Chapter 2456 — An Unexpected Turn
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
To save his skin, Kang Jinglong dared not try any tricks. He dialed You Panhu's number straight away—and only after several attempts did he remember that You Panhu's phone had been stolen too. With no other choice, he called Team Leader Bai, hoping the two were together.
"Wei Zhao? How are you all doing?" Team Leader Bai's heart eased at once when he picked up Wei Zhao's call.
He had only just received the news that the cable car carrying Kang Jinglong and Wang Xinyan had crashed, and that Wei Zhao had jumped down after them. Confident as he was in the skills of an Earth-Rank expert like Wei Zhao, he could not help worrying about Wang Xinyan and Kang Jinglong.
He had wanted to send for help at once, but You Panhu stopped him, saying Kang Jinglong was surely fine—he and Wang Xinyan had gone off to be romantic, and there was no need to worry about them.
Frowning, Team Leader Bai asked for the details. Though furious that Kang Jinglong would gamble with his life over such a thing, he breathed a sigh of relief on learning that those involved were safe. He gave You Panhu a thorough dressing-down, then told him that if he failed the final exams, he could look forward to being kicked out.
Though this was not the school, Team Leader Bai was still incensed at You Panhu for helping Kang Jinglong with this business—reckless beyond words!
"Teacher Bai, it's me, Kang Jinglong!" Kang Jinglong said urgently, his voice close to tears. "Teacher Bai, is You Panhu nearby?"
"You Panhu? He's here!" Team Leader Bai handed the phone straight to You Panhu, unwilling to get involved in their mess.
"Brother Kang, what's wrong?" You Panhu asked, somewhat aggrieved. This whole business could have been kept under wraps—a simple lie to Team Leader Bai would have gotten them through—but Wei Zhao had jumped down after them, and Wei Zhao had surely noticed something was off. There was no hiding it now; they would have to tell the truth.
"Brother You, send a helicopter to pick us up right away! We're in trouble!" Kang Jinglong said urgently.
"Ah? All right!" You Panhu was taken aback. He did not know what this "trouble" was, but Kang Jinglong's tone sounded desperate, so he quickly agreed.
Having agreed, You Panhu went to the resort's security department to arrange a helicopter to fetch Kang Jinglong. This was part of an arrangement he had made with the resort on his last visit: if the cable car crashed, they were not to rush out searching—only when he came would a helicopter be sent to look.
This time, however, there was a slight complication. The moment You Panhu stepped into the security office, he saw Su Lengzi bawling and shouting while his wounds were being dressed, along with his two underlings—and the security guards from before were there as well.
You Panhu frowned and ignored them, turning instead to another guard seated at the desk. "Captain Sun, per our prior agreement, send out the helicopter now to search for my friends."
The security captain was just about to agree to You Panhu's request when a furious shout rang out!