"Have mercy! Don't hit me!"

Lu Xiaodi ran around the room.

Lu Xiangze could simply stand at the door, on one leg, and wield a cane to beat Lu Xiaodi so badly he ran away with his tail between his legs.

He only stopped when he had beaten enough.

The door opened.

Lu Xiangze stood in the light and shadow.

He leaned against the door, one leg on a cane.

Brother Lu was immediately furious.

"How dare you hit me!"

"I'll hit you if I want, do I need to pick a day?"

Lu Xiaodi choked, covered his head and stood up.

"You're a soldier, aren't you afraid of me..." Before he could finish speaking, he realized his mistake. This man had been injured and discharged from the army, and was no longer under any control.

"Aren't you afraid that your mother will disown you?"

Lu Xiaodi suddenly remembered this ultimate move.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Xiangze burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

What...were you dreaming about?

Seeing that the malice on his face didn't seem feigned, Lu Xiaodi immediately looked around.

I wondered if anyone would hear me if I shouted for help.

"Speak, what brings you here?"

Lu Xiaodi tried to argue, "I...I just came to visit you, since you were just discharged from the hospital."

Lu Xiangze gave him a cold look.

“I’ll tell you everything, my mother sent me. She asked me to check if you’ve hidden any money.”

Lu Xiaodi's legs went weak.

Lu Xiangze was silent for a moment, then uttered a single word: "Get lost!"

Lu Xiaodi immediately scrambled out of the room.

They didn't even notice that they had lost something they were carrying.

When Lu Xiangze closed the door and went back to his room, he accidentally kicked something.

Upon picking it up, I discovered it was a piece of emerald green jade.

The situation is unclear right now, how dare that brat bring out this thing?

He suddenly thought of the cave in the back mountain.

Could these two things be related?

His eyes suddenly sharpened.

When Song Yun and the other person returned, they saw that his feet were standing on the ground.

Panicked, the two men dropped their prey and lifted Lu Xiangze up.

"Brother Lu, why did you get out of bed? The doctor said you need to rest. This will affect your recovery from the surgery. What if you end up lame?"

Song Yun was extremely flustered.

Wang Wenhua, who was standing to the side, nodded repeatedly.

“Song Yun is right, Brother Lu. If you don’t take good care of yourself, you might not even be able to beat me in the future.”

Wang Wenhua is the most scholarly member of the team. He loves reading and is also the team's brain trust.

As the captain of the special operations team, Lu Xiangze was naturally the most powerful among them.

Wang Wenhua said this to provoke Lu Xiangze.

He could tell that his boss seemed to have been acting strangely ever since that day.

They became even more reckless when doing tasks.

This time too, if he doesn't risk his life to save his comrade, that kid probably won't come back.

That kid is heartless; he hasn't come to see Lu Xiangze yet.

Lu Xiangze laughed as he watched the two men's clumsy attempt to provoke him.

He patted them on the shoulders. "It's alright, I know my own body. A mouse just ran in, but I chased it away. Why don't you go look for it?"

When he spoke, he was addressing Wang Wenhua.

Wang Wenhua immediately understood and said, "I'll find the rat. Song Yun, go clean the stove. We don't have much vacation time, so we need to help Brother Lu improve his living conditions."

"Okay, then search carefully and wipe them all out."

After finishing her sentence, Song Yun went to the kitchen with peace of mind.

Wang Wenhua closed the door before sitting down on the bed.

"What kind of rat dares to run in front of the boss?"

"It came from the back mountain."

Upon hearing this, Wang Wenhua's expression immediately turned serious.

"When you have time, could you investigate what my brother has been up to lately? I suspect he's involved with those people..."

"Your brother?"

"Yes, but there's no need to hold back. They've never treated us like human beings."

"But this might affect you..."

"It doesn't matter. As long as we can catch the bad apples, as long as I'm alive, I can contribute my share whether I'm in the army or not."

Wang Wenhua nodded, turned around and left.

Lu Xiangze only showed the jade ring to Wang Wenhua, but did not give it to him.

He kept the jade ring close to his body.

When that kid comes looking for us again, we'll trick him a little, since this thing looks somewhat familiar to him.

But he overestimated Lu Xiaodi's courage.

After Lu Xiaodi ran out.

Headed straight to the destination.

Anyway, he already has one thing.

But when he arrived, he discovered that the jade ring he had hidden in his bosom was nowhere to be found.

He could only leave with an awkward smile.

The more I thought about it on the way, the more something seemed off. I searched for a long time along the way and almost got discovered.

How could something that was perfectly fine just disappear?

He thought about it for a long time before he remembered the beating he received at Lu Xiangze's house.

He stood at the door and circled around several times, especially noticing Lu Xiangze's two comrades-in-arms wandering around.

They immediately lost their nerve.

He went home dejectedly.

He would rather look for other old objects than go to Lu Xiangze's house again.

But as soon as Lu Xiaodi reached the door, he found that it was open.

The ground was a mess.

"Lu Xiaomei! You brat, don't you know how to tidy up the house when it's such a mess?"

No one answered.

Lu's mother had already gone to work and hadn't come back at all.

His heart jumped into his throat.

He carefully picked up a stick and entered Lu's mother's room.

But when he entered the room, he realized that things were not going well.

The bedside table where Lu's mother kept her things had been opened.

Both boxes were carelessly tossed on the bed.

The money inside is gone.

He had already put the jade ring back in its original position when he secretly took it.

Now all the money is gone!

Was it burgled?

Everything is gone!

I'll definitely find out when I get back!

Lu Xiaodi searched everywhere and found that all the places where he could hide things had been found.

He rushed to his room, and sure enough, the place where he hid his secret stash of money had been opened, and all the money he had saved was gone!

He felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

As dusk fell.

A bloodcurdling scream came from the Lu family.

It startled all the neighbors.

Lu's mother sat in the yard and began to wail, repeatedly slapping her thighs with both hands.

"Heavens above! Which bastard stole my money?!"

Some busybodies asked, "How much did they rob?"

Lu's mother stopped crying instantly, and she didn't dare to say anything directly.

That's a full two thousand yuan, all of which were the allowances Lu Xiangze received during his years in the military.

But when she divided the family property, she directly said she had no money.

They didn't let Lu Xiangze get treatment for his leg either.

If she were to expose this, wouldn't she just be asking for trouble?

Just in that brief pause.

An older woman who had long disliked her immediately said, "Could it be that your youngest son stole all the money and is now claiming it was stolen?"

Lu Xiaodi stood to the side, feeling guilty.

Lu's mother retorted immediately, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll tear your mouth apart!"

She cursed for a full ten minutes.

Some people couldn't stand it anymore and suggested reporting it to the police.

Lu's mother glanced at her guilty son and sternly refused.

Her eyes darted around, and she added, "It must be that brat Lu Xiangze who came back and made such a mess of the house to get revenge on me. No way, I have to go and settle the score with him!"

With gritted teeth, Lu's mother grabbed a rolling pin, took the kerosene lamp, and headed straight for the old house.