Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 267 Extra 3: If there hadn't been the case eleven years ago

The cabin was filled with announcements in both Chinese and English, announcing the imminent arrival at the destination. The somewhat cold voices woke up most of the drowsy passengers.

The first-class seats were separated by curtains, and Tan Jia was still curled up in her seat sleeping until the plane landed and taxied, causing a slight jolt. Only then did she listlessly take off her eye mask and squint at her phone.

The latest message was from my cousin Tan Ming, saying that he had arrived at the airport and was carrying a sign with his name on it. We can recognize him by looking at the sign.

She replied briefly to the message and continued to sit in her seat, lost in thought with a blank expression.

We've arrived in another unfamiliar place.

Once the plane came to a stop, she was among the first to leave the cabin with her bag and walk into the noisy airport terminal. As she had done many times before, she wandered aimlessly through the crowds of people coming and going.

There were a lot of people at the luggage pick-up area, so she took the priority luggage. As she was leaving, she saw a girl next to her pushing a cart with three suitcases stacked on top of each other that were about to slide off. She reached out and helped her up.

The suitcase was quite heavy, but she held it steadily. The faint blue veins and ridges on the back of her hand showed a sharp look, and the silver ring on her index finger glittered slightly under the airport lights.

The girl's gaze lingered on her hand for two seconds, then looked up and lingered on her face and hair for a few more seconds before she hurriedly said thank you.

Tan Jia wasn't in the mood to speak. She nodded slightly and left. As she walked, her half-tied green wolf tail loosened, and a few strands fell onto her black leather jacket. The stark contrast in color made people along the way take a second look at her.

She didn't care about the stares from others and followed the directional arrows all the way to the exit, where she immediately spotted the person who was there to pick her up.

Tan Ming indeed held up a huge sign with the two characters "Tan Jia" outlined in blue, making it very eye-catching among a pile of A4 paper printed with Song typeface.

Having a destination made her feel like she had finally landed from a great height. Tan Jia switched hands and pushed her suitcase, took a deep breath, and walked towards her unfamiliar cousin.

She was so focused on making eye contact with Tan Ming that she didn't notice her surroundings. A tall figure brushed past her in the crowd.

While both were picking people up at the airport, Lin Zhiyan and her group didn't use any pick-up signs; they relied entirely on their eyesight. Logically, Lin Zhiyue should have been the most eye-catching one in the group, with his tall, slender figure and handsome face, which they could usually spot at a glance.

But this time, there was a super cool girl with a wolf tail, and my gaze involuntarily wandered off, following the direction she left involuntarily.

"What a powerful girl."

"Wow, that's hot! Her profile is so aloof, it's even hotter than that. Is she from around here?"

"The green wolf tail is so beautiful. I wish I had gotten one too."

"Don't drag this hairstyle down to the average level. Hey, do you think she'd give me her phone number if I went up to her now?"

"Yes, I'll slap you twice. What kind of person are you to dare to conquer someone like that?"

"Conquering that kind of person is what makes it challenging; those around her..."

The people waiting to be picked up were already standing in front of them when the two who were having the most exciting discussion were elbowed and turned around.

"...You've arrived." Lin Zhiyan said awkwardly.

Lin Zhiyue didn't answer the pointless question, but instead glanced around following their gaze.

But I only had time to catch a glimpse of green flashing by in the crowd.

What remains are just passersby in the background, coming and going indistinguishable.

He then grunted in response, lifted his leg, and walked around them to continue forward.

His face, with half of his eyebrows and eyes obscured by black, tousled hair, appeared calm and normal, but those who knew him well knew he was not in a good mood.

For example, right now, I don't even want to give them a second glance.

Lin Zhiyan's friend leaned over and whispered, "Your brother has this inhuman quality that even the summer sun can't warm him up." Lin Zhiyan replied, "Read less of those non-mainstream novels. Your analogy is like stitching together two copied beautiful phrases."

They whispered to each other all the way to the airport. Once in the car, they dared not chat anymore in the enclosed space, as Lin Zhiyue didn't like anyone making noise in his ear.

Although there was no real punishment or criticism, most people were still intimidated when he looked at them with an impatient expression.

There's only one road leading out of the airport, and Tan Ming's car was in the other lane. While waiting at a red light, the two siblings, who had barely met before, chatted casually.

The red light turned green, and two cars drove side by side, one in front of the other. As their speed increased, Tan Jia glanced out and only saw the reflection in the other car's window flash by.

In the surging crowd, countless people brushed past each other.

This is Tan Jia's first day in Jiujiang, and he has only one impression of the place: the weather is nice today.

She leaned against the car window, looking at the scenery outside, and listened to Tan Ming give a brief introduction to a few attractions worth visiting. The car drove across Chengnan Avenue and had just turned right to leave when suddenly a loud crash was heard behind her, followed by a series of screeching brakes.

Tan Ming immediately stopped the car, got out to check, and then bent down to say, "There's been a multi-vehicle collision. You stay in the car, I'll go help."

He deftly dialed the numbers for the traffic police brigade and the emergency center, then strode back.

Tan Jia didn't stay in the car; she followed him there.

It was a true chain-reaction car accident. The two vehicles at the center of the accident were smashed to pieces like piles of scrap metal. Other trucks and cars, unable to brake and stop due to insufficient distance, also collided, leaving the scene in complete chaos.

As you get closer, you can see obvious splattered blood on the windshields of several cars, indicating that the people inside are dying.

Such people are actually afraid to move around easily.

The drivers who were temporarily safe got out of their cars to help, and Tan Ming loudly asked in the crowd if anyone was a doctor.

Tan Jia didn't have much first aid experience, so to avoid making things worse, she could only choose to help some of the injured who seemed to be in relatively good condition.

She borrowed a safety hammer from a driver and smashed it down on the car with the windows tightly closed. The window glass shattered into a spider web, and she smashed it to pieces with her fist wrapped in a leather jacket, scattering glass shards all over the ground.

She reached in and pulled the door open, pulling the person out.

“There’s a child here! The whole family has fainted!” she shouted.

Tan Ming witnessed the entire process of her saving the person. His brows twitched. Her decisive and efficient manner was nothing like what his mother had described as "cute, quiet, and a bit aloof and not talkative." She was more like the protagonist in a movie about individual heroism.

Is this my quiet cousin from across the ocean?

Tan Jia ignored his inner thoughts and turned to get on the next bus.

There was someone still conscious inside the car, banging on the window with one hand, but unfortunately the door was half blocked by another car, and the person couldn't get out.

She got others to help push the car open, and with great force, they pulled on the deformed door, and a girl rolled out.

"Are you ok?"

"My brother...my brother shielded me from the bullet, and he's bleeding from his head..."

Tan Jia immediately leaned into the car and found a young man lying inside. His handsome face was marred by several bloody marks. She turned him over, checked the bleeding wound on his forehead, and found that it was not in a fatal position. She breathed a sigh of relief, then pinched his cheeks hard and lifted his entire chin.

"Can you hear me? Wake up!"

Lin Zhiyue opened his eyes, enduring the dizziness, and saw a very aggressive face that was so close that it occupied his entire field of vision.