Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 49 - I am Willing to Take Risks

49: Chapter 49 I am Willing to Take Risks

49 -49 I am Willing to Take Risks

At this moment, the two rivals still refused to let off each other.

Although they were separated by the concerted efforts of the crowd, they continued to push and insult each other.

There were many onlookers.

The male and female classmates wouldn’t be in any danger in front of the crowd for now, but Gu Fan was in a rush.

He didn’t know where Zhou Yu was going, but Gu Fan couldn’t abandon what was happening here.

They had planned for Zhou Yu to draw out the enemy, and then everyone would follow, but the sudden events left Gu Fan feeling passive.

If Gu Fan, Du Jun, and Lin Xi went after Zhou Yu together, they would be ignoring their fellow students.

However, if they didn’t chase, they would be ignoring Zhou Yu.

That meant they had to leave someone behind with these classmates.

Therefore, only two could go to chase Zhou Yu, preferably the male students who could support each other.

The worst part was, Gu Fan didn’t trust Lin Xi staying here.

If Gu Fan were to go after Zhou Yu, he would definitely act with Lin Xi, leaving Du Jun behind with the couple whose relationship was in chaos.

But if only Gu Fan and Lin Xi went after Zhou Yu, they might run into trouble halfway, and without catching Zhou Yu, Gu Fan and Lin Xi could become the seventh and eighth ones to disappear.

“What to do, what to do?” Gu Fan was anxiously spinning in circles.

Everything was well planned initially, but unexpected issues arose.

As the situation was far from over, Gu Fan sighed in frustration.

The girl was stirring up trouble by maintaining relationships with two different male classmates, leading them to fight over her, which disrupted Gu Fan’s plans.

At this time, Gu Fan received a call from Lu Yi.

He was shocked to learn that someone who used to trail them had also arrived, which suggests that Zhou Yu was in a precarious situation.

“Lu Yi, continue to stay in the van and inform us of everyone’s movements.

Jie, you’ve never been in the secret room, there’s no need to worry.

Don’t be afraid of being left out, do you understand?” After Gu Fan finished speaking, Jie immediately responded from the other side of the call, “I understand, I’ll go after Zhou Yu immediately.”

Gu Fan asked another question, “What about the other three?”

Lu Yi answered, “They just reached the level where the cinema is and saw Zhou Yu going down on the elevator.”

“Let them wait at the cinema entrance for me and Lin Xi.” Gu Fan then took Lin Xi’s hand and told Du Jun, “We’re leaving this to you, Lin Xi and I are going with the others to find Zhou Yu.”

“Alright, be careful,” Du Jun nodded and watched as Gu Fan and Lin Xi hurried out of the screening room.

As soon as they left the cinema, Gu Fan and Lin Xi saw the other three classmates anxiously waiting outside.

Without any greetings, everyone went after Zhou Yu under Gu Fan’s lead.

Lu Yi was also reporting Zhou Yu’s movements in real time.

At the moment, Zhou Yu was still on the second floor, aimlessly wandering around the huge commercial plaza.

“What should we do, Gu Fan, should we call him back?” Lu Yi sounded worried, and repeatedly urged Gu Fan to be cautious of the man wearing a suit and sunglasses.

“If Zhou Yu and our distance keeps increasing, it would be very risky.

We have to call him back,” Gu Fan both pursued and worried.

As the initiator of this operation, he was responsible for any consequences.

Even then, Gu Fan held Lin Xi’s hand firmly throughout, which gave Lin Xi a strong sense of reassurance.

They eventually reached the second floor but the area was too vast and there were too many stores and corridors, making the search difficult.

They had to split up, but there were not enough people.

Just then, Jie arrived and joined them, making the number of people barely sufficient.

They divided into two groups, first was Gu Fan, Lin Xi, and Jie, second was the other two male students and a female, they split up to search.

During their search, Lu Yi called again, “Gu Fan, according to the signal on the 3D map, Zhou Yu might have gone to the third floor.”

“Alright, I got it, stay in contact.” Gu Fan immediately led Lin Xi and Jie to the third floor after hanging up the call.

The device Du Jun provided was indeed impressive; the map displayed in 3D, showing each level of the shopping mall, allowing the tracker to accurately locate the floor, which greatly eased their task.

Despite this, Gu Fan still felt uneasy, especially about Zhou Yu’s movements.

It was as if Zhou Yu no longer cared about any danger or even hoped that danger would occur.

Perhaps his life had not been going well, but Gu Fan could not comprehend what had provoked this reckless behavior.

Gu Fan quickened his pace as he anxiously dialed Zhou Yu’s number, finally getting through after what seemed like an eternity.

He barely kept himself from cursing, “What on earth are you thinking, Zhou Yu?

Why are you going off-plan?

You know this is dangerous.”

Zhou Yu replied calmly, “Gu Fan, when we decided to carry out this plan, we knew the risks.

Surely, you’ve realized that our adversaries are vigilant and won’t take the bait easily.

That’s why I had to do this.”

“Listen to me, Zhou Yu, if this plan fails, we can come up with a better one.

There’s no need for you to risk your life,” Gu Fan advised sincerely.

But Zhou Yu merely responded with a bitter laugh.

“It doesn’t matter.

These are the challenges we need to face, I’m not planning on escaping.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?

Do you realize how worried everyone is about you?

We’re on the verge of panic.” Gu Fan’s words were met with a moment of silence from Zhou Yu at the other end of the line, who then said, “Thank you,” before hanging up.

Zhou Yu had arrived at a corner of the shopping plaza.

Business was slow due to the area’s seclusion.

Many stores had closed, which only deterred more customers and transformed the place into a disreputed area.

Zhou Yu took a deep breath, staring at the few men dressed in business suits and wearing sunglasses approaching him.

He remembered Lu Yi’s warning to be wary of these men.

“So, they’ve finally come…”, Zhou Yu muttered, fighting back his fear.

His muscles tensed as he maturely composed himself, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to think back on the painful, infuriating moments of his life.

Years ago, Zhou Yu still vividly remembered an unpleasant incident involving a cousin while staying at his relatives’ home.

Always biting his tongue due to his vulnerable position, Zhou Yu finally snapped only to be met by his relative’s roaring rage and a scornful word that left him fuming: “Out!”

Zhou Yu remembers running out of the house in tears.

He remembers shivering in the cold wind under the dim park lights.

No one cared.

No one came after him.

His parents divorced, his mother lived in another city, his father was busy with work and had started another family, they both ignored Zhou Yu.

His grandparents were old and Zhou Yu didn’t want to be a burden to them.

A lifetime of hardships, fatigue, and humiliation, Zhou Yu had always borne silently.

But, in the quiet of night, when he was alone, memories of his struggles would creep up, shattering his resilience to pieces.

No one saw him weep.

“Thank you, Gu Fan.

Thanks, everyone.

If this is fate, then what is there to fear?” This time, Zhou Yu stood tall, bravely facing the men approaching him.

At that moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came, it was Su Hui who by coincidence had run into this area.

As she ran past Zhou Yu, she didn’t recognize him or the men in suits.

The men in suits continued their march towards Zhou Yu, only to walk past him as if he were invisible.

Zhou Yu was stunned and wondered if the men in suits Lu Yi warned them about were not these men.

“Remember to maintain a distance from the students, otherwise, they won’t take the bait,” said the men in suits, quietly moving away from Zhou Yu.

The expected event didn’t occur surprising Zhou Yu, but he wasn’t going to back down just yet.

He dialed Gu Fan, “Hey, don’t rush over yet.

Those men in suits just passed me without doing anything.

I’m gonna hit the restroom, giving them a better chance.

Wait for that opportunity to happen.”

“Be..

be careful,” Gu Fan immediately messaged another group to head over to the third floor, hoping that the advantage lies in numbers.

As Gu Fan finished his message, he noticed Lin Xi tugging at his clothes.

He looked where Lin Xi was pointing and saw an out of breath Su Hui.

“Sister Su, what brings you here?” Gu Fan asked cautiously, to which Su Hui rebuked, “I knew you wouldn’t listen.

I knew you would get yourself into trouble.

Quickly tell me, what stage is the plan at now?”

“Well, I’m not entirely sure, but I have a feeling that something’s about to happen,” Gu Fan replied, lacking confidence.

Su Hui decisively took charge.

“Everyone, listen to my commands.

Gather up and leave immediately.”

Jie instantly objected, “No way, we’ve come this far, if we stop now everything we’ve done would’ve been a waste.”

“So what are you waiting for?

Do you want someone to get hurt before you understand regret?” Su Hui accused.

Gu Fan responded calmly, “Don’t you understand yet, Sister Su?

It’s already too late.

What we’re doing now is fighting back.

Should we really stand idly by, waiting for our friends to disappear one by one before doing something?”