The Super Artifact Incident Came to a Close
"No," the middle-aged man replied, unbothered. He calmly withdrew his hand. "I'm a J Country citizen, but my late parents were both from X Country. Coming back this time is a way of returning to my roots."
Xu Huo invited them into the car.
After their long separation, Ms. Fang wasn't particularly warm toward him. Once she'd asked a few questions about his situation, she said, "Your Uncle Tang and I have a place of our own. We won't go crowd in with your father's family."
"Things aren't peaceful anywhere lately. It's safer to stay together," Xu Huo said. "There's also an empty villa in the complex. You could stay there."
The car was already headed toward the Xu family home. Ms. Fang's face darkened with anger. "My words don't count for anything at all!"
"Once things settle down, you can go wherever you like." Xu Huo closed his eyes, ending the conversation.
After settling the two of them in, Xu Huo left the villa with a brief, "Call me if anything comes up." He didn't return to his father's place. Instead, he called Team Leader Wu and asked him to send in disease-control personnel to seal off the villa, then went to another property owned by the Xu family.
Just over twenty minutes later, Team Leader Wu called back. "We checked them carefully. Ms. Fang and Tang Guangbo aren't infected. Just to be safe, I also checked Tang Guangbo's relatives, friends, and neighbors. No one has been to Y Country recently."
"Tang Guangbo's breathing and heartbeat are a little abnormal," Xu Huo said.
"He has a heart condition," Team Leader Wu said. "We confirmed it just now. He's been taking medication."
Xu Huo paused, then said, "Still, sorry for the trouble.