Hearing Lu Yi's words, Su Yang felt it wouldn't work.
If things continued like this, the Yangwei would definitely be inspected by Li Yue after arriving in Longguo, and the items on the ship...
Although Li Yue had already seen those things, if they were discovered during an inspection in Longguo, the implications would be different.
Despite Su Yang's special abilities, he sometimes had to bow his head in the face of absolute authority.
Looking at the hospital scenery outside the window, Su Yang pursed his lips and said, "Alright, you guys follow them for now. I'll see if I can get separated from them. The Yangwei absolutely cannot be inspected by them."
"Understood, Boss."
After Lu Yi finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Sakata Sōgetsu on the other end looked displeased.
"The call is over?"
Lu Yi gestured to the black screen of his phone and said, "Yes, the boss hung up."
"He just hung up like that?"
Lu Yi was completely bewildered. "Ah."
"How could he just hang up the phone like that..." Sakata Sōgetsu was extremely upset, glaring at Lu Yi as if he wanted to devour him.
"He didn't even speak to me yet, how could he hang up?!"
"I... I don't know..." Lu Yi was crying internally. 138 Reading Network
Sakata Sōgetsu's unreasonable tantrum was of no practical use to Lu Yi. He gave Lu Yi a fierce look and then returned to his room.
Kyoto, in Su Yang's hospital room.
After hanging up the phone, Su Yang began to ponder how to bring this matter up with Li Yue.
After some thought, Su Yang went out and walked to the door. As he opened it, he saw Li Yue sitting on a chair not far from the hospital room.
In fact, Li Yue was the most exhausted among them.
She hadn't slept for two days and two nights, constantly handling matters.
Although this was Li Yue's usual routine, this time, due to some special circumstances, she felt exceptionally weary.
Li Yue sat on the chair, her body curled up, unsure if she was cold or for some other reason.
"Li Yue?"
Su Yang didn't call her "President Li Yue" but directly addressed her by name.
"Are you asleep?" he asked as he walked towards her, observing that she was motionless, appearing to be asleep.
But in reality, she wasn't.
Hearing Su Yang's call, Li Yue was startled, then looked up and saw Su Yang standing in front of her.
"Why are you out?" Li Yue stood up and looked at Su Yang. "Your injuries haven't fully stabilized yet. It's better not to come out now."
"It's fine," Su Yang said, even stretching his arm.
"Sigh..." Li Yue tried to stop him, but reaching out felt awkward. She stopped halfway through her movement.
"Are you done with your work?" Li Yue asked Su Yang.
Su Yang shook his head. "There's still one thing."
"What is it?" Li Yue looked at Su Yang. "You go ahead, I'm fine. It's good to rest here for a while."
"This matter requires President Li Yue's help."
Hearing this, Li Yue was surprised again. "You need my help? What is it?"
At this moment, Li Yue was completely unguarded around Su Yang.
"Let's talk inside. It's too crowded and noisy out here," Su Yang said, pulling Li Yue towards the hospital room.
The sudden physical contact made Li Yue blush slightly, but Su Yang wasn't thinking much about it at the moment, pulling her into the room.
Inside the hospital room, there were only Su Yang and Li Yue.
"What is it?" Once inside, Su Yang closed the door and faced Li Yue. Li Yue looked at Su Yang, feeling increasingly warm, and asked him.
Su Yang pursed his lips and said, "My Yangwei, it's under your control now, isn't it?"
"Mm... If you want to understand it that way, it's not entirely wrong."
"I really need your help with this matter." Su Yang didn't yet realize how important he was to Li Yue, so when he asked for help, he sounded a bit uncertain.
"What kind of help?"
"When the ship approaches Longguo, it needs to be inspected. But... as you saw before, there are some things on my ship, so... it would be inconvenient to have it inspected."
"But those things are useless to you. You can't keep them. I can help you destroy them."
Hearing this, Su Yang looked at Li Yue.
This was impossible.
Su Yang likely wouldn't encounter situations like the one with Shangguan Zhongtang again, but keeping those items was also a form of self-preservation.
"Li Yue, is it okay if I call you Li Yue?" Su Yang asked, observing Li Yue's expression. "We've had a perfect collaboration once, so we're friends, right?"
In fact, Su Yang wanted to mention how he had taken a bullet for her, but saying it now would seem too deliberate, so he didn't.
Li Yue pursed her lips, looking at Su Yang's shoulder, and said, "You saved my life, and with our perfect collaboration, of course, we are friends... Moreover, you are my savior."
"I wouldn't call myself a savior. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I've always liked doing good deeds, so you don't need to take it to heart..." Su Yang said, looking at Li Yue with a troubled expression.
"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Li Yue seemed to have a moment of lowered intelligence. Looking at Su Yang's expression, she didn't suspect anything else but worried if he was feeling unwell.
"No..." Su Yang looked at Li Yue with a troubled expression and said, "I was wondering if my ship could avoid inspection, because I plan to take my people on a trip abroad later.
You know the situation abroad, and if something happens, I can protect myself."
"You're going to other countries?" Li Yue asked Su Yang, confused.
"Yes, that's right. After this incident with Shangguan Zhongtang, my subordinates and I haven't had a good rest for many days.
I promised my subordinates long ago that after this was over, I would take them on a trip to relax. We've been to many places in Longguo. Coincidentally, the Yangwei is a ship I recently bought, so I want to sail it out for a trip."
Hearing this, Li Yue pursed her lips. "The situation abroad is different from Longguo. Self-protection is indeed necessary... But how many weapons do you have? If it's too many, it's really not feasible."
Upon hearing Li Yue's words, Su Yang felt there was hope and immediately said, "Don't worry, I really don't have many. Although I have a lot of money and can be arrogant at times, I have my own bottom line.
I would never do anything that crosses the line of the law. I only have a few weapons for self-defense, so you can rest assured."