Xiao Yifei at this mont also stepped forward. He watched the conversation between Bai Long and Liu Rui, feeling that the situation before him was sowhat strange. Their dialogue sounded inexplicable, and the scene before him was not anything like he had imagined. A father-son reunion after so many years should be an emotional embrace, right?
Why are these two so calm, almost like two friends eting each other?
"You must be the one who wrote the letter." Bai Long glanced at Xiao Yifei and asked.
Surprised by Bai Long’s sudden question, Xiao Yifei was taken aback. That letter was not delivered by him, and this was the first ti he was eting Bai Long. Not a word had been exchanged yet, so how did Bai Long know that he was the one who wrote the letter? Could it be that this man is also formidable?
Right, Xiao Yifei suddenly thought. Since Liu Rui is so smart, his father certainly wouldn’t be lacking in intelligence. It’s all inherited, after all. Maybe to him, Xiao Yifei appeared as a transparent figure whose thoughts were completely exposed to Bai Long.
"Yes, I wrote it. But how did you know?" Xiao Yifei asked curiously.
"Just a guess." The other party replied, making it sound so simple. If Bai Long really guessed it, then he truly was remarkable. Xiao Yifei had been a doctor for so many years, encountering all kinds of people every day, and had seen many prominent figures in various fields. Yet no one had impressed him the way Bai Long did at first sight.
Only now did Xiao Yifei study Bai Long carefully. He was taller than expected but seed older. Xiao Yifei didn’t know Bai Long’s exact age but estimated he must be nearing fifty. The person in front of him was quite different from what he had envisioned.
However, Xiao Yifei felt Liu Rui and Bai Long were quite similar, especially their eyes, which seed like copies from the sa mold. Bai Long in his youth must have looked like Liu Rui!
"What made you decide to co here?" Bai Long asked Liu Rui.
"Because you are inside," Liu Rui replied.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Xiao Yifei couldn’t help but feel they were truly father and son, even sharing such similar personalities. The two could well hold a contest to see who speaks the least.
Considering they hadn’t t in so many years, finally seeing each other, shouldn’t they have a million things to say? Yet here they were, polite and reserved, as if saying one more word would spell doom.
"Rescuing you has always been Liu Rui’s dream, he has gone to lengths to..." Lin Mu began, unable to stand the situation anymore. But before he could finish, Liu Rui shot him a glare, clearly annoyed by his intrusion.
Xiao Yifei obediently closed his mouth, thinking why waste ti. Liu Rui was such a person; not only did he not like speaking but also prevented others from intervening. But if no one spoke, how could Bai Long understand what Liu Rui had been up to these past days?
Usually, Xiao Yifei wasn’t one to behave like this. But for so reason, he really wanted Liu Rui and his father to share more words, perhaps to compensate for his own missed chance at father-son communication. He particularly cherished seeing heartwarming family scenes.
"Child, your temperant is much like mine. Let’s go back and have a good chat," Bai Long said to Liu Rui.
Thus, they returned to Bai Long’s residence.
Clearly, Bai Long’s status made a difference; his place compared to where Xiao Yifei and others had been staying was worlds apart. Xiao Yifei thought if he had known, he would have advised Liu Rui to reunite with Bai Long sooner.
Perhaps because they had just t, Liu Rui and Bai Long remained mostly silent. Xiao Yifei, caught between two people who were not fond of talking, found himself awkwardly sandwiched. He wanted to say sothing, but rembering Liu Rui’s deadly glare, he decided against it.
"What plans do you have next?" Liu Bailong asked.
Liu Rui did not answer imdiately, nor did Xiao Yifei say anything, as he didn’t know what they planned next. Liu Rui never shared his plans with him, but Xiao Yifei trusted Liu Rui wholeheartedly. Whatever decision Liu Rui made, Xiao Yifei would unconditionally support him.
"I’ve told you the purpose of my visit here," Liu Rui said, looking sowhat downcast.
"Let’s not discuss that now, tell how you got in here," Liu Bailong changed the topic, recognizing his son’s temperant was much like his own.
Xiao Yifei briefly recounted the events of recent days. Liu Rui kept sitting aside, seemingly indifferent to whether he was listening or not. As Xiao Yifei spoke, he suddenly rembered his main purpose behind this jail visit, which he had forgotten due to nervousness.
"I am a doctor and have been searching for the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle for years. By chance, I heard that the needle was in your possession when I stumbled across this place. So, I have a presumptuous request: could you give this needle?" Xiao Yifei said.
Regretting his words, he thought asking for sothing on their first eting would surely be rejected, even if the person was his friend’s father.
"Why should I give you this needle, simply because you’re a doctor?" Liu Bailong asked, quite aggressively.
"Do you know how many people covet this item daily within this jail? We’ve fought over this for decades. Why should I give it away so easily?" Liu Bailong challenged.
Xiao Yifei was left speechless, recalling his grandfather’s story that the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle originally belonged to the Xiao Family, passed down for centuries. But it had been stolen by soone with ill intentions.
Since then, generations of Xiao descendants had searched for the needle, but there had been no trace until Xiao Yifei’s generation. Finally, there was a lead on its whereabouts.
Even though the item originally belonged to the Xiao Family, so many years had passed. How could Xiao Yifei prove it still belonged to them?
"In that case, if you can’t give it to , can I borrow it just once? I have a severely ill patient who can only be saved using the needle," Xiao Yifei proposed as a compromise, thinking borrowing should be viable.
"Borrowing it is possible, but I have one condition: you cannot take it out of this room," Liu Bailong said.
"Agreed." Xiao Yifei readily accepted, then brought in the patient and said to Liu Bailong, "This is the patient I intend to treat, and I can start the treatnt now."
With caution, Liu Bailong took the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle from the pocket inside his clothing and handed it to Xiao Yifei, who carefully received it. Having seen the needle’s photos in books nurous tis, this was the first ti he saw it in person. Surprisingly, it was much lighter than he had imagined.
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