As I drove, the younger man behind me began to introduce himself.

Their group consists of five people. The team leader's surname is Wu, and his name is Wu Qixiong. He is 38 years old and is a retired special forces soldier.

His name is Huang Yun, he is 30 years old, and he used to be a soldier under Wu Qixiong.

The three people in the car behind were all graduates of the National Defense Military Academy, served as armed police for a few years, and are now around forty years old and retired.

This group of people had a clear craving for adrenaline and were unwilling to do clerical work, so they ended up as bodyguards.

Speaking of Wu Qixiong, Huang Yun told them that Xia Changlong had been kind to the Wu family when he was young, so after he retired, they would do anything Xia Changlong needed.

"Did he do me a favor?" Yang Yajing asked gossipyly. "How could a businessman do you a favor? Tell me about it."

"This? It's better if our Captain Wu says it himself!" Huang Yun said somewhat shyly.

"Captain Wu, tell us now!" Yang Yajing persisted.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Qixiong fell into memories.

That was a summer day 26 years ago...

Back then, Wu Qixiong was only ten years old. His father was a special anti-drug soldier who was working undercover in the border region of Guangxi Province.

That year, his father received a major anti-drug mission and meticulously planned it. But no matter how meticulous or thorough the planning, it couldn't overcome the betrayal of his teammate.

The operation was successful, but his location was also exposed! The traitorous teammate had kept a portion of the transaction funds for himself, fearing that he, the leader, would ruin things, so he thought of using the drug lord to kill him and cover up the crime.

This betrayal cost him the lives of many comrades, and he himself was captured.

Fortunately, fate was against him; his father devised a plan to escape from the place where he was being held and notified his superiors to send people to destroy it.

Before losing consciousness, he still reminded his comrades to capture the traitor and avenge their comrades.

However, he was seriously injured and traveled day and night through the rugged roads in the mountains. When he finally saw the highway, he collapsed from exhaustion.

As luck would have it, on that very day, Xia Changlong happened to be in Guangxi Province inspecting a secondary forest, intending to invest in the ornamental timber industry.

When Xia Changlong was young and inexperienced, he had to do everything himself. So, he would drive through the mountains and forests in the middle of the night with his secretary.

As a native of Jincheng, he was unfamiliar with the road conditions in Guangxi Province, and these kilometers were all military highways without streetlights.

When they saw someone in front of the car and braked suddenly, they bumped into Wu's father.

Xia Changlong thought he had hit someone, so he quickly got out of the car to check. Upon inspection, he realized that the person was covered in bruises and injuries, which were probably not caused by him hitting the person.

Although he valued the signing ceremony in the afternoon, life was at stake now, so Xia Changlong did not hesitate to carry Wu's father into the back seat with his secretary.

After looking at the map and finding the nearest hospital, Xia Changlong decisively turned around.

Seeing that Wu's father was wearing camouflage, and not knowing whether he had money to pay the medical bills, fearing that the hospital would be in a difficult position, he not only paid all the expenses but also waited for him to wake up at the hospital.

When Wu's father woke up, it was two days later.

At that time, Xia Changlong's secretary was repeatedly apologizing to the partners on a public phone outside the ward.

Mr. Wu had just regained consciousness and was not quite sure what had happened, but the secretary's anxious pleas and the words "millions" and "losses" made him realize that the other party might have delayed something important because of him.

At first, Xia Changlong didn't mention it at all and even helped him contact the military leaders. Only when someone came to take over did he plan to leave.

But Xia Changlong wouldn't say anything, but his secretary couldn't hold back! After Wu's father questioned him a few times, he poured out all his grievances from the past two days.

At this time, his wife and children were also brought over by the leader. Since Wu's father could not move on his own, he had his wife and children kowtow to Xia Changlong.

His identity was exposed, and he could no longer work as an undercover agent. When he was about to leave the front lines, he traveled a long way to Jincheng to personally present his sincerity—a "Letter of Gratitude Guarantee".

At that time, Xia Changlong lost a business deal, and Xia Junhu took the opportunity to sabotage him behind his back, causing him harm several times.

Wu's father, who had secretly followed Xia Changlong for several days, stepped forward and cleverly rescued Xia Changlong from several crises.

Xia Changlong was grateful and befriended him. After Wu agreed, he brought Wu's whole family to Jincheng, and Wu's father became Xia Changlong's bodyguard.

Having grown up surrounded by his father, young Wu Qixiong held Xia Changlong in high esteem. Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a special forces soldier. After retiring from the military, seeing that his father was getting old and his body was no longer strong due to injuries sustained in his early years, he took over his father's bodyguard duties three years ago.

However, by then, Xia Changlong was no longer in any major danger. The security detail Xia Changlong had opened for his father then began taking on other missions.

"No wonder I haven't seen you around Boss Xia!" Yang Yajing nodded. "Is this you going back to your old ways?"

"I have never relinquished my responsibility to protect Mr. Xia and those he values," Wu Qixiong said sincerely.

Just as I was about to ask something else, things suddenly took a turn for the better.

"Ms. Yang, our car has been followed for about ten minutes!" Wu Qixiong frowned.

"Can you see the license plate clearly?" Yang Yajing asked seriously.

"Please wait a moment! Group two, approach and report the license plate number!"

Yang Yajing noted down the two license plates, took out her phone, and dialed the private investigator's number: "Check the text messages. Which license plate is yours? Who's in the other car?"

After a few brief words, Yang Yajing told Wu Qixiong, "The black Audi is full of thugs hired by Xia Yuxuan, there are four of them in total. The black Golf is full of my men."

"Xia Yuxuan? Xia Caixia's son?" Wu Qixiong was no stranger to the Xia family's connections.

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