Chapter 43 Complete Truth

Li Tianran suddenly felt an urge to retreat. Clearly, women were masters of psychological warfare, especially girls like Yuan Wen who came from military and police backgrounds. She knew exactly where human weaknesses lay and could precisely strike Li Tianran's pain points, causing him to lose his composure in just a few words.

But this kind of tactic wasn't really suitable for use on intimate partners, because if not controlled properly, it could easily create irreversible rifts between them.

She understood what a man cared about most.

The hardships a man endured for his woman, no matter how painful, couldn't defeat him.

But being misunderstood and denied by the woman he tried his best to protect was what a man found most unbearable.

So, the moment Li Tianran laid everything bare, Yuan Wen proactively apologized and asked for forgiveness...

"Don't use this kind of tactic again, especially not on me..." Li Tianran sat on the sofa, his voice devoid of emotional fluctuations. "I hate this feeling. It makes me so angry I feel like I'm going to explode."

"..." Yuan Wen didn't speak, her eyes filled with deep remorse. She stood up, wrapped her arms around Li Tianran's neck, and pulled his head into her embrace.

It was a slightly ambiguous posture.

Li Tianran felt her warm body temperature and a faint fragrance. Although Yuan Wen didn't say anything, the anger in Li Tianran's heart slowly dissipated.

In heterosexual relationships, women always have certain privileges that allow them to receive special treatment.

Li Tianran suddenly thought of a song lyric that perfectly captured his current state of mind.

What else can I do? What else can I do?

In the end, I still forgive you like a father...

"Alright, I'm fine." Li Tianran gently shook his head and said, "Let's look at the information first."

After confirming that Li Tianran was no longer angry, Yuan Wen sat quietly beside him and began browsing the internet news on her laptop.

She held the charred iron box tightly in her hand.

When Li Tianran left the Xijiang Military Region, he had asked the leader to return it to him. It served no practical purpose, but it held immense significance!

Li Tianran had taken Karen's life and retrieved this iron box, meaning that everything Yuan Wen had lost, Li Tianran would personally take back for her. Not even a useless empty box would be left for others!

Actually, Yuan Wen had been mentally prepared since Li Tianran took out the laptop and connected to the internet.

The thing Li Tianran was hiding from her must be huge!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have revealed it to her by showing her news reports!

"On the 12th, the Yanhuang Xijiang Military Region officially sent troops to enter the Kehan Country for peacekeeping. On the 13th, a riot broke out among the helicopter fleet carrying Kehan Country generals leaving the country by the Xijiang Military Region. More than six helicopters crashed, resulting in over a hundred casualties!"

"According to investigations, when the departing aircraft passed through the border between Kehan Country and Yanhuang, they discovered a battlefield where rebel troops had been ambushed. The battlefield was incredibly tragic, with no survivors. Some speculate that the riot on the Xijiang Military Region's departing aircraft may be related to the Kehan Country rebels!"

"The Xijiang Military Region has released the list of soldiers who died in this incident..."

Yuan Wen flipped through the news articles. Suddenly, she saw a familiar name on the list of casualties.

Yuan Wen!

Perhaps because the Xijiang Military Region didn't want the truth of the matter to spread, they had labeled Yuan Wen, who had been taken away by Li Tianran, as "deceased" in their reports.

Yuan Wen felt a headache coming on.

The news reports not only included names, but also some photos. Yuan Wen was certain that the person reported as deceased was her.

"A few days ago, I was still in the Xijiang Military Region..." Yuan Wen's breathing quickened, and her eyes continued to scan the article.

"In the early hours of the 13th, an incident apparently occurred in the Xijiang Military Region in which it was attacked by evolvers. This incident was originally strictly sealed off, but the news still leaked out. The Xijiang Military Region launched a large-scale internal investigation as a result, identifying dozens of spies, who were executed on the spot!"

"On the morning of the 14th, the Yanhuang Xijiang Military Region dispatched a large number of naval vessels to conduct a wide-ranging search in the xx sea area overseas. The target of their search is unknown!"

"On the evening of the 14th, the Yanhuang capital issued an S-level wanted order for Li Tianran, a former citizen of the Yanhuang Federation, and offered an extremely high reward. Some speculate that this person is related to the attack that occurred in the Xijiang Military Region, but the specific reasons are unknown!"

Yuan Wen looked at the news reports and felt the touch of the iron box in her hand become increasingly familiar. Although her memory had been modified, she could almost connect all the information together through these news reports.

She could now confirm that the evolver who attacked the Xijiang Military Region in the news must have been Li Tianran, and the reason for the attack must have been because of her!

But what exactly had happened in the middle?

Yuan Wen felt her memories begin to churn violently. Just then, Hanhan pushed open the door and walked in, softly saying, "Sister Yuan Wen, I want to talk to you for a moment."

"Hanhan, what... what do you want to say?" Yuan Wen asked.

"Some people say that memory is the root of pain. If you knew the whole truth, it might trap you in pain and make it impossible for you to break free... Instead of that, it's better to be like you are now, with half the truth and half unknown." Hanhan said very seriously, "You only need to know that Big Brother barged into the military region to rescue you, who was seriously injured, and this violent intrusion led to him being wanted... But what exactly happened in the middle isn't important, because the facts can't be changed."

"Knowing the specifics will serve no purpose other than to add to your pain."

Hanhan looked into Yuan Wen's eyes and asked very solemnly, "Sister Yuan Wen, everything we've done is to protect you from harm."

Yuan Wen listened to Hanhan's "grown-up" words, remained silent for a moment, then took her hand and hugged her, "I know your good intentions, but I want to know the whole truth, even if it's... painful."

Hanhan turned her head to look at Li Tianran, and Li Tianran nodded slightly.

During the time Yuan Wen was unconscious after the plane crash, she had no ability to sense the outside world. Therefore, what Hanhan was about to tell her was not only her own true memories, but also everything that Hanhan and Li Tianran had personally experienced back then.

This was the complete truth!

Buzz!

A massive brainwave linked Yuan Wen's and Hanhan's brains. Under Hanhan's control, Yuan Wen's lost memories were replenished, and everything that Hanhan and Li Tianran had seen in Kehan Country, on the border, in the monitored ward, and in the military region's office was now playing out in Yuan Wen's brain like a movie.

Two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks.

Her expression became sad, helpless, and desperate...

The brainwave connection was severed.

Yuan Wen was already in tears.

The room was shrouded in silence.

Li Tianran could understand Yuan Wen's situation at this time, the collapse of faith, the predicament of being in a dilemma.

This was definitely not something that could be adjusted in a short period of time.

He didn't know how to comfort her.

Li Tianran looked out the window and said softly, "Perhaps in your heart, you might prefer to die for your country rather than be dragged down this path by me... But I was too impulsive at the time, I just wanted you to live! I just wanted to vent your anger! For that, I didn't care about any other factors or threats!"

"But now that I think about it, maybe I went a little too far and forced you to walk this dead end with me."

"If I had only taken out some ancient medicine to save your life and not done anything else, maybe you could have returned to the military, and you wouldn't be so... painful now."

Li Tianran stood up. He knew how painful it must be for Yuan Wen, who had received military and police education since she was a child, to be forced to stand on the opposite side of her former beliefs.

He took a deep breath and said softly, "I'll go out first. You rest for a while."

"You were indeed too impulsive..." Yuan Wen suddenly said, her voice trembling.

Li Tianran paused, not turning to look at Yuan Wen, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Sorry."

"But, that impulsive you... is so cool!" Yuan Wen was covered in tears, but her voice was filled with trembling joy. She jumped up and hugged Li Tianran's lower back, pressing her face and body tightly against his back, caressing him as she said, "I..."

"I... I love you so much for being so impulsive!"

Li Tianran's body froze.

Hanhan was stunned for a moment, then softly asked, "Can I not watch the rest of the plot?"

Outside the door, Tang Su clutched her heart, breathing deeply, as if she had a heart attack. She turned her head to look at Qin Yiming, who had just quietly run back to the living room, and said, "Help me get a knife from the kitchen! I'll rush in and chop them all to death!"

Qin Yiming looked at Tang Su with some sympathy and mocked, "Sister Tang, according to the perfect persona you've been faking these past two days, you shouldn't be holding a knife right now!"

"You should take a condom in there!"

"That will show how broad-minded and loving you are!"