After eating dumplings, I simply went to the top bunk to catch up on some sleep, while the two men below were talking quietly.

"Brother, are we really not on a mission this time?"

"What's wrong? Feeling too relaxed?"

"No, I didn't do anything. I even stayed home all day. This isn't a mission; it's a vacation."

"By the way, brother, I heard from them that something happened to the Peng family. Have you heard?"

Without waiting for Qin Qinghuai's reply, he muttered to himself,

"Sigh, Fourth Brother has finally gotten his revenge. It must have been so difficult for him to keep it a secret for so many years."

"What are you hiding? Fourth Brother, what's wrong?"

Qin Qinghuai's heart skipped a beat, sensing that something was going on that he didn't know, and he had a bad feeling about it.

"How come I didn't know?"

Qin Yi glanced at him for no apparent reason.

“This happened before you joined the army. At that time, you were not in good health, and Fourth Brother specifically told us not to tell anyone.”

Actually, not many people knew about this. We found out by accident. Fourth Brother couldn't hide it any longer, so he told us. Then, afraid we'd act impulsively, he specifically said he had his own plans and that none of us were allowed to make any moves. We all felt that he was afraid that if something went wrong, it would implicate us.

Qin Qinghuai's feeling was getting worse and worse.

"Stop dawdling and tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

Qin Yi paused for a moment, thinking that now that he had avenged himself and these people were not outsiders, he decided not to hold back any longer.

"Doesn't Fourth Brother have a younger sister?"

"That little girl, Jingzhao?"

"Yes, a few years ago, she was kidnapped by the Peng family, and then... the day after she returned, she cut her wrists."

"What?"

Qin Qinghuai slammed his hand on the table.

"How old is that girl?"

Qin Yi's voice was low and deep.

"He was only a teenager at the time. After the incident, my fourth brother didn't dare to let the old man and the old woman know. So, the whole family, from my fourth brother's parents to his younger siblings, kept it a secret and told everyone that Jing Zhao had been specially recruited by the state to enter the research institute, which needed to be kept secret."

They've kept it a secret all this time, right up until now.

Every year during holidays, my fourth brother would visit Jingzhao's grave, but he would always avoid the elders in the family. I've been there twice; it's just a lonely little grave on the other side of the North Mountain.

After a long while, Qin Qinghuai finally spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Is the Peng family's targeting of Grandpa Yang also related to this?"

Qin Yi shook his head.

"It's uncertain, but regarding Jingzhao's matter back then, we used almost all our connections and concluded that the Peng family had no idea who she was. They were just used to being arrogant and domineering, and they were used to this kind of thing."

Moreover, at that time, the country had just been founded, and none of us had joined the army yet. Our elders in the army were also very busy, so we could hardly see each other.

Moreover, this was a major event for their family. Given the circumstances at the time, they couldn't even take care of their own children, let alone others.

By the time I found out, two or three years had passed. The Peng family was powerful, and none of the brothers had found any useful evidence, so the matter was left unresolved.

Qin Qinghuai clenched his fists, feeling both annoyed and fearful. If his wife hadn't said she was interested in those things, he probably would have just taught Peng Shan a lesson to make him stop thinking about Old Master Yang, but he didn't intend to do anything more.

Seriously, we were just a hair's breadth away from letting that beast go.

"Do you know which beast from the Peng family it is? Is it Peng Shan?"

Qin Yi felt bitter.

"have no idea.

Because of this, in recent years, Fourth Brother has secretly taken the lives of many members of the Peng family by sacking them, but he has not taken any of them.

Fourth Brother said that no matter how many evils they committed, they would eventually be punished. He wasn't a law enforcement officer and had no right to judge or execute them, so every time he felt like stabbing them, but he always ended up beating them to vent his anger.

"Fourth Brother!"

Qin Qinghuai sighed softly, feeling even more sorry for his childhood friend.

"At Grandpa Yang and Grandma Yang's place,"

"Their favorite child is Jingzhao. Even though they can't see him, it doesn't stop them from thinking about him and talking about him all the time. Fortunately, the Yang family is united and of one mind, otherwise they really wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret."

Knowing this, Qin Qinghuai's mood remained low. Several groups of people pushed open the door along the way: some wanted to sneak in for a seat, train conductors checking tickets, people who had entered the wrong door, and finally, a shifty-eyed man. However, as soon as he entered, he met Qin Qinghuai's bloodshot eyes and murderous gaze, coupled with the undisguised murderous aura emanating from his entire body, which scared him so much that he almost wet his pants.

Finally, Jian Dan couldn't bear to watch anymore, so she got down from the top bunk and sat next to him, quietly keeping him company with a book.

Qin Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister-in-law, you sit with Brother Huai, I'll go fetch some water."

After saying that, he grabbed the thermos and fled the carriage as if escaping. Standing at the door, he let out a deep breath, rubbing his arms. He always felt that when Brother Huai got angry, the surrounding air temperature dropped, and he got goosebumps.

"My goodness, how many years has it been since I've seen Brother Huai so angry?"

The Peng family really courted their own doom. They messed with Brother Huai, and even if they were sentenced to death, they'd be skinned alive before they died.

As soon as the carriage door closed, Jian Dan closed the book she was holding and put it aside. She gently placed her hand over her clenched fist, carefully prying her fingers apart one by one. She then took a wet wipe and cleaned the bloodstains from her palm before clenching her fist again.

Are you feeling unwell?

Qin Qinghuai's body trembled, and his voice became hoarse.

"I don't know, I don't know anything at all. I was still in the capital at that time. He, my fourth brother, he could have come to see me. I've even met him. But he didn't say anything."

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