The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 713: 715: Chen Di, Who Wants to Cry But Has No Tears

Chapter 713: Chapter 715: Chen Di, Who Wants to Cry But Has No Tears

The following morning, at dawn.

In the Azure Dragon Military District, at the Military District General Hospital, within the ward where Chen Di was staying.

Chen Di was rudely awakened by a splash of cold water from the security officer of his visiting father, Chen Qi, who was the tough police flower’s real uncle, Chen Dingguo.

“Who?! Who?!”

Chen Di, who had spent the previous night drinking heavily with Lin Fei and An Dehai, sprung up from the sickbed immediately after being doused in cold water. His considerably pale young face clearly displayed a hint of the confusion of just having woken up, though more than anything, a sense of extreme annoyance from being splashed with cold water!

“Which son of a—”

After wiping the cold water off his face and regaining much of his senses, Chen Di was ready to burst into a tirade of curses. However, as soon as he caught a glimpse of Chen Dingguo’s towering, stern, and severe stance out of the corner of his eye, he instantly deflated. The curse words he had been brewing were swallowed back into his stomach very wisely.

“Dad, dad, you, why have you come?”

After voicing his question and seeing Chen Dingguo’s expression grow even colder, Chen Di felt the urge to slap himself.

It was only natural for a father to visit his son in the hospital.

Upon realizing this, Chen Di hurriedly jumped out of the bed, not even bothering to put on his shoes. He took two steps at a time, quickly approaching Chen Dingguo.

Snap!

With utter formality, he saluted Chen Dingguo.

“Good morning, sir!”

“I’m good for shit!”

Snap!

Chen Di, who had assumed his standard salute would elicit a return salute from his father, didn’t receive Chen Dingguo’s salute, but instead a very forceful slap to the face.

Chen Dingguo bellowed as he delivered the slap without holding back whatsoever.

Having been smacked by Chen Dingguo, Chen Di was sent spiraling to the ground. The side of his face that was struck by Chen Dingguo’s hand immediately swelled up.

And Chen Di, who had just awoken from a drunken sleep, was clearly dazed by Chen Dingguo’s powerful slap.

“Dad, why, why did you hit me?”

Chen Di, having rolled on the ground from Chen Dingguo’s slap, sat collapsed on the floor, covering his face with a dumbfounded expression, staring blankly at Chen Dingguo.

At this moment, Chen Di’s heart was undoubtedly filled with confusion and dismay.

To be woken up with a bucket of cold water early in the morning and then, believing he was quick to offer a proper salute to his father, only to be knocked down with a slap.

Chen Di spoke with a bleeding heart.

“Why did I hit you?” The confusion and disbelief on Chen Di’s face, even accompanied by a trace of grievance, didn’t soften Chen Dingguo’s heart in the slightest; instead, it triggered even greater dissatisfaction in Chen Dingguo, leading to outright fury!

“I’ll tell you right now, why I hit you!”

Chen Dingguo, with a tiger-like glare fixed on Chen Di, coldly rebuked him as he paced towards Chen Di, step by step. The way he was moving towards him seemed like the stance of a hunter ready to finish off a wounded prey.

Swoosh!

Chen Di, who realized what Chen Dingguo intended to do, quickly scrambled up from the ground and retreated with exceptional swiftness. He dodged and weaved, skillfully evading Chen Dingguo’s “pursuit to thrash”!

“Dad, make yourself clear, why do you get to hit me? I admitted my unauthorized visit to Hawk’s station before, and that’s old news. You already beat me up for it. Besides, when I was drinking with An Dehai last night, I already—”

Damn it, I’m innocent!

He cut himself off halfway through as he suddenly understood why Chen Dingguo would, in front of the guards, viciously attack his own son, Chen Di. Indeed, he let out an internal cry of despair.

Well, to be more precise, it was a succession of curses!

“Dad, listen to my explanation. I did drink last night, but there’s a reason for it. I was forced to. Oh, right, Dad I was just about to call and report to you. My brother-in-law, I mean my sister’s partner, you’d never guess his background. He’s from Dragon Soul, damn it! No, not right, my brother-in-law comes from Dragon Soul!”

“It’s An Dehai, the captain of Hawk Special Team, who trained my brother-in-law. Last night, An Dehai started crying, and to comfort him, I joined him for a couple of drinks. Dad, you must believe me, I—”

Bang!

Crash!

Chen Dingguo was obviously not buying Chen Di’s excuses. Not only was Chen Dingguo skeptical, but also the personal guards who accompanied Chen Dingguo into Chen Di’s hospital room. Upon hearing Chen Di’s defense, they couldn’t help but sneer discreetly. Clearly, they were 120% incredulous about Chen Di’s claims.

Helplessly, whether it was about Dragon Soul, or An Dehai, the Hawk Special Team’s captain, Chen Dingguo and his personal guards, who knew Chen Di’s temperament well, obviously did not believe that someone as elite as the captain of one of the most elite special forces in the Azure Dragon Military District would come to Chen Di’s hospital room in the middle of the night just to drink with him.

As for An Dehai crying and Chen Di comforting him, and especially the part about the brother-in-law being from Dragon Soul—

To Chen Dingguo and his personal guards, that was pure nonsense.

Therefore, Chen Di being misunderstood—or rather, mistrusted—was inevitable.

“You drank and now you’ve even learned to tell lies! I, Chen Dingguo, disown such a worthless son!”

Seeing Chen Di running circles within the hospital room, Chen Dingguo, who had attempted to hit his son several times without success, simply couldn’t be bothered chasing Chen Di around the room anymore.

After sternly scolding Chen Di, Chen Dingguo drew his gun.

Witnessing Chen Dingguo pull out his gun, Chen Di instantly stopped in place, wisely raising his hands in surrender.

“Dad, I admit I’m wrong, isn’t that enough? Put the gun away, and let’s talk this over. I’m your only son; if the gun goes off by accident, you would regret it too late. If you don’t believe me, we can go find An Dehai and my brother-in-law right now. They’re probably at Hawk’s station visiting my sister. If we go find them, everything will become clear. I swear to heaven, it was my brother-in-law who forced me to get him the alcohol.”

Seeing Chen Di standing there obediently not moving, Chen Dingguo holstered his gun and casually walked up to him.

“Dad, stay calm, stay calm. You may not believe me, but I think it’s best if you come with me to Hawk’s station. A little delay won’t hurt. Once we get there and see An Dehai and my brother-in-law, and after you’ve questioned them, it won’t be too late to hit me then.”

“No need for all that trouble. I will ask you just one question, did you or did you not drink last night?!”

“I did drink, but—”

Slap!

Upon hearing Chen Di admit to drinking the previous night, Chen Dingguo automatically disregarded Chen Di’s following explanation and slapped him upside the head once more.

Damn it, who have I wronged now.

Brother-in-law, where are you? Come back quickly.

Chen Di, having experienced firsthand the frustration of not being understood after all the nonsense Lin Fei went through last night.

He truly felt like crying without tears…