phone angrily, glancing at Daria, who had a smile in her eyes, then turned and walked away to place the phone to his ear and softly said, "Xiao Wan…"
"Where's the son?"
Hearing the cool voice from the phone, Mountain Eagle's heart suddenly stabilized...
Without hearing Mountain Eagle's response, Li Xiaowan on the phone sighed slightly, softening her tone, and said, "Where's the son?"
Somewhat absent-minded, Mountain Eagle subconsciously said...
"Son? What son?"
As soon as he spoke, Mountain Eagle realized something was amiss...
"Oh, oh, the son, the son, where was the son again..."
Li Xiaowan, even through the phone, could feel Mountain Eagle's confusion; her voice tone dropped again as she sighed and said, "Let the son speak on the phone..."
At that moment, the somewhat scrambled thoughts of Mountain Eagle finally cleared...
Looking at Miranda and others in the distance, dragging dozens of rotten corpses out of the woods, Mountain Eagle slapped his forehead hard and said awkwardly, "Uh, son, oh, son, the son isn't around me right now, I will go find him soon…"
Li Xiaowan, who should have been very angry, fell silent for a moment and then asked, "Are you very busy?"
Mountain Eagle quickly denied, "Not busy, how could I be busy? I don't have anything on..."
While saying this, Mountain Eagle heard Xiao Wan sniffing, and he sighed helplessly, as if pinched on his weak spot, and said, "I did indeed experience some matters just now, but they are all resolved..."
Xiao Wan sniffed, and said, "It was dangerous, right?"
"No..."
Mountain Eagle stopped his instinctive response, sighed again, and said, "I'm now the boss, I don't need to do the truly dangerous tasks, the process was indeed a bit dangerous, but it's all over now.
Let's talk about something else, like how you are doing now..."
Xiao Wan fell silent for a moment and said, "Things are going very smoothly, I just received a call from the Alaska Governor, who explicitly expressed his willingness to assist in promoting the exchange mechanism between Alaska and the Jinling Orphanage...
I don't know what exactly happened, nor do I know why the Alaska Governor would call me at this time.
But I do know, whenever such a thing happens, it must be because you've done some work on your side."
Then Xiao Wan said with a somewhat weak tone, "Yue Ziheng, I miss you!"
Mountain Eagle's heart, which had been beating violently, gradually calmed down, he slowly sat on the edge of the platform, looking at the stars in the sky, and softly said, "I miss you too, more than you miss me!"
Xiao Wan acted like a tranquilizer that effectively calmed Mountain Eagle down...
Not with an excited feeling desperate to fly over to meet right away, but more like a stream of clear spring flowing through Mountain Eagle's heart, cool and slightly sweet...
Xiao Wan sensed Mountain Eagle's mood, and she softly said, "Mom and dad called me, they asked me to send their regards to you.
The orphanage back home was contacted through mom's friend from the Women's Federation; they are willing to regularly accept a batch of children and volunteers from Alaska for exchange and study.
Dad is helping with the visa processing...
After having something to do, his spirits have improved a lot.
.........
........."
Xiao Wan slowly spoke, and Mountain Eagle listened slowly, by the second half he had forgotten what Xiao Wan was saying, those trivial family joys and sorrows eventually became the medicine that healed his physical pain...
Lovers, they clearly understand what the other needs...
Xiao Wan could tell by his breathing that Mountain Eagle had drifted off, but for her, talking was also a form of venting.
The two had such an understanding; one spoke, the other listened, about all the big and small things that happened in the house after Mountain Eagle left, those dissatisfaction, resentments, complaints, rumors, and human warmth, were no longer past discomforts but instead, became notes that struck Mountain Eagle's heart.
It's said that adversity reveals true feelings, in Mountain Eagle's case, the warmth of surviving the adversity was very important to him.
And who knows how much time passed until the sky slightly brightened up, Daria quietly stepped next to Mountain Eagle and patted his shoulder, only then did Mountain Eagle realize, it was almost dawn.
Mountain Eagle instinctively glanced at his phone and saw it was still in call mode, he softly said, "The sky's brightening, go get some sleep."
On the other end of the phone, Xiao Wan said, "No, I had Yuliy arrange a flight for me, I'm coming over to you this afternoon."
Then, feeling better, Xiao Wan suddenly thought of something, laughed, and said, "You still owe me an explanation, about that Tessa...
That girl has a good figure, just a bit of a temper."
Mountain Eagle heard this, helplessly smiled bitterly, and said, "After so long of not seeing each other, actually, it's also good to talk about other topics."
Xiao Wan took a deep breath and said with a smile, "I think it's quite good, I'm considering whether to expand the orphanage exchange mechanism to Thailand, where the environment and climate are amazing.
Xiao Yi has always been in poor mental condition, and I can't even find a suitable kindergarten for him. Now it's just right; he can have playmates and gain more knowledge through study tours.
While he's still young, it's good for him to learn two more languages!
Dad is now sidelined, and mom has retired, so they both have enough free time. Going out and about with me might significantly improve their health condition."
Fully awake, Mountain Eagle immediately felt something was amiss; an active senior official can't just go wherever they want, could they?
Mountain Eagle, somewhat nervous and expectant, said, "Have you told dad about my situation?"
Xiao Wan replied softly, "I told him everything on the day I left!
Recently, I've been constantly speaking with dad on the phone, and he has been remotely advising me on what to do.
Ziheng, dad is also very worried about you, he never felt you did anything wrong, it's just..."
Mountain Eagle breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I know, I can never go back in this lifetime!
I honestly don't mind, as long as I can be with you guys, anywhere else is the same to me..."
Xiao Wan sighed and said, "Can we really be together long-term?"
Mountain Eagle hesitated, then said helplessly, "It's definitely not possible at the moment, I still have a lot of things to do.
I guess dad is in the same situation!
But no worries, I will try hard. In three years, or at most five, I will surely be able to deliver you a good outcome.
Just think of it as if I'm on a business trip like before, only now, apart from not being able to return home domestically, we can be together anywhere else.
Alaska has four months of summer, the best weather in Thailand during the dry season is also four months, and staying home for another four months, so we could have eight months together...
That's enough!"
Xiao Wan thought for a moment and said, "I haven't completely decided about Thailand..."
Mountain Eagle sighed and said, "But dad has already decided, right?
At only 57, a veteran policeman who moved from criminal to narcotics, and turned to economic investigation due to an injury, how could he just sit idle?
A friend of mine in the Thai Police Team told me that police cooperation between the two sides has started to deepen; I sensed something off back then, so I specifically checked my wanted notice and found I'm only worth 5000 now.
At first, I didn't understand, but now I know why."
Xiao Wan nodded and said, "Can't hide anything from you, can I?"
Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "There's nothing to hide, in the realm of police work, I still have some influence in Thailand.
If dad goes to Thailand, maybe I could lend a hand..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wan's voice lifted slightly, "Right, you're the Thai Police Team's son-in-law, they surely have to give the son-in-law some face."
Mountain Eagle knew he had stepped on a landmine. He lamented, saying, "I also have a good relationship with their team's crown prince, and he's in charge of a more relevant department.
Let me tell you, that's just how the Thais are; that guy even asked me to help his mistress set up a resort..."
Mountain Eagle was too outspoken; he had no psychological defenses around Xiao Wan; thus he said something like 'I took care of Shaky too.' just to provide himself a moral cushion.
Unfortunately, such words only have the effect of adding fuel to fire with women...
Hearing the sound of the phone being slammed down on the other end, Mountain Eagle massaged his temples with a headache and then looked at Daria, who had been eavesdropping on his phone call all this time, and said grumpily, "What's with the eavesdropping, do you even understand Chinese?
Call Yulia and ask her to get a better plane..."
As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at the piles of corpses in the distance, waved his hands annoyedly, and said, "Carry those corpses away by boat, and notify Old Qiao and the rest to come back.
I must clean up the camp before my wife arrives."
Daria, with a strange expression, noted down Mountain Eagle's requests. As she was leaving, she turned back to look at her boss, whose demeanor was quite different from usual, and said, "Boss, you look quite adorable now!
It's just a mistress, a small issue, you can definitely handle Mrs. Li..."
Then she covered her mouth and giggled, pointing towards the dock, saying, "Boss, those two hostages have been here for three hours now, Little Ruby has prepared the plane, but they insist on meeting with you first..."
Mountain Eagle had no mood for this. He waved his hands and said, "The commission has been deposited, let them go!
Although they are hostages, it doesn't mean I feel these people are worthy of my association.
Plus, my mind is a bit chaotic now, I still have to make an important phone call..."
After Daria left, Mountain Eagle took out his phone and dialed Li Chengji's number, hesitating for a moment before making the call...
After connecting, hearing Li Chengji's cool voice, Mountain Eagle sighed and said, "You've been keeping an eye on me...
The Governor of Alaska made a call to my wife, it must have been your doing...
I agree to your terms, but the 80 million US Dollar Revenge Fund cannot be less, you know why..."