A Fated Encounter

"So that's how Ge Xiaolun got roped into all this?"

Long Qian, who had been listening intently, nodded his head in utter confusion.

Since Ge Xiaolun liked Qiangwei so much, he might as well help him out. As long as she didn't steal his Yan, and preferably, he could trick Zhi Xin away too.

How could that scumbag Xin be worthy of the adorable Zhi Xin?

"How should I help him?!"

Long Qian's mind raced with action plans, ways to help without joining the Xiong Bing Lian and getting himself killed.

"Forget it, forget it, I'll just let things happen naturally."

Unable to think of any solutions, he shook his head helplessly.

Just as he was about to leave with the food, he overheard Ajie and Qiangwei's conversation.

"Ajie, your reach is a bit too far, isn't it? You tell everyone everything, promise them everything, finding girlfriends, why don't you find them wives too? There will be more girls coming, they'll need partners too, are you going to help them find husbands as well? When did you become a matchmaker?"

Qiangwei was a bit angry now, facing Ajie with a furious expression.

She hadn't said anything earlier because she couldn't be bothered.

"No, it's just that you don't have a boyfriend either, right? That guy is the Galaxy Power, the future main god of the Milky Way. Are you really afraid he's not good enough for you?"

Ajie, sensing that Qiangwei wasn't truly angry, shamelessly teased her again.

"If the upcoming members need boyfriends, it's not impossible to introduce them. Anyway, this isn't something I need to worry about. The commander said to recruit them, and he'll take care of the rest himself."

"Hmph, I don't care. I absolutely forbid you from using my private life to tempt others again, not even by trickery. Otherwise, I'll beat you to death!"

Qiangwei snorted. The thought of Ge Xiaolun's foolishness made her speechless. If Ge Xiaolun were just a little more normal, a bit more manly, she wouldn't be so bothered.

The wars of the future would be incredibly brutal. As super soldiers, they couldn't afford to retreat even an inch.

Their spirit of never giving up was what would inspire more people, what would prevent more people from falling into despair.

If they, as super soldiers, were to cower, fear war, and dread death, then Earth would truly be hopeless, and Huaxia would be hopeless too.

Therefore, Qiangwei despised people like Ge Xiaolun the most: cowardly, afraid of battle, only concerned with their own interests and their own little corner of the world.

"Alright, alright, but don't have any opinions about them either. They were just ordinary people before. It's natural to fear death. Even I fear death, but my faith above all else allows me to overcome the fear of death in my heart.

But they are different. Soldiers and ordinary people, you need to distinguish between them. Not surrendering in wartime, not betraying the country, and still believing in the nation and the soldiers is already very difficult. They need to grow, they need time. Who knows what the future holds?

The past cannot be retained, but the future can be changed. You need to help them complete their transformation.

As a Party member and an excellent soldier of the Republic, you should have faith in your future comrades, not resist them."

As an excellent Party member, Ajie began to lecture Qiangwei.

"Got it, got it. You're so annoying, so long-winded. With how long-winded you are, will you ever find a wife?"

As soon as Qiangwei heard Ajie being so fussy and motherly, she became annoyed and launched a personal attack.

Since she couldn't win the argument, she wouldn't be blamed for hitting a sore spot.

"Tch, you're already in your thirties but you're still acting like a young person, trying to look young. Aren't you ashamed?"

"You... you're not supposed to attack people personally. You know that's a personal attack, right? Besides, I'm only thirty-one, not in my thirties. I'm still young, do I need to pretend?"

Ajie, upon hearing Qiangwei's words, immediately retorted.

Of course, he wouldn't get angry because of what Qiangwei said. After all, they had known each other for over ten years, and they were used to bickering.

"You're 31 by actual age, 32 by traditional counting, almost 33, pushing 34, about to hit 35. How are you not in your thirties???"

"You... why don't you say I'm about to hit forty?"

"Hitting forty is too exaggerated, it's unrealistic!!!"

"I can't be bothered to argue with you. Who's next? Liu Chuang, right? He's not far from here. Do you want to go, or should I?"

Ajie couldn't be bothered to quibble with Qiangwei anymore. He wanted to finish the important task first.

Lianfeng had already secured the Shenhe Sniper, Qi Lin. Dukao was personally going to find the Heart of the Earth, Cheng Yaowen. The two of them would handle the rest.

Rui Mengmeng was working a part-time job at a restaurant and was easy to trick. It might be a bit harder to trick Zhao Xin and Liu Chuang, but with his methods of deception, it would be a piece of cake.

"Forget it, you go. I don't have your silver tongue. To be honest, keeping you as an instructor at the Super Seminary is a waste of talent. You should go to the War Propaganda Bureau; you'd definitely thrive there. You could even fool experts into a stupor."

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? I'm offering suggestions for the country. What do you mean 'fooling'? And what I'm saying is the truth, okay? Whether they can achieve what I say is their problem."

Ajie revealed a rare smile at Qiangwei's words.

"Damn... where should I stay tonight? My ID won't work."

Leaving the coffee shop, Long Qian became lost again.

Being undocumented, without an ID, was really troublesome. His personal information was completely useless in this world.

Staying at a hotel was probably out of the question, but he looked down on staying at a motel. He was a man with a lot of money now, how could he stay anywhere else?

As he wandered, he arrived near the Feiliu District police station.

"Hey, you there, wait a minute..."

Suddenly, a voice called out to Long Qian.

"Huh, Qi Lin, it's you. Are you feeling better?"

As Long Qian turned around, he saw Qi Lin waving at him. Seeing it was her, he relaxed. He had thought it was Qiangwei and the others who had found him.

However, since Qi Lin was a Super Gene possessor, those injuries probably weren't a major issue.

"Yeah, you still haven't told me your name!!!"

In fact, Qi Lin had been thinking for the past two days about where that person from that night came from. She was certain the person wasn't crazy.

As soon as she was discharged from the hospital, she went to the police station to look for information related to her from that night. Unfortunately, the police car from that night was completely destroyed, leaving no records or videos.

She had just finished the procedures at the police station when she saw Long Qian strolling around.

"Oh, my name is Long Qian. Long Qian, as in 'Long Qian Yu Yuan' (Dragon Hiding in the Abyss)."

Long Qian actually remembered quite a bit about Qi Lin later on.

While he didn't recall the entire plot, he remembered most of it.

Especially the line, "Are you expecting me to be your woman?" It was very impactful and helped him remember a lot of useful information.

After all, being able to remember lines from novels or movies and TV shows definitely meant there was something special about it.

He had to admit, the Qi Lin in front of him now wasn't much different from her later in-game model. Her white uniform was particularly striking and left a deep impression on Long Qian, with many scenes suddenly popping into his mind.

The reason he hadn't recognized Qi Lin immediately that night was also due to this. His memory of the early Qi Lin was a bit hazy, given how long it had been; he couldn't recall many faces. But later, after seeing her so often on Douyin, he remembered her very clearly.

"Do you live in Feiliu District?"

Qi Lin asked a question she already knew the answer to. She wanted to hear Long Qian's second answer and see if she had misjudged him that day.

"Uh... what if I told you my home is gone, would you believe me???"

Long Qian thought that Qi Lin hadn't heard him that night. However, he was quite sure that Qi Lin had seen him running out of his villa.

"Uh..."