"It's so exciting!"
The little princess of the Zhong family in the West Woods screamed. At this time, her hands were tightly gripping the handrail in front of her. Her innocent eyes were extremely focused as she stared at the rapidly passing picture in front of her. Her black eyes were full of excitement and happiness.
Her watermelon-skinned black hair swayed and fell in the blue sky like a tender flower gently opening and closing after the rain. Her hair cut the bright light from the sky into countless lines. As the high-speed roller coaster swooped down at high speed and decelerated when passing through the black hole, the lines gathered and scattered.
This was the most beautiful late spring in the 70th year of the Constitutional calendar. This was the most famous amusement park in Xixia State, and this was the happiest day for people.
Zhong Huohua had once gone to an amusement park in her childhood, which had always made her secretly sad. However, today was different from that time. Her parents did not book an empty amusement park. In front of and behind the roller coaster seats, there were all her peers who were screaming in excitement and fear. This rare atmosphere made the little girl feel very good.
But sitting next to her, Xu Le was in a very bad mood.
When he came to Xixia State, Commander Zhong and his wife believed that he had enough ability to protect Little Watermelon, so they agreed to their daughter's pleas and didn't choose to clear the amusement park. They let her play around crazily with Xu Le like a child from an ordinary family.
However, just like last year in the amusement park under the cliff of Wood Valley Manor, the Hurricane Ship and the roller coaster made Xu Le very painful. His face was pale, and the smell of wormwood could be seen from his frown.
— — The strongest physical fitness and military accomplishment in the world seemed to have no effect in front of these children's favorite thrills.
Until he got off the roller coaster, he still felt that his legs were a little weak, and his chest and abdomen were a little uncomfortable. He seemed to want to vomit.
"When Li Feng went to the West Woods at the age of 12, I took him to the amusement park, but he was dismissive of these children's favorite things and was unwilling to try them."
"But two months later, after he killed someone on the frontline for the first time, he sat in a daze for a whole night. Then, he entered the amusement park in the morning and rode the roller coaster thirty-eight times in a row."
"At that time, everyone in the amusement park and I, who rushed over after receiving the news, were all dumbfounded. But no one expected that when this young boy got off the roller coaster, his expression was as silent as usual. He just asked me for a cigarette."
"To this day, I still remember that although the little guy's action of lighting the cigarette was clumsy and extremely unskilled, his lips holding the cigarette and fingers holding the lighter did not tremble at all."
"So after seeing your performance today, I really wonder if the rumors about you being on par with him in the Linyuan Club and winning the Top Mech Battle at Kaki Peak are true."
Today, Commander Zhong and his wife were disguised as an ordinary couple and ordinary parents. They were waiting for the two of them in the crowd below the roller coaster.
At this time, Mrs. Zhong was holding her daughter's hand and listening to her chatter excitedly. Meanwhile, Zhong Suihu was looking at Xu Le mockingly and mercilessly saying offensive words.
After Xu Le got off the roller coaster, he had been drinking ice water to calm his rapidly beating heart so that the sweat on his body would disappear sooner. When he thought of his previous embarrassing performance, especially in front of Little Watermelon, he already felt very embarrassed. At this time, when he heard the mocking words of the big shot next to him, he finally couldn't help it. He gritted his teeth and retorted coldly.
"This is a psychological problem, not a problem of ability. As for Li Feng, he is a lunatic. I am not crazy. "
Because Xu Le came to Xixia State, the powerful Fatty Tian no longer needed to follow Little Watermelon all the time. This person found a random reason to live his own life, so Xu Le took his place, including the seat at the dining table.
For the rest of the lunch, the four of them ate at the fast food restaurant in the theme park. This was an arrangement that could not be any more ordinary. For the family of three from Celine, it was obviously a life that they had not experienced for a long time. Both the adults and the children were very satisfied.
At the dining table, amidst the noise of the fast food restaurant, and the smell of spicy fried food, Commander Zhong, who was dressed in casual clothes, still didn't stop mocking Xu Le.
From the roller coaster to the Nebula Award award ceremony that he said had a very vomit-inducing effect, and then to Xu Le innocently becoming a small soldier in the charge between the two major forces of the Federation, countless cold and indifferent analytical words were spat out from the mouth of the overlord of the West Woods. Xu Le's face turned even paler, and he was speechless.
Mrs. Zhong couldn't listen to it anymore. She frowned and defended Xu Le like an older sister, calmly refuting.
Her willow eyebrows occasionally rose, and a fierce tiger naturally had to submit.
Xu Le had always thought that a big shot like Tiger would only think of strategies and schemes because he had spent so many years fighting against the Empire at the borders of Cillin. Also, because he hadn't had a normal and healthy family life for too long, he would definitely have the same psychological problems as himself when facing the amusement facilities. That was why he didn't really care. But when he found that this person began to use a serious reprimanding tone towards the well-behaved and pitiful Little Watermelon, he finally couldn't help but frown.
"You're a girl, but you only think about these boring things every day. You even shout and scream like a lunatic. What's wrong with you?" Commander Zhong looked at his daughter, who was silent with her head down, and reprimanded her sternly, "It's fine if you just play occasionally. Think about Li Feng, what was he doing when he was your age?"
Girl? Can a West Woods tiger be so naggy? Xu Le, who was chewing corn with his head down like the little girl beside him, couldn't help but shake his head. He wondered why Tiger Zhong always used that little lunatic as a comparison material. Did he not know that the guy was really a lunatic? Or did he want his daughter to be as crazy and violent in the future? Or was it because Tiger Zhong had always been disappointed that he didn't have a son, so he subconsciously looked at Madman Li as a son? Then wouldn't he be the son of the old man in Philadelphia?
After a quick association, Xu Le couldn't help but laugh. Commander Zhong frowned and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Xu Le looked up at him and suddenly thought that his random inference might be true. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He felt that Little Watermelon was really a failure to have such a father.
"Nothing. I just want to say that all outstanding and independent girls must like to ride roller coasters when they were young. "
Of course, he didn't know that his illogical inference, which was purely from Little Watermelon's standpoint, actually pointed to the distant end of the universe. And it was perfectly confirmed by someone who was excellent or even a genius.
No one in the room could think of this. Commander Zhong and his wife listened to Xu Le's serious and seemingly angry words. After being stunned for a while, they couldn't help but laugh. They truly and slightly surprised to find that this young man seemed to really dote on his daughter.
The atmosphere of the four people was very good. Commander Zhong and his wife didn't make Xu Le feel too much like the big shots in the Federation. Amidst the joy and harmony, there was really a hint of a family dinner.
It was a pity that even a feast would come to an end, let alone a fast food meal. Seven bulletproof military vehicles, under the stunned and shocked gaze of the people in the amusement park, drove to the entrance of the fast food restaurant and picked up the four people inside.
In the back row of the car, Zhong Huashan's clear eyes began to fill with tears. She hid her head in her mother's arms and occasionally glanced at her father by the window. She whispered softly, "Mom, you have to come back soon."
"Good girl, I'll come back as soon as possible," Mrs. Zhong said with a smile.
"Dad, you too." The little girl plucked up her courage and looked at her father by the window with a serious expression. She said, "Like what Brother Xu Le said, after you win the last battle for the Federation, I'll go back to the West Woods to see you, okay?"
At this moment, Commander Zhong's hard stone face, which seemed to be carved out of stone, finally relaxed a little. How long would it take to win the last battle for the Federation? How long would it take for his daughter to go back to her hometown in the West Woods after inheriting the family business?
"Okay," he replied.
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General Zhong Suohu, the commander of the 4th Military Region of the Federation and the commander-in-chief of the enemies in the West Woods, finished his work report in the late spring of the 70th year of the Constitutional Calendar and stepped on the return journey of the Antique Bell. The West Woods region, which had just wiped out the Imperial expeditionary force, needed him to be in charge. The Federation's long-planned attack on the mainland of the Empire also needed his cooperation and arrangements in the front line of the West Woods.
In the eyes of many news media and political analysts, when the Federation attacked the mainland of the Empire, there was no doubt that only Fierce Tiger, who had just shown his genius military talent in the front line of the West Woods, was qualified and capable to be the commander-in-chief.
Different from the usual return journey, this time, his wife, the CEO of the Antique Bell Company, Ms. Ling Min, would also go to the West Woods with him. This famous couple in the Federation chose the battleship modified Antique Bell, but now the captain of the battleship had changed.
On the surface, Mrs. Zhong was going back to the West Woods because of business needs, but only a few people knew that she was going back to the old mansion to deal with the problems of some of the Zhong family's relatives.
Xu Le didn't know this. At this time, he was quietly listening to Commander Zhong's words before he left. He felt that the spring breeze on the tarmac of the military base suddenly became a little cold.
"Last night at the official residence, I had the last conversation with President Pabre. I promised Mr. President that once the Federation starts to prepare the space tunnel strategy to attack the mainland of the Empire, I would be honored to be the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. "
The silver hair in Zhong Shouhu's eyebrows trembled in the wind. After a moment of silence, he continued, "But the problem is that I still have a lot of differences with Mr. President in terms of the deployment of military forces and the allocation of resources. At the end of the conversation, our differences still can't be resolved."
Xu Le listened silently. Last time, when they talked by the pot of chili oil in the restaurant, plus some analysis, he knew very well what those differences meant.
The Zhong family was the only family among the seven families that had military power. They controlled the military and economic lifeline of the West Woods. How could the Federation government not be vigilant of this power that was similar to a separatist plot? If it wasn't for The Glory Of The Charter, perhaps the West Woods, which had been bleeding and sacrificing for the Federation, would have started to become independent long ago. In the face of such a political situation, it was difficult to have true trust between the government and the West Woods.
President Pabre and his government, with great political wisdom and courage, chose Commander Zhong to be the commander-in-chief of this war. But they also had to worry about whether the West Woods would become stronger because of this, so they would definitely put forward their own strict requirements in terms of the allocation of resources and the number of troops directly controlled by the Zhong family.
"At this time, there can't be differences …"
Xu Le might have the ability to solve the big problem that had troubled the Federation for countless years, but he could only lower his head and sigh.
"In the face of such a strong opponent like the Empire, there can't be differences," Zhong Shouhu said expressionlessly.
"Reducing the military power of the Zhong family, the transfer of grass-roots officials across the region, and the integration of the West Woods into the political structure of the Federation. No matter from what perspective, such as the war against the Empire, or the long-term stability of the Federation, these actions are absolutely correct. Mr. President has also shown his sincerity, but … I still can't agree to anything.
"For thousands of years, the Zhong family has always been the weakest link in the seven families. Because of the long years of war, our relationship with the other six families is very distant and indifferent. Also, there are some old grudges from the development of Eastwood, so we have always been the prime target of the government. The lessons of history are very painful. The Federation doesn't dare to believe us, and we don't dare to believe the Federation.
"So we have to do whatever it takes. For example, my childhood, my daughter's childhood, and the growth of countless generations of Zhong family heirs — we have to hold the military power firmly in our hands. Only then can we have the power to talk to the government, and only then can we … survive.
"The Zhong family is not my Zhong family, it is the Zhong family of the Zhong family."
The words came to an abrupt end, just like the wind that suddenly stopped on the tarmac. Zhong Shouhu raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the silent Xu Le with a trace of interest.
He didn't want to send any message to the Lees of Philadelphia through Xu Le. In fact, all these years, because he was vaguely displeased or angry with the War God's strategy of taking turns to fight in the West Woods, he didn't even have any private contact with Philadelphia through Li Feng.
He just wanted to say something to this interesting kid, but Zhong Shouhu didn't understand why he wanted to say something. In the end, he could only attribute it to Xu Le's natural disposition that made people believe him. But this kid was just a guy who didn't know the dangers of the world and was only brave and righteous. He didn't know if there would be a day when he would meet with a bloody head …
"Four youths? This damn fatty's description is quite accurate. "
Commander Zhong patted Xu Le's shoulder and leaned over to hug his well-behaved daughter, which was rare for him. He turned around and said a few words to Colonel Lake, who was stationed at S1.
Then he walked in front of his wife and walked towards the warship with a smile.
The transport ship rose into the air, and the airflow on the tarmac was turbulent. Xu Le squinted his eyes to send them off in the dust until the warship turned into a small black dot in the atmosphere.
The wind in spring was bleak, and Xu Le's heart was slightly moved. He gently held Little Watermelon's hand. At this moment, the phone in his clothes rang.
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(I actually wrote 4,000 words. It's actually written well.
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