After coming out of the city lord's mansion, Chen Ze lowered his head in silence and followed Mr. Hua all the way.

He never expected that Mr. Hua, whom he had only met twice, would stand up at a critical moment and solve all his problems for him with a life-saving sentence.

They even did not hesitate to offend all the high-ranking generals present and threatened to kill the nine clans. It is conceivable that those people did not dare to raise objections in person, but their dissatisfaction with Hua Lao was definitely deep in their hearts.

What is his purpose in doing this?

How important is your weight in the other person's heart?

This is something Chen Ze has never figured out.

In the meeting hall of the city lord's mansion, Chen Ze spoke wisely, but the doubts in his heart became deeper and deeper.

Along with Mr. Hua, there were Mr. Jing and the fat shopkeeper. As for He Xuan, he finally waited until the end of the meeting. How could he care whether Chen Ze was dead or alive? He left early and went to the military aircraft office to settle accounts. His military exploits are gone.

Mr. Hua was walking in front, and Mr. Jing, who had always looked serious, deliberately stayed half a step behind, walked side by side with Chen Ze, and said in a low voice: "Brother Chen, are you really sure about this?"

Chen Ze looked at him sideways and saw that Mr. Jing, who had always treated him calmly in Xiyun City, had obvious panic in his eyes at this moment.

Obviously, Hua Lao's words about risking one's life really made him confused.

"All I can say is, do your best!"

Chen Ze looked solemn and said: "But Mr. Jing can rest assured. Since Mr. Hua has pledged his life as a guarantee, I can also guarantee something..."

"If the mission fails, I will not let Mr. Hua die alone!"

No matter what Hua Lao's purpose was, Chen Ze was certainly not indifferent to the fact that the other party was willing to sacrifice his life for his own sake. He was even moved in his heart.

Unfortunately, Chen Ze's assurance failed to make Mr. Jing feel better.

After receiving such an answer, the panic in his eyes became even worse. As he walked, he tried several times to dissuade Mr. Hua who was walking in front, but the fat shopkeeper gently pulled him back and shook his head at him.

It can be seen from the sad look on the fat shopkeeper's face that he seems to know the purpose of Mr. Hua doing this, and at the same time he also knows that there is no way to persuade him.

In their own tangle, everyone returned to the military aircraft just across the street.

Meng Yang and others who were supposed to be waiting for Chen Ze outside the city lord's palace did not come forward when they discovered that Chen Ze came out with Mr. Hua. Instead, they hung behind Chen Ze from a distance and looked at Hua. The old man's disgust was palpable.

"You go and do your own thing, Mr. Chen, you come with me."

Returning to the military aircraft, Mr. Hua immediately ordered someone to fetch him strong liquor. Then he looked around with turbid eyes, which made everyone feel sour.

The short-lived sharpness that appeared in front of the assembly hall had long since disappeared, replaced by an old man who was about to die.

Mr. Jing opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh, and stayed with the fat shopkeeper in the hall that had become a restaurant.

Chen Ze naturally followed him up, and together with Mr. Hua returned to the second floor where he had taken the military rank assessment.

Just like the last time I came here, except for a huge sand table on the empty second floor, there was only an old deck chair shaking slightly. Judging from the wear and tear of the deck chair, Mr. Hua had been lying drunk on it for many years. superior.

"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask them now."

After reaching the second floor, Mr. Hua stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his hands, his back facing Chen Ze, and his expression at this moment could not be seen.

"Mr. Hua!"

Chen Ze first bowed his hands and saluted him, and then said: "I do have some doubts. Why did Mr. Hua... when we were at the City Lord's Mansion earlier..."

"Will you vouch for you?"

Mr. Hua shrugged his shoulders slightly, seemed to chuckle, and said, "This is just a favor to you."

"Favor?"

Chen Ze was even more confused. When did Mr. Hua owe him a favor?

"I did something wrong in the extra assessment I gave you before. Now I want to apologize to you."

Hua Lao did not answer, but kept talking to himself.

Chen Ze was silent.

Of course he remembered what happened when he came to take the assessment. At that time, Li Quan'an persuaded him to give up the task, but Chen Ze, who was unwilling to admit defeat, did not listen and chose to go to Hushan.

But is it because of this that Mr. Hua feels guilty towards him?

Isn't that the case?

After all, the other party is also the officer in charge of the military aircraft. Of course, he has the right to propose any assessment method for the candidates who come for the assessment. And if Ruo Hua is such a sentimental person, how could he act willfully in the first place?

"Do you know why I must ask you to annihilate the rest of Guijianchou's tribe?"

Mr. Hua, who didn't answer the question, continued to ask questions.

"I think..." Chen Ze pondered for a moment and asked tentatively: "Is it because of Meng Yang and his black armor soldiers?"

This time it was Mr. Hua's turn to be silent for a moment, and then he spoke again: "It seems that you already know what happened to me back then."

"Yes, I deliberately made things difficult for you and asked you to complete assessment tasks that were beyond your ability at that time. My purpose was exactly them."

He turned around and stared at Chen Ze with burning eyes, "Do you want to know why I chose you?"

Regarding this question, Chen Ze already had an answer in his mind, and he immediately said without thinking: "Is it because of the first assessment task?"

Looking at the sand table, he saw that the sand table was the same as the last time he left. It was still the same layout as when the two of them were conducting sand table deductions. It seemed that the sand table had not been moved since he left.

Chen Ze sighed and added: "That sand table deduction was related to your own experience, Mr. Hua. I believe I am by no means the first person to be asked this question by you, but my answer is related to Mr. Hua's experience."

The one that is most similar to Mr.’s decision back then.”

"So, you chose me."

silence.

There was a long silence.

"right."

After a long while, Mr. Hua replied softly with one word.

The mud seal of the wine jar had long been smashed by his palm. After taking a deep breath, he let the strong wine soak the clothes on his chest and exhaled heavily, "So then I suddenly had the idea to bring those who followed me."

I leave my elite soldiers of many years to you."

"Meng Yang and the others... really hate me."

Hua Lao smiled bitterly and shook his head, "In other words, I am not worthy of their loyalty, but with their elites, they should never just wait to die in the Bo'an barracks, or be ordered by some incompetent mediocre people.

, lost his life in vain.”

"So Mr. Hua, you want to leave Meng Yang and the others to me, but you, who know their temperament well, also know that it is not that easy to control these soldiers."

Chen Ze said: "You arranged an impossible task for me in the eyes of others, and asked Xu Shen to take me to the barracks to select the designated soldiers, just for them."

"Use an impossible task to forcefully tie me to Meng Yang and the others, so that they can slowly accept me and obey my orders during the task."
Chapter completed!