"Plop—"
With a dull thud, Gu Tianlong's blood-stained head and headless corpse fell to the ground.
Under the light, his face was ferocious and astonished, his eyes wide open, as if he couldn't believe that Jiang Wuming had killed him so cleanly!
"Ugh..."
Seeing this scene, whether it was the thirty-six Dragon Guard members, or the members of the Loulan team, the Blade team, and the Snow Mountain team, they were all somewhat stunned.
At that moment, after hearing Gu Tianlong's words, they all vaguely felt that Jiang Wuming was trying to scare Gu Tianlong into confessing his crimes.
Standing not far from them, Li Lianyi, along with Qin Xiaozhi, Xing Tian, Dongfang Xiaoyao, and Huangfu Weixia, remained calm.
Because.
They all knew that the young man had never intended to force a confession through torture, nor had he ever intended to make Gu Tianlong admit his crimes.
To retaliate in kind publicly, letting Gu Tianlong die in despair!
This was the young man's only goal.
In the midst of the calm, Li Lianyi, dressed as a doctor, walked towards Jiang Wuming and the others.
As for the thirty-six Dragon Guard members and the members of the Blade, Loulan, and Snow Mountain teams, they exchanged blank stares, as if asking each other: What do we do next?
There was no answer.
Everyone was bewildered.
They had received orders from their superiors to stop Jiang Wuming from killing Gu Tianlong.
As a result, Jiang Wuming paved his way with military merits, and not only did they not stop him, but they watched helplessly as Gu Tianlong was executed by Jiang Wuming.
While bewildered, they subconsciously glanced at the direction of the combat command center and couldn't help but think: Gu Tianlong was shouting so loudly just now, the commanders must already know about Jiang Wuming killing Gu Tianlong, right?
In fact, this was indeed the case.
In the combat command center, Li Rui not only knew but had also witnessed it personally.
He stood on a hillside outside the combat command center, holding a military night-vision telescope, and clearly witnessed the entire process of Jiang Wuming killing Gu Tianlong.
"Let's hurry, or they'll leave."
Li Rui put away his military telescope, then turned to look at Qinglong behind him, "Qinglong, carry me and get to the temporary airport as fast as possible. Zhujian, you come by yourself."
"Yes!"
Zhujian and Qinglong acknowledged the order simultaneously, but their expressions differed.
The former had a strange expression.
Although he knew beforehand that Li Rui had tacitly approved Jiang Wuming's actions and had specifically sent away Wu Ju, the third elder of the Military Department, he did not expect Li Rui to personally watch the entire process.
Qinglong, on the other hand, was calm, or perhaps indifferent was a more fitting description.
As the captain of the Dragon Guard's Qinglong team, he was the strongest and most mysterious Dragon Guard.
He rarely appeared in front of outsiders, instead hiding in the shadows, acting as Li Rui's shadow.
To protect Li Rui with his life, not to listen, not to see, not to speak, to treat himself as deaf and mute.
This was the order given to Qinglong by Qi Wufu, and it was the only order!
Qinglong strictly followed the order, and over the long period, he had developed a cold and taciturn nature.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Then, with two breaking wind sounds, the three of them left the hillside and headed straight for the temporary airport.
At the temporary airport, in front of the helicopter.
Jiang Wuming sensed Li Lianyi walking towards him, so he did not rush to leave.
Moreover, in his judgment, Li Rui and Zhujian should also be coming.
He wanted to bid them farewell.
"Boss, let's get on the helicopter first."
Seeing Li Lianyi about to approach, Qin Xiaozhi said.
"Okay."
Jiang Wuming nodded and walked directly towards Li Lianyi.
Qin Xiaozhi, Xing Tian, Dongfang Xiaoyao, and Huangfu Weixia then boarded the helicopter one after another.
Among them, Dongfang Xiaoyao and Huangfu Weixia showed subtle expressions the moment they boarded, which flashed and disappeared!
"Thank you."
Soon, Jiang Wuming and Li Lianyi met.
They stood half a meter apart, and Jiang Wuming spoke first to thank her, both for supporting his decision and for appearing at the last moment to make the thirty-six Dragon Guard members decide not to intervene.
"You don't seem to learn your lesson."
Li Lianyi, usually calm and composed, unusually rolled her eyes, very playfully.
Jiang Wuming smiled wryly.
He knew that Li Lianyi was reminding him that they didn't need to thank each other.
Li Lianyi had said this before, and more than once.
"Have you thought about where you're going?"
After a brief silence, Li Lianyi suddenly asked.
Clearly, she knew very well that Jiang Wuming was going to leave the Military Department, and even to avoid conflict with the Military Department, he would have to leave Longguo.
"Not yet."
Jiang Wuming shook his head.
"That's not like you."
The girl smiled and blinked.
In her memory, Jiang Wuming always planned his actions before acting.
This time, Jiang Wuming did not speak, but quietly looked at the girl.
Under the light, the evening breeze blew up the girl's flowing long hair.
The girl wore a charming smile, but the young man could sense a trace of unspeakable sadness behind the smile.
"I'm sorry."
The young man took a step forward, pulled the girl into his arms, and whispered the other three words in her ear.
Compared to "Thank you," "I'm sorry" were the three words the young man most wanted to say to the girl.
"You're doing it again."
The girl hugged the young man back, responding playfully as always.
But this time, her eyes turned red.
Not because she couldn't control her emotions, but because the young man couldn't see it.
"Going back to be the Ghost Face God of War again?"
Immediately, the girl quickly adjusted her emotions, continued to hug the young man, and asked playfully.
"Probably."
The young man thought for a moment and said.
"Then, does our agreement still count?"
The girl asked again.
Hearing this, the young man's body trembled violently, then he let go of the girl, stared at her forced smile, and thought for a moment, "Although I can't stay in the Military Department, I should still continue to kill enemies from beyond the territories until they dare not invade. I wonder if that counts?"
"It counts. When the war is over, I'll be waiting for you at the Li family ancestral home."
The girl nodded, then thought again, "Maybe, when you've settled down outside, I'll come find you."
"Okay."
The young man agreed.
All along, the girl had been silently supporting him from behind, and had done a lot for him.
This was the first time the girl had taken the initiative to make a request, and it was a trivial one, how could he refuse?
"Alright, hurry up and get on, otherwise if Grandpa Li and the others arrive, it'll be hard for you to leave."
The girl let go of the young man, preparing to end their farewell.
"I was waiting for them, they've already arrived."
Jiang Wuming said, and saw three figures appear at the entrance of the temporary airport.
Among them, Li Rui jumped down from Qinglong's back, then strode with Qinglong and Zhujian into the temporary airport.
"What kind of unconventional move is this?!"
Seeing this, the thirty-six Dragon Guard members and the members of the Loulan team, Snow Mountain team, and Blade team were all dumbfounded, and then they all realized something and quickly looked away, pretending they hadn't seen anything.
"What's going on? The combat command center ordered you to stop the Battle Dragon team. Why did the Battle Dragon team break through your lines and kill Gu Tianlong?!"
Soon, Li Rui walked up to Bai Hu, Ye Feng, and the others and rebuked them angrily.
"Reporting, Commander..."
As Li Rui's words fell, Bai Hu, Ye Feng, Ye Kunlun, and Wang Tuo all spoke up in unison, wanting to take the blame and accept punishment.
However—
Before they could finish their words, a voice sounded, interrupting their report.
"Commander Li, I used force to threaten them and forced them to let me pass!
You know, on the battlefield, I once killed dozens of enemies, including eight four-star War Gods, by myself!
They couldn't stop me, and they didn't dare to stop me, so they were forced to let me pass!"
Jiang Wuming let go of Li Lianyi, gathered his energy in his dantian, and spoke in a deep voice, his voice like thunder, exploding in the air of the temporary airport.
At this moment, he was responding to Li Rui, and also announcing his 'crime' to everyone in the entire front-line command center.
Swish swish swish...
Instantly, whether it was the thirty-six Dragon Guard members or the members of the Loulan team, Snow Mountain team, and Blade team, their gazes immediately turned to Jiang Wuming.
Under the light, their eyes were filled with shock, and their hearts were filled with emotion.
Because, none of them expected Jiang Wuming to do this—to take all the blame onto himself, to save them from punishment!
"Jiang Wuming, you scoundrel! Do you know what your actions mean?"
Li Rui also looked at Jiang Wuming and cursed angrily.
He appeared very angry and furious, but even more so, he felt heartache.
Silly child.
Do you think I didn't see you paving your way with military merits?
If you had just killed Gu Tianlong, perhaps I could still find a way to exonerate you, and even if you couldn't stay in the Military Department, you could still stay in Longguo.
But you publicly declared that you threatened the Dragon Guards and the Guardian teams with force, how can I help you then?
The old man's eyes widened as he looked at the young man in front of him, and countless words he wanted to say surfaced in his mind.
"Goodbye, Commander!"
In front, the young man responded loudly, while raising his right hand, clenching his fist, placing it over his heart, palm facing inward.
With the most sacred and solemn gesture of the Military Department, he bid farewell to Li Rui, his former comrades, and the Military Department.
The evening breeze blew.
The old man said no more words, only his eyes turned red.
At the same time, the thirty-six Dragon Guard members looked at Jiang Wuming with admiration.
The members of the Loulan team, Blade team, and Snow Mountain team also had red eyes, and their hearts felt an irrepressible emotion, like a mountain pressing down on them.
Uncomfortable.
"Commander, Brother Wuming is lying..."
Immediately, Ye Kunlun, the captain of the Snow Mountain team, spoke again, wanting to prove Jiang Wuming's innocence and take the blame onto themselves.
"Jiang Wuming, although you once led the Battle Dragon team to great military achievements, from ancient times to the present, merits cannot offset demerits!"
Li Rui interrupted Ye Kunlun with a hand gesture and said sternly, "Dragon Guards, Loulan, Snow Mountain, and Blade Guardian teams, heed my order! Immediately arrest all members of the Battle Dragon team!"
"Take off!"
The response to Li Rui was the young man's voice.
In front, the young man turned and boarded the helicopter.
The next moment.
Before the Dragon Guards and the three Guardian teams could act, the helicopter took off, circling like a falcon and disappearing into the night sky.
Goodbye, who knows when.
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