Published at 26th of February 2026 6:13 am

Chapter 3431: The Gift

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In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

The Dragon Eagle’s men were instantly subdued by those from Group One.

Just seven of them stood there.

In terms of momentum, they completely overshadowed the thirty men of Dragon Eagle.

"Lin Yi!"

Chen Zhengnan stepped forward.

"It’s a misunderstanding, and you’ve taught him a lesson, let’s just leave it at that."

Seeing Chen Zhengnan step out, the men of Dragon Eagle breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though they were fewer, the oppressive feeling they gave was suffocating.

It felt as if, in the next second, they would turn into a flood and beasts, charging at them.

But the people from Group One did not put away their knives.

With just a look from Lin Yi, they would all rush over.

Step by step, Lin Yi walked towards Huang Liansheng.

The latter was trembling with fear, "Do you know who I am?"

"I... I know..."

"Knowing that, who dares to find trouble? You’ve got some nerve."

Grabbing Huang Liansheng by the hair, Lin Yi kicked him in the face!

The people standing nearby could even hear the sound of bone cracking.

Ah—

Huang Liansheng clutched his face, lying on the ground, wailing in pain.

But no one dared to help him up.

Patting the dust off himself, Lin Yi looked at Chen Zhengnan.

"Leader, your men are a bit unruly, with no sense of organization or discipline. I helped you manage them, no objections, right?"

Chen Zhengnan’s expression was unusually cold and he said in a low voice:

"Now that you’ve vented, let’s just drop this. Don’t do it again next time."

"Alright."

Holding Little Nuonuo, Lin Yi said, "Let’s go."

With a command, Group One put away their knives and left with Lin Yi.

Little Nuonuo had stopped crying, but Lin Yi still checked her eyes to make sure no dirt got in before he was relieved.

And the Dragon Eagle people, seeing them leave in the distance, finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief and took Huang Liansheng to the medical room.

"Director Zhang, how is he?" Ma Tiesheng asked.

"Fractures in the maxilla and zygomatic bone." The doctor in a white coat replied:

"How did this happen? Was he hit by a car?"

"No, he was beaten by someone." Ma Tiesheng said.

"Impossible!" The doctor immediately refuted, "Even a car wouldn’t necessarily cause this. You said someone did this?"

"It was Lin Yi."

"Team Leader Lin, ah, then that’s normal. It means he didn’t go full force."

"What? He didn’t go full force?"

"If he had really used all his strength, there wouldn’t be a bone left intact in his skull, his brain matter would be a mess."

Everyone winced upon hearing that.

Only then did they realize the gravity of the situation.

"Don’t provoke anyone, especially Team Leader Lin." The doctor said:

"I remember back in the early days, when he wasn’t a team leader yet, he broke the legs of those disciples in the compound."

"He’s too arrogant." The Dragon Eagle people said angrily.

"But he is indeed formidable; you think the title ’Merit Team Leader’ is just for show?" The doctor said:

"But I suggest we do a simple treatment first, then send him to the general hospital."

"Is it very serious?"

"Very serious, it might even be a problem whether he can continue serving."

...

On the other side, Lin Yi returned with his men to Liang Xianghe’s place.

Preparing to discuss the contents of the second half of the meeting.

"Oh my, what happened here?"

Song Yuzhen was cooking, and seeing Little Nuonuo return with red eyes, she quickly came out of the kitchen.

"What happened here, did you hit the child?"

Song Yuzhen scolded:

"I’m telling you, if you want to hit, do it at home, don’t do it in front of me."

"Wu wu wu... Great-grandma, someone bullied me."

Little Nuonuo opened her small hands and complained to Song Yuzhen.

"Tell great-grandma, who bullied you."

"I don’t know, but someone did bully me, wu wu wu..."

"Little Liu, what happened, you tell us."

Liu Hong didn’t hide anything and recounted what had happened just now.

"Is this Dragon Eagle deliberately causing trouble?"

"Kind of." Ning Che said:

"These newly recruited people always want to make their presence felt in front of us, so they took out their frustrations on her and her daughter."

"They need a lesson, or they won’t behave."

"They’ve been taught."

Song Yuzhen held Little Nuonuo and said to Ji Qingyan:

"Wait here, I’ll get justice for you. I’ll definitely have words with them next time I see them."

"It’s fine, it’s fine, Nuonuo is quite tough, she’s not that delicate." Ji Qingyan said.

"That won’t do, here in our place, we can’t let the child be bullied."

It was clear that Song Yuzhen was quite angry.

Compared to Little Lin Cheng, she liked Little Nuonuo a bit more.

"Alright, let’s just let this matter pass." Liang Xianghe said:

"Don’t leave at noon, stay and have a meal."

"Then let me have a drink with you." Liu Hong said with a grin.

"I’ll help with cooking." Ning Ning said.

"You chat with the old man for a bit, cooking is my forte."

Lin Yi went to the kitchen and started working.

Soon, a table full of dishes was ready.

"What’s the schedule for your trip to Jing City this time?"

During the meal, Song Yuzhen asked.

Ji Qingyan looked towards Lin Yi, waiting for him to answer.

"I will first see if there’s anything needed at the brigade, if not, we’ll go back."

"Then you must come often in the future." Song Yuzhen looked at Nuonuo, "We don’t get to see her often, come over more when you can."

"Understood."

Lunchtime wasn’t very long, less than two hours before it was over.

After the meal, Liang Xianghe got up and said to Ji Qingyan:

"You two come over here."

Ji Qingyan was puzzled and her heart started to race.

Lin Yi patted her shoulder, indicating for her not to worry.

Ji Qingyan held Little Nuonuo and followed Liang Xianghe and Song Yuzhen to the study.

Liang Xianghe took out a small box, its packaging old and aged.

Opening the box, there was a bronze longevity lock inside.

But in the middle was a very noticeable dent.

"Normally, when the child comes, they get a red envelope, but you don’t lack money, so no red envelope." Liang Xianghe said:

"This was left to me by my grandmother. Back in the war, it took a bullet for me and saved my life. You take it and give it to this little girl."

Ji Qingyan looked flustered.

"No, no, such a precious thing, I can’t accept it."

"There’s nothing you can’t accept."

Liang Xianghe looked at Little Nuonuo and said:

"This child is not by my side, I can’t give her much, so hold onto this. When she grows up, it will be of use to her."

Song Yuzhen took the item and put it in Ji Qingyan’s hand.

"You take this, and come by often to visit." Song Yuzhen said with a smile:

"When we have time in the future, we can also come to see you."

"We’re always welcoming."

"So take this item, just hold onto it."

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