After Fangzhou mailed the money, it was as if he had truly mailed away all his guilt, and he returned to the military region feeling completely relieved.

On the way back, the thought of my little rascal turning my little girl into a sister on the household registration book someday made me unable to suppress the urge to smile!

Believe it or not, this kid actually made something of himself after living for eighteen years.

Let's see how Bai Yukai will still be able to confidently tell me that my sister belongs to him alone.

That's utter nonsense. Did you ever skip washing a single pair of the little girl's diaper rings when she was little?

No!

Every sip of milk powder the little girl drank was thanks to him. You have to understand that back then, the little brother didn't have the ability to steal milk powder from the Fang family. Those bags of milk powder and malted milk powder were all stolen from his stepmother's hands by him and Bai Yukai.

How come she's not his sister from the Ark?

Now things are fine. No matter what Bai Yukai says, his sister will have to give him, her own brother-in-law, half of her life.

Excellent, truly excellent!

A dozen days later, in a military region far away on Hainan Island, Bai Yukai had just finished training when he heard someone shouting to the gatekeeper that there was mail for him, which puzzled him.

When he finally saw the remittance slip and address inside, his mind went blank, and he stood there frozen, his hands and feet turning ice-cold.

However, when he regained his senses, he suddenly remembered that if Fangzhou was really gone, the compensation money shouldn't have been mailed to him.

and……

Bai Yukai carefully examined the amount several times, his brows furrowed, and a surge of anger quickly surfaced in his eyes.

Damn, the amount on this has absolutely nothing to do with the compensation. What is this bastard playing at with them?

Bai Yukai stormed angrily toward the communications room next door.

Bai Yukai is currently a battalion-level officer, just one step away from becoming a deputy regimental commander. The promotion examination time for officers varies from military region to military region, and Bai Yukai's name is already on the list of military region leaders. Now he just has to wait for the time to come.

Although the battalion commander's office wasn't as big as the regimental commander's, it still had a telephone. However, Bai Yukai couldn't wait to run back to his office; he wanted to hear Fang Zhou's explanation right now, immediately.

"Fang Dazhou, you'd better explain yourself clearly. Why are you sending me money for no reason?"

Bai Yukai's roar startled the communications soldier next to him, who barely managed to keep himself from moving his chair to the other side.

Everyone in the military region knows that the battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Regiment is a smiling tiger. He always seems to be all smiles and has a very good temper, but when he's scheming and plotting against people, he smiles just as gently and elegantly.

I've never seen Battalion Commander Bai roar in anger before. Who exactly is this warrior facing me?

The communications soldier couldn't help but glance to the side, where it read "Liaoning Military Region".

Oh, that's all!

Everyone in the communications company knows him; he's an old acquaintance. Although they've never met him in person, they've all seen Battalion Commander Bai scold him, or be scolded by him!

Fang Zhou rubbed his nose awkwardly and held the microphone further away: "It's nothing. I was just thinking that your situation isn't good, and you're saving all your allowance for your sister. I was worried you'd be shortchanging yourself, so I sent you some as soon as I got my allowance."

"Get the hell out of here! Are you trying to fool me? Do you think I'd believe that? Tell me honestly what really happened!" Bai Yukai yelled, then suddenly realized Fang Zhou's tone was a bit off. They were brothers who grew up together, their bond was stronger than most blood brothers. They'd fought side-by-side in the battlefield since they were teenagers, going through countless life-or-death situations together. Who didn't know the other better?

Bai Yukai's heart skipped a beat, and his throat tightened as he asked, "What happened to you? Did something happen? Or did you break an arm or a leg and become completely useless?"

Bai Yukai grew increasingly frightened as he spoke, his face turning pale. He quickly said, "Let me tell you, Fang Dazhou, with me here, there's no obstacle we can't overcome. Even if you lose your arms and legs, I can still support you. I'll support you for the rest of your life without a single complaint. You better live obediently, you hear me?"

"No, what is all this stuff?!" Fang Zhou was initially quite touched, but this touching feeling brought back a sense of guilt. The more he listened to what Fang Zhou said, the more something seemed off, yet upon reflection, he was still quite moved.

Damn, isn't this torture?!

Bai Yukai took a deep breath and, in a language only the two of them could understand, earnestly tried to persuade his brother who might be contemplating suicide.

“Dazhou, don’t be afraid. Your family can support you. Have you forgotten our sister? She can support both of us, let alone you. So don’t be afraid of anything, understand?”

Bai Yukai had already made up his mind. He would go to the group leader to ask for leave in a while. If he was not given leave, he would cry and cling to his leg. He was determined to get the leave.

The more he talked, the more outrageous it became. Fang Zhou pinched his temples in exasperation and sighed softly, "I'm really fine. I sent you the money because I was planning to save more for Niu Niu's dowry. You know I can't save any money on my own. As soon as I have some, that little bastard swindles it all away. It's safer to keep it with you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yukai suddenly lost all emotion. His face was expressionless. He gritted his teeth and took a deep breath before saying, "Didn't Xiao Meng say he couldn't reach you? He called me two months ago saying he wanted to buy something but was short twenty yuan. I transferred fifty yuan to him."

"...What? I also gave him fifty yuan two months ago!"

For a moment, both older brothers fell silent.

They all knew that Fang Meng had more than one savings account, but they were worried that the boy would squander the money, so they only let Fang Meng keep one savings account for his allowance, while the others were kept by Grandma Zhou.

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