Genius Club

Chapter 1452: Chapter 13: 42

Brooklyn’s summer, full of birdsong and fragrant flowers.

CC rides on the back of the magnificent horse Bruce, swiftly passing through the woods. Her right hand moves like lightning, drawing a gun from her waist at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye, aiming at three wild fruits on the branches ahead—

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Without any discernible aiming action, the three red fruits burst in mid-air, their juice splattering everywhere.

"Very good."

Her esteemed father applauds lightly from behind:

"To be able to hit three small targets instantly in such a fast and bumpy situation is really impressive, worthy of being my daughter."

CC kicks the horse’s belly.

Bruce, already in sync with her, turns around on the spot and walks slowly towards the man with CC on his back.

"Compared to VV, I’m still far from it."

CC jumps off the horse and while stroking Bruce’s mane, she looks at her father and says:

"Seven years ago, it was right here where VV, in a state of amnesia, raised his hand and took out three bad guys."

"Later on, VV taught me many skills, many tricks. I always thought that with enough training I could become a sharpshooter like VV, but now I realize... I’m still far from VV."

"His speed and accuracy are much greater than mine. Right now this is my limit, and I can’t even match VV seven years ago, let alone VV in his prime when his memory was restored."

CC’s father smiles.

He shakes his head:

"It’s already enough."

"After all, VV is not your enemy, and you never need to fight VV. This level of gun skills is already sufficient, at least I think... it’s enough to support you on your long journey to East Sea in China to find VV."

!?

Upon hearing this, CC’s eyes widen:

"You agreed!"

She rushes over and grabs her father’s arm:

"You have to keep your word! Don’t stop me anymore!"

"Don’t worry."

Her father pats her head and chuckles:

"You must understand, your mom and I were stopping you from going to China to find VV for your own safety."

"In fact, as early as seven years ago, I sensed VV intended to take you away. But back then you were just eleven or twelve, how could your mom and I possibly let you go with him?"

"It’s not that I distrust VV’s character, but at that age, your mind isn’t mature, your values aren’t fully formed, and you aren’t yet clear on the kind of life you want. So... I pretended not to understand VV’s intention and kept you by our side."

"But now, you’ve grown up, you’re 19, and you’ve honed your skills and gun skills. Your mom and I believe you have the right and ability to decide your own life."

"Therefore, this time your mom and I won’t stop you anymore. If you are still determined to go to Donghai City in China, to find the insurance cabinet VV left for you, to see if his words are true or false... then go ahead."

At this point.

CC’s father lets out a gentle sigh:

"Actually, your mom disagrees with you going to China. It’s such a long journey, traveling for such a long time, she’s still very worried about you."

"Of course, I am too. No father would want their teenage daughter to embark on such a distant journey. But... I know, you’ve been secretly studying locksmith and code-breaking techniques, haven’t you?"

"You’ve always wanted to see what’s inside the insurance cabinet, to understand what VV’s enigmatic words mean... Without VV giving you the code, you have to find a way to crack it yourself."

Parental love knows no bounds.

Due to CC’s insistence on going to China’s East Sea, the family has had quite a few conflicts over the years.

But CC can understand her parents’ concerns about this matter.

So all these years she has been arduously honing her gun skills, secretly seeking out various craftsmen to learn code-cracking techniques, and planning routes on ancient world maps.

She has never given up.

One day she will go to East Sea in China to open that insurance cabinet and see what VV’s so-called "past and truth" really are!

"Don’t worry, I’ll be fine."

CC looks at her father with determined eyes:

"VV is not only our savior but also someone very important to me. Although we only spent a few days together, he really influenced me greatly, and I’ve always been chasing his footsteps."

"Whether he’s a liar or whether there’s a real secret in the insurance cabinet, in any case... I want to see for myself; it’s a very important matter to me, I want to know the truth, and I want to know the answer between me and VV."

With that, she lifts Bruce’s head and smiles:

"Bruce, are you willing to go with me to find VV?"

"Neigh!"

Bruce whinnies energetically.

It was VV who used an automatic rifle to smooth its mane when it was just a foal.

During these seven years, it has always been by CC’s side, accompanying her in battles, training with her, and listening to her innermost thoughts during the quiet nights.

Now, in its prime, of course, it will go with CC to find VV.

To find that shadow,

To find that truth,

To find that answer.

However...

"Hahaha, forget about Bruce."

CC’s father laughs heartily and pats the horse’s head:

"The journey from Mi Country to China is long, and we don’t have planes or long-distance ships. You can only head north and cross the Bering Strait during the winter freeze, then travel south across the Eurasian continent to Donghai in China. Bruce can’t accompany you and will only become a burden."

CC furrows her brows:

"Then I can’t walk there, can I?"

Her father takes out a small key from his pocket and places it in CC’s palm.