While out picking up trash, I was forcefully pushed around by a beautiful female CEO.

On the other side, in Minghai City.

Lin Feng drove to a village in the suburbs.

Unlike the bustling city center, this place appears extremely dilapidated, with old and run-down residential areas everywhere you look.

"You live here?"

Looking around at the dilapidated and narrow streets from the passenger seat, Meng Qingyao realized that the conditions here were far worse than she had expected.

"Not here, but soon!"

Lin Feng's gaze was deep, and his words carried a hint of bitterness.

During his two years in Minghai City, his increasingly severe injuries made it impossible for him to work like a normal person.

Making a living by scavenging for garbage is barely enough to get by.

These old, dilapidated houses in Meng Qingyao's eyes were not places he could afford to live in.

The car continued driving for about twenty minutes, passing through the old, dilapidated area, and finally drove out of the city and stopped in a field.

"This...this place is habitable?"

Seeing the car parked here, Meng Qingyao looked at Lin Feng with some confusion.

After all, as far as the eye could see, there was no place to live in this entire farmland, except for a few half-collapsed brick houses at the edge of the farmland near the river...

Suddenly realizing something, Meng Qingyao's heart clenched instantly.

"I don't have the money to rent a place; it's just a place to stay!"

Lin Feng noticed the change in Meng Qingyao's expression. What warmed his heart was that there was no disgust in Meng Qingyao's eyes, only a hint of heartache that she tried her best to hide.

Seeing this, Lin Feng simply smiled, opened the car door, and got out: "The conditions inside are a bit poor, so don't go in. I'll pack my things and be right back!"

After saying that, Lin Feng walked towards the few half-collapsed brick houses.

Watching Lin Feng's retreating figure, Meng Qingyao felt an indescribable emotion welling up inside her. This man's experiences seemed to be far more complicated than she had imagined.

"Brothers, I've come to take you away. We've moved to a different place! These past two years have been tough on you..."

A gentle breeze blew by, and Lin Feng's eyes became slightly moist.

In the corner of the crumbling brick house, there were neatly stacked bottles and jars, all of which Lin Feng had collected earlier.

Now, he naturally doesn't need these things anymore.

Soon Lin Feng arrived at a relatively well-maintained room. It was dimly lit and dilapidated, but extremely clean, a habit ingrained in Lin Feng's bones.

In the very center, there is an old wooden table with an incense burner on it.

Lin Feng stepped forward. Behind the incense burner were shoulder patches, military knives, bullet casings, military daggers... without exception, all of them were blackened by blood.

These are all relics left behind by his fallen comrades!

Lin Feng was unable to bring the corpses of his comrades back to China, so he had to carry them with him.

"Night Raven, Old Wolf, Blue Fox..."

Lin Feng's voice was hoarse as he repeatedly called out the code names of his comrades-in-arms. By the end, tears were glistening in his eyes: "Give me a little more time, and I will definitely find the person behind our betrayal. No matter who he is, I will take his head to pay tribute to you all..."

Just as Lin Feng was putting away the last bloodstained military dagger, his body suddenly tensed up, and a sharp, cold glint appeared in his eyes.

Someone has been here!

Every time Lin Feng left, he would scatter a small clump of incense ash around the location of the military dagger.

Now, although the position of the military dagger is the same as before, there is a tiny hair-like mark on the incense ash next to it.

This means that not only did someone tamper with these items, but the other party also had a strong sense of counter-surveillance. If an ordinary person had accidentally wandered into this place, it would be impossible for them to put these items back after tampering with them.

call out!

Just then, Lin Feng felt a slight chill on the back of his head, followed by a whooshing sound.

Lin Feng didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately ducked to avoid the attack, and at the same time, his body turned around like a dragon. At the same time, the military dagger in his hand stabbed at the heart of the person attacking him from behind at an extremely tricky angle.

"Wow, so fast! Who are you? What do these things have to do with you...?"

The attacker behind him was already utterly shocked and retreated rapidly.

But Lin Feng clung to him like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, the blood-stained military dagger had already penetrated half a centimeter into his heart.

Qin Xiao was greatly alarmed. This was the first time he had encountered such a terrifying opponent in Minghai City since he retired due to injury. You must know that he almost made it into the top team in China back then.

Only in that team, when he fought against others, did he experience such a terrifying feeling.

Especially the creator of that team, who was the most powerful person Qin Xiao had ever met in his life...

As his thoughts raced, Qin Xiao caught a glimpse of a slender figure gripping a military knife out of the corner of his eye. Upon seeing that face, Qin Xiao's mind went blank, and he instinctively called out, "Captain Feng?"

Swish!

With just two words, Lin Feng abruptly stopped his attack with the military dagger. He took two steps back and looked at the man in front of him, who was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old and about 1.8 meters tall.

Upon seeing the other person's face, Lin Feng's eyes widened in surprise, and he said in a deep voice, "Qin Xiao? Xiao Zi?"

"Captain Feng, is that really you?"

Qin Xiao disregarded the cut on his chest and choked up the moment Lin Feng called out his nickname.

"What are you doing here?"

Lin Feng looked at the old acquaintance in front of him with some doubt. He called him an old acquaintance because five years ago, Qin Xiao had won the selection qualification to enter the Xiaolong Squad as the champion of a certain war zone competition.

As the leader of the Dragon Kings, Lin Feng naturally took on the role of instructor in selecting these individuals.

Qin Xiao left a deep impression on him. This guy had reached the threshold of internal strength at the age of twenty, which was quite a promising talent. Unfortunately, the selection criteria for Xiaolong were extremely strict, and this guy was ultimately a little short and was unfortunately not selected.

"Captain Feng, have you forgotten? I'm originally from Minghai..."

Qin Xiao spoke excitedly.

"I remember now. I looked at your file back then. If I'm not mistaken, your father was already the second-in-command of Minghai City five years ago, right? A son of a high-ranking official, instead of enjoying a life of leisure at home as a spoiled brat, he actively went to the army to suffer. There aren't many second-generation rich kids like you!"

Reminded by Qin Xiao, Lin Feng immediately remembered some information about Qin Xiao.

"Hehe, Team Wind actually remembers these things..."

Seeing that Lin Feng still remembered his information, Qin Xiao looked flattered. Then, as if remembering something, he looked at Qin Feng and said, "Captain Feng, you...you're not...I heard that the Xiaolong Squad encountered some trouble while on a mission abroad, and even you..."

"Yeah, I'm almost there too."

Lin Feng nodded.

"What about the others?"

Qin Xiao spoke subconsciously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something.

"You've already seen it!"

Lin Feng's voice was hoarse as he pointed to the spot behind the incense burner.

Qin Xiao opened his mouth, but his throat felt blocked, and his eyes instantly turned red.

"You still haven't told me why you found this place?"

Lin Feng took a deep breath and his gaze fell on the pierced shirt on Qin Xiao's chest, where blood was seeping out.

"Hehe, just a superficial injury. Luckily, Captain Feng held back at the crucial moment, or I would be done for!"

Qin Xiao chuckled, then explained, "It's not that I had nothing to do after retiring, plus I did some good deeds in the army, so my dad arranged for me to be the deputy director of the Armed Forces Management Bureau! My wife was on leave today, so I took her to the countryside for a stroll. We saw signs of activity in these abandoned houses, so we came to check it out. When we saw those military items, I thought some foreign forces had infiltrated. Who knew you'd be back as soon as we came in, Brother Feng!"

"No wonder, a deputy director in his early twenties is enviable. He has a bright future ahead of him. Keep up the good work!"

Lin Feng smiled upon hearing this and patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder.

"Feng, stop belittling me. Compared to you, I'm nothing..."

Praised by Lin Feng, Qin Xiao appeared extremely shy. If the young masters of Minghai City saw Qin Xiao like this, they would probably be astonished.

Moreover, Qin Xiao knew some of Lin Feng's background. Compared to Lin Feng's origins, their Qin family was nothing.

However, Qin Xiao quickly realized something, abruptly raised his head and looked around, then looked at Lin Feng in confusion: "Captain Feng, you... how did you get here?"

"I've lived here for two years!"

Lin Feng's gaze was deep as he spoke softly.

Qin Xiao's body jolted violently.

"Don't ask any more questions. No one knows I'm alive except you! And don't tell anyone about what happened today!"

Lin Feng stared into Qin Xiao's eyes and said, word by word.

"Yes, sir! I promise to obey orders!"

Seeing Lin Feng's serious expression, Qin Xiao suddenly straightened up and stood at attention.

"Alright, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. We can talk again another time."

Lin Feng patted Qin Xiao on the shoulder again: "Don't forget to treat your wound."

After saying that, Lin Feng prepared to turn around and leave.

"Wind Team!"

Qin Xiao called out to Lin Feng.

"Is there anything else?"

Lin Feng turned around and looked at Qin Xiao with an inquiring gaze.

"Hey Feng, why don't you leave me your phone number? We can have a good drink sometime!"

Qin Xiao felt a little awkward. In his opinion, asking Lin Feng for his contact information was a bit like trying to climb the social ladder.

"I don't have a cell phone!"

Lin Feng smiled wryly and pointed to the surrounding environment. With his current living conditions, how could he possibly afford a cell phone?

"what?"

Qin Xiao was stunned for a moment, then his nose tingled with emotion. He immediately took out his phone and handed it to Lin Feng: "Captain Feng, you can use mine for now. I'll buy you the latest model later."

"No need for that. Here's what I'll do: read your phone number to me, and I'll call you when I have some free time."

Seeing Qin Xiao's state, Lin Feng felt a surge of warmth in his heart and said, "Also, don't call me Captain Feng anymore. The Falcon... no longer exists, and never will..."

The passion I once had has completely cooled down in the past two years.

"Yes, Feng...Brother Feng!"

Qin Xiao felt a tightness in his chest. Based on some rumors he had heard, he could roughly guess what was going on, but since Lin Feng didn't say anything, he naturally didn't ask any more questions.

Soon, Qin Xiao gave Lin Feng his phone number.

After making a note of it, Lin Feng bid farewell to Qin Xiao and turned to leave.

Deep down, Lin Feng was willing to trust Qin Xiao, but after being betrayed, he couldn't fully reciprocate that trust.

Today's meeting will also be a good opportunity to see if Qin Xiao is truly worthy of my complete trust.

It would be best if Qin Xiao kept today's events to himself. If he couldn't, although it would be troublesome, as long as his strength could be restored, it wouldn't be entirely without a solution for Lin Feng.