After packing up the remaining dishes, Ling Qingyu and Tao Ling departed from the restaurant. The forr sent the latter to her house, while explaining future works.
Tao Ling's work wasn't easy. She had to recruit so many employees and manage them but Ling Qingyu had the confidence that after following Zhao Xiurong around, Tao Ling should have sufficient capability.
Besides, these employees could be sought from the victims, who were housed in her residence. Tang Ziyi could allocate them based on their needs.
Tao Ling bowed several tis, standing still until Ling Qingyu's Bentley disappeared from her sight.
Initially, Ling Qingyu wanted to wait until Tao Ling entered the stairwell or her apartnt before leaving. After all, she must be responsible for Tao Ling since she was the one to take her out.
Well, it sounded weird like ensuring her wife's safety…Anyway, Ling Qingyu could only drive away helplessly under Tao Ling's insistence. The latter felt so much in debt that she dared not trouble Ling Qingyu.
It was fortunate she had Athena to check Tao Ling's status so that she could go on with peace of mind.
While outside, Ling Qingyu decided to roam around Tao Ling's neighborhood. As a boss, it wasn't wrong to care for her subordinate, right?
Although during her last patrol, the area was extrely in contrast with the rest of the chaotic places, nobody could say for sure.
Ling Qingyu parked the vehicle in the middle of a congested lively night market town. Don't think a town ant a low population.
In Country C, multiplying by 10 tis the original asurent amount is the only thod comparable to other countries.
Other nations' towns seed like thriving cities in Country C. Villages appeared like towns, and vice versa. The higher the terminology, the more incomparable to the rest of the world.
The province had surpassed many small nations.
Because the ti hadn't darkened yet, Ling Qingyu detected no business. Clean and sparse elderly populations roaming around in leisure while most youths were at work.
Sotis, Ling Qingyu felt like a Buddhist. What was the point of working hard if one day she must die? What was the use to struggle?
How could life torture living beings? Just to live, they had to struggle continuously till they died.
In this life, Ling Qingyu could enjoy luxury and life because of her wealth. A wage-earner would never have the slightest mont to enjoy since they feared soone would rob theirs. No one liked being replaced and worked harder.
In the end, they spent more ti on work than important matters, families and relationships. A fast-paced world had destroyed the thriving social structures into sothing else.
Either the system evolved or the downfall would chew on everyone, not leaving any bones, a few generations later.
What was the point of thinking all this if she couldn't change yet? Why not attempt a change by herself? Ling Qingyu thought.
Her parked Bentley attracted eyes around. Many trying to unveil the identity of the driver. The luxury sedan seed out of place surrounded by diocre vehicles.
Ling Qingyu ignored the gazes and closed her eyes. She was safe here. Plus, her subordinates were parked nearby to support her at a mont's notice.
Since she was free for now and had little ti, regarding Gu Yi's matter, Ling Qingyu unboxed her 'punishnt' — 30 years of skydiving.
'Miss System, bring the preliminary reward. Let's do this.'
Her spine felt numb after she requested Miss System to continue and boom. She entered a sleeping beauty mode. One year converted to one minute. 30 minutes later, she should exit from her slumber state.
When Ling Qingyu opened her eyes, she noticed her surroundings had totally changed. The temperature seed colder.
Her eyes widened as she saw the landscape from an extre height. Damn, even a mist of clouds wafted around.
Ling Qingyu knew she was inside an aircraft, just from the frequent vibrations of ups and downs and engines' whirls. The wind seed turbulent, shrilling in her ears.
She looked around and gasped, realizing her situation. She saw a group of n and won, dressed tightly in military uniform, kevlar, and helt, their eyes dead serious.
They ford two line formations toward the opening at the back of the aircraft. Ling Qingyu knew they were preparing to parachute.
She also realized one of her hands was holding the rope attached to the tal line above. Surely, this was a chanism to open a parachute automatically once a paratrooper dropped from the aircraft.
The small translucent red light shone across the compartnt, depicting that the plane hadn't reached the staging point for the paratrooper. Once the color turned green, she had to go first.
She felt hands touching her back and shuddered. She tilted back and received a thumbs-up and a strong pat on the shoulder.
Because the sound was too loud and the lighting was dim, she couldn't understand or see what the man ant. But her eyes captured a soldier behind this man replicating the sa process and she understood.
Pre-jumping checklist, She assud.
Ling Qingyu nodded and patted with her fist, eliciting a chuckle from the man. She turned her gaze to the wide vision in the front.
Whew, she took a deep breath. Everything was too realistic; she never expected Miss System to go through this length. She thought she had to go through so arduous training first before jumping from the plane, not this!
Miss System directly let her jump and she was the first one in the line too. Heck, even the military training exercise appeared.
Well, although the situation was a bit exciting, who hadn't tried the first ti? Plus, she was rely simulating in her mind despite realism here. She knew she was in an illusion.
Frankly, a normal person would sink deep into an illusion unable to extract themselves but Ling Qingyu wasn't one.
She, herself, had yet to understand the length of her ntal strength. Miss System also noticed her perks and decided to hone Ling Qingyu through this journey.
Just when Ling Qingyu clapped her hands in excitent, she saw bland fireworks and heard small explosions.
Until her eyes glanced at streaks of yellow lines whizzing past and exploding at a certain height, Ling Qingyu knew this wasn't an exercise.
These were tracers from anti-aircraft guns and a large one too, no not one but several. Was she in so screenplay of a big war where she beca a small character?
Ling Qingyu complained bitterly at Miss System. Obviously, the latter was punishing her on purpose to show dissatisfaction with her greed.
This bastard threw her in the middle of a battlefield. A complete novice sent to war! Fortunately, this wasn't real but Ling Qingyu knew, she could still feel pain if she was injured accidentally, or even death, who knew?
Nonetheless, seeing explosions against the evening background, Ling Qingyu imrsed herself in a beautiful dream although one question remained in her mind.
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Why didn't the other force take out the enemy's AA forces before parachuting airborne troops?
Amidst the chaos, soone ca out of the two lines, looking left and right as he stepped out. He had no restraint! Didn't he fear he would fall?
Ling Qingyu saw the man stretching his head out on both sides as if to check the aircraft's left and right. The only attachnt was his hand grasping the tal rail.
Apparently, this guy should be a jumpmaster or her platoon leader. He made sure everything was safe and nodded to himself.
Then, he patted her shoulder and asked with worry. "Sergeant Ling, your face looks so white. Are you nervous?"
Ling Qingyu was speechless. Any sane person would feel frightened by the sudden scene of war even if the explosions went afar.
"Co on, don't be nervous, you'll be the first to jump and feel nothing."
"I'm more afraid after you said this." She shouted back.
Owing to the noise cancellation headsets, where loud noises were powered down while small tones were amplified, normal conversation could still be spoken through shouting.
However, everyone communicated with signals and gestures in order to avoid polluting the only channel where important cases would be held.
After all, what if a superior cried out a command and the soldiers were dilly-dallying? Since this superior spoke himself, she didn't need to bother too much.
"See, now that you're so scared that you began to regret many things."
"Regrets?" Ling Qingyu glanced with confusion. "What to regret?"
"Of course, many things if you haven't experienced all the walks of life." The man folded his arm. "You should have agreed to my date. At least, you would know the feeling of fulfillnt and happiness under my powerful love. Not like now, when even if you wish to experience cloud nine, you can't."
You're so correct that I can't refuse, Ling Qingyu rolled her eyes. This bastard knew when to take advantage.
The soldiers nearby laughed and cheered. At the sa ti, previous nervousness dissipated. Ling Qingyu pursed her lips with complicated eyes. This man was definitely a great leader to calm down everyone's agitation. A pity, this was an illusion.
"Co on. It'll be fine once you reach the ground."
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