She couldnāt let Xu Qigang choose the former option, or rather, she couldnāt let him choose it willingly. If she died because of his choice, his remaining life would be one of endless pain, despair, and guilt. They loved each other so deeply and already understood each otherās hearts.
Once, she asked what would happen if one of them died first. His answer seemed to still echo in her ears.
It didnāt matter if she died; she had been reborn, and this life was given to her by heavenās mercy. But Xu Qigang was different; he had a bright future and a legendary life ahead of him.
The nation had already lost one General Star; it absolutely could not lose another.
"Shoot!" Sheng Ning shouted with all her strength, "Shoot, itās worth exchanging my life for the lives of so many others!"
"No! Donāt shoot." Su Hai couldnāt hold back any longer and rushed out. "You canāt shoot, absolutely cannot shoot." He turned to block the guns of the comrades, spreading his arms to stop them.
Sheng Ning looked at Su Hai, and the hatred from her past life finally dissipated completely at that moment. In her past life, she actually had no right to hate. After all, it was her own lack of effort and the manipulation of fate.
He was just protecting his niece. In the past life, Qin Cuifen was his mistakenly recognized niece, whom he protected wholeheartedly. In this life, she was his niece, and he protected her with the same full-hearted dedication.
What was his fault?
No, he had no fault, Su Hai had always been the same Su Hai, unchanged in both past and present lives.
"Ningning, donāt be foolish, Iāll save you," Su Hai said, looking at Sheng Ning with unwavering seriousness. "I donāt care what others do, but Iāll save you, I will definitely save you."
Xu Qigang was a rescue comrade, Su Jiang was a rescue comrade; they could be cold as iron, decisive and ruthless. Su Hai could not do that; he was not a rescue comrade, merely a cunning politician.
The old manās biggest wish before he died was for them to take good care of Ningning. The old manās fortieth-day ceremony hadnāt even passed yet, so if Ningning died like this, how could he face the old man?
Su Hai clenched his fists tightly, his mind racing.
The power of the Su Family lay here! Even Meng Xingzhi wouldnāt dare to order the abandonment of Sheng Ning. No one dared, only Su Jiang and Xu Qigang; these two seemed like towering men. But their innate cold-bloodedness was clearer to him than anyone.
Otherwise, the Southern Union wouldnāt have earned the title of the First Ironblood Union; despite being the Southern Union, even others had to give way. Half of this was due to Xu Qigang and Meng Fanās contributions.
They would abandon Ningning.
No matter how much pain they felt, in the end, they would cold-bloodedly abandon Ningning.
"Kill Shen Yu and his men," Sheng Ning gritted her teeth and said. "They absolutely cannot be allowed to leave, avenge Aunt Wu."
"Not now," Su Hai vowed in his heart. He would kill Shen Yu and Li Xia, but he absolutely couldnāt risk Ningningās life.
"Shoot!" Sheng Ning glared fiercely at Su Hai, "Didnāt you hear me tell you to shoot? Neither Shen Yu nor the head of the hired soldiers can be allowed to escape. One is a traitor, the other is an enemy with a deep-seated blood feud with us."
The eyes of the War Wolf Rescue Team comrades couldnāt help but moisten; people like Han Yongchun had long since started crying silently.
"Shut your mouth," Li Xia did not expect Sheng Ning to have such backbone. With her good family background and beauty, shouldnāt she be clinging to life and fearing death?
"Gag her, this woman is really annoying." Shen Yu said impatiently.
Li Xia tore off a piece of cloth from her own body and stuffed it into Sheng Ningās mouth quite roughly.
"Mmph..." The smell of sweat mixed with an unpleasant metallic taste of blood, making her feel nauseated and want to vomit. Her whole stomach churned, and she could only suppress it and definitely not throw up.
If Shen Yu found out about the pregnancy, the consequences would be even worse.