A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

Chapter 405 Fan Tianlei's Regret
Wang Yadong was taken aback upon hearing this, and his brows furrowed.

Scorpion remained expressionless, but his fingertips subtly caressed the holster at his waist.

Chachai lowered his voice, his tone full of struggle: "Are we going to kidnap those unarmed tourists?"

“Chachai, you have no choice.” Scorpion’s voice was as cold as ice. “Once you embark on this path, there is no turning back.”

Chachai's Adam's apple bobbed, pain spread across his face, and he ultimately said nothing more.

Wang Yadong stared at the distant shadows of the cruise ships, his knuckles clenched so tightly they turned white. He was anxious but remained silent, a turbulent emotion churning in his eyes that went unnoticed by anyone.

At this moment, on the Dream Boat, the national flag fluttered in the sea breeze, and tourists gathered in twos and threes on the deck, raising their glasses and chatting.

Inside the cockpit, the bosun stared at the GPS screen, his brow furrowed: "Captain, something's wrong. This GPS seems to be malfunctioning."

The captain walked over and bent down to examine it: "What do you mean?"

"The wind is from the southwest today," the boatswain said, pointing to the national flag fluttering outside the window. "But look at our course, and then look at the direction the flag is flying—it doesn't match at all!"

"Let's take another look." The captain picked up his binoculars; the sea was calm and still in the viewfinder.

The boatswain's expression suddenly changed: "If the weather forecast is correct, we... have already reached international waters!"

"How could the GPS be malfunctioning?" The captain's voice deepened.

"I do not know!"

"Trust the weather forecast!" the captain decided immediately. "Turn around right now and head towards the coastline! The high seas have been turbulent lately; there are pirates around. We can't stay here rashly!"

"Yes, sir!" The boatswain was about to turn the helm when he suddenly looked up, his voice trembling, "Captain! Look!"

The captain looked in the direction he was pointing—three fishing boats were rushing towards them like wild horses.

His pupils constricted sharply: "Quick! Sound the alarm!"

The bosun grabbed the radio microphone: "Coast Guard! Coast Guard! This is the Dream Ship..." His words trailed off as he looked up in despair, "Captain, the radio has been destroyed!"

The tourists on deck also noticed the anomaly and began pointing at the rapidly approaching fishing boat, discussing it amongst themselves.

Suspicion crept into Zhang Lina's mind. She raised her digital camera, and the telephoto lens slowly zoomed in. When the scorpion's face clearly appeared on the screen, she shuddered and screamed, "Ah! It's him!"

"Who is it?" Cuifen was startled by her reaction.

"The murderer who killed my son! He's a bad guy!" Zhang Lina slammed her camera to the ground and screamed, "He's a bad guy! Run!"

On the fishing boat, Tiger Shark was the first to raise his submachine gun and pull the trigger towards the sky.

In the cockpit, the boatswain was terrified, his face turning deathly pale: "They have heavy weapons!"

The captain gritted his teeth, his knuckles turning white from the effort, and finally said dejectedly, "Shut down...we're finished."

The roar of the cruise ship's engine came to an abrupt halt, and three fishing boats quickly approached.

Tiger Shark, along with Scorpion, Wang Yadong, and others, climbed the rope ladder onto the deck. The pirates filed in, their dark gun barrels pointed at the tourists hiding in all directions.

The captain walked toward the tiger shark, his back ramrod straight.

Tiger Shark sized him up and down, a cruel smile creeping across his face: "Captain, from this moment on, this ship, your crew, and these tourists all belong to me."

“Mr. Pirate,” the captain’s voice was unusually calm, “I only ask that you treat them humanely.”

"That depends on whether you know what's good for you." Tiger Shark tilted his head and gestured. "Gather all your men, sailors and tourists, not one less."

The captain sighed softly, "I'll try my best. But some people might be hiding..."

"Don't try anything funny with me." Tiger Shark's expression suddenly changed, his eyes sharp and ruthless. "I know how many people are on board! If one is missing, I'll kill them! Search the ship!"

The pirates immediately scattered and roughly dragged the hiding tourists away.

When Zhang Lina and Cui Fen were pushed to the front of the crowd, Wang Yadong and Scorpion were both stunned—especially Scorpion, whose gaze was fixed on Zhang Lina's face as if drawn by a magnet.

“This woman,” Scorpion suddenly spoke, his voice low, “Don’t touch her.”

Tiger Shark raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Who is it?"

The scorpion raised its chin to indicate: "It's her."

Tiger Shark looked at Zhang Lina and saw her glaring at Scorpion with fierce eyes. He immediately understood and sneered, "Your old flame?"

"I suppose so." Scorpion's tone was devoid of emotion.

"Bring it over." Tiger Shark waved his hand.

Two pirates immediately stepped forward and roughly grabbed Zhang Lina's arms.

"Let me go! What are you doing!" Zhang Lina struggled desperately, her nails almost digging into the pirates' flesh.

"Don't hurt her!" Cuifen rushed over to protect her, but a pirate swung his gun butt hard and smashed her forehead. "Ah—" she cried out in pain and staggered to the ground, blood instantly seeping from her forehead.

Wang Yadong instinctively slammed his hand down on the holster.

Chachai turned his face away, not daring to look again.

Zhang Lina was forcibly dragged in front of Scorpion. She suddenly raised her head and spat a mouthful of saliva on Scorpion's face: "Executioner!"

The scorpion wiped the saliva off its face without changing its expression, and even twitched the corner of its mouth.

Tiger Shark, watching from the sidelines, burst into laughter: "Looks like your old acquaintance isn't exactly friendly to you, Scorpion!"

“I killed her son,” Scorpion said calmly.

Tiger Shark was taken aback, then laughed even more fiercely: "That's ruthless!"

"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!" Zhang Lina lunged at Scorpion like a madwoman, scratching his face with her nails.

The scorpion simply stretched out one hand and easily clamped it onto her wrist, then with a little force, it pinned her to the ground.

Zhang Lina struggled, then suddenly lowered her head and bit his arm hard.

Blood instantly soaked her sleeve, but the scorpion remained silent, simply watching her calmly with a complex and unreadable expression in its eyes.

Zhang Lina bit until she was too weak to continue, then collapsed to the ground and cried out in anguish, "Give me back my son...give me back my son..."

He slowly withdrew his hand, looking at the wound, and said, "I killed her son, this pain is nothing. Tiger Shark, promise me, don't touch her."

"Your people are yours to command," Tiger Shark said with a malicious grin.

Just then, a pirate dragged over a man wearing white gloves and shouted, "Boss, there's one hiding here!"

"One of us! I'm one of us!" The first mate frantically waved his white glove on his left hand, staggering towards Tiger Shark. "I'm the contact! It was arranged!"

Tiger Shark glanced at his white gloves and gave a forced smile: "I saw it."

The first mate immediately breathed a sigh of relief, rubbing his hands together and saying obsequiously, "Then... my money should have arrived by now, right?"

“Of course.” Tiger Shark’s smile widened. “I’ll be there soon.”

"Really? That's great!" The first mate was overjoyed, completely unaware that Tiger Shark was reaching for his holster.

"boom!"

Gunshots rang out suddenly, the first mate's smile froze instantly, his eyes widened, and he fell straight down, blood gushing from between his eyebrows.

Tiger Shark blew away the smoke from the muzzle of his gun, his tone nonchalant: "Trying to pull teeth out of a tiger's mouth? In your next life."

The pirates began driving the tourists onto the fishing boats.

The captain stood still, slowly adjusting his disheveled collar. "I know what you're going to do. But please treat the tourists kindly."

"He's quite the man," Tiger Shark scoffed. "Too bad I don't have enough food to support an idler."

"Scorpion!" Wang Yadong could no longer hold back and roared, "Do you really have to do this?!" Scorpion glanced at the pirates who were closing in, and tugged at Wang Yadong's arm: "Let's go, this is none of our business."

Tiger Shark turned around, a half-smile on his face: "What? Scorpion, won't you lend a hand?"

“Tiger Shark, we’ve all got blood on our hands, but don’t push me,” Scorpion’s voice was cold and hard. “My men and I won’t lay a hand on unarmed sailors—unless they threaten us. Don’t push me, okay?”

"Alright, what can we do when we're such good friends?" Tiger Shark waved his hand. "You can go now."

Scorpion glanced at Wang Yadong and Chatchai: "Let's go."

Wang Yadong gripped his pistol tightly. "Scorpion, we're on this ship. If these sailors are killed, the blood debt will be on our heads. We absolutely can't escape."

Scorpion was silent for a moment, then looked up at Tiger Shark. "That's enough. You can keep asking for more. A human life is money too."

Tiger Shark sneered, "You're a pirate now, why are you still pretending? Do you still plan to turn over a new leaf and become a normal person? Go to sleep."

"Tiger Shark!" Scorpion stepped forward coldly. "You underestimate the fighting power of that force. If you attack these sailors, aren't you afraid an atomic bomb will flatten your island? Are your men all superhumans?"

Tiger Shark frowned and waved his hand. "Take them down."

The scorpions breathed a sigh of relief. At least they wouldn't witness bloodshed on this ship. If a massacre were to occur and they were angered, the entire island might be razed to the ground.

-

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"He's back, but the orders have also come down. Let's see."

Inside the Red Cell Base, Fan Tianlei stared in astonishment at the documents handed to him by Brigade Commander He Zhijun.

After looking down and examining him closely, he was taken aback. "Brigade Commander, this is a real talent! With him, Red Blood Cells can do so much. Why are you letting him go back? Yes, we couldn't find him after he went missing, although he was found by the Old A team. But we are a special unit and can't act without orders."

He Zhijun sighed, "Do you know why he didn't want to stay with Red Cell, or even the Wolf Fang Special Operations Brigade? It's about interpersonal relationships and camaraderie. Maybe it's because he joined later in life that you never really felt any camaraderie with him. Whether he disappeared or came back, you didn't see any joy. You just felt sorry for such a promising talent after losing him."

He Zhijun earnestly advised, "Tianlei, you and I both survived the war. You should know that he is a natural-born warman. You have neglected him and underestimated him."

"Go ahead and do it. There's no turning back now. An absolute order cannot be changed by anyone."

Fan Tianlei gripped the document tightly with both hands. "Yes."

-

boom!
The door was pushed open, and Gong Jian rushed into Fan Tianlei's office.

"Chief of Staff, how could you let him go back? With him around, our Red Cell combat capabilities will be guaranteed."

Fan Tianlei frowned. "What are you doing? Do you think this is a free market? Get out!"

Gong Jian took a deep breath, stood up straight, saluted, turned and walked out, closing the door behind him.

"report!"

Fan Tianlei leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling. After about two minutes of this awkward silence, he sat up straight and said, "Come in."

Gong Jian gently pushed open the door and walked in, standing in front of Fan Tianlei with measured steps. "Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the instructor of the Red Cell Group has a mission to report to you!"

"speak."

"Chief of Staff, now that the Red Cell team leader is back, could we talk to the higher-ups and ask him to stay in Red Cell for another year? Red Cell has just been established, and these kids' combat skills are still lacking. We need a practical, elite officer like him."

Fan Tianlei quietly watched Gong Jian.

Gong Jian paused for a moment before asking, "What are you trying to say?"

“Gong Jian, you are one of my best students. Let me ask you this: if a unit or a special forces team loses a member, does it stop functioning? Does it become unable to carry out its mission? Does it become completely crippled, blind, or deaf? Does it become useless?”

Gong Jian immediately replied, "Reporting to the Chief of Staff, no."

"Then why are you talking nonsense? The Central Theater Command secretly found the person. We lost him while on a mission, and you still have the nerve to ask them for him back? Now that the theater command wants him back, what excuse do you have to refuse?"

Fan Tianlei stood up and sighed, "Let's go back. Consider it our fault for feeling guilty."

After Feng Yuxiu disappeared during the last mission, the Eastern Theater Command did not issue any orders to search for him. Now that the people from the Central Theater Command have found him, how can they possibly speak up?

Moreover, even the commander of the Eastern Theater Command could not disobey this order.

too big.

"Yes."

Gong Jian turned and walked out dejectedly, his face gloomy the whole way. What officer wouldn't be envious of such a top soldier?

"Instructor, didn't the captain say he was coming back?" Song Kaifei asked curiously, putting down the sandbag.

Gong Jian walked silently to the edge of the training field without saying a word.

"What's wrong, instructor?" Li Erniu poked his head out and asked.

"I don't know. Could it be that the captain isn't coming back? That's impossible. This is his unit. What would he be doing if he didn't come back?"

He Chenguang glanced at Xu Tianlong, and the two fell silent.

He Chenguang, in particular, felt a sense of bitterness and despair at this moment.

He had dealt with the scorpion several times, but he always managed to escape.

These experiences instilled a psychological fear of scorpions in him, and they felt no fear only when Feng Yuxiu was around.

He is a role model and a benchmark.

After Feng Yuxiu went missing, they had also suggested to Fan Tianlei that they search around the Warrior Academy or ask their superiors for an order to carry it out.

But for someone who has disappeared without a trace, the superiors' feedback was simple: without a specific plan and clues, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

And that was the end of it.

Who doesn't regret it now?

Does Gong Jian have no regrets?
Fan Tianlei… Fan Tianlei was now filled with utter regret.

It was originally the face of the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade, a powerful weapon to stop the fighting.

Now, it's been taken away by the owner.

Instead of his family coming, a firm order was sent directly to the higher-ups.

What is this? It's just that they're too lazy to argue with you.

"Ugh……"

-

The green train still leaves behind the villages and surrounding dirt roads that have been developed over time.

Feng Yuxiu sat on the train, watching the scenery pass by outside the window.

Jeans and long hair with bangs are the hallmarks of this era, and they are beginning to flourish.

The migrant workers carrying red and white woven bags are also preparing to go to big cities to work after the Spring Festival. The development of infrastructure has enabled men who do manual labor to support their families.

After sitting for more than ten hours, Feng Yuxiu got off at the station. A military vehicle was parked at the station entrance, and two familiar faces were standing in front of the vehicle.

Feng Yuxiu was stunned.

Bai Tiejun and Gan Xiaoning slowly smiled. "Squad leader, I've missed you so much."

(End of this chapter)