The Return of Stars to the Jianghu

Chapter 66 Everyone gathers at the coffee shop to discuss countermeasures

After returning to Qianmo City, we met at a coffee shop opposite the Century Building to discuss our strategy.

"You've all seen the news, right? It's gone viral online." Luo Yifei's voice.

“My mom wants me to go back to Singapore, but my dad says he respects my decision.” Qiao Lu held her coffee cup in her hand.

"So what do you think?" I asked.

"I haven't decided yet," Qiao Lu replied.

"I didn't invite you all here today to ask if you're going or not. I wanted to ask you all, did you know beforehand that your father or mother was a secret agent?" I continued.

"Actually, your description isn't entirely accurate. I've always known that my dad is just an ordinary civil servant in the National Security Bureau. What he does specifically is a state secret, and I have no right to know. However, my dad cannot be called a secret agent." The speaker was Zhao Zhi, one of the top students at Shenyun High School.

"Okay, I understand. Sun Jian, what about you?"

"Why don't you tell us about yourself first? You've gathered us all here. But we probably don't know much about you either," Sun Jian said, avoiding a direct answer.

“My dad is the captain of the Phoenix Group’s extragalactic exploration team under the Secret Service. As for me, we can get to know each other gradually.” I replied to him.

"Extragalaxies are the space agency's business, okay? What does it have to do with the Security Bureau? They can't even come up with a decent identity." It was Nan Tian who spoke.

"What I said is true."

"I don't care whether what you're saying is true or false, I'm not going to the South China Sea again. What does defending the country have to do with me? You can go if you want. I have things to do, I'm leaving now." Nan Tian got up to leave.

"If you want to leave, then why did you come?"

"Sun Jian, are you leaving or not? If not, I'm leaving." Nan Tian stared at me as he said this, which was his way of answering me.

“Don’t you find it strange? In our school, or even in our grade, there are eight people who are carriers of the Z gene. I don’t think this is a coincidence.” It was Xi Wei, who hadn’t spoken until now, who said this.

Nantian had already turned around and walked to the entrance of the coffee shop.

"Excuse me, I'll be going now." It was Sun Jian who spoke.

"I won't see you off," I replied.

"You said there were eight, not including yourself?" Luo Yifei asked.

“Yes, not including me, I’m a freshman. You’re all sophomores,” Xi Wei replied.

"So, what year were you born?" Luo Yifei pressed.

"2010."

"That's no problem, we were both born in 2010."

"No, there are still problems. Among that group in the South China Sea, there are obviously people younger than us. I estimate the youngest is only ten years old."

Nan Tian left the coffee shop, and Sun Jian followed him out.

"Find a reason to go back and see what they're up to," Nan Tian said, turning to Sun Jian.

"And what about you?" Sun Jian asked.

"I have something to do. See you at Fei Xiang KTV tonight." Nan Tian didn't wait for Sun Jian's reply and turned to leave.

Sun Jian pushed open the door of the coffee shop and went inside.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I tried my best to persuade him. But he insisted on leaving," Sun Jian said to Luo Yifei.

"So what about you? Have you decided to go?" Su An, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up.

"I... I'm still thinking about it." Sun Jian hesitated for a moment.

Silence fell, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

"How about this, let's put the question of whether to stay or leave aside for now. Doesn't anyone want to know the truth? Doesn't anyone want to know what really happened?"

I broke the silence first, but no one responded. This time, Luo Yifei didn't say anything either.

"Alien invasion of Earth? That's something that only happens in Hollywood movies. From what Luo Yifei and I know, there are many suspicious points. Of course, it's also possible that we don't know enough. If we can share information, maybe we can get more information."

"Shen Lixi, Luo Yifei. Since you've already been to that planet, which means you've traveled through the time tunnel, why don't you share your information and tell us what superpowers you've gained?" Su An's tone was no different from her usual joking manner, but the smile she gave after saying that sent chills down my spine.

"Me." I paused for a moment. Actually, I really wanted to tell them what superpowers I had gained, but the truth was "no."

"Has any of you watched the DC TV series? The Flash?" Luo Yifei asked at that moment.

“I don’t watch American TV shows,” Zhao Zhi replied.

"I've seen it, and then what?" Su An looked at Luo Yifei.

"Okay, sure." Luo Yifei looked at the coffee in his hand; the latte art on it was beautiful. "Ren Changxi, you haven't drunk your coffee yet. Try stirring it as fast as you can to make the latte art spread out."

Ren Changxi did as instructed. About three minutes later, the foam from the latte art completely disappeared.

“Very good, thank you.” Luo Yifei paused, glancing at everyone. “Now, look at my coffee, and don’t blink.”

In a second, Luo Yifei's latte art had completely dissipated.

“Luo Yifei.” I looked at him in surprise.

"After I transmigrated, I had two physical examinations, and both showed no abnormalities. It wasn't until I went to the South China Sea and participated in my first long-distance running training that I discovered I could move quickly. In order not to be discovered, I always ran slowly behind Shen Lixi."

Luo Yifei stopped and took a sip of coffee.

"So, now, can we share information?" I asked casually.

"Shen Lixi, have you been able to contact Ye Xuehan?" Su An asked me.

"She said she would go, but she has something to do and won't be coming today," I replied.

As I finished answering, I suddenly felt a pain in my throat, so I tried to cough to relieve the pain, but instead I felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. However, I couldn't vomit; I only felt a piercing pain.

"Are you alright?" Su An asked.

"What's wrong?" Ren Changxi asked.

"Are you alright?" Qiao Lu asked.

I don't remember much after that. I passed out, and when I woke up I was in the hospital.

When I woke up, it was the day before National Day. I tried to move my body, but I felt completely weak. My mother was asleep by the bedside.

It seemed like I was the only patient in the ward.

"Mom," I called softly.

"You're awake." The mother got up.

"Could you make a phone call for me?"

"Hmm." The mother took out her phone.

"Use my phone, the last number in my contacts."

My mother picked up my phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, I need to go back. I'm at the hospital right now."

"Okay, someone will come to pick you up soon." The other person hung up after saying that.

"Mom, I want to go back. Our country needs us."

The mother nodded gently and said nothing more.

Luo Yifei and Xi Wei helped me from the van to the plane. I still felt weak all over. I tried to walk on my own, but it was in vain. In the end, the two of them carried me onto the plane.

"Didn't Ye Xuehan and Nan Tian come?" I looked at the people on the plane and said this with difficulty.

"No, neither of their phones are in service," Luo Yifei replied.

“Maybe they don’t want to go. Some things can’t be forced,” Xi Wei said, glancing at me.

"Ye Xuehan said she would come." After I said that, I didn't have the strength to speak anymore, and then everyone remained silent.

The plane was flying south, stopping at several airports along the way to pick up passengers. Most of these stops were at military airports, but two civilian airports were also included. It appears that the largest group of people came from Qianmo City; there were eight of us, while most passengers boarding from other places were only one or two.

The plane flew over the South China Sea. There are about thirty people here now, but more than half of them didn't come.

"Everyone, since you've all decided to come back to defend our country, why don't we get to know each other? Although we've participated in training for the past two weeks, you've mostly been interacting with people you already know or from the same place. Why don't you all tell me where you're from? I'm from the capital, and I was the first one to board the plane." A boy sitting in the front stood up and said this.

The soldier in front didn't stop him, but waited until the boy finished speaking before speaking: "Return to your seats, everyone. Heroes come from all walks of life. I'm honored that you're here. Commander Du, who trained you before, is currently inspecting the spacetime tunnel in the South China Sea. From now on, your training will be handled by me. My surname is Leng, you can call me Commander Leng. Simply put, alien planets are going to attack Earth, and the country is preparing to train you into super soldiers. Okay, that's all. I'll tell you the details later."

Just as he was speaking, the plane shook.