"Oh, is that so?" Zhang Zhihao said, his voice becoming even softer and weaker. He continued, "Brother Lu, there's something I've always wanted to tell you, but I'm afraid you'll blame me if I do."
"What happened? Tell me," I said, my voice choked with emotion.
Zhang Zhihao said, "That's right, haven't I always wanted you to join Jiangbei?"
"Um."
“Actually, I brought you all into Jiangbei not just for your safety, but more for my own selfish reasons,” Zhang Zhihao said. “Brother Lu, you don’t know, I’m under a lot of pressure in Jiangbei right now. I basically have no time for myself every day. If you come, I can hand over the people under my command to Brother Fei, and then I’ll have time to take Xiaoyu out to play. But I’m also… I’m conflicted. If I really… really do this…”
At this point, Zhang Zhihao's condition started to look strange again.
"...I, I always feel sorry for you all..." Zhang Zhihao's face suddenly turned pale, and his words became incoherent.
"Zhang Zhihao!" I called out.
Zhang Zhihao seemed to have heard me, turned around, looked at me, and asked, "Brother Lu... could you... promise me that you'll join... join... Jiangbei..."
"Zhang Zhihao!" I called out, but Zhang Zhihao seemed not to hear me!
"Brother Lu...I...I'm so tired..."
The moment Zhang Zhihao finished speaking, he became completely still, and his breath disappeared completely.
I stared at his cheek as he finally curled up at the corners of his mouth, and my mind went completely blank.
Tears streamed down my face.
The flames on the pickup truck seemed to have died down, leaving only wisps of black smoke.
(End of this chapter)
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