Li Xiuzhu had to leave the villa on Qiuming Mountain, not because the lady in the villa was taking a nap, not because his people were being chased out of the courtyard, not because he felt that there was a shadow in front of his eyes when he faced Xu Le. It was because there were indeed many things that needed to be taken care of for a person of his level.
The Federation had passed the Financial Integration Act for a long time. Those financial tycoons who were used to sipping vintage wine in the winery while casually making big deals behind the scenes could no longer sit still under the powerful attacks of the Ministry of Finance and the Audit Office. As the heir of the Li family, he naturally would not show up for this kind of thing. Naturally, those tycoons in the eyes of the Federation citizens would go to the Parliament Hill to fight the case, but he also had to take care of business behind the scenes.
But no matter what, in Lan Xiaolong's eyes, this legendary descendant of the seven great families left a bit bleak and lonely when he faced Xu Le.
Xu Le did not feel anything about Li Xiuzhu's departure. Whether it was the boy who was the gatekeeper in the past or the popular military officer who now had one foot on the golden road, he had always been the same when facing these so-called big shots. He had never been timid or angry. He just treated them as ordinary people.
This was related to his experience after he escaped from Donglin, such as the Crown Prince and the little princess. But more of it was because of the nature of the stone in Donglin. Although he knew that only the barrel of a gun could spurt out wind and clouds, his mind was as firm as a rock. As the most powerful machine, how could he be shocked and affected by external power, wealth, and force?
"Put out the cigarette." Walking into the villa, a young girl stared at Xu Le very angrily and said quickly in a low voice.
"Oh." Xu Le used two fingers to hold the cigarette butt and looked around for the ashtray, but he could not find the cold porcelain pit that contained the filth. He could not help but look a bit embarrassed.
"I'm really sorry." Sister Tong came down from upstairs. Seeing this scene, she could not help but frown. She quickly drove away the waitress who was a bit arrogant because of the lady's tolerance and said to Xu Le with a bitter smile, "The people in the villa are all service staff who have been with the lady for a long time. They are a bit rude."
Sister Tong, who had thought a lot of things clearly, even forgot the good intentions of the young master of the Li family. At this moment, facing Xu Le, she was naturally very polite. After all, it was rumored that the young lieutenant colonel in front of her was the target of the old master's efforts.
Xu Le held the cigarette in a daze. Thinking of the cool female military officer he met two years ago, he did not know how to react for a moment. After a while, he said with a smile, and said, "You don't have to be so polite. After all, I am just a bodyguard."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a pot of flowers and plants in the villa hall. He quickly put out the cigarette butt in the red mud and sighed with satisfaction. He said to Sister Tong, "I need a schedule."
Bodyguard? Sister Tong would definitely not think that way. Two years ago, when she had saved the unconscious Xu Le in the blood-soaked underground parking lot of the Linhai state gymnasium, she had only thought that this was a young fellow with decent ability, decent luck, and decent courage. However, two years later, this young fellow had already become the youngest lieutenant colonel in the Federation, the key designer of the MX mecha, and a person whom President Pabre greatly appreciated …
Most importantly, everyone now knew of the relationship between him and the old master. Such a person, in addition to those security personnel who clearly had shocking combat power outside the villa, had all been sent to be the lady's bodyguard. Perhaps it could not be said to be a waste of resources, but the truth behind the scenes was definitely not so simple.
Sister Tong watched as Xu Le snuffed out the cigarette butt in the flower pot. Her expression was a little strange. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she did not say anything.
With a soft beep, a detailed itinerary designed by a professional was sent to Xu Le's cell phone. There was an extremely conspicuous secret symbol at the beginning. Xu Le lowered his head and looked at it quietly for a long time. Then, somewhat stunned, he raised his head and asked, "Holding a military concert in the West Woods?"
"Yes, the specialized spaceship will depart the day after tomorrow. I hope your personnel can be prepared," replied Sister Tong in a low voice.
"Okay." Xu Le scratched his head with the phone in his hand. He had just washed his hair last night, so it was refreshing and did not itch. However, his mind was filled with endless doubts.
In the end, he still had to go to the West Woods, just under a different name. But why would the Department of Defense want him to follow that national idol girl to the West Woods? Xu Le subconsciously raised his head to look at the fragrant wood flooring. He did not see the barefoot purple-haired girl floating over, but his heart was filled with the same doubts as Sister Tong's.
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That night, most of the combat personnel of Team Seven stayed in the villa at Autumn Cry Mountain. Xu Le was a professional, but he had personally witnessed the delicate and secretive security settings around the villa that made his scalp tingle. While admiring the abilities of his subordinates, he naturally did not have any more worries.
During the military exercise in the early hours of the graduation day, the men of Team Seven faced the Defense Battalion of the Iron Seventh Division. Unsurprisingly, they were all annihilated. However, that was on a virtual battlefield. When doing such meticulous and meticulous activities in real society, with the ability displayed by Team Seven, today's villa at Autumn Cry Mountain would not be able to be breached even if there was a reinforced company attacking it head-on.
After leaving S1, the security plan was naturally handled by Secretary Bai and the other professionals. As the nominal supervisor, he seemed to have nothing to do. After his shift that night, he left the villa at Autumn Cry Mountain and returned to his apartment in Wangdu. However, thinking that he did not see the purple-haired girl that he had not seen in a long time, he could not help but feel a little strange.
Going to the West Woods to protect the dazzling national girl, and behind him was the shadow of the most extraordinary mountain in the Federation. Everything was in a maze, and he could not see the real future. Xu Le was not relaxed, and he even had a strong urge to call Philadelphia. However, he helplessly discovered that although the Federation was abuzz about his relationship with the Lees of Philadelphia, and it was extremely bizarre, and some people even said that he was the long-lost son of the military god Li Pifu … In fact, he did not even have the old man's phone number.
At the front line of the West Woods, a great battle was about to break out. Jian Shui'er chose this moment to visit the soldiers at the front line, and the location was still the most dangerous planet. On one hand, Xu Le admired the courage and perseverance of his dream idol, but on the other hand, he was also endlessly vigilant. Faintly, that obscure and ominous thought of his actually became a little clearer.
Would he be able to come back after going to the West this time?
It was precisely because of this sudden unfavorable thought that Xu Le had to say goodbye to the people he cared about. Unfortunately, when he returned to his apartment in Wangdu and kept making phone calls, he found that the few friends he had actually expressed their intentions of saying goodbye to him in advance.
Shi Qinghai left a piece of paper and then leisurely followed the Green Dragon Mountain anti-government army unit — now the Federation Special Forces — to the front line of the West Woods yesterday on a military spaceship to assume the position of liaison officer that was proposed by Green Dragon Mountain and personally appointed by President Pabre.
Zou Yu left a few recorded phone calls and then took her child to Linhai province. As an unmarried mother, she threw herself into the school that had been interrupted for two years.
Tai Zhiyuan had completely disappeared. Although he had vaguely mentioned before leaving that he was going to ease the tension between the tiger in the West Woods and the central Federation government, and this was not the first time this person had disappeared, Xu Le was still a little worried.
Xu Le had already mentally prepared himself for these people to leave, but when he heard Li Wei, who was sitting on the sofa drinking beer, also say that he was leaving S1 soon, he finally couldn't help but scratch his hair in distress. He revealed a mouth full of white teeth and helplessly asked, "Where are you going again?"
Li Wei didn't immediately answer his question. Instead, he held the beer bottle and looked at him with a smile, sinking into silence.
This former orphan leader looked at the friend he had grown up with and thought silently in his heart. Compared to when he was on Clocktower Street, Xu Le had become even more silent. Although his eyes were still smiling, he felt that it was different from before.
Time can change a lot of things, but perhaps it can't even change the traces on the beach.
Li Wei thought silently. He was caught and brought to Bermuda. Those people were obviously using him to threaten Xu Le, but this kid, who needed to hide his identity, didn't abandon him. As a youth at the bottom of Dong Lin's underworld, he had seen countless treachery, deceit, and dark filth in prison. He admitted that if he were in Xu Le's position, he wouldn't be able to do it. It would be good if he didn't stab the other party with a knife.
"Dong Lin is a small place. The sky is always covered with gray dust. You can't see the stars clearly, so naturally, you don't know how big this world is." Li Wei broke the silence and said softly, "This time, I was caught by those big shots. Although it was a lot of trouble … I still went to Bermuda."
"That's Bermuda we're talking about."
Li Wei laughed self-deprecatingly and said with a bit of loneliness and injustice, "You know very well which kid on our street has left Hexi province? Even the most ferocious gang leader back in the day, which one of them left Dong Lin? But I did … Who would believe that such a small figure like me actually came to the capital and even left the Federation? "
"Then why don't you stay in S1?" Xu Le said.
"No, I want to go to Bermuda." Li Wei looked down at the beer bottle and said, "I don't want to see the world of beer for the rest of my life … Yes, S1 is very big and the capital is very prosperous, but I still prefer Bermuda."
He looked up, suppressed the emotions in his heart and said quickly, "Bermuda is different from the Federation … The underworld there is the real underworld. The people there dare to do anything … Who the f * ck is like Clocktower Street, who controls a few black market dealers in a few blocks and thinks that they're fierce just because they stabbed a few people in the stomach?"
"There's no charter there." Li Wei stared seriously into Xu Le's eyes and said, "I admit that looking at your current brilliance makes me feel uneasy. I want to do something, and I can't follow you for the rest of my life … Life has to be a little challenging. I'm not like you who was born to do great things, but I also want to play a little more exciting."
Xu Le was silent. He unscrewed the bottle cap with his hand and gulped down a few mouthfuls of beer. The white foam at the corner of his mouth mixed with the saliva that Li Wei had spat on his face.
Li Wei stared at the beer bottle and said in a low voice, "I can't go back to Dong Lin because I will always be a problem for you. So I want to go to Bermuda. But don't worry, my goal this time is definitely not to take down a few streets … "
Xu Le put down the beer bottle and looked at him silently. He asked, "What do you want to do?"
They were friends who grew up together, so they knew each other's temperament and mentality very well. Li Wei was silent for a long time under his gaze. Finally, he spoke his true feelings.
"Don't think that you're doing well in the Federation right now. I can see that you have a lot of troubles … Give me some of your current resources and let me go to Bermuda for a few years to make a name for myself."
"If the Federation wants to deal with you in the future … I really want to leave you a way out outside the Federation."
Leave a way out? Xu Le picked up the beer bottle and drank a few mouthfuls. He coughed and choked until his nose was slightly sore, but his heart was slightly warm.
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