Hearing Fang Ran's words, the other two looked at her gently.

After a while, Qiao Ruyi picked up a pen and paper and asked her: Ou Zilin seems to treat you differently, he seems to like you.

Fang Ran suddenly smiled and brushed her short blue hair. "He treats me differently because I look like an old friend of his."

"Old friend?" Song Xilan asked.

That old friend was the little girl in the photo in his wallet.

Fang Ran never asked about the girl, but Ou Zilin later took the initiative to talk to her about it.

The first time he saw Fang Ran, he asked her if she was a boy or a girl. At that time, he felt that she looked very much like his old friend.

Her name is Sera and she is thirteen years old.

She is a Chinese girl, but she grew up with her mother in Country Y and speaks the language of Country Y fluently.

The first time Ou Zilin met her was at the reception gate of the headquarters training base. Sera's mother brought her over and said she wanted to apply to join the army for training.

Sera was less than twelve years old at that time. She had neat short hair and a clean fair complexion. She wore a handsome black sportswear and looked like a very cool kid.

She kept looking up at Ou Zilin and smiling, her smile was innocent and pure.

The army doesn't accept girls, that's the rule.

Ou Zilin looked at the pretty and handsome child in front of him and couldn't tell whether it was a boy or a girl.

Sera's mother told him that Sera was a naughty boy.

Afraid that he wouldn't believe her, she also took out her household registration and other documents, which all proved that her gender was a boy.

In this way, Sera, who was less than twelve years old, joined the army and began training.

She was the youngest and most favored in the army. Tang Ming, who was in the army at the time, especially liked to tease her. He treated her like a younger brother and gave in to her in everything.

Qi Tai is different. Qi Tai will train her in a man's way and teach her things she has not learned yet.

Logically speaking, she has spent more time with Tang Ming and Qi Tai, so their relationship should be closer.

But she especially liked Ou Zilin, the older brother who didn't talk much and was always cold but had never been mean to her.

Whenever Ou Zilin was at headquarters, she would stick to him like a little tail. She would always follow him with a smile on her face, calling him, "Brother Chigu."

Everyone at the headquarters called Ou Zilin "Master" or "Chi Gu".

Only Sera calls him "brother".

At the training base at headquarters, "brother" is an unfamiliar yet precious name.

But with little Sera's shouts over and over again, Chigu, who was respected by everyone in the headquarters, began to have a touch of warmth.

Twelve-year-old Sera was fearless of hard work and fatigue, a quick learner with a high level of comprehension. She always completed her coach's assignments brilliantly, then went to her brother Chigu with a smile on her face to ask for a reward.

The so-called reward is not something material, but a compliment or a touch on her head.

But girls are girls after all. Their gender can be hidden for a while, but it will be revealed one day.

Thirteen-year-old Sera had her first period while training in the army.

The girl's menstrual blood stained her training pants red.

Everyone was stunned.

This little boy who had been training with them day and night in the army was actually a girl!

The army does not accept girls, nor can it keep girls.

When Ou Zilin told Sera this, she cried for the first time.

She said that she could endure hardship and fatigue, and could train like a boy, so why couldn't she stay in the army, why couldn't she stay with him.

Ou Zilin looked at her coldly and asked, "What is the first rule of joining the army?"

Sera stood up immediately and blurted out with tears in her eyes: "You cannot question the Supreme Commander LC. You must obey any of his orders unconditionally."

"LC's words are ironclad orders. Everyone must obey, or get out of the army." Ou Zilin looked at her coldly. "The first ironclad order he set was 'No girls accepted into the army!' You have violated that order."

"You have one day to pack your things." He said indifferently, "Your mother will take you back tomorrow!"

Ou Zilin never thought that such a ridiculous thing would happen at the headquarters, especially when Ling Che handed over full power of the headquarters to him.

Seeing him turn around and leave without hesitation, Sera shouted at his back, "Brother, I want revenge!"

Ou Zilin paused and turned to look at her.

Sera's hands clenched into fists at her sides, and her eyes, which should have been innocent, were filled with hatred and determination. "I want revenge! I'm training to avenge my father! My mother thought of many ways to send me here, don't chase me away! Mom raised me up all by herself because she wanted to avenge my father! If you chase me away, her last hope will be shattered, and she will die!"

"Rules are rules!" No matter how much she said, she couldn't change the rules of the headquarters. Ou Zilin looked at her coldly, "I'll say this one last time. Get out of the headquarters before tomorrow!"

He was about to leave when a small hand grabbed his.

His back trembled and he looked sideways.

The arm, which was no longer white due to daily training, was exposed, and the small hand was tightly grasping his fingers.

"Brother..." Sera raised her head, her eyes full of pleading, "I promise you, I will leave here. But can you please agree to one request of mine?"

Ou Zilin didn't say anything, he just felt that her eyes were extremely pitiful.

She said, "I have been here for a year, and next week I will have a one-year assessment. I beg you, please let me complete this assessment, okay?"

She held Ou Zilin's hand tightly and said, "I promise you, I will leave immediately after I complete this annual assessment, and I will leave the headquarters immediately..."

"Brother...Brother Chigu..." She burst into tears, her bright eyes full of tears, "Please..."

Ou Zilin didn't know why he became soft-hearted, and the word "soft-hearted" was not allowed to appear in the army.

But he softened his heart.

He said, "After the assessment, get out immediately."

"Thank you brother!"

Sera immediately rushed over and hugged the man. The thirteen-year-old girl was only as tall as the man's waist. Her thin arms tightly hugged the man, and she choked out a sob and said, "Brother, after I leave here, I will miss Brother Tang Ming, Brother Qi Tai, and the other brothers."

The man did not move. In fact, with her small body and strength, he could easily break free.

But he didn't. He heard Sera crying, "But the person he misses the most must be his brother...Can I still come to see you in the future?"

"Don't come back once you leave headquarters." Ou Zilin's voice was calm and indifferent. "This is not the place for you."

As for the revenge she wants, headquarters will give it to her.

As long as you have spent one day in the army, you are considered a member of the army.

At this point in the story, Song Xilan was already in tears.

She wiped her tears with a tissue and asked Fang Ran, "What happened next? Did that Sera leave the headquarters?"

Fang Ran's eyes dimmed. "She failed the assessment mission and died."

The thirteen-year-old girl stayed in the army forever.

Forever thirteen.

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