LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 0009: Eruption
Hui Zi continued driving.
Qiao Fei kept polishing her Tang sword.
Cheng Bin was smiling, as if watching a show.
It seemed that in this vehicle, except for Ning Fan, no one felt nervous.
As for Ning Fan...
He gradually clenched his fists, his breathing growing heavier.
His usually calm eyes finally showed a change.
It was anger!
It was humiliation!
It was defiance!
But... there was no fear!
All along, Ning Fan had been suppressing his emotions.
Rarely could one see joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness on his face.
He seemed indifferent to everything.
Yet he also seemed incredibly persistent about everything.
"Kid, that look in your eyes, you're starting to resemble a Marauder," Lin Chuan sneered. "But if you can't give me a reasonable explanation, you'll still die."
"Fuck!" Ning Fan suddenly snorted with a laugh.
This sound made Hui Zi curiously glance at him through the rearview mirror.
Isn't that my catchphrase?
Moreover, in his impression, this kid was quite modest and obedient.
"Brother Chuan, you recruited me into the Stray Dog Pack because you thought I was here to gather intelligence?" Ning Fan raised his chin, his chest heaving constantly. "Soul Servants are the core secret of the Lower City, and you don't want the Upper City to get too much information about them! So, you took me in, intending to kill me outside the district?"
Lin Chuan smiled, "Smart kid, quick reaction."
"From the first time you saw me, and noticed that I got full marks on all nine tests, you started suspecting me?" Ning Fan asked again.
Lin Chuan nodded, "More or less."
"Idiot!" Ning Fan cursed coldly.
Lin Chuan was stunned.
Everyone in the car looked at Ning Fan at this moment.
This guy...
Has he gone mad?
Hui Zi wasn't even looking at the road ahead anymore, but staring straight at Ning Fan through the rearview mirror.
"Brother Chuan, he cursed at you..."
"I'm not fucking deaf!"
"He cursed at you, not me, why are you yelling at me..."
"Shut up! Just drive!"
Lin Chuan's face was extremely unpleasant.
He glared fiercely at Ning Fan, "You little bastard! I've been the captain for so many years, and I've never been cursed by a team member!"
"That's because you've never put your blade to the throat of other team members!" Ning Fan said with a stern face. "Because my grades are good, you suspect I'm a spy from the Upper City? Are you saying the Stray Dog Pack only recruits members who fail the tests?"
"You little punk! Watch your words! Don't drag me into this! Who are you cursing at?" Hui Zi felt offended.
Faced with Ning Fan's unleashed emotions, Lin Chuan was momentarily stunned.
Regarding Ning Fan, he only had suspicions.
If he was certain that Ning Fan was a spy from the Upper City, he wouldn't have wasted words, he would have just chopped him up and be done with it.
But what if he wasn't?
Ning Fan adapted to the outside of the district very quickly. For a newcomer of his age to come out for the first time and not be scared witless was already impressive.
He's talented!
Lin Chuan's evaluation of him was actually quite high.
"You still haven't explained why you weren't selected!" He still didn't trust Ning Fan.
"Why?" Ning Fan gritted his teeth. "Because that Sun Wenhui who was chosen has one-thirty-second Upper City bloodline!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
They really hadn't paid much attention to the selection process!
But Ning Fan became agitated, all the suppression from this period was released at this moment!
"For these past ten-plus years, I never dared to waste a single second!"
"I can do the most grueling work! Eat the worst food! In the entire academy, I was the one who worked the hardest!"
"From the age of six, I knew that the Miasma in my mother's body would eventually break out! If I didn't want her to leave me, if I didn't want to see her rot day by day, the only way was to get the Elixir!"
"I could go without sleep for half a month to practice one move! I didn't know what help the skills I learned in the academy would bring me in the future, I only knew that only with perfect moves could I get full marks!"
"I couldn't allow any opportunity to pass me by! Only with full marks in the tests could I have absolute certainty of getting an entry pass to the Upper City!"
Ning Fan's eyes were bloodshot.
For over a decade, even his mother hadn't seen him so agitated.
His fists were clenched so tight they creaked.
"You ask me why I wasn't chosen by the Upper City? I did everything I could! But in the end, those bastards from the Upper City just didn't choose me! What could I do?! Huh?!"
Ning Fan shouted with bulging veins, "If my grades weren't as good as others, I would accept it calmly! I would admit my failure! But all my efforts lost to a measly one-thirty-second of fucking Upper City bloodline! I... I can't fucking accept it! Damn it!!!"
The people in the car fell silent.
The only sound in the car was Ning Fan's heavy breathing.
Wang Ye turned his head to look at Ning Fan.
Even the usually indifferent Qiao Fei's eyes showed some change.
"Those fucking Upper City lords!" Hui Zi suddenly sneered, "They still treat us like rats and cockroaches, thinking we'd pollute their world if we went up there."
Lin Chuan stared at Ning Fan for a while, then suddenly said in a low voice, "Stop the car."
Hui Zi stepped on the brake almost the instant the order was given.
The car stopped.
"Everyone get out."
Lin Chuan opened the door and was the first to jump out.
The others didn't question it, following his instructions and getting out one by one.
Including Ning Fan.
The anger in his heart still hadn't completely dissipated.
How could over a decade of suppression be cleared away with just one outburst?
"I said earlier, if anyone in the car doesn't believe your words, you'll die," Lin Chuan's gaze swept over everyone. "I believe you."
"I believe you too," Hui Zi was the second to speak up.
The others also expressed that they could accept Ning Fan's explanation.
The last one who hadn't spoken was Cheng Bin.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Cheng Bin was a bit surprised, "I have a vote too?"
"I said, anyone in the car counts," Lin Chuan said calmly.
Cheng Bin smiled, "Then I believe him too! This kid doesn't look like an Upper City spy, his hostility towards the Upper City might be even greater than ours!"
"Good, since everyone chooses to believe you, from now on, you're truly one of my people!" Lin Chuan's face suddenly darkened, "But you cursed at me earlier, I'll remember that!"
"Well, you put a blade to my throat too!" Ning Fan retorted defiantly.
Lin Chuan spread his hands, "You can remember that too. When you have the ability to settle this score, I won't have any complaints."
Ning Fan ignored him.
"Alright, now that your suspicion has been cleared, let's talk about the second matter," Lin Chuan became more serious.
Ning Fan frowned, "Second matter?"
Lin Chuan pointed at the car.
"Just now in the car, I smelled a rat. If it's not you, then who could it be?"
At these words, Ning Fan's body trembled!
He knew what Lin Chuan meant!
Just now, he had wanted to warn Lin Chuan about something, but Lin Chuan had interrupted him and said he already knew!
Ning Fan's gaze unconsciously turned towards Cheng Bin.
Not just him, everyone had silently surrounded Cheng Bin.
Cheng Bin looked around, thought for a moment, and didn't bother to explain. Instead, he smiled helplessly.
"Can you tell me when I was exposed?"