Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 1046 - 1045: No One Has the Upper Hand

Su Yuanke sneered coldly, locking eyes with Chu Ge and retorting, "Do you think your current demeanor is the proper attitude for a good conversation with someone else?"The Su family's eyes always seemed particularly profound. Su Yuanzhou was like that before, Su Luo the elder was like that, and now Su Yuanke was no exception.

Facing Su Yuanke's deep eyes, the corners of Chu Ge's mouth slightly turned up, and then... he closed his eyes.

"You say you're in a hurry, and actually, I'm also in a hurry. So I advise you not to try any funny business. Do you believe that even with my eyes closed, I could still beat you until you're searching for your teeth on the ground?"

Su Yuanke's expression froze, his face growing increasingly uncertain. Just a second ago, he was planning to hypnotize Chu Ge, but now... it was obviously difficult for him to implement this idea.

Although he didn't really believe Chu Ge's words, Chu Ge's confident demeanor made it impossible for him not to feel apprehensive.

While he was hesitating internally, Chu Ge suddenly, without any warning, stretched out his right hand. Instinctively, he looked over and saw that between Chu Ge's thumb and index finger was the wing of a flying insect. Under the streetlight, the struggling insect was particularly clear in his vision.

Involuntarily, Su Yuanke's pupils shrank abruptly, and he no longer doubted the truth of Chu Ge's previous words.

What kind of hearing is this? What kind of reaction is this? To be able to determine the location of that insect just by ear? To catch the insect's wing with such precision in one reach?

In Su Yuanke's astonished gaze, Chu Ge released his grip with his thumb and index finger. The frightened insect tried to fly away, but unfortunately, its wing had been damaged. After a few struggles, it fell to the ground with a "plop."

Immediately after, Chu Ge walked a few steps with his eyes closed, then slowly and deliberately lifted his right foot, landing it precisely on the insect. A barely audible "squelch" sound quickly echoed in the air.

When Chu Ge lifted his right foot, the insect on the ground was already in pieces.

Chu Ge opened his eyes, and at the same time, there was another barely noticeable "gulp" sound in the air. It was Su Yuanke's Adam's apple moving as he swallowed hard.

"Don't forget, I've also practiced your Su family's cultivation technique. You should keep that little trick of yours in check. Perhaps my spiritual power isn't as sharp as yours, or my cultivation level isn't as high, but..."

The rest of Chu Ge's words went unspoken, but the meaning was obvious: if Su Yuanke didn't have a 100% guarantee of hypnotizing Chu Ge before he became aware, it was best not to try.

Shifting his gaze away from the shattered insect, Su Yuanke resignedly sighed and said, "Alright, I agree to talk with you, but can we find a different place to chat?"

"No problem." Chu Ge nodded gladly, lifting his right hand and pointing his thumb behind him. "A taxi is coming. Pick a place you want to go to discuss."

Su Yuanke was taken aback and looked in the direction Chu Ge's thumb pointed. There was nothing there, but after a few seconds, his pupils contracted again as a taxi with an "empty car" sign turned the corner and drove toward them.

Watching the taxi approach slowly, Su Yuanke's eye corners twitched violently with shock. Mechanically, he waved his hand to hail it. Damn... is this guy even human?

The taxi pulled up, and Chu Ge got into the back seat, while Su Yuanke sat in the front passenger seat and gave the driver an address, "To Gui City Cemetery."

Hearing this, the driver's face instantly turned sour. Not to mention that Gui City Cemetery was quite far from here, it was also a rather remote road. Heading to such a place late at night seemed really unlucky.

"Bro, I'm about to finish my shift, and you..."

"Enough, cut the crap, drive."

The driver was interrupted by Su Yuanke before he could finish his sentence. His pupils suddenly contracted, and he fell silent, starting the car and driving off quietly.

It was unfortunate for the taxi driver. Su Yuanke usually wouldn't easily hypnotize someone, but he was about to make a run for it and then ran into this whole incident with Chu Ge, which left him quite displeased. That was why he unceremoniously hypnotized the driver.

He couldn't do anything to Chu Ge, but the taxi driver was a different story, wasn't it?

Seeing Su Yuanke hypnotize the taxi driver, Chu Ge felt somewhat wordless. One could understand that people might be unwilling to go to a cemetery. What had this driver done to deserve this?

Despite his inner musings, Chu Ge didn't say much. After all, Su Yuanke, for his own safety, wouldn't let the driver's mental state suffer any harm, as the driver still had to take them to their destination.

Moreover, if the taxi driver was in a hypnotized state, it was more convenient for Chu Ge. He could thus discuss the matter of Chu Shiyao with Su Yuanke without worrying about being overheard by someone irrelevant.

"Su Yuanke, if you want to talk about something, there should be plenty of places we can choose, right? Why specifically choose a cemetery?"

Hearing Chu Ge's question, Su Yuanke realized he had clearly done something very silly. Why on earth did he hypnotize this taxi driver for no reason?

If the driver were awake now, Chu Ge definitely wouldn't have asked questions so freely, which would mean he'd have more time to think, right?

Thinking of this, Su Yuanke felt a pang of regret, but alas, the deed was done, and no matter how foolish he thought his previous actions were, he couldn't now just lift the taxi driver's hypnosis.

Sighing in resignation, Su Yuanke replied, "I'm leaving Gui City today. Before I go, I want to pay respects to our Su Family ancestors. You just asked me to choose a place, and now you're not going back on your word, are you?"

"Leaving Gui City?"

Chu Ge repeated these words, and couldn't help but think of the man in the black jacket who held murderous intent towards Su Yuanke but ended up dying in an "accidental car crash" yesterday. It seemed Su Yuanke knew trouble was on its way, and he was preparing to run?

Thinking this over, Chu Ge didn't mention it but instead followed up on Su Yuanke's words and asked, "Why leave?"

Harboring suspicions towards Chu Ge, Su Yuanke didn't answer immediately. He quickly pondered and countered, "Chu Ge, what do you mean? Why do I have to leave, don't you really know?"

"If I knew, why would I be asking you?" Chu Ge laughed, shaking his head, "Do you think I'm in cahoots with that guy you killed yesterday, and now I'm here to get information out of you?"

Su Yuanke's expression froze. That's exactly what he thought.

Although he didn't rule out the possibility of a misunderstanding, it was too coincidental, forcing him to feel suspicious. He even suspected that Chu Ge seeking out Su Yuanzhou in Japan wasn't a coincidence but a premeditated plan with ulterior motives.

"Chu Ge, I still don't know what you're talking about. I'm just a law-abiding citizen; how could I possibly kill someone? Do you find it amusing to slander me like this?"

Su Yuanke agreed to talk to Chu Ge out of sheer necessity. All he thought about was fighting wits with Chu Ge, trying to probe out his true intentions, while pretending to be ignorant.

"I say, who's actually being unreasonable here? Do I have to beat you up for us to have a proper conversation?"

Chu Ge felt a bit annoyed, but more than that, he felt helpless. He could understand Su Yuanke; if he were in his shoes, he'd probably be just as confused and full of doubt.

The most frustrating thing for Chu Ge was that while Su Yuanke seemed powerless against him, he was in the same position.

Fight? Coerce? That didn't seem right either.

Based solely on some suspicious actions by Su Yuanke, Chu Ge couldn't determine if he'd really done anything unfavorable to Chu Shiyao. If he had, Chu Ge would deal with him, but if nothing had happened, it would be akin to bullying.

Chu Ge never considered himself a good person, but in most cases, he prided himself on not being someone who acted recklessly.

Besides, even if it was just fate, the Su Family had been quite good to him. Su Yuanzhou had given him the Su Family's spiritual cultivation technique, and Elder Su Luo had even spit up blood to help him with divination.

But without taking action... given Su Yuanke's wariness of him, getting any truth out of him seemed quite difficult.

If it were someone else, even without resorting to force, Chu Ge could easily resolve the issue. One hypnosis technique, and everything would come out honestly.

Unfortunately... Chu Ge was dealing with Su Yuanke, and he didn't dare risk trying it.

You have to understand, Su Yuanke is in his forties and has been cultivating this spiritual power technique since childhood. He's probably already reached the second or even third level.

As for him, despite his quick learning speed, he had only just begun this cultivation a few days ago and reached the eighth character of the first level.

If he rashly tried to hypnotize Su Yuanke, it would be... or rather, he would definitely be the one hypnotized instead. It would be like trying to wield a saw in front of Lu Ban or showing off sword skills in front of Guan Yu.

Though it's often said that all roads lead to Rome, for Chu Ge, the current situation didn't seem to lead anywhere at all...