Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 793: Reaching an Agreement

Chapter 793: Chapter 793: Reaching an Agreement

Gu Fan walked back and saw David smoking with a melancholy look. He adjusted his mindset, preparing to step forward and apologize.

But seeing Gu Fan, David wore a guilty expression and spoke first, "I want to apologize to you!"

Gu Fan was taken aback by this, but then listened as David continued, "Yes, in the Triangle Sea Area, you saved us and greatly helped us complete the space-time door. Without you, there would be no space-time door. However, we still failed to appreciate you and even treated you and Lin Xi as experimental subjects. We were wrong. Please forgive us. We made a mistake. We can not afford to make another one. I can’t entrust the space-time door to someone I don’t trust."

Gu Fan nodded, "Don’t worry, I’ve figured it out too. I shouldn’t have forced you to do something you didn’t want to do. It was my fault. I won’t let the space-time door fall into the hands of villains."

Leng Le from the side came over and was instantly displeased when she heard this, "What do you mean? Am I a villain now? Are you kidding? I was inadvertently involved, and none of you have apologized to me, right?"

Gu Fan chuckled, then said, "Please let me talk to the boss."

"You can, but don’t expect any favors from the boss if you don’t provide any benefits," Leng Le responded, dialed a number, and then handed it to the boss.

Gu Fan took the phone and then said, "Hello, boss. Long time no see, I really miss you."

The boss didn’t seem surprised at all, "It’s you, Gu Fan. It’s been a long time indeed, but I don’t miss you at all. You seem to attract trouble wherever you go, and I want to keep my distance."

"Don’t say that, we still have a lot of places to cooperate." Gu Fan was calm, but he knew it would be difficult to get the boss’s help from his tone.

The boss stated, "I originally didn’t want to help you, but since Leng Le got involved, I’m interested to see what the space-time door really is. My condition is simple. We ensure the transportation of the space-time door and the completion of the space-time door. After you retrieve Lin Xi from the ancient times, the space-time door belongs to me."

Gu Fan showed a troubled look, "Boss, your condition is a bit high. I intended to destroy the space-time door after Lin Xi comes back. After all, nobody can bear the sin of changing history."

"It’s fine, if you can’t bear it, I can." The boss’s tone was nonchalant and showed no signs of backing down.

Gu Fan knew it would be difficult to reach an agreement. With a frown, he suggested, "How about this, boss? After finishing manufacturing the space-time door, while I am traveling to ancient times, I can fulfill a desire of yours as long as it doesn’t affect history."

"Just one desire and you want to get rid of me? Dream on." The boss responded with a hardline attitude, leaving no room for negotiation.

Gu Fan smiled, "Although it’s just one desire, it can make up for your regrets of the past. Everyone has regrets, right?"

Having heard this, the boss hesitated. He did think about something he’s always regretted. However, he still didn’t give in, "Sorry, Gu Fan, my condition remains the same."

"That’s not good, boss. After all, Qiao Ya and Dong Ni have seen you. They must have reported about you to Organization X when they went back. Although Organization X is not your opponent, if they get the space-time door and change history, none of us will benefit. In other words, our interests are the same." Gu Fan laid out the pros and cons, but the boss still remained indifferent, "Gu Fan, you are right. This even further proves that I need to keep the space-time door to feel reassured. Hence, there’s no room for negotiation."

Against the boss’s resistance, Gu Fan has no choice. "Fine, since we can’t reach an agreement, we can’t cooperate this time." After saying this, Gu Fan hung up the call and returned the phone to Leng Le. Then he said, "Drop us off at the closest place, and then, we will part ways."

Hearing this, Leng Le frowned. Obviously, this did not align with her interests. She was innocently dragged into this mess and as a result, received nothing in return.

Since cooperation wasn’t possible, Leng Le had no choice but to go along with Gu Fan’s request. After the car reached the next small town, Gu Fan, Su Hui, and David got out of the car.

"Good luck with everything." After saying this, Leng Le closed the car door and drove away.

David, looking at the unfamiliar small town, was somewhat worried, "What do we do now?"

"I will contact a rich person and ask him to transfer some money to us. We will buy a car and keep going," Gu Fan replied while dialing Du Jun’s number. In truth, he was relieved to have made peace with Du Jun, who he could always rely on when facing financial difficulties.

However, Du Jun expressed his discontent right from the start, "Gu Fan, what do you mean by this? You fooled me into investing in Boss Ding’s company, and we’re busy around the clock while you’re nowhere to be found. Have you been slacking off somewhere?"

"Sorry, Du Jun, I really ran into trouble here. I really need your help. Remember, this matter can’t be known to anyone. It’s very important." Gu Fan’s tone was serious, and Du Jun quickly became anxious, wondering what was going on.

Gu Fan told Du Jun everything since the energy key required for the space-time door was the heirloom of Qin Jia, who was Du Jun’s girlfriend. So, Du Jun also knew about Gu Fan and Lin Xi traveling to ancient times.

When Du Jun found out that Lin Xi was still in ancient times and the one who returned was Qian Ye, he was almost dumbstruck.

The brief words in the call couldn’t explain in detail, but Gu Fan needed Du Jun to provide any possible help, including using freighters to transport the space-time door back, and so on. Du Jun’s company didn’t have experience in covert operations like this, but Gu Fan had no choice but to rely on Du Jun.

Du Jun said he would arrange it as soon as possible, but he was uncertain since his company was accustomed to standard shipping.

Gu Fan reiterated, it’s all for Lin Xi. Even if Du Jun’s arrangements failed, Gu Fan wouldn’t blame him. Du Jun needs to hurry because Organization X is also racing against time to find them.

After the call ended, Du Jun quickly transferred the money to Gu Fan and contacted his father’s shipping company. Like Gu Fan asked, they were racing against time.

"Okay, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. It will take a while for Du Jun’s money to come in. Let’s go find an appropriate vehicle first." Su Hui’s words eased Gu Fan’s worries. Gu Fan was grateful to have Su Hui by his side at this time.