"You"re really ruthless." Faced with such cunning evil, Green Dragon had to give in.
His parents had lived a lifetime of hardship. That was the reason why he worked so hard in the army - he wanted to give them a better life one day. "If you hurt them, I"m gonna kill you even if it"s the last thing I do," said Green Dragon.
Green Dragon"s words were dead serious. His parents were the dearest thing in the world to his heart. If anyone dared to hurt them, even if he had to chase the b.a.s.t.a.r.d to the ends of the earth, he would avenge them.
"Well, that depends on your performance," Gu Shaoyun said calmly. "You are the only person who can gain Qin Feng"s trust. As long as you get the list back, I will guarantee a good future for you. Your family will get to live and work in peace and contentment, and your parents will be taken good care of for their rest of lives."
Green Dragon fell into a long silence. He carried too much pressure on his shoulders. Qin Feng was his best friend, but he could not forsake his parents. Which was more important? It had to make a decision.
"I can promise you to get the list back, but you have to promise me not to hurt Qin Feng. He"s a great soldier. If you hurt him, you"ll be d.a.m.ned forever." Green Dragon"s tone was almost begging. He did not have the leverage to challenge Gu Shaoyun now. He had no real option but to carry out his orders. There was nowhere to run from his bad luck.
Gu Shaoyun humphed, "He won"t be in danger as long as he doesn"t threaten me. You should know that he"s just asking for all this trouble. He has always been a difficult subordinate. Unlike you, he is not obedient. You understand, I"m sure, that the military works much like the government. In many cases, appearances are not necessarily the truth, and the leader does not need his subordinates to be so outstanding and conspicuous. He requires machine-like obedience, acting according to the program, according to routine. Discipline is more important than anything! Grasp this point and you can enter the mind of a leader, and be promoted. Do you understand? Like Qin Feng, if it weren"t for his outstanding abilities, he would have been long ago ordered back to his original unit in his home region."
"Remember your promises."
With these final words, Green Dragon hung up.
He stood transfixed for a long while before punching the wall in front of him in frustration. He sighed and whispered, "Qin Feng, I"m sorry. I can"t help it."
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Jia Dapeng also heard the news of Qin Feng"s arrest.
He almost spat out his chewing gum laughing and quickly called Zhang Dali back.
Jia Dapeng found his father writing calligraphy in his study after dinner and said directly, "Dad, there"s something you have to know. Li Faxian arrested a man who physically attacked him in public today. Do you think such a ferocious b.a.s.t.a.r.d should be severely punished?"
"Oh? Who attacked him?" Jia Quan looked around and saw Zhang Dali behind Dapeng. "Dali, what are you doing here? Watch over Dapeng, don"t let him run wild."
Jia Quan loved and hated his precious son. He always fawned over the boy and was loathe to reprimand him, but Dapeng had been too spoiled as a child and was always up to some kind of mischief as a result. He was the source of frequent headaches for Jia Quan, but there was nothing to be done about it now. He could only urge Zhang Dali to keep an eye on Dapeng more often. He did not count on him to be a worthy heir, he just wanted him not to stir up so much trouble.
Anyway, the family had more money than they knew what to do with. As long as he could retire smoothly in the future, the money he kept in the Swiss bank account would easily be enough to support Dapeng and the next three generations after him.
Dali blinked. "Director Jia, I only came to keep Dapeng from stirring up trouble. You can rest easy."
"A waiter working for Zhao Jun has recently become the a.s.sistant manager of the Free Man Bar. He hit me the other day and stole my girlfriend. d.a.m.nit, I finally got my chance. I have to kill him!" Jia Dapeng said maliciously, "Please call Director Li. Let him know I will go over there now and personally go into the interrogation room to "clean up"."
"Nonsense!" Jia Quan crossed his arms and scowled at him. "The interrogation room is for criminals and cops. Which are you? Do you have any idea what you"re saying? Just based on that, I certainly won"t make any such call! Aren"t you too old for these absurd ideas?"
Dapeng was visibly annoyed. He knew he should have gone straight to Li Faxian! He only came to tell his father first because he wanted some support. If a phone call from Jia Quan preceded him, Li Faxian would surely hand over Qin Feng without a fuss. Beating him to a pulp while he was handcuffed or even maiming him was all right. He could come up with some excuse to cover it up afterwards.
But he didn"t expect his father to be so serious.
"Well, I don"t need you! I"ll figure it out by myself. Are you my father or what? Qin Feng attacked me first and now it"s my turn to pay him back, but you"re blaming me! I"m your son, not a dog!"
Jia Dapeng"s mother, Li Xiujuan, who did not see her son for several days, was cutting fruit in the kitchen. Dapeng nearly knocked her over as he rushed out of the house. "Dapeng, where are you going? You just got back!"
"Let him go!" cried Jia Quan from the study. "And he can stay out, as far as I care! He gets me mad every time he comes home. He"d never visit if he didn"t need me to pull strings on his behalf!"
Li Xiujuan poked her head out the kitchen and shouted angrily, "All right, that"s enough! You give your son a hard time every time he visits. I"m leaving, too! You can live by yourself, you old b.a.s.t.a.r.d!"
Jia Qiun"s brush slammed onto the sheet of rice paper and bounced off. "Go, then! You were the one who spoiled him! Get out!"
Zhang Dali stood in place awkwardly. "Director Jia, please calm down. I"ll go talk some sense to Dapeng. He is still young and inexperienced. You mustn"t be angry."
"Dali, my son is going through a rebellious phase. I can"t be spoiling him. I keep trying to suppress his rage, but I still can"t hold it down. If I allow him to act on his temper, he would get himself into a heap of trouble! Go, follow him. He can do whatever he wants as long as you can contain the situation. You will solve this problem and do it beautifully, understand? Still, we must reason with him. He will screw himself over sooner or later with that temper of his. He still has me to cover for him now, but who will give him face when I am old and retired? Hmmph, I"m really p.i.s.sed off!" Jia Quan pursed his lips helplessly and grumbled, "Go already!"
Despite what he said, Jia Quan was in the same mood as Li Xiujuan. As a father in this position, of course he had to be the voice of reason. As a father, it was often very difficult for him to deal with situations like these. He had no choice but to scold Dapeng all the time and let his mother show him love. No matter whether his son understood him or not, it was all for his own good. He would understand in the future.