The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 720: 722: Who Owes Who an Apology?

Chapter 720: Chapter 722: Who Owes Who an Apology?

Snap!

“Lieutenant, sir!”

Chen Di was, after all, the third spokesperson for the Azure Dragon Military District. Though he was surprised by Jiang Liancheng’s arrival—the commanding officer of the Azure Dragon Military District—he managed to quickly collect himself after the initial shock and promptly saluted Jiang Liancheng with a greeting.

“Lieutenant Chen, what are you doing here?”

Originally, Jiang Liancheng, who had casually walked into the hospital room surrounded by a crowd, had intended to directly approach Lin Fei, who stood in front of Chen Qi. However, Chen Di’s respectful greeting caught his attention. Since Jiang Liancheng recognized Chen Di as the third spokesperson for the Azure Dragon Military District, he stopped and asked Chen Di a question offhandedly.

Chen Di, who felt instant anxiety under Jiang Liancheng’s gaze and inquiry, unintentionally caught a glimpse of the comatose Chen Qi in the corner of his eyes.

A glint flashed in Chen Di’s eyes, and he somehow mustered the courage to speak up loudly to Jiang Liancheng, “Reporting to the commanding officer, my sister has been wronged by Jiang Yunpeng, the political officer of Hawk Special Team, and is hospitalized. I’m here to visit her.”

“Wronged? What happened? Explain everything to me clearly!”

Initially, Jiang Liancheng had simply asked Chen Di a question because of the salute and greeting. But he suddenly heard what seemed like Chen Di’s plaintive complaint, and Jiang Liancheng’s already solemn expression immediately turned grim.

Seeing that Jiang Liancheng was actively inquiring, Chen Di, who was ready to lay everything on the line, immediately collected his thoughts, organized his words, and began to accuse Jiang Yunpeng to Jiang Liancheng.

“Reporting to the commanding officer, here’s what happened. My sister was one of the detectives selected by the Zhonghai City police to join our military district for joint training. After the training, she was allowed to train with Hawk Special Team. However, Jiang Yunpeng, the political officer of Hawk Special Team, due to some personal vendetta, wronged my sister during the training process. This led to my sister’s coma and hospitalization. If not for my brother-in-law’s timely arrival, my sister might have been in mortal danger. Even so, my sister is still unconscious, and we don’t know when she will wake up. Commander Jiang, please, I implore you to seek justice for my sister!”

By the end of his speech, Chen Di’s eyes had begun to brim with moisture, as if he was on the verge of crying if he said any more.

Accompanied by the blue and purple bruises on Chen Di’s face, his appearance was indeed somewhat touching.

“Notify the military police, have them send someone to the Hawk Special Team and investigate the matter thoroughly for me! I’ll wait for them here. They have one hour! If they can’t figure it out in an hour, have them prepare for confinement!”

After Chen Di finished speaking, Jiang Liancheng followed Chen Di’s gaze to the comatose Chen Qi lying on the hospital bed. After briefly pausing his gaze on Lin Fei, Jiang Liancheng coldly ordered Wang Xiaochuan, who was by his side, to look into Chen Di’s complaint against Jiang Yunpeng.

“Yes, commanding officer!”

Wang Xiaochuan, sensing the anger in Jiang Liancheng’s voice, quickly obeyed the order and left.

“Commanding officer, wise decision!”

Seeing Wang Xiaochuan accepting the order and leaving, Chen Di, who had taken a gamble, showed a gleam of joy in his eyes and, quite appropriately, saluted Jiang Liancheng with a standard military salute once more.

“All of you, go out.”

Choosing to ignore Chen Di’s flattery, Jiang Liancheng glanced at Lin Fei, who had been silent ever since he entered the room, and casually instructed the crowd surrounding him.

Upon receiving orders from Jiang Liancheng, the crowd didn’t dare to linger and immediately exited Chen Qi’s hospital room. Chen Di also turned to leave under Jiang Liancheng’s gesturing gaze.

And so, the hospital room was left with only Jiang Liancheng, Lin Fei, and the comatose Chen Qi.

Snap!

“Commander, hello!”

Seeing Jiang Liancheng casually walking up to him, Lin Fei, who couldn’t remain silently lost in his thoughts, had no choice but to salute Jiang Liancheng.

“Commander, I’m not fine,” Jiang Liancheng stared intently at Lin Fei for over ten seconds, then heavily patted Lin Fei’s shoulder, “Old subordinate, you return to the unit and don’t even come to visit me. Had it not been for my men informing me, I wouldn’t have known that my most esteemed subordinate had arrived at the unit. Tell me, how can I, as your commander, be fine?!”

Originally, Lin Fei felt a bit embarrassed by Jiang Liancheng getting close, but upon hearing Jiang Liancheng’s words, especially “my most esteemed subordinate,” a warmth grew in Lin Fei’s heart.

All the embarrassment and awkwardness disappeared in an instant because of Jiang Liancheng’s words.

“Commander, I’m sorry, I—”

Halfway through his sentence, Lin Fei couldn’t continue. Not that he didn’t want to speak, but because he genuinely didn’t know what to say. Although he had a bellyful of words to express, he simply didn’t know where to start.

If he were facing any other high-ranking officer in the military, even the Military Council or a senior commander, Lin Fei would have the confidence to ignore them!

To truly ignore them!

After all, Lin Fei was no longer just a member of Dragon Soul bound by military regulations. He was now a renowned king among international mercenaries, commanding Hell’s Judgement, a force that threatened to claim the throne of the International Mercenary World!

With a different status, Lin Fei’s attitude towards people and matters naturally had to change.

However, there were some people and some things towards which Lin Fei’s attitude could never change.

For instance, his first love and the school beauty, Xia Youyou.

And then, there was Jiang Liancheng, standing before Lin Fei, who had given him endless support and tolerance!

When Lin Fei served in the Azure Dragon Military District, his ability to lead the Hawk Special Team and turn it into the top military unit of the Azure Dragon Military District could not have been achieved without Jiang Liancheng’s support.

Ultimately, Lin Fei’s entry into service with Dragon Soul after passing its assessment,

was also inseparable from Jiang Liancheng’s strong recommendation.

It could be said that at least a third of Lin Fei’s accomplishments in the military were thanks to Jiang Liancheng’s support!

Back when Lin Fei and Butcher and others, disregarding military orders, crazily slaughtered that terrorist organization responsible for Little Tiger’s death, it was also due to Jiang Liancheng’s protection that they were spared from military court and allowed to retire from Dragon Soul while retaining their military status.

To some extent, Jiang Liancheng’s tolerance and support for Lin Fei had already surpassed the support usually given to one’s own children or nephews!

Because of this, facing Jiang Liancheng and feeling grateful for his care, Lin Fei really didn’t know what to say.

Having left the military, in some ways, he had failed to live up to Jiang Liancheng’s care.

Facing Jiang Liancheng at this moment, Lin Fei could only feel remorse!

In response to Lin Fei’s apologetic choking up, Jiang Liancheng’s eyes showed even more guilt, “You don’t need to apologize to me. If anyone should be apologizing, it should be me, it should be the unit, it should be the country who owes you an apology! Compared to the contributions you’ve made for the nation and the unit, what the nation and the unit have given back to you is just too little.”