After leaving the hospital, Yue Xiaofei could not calm down for a long time.
His maternal grandfather's words and that earth-shattering plan made the burden on his shoulders feel much heavier all at once.
From the shadows into the light, from an unknown "criminal's son" to the "guardian of the Dragon Kingdom" in the eyes of millions.
The gulf between those two roles was simply too vast.
He did not know whether he could live up to that role, but he knew there was no turning back.
For his father, for his maternal grandfather, for the heroes both fallen and living, and for the country he loved so deeply.
He had to shoulder this responsibility.
Yue Xiaofei took a deep breath and called [Man-Rat] Han Duoduo.
"Hello? Xiaofei! You finally called! This little rat thought you'd been abducted by aliens!"
Han Duoduo's distinctive voice came through the phone, lively and playful.
"Cut the chatter."
Yue Xiaofei kept it brief. "Gather all [Reverse Scale] members currently in Longdu for a meeting at the Old Place. I have an important mission to announce."
"Roger! Consider it done!"
Han Duoduo immediately dropped her joking manner, her tone turning serious.
After hanging up, Yue Xiaofei drove to a secret base on the outskirts of Longdu.
It was one of the [Reverse Scale] squad's bases in Longdu. On the surface, it was an abandoned auto repair shop, but an entirely different world lay underground.
When Yue Xiaofei entered the underground conference room, [Ugly Ox], [White Tiger], [Jade Rabbit], [Stone Monkey], [Wild Chicken], and the others had all arrived.
The moment they saw Yue Xiaofei come in, everyone rose and gave a perfectly synchronized military salute.
"Xiaofei!"
"Sit."
Yue Xiaofei waved a hand, walked to the head of the table, and briefly recounted what Ye Jincheng