Chapter 1724: Chapter 1724

"I don’t know, anyway it’s none of my business!" You shrug, smiling as you twist your neck, "Alright, you guys don’t need to overthink it, this mission is definitely completed. If Johnny was just a decoy, then the real Earl should have already left."

You seem to remember something and ask Heavenly Fox: "Didn’t they also take the potion? Where is it?"

Upon hearing this, Heavenly Fox and Du Yanan simultaneously exclaimed: "The potion!"

"Well, the mission’s half done, heh, neither good nor bad." You slowly stand up and walk towards your shabby electric scooter that you had bought.

Du Yanan sees this and hurriedly stops you, asking, "Hey, you’re leaving just like that?"

"Nonsense! If I don’t leave, are you going to treat me to dinner?"

Heavenly Fox also walks over to you and asks, "Captain, is there any way to find that Earl?"

"Really none?" Heavenly Fox presses on.

"Don’t even think about it, let’s not mention that we don’t even know who this Earl is. Even if we knew, without any evidence, there’s nothing you can do about him." You place your hand on Heavenly Fox’s shoulder, saying seriously, "Little White, listen to me, go back, don’t just go head-to-head with the upper ranks. You don’t need to take on these risks given your family background."

Heavenly Fox stares at you steadily: "Captain, you’ve changed."

You shake your head slightly.

"You really have changed. The Captain I used to know was someone who couldn’t stand evil and despised injustice, a hero. But now..."

"Cut it out!" You wave your hand dismissively, "Don’t bother me with these useless things!"

At this moment, you hear your phone ring in your pocket. You take it out, and roll your eyes upon seeing the caller ID, but you have to take this call, so you walk a few steps forward: "Hello."

"Mu Yun, you did a great job on this matter!"

"Not bad, is there anything else, Commander?" You’ve long outgrown the age where you would get overjoyed from a leader’s praise. You scratch your nose with your finger.

"Here’s the situation, the Haitian Financial Group incident has had an extremely adverse effect internally. After discussion at the Military District Command Office, we decided to add an extra Special Warfare Team to our Military Region’s Special Forces Brigade, and you will be appointed as the captain."

You pause and ask: "How many people?"

"You determine the number, the soldiers will gather in Jingning in seven days, and you’ll personally select them then."

You follow up with another question: "What about my authority?"

"The Command Office has drafted a rank of Lieutenant Colonel for you, so what do you think about your authority?"

The rank for the Military Region’s Special Forces Brigade is Colonel, and if your rank is Lieutenant Colonel, your authority will be quite significant, very much like the "Heavenly Palace" from back in the day, having your own independent camp and relevant equipment.

Thinking about your future, you nod and say: "When do I take office?"

"You have two days to rest."

You hang up the phone, pull out a memory card, break it, and toss the phone to Heavenly Fox.

"Captain, why did you do that?"

"On your side, my task is also finished. In a couple of days, I’ll head to the Military District Command Office and anticipate future collaborations."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Heavenly Fox’s previously somber face lights up like the sun after the clouds have cleared.

"Why waste so many words, you’re like a woman." With that, you wave at them, "I’m off, you guys take care."

Seeing you about to leave, Heavenly Fox suddenly says: "Captain, that house was rented with my own money for a year, I doubt I can get the rent back."

"No problem, whenever I find Little San and Little Si, I’ll just shove one of them in there." You chuckle mischievously, twist the throttle handle, and slowly merge onto the road.

Du Yanan comes up to Heavenly Fox and quietly asks, "Hey, where is that rental house you mentioned?"

Heavenly Fox raises an eyebrow and dodges the question: "Huh? What house? I don’t really know, ah, this getting old really messes with memory. Black Bull, mission accomplished, let’s go back to the Imperial Capital."

Watching as Heavenly Fox and Liao Yong lead a group of Special Forces members away, Du Yanan stomps her foot indignantly.

You don’t head straight home, but instead give your electric scooter to a middle-aged couple running a stall. With their grateful expressions, you enter an alley, and when you walk out from the other end of the alley, you have once again transformed into Li Jiu.

Actually, if Heavenly Fox hadn’t mentioned it, you wouldn’t have gone back to Furong District. You return mainly because you don’t know where else to go at the moment.

Going home, you still don’t know how to face your parents, even if they don’t know about your relationship with Li Qiyi, you can’t get over it in your heart.

Thinking it over, you decide to return to Furong District, silently considering that it could serve as a temporary resting place going forward. Fınd the newest release on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝙣𝙚𝙩

On the way upstairs, you instinctively glance at room 503 across the hall, where two men in work clothes are already installing a new door; the old door had been busted by you and was beyond repair.

Yao Shuilan stands nearby and bows when she sees you.

You nod with a smile, then open your door, step into your room, strip down to nothing, crawl under the covers, and within three seconds, your snores, albeit not loud, clearly indicate your exhaustion.

You’re awakened by hunger; when you open your eyes, you find it’s already dark outside.

Clutching your stomach, you wobble to your feet, and without even bothering to get dressed, you head to the kitchen to make yourself a bowl of noodles.

While cooking the noodles, you hear the sound of a woman’s sobs. Finding it strange, you realize the sobs are coming from across the hall. You don’t pay much attention, hastily finish eating, and retreat under the covers to sleep again.

In the morning, you take a shopping basket to buy groceries at a market next to Furong District.

Because of Li Qiyi, you don’t want to face your family for the time being, so you plan to spend your two days of rest in Furong District.

The market isn’t big, very different from the market you visited with Li Qiyi and Du Yanan. While leaving with your purchases, you see a familiar figure again: Yao Shuilan.

You saw Yao Shuilan in the hallway yesterday afternoon, and back then, she seemed well enough. Seeing her now, you can’t help but frown slightly. Just overnight, Yao Shuilan has become much more haggard, particularly with those dark, heavy bags under her eyes, which stir your sympathy.

Today, Yao Shuilan acts strangely, walking without purpose, buying nothing, looking at nothing, just moving like a walking corpse.

Finding this odd, you follow behind Yao Shuilan. Next to the market is a clothing market. Yao Shuilan stumbles in. A short walk later, Yao Shuilan suddenly turns around; you quickly turn, facing the noodle stand owner, and ask, "Boss, how much is this outfit?"

The shop owner responds without thinking: "180."

You glance sideways at Yao Shuilan and see her eyes vacant, looking around with an expression full of helplessness and sorrow.

Seeing this, you sigh internally, while the shop owner says: "Hey, are you buying or not? If you’re not buying, don’t stand in my doorway and block my business."