Chapter 124
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Chapter 124 The Warriors Are All Worthy of Respect
As you wish.
The words were spoken by Su Rui very lightly and casually, yet with complete seriousness.
To Bai Wangchuan’s ears, these words were like a thunderclap suddenly booming in a clear sky!
A gleam flashed in Lin Aoxue’s eyes. She noticed that the current Su Rui was somehow different from before, though she couldn’t quite pinpoint exactly what had changed.
The man before her seemed taller, more defiant, more solemn… Lin Aoxue’s feelings were complex, but she couldn’t find the right adjectives to describe what she felt in her heart.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that her understanding of Su Rui was still far too limited.
She also discovered that in her past twenty-some years, she had never experienced this kind of feeling before. Deep in her heart, a desire was faintly emerging—a desire to understand this man’s past—simply because of the complex silhouette now presented before her eyes.
This man likely carried many untold stories.
Perhaps those stories were all related to beauty and heroism.
Qin Ranlong was also affected by Su Rui’s emotions. He stood in place with clenched fists, his eyes slowly filling with bloodshot. The memory of the night before his discharge, when he had removed his uniform, gotten drunk beyond measure, and cried his heart out, once again appeared before his eyes.
Qin Yueran’s expression was equally complex, because now she was absolutely certain that the Su Rui before her was the same one who had brought earth-shattering changes to Qin Ranlong’s life, the Su Rui who possessed a top-secret six-star identity, the Su Rui who had caused severe warnings to be issued to the Qin family’s upper echelons!
But what exactly had happened to him?
And this Bai Wangchuan clearly knew many things they didn’t!
Hearing the words “As you wish” from Su Rui’s mouth, Bai Wangchuan’s heart violently trembled!
Nevertheless, he tried to cover it up by saying, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand. Are we on the same wavelength?”
“Bai Wangchuan, such pretense is really pointless.”
Bai Wangchuan gave a cold laugh, though his smile was very unnatural.
Su Rui said coldly, “Upon returning to China this time, I had no intention of getting entangled with past affairs. I’m only here to help someone, and after that’s done, I’ll leave on my own.”
“But what about you? What about all of you?” Su Rui stared into Bai Wangchuan’s eyes, his tone permeated with severity, saying, “What have you done? Although I didn’t know you before this, don’t think for a moment that I can’t see through your little tricks.”
Bai Wangchuan suddenly realized that his proactive probing or provocative behavior today had been extremely foolish! Years ago, several national bigwigs couldn’t do anything about this man. Even after committing such a “heinous crime,” he was still protected by several major powers joining forces, ultimately resulting only in “expulsion from the country with a five-year term”!
What was the point of his actions today?
Bai Wangchuan really wanted to slap himself, because he was truly too forgetful! It had been only five years, yet he had already forgotten how terrifying that man had been!
“For a soldier, the most painful thing is undoubtedly being forced to remove that uniform,” Su Rui’s eyes reflected endless gunfire and smoke. He spoke without avoiding anyone present: “I once dreamed of becoming a career soldier for life, dreamed of being this republic’s most excellent and elite warrior, dreamed that one day, my shoulders would bear the golden stars of a general.”
At this point, Su Rui’s voice grew slightly hoarse: “But you all took away such a simple dream and completely changed my life.”
Bai Wangchuan found himself utterly speechless! He had acted today based only on some conjectures, but he didn’t have a very detailed understanding of all the particulars!
“Five years have passed, and I’ve returned, returned because of certain matters, but I don’t intend to dwell on past issues,” Su Rui said. “But you jump out like this, with such malicious and obvious intentions. Do you think I can’t guess what you’re trying to do?”
With that, Su Rui delivered another kick, his size 42 shoe stomping heavily on Bai Wangchuan’s chest!
Bai Wangchuan felt as if his chest had been struck by a boulder. His breathing suddenly stopped, and a strong taste of blood surged up through his esophagus and trachea!
Once again, the Bai family’s second young master flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood as he flew!
Su Rui’s kick had directly injured his internal organs!
This was genuine blood he was spitting out, definitely not red wine!
At such a high-profile banquet, to injure someone so publicly! And the injured party was actually the famous second young master of the Bai family!
Su Rui stood straight, looking at Bai Wangchuan lying on the ground, his face full of coldness.
“I shouldn’t have said so much today, but you reminded me of some past events, so I spoke more than intended.”
Su Rui looked at Bai Wangchuan, who was continuously coughing blood, and said, “Remember to pass on my message when you go back.”
With every breath Bai Wangchuan took, there was a strong smell of blood. He tried hard to hide the vicious look in his eyes even deeper. This time, he truly dared not cause any more trouble.
Qin Chenguang hesitated, unsure whether he should step forward to help Bai Wangchuan. If he did, would he also suffer a beating from Su Rui?
While he was still contemplating which side to take, Qin Yueran had already signaled two staff members to help Bai Wangchuan up.
As the person in charge of the Jun Lan Kai Bin Hotel, regardless of her true stance or whose team she was on, she had to balance attitudes from all sides for the sake of the hotel.
“Take Mr. Bai to a guest room to rest,” Qin Yueran said softly.
However, despite what had happened, not a single person thought about calling the police. They all knew that Bai Wangchuan’s level was different from theirs. These people might be self-made businessmen or opportunists who had emerged by taking advantage of the era’s reforms, but their status was conceptually different from that of Bai Wangchuan, a scion of a great family.
In conflicts at this level, if the aggrieved party called the police, that would probably be the most laughable thing!
If someone really chose to call the police tonight, Su Rui would certainly be taken away by the police for fighting, but Bai Wangchuan would lose all face. This world is just like that; some unwritten rules are always difficult to understand.
After Bai Wangchuan left, the banquet continued, though the flavor and atmosphere were very different from before. No one dared to approach Su Rui to greet him anymore.
At this moment, Su Rui was holding a glass of red wine, sipping it slowly, but only he knew the true taste of this expensive red wine in his mouth.
Qin Yueran had already given Qin Ranlong a look, pulling her still-excited brother aside to discuss something. As a member of the Qin family, although Qin Yueran had some unpleasantness with her family over marriage matters, she had to relay what had happened here back to the capital as quickly as possible. As for which side her family would choose to stand on, that wasn’t something she could decide.
At least, in the eyes of this “Queen of Beautiful Legs,” this Su Rui was definitely not simple. The reason he acted this way today, using Bai Wangchuan’s mouth to send a warning to those bigwigs in the capital, was definitely not a momentary impulse! It must have been a decision made after careful and thorough consideration!
Would someone who possessed a top-level six-star classification in the Chinese government’s most secret files be a person prone to impulsive decisions?
Absolutely not!
As for today’s banquet and the encounter with Bai Wangchuan, it was merely an opportunity!
Qin Yueran, worthy of being raised in a great family, had a vision and perspective far beyond ordinary women. Although she didn’t know if her analysis was right or wrong, she had at least formed her own clear judgment.
Su Rui had said many things earlier and had vaguely revealed some secrets. Qin Yueran took five minutes to carefully chew over every word Su Rui had previously said, but after careful consideration, she realized that although he had said a lot and seemed somewhat agitated, these words hadn’t revealed much valuable information!
Yes, Su Rui’s words gave people many imaginative possibilities, letting listeners make endless guesses, but upon careful examination, she truly found that apart from the fact that he had once joined the military and was forced to retire, no valuable information had been revealed!
Was this intentional or unintentional? Or did he simply not want to reveal anything? Was he just conveying a message?
Vaguely, Qin Yueran detected a hint of danger from Su Rui.
But this sense of danger made her feel subtly excited!
To be honest, Qin Yueran wasn’t utilitarian, so she hadn’t figured out where this slight excitement came from.
Su Rui gently sipped his wine. Lin Aoxue stood beside her, hesitated for a moment, then said softly, “Do you need help?”
Do you need help?
This was the second time Su Rui had heard the ice goddess say these words. Although it was the second time, it was equally surprising.
Hearing Lin Aoxue’s words, Su Rui smiled slightly, the endless gunfire and smoke in his eyes gradually dissipating. He looked at the beautiful girl, his gaze showing a touch of gentleness.
“No need, I should be able to handle it myself.”
Looking at Su Rui’s gentle gaze, Lin Aoxue suddenly had a feeling that perhaps this was his true face, and that the daily sleaziness and lecherous looks were all a facade.
Perhaps, after pretending for so long, one can no longer distinguish which is the real face and which is the mask.
Lin Aoxue held her wine glass, her eyes remaining on Su Rui, but her mind kept echoing Su Rui’s words.
“I once dreamed of becoming a career soldier for life, dreamed of being this republic’s most excellent and elite warrior, dreamed that one day, my shoulders would bear the golden stars of a general. But you all took away such a simple dream and completely changed my life…”
Soldiers are always worthy of respect.
Thinking of this, Lin Aoxue’s slender fingers raised her wine glass, touching it against Su Rui’s, and she softly said: “To you.”
