Otto Doesn't Lie, Ask Fu Hua If You Don't Believe Me!

Shu, holding Kiana's waist, excitedly tossed her up twice. He even wanted to "smack" her face with a kiss, but then Shu opened his eyes and realized that he was holding Kiana.

Oh, I almost forgot, Kiana's a girl.

Instantly, as if electrocuted, Shu immediately released her and quickly took two steps back, standing at attention.

"Huu…" Kiana, supported by Mei, breathed shakily, her expression full of suspicion.

Shu had suddenly pounced on her. She had used a great amount of effort to suppress her subconscious reaction! If it were any other man who suddenly pounced on her, even her dad would have been knocked out cold!

Of course, her crappy dad could be beaten easily without getting hurt, but Shu… better not…

With those thin arms and legs, the person she almost accidentally killed twice with a swing might be knocked out by her counterattack…

Next time, maybe I should give Shu an extra piece of meat to eat, just one piece.

Kiana exhaled a breath of stale air. She then remembered the words Shu had cheered into her ear and proudly straightened her back. "Hmph! It's obvious to everyone that this miss is a genius! It's you… uh… it's that you failed to recognize my true talent! Only now you noticed my genius!"

Shu: "…" The last bit of remorse he had suddenly disappeared.

"Kiana, it's 'have eyes but fail to see Mount Tai' [meaning to be blind to talent]," Fu Hua kindly corrected her. However, considering that Kiana had, at least, used the idiom in an appropriate context this time, a smile appeared on Fu Hua's face.

"Shu, you're so excited. Did you think of something?" Kallen smiled and glanced back at Otto. She noticed that Otto still had the same smile on his face, but his eyes were fixed on Shu.

Maybe Otto had also come up with the same idea as Shu! Hmm, it seems that Otto and Shu get along very well! They must be great friends…

That's what Kallen thought.

Otto chuckled lightly, his gaze towards Shu becoming even more complicated.

It wasn't as simple as Kallen had said. Looking at Shu's expression, Otto felt that if he died one day, Shu might bring wine to his grave and offer him a toast. But, it was more likely that when he popped his head up, Shu would smash that bottle of wine on his head.

Hmm… it's a strange emotion. Otto felt that he might have been mistaken as some kind of historical figure, a petty villain.

Shu, who had just gotten excited and wanted to share his thoughts with everyone: That annoying feeling of being seen through is back…

Shuddering, Shu took a deep breath and abandoned this ominous feeling. He began to think about how to explain his idea.

Moreover, just knowing that the train could be started wasn't enough to solve all their problems. Shu didn't know the route map of Nagazora City. What if the railway happened to go in the same direction as the Nagazora Bridge? Wouldn't they still be sitting ducks?

What if there were other trains on the tracks? How would they clear the way?

When he was excited, he might panic and say things incoherently, possibly making things worse. The strange chill that he had just felt had given him a bit of calm.

"Mei, you're more familiar with this place." Shu simply listed a few questions, then decisively called out the local—Mei. "Do you know where the railway tracks that leave the city go?"

Mei was stunned. She thought carefully for a moment, then said apologetically, "Sorry... I haven't taken the trains in Nagazora City very much."

"Mei usually takes planes, special cars, and cruises when she goes out!" Kiana added quietly.

Shu: "…So, my poverty has limited my imagination?"

"Perhaps I know a little bit." Just as Shu was in a bind, Otto spoke calmly, "Nagazora City is located on Nagazora Island, next to the mainland. In the past, travel between the island and the mainland relied on ships and railways. Until nine years ago, the Far East government spent a huge amount of money building the Nagazora Bridge, connecting the island to the mainland. Since then, the Nagazora Bridge has become the main entry and exit point for traffic."

Fu Hua nodded. "Shu, I took a train from the Chinese mainland to Nagazora City. The railway line is next to the Nagazora Bridge."

Shu's smile froze. So, the train wouldn't work either?

Then, what should they do? Go to the homes of those group presidents and see if they have any solid underground shelters?

"Haha, there's no need to be so pessimistic." Otto laughed twice. Shu glanced at him. He always felt like Otto was teasing him... This old geezer still hasn't dropped any gold coins!!

"Miss Mei." The old geezer who dropped gold coins at the right time under the condemnation of Shu's gaze said, "I believe that when your father, Mr. Ryoma, was teaching you, he must have told you about the history of this city's development, right?"

Although Mei was a little confused, she still nodded in agreement. "Father said that this city was originally designated as a heavy industry development city by the Far East government because it was close to the coast..."

As she spoke, Mei suddenly froze. Shu, who had been waiting anxiously, couldn't help but ask, "Mei, did you realize something?"

"This is a heavy industry city. Early development required a lot of coal, iron, and oil resources." Mei's breathing became a little rushed, but her words were still clear and orderly, without any panic. "But at that time, there was no Nagazora Bridge, and the inner parts of the Far East were also extremely lacking in these resources!"

"That means that those early minerals were imported from mainland China!" Shu also realized it, and his eyes couldn't help but light up again. "And the best way to transport them was—by railway and large freighters!!"

Otto lowered his eyes and calmly added the last sentence.

"The bay here is shallow, and not many large freighters can come here."

Old geezer! Oh, no, Otto! You really did drop a big gold coin!! Shu excitedly looked at Otto. He decided to reduce the number of nails he was planning to give Otto by one to show respect!!

"Wait! Mei, what are you guys talking about!" Kiana, the only one who had flunked the course, asked in confusion—she hadn't understood anything.

"We found another way that we can take a train to leave Nagazora City." Fu Hua kindly gave Kiana a remedial lesson. "Kiana, the relationship between transportation and development, that's the geography we studied last year."

"Ugh…" Kiana held her head in distress and curled up. "I forgot…"

"Otto, do you have a way to get the trains at the station onto that transport railway?" Shu looked at Otto and asked directly.

He had figured it out. Otto was the one who knew the most. If there were any problems, he just needed to ask him directly. Why did he need to beat around the bush?

Otto wouldn't lie anyway!!

Ask Fu Hua if you don't believe it! (Fu Hua: Why me?!)