Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3206 Comrades, Welcome Home
Whoosh!!!

Inhale, exhale.

Lu Xurong felt that he had used up all the strength he had in his life.

All physical strength has been exhausted at this moment.

He couldn't run anymore.

He reached out and slowly sat down, holding onto the street beside him; he needed to catch his breath.

"It's been quite a journey for you to get here."

A voice suddenly rang out in the darkness.

A bitter smile appeared on Lu Xurong's face; in the end, he had failed her.
However, at this moment, he was no longer afraid.

I looked up at the person who had spoken.

It was the same person who had been at the alley entrance earlier.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, it ended up in his hands again.

"Okay, I know it might be a bit impolite of me to say that."

"Well then, let me introduce myself first."

"I am Smith."

You can call me Mr. Smith!

The newcomer bowed before Lu Xurong, displaying humility, pride, and arrogance.

Yet they have the right to be arrogant and conceited.

Lu Xurong looked at the other person, then glanced to the side, where the number of people around him was indistinct.

"Do you know that we lost thirty agents trying to capture you? Some were shot, some were stabbed, and some were strangled with ropes."

Do you know?

Smith looked up, smiling condescendingly, "Even I almost got fooled."

"Really, if it weren't for the other person's scent, no, or rather, I'm a bit sensitive to scents, I wouldn't have noticed the difference."

"Oh, by the way, don't you want to know what happened to those two in the end?"

Smith, like a victor, recounted his achievements bit by bit.

"That person, um, the one next to you, had his head shot and smashed, and his body disappeared down the stinking ditch, we don't know where."

Lu Xurong's eyes darkened, his heart aching as if it were being torn apart.

"The person impersonating you tried to detonate the bomb at the last moment, but we broke his arm."

Do you want to know how he died in the end?

"No, you definitely don't want to know, oh my God, how could such a cruel thing happen?"

Smith wore a compassionate expression like a saint, yet her words were so cruel.

"brute!"

Lu Xurong shouted angrily, his expression becoming even more ferocious.

Smith shook his head, then slowly approached. "A beast?"

"No, no, no, compared to what you did, we only did what we were supposed to do: protect national security and protect national freedom."

"It's you who disrupted the order here, so you should be called beasts."

Smith spoke aggressively.

But Lu Xurong just sneered, "Ethnicity? You?"

"You descendants of robbers, thieves, and garbage, how dare you talk about ethnicity?"

Bang

Smith kicked Lu Xurong in the chest, because it involved a history question, and he really wouldn't answer.

Lu Xurong lay on the ground, panting heavily, gathering his strength.

He had considered dying like this, but before he died, he needed to make this guy pay the price.

It only takes a minute, just a little closer to your teeth.

"Alright, it seems you're still not giving up."

"But all your men are gone, where can you run to?"

As he spoke, Smith waved his hand, and two people emerged from the darkness behind him, dragging another person along with them.

"This is the person who came to pick you up. Unfortunately, he is already dead."

"Oh, right, we also found a train ticket on him, a ticket to the West Coast."

"It's a pity you can't go."

Smith threw the ticket on the ground, and Lu Xurong picked it up with great effort, his face full of pain.

"Finally, Mr. Lu, could you tell me where your research has progressed?"

Lu Xurong grinned and said, "Mr. Smith, I don't understand what you mean."

"Stop making excuses. Your people all come from China."

"So, the mastermind behind all this is you, China."

Smith took a deep breath, his eyes filled with horror.

"That's right, you're absolutely right."

"The mastermind behind all of this is China."

"As for the answer you want to know, it's definitely more serious than you think."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely let you experience it then."

Looking at Lu Xurong's maniacal smile, everything seemed real, yet everything also seemed fake.

It was so real that he couldn't help but doubt the truthfulness of what was said.

"You admit it?"

Smith stared into the other man's eyes, his gaze as sharp as an eagle surveying a hare in the darkness.

However, Lu Xurong still smiled calmly and said, "What's so hard about admitting this?"

"I am Chinese, and China is behind me."

"What do you say?"

Do you believe it or not?

Lu Xurong grinned, but in Smith's eyes, the other's composure was the best disguise.

Hahaha

"oh oh."

"That's amazing, that's amazing!"

"What's that saying?"

"True and false, false and true."

"When truth is false, falsehood is truth; when falsehood is truth, truth is falsehood!"

"It's a tongue twister, but it's just like you."

"As expected of the cunning Chinese."

"However, does your China have this capability?"

"No, you don't."

"So, who are you working for?"

France?

"Or...an alliance?"

Smith spoke slowly and deliberately, paying close attention to Lu Xurong's expression with each word.

However, Lu Xurong's expression remained unchanged, which made Smith frown and become even more certain that the other party was hiding something.

Lu Xurong exhaled, then gave a cold laugh. "What do you think?"

"No, you wouldn't be able to figure it out with your limited understanding."

"Because this is called national wisdom."

boom!
Smith kicked again.

Lu Xurong lay on the ground feeling like his ribs were about to break!

"Damn it, don't talk to me about history!"

“Take him away.”

Smith had lost interest in playing and now he needed to go back and think things through.

Or you could work with Lawrence to figure out a way to get this guy to talk.

The two men handcuffed Lu Xurong and then carried him to the car.

In his haste to arrive, Smith only brought these two people with him.

Lu Xurong was forcefully shoved into the car, with the two men sandwiching him between them.

Smith glanced back. "I'll give you ten minutes to think it over, otherwise when you get to your destination, you'll feel that death is a blessing."

Lu Xurong grinned and said, "You know?"

"Our ancestors passed down a profound saying."

"Oh, by the way, you don't have ancestors."

"Hahaha!"

Lu Xurong continued to provoke Smith, then suddenly his expression turned serious. "Our ancestors said that villains die from talking too much."

"What do you mean?"

Smith had barely finished speaking when he realized something and looked at Lu Xurong with a look of horror.

"Stop him!"

Smith roared, but the two people beside him had no idea what those three words meant.

What stopped him?

Why stop him from doing anything?
At that moment, Lu Xurong was about to bite his teeth to pieces.

"Teeth, teeth!"

Smith roared and was about to step forward and swing his fist to stop Lu Xurong. But the next second, he heard the sound of an engine.

Then, it felt like my whole body had lost gravity.

boom!
The vehicle rolled and crashed to the side.

Inside the car, Lu Xurong, who was about to grit his teeth, was thrown to a different position by the impact, and then bounced around inside the car. Fortunately, there were people on both sides to cushion his fall, which is how he managed to survive.

Lu Xurong opened his eyes with difficulty and saw a figure staggering over.

The next moment, he lost consciousness.

When Lu Xurong woke up again, the sunlight shone on his face through the car window, and it was a little dazzling.

He then found himself lying in the back seat of the car.

The bumpy road made Lu Xurong feel a burning pain in his chest, and he had some difficulty breathing.

However, he had no time to check his own condition; instead, he was looking at the driver in front of him.

"Xiao Lin!"

His voice was filled with disbelief, and his tone was full of concern.

Hearing the noise, Lin Kang turned around and pulled him over.

At this moment, Lin Kang's complexion was also not good; his face was pale, and his eyes had dark circles.

He was in a car accident last night, and while rescuing people, he also sustained considerable injuries.

Now I can only use my left hand, and I've been working all night, so my body has been barely holding on.

"Station Master!"

Lin Kang forced a smile and then slowly brought the car to a stop.

After a moment of silence, Lu Xurong shook his head and said, "You shouldn't have come back!"

"But I still came back!"

Lin Kang smiled, and Lu Xurong smiled too.

At this moment, hearing this kid's glib tongue is actually quite nice.

Perhaps having a brother by your side will make the journey less lonely.

The two got out of the car, stood in the cold wind, drank some water, and ate something.

After quickly treating his injuries, Lin Kang placed the boat ticket aside, saying, "If I leave like this, I'll regret it for the rest of my life!"

Lu Xurong turned his head away, his mind filled with complicated emotions.

"Let's go!"

"Where?"

Lu Xurong pulled out a ticket. "Go here!"

After he finished speaking, the car slowly started moving.

Lin Kang, however, sat in the passenger seat. "Station Chief, can I know now?"

Lin Kang smiled, and Lu Xurong nodded.

The vehicle wasn't going fast, and the fact that this truck has survived the impact and is still standing is quite remarkable; it truly deserves the name "pickup truck."

Lu Xurong's voice wasn't in a hurry; the journey was still long.

"The mission we're undertaking is called Project Torch!"

"Initially, there was a biologist in China, well, you could call him a biologist, although that sounds a bit strange."

Lu Xurong laughed as he spoke, saying that it was really hard to tell what that guy was doing.

Lin Kang didn't know why Lu Xurong was smiling like that, nor did he know who the other person was, but he was certain that this person was very powerful.

Otherwise, Lu Xurong wouldn't have shown such an expression.

He put forward the idea that a nation, or a race, shares commonalities…

"If you don't understand, just imagine our hair, and it'll be easier to understand!"

Lin Kang nodded slightly, but his eyelids were drooping and he could barely keep them open.

"Then some argue that the commonalities of each ethnic group are controlled by a set of genes, and that once this genome is found, targeted research can be conducted."

"It's like a group of people having a certain gene that causes shock when it comes into contact with soapy water."

"In this situation, we can send soapy water to the other party if necessary."

Lu Xurong grinned. Although they hadn't found the commonality yet, they had done a much better job in the preliminary preparations.

The key point is that they are studying foreigners.

Judging from the current trend, the United States should have already realized the significance of this research.

It is estimated that this research has already begun.

As for the subjects of the study?

Lu Xurong didn't believe they would research their own race. Otherwise, if they did, and it happened to be captured by ambitious individuals, wouldn't that be...
This is the same reason why they don't study Chinese culture.

As for their desire to study China, let them do it.

Domestically, preventative measures were implemented when the "Torch Project" was first launched, demonstrating that they were ahead of the curve in this regard.

It can be said that the ten years they gained in advance were the key to their victory.

Unfortunately, the United States discovered this a bit too early. If they had been given two more years, Project Torch could have been completed perfectly.

Even so, they have taken the lead in this path.

As long as our side doesn't announce the results, a sword will be hanging over the other side's head.

This unseen sword is more terrifying than a hidden mushroom bomb.

Lu Xurong felt both regret and joy, and surprisingly, the pain in his chest didn't seem so bad anymore.

Lin Kang, however, stared wide-eyed, finding it unbelievable.

He didn't understand much of what was being said about the project, but he understood the meaning clearly.

It's simply about finding a race's weakness and then targeting that weakness.

The consequence, naturally, was that the entire race suffered.

"Station manager, I... I participated too, right?"

Lin Kang asked in a low voice, and Lu Xurong naturally nodded solemnly.

"That's right, you were involved, and you were the most important part of it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Kang closed his eyes.

Lu Xurong was startled, but the next second he realized that the other person had fallen asleep.

I breathed a sigh of relief, then drove carefully, glancing at my ticket as I went.

On the front is a train ticket heading west.

However, the departure time and numbers above are actually location coordinates.

Lu Xurong took out a map from the car and then looked for the coordinates on it.

A moment later, after confirming the location, Lu Xurong traced the route on the map with a pencil and placed it in front of the car. He glanced at the sleeping Lin Kang, and, emboldened by some unknown source, said confidently, "Sleep well, we'll be home soon!"

After saying that, his conviction grew even stronger.

The car continued south and soon arrived at its destination.

This is the border of the United States, and the coordinates point to the canyon ahead.

The car slowly drove along the dirt road. Lin Kang had woken up, taken a nap, and eaten something. He felt quite well.

Looking at the scene before me, I was a little surprised and confused. Where am I?

Just as Lin Kang was about to ask, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him waving a flag.

A red flag.

Lu Xurong glanced at Lin Kang, who skillfully took out his sidearm, and then the two drove over.

Upon reaching them, the two realized that the person waving the flag looked very familiar.

An Xin.

Xiao An!

Without thinking twice, the two stopped the car and ran forward as fast as they could.

"An Xin".

"Xiao An!"

"Old Lu."

"Little Linzi!"

The three of them hugged each other, and suddenly tears welled up in their eyes.

"You, you're not..."

Lu Xurong said in disbelief, and An Xin pulled a wine flask from his chest, "This thing saved my life."

"But I didn't expect you to come back."

As he spoke, he looked at Lin Kang, who immediately looked up and laughed, "This is called Mr. Key, do you understand?"

"Hehe, Mr. Lin Kang, the key figure, come and shake hands."

Ouch.

"My arm hurts!"

After chatting and laughing for a while, An Xin pointed to the canyon behind them and said, "Our people have built a suspension bridge here in advance."

“Once we get there, we can leave the United States.”

"Then, the organization booked our plane tickets. We'll be back in Hong Kong today, tomorrow night."

As he spoke, An Xin led the two to the edge of the canyon, where a suspension bridge made of ropes appeared directly in front of them.

An Xin took a deep breath and then said solemnly, "Director Lu, Captain Lin, we're going home."

The two exchanged a glance, then helped each other onto the suspension bridge.

At this moment, they embarked on their journey home.

Just as An Xin had predicted, the rest of the trip went smoothly.

When the plane landed in Hong Kong, Li Rong, along with Li San and others, greeted it at the airport.

Along with that came the words that brought tears to the eyes of the three men once again: "Comrades, welcome home!"