"What?" Liu Dahu heard the sound of sothing crashing onto the table over the phone. "Quick... let him answer the phone..." Chen Yuquan's voice was trembling. Ever since receiving the news of Luo Chao's sacrifice, he had been overwheld with guilt, although he was used to witnessing life and death, he remained deeply sorrowful every day.
He believed he was responsible for Luo Chao's fate. Luo Chao had no parents and grew up in the military camp since childhood. He watched Luo Chao grow up all the way and treated him as his own son.
Luo Chao took the phone: "Uncle Chen, it's ." After saying that, he fell silent. Liu Dahu saw the situation, smiled slightly, turned around, and left, leaving the office to Luo Chao. So things are better left unknown.
"Are you okay..." The voice on the other end of the line had cald down. After confirming that Luo Chao was indeed alive, his years of training quickly helped him regain composure.
"The intelligence group reported that you sacrificed yourself that day. I didn't believe it at all. Your life is so tough; how could you die so easily?" Chen Yuquan's voice was a bit cheerful.
"I didn't die; I escaped that day. Leopard sacrificed himself; he was there because I called him. I owe him." Luo Chao closed his eyes, feeling a vague pain in his heart.
The line went silent. Chen Yuquan knew the bond between Luo Chao and Leopard and didn't know what to say. He could only offer comfort with, "Leopard was a good comrade."
After a while, Luo Chao cald himself down. "Who was that monster?"
Chen Yuquan sighed. He knew what Luo Chao wanted to do. "This matter is no longer under our jurisdiction; it's been handed over to other departnts. Don't ask about it."
"Is it the legendary Dragon Team?" Luo Chao asked softly after a mont of silence.
"Comrade Luo Chao, there are so things you shouldn't ask about." Chen Yuquan's voice suddenly turned stern. He didn't want Luo Chao to go head-to-head with that monster and lose his life.
Luo Chao didn't speak for a long ti. It was much later when he softly said, "Uncle Chen, I want to join the Dragon Team. I want to avenge Leopard and Yuan Fei."
"Impossible, don't even think about it. The mbers of the Dragon Team are not ordinary people. Even though you are a Soldier King, you wouldn't stand a chance against them; there's no way they would accept you." Chen Yuquan firmly rejected Luo Chao's request.
"Uncle Chen, what if I told you I'm also no longer an ordinary person, would you believe ?" Luo Chao decided to reveal his secret to Chen Yuquan. If there was anyone he could trust completely, it was definitely Chen Yuquan.
"What kind of joke is this? I've watched you grow up. What skills do you have that I wouldn't know about? Just forget it." Chen Yuquan didn't believe him at all.
"It's true; I've encountered so things that have changed from before."
Hearing Luo Chao seriously tell him again without any trace of joking, Chen Yuquan said nothing. After a long silence, "Co to Yanjing once."
"Alright." Luo Chao heard the slight change in Uncle Chen's tone and excitedly agreed.
After leaving the military camp, Luo Chao did not imdiately head to the airport but had another matter to attend to. He took a taxi directly to the bank and withdrew two hundred thousand yuan, heading to Prospect Garden District in Liuhai City.
Since her husband's sacrifice, Liu Su felt as though the sky had fallen. They had a four-year-old daughter, and two families with four elderly people for her to care for. Although the state had given her a large sum of compensation due to her husband's sacrifice, she kept growing increasingly haggard. Every ti her daughter naively raised her little face and asked when daddy would co ho, she felt a pain so intense she couldn't breathe. It had only been half a month, but her previously black and shiny hair had started to show strands of white. She was only twenty-six years old.
"Knock, knock, knock," the sound of knocking on the door arose. Liu Su wiped her eyes, gathered her thoughts, and rose from the sofa to open the door.
A handso, upright young man appeared in her view.
"Is this Yuan Fei's ho?" The young man asked politely.
Hearing her husband's na, Liu Su felt a sting of grief again, and tears began to flow from her red, swollen eyes, "I'm his wife; he is no longer here. What do you want?"
"Hello, sister-in-law. I am Luo Chao, Yuan Fei's comrade."
"I've heard my husband ntion you. Co in and sit." Liu Su moved aside, allowing Luo Chao to enter.
Sitting on the sofa, Luo Chao looked at the woman in front of him, with slightly white hair, a face full of weariness, and red, swollen eyes. "Would you like so fruit? I'll wash it for you." Liu Su invited Luo Chao to the sofa, wiped her tear-stained eyes again, and asked.
At that mont, a cute little girl like a porcelain doll hopped out from the inner room. Seeing Luo Chao, she chirped, "Mama, who is this uncle?"
"Honey, this uncle is daddy's comrade. Your daddy can't co back because he is busy, so he asked uncle to visit us," Liu Su explained to the little girl. "Lingling, go help uncle wash so fruit." "Okay, I understand," the little girl cheerfully agreed, obediently picking up an apple to wash in the kitchen.
Liu Su also sat on the sofa, looked at Luo Chao, and began, "If there's anything you need to say, just say it."
Looking at this pitiable woman, Luo Chao wanted to say sothing but couldn't find the words.
No words could cover up the fact that she had lost her husband.
So, he simply took out an envelope from his clothes, placed it on the coffee table, and pushed it over. "There's two hundred thousand yuan in here, donated by and my comrades. We hope it can help you." He didn't ntion that the money ca solely from him.
"I can't accept this money; the governnt has already given us a substantial compensation. It's enough for Lingling to attend college." Liu Su refused.
"Sister-in-law, we were life-and-death brothers with Brother Yuan, comrades who carried guns together. Now that he's gone, if we don't do sothing for him, we'd be less than decent human beings. Please accept it; it's a token of our regard."
Seeing his sincerity, Liu Su did not refuse further. Now that she's the only labor force at ho, it's wholly on her to support the big family. Having more money is beneficial. At least it ensures Lingling receives a better education.
"Uncle, eat the apple!" Over there, Lingling was already holding a big apple and offering it to Luo Chao, her voice as lodious as wind chis.
"Little Lingling is so sweet!" Luo Chao patted Lingling's head, pitifully cherishing this cute little girl, who lost her father at such a young age.
"Sister-in-law, if there's ever any difficulty at ho, make sure to call . No matter what it is, I'll help. Brother Yuan isn't here anymore, but I'm your family now." Luo Chao was determined to help this unfortunate family.
Tears could no longer be held back from Liu Su's eyes, falling in streams, "Luo Chao, you're a good person."
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