"Why wouldn't he?"
"How should I know?"
"I am willing to do so. I want to become a superpower like you, defend my country, and protect my wife and children. This is what I should do as a husband and a father."
"What if you die?"
"If my sacrifice can bring safety to my family and happiness to people all over the world, then it is worth it."
After hearing this, Hu Laita was so excited that the blood in his body was flowing at an accelerated speed. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. Hu Laita's face changed and he knew that he had to go into seclusion.
Last time, he was lucky enough to advance because Cheng Qiao gave him the Resurrection Pill, but the advancement was very hasty, and he didn't have time to meditate properly afterwards, resulting in unstable breathing now, and he would fall back if he was not careful.
But if we go into seclusion now, what about Cheng Qiao's safety? Although there are comrades from special departments here, they don't understand the situation here and are bound to be negligent.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
When Li Huan saw Hu Laita's face change drastically, he had a bad feeling. Before Hu Laita could say anything, Cheng Qiao just walked in with food.
"Qiao, please give my master some health pills, he..."
Cheng Qiao put down the food and a porcelain bottle appeared in his hand. Hu Laita was not polite anymore and quickly swallowed a few health pills. He told Cheng Qiao that he was going out to find a friend and turned and left.
"Coincidentally, my master is okay."
"I don't know. Eat the food while it's hot. I've already lit the stove here at Uncle Sloppy's. When you're done eating, move to the opposite side. The little troublemaker will come here to set up the fire pit later."
"Oh, it's too much trouble for them."
After Li Huan finished his meal, got dressed and went to the dormitory opposite, Cheng Li rushed over quickly and hugged Li Huan, feeling sorry for him because he had been poisoned and his life was hanging by a thread.
But when he wanted to comfort Li Huan, he saw Li Huan's unusually charming face and couldn't help but forget what he was going to say.
"Dad, you..."
Li Huan picked up Cheng Li, but his eyes were fixed on Cheng Liguo:
"Dad, don't worry. I'm fine now. Just be careful when you go out next time. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. As long as you're okay, I'll go over to the other side to see if I can help you. You three can have a good chat."
Cheng Liguo also looked at Li Huan's face in disbelief. He didn't look like a poisoned person at all. Instead, he looked like someone who had just come out of a brothel.
But he was also sensible. He knew that something must be wrong when things were abnormal. Li Huan's face was so charming, he must have been poisoned deeply. He had to give this family some time. Alas, God was playing a joke on them.
"Son, we finally meet again. Do you miss your father? Don't cry. A real man can shed blood but not tears, so how can he shed gold beans?"
Li Huan hugged Cheng Li tightly. Although he knew that his son had never liked to cry since he was young, he still felt heartbroken when he saw him crying.
"Dad, don't be a mutant."
"Why?"
"Wu Xiaolin said that people with special abilities either die early or live a long life. In any case, they cannot be with their families."
"If you live a long life, you can spend more time with your family."
"But his family members are all dead, who will he go with?"
Li Huan: “…”
"Dad, please put me down. I'm too heavy."
"No, let Daddy hold you for a while longer. In two years, Daddy really won't be able to hold you anymore."
Cheng Li caringly put his arms around Li Huan's neck, but when his hands felt cold, he retracted his hands in fear.
It was only then that I realized that my father's neck was as cold as ice, but because there was a coal stove and charcoal basin in the room, the temperature was not low.
"Dad, are you cold? And are you in pain?"
Although Cheng Li didn't want to cry, tears still fell on the military coat and were quickly absorbed by the coat.
"It was very cold at first, but now that you're holding daddy, I feel much warmer."
"Dad, my hands are hot. Let me warm them for you."
Cheng Li stretched out her hand without hesitation and pressed it tightly against Li Huan's neck. However, it didn't take long before she felt so cold on his neck that her whole body began to tremble.
"Come down."
Cheng Qiao hugged Cheng Li down, then squatted down and looked into Cheng Li's eyes, asking word by word:
"Son, if your father doesn't become a superpower, he will die. Will you let him do it?"
"Why?"
"Because only super powers can transform the poison in your father's body into super powers for him to use. Otherwise, he will just slowly freeze to death."
"Mom, can't you and Grandpa Ye save Dad?"
"Mom is powerless, and Grandpa Ye is even more helpless."
"Then...then I'd better be a mutant."
"Promise mom that everything we say tonight will be kept secret. You can't even tell your brothers and sisters. Oh, and you can't tell Wu Xiaolin either."
Cheng Li nodded very seriously. He would definitely not tell anyone. But when it came to Wu Xiaolin, Cheng Li showed a strange expression on his face:
"Mom, Wu Xiaolin transferred to the same elementary school as mine, and she brought her classmates with her. They are now in the same class as me."
Cheng Qiao opened her mouth in surprise. General Wu was so powerful that he was so cruel as to let Wu Xiaolin come to this barren place. Especially the school where Cheng Li studied, the conditions were even more difficult.
Although the sand control efforts there have shown initial results, it will take decades to turn the desert into an oasis, so General Wu is asking for trouble for his granddaughter.
Li Huan was also a little speechless, their family had to be torn apart because they had no other choice, otherwise who would want to be separated from their family? It was just that some things were not suitable to be said in front of children.
"Cheng Li, help your father to the bed to rest for a while. I'll take the charcoal basin in and see if there's anyone on the other side who needs my help."
You can't ask someone to help you clean the pit while the owner is not around. That would make you feel too uncomfortable. Cheng Qiao took out some cakes and cigarettes from his backpack to reward the officers and soldiers who helped.
The little troublemaker was very good at working and kept mixing cement in the snow. Uncle Niu and a few young men were digging the pit. They were very fast and they had made the outline in just half an hour.
When Cheng Liguo saw Cheng Qiao coming in with gifts, he nodded secretly in appreciation. Cheng Qiao put the things on the desk, and then invited everyone to drink some water and eat some cakes.
Seeing that no one was making a move, Cheng Liguo knew that everyone was embarrassed, so he took the lead in picking up the cakes, eating while sighing:
"My daughter, once a person becomes famous, there will naturally be a lot of troubles, so no matter what the situation is, you must rely on the organization. When you really can't hold on, the organization will help you."
Cheng Qiao nodded. She had already closely followed the organization. Not only did she come to this remote place to build a school, but she was also going to set up a clinic here after graduation.
Don't underestimate the health center. It is an independent health center different from the military hospital. It is not under the jurisdiction of the military hospital and has great power.