Xu Le rested his elbows on his knees. He lowered his head and squinted his eyes as he made the call. Bai Yulan looked at his serious expression from the side, then at the plum blossom-shaped cigarette butt on the ground. She thought about the details she had noticed in the past, and her delicate eyes narrowed. She knew that he was currently in a very rare emotional state.
Was that Madam Zhong? The young, beautiful, and generous lady from the West Woods? Bai Yulan sighed. Little Boss was indeed full of surprises. How did this unassuming young man know so many important people in the Federation?
The phone call was a little long. After Xu Le softly explained his intentions, he spent most of the time listening and replying to the other party. In the past, no matter what kind of hardships he faced during this period of time, he would occasionally miss that cute little girl with black hair like a watermelon skin. He had never thought of calling this number because some people in the Cillin military, such as that Colonel Lake, had once participated in his real history, seen his face, and interacted too much with the people in the Cillin military. There was no telling when the other party would discover his identity as a federal fugitive.
However, today, Butler Jin had already taken out the document envelope. He had nothing to lose and naturally had nothing to fear. When he dialed this number, he couldn't even be sure if the person on the other end of the line still remembered him from two years ago. Did she still remember those small things? He knew that he had only taken care of little watermelon on the spaceship for a few days. He didn't owe her anything. Now, he wanted her to do him such a big favor. This was beyond the concept of a desperate case. It seemed particularly wishful thinking, but he could only fantasize about it now.
The call continued. A smile gradually reappeared on Xu Le's face. He didn't tell the person on the other end the whole truth, but this smile proved that the result of the call was quite satisfactory. Dreams could be reflected in reality. It turned out that a gamble of asking for help could actually get a wonderful response.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Le was still sitting on the bench with a calm smile on his face. However, there was a slight change in the meaning of the smile. It changed from a pleasant surprise to a gradually calming heart.
The group of people who looked extremely pitiful at Charter Square had circled back. They stepped on the snow that was no longer loose. There was no rustling sound, only the patter of snow. Against the gradually approaching night, it was lonely and silent.
The middle-aged man smiled at Xu Le who was sitting on the bench and didn't say anything. Xu Le also smiled and looked at the photos in their hands. In the photos, there were children with their eyes closed. Xu Le narrowed his eyes and looked at the young faces of the children with their faces ashen.
There was no need to give too much in life. There was no need to think too much, just do it. Xu Le narrowed his eyes as he thought. Although what he planned to do next seemed a little exaggerated and absurd, and it didn't seem like a decision that a normal person would make, he always thought that there were many exaggerated and absurd things in history. It was just that those things always went down the dirty path. He wanted to go down the opposite path.
A person who lived for seventy years had to do something they wanted to do. Coincidentally, Xu Le thought that he had more contact with things than the average person and knew more inside stories, so he had the opportunity to do it. He thought about it a few times on the bench behind the snow. Perhaps he didn't even think about it at all. He made a decision, but this decision had nothing to do with Zhang Xiaomeng. It wasn't a personal vendetta, but it wasn't righteous either. It was probably just to seek his own inner pleasure and selfish moral satisfaction.
"I finally understand now. With my personality, no matter how I escape in this universe, I will always be discovered. Because I have no way of hiding like that uncle of mine."
Xu Le stared blankly at the square behind the snow in the night and said, "Because when I see unfair things, I get angry and want to do something. But this universe is full of unfairness. No matter where I go, it's the same. So I will probably continue to be angry."
These words revealed a truth. Even if Lady Tai didn't find out his true identity, with his personality, he would probably be angry at some point and not care that he was wanted by the Federation. This was what it meant when he said that one's personality determined one's fate.
Bai Yulan didn't know who the uncle he was talking about was, and she didn't understand what he said. She said softly, "I never knew that you were a literary youth born to be angry."
Xu Le stood up and brushed away the remaining snow on the hem of his military uniform. He showed his white teeth, squinted his eyes, and smiled. "There is a kind of power that is born to defeat evil. That is me."
"That's very nauseating." Bai Yulan had a military coat hanging on her elbow, but Xu Le refused to wear it.
Xu Le nodded and said with a smile, "I think so too."
After saying this, he turned around and walked back to the depths of the lawn behind the square, toward the Flowing Wind Slope Club that exuded a luxurious atmosphere in the night sky.
Bai Yulan followed behind him, silently gazing at his straight back. She suddenly felt an extremely uneasy feeling in her heart.
Xu Le seemed to have guessed what she was thinking. Without turning his head, he asked in a low voice, "I want to know how powerful the things in the armory of our Seventh Team are."
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Three thousand kilometers away from the capital, in the capital of Xixia State, there was an independent villa purchased under the name of the Ancient Clock Company. It was located between the city and the Federation level scenic spot, Xixia Mountain. The location was excellent, and the scenery was beautiful and quiet.
In the living room on the first floor of the villa, Fatty Tian was sitting on the sofa and carefully trimming his nails. Two years had passed. This awesome man of the Fourth Military Region of the Federation, the most trusted subordinate of Commander Zhong, was no longer the captain of the Ancient Clock Company. He had also become fatter. His ten fingers were like two steamed buns that were pinched in half. He was chubby and looked very cute. However, only the old men of the Federal military and those strong men of the Empire who had died in his hands knew how terrifying and dangerous this fatty was.
Fatty Tian, who had just passed his 39th birthday, found that the phone call had finally ended. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Little sister-in-law, who made the call? Not many people know your private number. "
The little sister-in-law he was talking about was naturally Mrs. Zhong, whom Xu Le had contacted. The wife of Commander Zhong of the Fourth Military Region of the Federation was naturally very respected in the Federation. However, the Zhong family was the only one of the seven major families in the Federation that held actual military power. This made her very different from the other wives of the seven major families.
The woman in her thirties was currently exuding the most mature and beautiful luster in her life. Her eyes were soft and gentle. Occasionally, a glance at her would give people a pleasant feeling of closeness. After hearing Fatty Tian's words, she didn't answer immediately. Instead, she fell into deep thought. She was indeed a little surprised to suddenly receive a call from the little boy today. Although she had agreed to help him, there were still many things that needed to be analyzed after hanging up the phone.
The results of the presidential election were coming out soon. However, for Mrs. Zhong, the parliamentary financial audit at the beginning of next year was what she was most concerned about. She had to fight for sufficient resources from the hands of those senators. This was related to the stability of the front line in the West Woods. Therefore, she didn't plan to return to the West Woods to spend the new year. After all, Commander Zhong would be back during the presidential inauguration ceremony.
"You know the person who called," Mrs. Zhong said with a smile. "Two years ago, that little boy accompanied the fireworks on your ship for a long time. I gave him a card, but he didn't call for two years. I didn't expect that he would call now."
The nail clipper in Fatty Tian's hand paused slightly. The eyes on his round face narrowed slightly. He was still as harmless as before. The coldness in his eyes was well hidden. After a moment, he slowly said, "Xu Le?"
This name came out of his mouth. It was extraordinarily simple and didn't require much thought. Unlike what Xu Le had imagined, whether it was Mrs. Zhong or Captain Tian, neither of them had forgotten this boy they had met by chance. Fatty Tian still remembered Xu Le's persistence and stubbornness, as well as a certain rare quality that he displayed. It should be known that the evaluation of 'three youths' was given to Xu Le by this fat captain. Madam Zhong would occasionally remember the boy in thin clothes standing in the wind and snow from her daughter's mutterings. However, she had heard less about him in the past year.
However, the real reason why Mrs. Zhong and Fatty Tian had never forgotten him was because of himself. As an important force in the Federal military and one of the seven major families, these people were very clear about all the major events that happened in the Federation and the inside story behind them.
The assassination in Linhai state, the core data incident at the Husk Institute, the development of the MX mecha, the battle on Kaqi Peak … The Zhong family of West Woods had been quietly watching from the sidelines. However, that name that had always appeared was hard for them to forget.
Xu Le.
"Who would have thought that a retired soldier from East Woods, who seemed like a very amiable little boy at the time, would actually do so many things in these two years?" Mrs. Zhong said with a smile.
Fatty Tian shook his head and chuckled. "I'm not surprised. Back on the Ancient Bell, he used those simple tools to reassemble an old-fashioned mecha. At that time, I was sure that this kid was a genius in the field of mecha repair."
Then he shrugged, put down the nail clipper, and said, "And this kid is very good at fighting."
Mrs. Zhong smiled and said, "He asked me to help him find someone in Bermuda. I've already promised him."
Fatty Tian was silent for a long time. Then he said, "Hasn't this little guy always been close to the Tai family? Why did he come to us? Of course, who knows if he wants to find someone in Bermuda, it's more convenient for us West Woods people, but I still think it's a little strange. "
"I don't care about that. I think it's good that he's willing to owe us a favor." Mrs. Zhong said with a smile, "Lake has been carrying out a secret mission in Bermuda recently. I just happened to hand it over to him."
That was a top secret mission from the Bureau of Proclamation. Mrs. Zhong and Fatty Tian didn't know the truth of the mission, but that didn't stop them from knowing about the mission. For the soldiers of the 4th Military Region stationed in the West Woods, whether it was The Glory Of The Charter or the Zhong family, they were the most worthy of respect and obedience.
At this time, the road outside the villa suddenly became lively. Following the sound of a heavy car door closing, an anxious female voice sounded.
"Miss is back." Fatty Tian stood up.
He had just stood up when a seven or eight year old little girl screamed and rushed past him. The little girl immediately rushed past Madam Zhong without stopping in the slightest. Her speed was incomparably fast as she ran upstairs.
"Hello, Mom! Hello, Uncle Tian! It's too late! Ah! The replay is about to end! "
In the sound of footsteps on the stairs, the little girl used a clear and tender voice to greet as she ran, but she didn't have the interest to stop and talk. She was wearing a cute white puffy dress that swayed with her hurried footsteps, like a rolling cloud.
As for the little girl's beautiful black hair, it was still the same as it was two years ago. She maintained that extremely neat fringe. As she moved, it flew up and down without a single strand out of place. It was like a beautiful black shell, but it was more like what Xu Le had once described … a watermelon rind.
The door slammed shut, and the sound of the TV sounded. It was the ending song of the end-of-the-century craze that the Federation TV channel 23 had been replaying from the beginning in the last six months.
Mrs. Zhong and Fatty Tian looked at each other and didn't say anything for a long time. Mrs. Zhong frowned and sighed. She said, "I'm really worried that this child will enter the rebellious phase ahead of time."
Fatty Tian shrugged and shook his shoulders like a big piece of dough, refusing to express any opinion.
"I don't know if she still remembers that boy called Xu Le." Mrs. Zhong thought of the previous phone call and couldn't help but laugh. "At the beginning, there was no lack of clamor to find her Big Brother Xu Le."
After saying this, the smile on Mrs. Zhong's face gradually disappeared. She said calmly, "Xu Le has shown excellent qualities before. I'm willing to help him this time."
"But what about Lady Tai?" Fatty Tian frowned and asked.
Mrs. Zhong said calmly, "I've always respected Madam, and even faintly feared her. But we all know that Lady Tai has the brightest pair of eyes in the Federation. The Xiu Shu Foundation has unearthed who knows how many outstanding talents, like Big Secretary Shen. "
"This year, the Tai family is obviously cultivating Xu Le. I don't know what happened between Xu Le and Lady Tai, but I welcome this kind of thing. Lady Tai wants to cultivate a young man, and if he can be recruited into the Gu Zhong Company or the 4th Military Region, that would be the best thing. "
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"He was really surprised when he saw the photo and the information." Butler Jin stood respectfully behind Lady Tai. The banquet in the clubhouse had already started, but the Vice President hadn't arrived yet. Lady Tai didn't need to go out, and the lively atmosphere in the clubhouse couldn't affect the silence in this room.
Lady Tai nodded slightly, indicating that she understood. No matter how calm a person was, once they knew that their biggest secret was in someone else's hands, and that they could become the enemy of the entire Federation at any time, they would have some intense reactions. That was why Madam Tai gave Xu Le some time alone to let him calm down and make the right judgment.
Butler Jin paused slightly and said, "But at that moment, his pupils didn't shrink. This reaction was much stiffer than expected. After that, he stayed in the Charter Square in a daze. Secretary Bai came, and he also made a few phone calls. As per your instructions, I didn't track the contents of the calls. "
Lady Tai frowned slightly. She shouldn't have spent so much time and energy on a person like Xu Le. No matter how outstanding Xu Le was, he was just a talent, and the Federation had tens of billions of people. What they didn't lack the least was talents.
However, Xu Le was that person's student, and at the same time, he showed unexpected abilities. Lady Tai really felt that it was a very good choice for Tai Zhiyuan to have such a supporter in the future. That was why she directly exposed everything today, trying to control, not destroy.
There was a knock on the door. Butler Jin walked over and listened for a while, then walked back to Lady Tai and said in a low voice, "Xu Le is back. He met Li Xiuzhu and Lin Douhai in the side hall. There's a conflict."
"Very good." Lady Tai smiled slightly.
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