Walking to the portrait, Ye Qiu bent down, cautiously picked up the portrait broken in two, a hint of sorrow flashing in his eyes, and murmured, "Brother, it's my fault, I made you suffer."

He handed the portrait to Jiang Yuelan, and then Ye Qiu walked into the half-collapsed house, pulled out a table, and placed the portrait on it.

"You can leave now."

Ye Qiu shot a cold glance at County Magistrate Sun.

County Magistrate Sun dared not say a word, nodded heavily, and then immediately waved his hand, signaling the villagers to leave with him.

The people dispersed one after another.

Ye Qiu took out his phone and called Huang Zhentian and others who were still at the town hospital, telling them to come back immediately.

Soon, Huang Zhentian led the soldiers of the Seventh Squad back quickly.

Together with Jiang Yuelan, Ye Qiu made preparations in advance, setting incense on the table with Madman's portrait.

At this moment, he stood straight in front of Madman's portrait, his face more solemn than ever.

The soldiers of the Seventh Squad stood neatly beside him.

"Bring the wine." Ye Qiu looked at Huang Zhentian and said faintly.

Huang Zhentian turned around, handed the jar of wine he was holding to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu quickly opened the seal and filled all the wine bowls on the table while softly speaking to himself, "Brother, I've always remembered, this wine has always been your favorite; I brought it for you."

Saying this, he picked up a bowl of wine and said in a deep voice, "Everybody, toast to Madman!"

As soon as the words were out, Huang Zhentian and the others stepped forward in unison and picked up the wine.

Ye Qiu said no more, picked up the bowl meant for Madman, and slowly poured it on the ground, "Brother, say no more, just drink this bowl of wine."

Twitching at the corners of his mouth, Ye Qiu suddenly raised his head and downed the bowl of wine in his hand.

Huang Zhentian and the others did the same.

Then.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Everyone threw their wine bowls to the ground with force, instantly, fragments flew in all directions.

The remaining wine in the bowls splattered, carrying their endless yearning deep into the ground.

"Everyone, follow my command, at attention!!!" Ye Qiu shouted sternly!

Instantly, Huang Zhentian and the others stood straight, at attention!

A sense of dignity belonging to Huaxia soldiers erupted, enveloping the entire space!

"Salute!!!"

Ye Qiu shouted loudly, and everyone saluted in unison towards Madman's portrait!

Subsequently, the air fell silent!

Ye Qiu and the soldiers stood silently, saluting.

Everyone's expressions became incredibly complex.

For Madman, they had a thousand words, but at this moment, not a single word could be spoken.

They weren't from the same squad, and didn't interact much, but, they were all Huaxia soldiers, the brotherly bond between comrades was beyond words.

Sentimental words, they didn't want to say, at this moment, they just wanted to quietly look at Madman.

"Wang, my son is about to be born, you must come to the wedding banquet."

"Wang, when my son is born, you must make him your godson!"

Looking at Madman's portrait, scenes from the past kept flashing in Ye Qiu's mind, making his heart ache to the extreme, producing an impulse to cry.

In the past, they had climbed mountains of blades and entered the sea of flames together.

Roaring together, they charged at the enemy!

Triumphing together, drinking together!

But now, they were in two different worlds, and Ye Qiu's mood was indescribably painful.

"Brother, have a good journey!"

After a long time, Ye Qiu resolutely uttered a few words and slowly lowered his hand.

"Ah! Ah ah!"

At this moment, a child's cries suddenly reached the ears of Ye Qiu and others.

Everyone looked over simultaneously, and were immediately stunned.

In Jiang Yuelan's arms, Madman's son was also making a military salute gesture towards Madman's portrait, particularly unstandardized.

He smiled.

Innocent and pure smile, full of anticipation.

"Hehe." Jiang Yuelan also laughed, but the trace of nostalgia in her eyes grew stronger, she said softly, "This child, his eyes are very much like his father's."

Ye Qiu's body suddenly trembled.

The moment he saw Madman's son smile, he really thought the Madman of the past had returned.

A few seconds later, a hint of a smile appeared on Ye Qiu's mouth too, he stepped forward slowly, walked to Jiang Yuelan, and then stared at Madman's son for a long while.

"You're right, his eyes are exactly like Madman's, filled with a longing for the army and passion."

"In a dozen years, he'll be a good man!"

Ye Qiu sighed, then took out the military tag he had prepared beforehand from his pocket and carefully placed it in Madman's son's hands, "This is my military tag, now, it's for my godson."

"Brother Ye..." Jiang Yuelan looked at Ye Qiu gratefully, "Really thank you all for this time, thank you."

"No thanks between family."

Ye Qiu faintly smiled, then his expression turned serious again, "I've said it many times, Madman's family is my family, so you must remember, whatever happens in the future, you must speak up.

As long as I'm alive, no one will bully my family, understand?"

"Hmm, I understand." Jiang Yuelan nodded heavily, tears sliding down her cheeks again.

Ye Qiu said nothing more, along with Huang Zhentian and others, helped Jiang Yuelan to tidy up a bit, and then rushed to the hospital to visit Madman's mother.

The group stayed in the town for a few days.

County Magistrate Sun acted promptly, arranging the best accommodations for Jiang Yuelan and others that very day, and the house that had become a ruin was entrusted to the city's best construction team for repair.

Ensuring it would be ninety percent similar to the original house.

Because that was Madman's second life, and Jiang Yuelan's spiritual pillar!

The police also called, saying that Wolf Brother's murder case a year ago had been reinvestigated, and the evidence was conclusive.

Wolf Brother was sentenced to death, to be executed immediately.

Ye Qiu also leveraged his connections to ensure his godson would receive the best education and have the best life.

Ensuring Madman's family wouldn't be bullied anymore.

Money, too, wouldn't be lacking.

Anyone seeing these benefits would be envious to the extreme.

Yet, Ye Qiu didn't feel it was anything special.

No matter how well it was done now, it couldn't bring back Madman's life!

But, he had done his best.

After staying for a few days and making sure everything was fine, Ye Qiu, along with Huang Zhentian and others, bid farewell to Madman's family.

Under the reluctant gazes of Madman's family, they left Dongwu Town.

...

Jiangnan City.

Inside a luxuriously decorated room.

A European woman with golden long hair sat in a chair with her legs crossed, glanced at the two men in black in front of her, and said in a deep voice, "This is a family order, Mia'er must be brought back at all costs; she insists on staying in Huaxia, surely there must be some reason.

But, none of these are reasons for her to stay in Huaxia, if necessary, use force, and don't hold back by then."

"Understood." One of the men in black nodded slightly and said, "We will obey your command, no one can stop us from bringing Mia'er back to the family!"

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