CHAPTER 607: CHAPTER 358: GU WENYU’S RELICS, RAINBOW WINGS VISITING THE DOOR (2-IN-1)

She curled her lips and said with a feigned nonchalance, "Forget it, if it’s not you who comes back but him, he would be heartbroken too. Perhaps for my brother, this is the best outcome."

"It’s just that I’m so useless..."

Su Zimai was slightly taken aback.

Then she turned her head, glaring at him, "Enough, isn’t it over yet? If my brother were still alive, he definitely wouldn’t want to see you so full of resentment! Don’t think he always wore a mask to irritate you before; actually, he wanted you to be happy more than anyone else..." She paused, "Also, he hoped you could come home more often, instead of wandering outside alone. We all worry about you."

"I’m sorry, Xiaomai..." Gu Zhuo Case said hoarsely, and at this moment, he suddenly recalled the first time he met Black Cocoon.

It was in an abandoned building in Tokyo, Japan. On that day, a torrential rain was pouring, and that shadow, teasing like a madman or a clown, hung upside down under the eaves, mocking him with all sorts of taunts, pushing him into a rage.

Accompanied by the memory of that surging tide of rain, the whole world seemed to have been scrubbed clean, blurry and invisible in the rain curtain.

Soon after, the playful and frivolous words spoken by Black Cocoon at that time echoed one after another in his mind.

...

"You could have realized it sooner—if you had been willing to come back at least once in these two years... But you didn’t. You entrusted both children entirely to Gu Qiye."

"While he was taking care of the two children for you, he had to face extreme pressure and risk his life every day, covering the mess for the official you despised so much. He’s working so hard to tell himself a truth about that weak, self-destructive father of his..."

"But what has this father done? Shall I list your sins one by one: carving scar after scar on children who love you deeply with a knife, is that fun for you?"

.....

With a complex expression, Gu Zhuo Case hung his head, slightly frowning.

In retrospect, every word Gu Wenyu said back then was as loud as thunder on a rainy day.

Was what Gu Wenyu said to him with the identity of "Black Cocoon" really just nonsensical ramblings? Or was that what Gu Wenyu himself wanted to say to him?

If Wenyu hadn’t spoken those words back then, how would he have known what Gu Qiye was really thinking?

Over the years, this seemingly introverted and reticent child had seen everything clearly.

Gu Wenyu knew how hard it was for Gu Qiye and also understood how irresponsible his father had been over the years, so he wore that black and red mask and used a stranger’s identity to tell him those heartrending words.

But at that time, he was thoroughly enraged.

He simply did not think carefully about why Black Cocoon would use those words to provoke him, and even... irrationally vented his emotions on Gu Wenyu.

If Gu Wenyu had come to meet him in his real body then, instead of using his ability to generate a clone, maybe... he would have killed his own son with his own hands!

Thinking back to that, Gu Zhuo Case couldn’t help recalling his hysterical behavior that day, his face twitching slightly. He seemed to hear a beast-like roar echoing inside the building, the sound of rain pounding against the windows still clear in his mind.

"Wenyu, what exactly... have I done?" Gu Zhuo Case tightly frowned, mumbling bewilderedly and fearfully, closing his eyes unwilling to recall the scenes from that day.

Until now, if Gu Wenyu hadn’t secretly connected them all using the identity of "Black Cocoon," he might still not know that Blue Arc was his son, nor would he have reunited with Su Wei in the bookstore.

So, he might still be caught in mutual destruction with Gu Qiye, and without Su Wei, the experienced veteran of Lake Hunting, their combat strength would not have been enough to stand up against those of Rainbow Wings.

All of these progresses were thanks to Gu Wenyu’s efforts.

Yet this drama, dubbed revenge, in the end, brought them what exactly? Their family lost another person, that child who always silently watched them was no more.

If from the beginning he hadn’t insisted on revenge but stayed home to watch the three children grow up, wouldn’t there be no regrets now?

Gu Zhuo Case felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, something sorrowful was about to pour out. He felt foolish, inexplicably foolish, why is it that he only learned to cherish when he lost something.

"We... can’t stay at home for too long, the group leader is waiting for us at the train station, she’s urging us to hurry up. Perhaps the people from Rainbow Wings have already come to catch us," Su Zimai said softly, "I want to pack some of my brother’s clothes and things, it won’t take long. Dad, if there’s anything you want to take with you, go take a look."

"Okay, I’ll take a look..." Gu Zhuo Case was absent-minded, only speaking hoarsely after a long time.

"By the way, it seems like we have guests downstairs." Su Zimai suddenly said.

She raised her ears warily, listening to the commotion coming from the living room downstairs.

"Guests?" Gu Zhuo Case came to his senses, he understood well what it meant to have guests at home under such circumstances, the person was likely hostile and could very well be a Mutant sent by the officials.

"Shh—! Dad, don’t make a noise yet, let’s not go downstairs. I’ll text my brother with my phone, if it’s a bad guy, he should have dealt with it by now," Su Zimai said, picking up her phone and opening the encrypted message interface, but then she suddenly thought of something.