Chapter 258
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Chapter 258 I’m Back, Covered in Glory
“Bro, you must be a graduate from the Central Academy of Drama, right? Your acting skills are simply unbeatable.” The taxi driver was thoroughly impressed, thinking this show-off act was perfectly executed, like a little cow at the South Pole—reaching the absolute pinnacle of awesomeness.
Su Rui shrugged noncommittally, paid the fare, and got out of the car.
“Hey, man, if you’re going to Bali Hutong, it takes half an hour by car from here. There’s no vehicle that can move in this Central Ring Road traffic right now. If you’re planning to walk there…”
Su Rui patted the car window: “Don’t worry, I’ll take a helicopter there!”
“What a show-off!” The taxi driver felt his good intentions had been wasted, spat angrily, and felt extremely annoyed.
However, five minutes later, he nearly bit his tongue off!
Because there was a tremendous roaring sound coming from the sky!
It really was a helicopter!
And… not just one!
One, two, three… a total of twelve helicopters formed a complete formation! They were flying in at low altitude!
The scene was truly magnificent!
The taxi driver happened to be a military enthusiast, and he could see clearly that these weren’t civilian helicopters or transport aircraft, but armed helicopters that embodied China’s most cutting-edge technology—the “Sky Leopard,” which was no less impressive than the American Apache!
Armed helicopters, and twelve of them at that!
The taxi driver could even clearly see the gun barrels!
He felt like he could barely breathe! He was completely breathless!
“Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!” After saying “holy shit” four times in a row, the taxi driver still couldn’t calm himself down. The scene was just too mind-blowing! The massive roaring sound from the sky was absolutely deafening!
At this moment, there were many, many other onlookers sharing the same thoughts as this driver.
“Oh my god, bro, which film crew are you with? This is so awesome! Do you need any extras? Count me in!” the taxi driver shouted at Su Rui.
This guy actually thought Su Rui was filming a movie!
At this point, the lead helicopter in the formation had flown directly above Su Rui. The aircraft tilted forward at a forty-five-degree angle, the cabin door opened, and a rope ladder was dropped down!
Su Rui waved goodbye to the taxi driver, then climbed onto the first rung of the ladder, and the helicopter immediately took off!
The twelve helicopters flew away, with Su Rui standing at the end of the hanging ladder, his entire body bathed in golden sunlight, looking like a god!
…
“Why did you send so many helicopters?” Su Rui entered the cabin to find four fully armed special forces soldiers sitting inside.
These special forces soldiers were all wearing steel helmets and face masks, and their assault rifles were even loaded!
They were in a combat-ready posture!
“People might think you’re here to arrest me.”
Su Rui had thought one helicopter would be enough, but he never expected a full dozen to show up. Even with his strong nerves, he was momentarily stunned.
“The director said that too few aircraft wouldn’t make an impression,” one special forces soldier replied. “The Leopard model was just equipped to our unit, twelve in total, and the director sent them all out!”
Su Rui was immediately touched: “He’s too considerate. I must treat him to dinner later!”
“The director also said…”
“What else did he say?”
“He said the fuel costs and related maintenance expenses for deploying twelve helicopters will be covered by you.”
Upon hearing this, Su Rui swallowed hard: “Twelve aircraft… how much?”
“The director said he’ll give you a 20% discount, so 400,000.”
“Damn it all!” Su Rui nearly smashed the helicopter, saying, “400,000? Are you robbing me?”
Showing off comes at a great price!
“The director also said…”
“What did he say? Can’t you say everything at once?” Su Rui was exasperated with this masked special forces soldier. Was this guy some kind of finishing blow specialist?
“The director also said that this time… it’s not an exercise.”
Not an exercise!
Hearing these four words, Su Rui’s eyes suddenly blazed with intense light!
Back when he was in the special forces, they treated all exercises as war and all wars as exercises.
“This is not an exercise, it’s a war,” Su Rui’s eyes flashed with faint traces of gunpowder.
Hearing Su Rui speak this way, the helmeted and goggled special forces soldiers all removed their masks and said softly, “Brother Rui, long time no see.”
Su Rui’s expression froze, then his face broke into a warm smile. The smile was complex, carrying the nostalgia of past memories and the joy of today’s reunion.
“Small Shield, Wild Wolf, Chocolate, Brown Rice Roll.”
Su Rui’s gaze swept across each person’s face, calling out everyone’s code name without error!
Five years ago, when he was forcibly expelled and had to leave the mysterious organization known as the “Top Secret Training Division,” these four young men were newly selected personnel. They had only worked together for two months, but during those two months, Su Rui’s impressive reputation had been deeply imprinted in their minds.
Later, even after Su Rui left the training division and disappeared from everyone’s sight, his legend continued to echo in the ears of the new special forces soldiers.
“Long time no see.” Su Rui nodded. The feeling of seeing comrades again after five years was truly wonderful.
The last time he was forced to leave the capital, Su Rui had hardly imagined the day he would return. No one knew the complex emotions he felt when he walked out of the capital’s train station and saw the square in front!
This time, coming to the capital to help Qin Yuran was, for Su Rui, breaking through his psychological shackles and chains. Heaven knows how much internal struggle he went through in that taxi!
After so many years of weathering storms, wasn’t he waiting for this day?
Perhaps he hadn’t deliberately waited, but subconsciously, he had always been eager!
This trip to the capital could be summarized in two words for him—return!
He would stand on this land again with a completely new image!
At this moment, in Su Rui’s mind, a song seemed to play—
Wait for me to come back, I’ll bring glory with me! Wait for me to come back, I’ll cut ties with wandering forever!
When he needed help, these former comrades appeared without hesitation, which sent warm currents flowing through Su Rui’s heart.
It turned out that in this world, he had never been alone.
Just as Su Rui was deep in thought, the special forces soldier code-named “Brown Rice Roll” spoke up: “Brother Rui, I’m not called Brown Rice Roll anymore. I changed my code name.”
“Oh?” Su Rui was curious. It was extremely rare for special forces soldiers to change their code names. Most used the same one until retirement. In fact, Su Rui had always thought “Brown Rice Roll” was an oddly quirky code name, so he was very interested to know what the new one was.
“You’re not called Brown Rice Roll anymore, so what’s your new name?”
“Energy Bar,” the somewhat simple-looking soldier said.
Su Rui mulled over both names and said with some confusion: “Aren’t those basically the same thing?”
“The latter sounds cooler,” the simple soldier replied earnestly.
At this moment, Su Rui suddenly had the urge to jump out of the aircraft.
…
Qin family banquet hall.
The host stood on stage, smiling as he said: “Although today is not the official wedding ceremony, it is a very solemn engagement banquet. Today, Miss Qin Yuran of the Qin family and Mr. Ouyang Xinghai will complete their lifetime contract here, witnessed by all of you.”
Thunderous applause erupted below, and even several weathered elderly people were clapping.
Qin Mufeng stood to the side, his eyes flashing with slight pride—the gathering of various dignitaries was all thanks to his efforts.
Qin Yuran and Ouyang Xinghai stood on stage. The latter was all smiles, while the former wore a faint smile. Unfortunately, no one present noticed that within Qin Yuran’s smile lurked a hint of coldness.
“Although this is an engagement banquet, before the celebration begins, I have a few questions to ask the groom-to-be and bride-to-be.”
The host extended the microphone to Ouyang Xinghai and asked, “Mr. Ouyang, are you willing to take Miss Qin Yuran as your wife?”
Ouyang Xinghai raised his sword-like eyebrows, his eyes radiating confidence and sincerity: “Since I was ten years old, I had already set this goal. Today, I’ve finally achieved my wish. What do you think? How could I not be willing?”
Wow!
As soon as Ouyang Xinghai said this, the audience erupted in exclamations!
Since he was ten years old!
From then until now, it had been well over a decade!
Originally, everyone thought Ouyang Xinghai was pursuing Qin Yuran for her fortune-bringing qualities, but they never expected him to be so devoted, having loved her since he was ten!
Of course, some people in the audience were sneering. Most of them had competed with Ouyang Xinghai for Qin Yuran and lost. In their hearts, Ouyang Xinghai was just showing off.
The fruit of victory was already at his lips, ready to be eaten with one bite. Who wouldn’t say a few more nice things?
The host was also surprised: “I never expected to hear such an answer. Love at first sight since age ten that lasted a lifetime. Mr. Ouyang, what made you persist for so long?”
Ouyang Xinghai cleared his throat gently: “I have strong endurance in everything I do, but this has been my longest persistence because Yuran is my motivation, she is my dream.”
Hearing these words, even Old Man Qin’s eyes flashed with approval! Ouyang Xinghai was indeed excellent enough. Such a young man was completely worthy of his granddaughter!
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Jian whispered in Old Man Qin’s ear: “How about it, Old Qin? My grandson is pretty good, right?”
“He’s absolutely excellent!” Seeing that his granddaughter Qin Yuran would ultimately find her own happiness, Old Man Qin was in an infinitely good mood and had nothing but admiration for Ouyang Xinghai! This grandson-in-law completely satisfied him!
Ouyang Jian continued to ask: “Old Qin, do you think Xinghai is the best among the capital’s young men?”
“Absolutely! Who could compare to my grandson-in-law? Hahaha.” Qin Zhizhang laughed happily.
His laughter, however, made Jiang Tiancang, Bai Tianzhu, Yun Feng, and others sitting opposite him look displeased. After all, their families also had outstanding young men who didn’t seem inferior to Ouyang Xinghai.
This Ouyang Jian had ulterior motives. With one sentence, he had provoked Qin Zhizhang into offending all the old fellows!
At this moment, the host turned to Qin Yuran and asked: “We’ve just heard Mr. Ouyang’s touching confession. Now, I want to ask Miss Qin Yuran: Are you willing to marry Mr. Ouyang?”
Qin Yuran scanned the entire hall, taking in everyone’s expectant and joyful gazes. She smiled and said softly: “I am not willing.”
