Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 865 No Good Solution

Chapter 865: Chapter 865 No Good Solution

Gu Fan sat on the sofa, anxious and unsettled. At this moment, Helen came downstairs, glanced at Gu Fan’s worried expression, and knew something was amiss, which explained why Gu Fan had entered the room earlier without knocking.

"What’s wrong, you look so anxious. Has something happened that you need my help to resolve?" Helen’s words ignited a spark of hope in Gu Fan, who immediately grabbed her and asked her to sit down.

Looking earnestly at Helen, Gu Fan said, "Helen, tell me honestly, how have I been to you?"

"So-so, I guess. Why the sudden question? Do you want to collect rent now? That won’t do!" Helen retorted with righteous indignation, as if her living there was her birthright, which nearly made Gu Fan pass out in frustration.

Having no other choice, as he needed a favor, Gu Fan patiently spoke, "Here’s the situation, Helen. My sister has been captured by a bad woman named Qian Ye, who despises the space-time door and wants to destroy it. Do you understand what I mean?"

Helen frowned, "You’re not thinking of using us to gain control of the space-time door and incite us to go to war with Qian Ye, fighting to mutual exhaustion, so you can reap the benefits, rescue your sister, and protect the space-time door, are you? Your plan is quite astute."

When he heard this, Gu Fan’s heart sank; he hadn’t expected her to see through his intentions so easily. Now what was he supposed to do?

Gu Fan asked another question, "Doesn’t Organization X want the space-time door?"

Helen appeared completely unconcerned, "No worries. Without the space-time door, our organization will still reign supreme. What can you do to me?"

Gu Fan first fell silent for a moment, then his face darkened with dissatisfaction, and immediately stood up, pointing at the door, "Then I’m going to have to ask you to get out of my house. You say we’re friends, but you refuse to help with anything and still live here without paying rent. What does that make you?"

Seeing Gu Fan’s anger, Helen quickly tried to smooth things over with an apologetic smile, even tugging at Gu Fan’s sleeve, "Bro, are you mad? I’m sorry, really, it wasn’t my intention to upset you. We are friends, and I’m willing to help you, but I don’t have decision-making power in the organization. I can try to speak to the organization on your behalf, but if the organization disagrees, there’s nothing I can do."

Hearing this, Gu Fan knew he’d put Helen in a difficult position and deflated, slumping back into his seat with a despondent look.

Trying to console him, Helen suggested, "Bro, how about this? We’ll stick to the previous offer; we’ll help you rescue Gu Ling and protect the completion of the space-time door. We could even use our resources to help complete the space-time door ahead of schedule and bring Lin Xi back sooner. But after the deed is done, the space-time door will belong to us."

"No need, I’ll figure out another way," Gu Fan said weakly, with little confidence.

At that time, Su Hui rushed back and, seeing Gu Fan in low spirits, shook her head, "I sent someone to check out the villa and found it empty. I don’t know how Qian Feng managed it, but they avoided all surveillance when they left."

"They know magic; it’s not surprising," Gu Fan hinted with a glance, and Su Hui caught on that with Helen present, it was best not to say too much.

Helen also sensed this and stretched languidly before taking her leave, "Alright, I’ll go out for a bit and not disturb your conversation."

Once Helen left, Gu Fan and Su Hui still didn’t feel at ease, worried that Helen might have left a listening device behind. They made their way to the backyard to deliberate their next move.

Gu Fan had a solution, but it required three days. His biggest fears were twofold: first, that Qian Ye couldn’t wait and wanted to make the exchange immediately, possibly not even giving Gu Fan a single day’s time; second, that Qian Ye might eliminate the research staff at the research base while destroying the space-time door, making Gu Fan dread that Qian Ye’s terms would include handing over David as well.

Su Hui understood that, given Qian Ye’s cunning, she would definitely consider silencing the only person who could build a space-time door.

They could give away the space-time door, but not David; that was certain.

How was Gu Fan to convince Qian Ye to understand that even if David were alive, he couldn’t complete the space-time door by himself, and without a prototype, it would be impossible for David as well?

Putting herself in Qian Ye’s shoes, she realized that even if the space-time door was thoroughly destroyed, Qian Ye would still choose to silence David out of caution.

"Can we wait for three days? Aren’t we afraid that Qian Ye might harm Gu Ling in a fit of rage?" Su Hui was very concerned, and Gu Fan even more so, "We’ve seen the surveillance footage. We can deduce that for now, Qian Feng doesn’t intend to harm Gu Ling and merely wants to detain her for Qian Ye. But as time goes on, if Qian Ye could convince Qian Feng to capture Gu Ling, she might also persuade her to harm Gu Ling. So, we can afford to wait for three days."

Gu Fan thought it over and then left. Su Hui watched his heavy steps, knowing the immense pressure he was under. Three days was a gamble with Gu Ling’s life. How could Gu Fan, who cherished Gu Ling so deeply, be feeling now?

To rescue Gu Ling, they had to use every possible resource. Su Hui considered asking Zhuo Hang for help, but involving him meant letting him know about the space-time door. If Zhuo Hang found out, then his superiors would as well.

According to David, the space-time door shouldn’t belong to anyone and be owned by no power to prevent anyone from altering history.

"What to do, what to do?" Su Hui also felt desperate and couldn’t help but complain about the researchers’ enlightened attitude. If they had such an attitude, then why did they even create the space-time door in the first place?

Seeing the situation reaching a critical stage, Su Hui decided to go all out. To ensure the safety of Gu Ling, the space-time door, and David was her priority, regardless of any complications that might arise later—they would deal with those as they came.

Thus, Su Hui called Zhuo Hang’s phone, hoping he could help out. When asked what the favor was, she only mentioned that Gu Ling had been captured by Shennv Xuanhui and kept the rest to herself, asking Zhuo Hang to keep it a secret because it was a sensitive matter. Zhuo Hang agreed to her conditions.

Of course, Zhuo Hang sensed something wasn’t right. He thought it odd for Shennv Xuanhui to capture Gu Ling at this time. From what he knew, Gu Fan and Shennv Xuanhui had reconciled long ago and shouldn’t have any conflicts.

Zhuo Hang suddenly connected it to the recent series of events, particularly Gu Fan and Su Hui’s trip abroad, which had caused a major news story.