"Li Feng thought I was dead, so he …" Xu Le said in a low voice. Thinking of the violent young man who called him Little Uncle, who was worried that no one would be able to resist Huai Caoshi after his death, he didn't hesitate to damage his body to improve his strength. He felt a little depressed.
"This is his own choice, and everyone can only be responsible for their own choices."
Lee Jae-do looked at him with a smile. "There's not much difference between living for a hundred years and living for seventy years. As long as you live a wonderful life, I know my son. He won't regret it."
Xu Le nodded after a moment of silence.
"When Mu Zi comes back from the front line, come to Philadelphia for dinner. Let's get together as a family." Lee Jae-do said in an indisputable tone. At this moment, this gentle general was playing the role of Mu Zi's father, so what he said was natural.
Xu Le's face turned slightly red. He saluted and said, "Yes, General."
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Feng Yu had once said that the only obligation he had the right to undertake was to do what he thought was right at any time. Xu Le always felt that he had heard this sentence from someone before. Every time this sentence came out from his uncle's mouth full of rotten teeth, mixed with the smell of red wine and beef, he would habitually have a lot of questions. Was what he thought was right really right?
Many years later, in the manor of the Lees of Philadelphia, Xu Le heard the old story told by the God of War Li Pifu and knew the truth of the big explosion. Although he knew that the story was often very different from the person who told it, he subconsciously felt that what the old man said was true.
That year, when he broke into the Foundation building with a gun to kill Macklin, it seemed to be very violent. In fact, Xu Le still needed evidence to support his actions, and he and Shi Qinghai had found enough evidence.
Feng Yu didn't need evidence. He only acted on impulse based on his likes and dislikes. Xu Le knew that he couldn't act as freely as his uncle. When he was in Master Fan's mansion, he said to Huai Caoshi that he was very selfish. That uncle was probably the real selfish person.
Thinking of this, Xu Le felt frustrated, lost, and all kinds of complicated emotions. If the uncle who raised her, taught her many skills, and was regarded as the closest to her … was really a heartless and cold guy like what Mr. Li and many others said, how could she face him?
It was precisely because of these emotions that the expensive orange wine in the cup suddenly became sour and unpalatable, causing his thick ink-like eyebrows to furrow deeply.
"Mr. … Xu, is there a problem with this wine?"
A flight attendant with picturesque eyebrows opened her big and innocent eyes, half-squatted beside the first-class seat, nervously looked at his face, and gently and nervously asked.
"No, it tastes good." Xu Le raised the cup with three fingers and said gently, "By the way, thank you for just now."
After boarding the plane in Philadelphia, the beautiful flight attendant in the first-class cabin recognized Xu Le immediately. The hero of the Federation who had just returned from the Empire. Even if he wore big sunglasses and had an ordinary face, after experiencing the sensation of the documentary, the attention of the whole nation during the live broadcast, and several press conferences, it was impossible for him to hide among the ordinary people.
Fortunately, Xu Le reacted very quickly and put a finger in front of his lips. The beautiful flight attendant covered her mouth in surprise and suppressed the exclamation. Otherwise, this night flight would be very lively.
The flight attendant winked and smiled gently and returned to the operating cabin with the tray. A few suppressed exclamations and a series of cute laughter faintly sounded.
Xu Le knew that those young and energetic girls were probably talking about him. He couldn't help but smile. After a while, he suddenly found that the passengers in the cabin outside the curtain were exclaiming one after another.
He was a bit puzzled and subconsciously looked up. He saw that on the TV screen, the news channel of the Federation was temporarily broadcasting an important news.
It was still the same female anchor who announced that Senator Pabre would visit Green Dragon Mountain a few years ago. It was still the same calm mixed with excitement. The dignified and beautiful female anchor smiled at the camera and said, "The winner of the Purple Merit Medal of the Federation, the famous war hero Xu Le, welcomed the third day of his return to the Federation. To everyone's surprise, he didn't attend the grand banquet organized by the Nutshell Company. Instead, he went to … Philadelphia."
Speaking of this, the female anchor paused and then said with a smile, "The eternal Army God of the Federation, Marshal Li Pifu cordially received Colonel Xu Le, who had just returned, in his mansion. The two sides had a long conversation."
"This is the first time that Marshal Li Pifu has received an active military officer of the Federation in his home in Philadelphia in the past ten years. He also allowed the news media to record it. The following is the live footage that has just been sent back by our reporter."
On the night flight from Philadelphia to the Capital Special District, there was a temporary silence because of this news. Then there was a burst of spontaneous applause.
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This was the most luxurious apartment building in the Capital Special District. The top three floors were all connected, and the dome was luxuriously covered with super-strong synthetic transparent glass. At the end of the corridor on the right, there was a small room full of real or fake flowers. The most eye-catching one was still the oil painting of sunflowers. If this oil painting was real, then this oil painting alone could buy this entire apartment building. In fact, with the identity of the owner of this apartment, of course, it was impossible to buy a fake one and put it in his own room.
"According to the rules of the Lees of Philadelphia, boys before the age of twelve must study in the body cultivation hall. I don't know if you have been to those places."
After not seeing each other for a long time, Li Xiaotong, the seventh young master who seemed to be the most qualified to compete with Li Xiuzhu for the position of the heir of the Li family, was still gloomy like a plum blossom in the snow. He lowered his head and cut the bloody Dong Leng steak, which actually made him look like a cold butcher. However, at this time, Li Xiaotong's expression was very peaceful, even a little deliberately intimate. From a long time ago, he was used to facing the guy across the long table with this kind of expression.
"The rules of our family are different. On the twelfth birthday, all the boys who are close to the family are allowed to choose a gift from the family. This gift may be a spaceship, a small manor, or a few beautiful and gentle maids, but these gifts can't be resold or given away. The elders in the family mainly want to see how the gifts will appreciate after many years."
"The gift that Li Xiuzhu chose back then appreciated a lot and was very well received by the elders. When I was twelve, I chose this painting that you are looking at now. At the time, many people thought that I had made a mistake, but reality proved that I was right. The value of this sunflower painting by Gao Fan has increased by thirty-four times over the past ten years. "
Li Xiaotong looked at Xu Le on the other side of the long table with a smile. He raised his glass and said, "But that's nothing. The wisest decision I've made in my life was the investment I made in you years ago. Now, it seems to be a rather insignificant investment. Now, who in the family dares to doubt my judgment?"
Xu Le shook his head and didn't want to pay attention to this guy who was obviously too excited. He held the wine and stared at the oil painting of sunflowers on the wall and said, "I don't like this painting … In the imperial palace of Tianjing, the big screen in front of Her Majesty was full of golden sunflowers. This easily makes me think of that very shitty life of escape."
"Then I will change it tomorrow," Li Xiaotong said very seriously.
"Why don't you burn it?" Xu Le shrugged and said mockingly.
"Well, then I will burn it."
Li Xiaotong's answer was still very serious. For him, a priceless oil painting was far less important than Xu Le's feelings, because priceless things always had a price. Things with a price were not things for a person with a strong sense of foresight. But for a priceless investment target like Xu Le … or in other words, a friend, he really valued.
Xu Le was startled and said helplessly, "I shouldn't have thought that you young masters from the seven great families are normal people."
"Speaking of returning to Feicheng, I did visit the body cultivation center and had a lot of feelings. But you don't understand these things. I wanted to ask Brother Zeng, but he was not here."
He looked at the empty wall behind Li Xiaotong and narrowed his eyes. He thought of the middle-aged man who was as cold and dangerous as an iron spear and felt a little regretful.
"Brother Zeng said that since you are here, I am safe. It is rare for him to have a holiday." Li Xiaotong smiled and said, "By the way, I have seen the news of you going to Feicheng. I am deeply shocked."
"Why are you shocked?"
"The battle for the successor of the Army God has finally come to an end. Aren't you shocked?" Li Xiaotong said with a serious and happy expression, "In the past few years, the Federation has been deliberately promoting Du Shaoqing and his Iron Seventh Division. But as soon as you came back, Feicheng directly expressed their attitude."
"How interesting is it to wear such a big hat?" Xu Le shook his head.
"That's true." Li Xiaotong said with a serious expression, "According to the latest news, Commander Shaoqing did not show any emotion after seeing the news at the front line. But I am afraid that the imperial troops in the X3 system will have to bear the endless anger of the Iron Seventh Division."
"Commander Shaoqing is not such a person."
"Let's talk about the old man. I saw him up close once when I was young." Li Xiaotong asked curiously, "How is the old man now?"
"The old man's body is very good." Xu Le thought of the thin old man in the hot spring pool and the hidden worries that Zou Yu once mentioned. He said confusedly, "In my opinion, he can at least live for another five or six years."
Li Xiaotong knew that Xu Le would never talk nonsense on such an important matter. Knowing that the Army God was in good condition, he subconsciously leaned back and appeared to be very relaxed.
Seeing his movement, Xu Le felt something in his heart. For most people in the Federation, the thin old man by Lake Feicheng was the biggest guarantee and the most powerful source of confidence for them to live a peaceful life. As long as the old man was alive, the world would be as beautiful as ever.
Suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart, he looked at Li Xiaotong across the table and asked seriously, "About the case of the Zhong family, I asked you to help me. How's the preparation?"
"I am sorry." Li Xiaotong gently wiped the corners of his mouth and said worriedly, "The government and these big families are secretly exerting pressure. No lawyer dares to accept this case."
Xu Le frowned very hard. The Supreme Court was about to open, but no one expected that at this time, there would suddenly be a very serious problem in the old house of the Zhong family. The famous lawyer who handled legal affairs for the Xizhou Law Firm as a guest had to withdraw from the case in advance for some depressing reason.
"Lawyer He is the best lawyer in the Federation." Li Xiaotong sighed and said, "But he is the son of the chief justice. If he doesn't withdraw, Chief Justice He Ying will definitely not preside over the case."
At this time, the door of the apartment was pushed open. A man with neatly combed hair and wearing a dark suit came in with an umbrella under his arm. He looked a little funny. He said with a gloomy face, "Thank you for your compliment, but the biggest problem we are facing now is not the lack of a leading lawyer, but the other side … suddenly changed their strategy."
The man stared into Xu Le's eyes and said, "They want to fight the custody case first."
"Don't forget that although the relatives over there are disgusting and shameless, they are Miss Zhong's relatives after all. But you … none of you have the surname Zhong, so this custody case will be very difficult to fight."
"If they get the custody of Miss Zhong Huoyan, then there is no need to fight the ownership case of Gu Zhong Company."
"This is a vicious move."
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