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are you saying I'm old""You've been winning awards for over a decade. Aren't you old enough yet" Ye Feimo said coolly."Damn it, they're going to put me on ice soon," Lin Ning said with a thick face as...936

Xu Nuo was injured by shrapnel and had a deep cut on her back from sharp stones, requiring nine stitches. For her, this wasn't a severe injury. The doctor advised her to stay in the hospital for a week for further examination. Xu Nuo remained expressionless as if she hadn't heard anything. Ye Ningyuan accompanied her throughout the time, and although Xu Nuo had asked him to help Mo Yueshan with the aftermath, Ye Ningyuan insisted on staying by his wife's and son's side in the hospital.

Ye Tiancheng was injured above his forehead with three stitches. The little guy cried so much that he lost his voice, his eyes were swollen, and his nose was red; he looked very pitiful. Additionally, due to extreme fright, Cheng Anya brought him over. Upon seeing his parents, Ye Tiancheng cried for daddy and mommy, which made Ye Ningyuan's heart ache as he picked him up and sat beside Xu Nuos' bed. Cheng Anya was considerate enough not to enter the room and disturb them.

The couple didn't speak, making the hospital ward quiet like stagnant water, except for Ye Tiancheng's crying. Ye Ningyuan softly consoled his child while he tried to touch his wounded forehead; Xu Nuos held his small hand, her heart aching as well for the little one who was so scared at such a young age. But now that she was calm, other thoughts came to mind.

"Daddy, it hurts..." Ye Tiancheng said pitifully with a hoarse voice. Ye Ningyuan softly comforted him, "Be good, tomorrow it won't hurt anymore. Big boys don't cry."

"It hurts..." Ye Tiancheng was too young to understand and his crying made him look even more pitiable.

"What happened to Ke Lan" Xu Nuo asked. She didn’t want to ask who had caused this trouble, as the first terrorist group and the mafia had offended many people, and there were always those eyeing their wealth and status with envy. They would inevitably have to pay a price for it; there was no doubt about that. The Mo family wouldn't let such tragedies happen without cause; they would certainly seek vengeance and make them pay.

She worried about Ke Lan, who had an ominous feeling before going to the Middle East and hoped she could return soon. Since Ke Lan's personality resembled Ye Wei’s, not being one to be bound by rules, she insisted on staying there to help Ye Tianyu, but it turned out that things happened just as Xu Nuo feared.

Ye Ningyuan didn't know how to tell his wife about Ke Lan's death. Clenching her teeth, Xu Nuos softly said, "We've been married for over twenty years; there shouldn’t be anything we can’t say to each other. Speak, I'm listening."

"Tianyu said that Kalei is dead," Ye Ningyuan's voice was filled with sorrow, almost unable to hold the crying Ye Tiancheng. Xu Nuo looked dazed for a while, her face pale without any blood color, and her lips moved but didn't utter a single word.

Tiancheng sniffled, making Xu Nuo feel suffocated. The pain in her back paled in comparison to the heartache she felt at Kalei's death; every feature of Kalei flashed before her eyes one by one. Xu Nuo’s eyes reddened slightly, and her fists clenched tightly—why was it Kalei

Ye Ningyuan held his wife and son tenderly in his arms. Xu Nuo clutched at the front of his shirt tightly; tears wetted his chest. Ye Ningyuan silently endured her grief as well as his own without saying a word. Tiancheng saw his mom crying, so he wiped her tears with his chubby little hand obediently and quietly, "Mommy, mommy… don't cry…"

Xu Nuo bit down on Ye Ningyuan's shoulder, her tears falling faster but making no sound. Ye Ningyuan gently stroked her long hair, his movements soft as water, though the wounds on her back were torn open due to her crying and blood moistened the bandages.

"Nuonuo, I will go to the Middle East," said Ye Ningyuan softly.

Xu Nuo choked out, "I'll go too."

To see the person alive or find their body dead.

Ye Ningyuan nodded, embracing his beloved tightly once more. In his heart, he couldn't help but say sorry. He had promised her back then that she wouldn’t cry again in the future, and even if she did, it would be from happiness.

He hadn’t kept his promise though, and regardless of whether or not it was his fault, he felt remorseful.

Kelan is thirteen years old this year.

Thirteen... It was also when Hai Lan left him at the age of thirteen.

Forever gone.

Ye Ningyuan gritted his teeth and swallowed the pain of despair.

In the Middle East, Lebanon, a small town in the northern province forest. It was a military base of the First Terrorist Organization.

The surrounding thousands of acres were all under the control of the First Terrorist Organization. Of course, the base was established underground, while above ground appeared to be a peaceful mountain village. The residents here were all members of the First Terrorist Organization, with bacterial weapon research institutes and three production lines for light weapons underground, as well as secret training bases.

They trained underground, some people living underground, others residing on the surface, pretending to be villagers. This was a town with a high population turnover rate, where battles often occurred throughout the year, making it common for refugees to pass through seeking safety, and the government turned a blind eye to such occurrences.

The bacterial weapons here were merely in transit; the most important military training base lay underground, while there were two thirty-meter-high military watchtowers above ground. The situation was always tense and unstable, with numerous watchtowers like these dotting the landscape.

On this night, lightning flashed, accompanied by heavy rain.

The sky over the Middle East was dark and lifeless, with thunder and lightning making one's heart tremble. It seemed as if something was about to break through and devour this world, creating an atmosphere that was both terrifying and frightening.

In the small town, a killing aura pervaded.

The air was filled with a sense of death; any trained agent could detect it. The atmosphere was strange, as if countless ghosts were wandering within the town.

Ye Tianyu had been locked in the underground monitoring room for twelve hours without anyone daring to disturb him. Ye Kelan's tragic death made everyone too scared to bother their master. Anyone who had worked with Ye Tianyu knew better than to provoke him. Since returning, Ye Tianyu had remained indoors, watching surveillance videos over and over again...

Wen Jing in the video had revealed secrets of the First Terrorist Organization, leading to Ye Kelan's death.

Unfamiliar with the inner workings of the First Terrorist Organization, Wen Jing didn't know that there was a hidden double-layered camera behind the one she thought was turned off, so everything was captured on film.

Ye Tianyu was nearly driven mad; although he appeared calm, everyone could tell his emotions were crumbling inside.

The next leader of the First Terrorist Organization and the next Zhuque (a position or title) had a close relationship. Though Wen Jing had never met the real Ye Tianyu, who always presented himself as a man in his twenties to her, those in the know understood that Ye Tianyu favored Wen Jing more than he did Ye Kelan and Chu Chu, both considered little princesses of the First Terrorist Organization.

This betrayal ignited their fury, with all demanding that Ye Tianyu deal with Wen Jing.ho were strong and fierce from a young age due to their upbringing in the underworld, she was merely a weak woman but possessed both strength and gentleness. She rarely saw negative traits on Cheng An...