The old man waved his hand. "There's no rush. Sit down first, I have something to say first."
Xu Cheng sat down again and looked at him.
The old man also looked at Xu Cheng and asked in a serious tone, "Do you understand the nature of the Dragon Division?"
Xu Cheng was a bit confused and said, "Not really, but what's the difference between them and spies?"
"Of course there's a difference, and the difference is huge." The old man said, "Spies belong to the National Security Bureau, but they can only be regarded as the eyes and ears of the country, while the Dragon Division is the spear and shield of the country. It doesn't belong to any department and is independent, but it is also above the entire police system. Once it takes action, it won't be recalled until blood is spilled. It can be said that it is the guardian of this country. Do you understand the meaning of a guardian? "
"Guardian?" Xu Cheng fell into deep thought.
The old man: "Yes, a guardian for a day, a guardian for a lifetime. Just like how you had a crush on your wife when you were young, you will always protect her when you grow up. Your loyalty to her and to the country will be paramount. No matter how much the country falls, its safety and danger will always be with the guardian. If the country falls, the people will perish. If the country exists, the people will survive."
Xu Cheng raised his head and looked at the old man. "Aren't you afraid that I will refuse?"
The old man faintly smiled. "You won't refuse."
Xu Cheng: "Why?"
The old man: "Because your dad has the blood of a soldier flowing in his body. Even when he was chased by the Ye Family, he never thought about leaving this country. In his heart, he thought that dying in a foreign country was a humiliation, so he would rather be chased by the Ye Family than to escape this country."
Xu Cheng's eyes turned red because of the old man talking about his father. "But what happened to him? When I buried him, he didn't even dare to officially register it at the cemetery, because once he did, the Ye Family would find out and turn to me. His tombstone couldn't even have his name and achievements engraved on it, and I couldn't even have my identity as his son engraved on it. This is something I've been brooding over for the rest of my life. I kept growing up in the British Empire, thinking about this every second. One day, I will decorate my father's tombstone, and I will do it openly! So, I came back. I joined the army to change myself! "
The old man: "Let's not talk about the grudges of your previous generation for now. In your heart, you have a sense of belonging to this country. This is the example your father set for you since you were young. With a father like this, you will definitely not do anything that goes against your father's bottom line, and your father's bottom line is to love this country deeply. This has always been imprinted in his bones as a soldier."
Xu Cheng bitterly smiled. "That's right, I actually have a weakness too."
The old man: "This is not a weakness, but a virtue. It is also one of the reasons why I am here to talk to you. The Dragon Division sounds noble and sacred, but that's only for the soldiers who love this country deeply. For those who are afraid of death, the Dragon Division is actually just a suicide mission. Because you don't know when the enemy of this country will start a war, any mission that can mobilize the Dragon Division to carry out is not easy, and it might even be dangerous. For a soldier, death isn't scary, but death is meaningless. If the person isn't patriotic enough and doesn't have the spirit to sacrifice for nothing, then they definitely can't join the Dragon Division because the Dragon Division itself is a department that no one knows about and no one praises it. In history, it's invisible. So, if you don't love your country to the bone, I wouldn't come looking for you. Of course, I used that fist technique to attract you yesterday as a bargaining chip to make a deal with you, and it was also because I was afraid that it wasn't enough to convince you. "
Xu Cheng bitterly smiled. "You are right, death isn't scary, but death is meaningless. Originally, I thought the Dragon Division was just like the demolition and disintegration missions in the military, but at least those missions are to leave military merits in the military camp and gain respect. Now that you put it that way, I feel like the Dragon Division isn't suitable for me. Even if you used that fist technique to attract me, it's useless. I still have a lot of things to do in this life, and I don't have the time to choose an early death. Sorry. "
Then, Xu Cheng stood up and walked back.
The old man looked at his back and said calmly, "I will wait for you here tomorrow. If you don't come, then I will take it as you have given up."
Xu Cheng still left. His heart was conflicted. Ever since he was young, he had been influenced by his father's military spirit, and he definitely wouldn't go against his father's noble wishes. However … he also had a lot of missions on his shoulders. One was to seek justice for his father, and the other was to protect Lin Chuxue and grow old together with her. These three were all contradictory. In the past, if he had to choose to die for his country, he wouldn't hesitate at all. But ever since he had his wife, Lin Chuxue, and he was sure that he was going to reveal his identity to the world with her, joining the Dragon Division meant that he didn't know when he would be sacrificed.
He wasn't afraid of death, even if there was no trophy, no merit, and no praise. In fact, in his heart, he was afraid that he couldn't let go of Lin Chuxue!
After Xu Cheng left, a guard came up from behind the silver-haired old man. He also looked at Xu Cheng's back and said, "Sect Master, why did you confess everything to him? In fact, you can just use the normal procedure to select him into the Dragon Division and then brainwash him. "
The Dragon Division naturally had brainwashing procedures, or else why would there be a reserve team? These people needed to be brainwashed for at least two to three years before they could even start training.
The silver-haired old man shook his head. "He's different. If a future leader also needs to go through brainwashing, then that would be the real failure of the Dragon Division."
The guard said, "The future Sect Leader? Sect Master, are you sure you want him? "
The old man nodded. "That's right, it has to be him. This kid's potential is limitless, and in the future, his achievements might even surpass mine. There's hope for the revival of the Dragon Division, so I can only be honest with him and invite him. He's the guardian of a country, and if he's not willing, brainwashing him won't work. A powerful person will eventually break free from the restriction of human brainwashing, and by then, the country will fall into chaos."
Guard: "But he still refused."
The old man smiled. "I believe he will come. He's not someone who's afraid of death. If he was, he wouldn't have come back to China, and this time, he wouldn't have brought his wife back to Britain. I think he will understand what I meant before, and he will come back. "
The guard was very curious. "Sect Master, what did you say to him?"
The old man faintly smiled. "To protect this country, just like how he protected his wife."
Guard: "What do you mean, Sect Master?"
The old man glared at him. "If you know that, then why are you still single? Humph. "
Then, the old man turned around and left.
The guard behind him couldn't help but mutter, "You've been single for 102 years, and you're still talking about others."
The old man in front of him almost fell to the ground. "Starting from tomorrow, I'll have someone else follow me. I heard there's some movement in the Barbarian Kingdom in the south, you should go and take a look."
Guard: "…"
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