Reception room of the Kyoto Consulate General of Huaxia.
"Comrade Su Hang, I really don't know what to say about you!" The bespectacled man paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, angrily saying, "Do you know how much trouble your actions have brought to the country?"
Su Hang held Yugong Liuli's small hand, the two of them lowered their heads and didn't speak, looking just like a young couple caught by their high school homeroom teacher.
"Are you hungry?" A woman in an office lady uniform approached gracefully with a bowl of snacks, greeting them with a smile. "Here, Xiao Hang, Miss Liuli, have some snacks to tide you over."
A small hand slowly reached out towards the tea and snacks.
"Comrade Su Hang!" The bespectacled man's eyebrows shot up, and he said angrily, "You still have the nerve to eat snacks?"
The owner of the small hand shuddered in fright.
The bespectacled man, in a dramatic, Sichuan opera-like manner, bowed and gestured, saying, "You eat, you eat, Miss Liuli. I was reprimanding Comrade Su Hang; this is none of your business."
"Thanks."
Yugong Liuli carefully picked up the mung bean cake, held it in one hand, and gently brought it to Su Hang's lips with eyes full of tenderness.
Su Hang shook his head.
Yugong Liuli asked softly, "Aren't you hungry?"
Su Hang pouted, "I want to eat that whole wheat bread."
Yugong Liuli nodded her little head. "Okay."
"No way! Comrade Su Hang, you've really gone too far?" the bespectacled man roared. "Have you even reflected on your actions?"
"Alright, Consul Feng," the woman in the professional office lady uniform said with a smile, trying to smooth things over. "They're all our own people, a few words are enough, they haven't done anything seriously wrong."
"He hasn't made any major mistakes yet, Secretary Li!" Consul Feng pushed up his glasses, his nose practically twitching with anger. "He dared to cause a ruckus in Kyoto all by himself and his car today, do you believe he'd dare to cause a ruckus in Tokyo alone tomorrow?"
" Consul Feng, are you implying something about me?"
A menacing male voice rang out.
Consul Feng shuddered violently, his back instantly soaked with the muddy water. He turned around and hurriedly explained, " Minister Su, I was just stating the facts, I didn't mean anything by it. Please don't take it to heart."
Su Hang took a bite of whole wheat bread and looked in the direction of the sound. It was a young man in a suit and tie, wearing a national emblem brooch, about thirty years old, holding Ambrosial yogurt in his hand.
Secretary Li recalled, "This matter must have happened almost ten years ago."
"Exactly ten years short of one day," the young man said solemnly.
Secretary Li said meaningfully, "I didn't realize, Minister Su, that you still care quite a bit about your sensational act from that year."
"Really?" The young man took a sip of yogurt.
On the other side.
Su Hang handed the leftover whole-wheat bread to Yugong Liuli, saying, "I'm full."
Yugong Liuli took the half-wheat bread, ate it in small bites, tilted her head, and asked, "Would you like some sugar-free cola?"
"Okay." Su Hang nodded.
Yugong Liuli quickly finished half a whole wheat bread and reached for the sugar-free cola on the table.
"Comrade Su Hang, do you have no hands?" Consul Feng, having reached his limit, could no longer tolerate it. "Whole wheat bread is one thing, but why do you even have to make Miss Liuli serve the drinks?"
Su Hang remained silent, simply accepting the sugar-free cola from Yugong Liuli, opening it, and drinking it sip after sip.
Consul Feng flew into a rage and said, "Miss Liuli, has he somehow gotten hold of you? Minister Su happens to be here tonight, so tell us, and we'll seek justice for you!"
"No," Yugong Liuli said earnestly, "I did it voluntarily."
"Voluntary?" Consul Feng glared, pointing at Su Hang angrily, "This kid treats you like a servant, and you didn't utter a single complaint?"
"Senior didn't treat me like a maid." Yugong Liuli shook her head, then smiled sweetly, "If Senior were willing to treat me like a maid, I would be more than happy to."
Consul Feng's lips twitched violently.
"Comrade Su Hang, what kind of bewitching potion did you give Miss Liuli to make her so obedient to you?"
" Consul Xue, no wonder you're forty and still single," the young man suddenly chuckled.
Consul Feng asked in astonishment, " Minister Su, what does this have to do with me being single?"
Secretary Li couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Now I believe that Consul Xue has never been in a relationship."
Why are you dragging me into this?
Consul Feng scratched the back of his head, completely bewildered. "What are you talking about? I don't understand a word you're saying!"
Secretary Li gave him a pitying look. " Consul Xue, your emotional intelligence is off the charts when handling ordinary diplomatic work, but when it comes to matters of the heart, your emotional intelligence is practically zero."
"That's why the higher-ups sent Minister Su to handle this matter."
Consul Feng frowned. "Is Minister Su very adept at handling emotional issues?"
Secretary Li chuckled softly, " Minister Su is a notoriously straightforward man; how could he possibly be good at handling emotional issues?"
Consul Feng asked, puzzled, "Then what do you mean?"
Secretary Li looked up and said, "Just like your unintentional remark earlier, Consul Xue, don't forget, ten years ago, Minister Su had the same experience!"
at this time.
The young man walked up to Su Hang and extended his hand. "I am Su Heng, Chief Deputy Head of Mission and First Minister of the Huaxia Embassy in Japan."
" Su Heng?"
Su Hang was slightly taken aback, feeling that he had heard the name somewhere before. He bowed slightly and extended his hand to shake hers. "Hello, Minister Su, my name is Su Hang."
"Oh? No need for formalities, we're family." Su Heng waved his hand and smiled calmly. "If you don't mind, just call me Brother Heng."
" Brother Heng?"
Su Hang felt that the other party was somewhat friendly, and did not seem as cold and unapproachable as Consul Feng had described.
"Am I seeing things?" Consul Feng, standing to the side, looked incredulous. Minister Su Heng, who was known for his coldness and toughness, not only showed goodwill to a young comrade who had caused a huge disaster, but also took the initiative to get closer to him.
"That's quite unexpected." Secretary Li was also somewhat surprised.
Su Heng is notoriously ruthless, like an intelligent machine devoid of human emotion. He strictly enforces Huaxia diplomatic laws and regulations, is selfless, and shows no favoritism.
"I've already looked into the matter, and the trouble you've caused this time is indeed quite serious," Su Heng said, sitting down on the guest sofa. "Breaking into the Yugong Shrine and causing chaos in Kyoto —each of these, taken individually, is a grave crime."
Su Hang's heart tightened.
"But you did a good job," Su Heng smiled. "You were simply trying to save your friend from the evil culture of human sacrifice. You acted from a righteous standpoint, and what you did was just."
Su Hang's heart skipped a beat, " Brother Heng, can you understand me?"
"It's not that I understand you, it's that the country understands you."
Su Heng picked up the Ambrosial yogurt. "The country sent me to the Kyoto Consulate General with only one mission: to safely escort you back to your country."
Su Hang couldn't hide his excitement, "Thank you, motherland."
"Don't be too happy yet." Su Heng inserted the straw into the milk carton, glancing casually at Su Heng. "The country only asked me to send you back home, that's all."
Returning to China alone?
Su Hang was stunned for a moment.