The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

Grandpa Zeng did not respond immediately. He kept his eyes closed, as if he were in deep meditation.

His hands, which had once commanded thousands of troops and witnessed countless conspiracies and schemes, now showed barely visible veins.

He understood Zeng Long's silence at this moment, and the extremely cold and forceful signal conveyed by not answering the phone.

This is not merely a warning to the enemy; it's more like a...

A silent cry.

This child is using this method to show all the hidden forces behind the scenes—

To those deeply entrenched powerful families who believe they can control everything, and even more so to... the nation, a clear and unquestionable message is conveyed:

"You can come at me all you want, any open or covert attacks, any schemes or tricks, I, Zeng Long, will face them all! I'll take them all, even if it means death!"

"But who dares to touch the people around me—my trusted brothers, my friends whom I cherish as my own lives, my blood relatives whom I have never acknowledged—not even a single hair on their heads!"

"Be prepared to bear my boundless, reckless, and all-consuming rage and my cruelest revenge!"

This was not just a simple retaliation against a conflict; it was a coup attempt.

Zeng Long once used his own strength and resolute attitude to demand a clear "side" from the highest level of the country.

He is using this bloody reality to raise a silent question:

"In this incident, have you chosen to side with those deeply entrenched and long-established powerful families, suppressing and disposing of me in the name of so-called 'stability' and 'balance'?"

"Or will you choose to stand with me, the 'weapon' who has risked his life for the country, silently dedicated himself in the shadows, yet couldn't even protect his brothers, friends, and closest relatives?"

Behind this choice lies the future of Zeng Long, as well as Shi Tiezhu, Ye Feng, and Lin Xiaoya—each a national treasure and an unruly team member.

Zeng Long must give them, and himself, a thorough, clear, and unambiguous answer.

If the country chooses to stand firmly on his side and clearly expresses its support for him.

Remove these internal obstacles and malicious suppression from him, and give him and his team the respect and protection they deserve.

So, what about Zeng Long, and his group of lawless yet incredibly capable team members—

We will not hesitate to continue to keep our roots in this land.

To dedicate all our strength, all our loyalty, and all our future to this country without reservation, to continue to guard the light in the darkness, without complaint or regret, until death do us part.

However, if the country, for various complex political considerations, chooses to settle the matter peacefully...

Choosing to protect the reputation and vested interests of those powerful families, or even to suppress them and demand that they compromise and back down... then the result is obvious.

He once led his team without hesitation, turning away and resolutely severing most of their ties with China, returning to the familiar, lawless overseas battlefield where the law of the jungle prevailed.

They will still serve the country in some form, but that service will no longer be unconditional dedication and sacrifice.

Instead, it will become a cooperative relationship based on the exchange of interests, on cold contracts, and even with a hint of alienation and wariness.

He will no longer be the sharpest sword of loyalty, hidden deep within its sheath, ready to strike the nation at any moment.

Instead, they will become a powerful, yet constantly appeased, and carefully traded force operating outside the country's borders.

That would be an immeasurable loss for the country.

"Is this...is this one of the reasons why, even with blood ties right before his eyes, he has hesitated to formally acknowledge them, and even deliberately kept his distance?"

Old Master Zeng felt a sudden, sharp pain in his heart, as if he were being repeatedly cut by a blunt knife coated with poison.

He suddenly understood Zeng Long's deeper pain, struggle, and heartbreaking maturity.

This child is not completely resistant to family ties, nor is he completely devoid of feelings for the Zeng family or this land.

He was afraid! Afraid of everything he would bear once he officially returned to the family—

His powerful team, his unyielding principles, his mission and future destined to be fraught with bloodshed—

It will drag the entire Zeng family into an endless vortex and danger, and will put the family in a terrible situation of being caught between loyalty and righteousness, or even splitting apart, in the possible conflict between him and the country.

He would rather bear the burden himself than let his family, who had just begun to feel a sense of warmth and belonging, face the danger of being destroyed because of him.