"Alright, I understand. You can go now!" After thinking for a while, Lu Yuan finally spoke.

However, just as he turned to leave, Lu Yuan asked again, "How's Zhou Qi's situation?"

Hou Qiang immediately stopped and turned around, looking at Lu Yuan with a puzzled expression: "You mean that coward? He's still locked up inside! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have paid such a high price! And Niu Wen wouldn't have suffered such serious injuries! The investigation team just came and conducted an investigation, and they might sentence him to a few years!"

Upon hearing what the other party said, Lu Yuan sighed. Zhou Qi was an extremely shrewd person who always hesitated before doing anything and was also very timid. This time, he paid the price for his timidity, and Lu Yuan didn't say anything.

It is said that what changes will occur in Zhou Qi's life in the future is no longer something that Lu Yuan can control. Moreover, he doesn't have much of an opinion about Zhou Qi. After all, although Zhou Qi helped him when he first came, Lu Yuan had already repaid his favor, and they were even. Lu Yuan didn't plan to stand up for him. After all, so many people died this time, and whether he would be investigated was another matter.

After a while, Lu Yuan put down the documents in his hand and prepared to go out for lunch. At this moment, he heard Hei Zi and Zhou Qi arguing outside the door.

“Kid, we’ve known each other for so long, and I’ve helped you a lot with your situation. You can’t just stand by and watch me die! Besides, you know how much I paid to get into the guard team. How can you just send me back to civilian status like this? Say something in my defense!” Zhou Qi’s voice was somewhat hysterical.

"Hmph, I didn't help you, can you wake up? If it weren't for you, these cases wouldn't have made things so difficult for Minister Chen, and Niu Wen wouldn't have been so seriously injured and is still in the intensive care unit. If it weren't for me, you'd probably be in jail right now!" Hei Zi glared at the other person angrily.

"Later, in this mission, even if I didn't do anything special, I still put in a lot of effort. I stayed with them for so long, and besides, their marksmanship was so good, how can you blame me! Please go and ask them for me again! I don't want to be transferred out of the garrison!" Seeing that Hei Zi wasn't planning to help him anymore, Zhou Qi became a little anxious.

Just as the two were arguing, Lu Yuan walked out of the office, stared at them, and asked, "What are you two doing? What are you arguing about? This is an office area. Aren't you ashamed of arguing like this?"

The two immediately turned around and were both taken aback when they saw Lu Yuan.

"Alright, stop eating here and come out with me. Zhou Qi and I have some questions to ask each other!" Lu Yuan waved to the two of them and walked ahead.

Hei Zi glared at Zhou Qi, then flicked his sleeves and followed behind Lu Yuan, while Zhou Qi stood behind him, thinking for a long time before finally catching up.

In the private dining room of the garrison's mess hall.

Zhou Qi sat in the chair, staring silently at his toes with his head down.

After the waiter served all the food, he turned and left, closing the door behind him.

Lu Yuan casually picked up a mouthful of food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, saying, "Don't blame Hei Zi for this. It's not that he doesn't want to help you, it's that he really can't. This matter has already alarmed the higher-ups. If it weren't for Hei Zi's help, you'd probably be in jail right now. You're lucky to have survived! If there's any other work to do in the future, I'll let you know!"

The phone stopped, and the person's face turned deathly pale. They muttered, "Why? This is so unfair! I'm not the only one who backed out at the last minute, why am I the only one being punished?"

Hei Zi was someone who couldn't keep a secret and had a very straightforward personality, saying whatever came to mind. After hearing Zhou Qi's words, he immediately slammed his fist on the table: "That's not fair! Look at what you did! Was that any kind of human behavior? Your teammate was so badly injured, and you didn't care. You even cowered and almost peed your pants in fear. You've already been made an example of this, and you still have the nerve to complain? I feel like I've lost all face by helping you this time! If you had been braver and shot at him, even if you missed, you would still have received a commendation!"

After hearing Hei's words, Zhou Qi remained silent, while Lu Yuan sat to the side eating his food.

After chatting privately for a while, Zhou Qi finally slowly raised his head. His face no longer showed the particularly agitated expression, but instead revealed a trace of pain: "Do you know what? I just want to live a good life! What did I do wrong? I just want to live a good life, is that wrong?! I feel you are being so unfair to me! Why do you only target me when everyone else is hiding like a coward!"

Hearing that the other party still refused to admit their mistake, Hei Zi became agitated and jumped up again: "Even at this point, you still won't admit your mistake. How long will you keep being so stubborn? Live well. Don't others want to live well too? What do you think is wrong? They just want to make a name for themselves and live a good life. But living has to come at a price. This is the apocalypse, it's not like before!"

"Fine, I was wrong! I admit it, okay?" Zhou Qi replied painfully.

"You were wrong from the start, what do you mean by 'it's alright'!"

“You guys are targeting me too much. You have no idea how hard I work. Do you know how much effort I put in to become a member of this garrison? I have no connections and no background. Every month, I walk on thin ice in the ranks. Everyone treats me like a grandson and bullies me, but I still have to put on a smiling face!”

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