Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 869 Trading Goods for People

Chapter 869: Chapter 869 Trading Goods for People

At the appointed time inside an old, abandoned factory, Qian Ye, Qian Feng, and the others had been waiting for quite some time, but there was still no sign of Gu Fan, and his phone went unanswered, causing Qian Ye to start worrying, unsure of what Gu Fan was up to.

As time dragged on, Shennv Xuanhui grew more anxious. They all knew what Gu Fan was like—full of tricks, and possibly concocting some plan to deal with the situation.

Gu Ling paced back and forth beside them, free from any restraints, but clearly unhappy.

After another short wait, the sound of a car driving in tugged on the nerves of Shennv Xuanhui, especially Qian Ye, who stared intently in one direction.

A cargo truck drove in, and the first to jump off was Lu Yi. Seeing the members of Shennv Xuanhui ready for battle, he couldn’t help but exclaim, "Good evening, ladies. You sure do like to stay up late. Aren’t you afraid it’s bad for your skin? Aren’t you worried about aging quickly?"

"Cut the crap, is the space-time door on this truck?" Qian Ye was very impatient, eager to destroy the space-time door.

Then Gu Fan and Su Hui got out of the car. They shared a look of contempt as they gazed at Qian Ye, then together they opened the cargo, revealing the space-time door inside.

Qian Ye had seen the space-time door before and recognized it immediately. She couldn’t help laughing, "Alright, Gu Fan, hurry up and hand over the space-time door to us."

Su Hui shot back, "You’ll get what you want, what’s the hurry? You’re acting so anxious."

Hearing this, Qian Ye became furious, "Besides the space-time door, what about the one named David? You have to hand him over too."

"I’m sorry, but an eye for an eye, that’s only fair," Gu Fan responded firmly, while Qian Ye grew angry, "What do you mean ’an eye for an eye’, ’fair’? If you want your sister back by your side, both the space-time door and David are indispensable."

Gu Fan ignored Qian Ye, his attention was on Qian Feng. He said indifferently, "Listen carefully, Qian Feng. I trusted you, and that’s why I let Xiaoling join Shennv Xuanhui. Now that you’ve detained Xiaoling by force and are pressuring us to hand over the space-time door, I officially request Xiaoling’s withdrawal from the organization."

Before Gu Fan could finish, Gu Ling cried out, "Brother, don’t hand over the space-time door! Sister Qian Feng has been protecting me these past days and didn’t let anyone hurt me."

"Is that so?" Gu Fan frowned, then asked, "But last time I saw through a video call that Qian Ye was beating you up, and someone cut you with a knife."

Ning Qi stepped forward with a smug expression on her face, "Sorry to disappoint you, Gu Fan, but that Gu Ling you saw was me in disguise. We fooled you, who think yourself so clever. You didn’t expect that, did you?"

"So that’s how it is." Gu Fan feigned surprise, then exchanged a look with Su Hui.

Qian Feng added, "I must admit I betrayed your trust, but you have to understand, Gu Fan, our Shennv Xuanhui has its rules. Once a member, you can’t just leave. Moreover, we haven’t hurt Gu Ling, so you can’t demand her withdrawal from Shennv Xuanhui."

Lu Yi retorted, "You’re holding Gu Ling hostage, forcing Gu Fan to trade her for the space-time door. That’s going too far, how could you treat Gu Ling like that?"

Qian Feng responded with indifference, "As I said, we will not harm Gu Ling. So there’s no need for Gu Fan to trade the space-time door. We won’t harm her. In fact, after tonight, I will let her go home. My word is my bond."

"So you’re saying that I can now take the space-time door back?" As soon as Gu Fan finished speaking, he saw Qian Ye smirk, "Gu Fan, did you really think you could so easily take the space-time door away from here?"

"What do you mean?" Su Hui sensed something was wrong and immediately stood in front of Gu Fan, ready to protect him from any threat.

In that moment, as he saw Su Hui’s protective stance, Gu Fan felt a wave of tenderness, realizing she had taken an irreplaceable place in his heart, a connection that went far beyond friendship. It was this bond that allowed Su Hui to protect him without a moment’s hesitation.

Qian Ye smiled slightly, "We’re not forcing you to trade Gu Ling for the space-time door, but you can’t expect us to abandon our quest to snatch it. If you can’t safeguard it, don’t blame us for being unreasonable."

"You really are determined," Gu Fan remained unsatisfied, "Regardless, Qian Feng, you’re still using Gu Ling to coerce me into doing something I don’t want to do. Fundamentally, this is still an injury to me, to Gu Ling, a harm brought to her young heart."

Hearing this, Gu Ling immediately agreed, "Brother, you’re so right. My heart aches right now. They talk about sisterly love and mutual support in Shennv Xuanhui, but it’s all fake. They used me to threaten my family. I really regret it now. I shouldn’t have joined. I want to leave."

"Leave? Once a member of Shennv Xuanhui, always a member," Qian Feng asserted strongly, then stared at Gu Fan, intensifying her tone, "Gu Fan, I admit we were wrong this time, and I apologize to you. You can take the space-time door back. We will not obstruct you."

"What?" Qian Ye was not pleased, "Big sister, it’s fine if you don’t want to harm Gu Ling, it’s fine if you don’t use Gu Ling to trade for the space-time door, but you can’t just let them go. Otherwise, what was the meaning of all our hard work?"

"Shennv Xuanhui has its principles, and we can’t break them," Qian Feng said with righteous indignation, and very forcefully; the others, upon hearing this, didn’t dare to say more.

But Qian Ye was not an ordinary person, "I’m sorry sister, you may choose not to act, and you can observe coldly, but I can’t. Everything I’ve done was for this moment, so I can’t let Gu Fan walk away with the space-time door right under my nose." After speaking, Qian Ye took a step forward, looking determined to seize it.

Qian Feng was angry, "Don’t be rash, Qian Ye, that’s an order."

"Although you’re our sister, it doesn’t mean I have to listen to everything you say. You may choose not to help me, but you can’t stop me. If you won’t help, just step aside. I’ll handle it myself, and I’ll decide my own matters." Qian Ye was even more assertive, displaying the authority of a queen, completely disregarding Qian Feng’s attitude.

"Qian Ye, you..." Qian Feng had not expected Qian Ye to be so adamant, then she came to a sudden realization: Qian Ye had once been an empress.

Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lu Yi watched as Qian Ye advanced step by step, feeling a massive pressure looming over them, as if it was suffocating to even breathe, which was extremely unpleasant.

"This is bad, I didn’t expect Qian Ye going all out to be this formidable," Gu Fan realized he had underestimated Qian Ye, and there was no chance in a head-on confrontation with her.