Addicted: Book One - The Inquietude of Youth

Chapter 188 - CHALLENGING the TWO FORCES!

Gu Wei Ting bellowed in rage, "Then let him die down there!"

Sun Jingwei's sorrowful gaze watched Gu Wei Ting attentively for a long time until he faintly speaks again, "General, if you didn't give me the order, I don't have the nerve to rashly go down there. So as of now, I don't know what Xiao Hai's condition is. I don't know at all." Once that last word left his lips, with a heavy heart, Sun Jingwei walked out of Gu Wei Ting's room.

When Gu Wei Ting finally stood up, he suddenly felt a spell of dizziness overtake him. Only by remaining stationary for a while was he able to steady his footing and gain a proper composure. He also hadn't slept in three days and two nights. In truth, the reason he intentionally sent Sun Jingwei away and intentionally showed no concern to Gu Hai's matter was all to create an opportunity for Sun Jingwei to rescue Gu Hai. Every night when he lay in bed, he would think of Gu Hai covering himself up with that damp blanket and curling into the warmth as he passed another day in that dark tunnel. Gu Wei Ting never once thought that since the beginning, Gu Hai never once threw the blanket over himself......

After pacing around the room several times, Gu Wei Ting finally stopped at the spot where the entrance to the tunnel was. He stooped down and carefully listened to any sounds of movement coming from within. Even someone who has a keen ear like him was unable to detect any sounds at all. So much so that not even the sound of a single breath could be heard.

Gu Wei Ting suddenly lifted the carpet covering the entrance into the tunnel and nimbly drilled his way in. During his descent, he crouched low and advanced forward quickly discovering a body lying on the ground not too far from his gaze.

Seeing the sight ahead of him, Gu Wei Ting's head became blank; he stumbled somewhat in disarray. Countless times, his back would knock against the walls of the tunnel, causing the dampened earth to rub against his well-ironed military uniform.

As he drew closer, Gu Wei Ting was finally able to see Gu Hai breathing. In that moment, his fearful mindset dissipated and his once throbbing heart returned to its normal beat.

Since there was no light in the tunnel, Gu Wei Ting was unable to see Gu Hai's complexion clearly. Although, he could undoubtedly feel the ice-cold aura permeating from his son's body as he reached down to check on him. Sun Jingwei was right, Gu Hai had not eaten nor drank anything, a blanket was there neither. Even worse, there wasn't even a bedsheet to separate his body from the damp earth. Gu Hai's clothes pressed against the wall of the tunnel. It had long been moistened and dirtied to a rather sorry state causing a faintly moldy smell to linger around him.

Gu Wei Ting reached for Gu Hai's hand. It was beyond cold; the feeling as different as night and day from the warm hands that had gripped his that night not too long ago.

Sensing someone close by, Gu Hai's hand shot up and gripped Gu Wei Ting's. Even in such a state, the strength in his son's grip was not as weak and listless as he had imagined at all. On the contrary, there was somewhat of a tenacious power that seemed hard to defeat, encircling his form.

"Dad......" Gu Hai calls out, his voice strong and distinct.

Gu Wei Ting's solemn eyes took on Gu Hai's darkened form and not ignorant to his obviously beaten condition, a bit of rationality flowed back into his head for the time being.

"Go back up with me now and obediently listen to my arrangements. Everything that has happened before, I will forget it all and never bring it up again."

Even as the darkness continued to hover over him in this cold place, Gu Hai did not let his resolution falter. He still firmly held onto the words that he spoke three days ago.