After Zhou Tong left the office, Lu Yuan and An Le sat in the room in silence.
After a long while, Anna finally broke the silence in the room.
"After you go back this time, do you not plan to go back again?"
Lu Yuan sighed and nodded slightly; he did not intend to hide the timing of this event.
"Yes, I don't plan to go back. My wife and children are the most important people in my life. I can't abandon them again. So this time, no matter what, I'm going back."
Anna nodded, knowing that no matter how she tried to persuade the other person, they would not agree to return to the dungeon with her.
Moreover, Anna has no intention of leaving. Even if they interact as his sister, there's nothing wrong with it. Being able to see Lu Yuan every day seems pretty good.
So the two of them sat in the office for about half an hour before Zhou Tong finally returned to see the other person's face, which was filled with anger and he was cursing. After giving a few instructions to his assistant, he pushed open the office door.
When he saw Lu Yuan and Anna again, the anger on his face instantly turned into a smile. He straightened his clothes and said, "Those commanders up here who don't know anything, handing things over to them will only make them mess everything up. Let's settle this with our fists. Let's go back first."
Lu Yuan nodded emphatically. He didn't know exactly how Zhou Tong had handled the matter, but he knew that the other party had definitely used his fists. There was no doubt about it; otherwise, the other party would not have been able to leave in such a short time.
So Zhou Tong, along with Lu Yuan, took their car and drove off in the direction they were heading.
The land behind is where the inhabitants of the North live. Everyone here has to do very heavy work. You have to work to live here; it's a mandatory rule.
Those outside were there to protect the people of the North, but the mortality rate among the surviving troops was very high, generally exceeding 50%. It was customary for everyone who left to go out to do so to leave a will.
Originally, Lu Yuan's family and friends were unwilling to let Zhou Tong join the army, but the army was very lucrative, so Zhou Tong eventually went out to earn money. Unexpectedly, he became the most successful of them all.
Zhou Tong and Lu Yuan were like brothers who had been through thick and thin together. When he saw Lu Yuan's daughter looking so thin and weak from hunger, he felt very sorry for her. So he gritted his teeth and joined the army, using all his savings to find a place for Qi Qi and Xiao Shan in the inner city.
Houses in the inner city are expensive, and renting is not cheap either. The huge monthly expenses are simply to reduce the harm of radiation to oneself.
Lu Yuan was very grateful after hearing this, but he knew that saying "thank you" was too easy; he wanted to repay the debt with his actions.
The car sped along, weaving through the streets and alleys. When it reached the walled area, the guards, seeing it was a military vehicle, didn't ask any questions and simply opened the gate, allowing the car to continue driving forward.
Lu Yuan saw that the tents belonged to the outer city. The outer city was different from the middle city. The outer city was where the troops lived together, and they were considered the front line.
The troops were considered the second line, the central city was the third line, and the innermost city was the fourth line. These places were separated in a staggered manner, which showed who had a higher status and who had a lower status.
Finally, the car arrived at a dilapidated building and could no longer proceed, so Zhou Tong turned off the engine and brought it to a complete stop.
Looking at the dilapidated houses in the distance, Lu Yuan felt a pang of sadness. With his dimensional space, he would never allow his family to suffer such torment.
But seeing them living in such a dilapidated place now made him feel a pang of sadness.
There's no way around it, things still need to be done. Lu Yuan's return means he wants to give his family a better life.
As he walked forward and turned a few corners, a commotion suddenly erupted from the alley, as if someone was fighting. Lu Yuanshun quickly went over and found the alley already crowded with people, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
Right now, they were standing right below an apartment building in a residential complex. Mr. Lu and Mr. Xiaoshan stood there, iron bars in their hands, like two war gods.
In front of them stood a dozen or so men dressed as thugs, each with a cigarette dangling from their lips and a hint of hostility in their eyes.
"Fine, you dare to lay a hand on us? Do you even know who we are? Damn it, you're asking for it! You're paying protection money today, no matter what, or else... humph, we'll each leave with a leg!"
At this moment, Lu's father wiped the sweat from his forehead, his hands covered in mud that had dirtied his forehead.
He was wearing tattered clothes and was missing one shoe, but he didn't care at all. The iron rod in his hand represented his state of mind at that moment.
"Bastards! A bunch of bastards, all they know how to do is target us civilians! If they have the guts, they should go find the Earthlings!"
"Let's see who dares to go in! If you take another step forward, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Xiao Shan's father stood in front, his eyes filled with anger: "If you want to go in, you'll have to step over our dead bodies first!"
The thug in the middle sneered, then waved his hand and said, "Break their legs!"
After he finished speaking, the thugs beside him rushed over one by one, holding iron bars, knives and swords that gleamed coldly.
Although Xiaoshan's father and Lu's father had extraordinary physical strength after eating the Golden Fruit, the hardships of so many years had completely exhausted their inner strength. In addition, they were often hungry and cold, so they were unable to exert their inner energy.
Suddenly, a thug, his eyes filled with murderous intent, swung a two-foot-long machete straight at Lu's father's neck.
Xiao Shan's father happened to see it. Ignoring the fact that someone was hitting him with a stick, he picked up an iron bar to block it.
However, the iron rod struck him directly on the shoulder.
With a loud bang, Xiaoshan's father felt a jolt all over his body, and then his legs could no longer support his body, causing him to fall heavily to the ground.
The man with the knife had his long knife knocked from his hand by Xiaoshan's father.
With a hint of anger in his eyes, Lu's father swept through the crowd, driving back several people, and quickly helped Xiao Shan's father up from the ground.
"Old Wei, how are you?"
"I'm fine! I'll fight them!"
The two exchanged a glance and then nodded instantly.
Today, I'd rather die here than let my family die.
Just then, as the crowd was pushed aside, a tall, muscular young man walked in and shouted, "Stop!"
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