Chapter 63: An Unexpected Reunion

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Sun Xuelin pulled Xiu along and rushed towards the commotion.

Ye Chong frowned, as he was not fond of situations like this. It was too noisy, and the crowd was too dense, such that his area of movement was more restricted. It would also be more difficult for him to have a good grasp of the situation around him.

Ye Chong knitted his brows, but still followed the two into the crowd.

In the center of the commotion, an old man was knocked onto the ground, his belongings scattered about. A middle-aged man was hurling angry words at the old man, "You old geezer, are you blind? This suit of mine costsgold zuan! Can you pay for it if you had damaged it? Look, its all wrinkled now, itll cost a few hundred zuan to fix it!" The man gave a look of disdain at the elderly. "Look at your pitifully poor self, I guess you cant really pay for it. Hmph, Ill count myself unlucky today. What a blind old fool!" The man was all stuck-up and arrogant.

Sun Xuelin was the first to respond, as she pointed furiously at the middle-aged man and retaliated, "Youve gone too far, how can you spew those useless words when youve knocked down an old man? Thats enough, if you speak again Ill teach you a real lesson! Hmph!" Sun Xuelin rolled up her sleeves, ready to act true to her words.

Xiu went to the old man and helped him up with some difficulty. She carefully brushed off dust from the old mans body and asked softly, "Grandpa, are you alright?" The elderly was grateful for her help. "Im alright, little miss, thank you!" Xiu returned a mellow smile.

"You little b*tch, how dare you speak to me like that, didnt your elders teach you some basic manners? Hmph, I can tell that youre just as despicable! Hmph, let me tell you -"

Sun Xuelin was absolutely ballistic, her fists wrapped tighter and tighter. Xiu quickly went to placate her before she went berserk. If a fight took place, they would not be in a good position in the face of the law.

The middle-aged man was pleased to see Sun Xuelin holding herself back. "Hehe Little miss, let me tell you -"

Their confrontation was not noticed by Ye Chong, as he was completely distracted by a tiny holographic case on the ground.

Perhaps the term "case" would confuse one of its actual size, since the case was only five millimeters square in area, small and compact. On its light purple surface was a pattern of two lines spiralling around each other like a corkscrew, and its two sides were slightly depressed inwards. A pinhole was located at the front side, which projected multicoloured light rays that formed a semi-transparent person. The projection was very realistic, and looked like a miniature version of the old man. Holographic cases were usually used to record certain events and were more expensive than memory chips. They were also commonly used for commemorative purposes.

However, what caught Ye Chongs attention was not the case itself, but the report that was currently being made by the miniature old man.

"Regarding the photon processors design, I had combined Fairfaxs annuli and short pulse photon circuits. About this idea, I should mention that Ive met a young friend on the virtual net who suggested this combination, and thus inspired me to " This was obviously a report during an academic conference.

Wasnt the combination of Fairfaxs annuli and short pulse photon circuits a method that Grandpa Xu specialised in? He had even meticulously explained the idea to Ye Chong before. Could this be Grandpa Xu? Ye Chong could not help but scrutinise the old man before him, and find that the old man looked a little similar to Grandpa Xu.

Ye Chong came forward and tested his idea, "Grandpa Xu?"

The old man froze. "You are?" Old Xu looked at the young man before him. Usually, those who knew him called him Old Xu or Professor Xu, while only those who were his relatives or younger family members of his friends called him Grandpa Xu. However, the person before him was a stranger. Could he be a grandson of one of his friends?

Ye Chong knew from his expression that his guess was not wrong. He continued excitedly, "Grandpa Xu, its me, Little Y, YC, do you remember me? That Little Y from Aurora!"

"YC! Hes YC!" Sun Xuelin was bursting with anger and nearly went berserk earlier, but she quieted down upon hearing Ye Chongs revelation. Xiu covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes filled with disbelief. The two girls were stupefied, and exchanged a glance of obvious joy. Ye Chong was completely absorbed in meeting Grandpa Xu that he missed their odd reaction. However, even if he did not, he would not have thought it was related to him.

Grandpa Xu was also astonished, and grabbed Ye Chongs hands tightly with emotion. "Little Y? Youre Little Y? Thats wonderful! Thats wonderful!" Grandpa Xu was overwhelmed, such that he got a little repetitive in his words. Ye Chong gave a bashful smile! Grandpa Xu immediately recognised that smile and became more assured of his identity!

Sun Xuelin and Xiu, on the other hand, looked as though they had seen a ghost - they did not think it was possible to see an expression like that on Ye Chongs face. Their faces now were undoubtedly more expressive than Ye Chongs.

The middle-aged man noticed that Ye Chong seemed to be familiar with the old man, and an idea came to his mind. He shamelessly pronounced, "Ha, you old geezer, you messed up my top-of-the-line outfit thats worth five golden zuan, better pay up now!"

Ye Chong purposely ignored the middle-aged man and gripped Grandpa Xus arms to support him. "Grandpa Xu, lets go!" Grandpa Xu nodded. "Mm, lets go!" Sun Xuelin and Xiu supported the old man from the other side.

The middle-aged man grew anxious as they were about to leave, and made a grab for Ye Chong. "No can do, you cant just walk away like that, you gotta pay me back first. Let me tell you, Im a man of status "

Before the middle-aged man could get to Ye Chong, Ye Chong made his move!

With a slight move, Ye Chong clasped onto the mans throat. As he was about to move in for the kill, Mu anxiously reminded him, "Dont! Ye!"

Ye Chong paused. Fortunately, Ye Chong now had better control over his strength, or the man would have definitely lost his life.

Ye Chong was confused. "Mu, what is it?"

Mu replied, "Based on my information,killing on the streets would violate the local law, and youll be heavily pursued!"

"Oh, law? Whats that?"

"Rules that humans create for their society!"

"Oh, but has that got to do with me? I still dont really get it!"

"Its complicated, but this is obviously not a good time to discuss it!"

"Alright, well talk about it later, but what do I do now?"

"Based on my information, threatening is not a bad option! Based on theories in social psychology, your opponent is obviously shocked. With an appropriate level of threatening, the probability of ending this altercation will be over 92%."

"Threatening it is! Ill try it out!"

The crowd noticed a flash of movement before Ye Chongs right hand was clasped tightly on the middle-aged mans throat. The man felt the pressure and struggled desperately with his mouth gasping for air. The spectators also gasped in astonishment.

Ye Chong quietly whispered into the mans ear, "If you dont let this go, Ill kill you!" His tone was light, as if he was only saying something mundane.

The middle-aged man clawed at his throat and coughed incessantly. He was obviously in pain, unable to utter a single word, and his eyes glowed with terror. Ye Chongs words were like a chilling breeze in winter, and he felt like a naked man in the wind, shivering despite being clothed.

Suddenly, there was a commotion amongst the spectating crowd, and someone shouted, "The police are here!" "Thank goodness, the police are finally here!"