C1272 Tasks Received
After a moment of silence, I suddenly asked, "What is your mission this time?"
"spare no effort to protect the safety of the families and relatives of the Vice Commander-in-chief. We can even use our lives when we need them. " Lin Yaru said without hesitation.
"What else?" "No," I said.
"This …" Lin Yaru was slightly taken aback, but she remained silent.
"Don't lie!" My tone was suddenly harsh.
"Yes — not a lie!" Lin Yaru said.
"Say —" I said.
"Since I can't lie, then, I can only keep my mouth shut, sorry, Vice Commander-in-chief!" Lin Yaru's tone was gentle, but determined.
I sneered.
Lin Yaru's expression was somewhat awkward, but she soon returned to her normal expression as she drove the car expressionlessly.
I know that Lin Yaru would rather die than say anything.
A chill went down my spine. Lin Yaru didn't need to say it anymore. I understood, and I had indeed guessed it. Indeed, Lin Yaru and the rest had received another order. This order would definitely be detrimental to me.
Although I am Lee Shun's Vice Commander-in-chief, he still saved me up.
Perhaps, this was Lee Shun's way of controlling others. This was very consistent with Lee Shun's way of doing things.
With a dark face, I stopped talking.
I soon arrived at my house. My parents were very happy to see me back and greeted Lin Yaru warmly. Sure enough, Lin Yaru was no stranger to her parents. Lin Yaru also greeted her parents in Ningzhou dialect. Sure enough, Lin Yaru's Ningzhou was well-spoken.
Lin Yaru brought the gift to the living room and said to her parents, "Uncle, Auntie, Sister Hai Zhu went to a meeting in Hangzhou and can't accompany Brother Yi to see your two elders. Before she came, she specifically told me to bring you two gifts."
"Hey, Hai Zhu this kid, she often comes to see us, but she always comes with big or small bags. "What a filial child." Mom said happily.
Then I went in and sat down, and Lin Yaru, on the pretext of cleaning the car, went out.
I talked to my parents for a long time.
"Ke, Hai Zhu has returned to the Ningzhou to open a company. It's your business." Mom wanted to say something but stopped herself.
"What happened to us?" "No," I said.
"You're going to be married by the end of the year. You can't have two branches after your wedding, can you?" Dad said.
My heart skipped a beat and I said nothing.
Mother then said, "I heard from Hai Zhu that before marriage, you also wanted to return to the Ningzhou to work, is that true?"
"It's fake." I said.
"Fake? You don't plan to return to the Ningzhou? " Mom sounded surprised.
"Mom, I'm working at a public house right now, and I'm not a free person. How can I come back? Do you think I have that kind of ability? " I said irritably.
Mom was stunned.
"Ke is right. The transfer of manpower is very difficult. "Besides, Ke finally became an official in the system, and giving up is not such a simple matter. After finally getting into the system, you can't just throw it away right?" Dad said.
"Old man, according to what you said, Ke and Hai Zhu will really be separated after marriage? "What's so good about that?" Mom said sullenly to Dad.
"Things have to be done slowly, right? Why are you in such a hurry? I think Hai Zhu and Ke will eventually find a way to solve this problem. I don't think you should worry so much about this, old woman. "Hurry up and get some food. Since your son is back, you should have a taste of the Egg Fried Rice Cake that you made yourself." Dad said with a smile.
My mother seemed relieved, and smiled, and went into the kitchen.
Then Dad and I continued our conversation. Dad asked me about my work and I reported the promotions truthfully. Dad was very happy and gave me some encouragement.
At this moment, my mother called out to me in the kitchen, "Ke, there's no more soy sauce at home. There's a new shop beside our house, go and buy a bottle of soy sauce."
I promised to go out. Lin Yaru was strolling around on a nearby pretext, looking around for something.
Seeing me come out, Lin Yaru smiled.
I smiled as well and pointed to the small shop by the side before walking over.
The shop was not big. There was only one person inside, and that person was a white-faced young man wearing a sun hat.
Obviously, this was the shopkeeper.
Clearly, this was the fourth team member.
It was obvious that this youngster had brought along the special mission of protecting my parents and Lin Yaru. Although I didn't say it, I knew very well that this was the Special Warrior that was hiding here.
Seeing me come in, the young man hurriedly took off his hat, stood up, stood at attention, and said simply: "Hello, Lieutenant."
Apparently, Lin Yaru had already told him about my arrival.
I stared at him for a good thirty seconds. He stood perfectly still, looking straight ahead.
I suddenly had a complicated feeling about him, a feeling that he was an enemy but not a friend. Of course, this feeling would also spread to Lin Yaru and the others.
I sighed in my heart and said, "Take a break —"
He relaxed and smiled at me.
"How's business?" "No," I said.
"Just so-so." "No," he said.
"Even so, it's still a profit?" "No," I said.
"Slightly." "No," he said.
"Are you used to being here?" "No," I said.
"I'm used to it." "No," he replied.
"Lonely?" I said again.
Lin Yaru and the other two were in the city, I think, and he was alone in the country.
"I am a soldier, a soldier of special forces. I can endure all kinds of loneliness!" He answered simply.
I nodded. "Give me a bottle of soy sauce!"
He bent down and brought out a crate of soy sauce, which he placed on the counter.
"I want a bottle!" "No," I said.
He took the box down again and gave me a bottle.
I gave him a piece of fifty dollars, and he quickly said, "Vice Commander-in-chief, no money!"
"How do you do business if you don't want money? Is this how you do business? " "No," I said.
He quickly took it and placed it in a box under the counter.
I said, "Find me money!"
He gave a start and quickly found me more money.
Then I looked at him for a good ten seconds, and he seemed a little nervous, and then he stood straight again, not looking at me.
I sighed, then turned and walked out.
"Vice Commander-in-chief, have a good trip." He sounded relieved.
As I walked back, my heart sank again.
After eating lunch with my parents, I decided to return to Ningzhou.
Somehow, I felt like I needed to go back.
Lin Yaru said her goodbyes to her reluctant parents and drove back. Just as she left the town and was walking along the asphalt road where there were few people on the road, a black car suddenly sped past her and stopped in the middle of the road, blocking our path.
Lin Ya Ru reacted quickly and used the emergency brake to stop the car in front of the black coloured car, she did not have any contact with the car.
The moment the car stopped, Lin Yaru agilely opened the door, and with a whoosh, jumped out of the car, heading straight for the front of the black car.
I opened the door and got out.
The door in the driver's seat of the black car opened, and a woman wearing sunglasses stepped out.
Seeing that it was a woman, Lin Yaru was stunned for a moment. Then, her body relaxed a little, but she still looked at her vigilantly.
When I saw this woman, my head immediately dropped.
It was Dong Xue!
Dong Xue turned to me and slowly took off her sunglasses.
I stood there in a daze. "Dong Xue, you —"
Lin Yaru took a few steps back at my words, as if she'd realized I'd met someone I knew.
Dong Xue looked coldly at Lin Yaru, then looked at me: "Ke, come with me —"
Dong Xue's voice was calm and unperturbed.
With that, Dong Xue got into the car.
I stood there, stunned.
Lin Yaru came back and stood beside me.
I know Dong Xue's sudden appearance here must have been for a reason.
I hesitated to go.
Dong Xue rolled down the window and said, "Get in —"1
Then, she held the steering wheel and stopped talking.
I quickly thought about it and decided to go over.
I said to Lin Yaru, "You can go back by yourself. I'll get in my friend's car."
Lin Yaru nodded.
Then, without moving my feet, I stared into Lin Yaru's eyes.
Lin Yaru exhaled lightly, her eyes looking at the fields by the roadside as she said softly, "The matters of the Vice Commander-in-chief and friends are outside my responsibility. In other words, I can't see or hear anything that I shouldn't have seen or heard."
Lin Yaru's words made me feel a bit relaxed, but I also felt a bit uncomfortable, because I could feel a bit of cold air coming from Lin Yaru's words.
I got into Dong Xue's car and sat in the passenger seat. Dong Xue adjusted the front of the car, but didn't drive.
Lin Yaru's car then drove over, and directly headed in the direction of Ningzhou.
Until she could not see the shadow of the car, Dong Xue finally started the car and drove towards the Ningzhou.
"What is this woman driving for?" Dong Xue said flatly as she drove.
I hesitated. "Hai Zhu's assistant."
"Assistant..." Dong Xue repeated her sentence and continued, "I think she knows some tricks. She doesn't seem like an ordinary assistant. In the name of an assistant, I think? "
Dong Xue seemed to have noticed something from Lin Yaru's movements just now.
I didn't say anything.
"Quite capable, he's even equipped with female bodyguards. Not only will she protect herself, she will also personally escort you home to visit your family. When you bring along a female bodyguard, don't you feel that your face is glorious? " Dong Xue said in a mocking tone.
"You're thinking too much. She's just an assistant hired by Hai Zhu, an ordinary assistant." "No," I said.
"Ordinary assistant. Hmph, I don't think so. " Dong Xue obviously didn't believe me, so she continued, "Just now, when that woman ran in front of my car from the car door, did you think I couldn't tell that she practiced it? Do you think that just because I don't know kung fu, I won't be able to learn kung fu? "
I said, "You seem to be thinking a lot."
"Yes, these days people are unpredictable. It's not good to not think too much about it. "I did think a lot. I'm sure this woman has some sort of background." Dong Xue said.
"What do you think of her?" "No," I said.
"What do you think? I'm afraid you know it better than I do. " Dong Xue said implicitly.
I didn't know if Dong Xue's words were a coaxing or a hint. She seemed to be suspicious of Lin Yaru's background, but she wasn't completely sure.
"I don't understand." "No," I said.
"Alright, whether you understand it or not, whether you pretend not to understand it or not, I won't discuss her origins with you anymore. No matter where she comes from, she is still just a woman and only an assistant. " Dong Xue paused for a moment, then continued: "This time, they have come to Ningzhou Province to organize a group, the scale of the group is not small, the group is very spectacular."
Dong Xue's words were laced with a hint of ridicule.
I said, "They are friends with Hai Zhu, friends to see each other, do you think there is anything abnormal?"
"I didn't say anything was abnormal." There seemed to be a trace of jealousy in Dong Xue's tone. "I just think it's a bit exaggerated. Look at your friends. Is there a need to gather so many people? Were those people really here to see Hai Zhu? If you hadn't come, would those people have come so willingly? "In my opinion, all of these are probably just for show."
When Dong Xue suddenly said this, I didn't think about it. However, I felt that Dong Xue's words were a bit too much, "Don't say it like that, they came to see Hai Zhu anyway. It doesn't matter whether I come or not."
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