"What eldest grandson? Grandfather's gone, father's gone too. The head of the family is now my uncle, okay?" Eldest grandson my foot! My uncle doesn't even have a child, let alone a grandchild...
Whether we admit it or not, whether we're willing to accept it or not, the Gong family has truly moved on.
Gong Chengjue raised his hand, took off his watch, and handed it to Gong Chengkun, saying, "Don't lose it."
"Brother, why are you giving me a watch at a time like this?" Gong Chengkun thought his brother must have lost his mind.
It does feel extremely hot to the touch, but with the injection just now, we should still have time to save some time.
"Big brother, don't give up." Gong Chengkun, a grown man who had rarely cried, was now shedding tears incessantly.
"We haven't put our differences to rest yet, brother..."
"Shut up." Gong Chengjue didn't even know that Gong Chengkun had such a effeminate side. "This is a gift from Ziqing. Don't lose it."
Gong Chengkun: "..."
"Someone is chasing me. Take this watch and contact your second uncle as soon as possible." Gong Chengjue didn't want Gong Chengkun to be implicated by him at this moment.
"Big brother..." Gong Chengkun was about to speak when he heard the sounds of fighting in the distance, along with what sounded like gunshots.
Gong Chengjue forced himself to stay alert, perhaps it was the injection he had just received that gave him the energy. He looked at Gong Chengkun and said, "Be careful, you can't leave now."
Gong Chengkun: "..." Will he die here?
Seeing Gong Chengjue's calm demeanor, Gong Chengkun felt he had finally found his pillar of support and asked, "Will we be alright?"
Gong Chengjue gave him a look as if he were an idiot. How did he know if anything would happen?
If you're so afraid, why did you still dare to come?
If something happens to him here, the family shouldn't let Gong Chengkun come along. What if they both die? Wouldn't that be terrible?
Gong Chengkun, however, felt that Gong Chengjue was lacking confidence, so he quickly grabbed his watch and encouraged Gong Chengjue, "Big brother, you mustn't give up. Wait a little longer, Uncle's diplomatic efforts will surely be successful."
Why is this younger brother so long-winded...?
"You're thinking about Su Ziqing!" Gong Chengkun said drastically, "Su Ziqing almost died in a car accident."
"What did you say?" Gong Chengjue, who had initially seemed unwilling to talk to his younger brother who had suddenly become a chatterbox, was immediately 'activated' upon hearing Gong Chengkun's words.
Upon seeing this, Gong Chengkun knew it was effective; indeed, Su Ziqing was exceptionally important to his elder brother.
Then he told him what had happened in the capital. Seeing that Gong Chengjue's eyes were no longer unfocused and even brightened up, Gong Chengkun exaggerated a bit more.
If it weren't for the mud and water making Gong Chengjue's face so dirty that his complexion was obscured, Gong Chengkun would have been able to see Gong Chengjue's frightening expression right now.
Gong Chengkun, however, continued, "This was done by my third uncle," who was the fourth son of the Gong family.
Gong Changming used this tactic to force the fourth son of the Gong family to choose sides with no way out and to eliminate any possibility of him switching sides.
However, this incident caused the fourth son of the Gong family to completely sever ties with the Gong family, but there was actually another prerequisite, which was... that Gong Chengjue would return to the Gong family alive.
In other words, if Gong Chengjue hadn't returned to the Gong family alive, then the dead Su Ziqing would just be Su Ziqing, at most an ex-girlfriend. With his own nephew dead, what does an ex-girlfriend matter? Family members can reconcile behind closed doors.
We all share the surname Gong, so let's just turn a blind eye and live in harmony. The Gong family is still the Gong family.
This is probably the way out that the fourth son of the Gong family chose for himself. Since Gong Chengjue is alive, he has no way out. He has to follow Gong Changming and fight!
Gong Chengjue is dead. So, how about we discuss it with Gong Changfan? We're brothers, after all...
Having done this, he's already gotten past Gong Changming's scrutiny.
Everyone here has a brain, you know.
"Big brother, hang in there." Gong Chengkun saw that after he had said so much, Gong Chengjue's eyes had only brightened again, but he was still silent. He was extremely worried.
Gong Chengjue suddenly covered his mouth with one hand.
Imagine covering your mouth with your hands covered in filth, a mixture of mud, blood, and the smell of certain plants...
Gong Chengkun felt as if he had been poisoned and struggled to protest.
Gong Chengjue coldly stopped him, "Don't make a sound."
Gong Chengkun, who boasted to Gong Changfan about his eighteenth birthday coming-of-age ceremony being a wilderness survival demonstration, was instantly outmatched by the powerful Gong Chengjue.
He didn't even notice that the fighting in the distance had ended, let alone that someone had gotten close to them.
As for Gong Chengjue, he listened to him speak while maintaining a state of high alert despite having a high fever, listening intently to any sounds coming from afar.
Gong Chengkun suppressed the urge to vomit, pulled down Gong Chengjue's hand, and then listened intently.
Swish swish swish...
It sounded like the rustling of green plants.
It's very light.
But in the still of the jungle, the sound was really... very clear.
Gong Chengkun's heart was pounding. He had been incredibly lucky on his way here, and hadn't encountered any snipers or anything like that.
It's as if the god of luck is giving him a cheat code.
But is this truly a matter of life and death?
Closer, closer...
Should we jump down and take the risk, or stay in the tree and hide?
Never mind, if it really gets close, he'll jump down. His older brother is in no condition to fight.
Before I could make a decision, the person had already climbed up the tree.
Are they born in the Year of the Dog? How did they manage to find this tree so precisely?
The group of three arrived, fully equipped, and spoke in English, "Mr. Gong?"
Huh? Are you sure they're not one of us? Who doesn't speak English as their native language?!
But this "Mr. Gong"... could it be an enemy? Perhaps it's a temptation?
Gong Chengkun looked at Gong Chengjue, and at this moment, he unconsciously handed over the decision-making power to Gong Chengjue.
Before Gong Chengjue could say anything, the three of them revealed their identities: "Miss Su sent us to find you."
Miss Su? Which Miss Su?
Su Enen? Find and kill her? Su Chengkun's first thought was Su Enen, after all, if it were the Su family, they would have the power to do so.
Moreover, it would be very easy for Chief Su to find out about this operation.
The Su family and Gong Chengjue have a feud, but it shouldn't be this bad, right?
Seeing that the person in the tree still hadn't reacted, the other party revealed their identity, "We are mercenaries hired by Miss Su Ziqing."
Su Ziqing?
Not only Gong Chengkun, but even Gong Chengjue was quite surprised that... Su Ziqing had hired mercenaries.
The mercenary had brought a satellite phone with him, and immediately called Su Ziqing.
Gong Chengjue and his companion, whose hiding place had been discovered, actually had no way to hide if the people who came were not looking for them.
Feeling uncomfortable up in the tree, Gong Chengkun climbed down first, and then Gong Chengkun jumped down after him.
The call connected immediately.
It was Su Ziqing's familiar voice that came through, "Have you found him?"
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