"Rest assured, Xu Qigang is an outstanding comrade; he will never forget his identity."
"Good, donāt let me down. When you get there, tell him weāre all waiting for him to return.
"Yes! I guarantee the mission will be completed." This time, Shen Feihu was no longer joking around and solemnly greeted Meng Xingzhi.
"Also, if you see Meng Ping, tie him up and bring him back." This bastard actually ran over there too. If he doesnāt come back dangling, Iāll write my name Meng Xingzhi backwards."
Shen Feihu couldnāt help but laugh, "President, Meng Ping is asking for it."
"I think so too, he really needs a beating."
"Hmm! If he dares to disobey, Iāll just beat him up for you first."
"Alright." Just great, he worried about not being able to do it himself, now this worry is gone.
Shen Feihu went by plane and arrived at the Nemanda River region with government escort the next morning. Here lays the largest inland river in the Southern Border connected directly to the sea, with one-third of the population reliant on this river for their livelihood.
Previously, hired soldiers and smuggling gangs mingled here.
During the Southern Border war, Country M was stationed here.
Further upstream in the Nemanda River lies dense tropical forests, incredibly dangerous even the local kingpins dare not venture. When M troops retreated, they left behind a large number of landmines; a slight misstep and one could be blown to smithereens.
"Right inside, we donāt dare go; you go in yourselves!" The government officials ran faster than rabbits.
Shen Feihu brought ten men with him upon arrival, personally led by Kong Jie, acting as his assistant. Among the ten was Renault, who had just recovered and been discharged from the hospital; this young comrade had been unconscious on a hospital bed for over a month.
Initially, doctors had given up hope, yet after Xu Qigangās apology was delivered, a miracle indeed occurred. The comatose Renault shed a tear from the corner of his eye.
"President, let me go!" Renault became even more agile upon reaching the mountain forest; the mine-laden woods that everyone feared, he could navigate with his eyes closed.
"Alright! Stay safe."
"Yes!"
Renault accepted the order and left; the others set up camp on the clearing.
In the forest, Xu Qigang perched atop the tallest tree, smoking a cigarette, looking very desolate, with a scruffy beard. His languid demeanor sat casually on the tree, making him appear particularly wild and untamed.
This was a stark contrast to the previously stable, reserved man.
Chen Yingjie sat on the tree opposite him, wearing sunglasses and a sleeveless vest exposing his sturdy arms.
"Captain, are we still going back?" he cautiously asked.
"What nonsense are you saying?" Xu Qigang blew a smoke ring, "Donāt you want to go back?"
"I... well, not really." Chen Yingjie awkwardly scratched his head, "Captain, wherever you go, I will go, I follow your lead."
Hearing this, Xu Qigangās expression momentarily went blank. He leisurely took a puff of his cigarette, slowly exhaled before speaking, "Weāre going back! Returning today, regardless, Iām still a rescue comrade."
"Before retirement, we absolutely cannot flee. All enemies within our hearts have been annihilated; itās time for us to go back."
"Then..." Recently, Chen Yingjie had thoughts of quitting. Seeing the Captain was probably thinking along the same lines.
"Donāt think about anything else; weāre lifelong rescue comrades. As long as Iām not dismissed, Iām still a rescue comrade."