Chapter 40 FORTY

Chapter 40: Chapter FORTY

"The guy I told you not to mess with."

Rong Yizhan walks through the crowd that automatically backs away as he approaches. He stops before the man, the pressure emitting from him is enough to make him take a step back.

"Start what?" He asks once more.

The man quickly recovers, his gaze darkening almost immediately as he stays rooted in one spot.

"So you’re his Sentinel." He grins "You two kept it under wraps for a long time. Seeing the ra?ars on him, he definitely got them from the institute. So they know what he’s capable of."

Rong Yizhan turns to Xin Linhua, whose gaze turns a few shades darker. At this rate, he might actually kill the man if this altercation goes on for much longer.

"Gao Shi." Rong Yizhan’s cold voice echoes "The dying son of Gao Jin. You’ve recovered."

Xin Linhua’s gaze flickers. The name rings in his head multiple times.

Gao Jin had a hidden son? A dying son? He already guessed the man’s identity, but Rong Yizhan knows more than him.

So the son was hidden away from people’s eyes because he was dying. Of course, the news alone would have caused a huge blow to the Gao family if people were to find out, so they hid it and passed Gao Chengi off as the only son.

Now it seems the hidden son has recovered fully, but an announcement hasn’t been made yet. To make it worse, he knows about Xin Linhua.

"You’re well informed." Gao Shi sneers "I’m here for your guide, not you. I heard Guide Xin’s Sentinel is a blind defective thing. I guess they’re right."

The man’s laughter is cut short by a sudden attack from behind. His knees slam ruthlessly on the floor, pain exploding through his veins.

The second kick hits his side, causing him to groan in pain and collapse to the floor. He grabs the side of his stomach, turning to find Xin Linhua staring down at him.

"Shit!" He cusses softly "You–"

Rong Yizhan crouches down. His hands reach out, wrapping around Gao Shi’s throat.

"Yaras?!" Xin Linhua quickly grabs his wrist "Don’t kill him."

"Why not?"

The crowd feels stumped. Why? Why!? There are a thousand reasons why he can’t kill the man!

First, he’s assigned under the institute. He got in a while back.

Second, he’s the son of the Gao family. The only living son at the moment. He has the Gao family to back him up, but Rong Yizhan probably has no one.

Third...who, in their right mind will try to kill a man in the institute!?

If Gao Shi dies, not even the institute will back him up, no matter how important he is to them and how much they’ll need him later in the future.

"Let him go." Xin Linhua says softly "Even if you want to kill him, don’t do it here. You can make it look accidental."

"He’s right." Hirano interjects "Xin Linhua might get affected as well. Besides, if something happens to you, I can’t guarantee what this pack of vultures might do to your guide."

The crowd swallows slightly. The three men are planning murder like no one’s listening.

Rong Yizhan’s fingers twitch. The man he’s strangling has a triumphant smile on his face despite the fact he’s slowly losing oxygen. He seems happy by the outcome of the situation.

"I won’t kill him." Rong Yizhan finally says "But, I have to send a clear message to Gao Jin. That much is required."

"What...?"

Rong Yizhan’s grip tightens almost immediately. He picks the man up the throat and slams him down.

A clear crisp sound echoes through the quiet room. The onlookers pale over. Their heart stutters, their body goes numb and they slowly back away fully.

Rong Yizhan releases Gao Shi. He steps back, his expression easing up a bit.

"You...." Xin Linhua rubs his forehead "You just slammed his head against one of the strongest rocks in history."

"He won’t die."

Gao Shi had passed out. Blood can be seen at the back of his head, but like Rong Yizhan said, he’s not dead.

"I’ll get him to the Infirmary." Hirano pats his shoulder "Get Xin Linhua out of here. Before they decide to throw caution to the wind."

Xin Linhua turns to Rong Yizhan. He grabs his wrist, pulling him out of the training grounds.

Originally, he had planned to return to their room, but with how fast the news is spreading and the altercation that just occurred, he knows it’s only a matter of time before he becomes a living target in the institution.

Thus, he takes a detour instead. The Administration Division.

"Director Chen!" Xin Linhua uncharismatically kicks the door open.

"Xin Linhua." The director’s gaze is dark "Kicking my door–"

He cuts himself off. His gaze shifts to Rong Yizhan who’s entire demeanor is screaming ’bloody murder’.

"What’s going on?" He asks instead.

"Director." Xin Linhua slams his hands on the table "Do you know how fucked I am right now? This is why I refused when you asked me to guide that bastard, Gao Chengi. Not only that, you admitted his brother into the institute and that son of a gun just outed me in front of the entire Sentinel Division."

"What!?" Director Chen springs up from his seat.

"If I hadn’t stop my Sentinel, he’d have been dead by now." Xin Linhua is seething by now "Now the institute will find out by nightfall and I’ll become nothing but prey in their eyes."

"They saw your ra?ars?"

"Of course! I always keep it hidden, but he baited me and I feel for it. My neck was exposed to almost a hundred Sentinel at once, maybe even more. Fuck! I should have killed that bastard, Gao Chengi, when I had the chance"

Director Chen slumps back in his seat. His head tilts back, like he’s weighing his options, or considering the next course of action.

"The institute has to fix this." Xin Linhua’s fingers clench "I won’t just stand by if they attack me, I might kill someone and I wouldn’t be held responsible."

"The board can’t do anything to help, Xin Linhua."

"Why the fuck not."

"Your abilities, I kept it a secret from them. I’m the only one who knows."