The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

The Chen family's old house.

Chen Guoqing was completely distracted.

He sat in the armchair, his hands trembling incessantly.

His eyes stared blankly ahead, like a soulless shell.

Chen Yifeng leaned limply against the back of the chair, his whole body weak and his eyes vacant.

His lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.

Chen Guoqing gave a wry smile:

"I never imagined that we would make one mistake after another."

"Until now, we are walking towards the precipice, facing the predicament of an abyss."

He turned to look at his grandson, his eyes filled with despair:

"Now, it all depends on whether that old fellow Wu Jingzhong will tell the Zeng family."

Chen Yifeng's voice carried a hint of relief:

"Grandpa, even if Old Wu tells the Zeng family, we can just deny it to the death, can't we?"

"He has neither evidence nor third-party witnesses."

"Let's not even talk about whether the Zeng family believes what he says. Even if they do, without evidence, it's all just empty talk."

"well……"

Chen Guoqing sighed heavily, his voice aged and weary:

"Yifeng, the entire capital city is like a giant powder keg right now."

"And Zeng Linglong was the only spark that ignited the fire."

"Whenever he's involved, evidence is no longer that important."

"Besides, can you guarantee that only my grandson and I know about this information?"

"Is only Wu Guoqing aware of this?"

"If anything goes wrong in the middle, it will be utterly disastrous."

Chen Yifeng said firmly, his voice carrying a final, defiant tone:

"Grandpa, I was the only one who knew about this information at first, and I only revealed it to you later."

Hearing Chen Yifeng's certainty, Chen Guoqing still felt a chill run down his spine.

That cold seeped from the very marrow of my bones, and I couldn't stop it.

He slowly stood up—

I personally burned all the documents and recordings.

He watched as the flames devoured the paper and the ashes scattered in the air before letting out a heavy sigh.

He muttered to himself, "Now, all we can do is leave it to fate."

He didn't realize that he was making one mistake after another.

Even if they proactively approach Zeng Rong to explain the situation now, it won't lead to an irreparable situation.

That's just how people are; at crucial moments, they can have a winning hand but end up playing it terribly.

The Chen family, and Chen Yifeng himself, deserve the respect of the Zeng family!

Gaining Zeng Linglong's approval —

As long as that document is submitted in advance.

But desire and greed can never be satisfied.

It makes it difficult to distinguish between opportunity and crisis.

Wu Jingzhong is almost out of options.

But he restrained his desires.

Putting people first, he did what his nation should do as a Chinese citizen.

By protecting their own interests and desires for struggle, they ultimately protected the Wu family.

late at night.

Wu Jingzhong finally arrived at Zeng Rong's courtyard house.

The two elderly people talked all night long, and no one knows what they talked about.

The study light was always on.

Two hunched figures were reflected in the window, sometimes silent, sometimes whispering.

Until Wu Jingzhong left.

It wasn't until Zeng Rong called Li Weiguo that things changed.

I called Old Liu and Zeng Linglong.

The elite Ninth Division of the Security Department was dispatched in the dead of night.

Fang Rong and Tang Long, along with some of the Dragon Shadow team members, also left the Dragon Shadow secret base.

In the darkness, several unmarked black SUVs roared out and sped into the night sky above Beijing.

Hellfire Base Training Grounds.

The night wind blows across the desert, carrying the scent of sand.

Zeng Linglong sat on a low earthen wall.

He held his phone in his hand, the faint light from the screen illuminating his face.

Yan Rugo and Anna sat to his left and right, respectively.

The two girls, one on his left and one on his right, were like two warm lamps, keeping him company.

After hanging up the phone, Zeng Linglong revealed a cold smile.

The smile was gentle, but the cold glint in his eyes was like an icy blade on a winter night.

Yan Rugo and Anna turned to look at him at the same time, their eyes questioning.

Zeng Linglong exhaled, his voice as calm as if he were telling someone else's story:

"Old Master Wu Jingzhong contacted my grandfather."

"He said that Chen Yifeng had actually known the truth about my switch many years ago."

"But he has never made it public."

"Not only did Grandpa Chen Guoqing not tell my grandfather, he also tried to blackmail the Wu family."

He chuckled, but there was no warmth in his laughter.

"The contents of the investigation report that my grandfather mentioned on the phone just now!"

"It's almost exactly the same information I got from interrogating Wu Jun's assistant."

"That proves that Chen Yifeng's investigation data is real, and what Old Wu said is also true."

His gaze deepened:

Why is Chen Yifeng investigating my alleged switch incident?

Why did he keep the truth hidden even though he knew it?

"It's one thing for him to suppress it, but his grandfather, Old Chen, also suppresses it."

"Then there's a big problem here."

Yan Ruge thought for a moment, then frowned slightly:

"Chen Yifeng always puts profit first in his actions."

"He wouldn't investigate the truth about your switch without a reason."

"And when he was a child, he, Li Rui, and Xiao Wei always got along with your stand-in."

"I looked into something—a few years ago, before your body double had the car accident."

"I was drinking with Chen Yifeng, Li Rui, and Xiao Wei at the time."

"After drinking, the body double got into a car accident."

"I was originally going to investigate thoroughly, but I stopped as soon as I heard that he was a body double who had been switched out."

"Oh?"

A wicked smile crept onto Zeng Linglong's lips.

That smile held the excitement of a hunter spotting his prey:

"That's an unexpected piece of information."

He pondered for a while.

Then he took out his phone and sent a text message to Fang Rong:

Arrest Li Rui and Xiao Wei, and interrogate them to find out the truth about the car accident that happened to my body double a few years ago.

Anna gave a sweet smile.

That smile shone like moonlight in the desert night:

"I wish we could just sit here quietly and talk like this."

Even if it's a desert, it's still the best scenery.

"Mm." Yan Ruge nodded emphatically.

She also looked sweetly at Zeng Linglong:

"Brother Long, this is where you grew up."

"Could you take us on a tour—and show us around your upbringing?"

Zeng Linglong looked at the two girls who loved him deeply and smiled gently.

That smile held gratitude, warmth, and a heart that had never been opened to anyone before.

He stood up and patted the dust off his back.

Then he led the two girls deeper into the base.