Chapter 27 The Girl Next Door

  That night, the VX squad split into two groups. Jīyǎn and a few others continued to go to the archives room to select new recruits, while Cán Láng took the knife in his hand and found the first selected warship soldier with the file.

  Ma Chong, from Kunming, Yunnan Province, orphan. The nine simple words roughly summarized the situation of this young man who was pulled back from the basketball court by a knife.

  Ma Chong's expression changed slightly, seemingly unwilling to have others mention these things. "Little kid, do you have something to ask me?" As he spoke, Ma Chong slammed the basketball in his hand onto Can Lang's face.

  Before anyone could see what was happening, the basketball that flew in at high speed suddenly exploded in front of Lang's face. A long, dark gray military dagger had pierced through the flying basketball.

  Ma Chong opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. It wasn't hard to catch the basketball with his hands, but it was much harder to instantly pull out a military dagger from who-knows-where and stab the ball. Ma Chong, who had experienced the ups and downs of life, understood that these two strange people finding him might be the turning point in his life.

  "How about finding a place to chat?" Daozi patted Ma Chong, who was slightly taller than him, and asked.

  Ma Chong nodded quickly, in the school cafeteria's private room, Ma Chong dazedly looked around at the knives and chopsticks to check if there were any listening devices. What kind of stupid illness is this...

  "Ma Chong, what kind of job do you think you'll be assigned after completing all your courses?"

  Upon hearing Daozi's words, Ma Chong couldn't help but look gloomy. With no money and no power, what kind of future could he have? Maybe he would just be assigned to a submarine for a few years before retiring...

  It seemed that Can Lang had seen through Ma Chong's thoughts, and after taking a sip of the white wine in his cup, he began to get to the point. "If you were to board the submarine now, would you be able to perform your duties?"

  Ma Chong was taken aback for a moment, then nodded enthusiastically, "I can, of course I can! I can even do the work of the deputy captain!"

  "What if I asked you to go onto the battlefield and kill people?" The words from behind made Ma Chong stunned, "To be honest with you, we are mercenaries, we need a batch of new recruits who are proficient in water warfare, especially soldiers who are proficient in submarine driving. Don't worry, we are also Chinese..."

  Zan Lang's words were already very straightforward, as long as you're not too stupid, you can figure out what he means with a little thought. Ma Chong is also quite shameless, he didn't even ask about the treatment before agreeing. Mercenaries, can the treatment be any worse?

  After confirming that there were no problems, the three of them started eating and drinking heavily. With Ma Chong leading the way, the remaining two reserve team members were also easily taken care of.

  Confirmed that the three of them had made up their minds, Qiaozi took out three bank cards and handed them out one by one. "There's 500,000 RMB inside, the password is six zeros, take it and arrange your own affairs, I'll pay the school's breach of contract for you. Alright, enjoy your last few days as ordinary people well, after New Year's someone will come to pick you up. Oh, Ma Chong, you can spend the New Year with us."

  Ma Chong and the three people holding the cards in their hands still wanted to say something, but the two remaining wolves had already waved goodbye and hurried back to their dormitory. They couldn't afford to delay, after all, there were only three of them, and they were still far from their goal.

  Two months of intense study passed quickly, and as the New Year approached, everyone's courses finally came to an end. The most unexpected thing was Ma Chong's connections - among the dozen or so people selected by Lang Hu, he actually knew them all. After getting to know him, it turned out that they were all from poor families, and naturally had their own social circle, so it wasn't surprising that they knew each other.

  With excitement, VX team boarded the helicopter and flew to Nanjing. Along the way, everyone introduced themselves quickly and accepted Ma Chong, but due to the temporary lack of a common language, most topics were discussed on the submarine.

  Returning to the old man's villa, Canis lupus actively reported his own digging of other people's walls, making the old man cry and laugh. In the end, he had no choice but to use his connections to get withdrawal certificates for more than a dozen students.

  Ma Chong knew he had already dropped out of school and although he felt a bit downhearted, after all it was something that had already been decided on, thinking about turning back now was too late.

  "Ma Ge, I have something to tell you." Zang Lang called out to Ma Chong, who was lost in thought.

  "We plan to form a second team, and you'll be the captain. After the New Year, when we return to the Golden Triangle, we'll arrange training tasks for you. Hope you're mentally prepared. Of course, your main task will still be on the submarine, and the so-called training is just to give new recruits some self-defense skills."

  Ma Chong already knew that this mysterious mercenary team was led by the half-grown child in front of him, and immediately gave a standard salute to accept the appointment.

  Look at the calendar, there are only three days left before the New Year. The wolf finally agreed that all the brothers would return home to take a look. Two months of campus life has slowly made them adapt to the urban life without gunsmoke. I believe that sending them back now will not cause any more trouble.

  After leaving Ma Chong to accompany the old man to play chess, Can Lang also drove back to his villa in the northern suburbs of Nanjing. Since he came back last time, a specialized cleaning company has been sending people to clean up every week. Can Lang plans to spend the Spring Festival here by himself.

  With great effort, he pushed open the rusty gate and drove the car into the yard. The empty villa, although only he was there, made him feel very safe. Everything had returned to its state eight years ago; perhaps it was only here that he was still a child.

  After shoving some frozen dumplings into the fridge, Canis lupus opened a bedroom and threw himself onto the bed, dozing off in a daze. He didn't know how long he had slept when he was startled awake by a knock at the door while he was reminiscing about the past in his dream.

  He glanced at the military watch on his wrist and found that he had slept for eight hours. He picked up the pistol under the pillow, walked cautiously to the hall, and opened the door.

  There was nothing unusual in the courtyard, only a little girl with a backpack on her back knocking hard on the gate outside. Although somewhat puzzled, Can Lang still opened the gate, "Is there something? I don't seem to know you." Can Lang asked coldly.

  The little girl took a step back, her frozen red hands pointing to the neighboring villa next door, and said pitifully, "I'm your neighbor, can I come in? I went out for tutoring and forgot my key, my mom is not home, it's too cold outside."

  "How did you know there was someone here? Who brought you?" The lame wolf was somewhat tense, the P210 in his arms had already been unlocked.

  "Because of that car, normally this courtyard is deserted except for some aunties who come to clean every week." The little girl said angrily, pointing at the off-road vehicle in the courtyard.

  Can Lang was taken aback for a moment, then quietly closed the safety lock and made way for the little girl to enter. "What's your name?" In the living room, Can Lang handed a cup of freshly heated milk to the little girl.

  "Thank you, brother, but I want to add sugar. My name is Yi Qiu, what's yours? Which school are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?" The little girl seemed not to be shy at all, and after answering the question, she asked her own questions like pouring out beans.

  "Give your mom a call." The lone wolf looked at this little brat who was about the same age as himself and felt a bit speechless, hastily handing over his satellite phone to her.

  Yi Qiu hummed and seemed to dislike the old-fashioned and arrogant Can Lang, snatching the phone from his hand and dialing out. After a few words, she threw the phone back at Can Lang, gesturing for him to answer it.

  "Hello, I'm Yi Qiu's mother. Can you take care of her for a bit? I won't be able to come back tonight." A gentle female voice said to the Lone Wolf.

  Although he was afraid of trouble, Can Lang reluctantly agreed to Qiu's mother's request.

  "Hang up the phone. The wolf said to Yi Yiqiu, 'Your mother told you to remember to review your lessons. She won't be back tonight, so rest here.'"

  Yì Qiū cleverly nodded and followed Cán Láng to the study, Cán Láng shook his head slightly, recalling that he had only attended half a year of elementary school, and couldn't help but feel a little envious of Yì Qiū.

  He himself hadn't had dinner yet, and it was impossible for the little girl at home to leave him behind in the military compound. Can Wolf called Grandpa on the phone, ordered two takeaways, and then felt a bit at a loss, with a sudden addition of a little girl by his side, he couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable.

  Before long, the doorbell and Yi Qiu's shout rang out at the same time. The residual wolf got up to open the door and received the takeout delivery, then hurriedly ran towards the study room.

  "What's wrong?" Ran Lang asked casually, putting the takeout on the desk.

  "English, I don't know this word." Yi Qiu pointed at a word in her textbook and asked.

  The wolf finally let out a sigh of relief, fortunately it was in English...