An 80s female translator was spoiled rotten by a rough and jealous man.

Chapter 222: Turning Passive into Active
Lu Feng had repeatedly suggested that Huo Qingshan minimize his work-related travel needs, saying, "Isn't it better to stay in the army and stay put?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Qingshan glanced at the other person indifferently, raised an eyebrow, and remained silent, as if he had heard a huge joke—at least that's how Lu Feng interpreted his look. In reality, Huo Qingshan's expression remained unchanged from beginning to end.

Lu Feng could only compromise: "Then you should at least bring a few more soldiers with you each time you go out. If you really run into something, you won't be outnumbered." Lu Feng was genuinely worried about his safety. Qian Xue had been entrenched in this line of work for many years, with a vast and deep network of influence. After the last crackdown, her main forces and industrial chain in Nanyun Province were basically wiped out. But there were bound to be some who slipped through the net. Even a weakened giant shouldn't be underestimated, and they were all a group of desperate criminals, so the risks were unpredictable.

However, Huo Qingshan did not adopt any of these suggestions. All work arrangements proceeded as usual, without any deliberate adjustments or changes.

In addition, when there is a need to go out, he not only does not increase the number of accompanying members, but even does the opposite. He basically no longer lets Xiao Li drive and mostly drives himself.

The reason I brought a driver with me to Ximing City was because other battalion commanders were traveling with me.

Xiao Li was driving his vehicle at high speed on the dirt road, completely focused on his work. The scenery rushing past outside the window blurred into a phantom.

The two groups of vehicles maintained a life-or-death speed simultaneously, both being off-road vehicles with similar performance; one couldn't shake off the one behind, and the other couldn't catch up with the one in front.

The vehicle was equipped with a car communicator, and Huo Qingshan had already contacted the nearest armed forces. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the two sides would maintain this distance until armed reinforcements arrived, at which point the vehicle behind would either detect the situation in advance or in time and turn around to flee.

Sitting in the back, Battalion Commander Deng kept his eyes fixed on the movement of the vehicles behind them and asked, "What's their background?"

Battalion Commander Zheng chimed in, "Stealing the documents?"

The man in the passenger seat concluded, "No."

No sooner had he finished speaking than an unexpected incident occurred. After making a turn, Xiao Li saw a van coming from the opposite direction. It looked like an ordinary, old-fashioned vehicle.

In a flash, a whooshing sound tore through the air and rushed towards him. Before Xiao Li could react, the windshield was pierced by a stray bullet, and the entire glass shattered instantly, with sharp shards of glass cascading into the car.

Everything happened so suddenly, followed by a barrage of bullets from the other side.

With his ears ringing, Xiao Li had no idea what was happening. His head was being pressed down hard, and his back and collar were filled with cold, sharp shards of glass. Another strong hand was covering the back of his hand that was gripping the steering wheel, and bright red blood was dripping down his thigh, seeping into his trousers and sticking to his skin.

Xiao Li suddenly looked up and found that the car was still moving. It had just made an emergency turn and was heading towards the depths of a suburban road.

The blood wasn't his either; it came from the man on his right.

There was a lot of blood loss, but the person seemed to be fine. He was firing back at the three vehicles that were closely following them, along with Battalion Commander Deng and Battalion Commander Zheng.

……

When Lu Feng arrived at the hospital's emergency department after hearing the news, Battalion Commander Zheng was still being bandaged in the inner room. He was the most seriously injured among the group, with a bullet grazing his left shoulder and tearing off a piece of flesh.

Huo Qingshan, Battalion Commander Deng, and Xiao Li sat quietly on the plastic benches in the emergency room, while Lu Feng stood in front of them, looking them up and down.

Battalion Commander Deng appeared to be unharmed and escaped unscathed. Little Li had some iodine on his face and seemed to have only suffered minor superficial injuries.

As for Huo Qingshan, he looked the worst off, with his head wrapped in gauze, looking like a mummy. But he was the most composed, with his long legs crossed. If it weren't for the conspicuous gauze on his head and the serious atmosphere of a hospital, one might have thought he was an old man taking a stroll in the park, resting on a bench when he got tired.

"What's going on?" Lu Feng asked, pointing to his head.

"It was cut by glass. The nurse insisted on bandaging it like this; it just looks scary," the man said nonchalantly, his tone dismissive.

As she spoke, she stood up and walked towards the emergency room door. As she passed Lu Feng, she whispered, "Let's talk outside."

Lu Feng nodded and greeted Battalion Commander Deng; the two had met a few times before and had some interaction. He then gave a slight nod to Xiao Li before turning and leaving.

Inside Lu Feng's car.

"They've finally made their move." Lu Feng glanced at the man beside him. "What are you planning to do next?"

As if he hadn't heard the other person's question, Huo Qingshan continued, "The people have all been caught and are currently being held by the Armed Police. You should go there later; with so many people, you're bound to be able to get one of them to talk."

He paused for a moment, then added, "I'm worried about reinforcing the manpower in the capital."

His last sentence was his main purpose. Lu Feng glanced at him again, incredulous: "You called me here just to say this!" His voice unconsciously rose a little.

Huo Qingshan did not respond.

Lu Feng was unusually annoyed: "I've told you so many times before, but you just wouldn't listen. Now that danger is right in front of us, are you still going to do things your own way?"

I really don't understand what you're thinking.

"Hiding is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Am I supposed to hide forever?" Huo Qingshan retorted lightly. "Besides, if I started hiding from the beginning and knew everything, wouldn't they notice? Are you willing to give up your Red Fox?"

At that moment, as if a flash of inspiration struck, Lu Feng suddenly understood Huo Qingshan's true intention all along. He chuckled inwardly—I think you're trying to cover for Meng Youyou's return to the capital, aren't you?
One of the two targets has returned to the capital, thousands of miles away, while the other stays holed up in the military all day. It's hard to guarantee that Qian Xue won't figure something out, which would be detrimental to Red Fox.

So Huo Qingshan used himself as a human target to draw fire, and when they finally attacked him, something really happened.

At that moment, oh, Qian Xue's intentions will naturally be revealed to the world.

The clues were extracted from those people, which allowed them to strengthen security measures for Meng Youyou without affecting Red Fox.

Lu Feng finally understood everything. After knowing each other for many years, he couldn't remember how many times he had sincerely sighed that his junior brother was no ordinary person, always able to come up with unconventional and unorthodox ideas.

If it were him, he would only weigh the sacrifice of "security intensity for the target object" and "protection level for the red fox," and wait and see. But this is ultimately just a stopgap measure, and it will inevitably lead to the loss of one aspect while focusing on the other, and there is no perfect solution.

"Huo Qingshan, is this your original intention to become a soldier if you don't value your own life?" Lu Feng was furious after figuring out Huo Qingshan's scheme and motives, his tone full of sarcasm.

"No, I know what you think of me, but that's not the case."

Lu Feng believed that he was blinded by love, selfless, reckless, and unreasonable.

The man continued in a calm voice, “When you're caught in a dilemma, you always tend to try to find the safest balance among two or even three difficult situations. This seems like the safest approach, but it's actually the riskiest, putting all three of us on the edge of a cliff. Everyone wants to protect each other, but no one is safe, and everyone is in a passive position. All three of us could fall off the cliff at any moment. If things go wrong, I, Red Fox, and she could all lose our lives.”

Trying to manage all three aspects, striving for stability, and being overly greedy can easily lead to being tied down. One can only make minor adjustments based on the other party's reactions, neglecting the front, the back, the left, the right, and the top, ultimately ending up with nothing to show for it, and it's not surprising if one fails to manage any aspect at all.

"But my method can minimize the losses and take the initiative as soon as possible. It's not that I don't care about my life, but if I had to choose, two lives are more worthwhile than one, and I'm confident that I can survive."

The fact that I can still sit in the same car and talk to you right now is the best proof of that, isn't it?

Without destruction, there can be no construction; only by putting people in a desperate situation can we plan for future survival.

Lu Feng fell silent, unable to find a rebuttal. What he said was indeed true, and his viewpoints and logic were sound, but Lu Feng just vaguely felt that something was not quite right.