Reborn Aristocrat: Return of the Vicious Heiress
chapter-1687

Chapter 1687: This Is the Third Favour You Owe Me

After a series of missions had been accomplished, Xu Zhenyu felt like smoking all of a sudden. He took a cigarette out of his pocket, yet he could not find a match to light a fire.

He bit the head of the cigarette and held it in his mouth.

During this improvisational battle plan, he arranged a two-sided deployment.

The first arrangement was to intercept Ghost Snake while he was on his way to meet with the XX combat group and kill him.

Ninth Si had provided them with Ghost Snake’s path for that day. He had followed the typical course of action to formulate this plan. At that time, Ninth Si’s people would cooperate with them to create confusion, causing Ghost Snake’s journey to be temporarily hindered, and the short hindrance time would the time they would execute their mission.

The second part would be put into action if the first part failed. This plan stated that they would begin the attack at the place where the two parties were supposed to meet.

Ninth Si had arranged for five soldiers, according to their plan, to get into the place where the two parties had agreed to meet. When they met, the soldiers would then make use of the chance to eliminate them.

The only problem was that the place that Ghost Snake and XX combat group had agreed to meet was a highly protected forested area that was deeply secretive. If the first part of the plan failed and they activated the second part, there would only be one ending for the five soldiers who participated in this mission—death.

Regardless of the success or failure of the plan, they would not have any backup or assistance.

They carried with them small explosive devices. Once the plan failed, they would detonate these explosive devices to destroy themselves. They would not allow their enemies to bring with them even their corpses.

“Fire!” Si Yiyan tossed Xu Zhenyu a box of matches.

“Thanks!” Xu Zhenyu had never liked Ninth Si as much as he did at that moment.

He took the matchbox and took out a matchstick. He gently scraped the matchstick against the box to cause a blue-tinted fire to jump out.

“I heard that you will be one of the five soldiers who will be participating in today’s mission!” Si Yiyan said to Xu Zhenyu who was smoking nearby. He was surrounded by smoke, causing his silhouette to look decadent. However, the aggression and ferocity in his bones were like a feared, terrifying wolf.

The fact that Xu Zhenyu volunteered to be a part of this suicide mission surprised him.

All these days, he had been sitting on the sidelines, looking at Xu Zhenyu and the soldiers under him laughing and crying together and doing everything together. He now knew why the soldiers under him respected him so much.

It was because he cared for and loved the soldiers under him.

All the soldiers under him wanted to participate in this suicidal mission. Yet, as a high-ranking officer, he made the final decision.

“They are all soldiers that are under me and are trained by me. Since they have entrusted me with their life, I have the responsibility to send them back home safely. Normally, although it seems like I take advantage of them, it’s not for nothing. When the time comes, I have to take a bullet for them.”

Xu Zhenyu said as he smoked.

His voice was muffled by the smoke, solemn and serious.

As their team leader, I should obviously step up for such a dangerous mission. How can I allow those under me to be at the frontline?

Si Yiyan remained silent.

He thought this was Xu Zhenyu’s point of charisma as a soldier and officer.

Xu Zhenyu seemed to open up more and continued saying, “My temper is not good. When things don’t go my way, I tend to take my unhappiness out on them. When I’m training them, I train them as if to prepare them for death. They call me the devil instructor in private and think of themselves as pitiful worms under me. Indeed, now that I’m out here, I have to pay this back.”

His face held a tinge of pride.

As special forces soldiers, they existed to complete the mission given to them by their country. Every mission was an experience of life and death. The possibility of survival depended on their own selves and how they acted.

The reason he trained them so intensely was so that they learned more skills and techniques to improve their chances of survival on the battlefield.

“Do you know why I chose to participate in this mission?”

Si Yiyan took his phone out slowly, with Wen Xinya’s voice playing as she read out the “Guanyin Heart Sutra” in her mesmerizing voice.

Xu Zhenyu was stunned, as he listened to Wen Xinya’s voice. At that moment he experienced some mixed feelings. “Ha! Don’t think that just because Wen Xinya looks brave and capable she really is. Actually, she’s more timid than anyone I’ve ever seen. She loves to cry. The first time I saw her, she cried to me pitifully. Now that you and I are on this overseas mission, she’s sure to be scared to death.”

Ninth Si participated in this mission because of Wen Xinya.

Ninth Si wanted to guarantee that this mission would be a success and that he would try his best to stay safe.

Now that he would be participating in such a suicidal mission, this went against Ninth Si’s initial objective of participating in this mission.

He was probably wondering how to explain this to Wen Xinya.

“She sent me a message this morning.”

Wen Xinya made sure to send him a message every day, and she never forgot. Today’s message even mentioned Xu Zhenyu.

Xu Zhenyu threw the cigarette in his hand onto the ground and stepped on it ruthlessly, saying, “Stop bragging in front of me.”

During the period of the mission, there was to be no contact with the outside world. They had been in the East for almost three months, and he had never contacted anyone from the outside.

As an outsider, Ninth Si was not controlled by the headquarters and still had great autonomy. This made Xu Zhenyu feel a sense of envy.

He overheard his conversation with Wen Xinya on the phone once.

“Is the mission not over? When will you and Xu Zhenyu be back! I’m warning you, don’t get hurt and come back safely. If you dare defy me, you will have to pay the price.”

The phone suddenly rang, and it was Wen Xinya’s voice.

Xu Zhenyu was stunned for a moment and could not find the words to say.

Si Yiyan kept his phone and stared at Xu Zhenyu sharply, saying, “Xu Zhenyu, the future and fate of Iraq depends on you. This is the third favor you owe me.”

He then turned around to leave.

Xu Zhenyu was shocked and felt uneasy. He ran after him and shouted, “Hey! Ninth Si! Stop there! Explain what you mean, why would I owe you another favor out of the blue? Who did you help on my behalf again?”

Xu Zhenyu felt so depressed.

Who would be willing to owe this scheming and cunning Ninth Si a favor!

Si Yiyan did not respond.

The moment Xu Zhenyu accepted this suicidal mission, many things changed, and the missions that he had taken on underwent drastic changes.

However, there was no need to tell him this.