"Brother Xuan, I—"
An Dehai, who hurried over to the Butcher, was so excited that he didn’t know how to continue after calling out to him once.
Fortunately, the Butcher wasn’t soone who made a fuss over such things.
When An Dehai called out to him, mories of serving together in the Hawk flooded the Butcher’s mind. Without saying much, the Butcher directly gave An Dehai a bear hug.
"Brother, long ti no see."
A sentence of six words said it all.
Nothing could better capture the mood of the Butcher and An Dehai at this mont than that sentence.
A single word "brother" represented the bond that hadn’t faded despite the years apart. "Long ti no see" expressed all the thoughts and joy of reuniting.
Few words, but enough to comfort the longing.
This was evident from An Dehai’s gradually moistening eyes.
Pah! Pah!
"Good brother, no need for extra words. I’ve heard all about you from the boss. As for my situation, it’s hard to explain briefly." The Butcher patted An Dehai’s keyboard twice, nodded, and then looked at Lys, saying, "This guy is your eting gift. As for the others, I’ve thrown them into the sea. If you want them, you’ll have to find soone else to fish them out."
An Dehai chose to ignore the Butcher’s joke, reined in his emotions, and stared coldly at Lys, saying, "Brother Xuan, if I’m not mistaken, this guy should be the culprit who caused trouble at the theater tonight."
"That’s right, it’s him. Originally, I didn’t plan to get involved in this matter. But the boss called and asked to help rescue the hostages taken by this guy. Oh, by the way, the hostage is over there, temporarily unconscious but fine." The Butcher nodded to An Dehai, indicating that the unconscious ng Ke’er was the hostage, and gestured for An Dehai to follow him to the edge of the deck.
Handing An Dehai a cigar, the Butcher blew out a ring of smoke and said, "Before you ca, I had already interrogated him. This guy’s na is Lys, and he’s the leader of a rcenary team active in the Western Continent. They were hired by the major shareholder’s son of ng Ke’er’s agency to abduct her for his amusent."
"According to Lys, that major shareholder’s son should be in Bayu right now. That’s basically the situation. I’ll leave the rest to you. It seems ng Ke’er has so connection with the boss, so take good care of her. As for what to tell her when she wakes up, that’s up to you."
"Brother Xuan, could this ng Ke’er also be the boss’s woman?"
"That, I don’t know. If you’re curious, you can call the boss yourself."
"Better not." Knowing that personal matters are hard to judge, An Dehai shook his head to indicate to the Butcher while motioning two nearby Hawk Special Team mbers to co over and giving them so instructions in a low voice.
Then, An Dehai casually returned to the Butcher, expressed his thoughts with a look of concern, and said, "Brother Xuan, when I t the boss at the Hawk base earlier, he ntioned Brother Hu’s matter, and Brother Hu he—"
"It’s all in the past. We avenged Little Tiger back then. So, there’s no need for you to be too sad. If Little Tiger knows anything in the afterlife, he certainly wouldn’t want you to dwell on it."
"Brother Xuan, you—"
"What? Do you think I’m being too indifferent?" Sensing sothing from An Dehai’s expression, the Butcher patted An Dehai’s shoulder again, saying, "You’re not an outsider, so it’s okay to tell you. Not long ago, I found Little Tiger’s daughter in an orphanage in a small town."
"Tiger, Brother Hu has a daughter?!" An Dehai, initially resentful of the Butcher’s seemingly indifferent tone regarding Little Tiger’s life and death, was stunned upon hearing that Little Tiger’s daughter had been found.
"It’s a long story. I returned to the country initially just to pay my respects to Little Tiger. But perhaps Little Tiger guided from above, letting inadvertently discover that he had a daughter still alive. After learning about her existence, I’ve been searching for her for more than two months. Heaven didn’t let my efforts go to waste, and I finally found her a few days ago." Although his expression was sowhat wistful, the Butcher’s brows betrayed a trace of unabashed pride.
Evidently, even though several days had passed since he discovered Little Tiger had a daughter and personally found Keke, the Butcher’s inner excitent and pride hadn’t faded in the slightest.
"Brother Xuan, is it all true? I rember Brother Hu wasn’t married when he was alive. Does he really have a daughter? And you’ve really found her?"
Even after hearing it directly from the Butcher, An Dehai, knowing Little Tiger wasn’t married when he was alive, still found it hard to believe.
"Little An, you know how good my relationship was with Little Tiger. Given our relationship, how could I joke about such a thing? This is a photo of Little Tiger’s daughter that I took at the boss’s place a few days ago—oh, and right, you don’t know. To ensure Little Tiger’s woman has a healthy growing environnt, the boss and his legitimate wife have already adopted—oh, no, I should say, the boss and his legitimate wife have already recognized Little Tiger’s daughter as their own."
As he spoke, the Butcher handed Keke’s photo to An Dehai.
Taking the photo sowhat excitedly from the Butcher, An Dehai carefully examined Keke in the picture before casually slipping it into his own pocket.
"Brother Xuan, I almost forgot. I still have official duties. Even though you caught Lys, the culprit, for us, the situation at the theater hasn’t fully stabilized. So, I need to lead the team over there to help maintain order. Brother Xuan, I’m really sorry, but I must go now. I’ll definitely treat you to a drink next ti I get the chance."
As he finished speaking, without giving the Butcher any chance to speak or, more precisely, to ask for the photo back, An Dehai signaled through his earpiece for a helicopter to land on the deck.
Afterwards, he had the Hawk Special Team mbers transfer ng Ke’er and Lys into the helicopter, and An Dehai boarded an ard helicopter to leave.
It wasn’t until An Dehai left that the Butcher realized the front-facing photo of Keke he had painstakingly taken was gone...
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