31: Chapter 31 A High-Level Game at the Dinner Table: Four Out of Six Family Members Injured
Su Yun pushed open the security door, and Su Qing followed behind to change her shoes.
The aroma of food wafted from the kitchen into the living room.
Lin Wanqing walked out carrying a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs, her face full of smiles.
She untied her apron and called for the two of them to wash their hands and eat.
The security door opened again.
Su Yao walked in.
Her expression was weary, and her movements as she changed shoes seemed somewhat sluggish.
There was a noticeable red swelling on the side of her cheek.
The encounter at the abandoned factory in the south of the city had drained her mentally.
She had just finished reporting to the higher-ups.
The High Command had already agreed to send an S-Level expert specializing in hunting Strange Tales to Linhai.
That terrifying monster that devoured the sequence weapon would definitely not escape.
Lin Wanqing served rice and handed it to Su Yun.
"Did you go to the Library to study with a classmate this afternoon?" Lin Wanqing looked at her son with a smile, "I heard that the female classmate is named Chu Youwei?"
Arbiter Lei Zhen and Arbiter Qin Feng had long since reported the afternoon's situation in minute detail.
As soon as these words were spoken, the living room fell silent.
Su Yao shook off her fatigue, her eyes instantly lighting up.
Su Qing didn't even care about the bump on her head; she plopped down at the dining table, staring intensely at Su Yun.
Su Yun's hand holding the chopsticks paused in mid-air.
Good grief.
Three members of his family already knew he had spent time with the school beauty today.
"Mom, it was just to review lessons."
Su Yun shoveled a mouthful of white rice into his mouth with an expressionless face, attempting to brush the topic aside.
However, the topic was immediately dragged back.
"Does reviewing lessons require going to the Library in the city center? Doesn't the Second High School have study rooms nearby?" Lin Wanqing pulled out a chair and sat down, her smile widening.
"Exactly, exactly!" Su Qing fanned the flames from the side, "I even heard someone was pulling and tugging in public on the street!"
Su Yun put down his chopsticks, just about to speak.
The sound of the door lock turning came.
Su Jianguo walked into the living room limping, clutching his lower back.
That strike of starlight was extremely overbearing, injuring his old back, and it wouldn't heal in the short term.
Su Chen followed closely behind.
Even though the temperature outside was nearly thirty degrees, he was wearing a high-collared windbreaker zipped up to his chin.
This was to cover up the abrasions left by the battle.
The family of six was all gathered.
Su Yun sat in his chair and looked around.
Dad clutching his back, big brother wrapped up, big sister with a swollen face, little sister wearing a hat.
Out of the six family members, four were carrying injuries.
The value of this dinner was terrifyingly high.
The two had just changed into slippers when they were pulled to the dining table by Su Qing.
"Dad, big brother! Come quickly and listen to the gossip! Su Yun went on a date with the school beauty today!"
Su Qing shouted excitedly.
Su Jianguo straightened his face, assuming the dignity of the head of the household.
"Nonsense. A high school student's primary task is to study; what kind of behavior is it to be dating now? Little Yun, you..."
"Eating can't even plug your mouth."
Lin Wanqing shot him a glare.
Su Jianguo's words were stuck in his throat; he obediently pulled out a chair, sat down, and shut his mouth.
Su Chen sat on the sofa, hands clasped, eyes bright, a smile playing on his lips.
"Little Yun has grown up, that's good. What exactly happened?"
Su Yun took a deep breath.
This gossip was endless.
Su Yao took over the conversation from the side, directly explaining to everyone what happened today on Su Yun's behalf.
"It wasn't a date. There was trouble at the Second High School today." Su Yao said with a serious tone, "Their Homeroom Teacher mutated into a B-Level Weird Tale, Pseudo-Human Examination Room, and sealed the entire classroom..."
Su Yao gave a rough account of the events.
The atmosphere at the dining table suddenly changed.
Every family member had different thoughts.
Su Chen was very frightened.
So that B-Level Weird Tale this morning was handled by Little Yun.
It's good that he wasn't injured.
Su Jianguo frowned deeply.
That was a B-Level Weird Tale.
Why is this kid so bold? He doesn't know how to hide when encountering trouble; he's nothing like my cautious personality.
What if he gets eaten by the Weird Tale?
Su Qing bit her chopsticks, her gaze extremely determined.
Case solved.
Big brother really did have an Awakening of a charm-type ability.
Without needing to lift a finger, the Weird Tale committed suicide on the spot.
This ability is simply Heaven-Defying; it works on men, women, children, and even Weird Tales.
Therefore.
I must never let him know my identity as Dark Blade, otherwise, he will definitely control me to do something bad.
Lin Wanqing's expression remained unchanged, but a chill arose in her heart.
What are the Arbiters of the Sanctuary doing?
Not only did they let that little girl Dark Blade hijack Little Yun, but they also let Little Yun be in danger this morning.
I must severely punish Arbiter Lei Zhen and Arbiter Qin Feng later.
"So, was Classmate Chu also trapped in the classroom at that time?" Lin Wanqing abruptly pulled the topic back, "A hero saving a beauty, huh."
Su Yun's eyelid twitched.
He decisively decided to divert this damn firepower.
He looked up at Su Jianguo across from him.
"Dad." Su Yun put down his bowl and chopsticks, "Why do you keep clutching your waist? Are you injured?"
The noise at the dining table came to an abrupt halt.
Lin Wanqing's gaze instantly locked onto Su Jianguo.
The death stare.
Could Old Su have gone out to find a woman?
Cold sweat broke out on Su Jianguo's back.
Can he say he was injured by someone from the Sanctuary?
Absolutely impossible.
"I..." Su Jianguo's brain spun rapidly, "I went to the company to move equipment this afternoon and accidentally sprained my waist going down the stairs."
He immediately turned his head and stared at Su Qing beside him.
"Don't talk about me. Little Qing, it's such hot weather; why are you wearing a tightly fitted fisherman hat while eating at home?"
The firepower was successfully diverted.
Lin Wanqing's gaze followed, staring fixedly at Su Qing.
Su Qing's scalp went numb.
She couldn't possibly say that this bump was caused by Night Owl slapping her.
If her family knew she was doing such dangerous things, they would definitely beat her to death!
"I... I didn't wash my hair! It's greasy!"
Su Qing thought quickly, her gaze shifting to land on Su Chen beside her.
"Big brother is the strange one today! It's nearly thirty degrees outside; aren't you hot wearing a high-collared jacket?"
The firepower was diverted again.
The whole family's gaze focused on Su Chen.
Su Chen's hand holding the rice bowl paused slightly.
Could he say at the dinner table that he had a fight with someone at the abandoned factory today, let an S-Level weapon escape, and also happened to slap his sister?
"I just came back from a business trip in the north."
Su Chen pulled out an extremely proper smile and smoothed his collar, "The temperature dropped over there, and I forgot to change my clothes for a moment."
Su Yun watched coldly from the sidelines.
This was simply a family-version high-end spy game.
Within a few sentences, the family had probed each other's secrets completely.
Lin Wanqing withdrew her gaze.
She didn't continue to press, just served everyone a piece of ribs.
"Let's eat first. The food is getting cold." Lin Wanqing made the final decision.
Su Yao shoveled a couple of mouthfuls of rice and suddenly put down her chopsticks.
"Try not to go out tomorrow, everyone."
Su Yao's tone was solemn as her gaze swept over the whole family.
"According to internal news, something big is going to happen in Linhai in the next two days."
Su Yao looked at her family's concerned eyes and sighed silently in her heart.
As for what big thing it is, I absolutely cannot tell you.
I can't say that the S-Level expert sent by the High Command will arrive in Linhai tomorrow night, ready to conduct a city-wide dragnet search for that world-destroying monster that swallowed the sequence weapon, right?
For this kind of top-secret military operation, the less ordinary people know, the safer they are.
Once this sentence was uttered, the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became subtle.
Su Jianguo's heart tightened.
Something big? Could those lunatics from the Sanctuary be teaming up with the official authorities to capture me?
No, I absolutely cannot go out tomorrow night.
Su Qing bit her chopsticks.
Her eyes flickered.
Big sister says the authorities have a major operation?
Does that mean I don't have to go to school tomorrow?
Lin Wanqing's eyes flickered.
Could it be that the authorities are dissatisfied with the Sanctuary's abnormal assembly in Linhai?
It seems I need to notify Arbiter Lei Zhen and the others to act more low-key.
Su Chen drank a sip of soup without changing his expression, but waves were rising in his heart.
Yao Yao said there was something big happening after meeting me today.
It must be aimed at me!
The family nodded in agreement on the surface, but in reality, each had their own ulterior motives.
Su Yun picked up a piece of ribs, stable as an old dog on the surface, but couldn't help muttering in his heart: What exactly is this big thing? Big sister is being so mysterious; it couldn't be that she turned herself in, right?
No, big sister usually has a strong sense of independence.
She must be thinking of relying on her own leveling up to deal with me!
His eyes rolled, and his gaze quietly landed on his big brother Su Chen, who was wrapped in a high-collared jacket opposite him.
Could it be that big brother, this villain leader, is going to do something heinous tomorrow night again?
Thinking of this, Su Yun put down his chopsticks and decided to test him.