Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 460 A Man's Promise

Ye Shaohong extended an invitation to the wounded soldier in front of him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the wounded soldier who had lost one eye immediately raised his head, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

"You...what did you say?"

"you want……."

The tough man, who had just been wounded on the front lines, was already flustered and speechless in the face of Ye Shaohong's simple words.

"It's just a meal and a place to stay."

"It's not a difficult thing."

Ye Shaohong chuckled softly. He had indeed softened his heart; if he hadn't, he would never have done such a thing. But to say he regretted it was impossible.

After all, this opportunity was earned by the actions of these wounded soldiers.

Even when faced with the desperate situation of death, they spared Ye Shaohong without hesitation because of the word "brother".

It's equivalent to giving up hope of living.

You can accuse such people of being cowardly and afraid of battle, but you can never accuse them of being utterly devoid of conscience.

It's sad to say.

Wounded soldiers.

They had already sacrificed their lives for their country, but when they were forced to leave the battlefield due to injuries, they couldn't even find a place to receive treatment or a full meal.

Putting aside Ye Shaohong's official position, as a Chinese citizen, was it wrong for him to lend a helping hand?

If it were any other conscientious and capable passerby, they would probably have helped too.

"why?"

"We are all deserters, so you should hate us. Why are you helping us?"

The blind middle-aged man remained silent for a moment before finally asking the question that had been lingering in his mind.

"It's very simple."

"Because of the eye you've lost, because this brother has a broken leg."

“You have fulfilled your duties as soldiers, so even if I wanted to criticize you, I would have no reason to do so.”

"I can't even bring myself to say it."

Ye Shaohong responded without hesitation.

His resolute determination instantly froze the expressions on the faces of the two wounded soldiers.

Guilt, gratitude, grief... a complex mix of emotions surged into their hearts. At this moment, when they looked at Ye Shaohong again, they didn't even dare to lift their heads.

And just then.

Behind Ye Shaohong, the two men who had blocked his path and had not yet revealed themselves also spoke in trembling voices.

"Big brother..."

The voice contained too many emotions, and they were too complex.

For a moment, Ye Shaohong couldn't figure it out, but he did discern one thing: they didn't want to accept his help.

As for the reason, it's not hard to guess.

A man's dignity.

Even if their injuries were severe and difficult to heal, even if they were in danger of dying at any moment, they did not want to accept charity from others. "Third brother."

"I know what you want to say, and I know what you want to do, but don't forget, the second and fourth brothers are both seriously injured."

“If we refuse his help today, then the second and fourth brothers…”

The middle-aged man, who was blind in one eye, twitched the corner of his mouth and finally gritted his teeth to respond.

Ye Shaohong could even see that he had quietly clenched his fists as he said those words.

He simply pretended not to see any of it.

After a brief moment of observation, Ye Shaohong raised his head and looked at the waning moon hanging high in the sky.

"It's getting late."

Have you made a decision yet?

“If we delay any longer, when the patrolling police come and see you in this state, they will definitely kick you out.”

Ye Shaohong did give these people a chance, but he would also respect their choices.

The current urging is simply to get them to make a decision as soon as possible.

"it is good."

“We’ll go with you. This time, we brothers owe you a favor. If you ever need us in the future, we four brothers will repay you even if it costs us our lives.”

The middle-aged man, who had lost an eye, looked at his companion beside him, who had lost a leg and whose face was ashen white, and finally made his choice.

"Let's go then."

"Keep up with me, the journey is a bit long, it will take about ten minutes."

Ye Shaohong nodded, then looked at the four people again, as if they were strangers on the street, and took the lead to guide them.

And his choice was precisely the most appropriate one.

He has done his utmost to show these four people the utmost respect.

That's the case too.

Upon seeing the silent, leading stranger ahead, the middle-aged man with one blind eye immediately showed a look of gratitude.

He paused for a moment.

When his two companions at the street corner came up, the four of them helped each other and followed Ye Shaohong.

And so they continued on their journey.

A dozen minutes later, led by Ye Shaohong, the group arrived at the entrance of a secluded mansion.

Upon arriving at the location, Ye Shaohong did not rush inside. Instead, he looked around before turning and walking to a cypress tree. He removed a brick from a brick wall marked with a special mark and took out a key from it.

He held it in his hand for a moment, then turned and looked at the middle-aged man who was blind in one eye.

"Here."

"Here are the keys to that house. You can move in now."

“I left some food, medicine, money, and weapons in the room as assistance for you.”

Before the one-eyed middle-aged man and his companion could respond, Ye Shaohong tossed the key into the arms of the one-eyed man.

Then he turned and left without hesitation.

The middle-aged man, blind in one eye, stared blankly at the key that had landed in his palm, then suddenly clenched his fist. Then…

She looked up again in the direction Ye Shaohong had left.

"brother."

"You've helped us so much, how can we possibly thank you?"

"Thank me?"

Upon hearing the question, Ye Shaohong paused slightly, but waved his hand without turning his head.

"I haven't thought it through yet."

"If I really want to thank you, one day in the future I might ask you to do something for me. I just hope you won't blame me when that time comes."

After saying that, Ye Shaohong didn't linger and stepped into the darkness.

As his figure gradually disappeared into the distance, the man with a broken leg next to the middle-aged man who was blind in one eye finally opened his mouth.

"Big brother..."

"Yes, no need to say more, I know. His identity is very special, and I can tell too."

"But so what? Since he has given us a way to live, even if one day he really wants to take our lives, we cannot refuse."

"Alright, these are all things for the future, there's no point in thinking about them now."

"I'll go open the door. If there really is food and medicine inside this house, then your injuries might have a chance to heal!"