"I won't."

After a while, Tang Jingyuan spoke in a firm tone.

"If it were me, I would never put the people I love in danger."

Bai Yue disagreed: "You are not me, you are in a high position, it's easy for you to say anything now, of course it doesn't matter."

Tang Jingyuan stared into Bai Yue's eyes: "So, you knew it from the beginning, right?"

Bai Yue's eyes flashed: "What should I know? In my current state, I can't do anything even if I want to."

"So, you let Bai Lu speak for you."

"I told you I know nothing. Tang Jingyuan, don't use those old tricks to try to deceive me. My sister and I are law-abiding citizens. They must release him in two days at most. If there is no substantial evidence, they must release him."

"I said they wouldn't wrong anyone."

"That's better. Otherwise, don't blame me for doing anything."

Bai Yue left a message and turned to leave in his wheelchair. Tang Jingyuan stared at Bai Yue's back as he left, and suddenly felt that the brother who had shared hardships in the past had become a stranger.

Is it the experiences of these years that have made him what he is now?

The ringing of his cell phone interrupted Tang Jingyuan's thoughts. It was Lu Anning.

She packed up her things and went downstairs to wait for Tang Jingyuan. From a distance, she saw Bai Yue coming out of the teahouse and pushing his wheelchair towards the subway station. However, Tang Jingyuan was nowhere to be seen, and she became a little worried.

"Is it over?"

Tang Jingyuan responded and stood up: "I'll be coming down soon, don't wait by the roadside."

Lu An Ning agreed, but he was already walking towards the teahouse. The two bumped into each other at the door. Lu An Ning saw that there was something wrong in Tang Jingyuan's eyes and frowned.

"Are you okay?"

"What can happen to me? Go back!"

He took Lu An Ning away, but they were walking in completely opposite directions. Seeing that he was distracted, Lu An Ning was really worried about letting Tang Jingyuan drive, so she forcibly snatched the keys from him.

"You take a rest. I'll drive today."

Tang Jingyuan was pushed into the passenger seat. He was so worried that he even forgot to fasten his seat belt.

Lu Anning sighed softly, leaned over to fasten his seat belt, and held his hand.

"Are you really okay? Did you say anything to Bai Yue?"

Bai Yue was emotionally unstable and could easily say something hurtful. Even as powerful as Tang Jingyuan was, his only guilt came from Bai Yue. She was afraid that Bai Yue would bring up his injuries in front of Tang Jingyuan.

Now it seems that Bai Yue must have said something unpleasant.

"Do you think people really change?"

He has lived in a wealthy family since he was a child, so he cannot understand Bai Yue's difficulties?

"You and Bai Yue haven't seen each other for so many years. No one knows what Bai Yue has been through in these years. Jing Yuan, I must remind you that you can no longer look at Bai Yue with the same eyes as before. A bad environment can easily change a person."

The righteous Bai Yue of his youth is probably no longer with us!

"I just can't accept it for the moment."

They had been good brothers who had shared life and death together. He thought Bai Yue never cared about family background or birth. When they were in the army, Bai Yue and they were all brothers, and Fang Le and Zhou Yao also thought he was a good person.

Who would have thought that one day they would gradually become strangers.

"If he really touches something he shouldn't, I will never protect him."

He thought that his good brother from his youth had died in that mission. Right now, his biggest concern was the safety of his family.

Tang Jingyuan seemed to have figured it out, but Lu Anning was still a little worried about him. Perhaps there were some things he couldn't tell her, so...

It was just getting dark when the doorbell rang outside. Lu Anning raised the corners of his lips.

Mother Wang hurried to open the door, wondering who would come here so late at night. Ordinary people could not enter Bixi Bay.

After a while, the sounds of Fang Le and Zhou Yao talking and laughing could be heard outside the door.

"I told you to bring more, but you're being too stingy."

"How dare you criticize me? Look at what you bought. Will Third Brother eat it?"

"You don't understand snacks. Changing the taste occasionally will give you a different experience."

Before Tang Jingyuan could react, the two men were already standing at the entrance with midnight snacks in hand, smiling.

"Why are you two here at this hour?"

Fang Le chuckled and handed the things to Wang Ma in a familiar manner.

"Third brother, you didn't tell us you were in a bad mood. That's really unfair of you. Are A Yao and I just decorations?"

"Third brother, Xiang Yang is not here. At least, you should call us to chat now. It's better than you keeping everything in your heart and making your sister-in-law worry."

Tang Jingyuan looked up at Lu Anning. He didn't expect her to call Fang Le and the others over.

Lu Anning was also afraid that Tang Jingyuan would be unhappy, so she smiled flatteringly: "You two should just have a good get-together today. A midnight snack with wine is just right. You won't blame me for acting on my own will!"

Tang Jingyuan laughed: "How can it be so exaggerated."

Aunt Wang quickly arranged everything. Today, they didn't bring any delicacies from land and sea, but some common side dishes and braised dishes.

Late in the evening, several men set up a stove and started grilling food. They sat on the ground, and without the constraints of their usual status, they felt much more comfortable.

The smell of fireworks lingering around reminded the men of their time in the army.

"Third brother, do you remember the survival training we had? In the jungle or on the island, it was good enough to find food, not to mention the taste. Compared to that, we've been really spoiled all these years."

"Third brother was really good back then. He could catch a big fish with one fork, and there was also the grilled octopus made by Bai Yue..."

Fang Le was talking and laughing, but suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately slapped his mouth.

"Look at my mouth! I'll drink a glass of wine as punishment. Third brother, things have changed. You've already compensated the Bai brothers and sisters enough over the years. There's really no need to be sad! Sometimes, you should also feel sorry for yourself. Back then, it was Bai Yue who took the initiative to step forward to accept the mission. At that time, he was worried that you would steal his opportunity. Have you forgotten?"