Life is like a chameleon, and no one knows what color it will turn into in the next moment.

As the saying goes, things are impermanent.

Some time ago, the sleep time of the old lady of the Xiao family was increasing day by day, which was extremely abnormal, and many imperial doctors went to Villa No. 1 in Xishan to check and diagnose the old lady of the Xiao family, and the results were surprisingly consistent: the old lady of the Xiao family was not sick.

This result made the Xiao family secretly relieved - the old lady of the Xiao family lived for one more day, and the position of the Xiao family was stable for one more day.

This is also a saying circulating in the elite circle of the Forbidden City: the strength of the wealthy family is directly proportional to the health index of the elderly in the family.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, and only a few days have passed, and the old lady of the Xiao family has quietly left this world.

The first to find out that the old lady of the Xiao family had left was his life secretary.

In the morning, Xiao Mad was going to the army, but he knew that the old lady of the Xiao family had slept for a long time recently, so he didn't go to say goodbye to the old lady of the Xiao family, but ...... The old lady of the Xiao family told his life secretary to wake him up at eight o'clock in the morning - he wanted to send Xiao Mad away.

At eight o'clock, the life secretary knocked on the bedroom door according to the instructions of the old lady of the Xiao family, saw that there was no response, hesitated again and again, and finally pushed the door in, and found that the old lady of the Xiao family was lying motionless on the bed, stopped breathing, heartbeat, and his body was cold.

The old lady of the Xiao family is gone.

Smile and leave.

There was no torture of illness, no reluctance and unfulfilled wishes, just happily 'slept' and stepped on the train to heaven.

The old man left peacefully, but the Xiao family was like being thrown into a bombshell. exploded directly - the news of the departure of the old lady of the Xiao family reached Xiao Yuanqing, the head of the Xiao family, as soon as possible, and then Xiao Yuanqing notified the core members of the Xiao family one by one.

In less than an hour, all the core members of the Xiao family in Yanjing City rushed to Xishan No. 1 Villa, and those who were in other places enjoyed rare privileges and returned by helicopter.

In addition, the news of the departure of the old lady of the Xiao family also reached the ears of those bigwigs at the top of the power pyramid, and the reactions were mixed.

In Villa No. 1 on West Hill. Xiao Yuanqing learned that No. 1 led several bigwigs in Yanjing to come, and led the core members of the Xiao family to wait outside the villa, while the women were crowded in the bedroom of the old lady of the Xiao family. There were constant cries.

The desolate atmosphere, with Villa No. 1 in Xishan as the center, spread up and down the Xiao family......

Five kilometers away from the West Hill Villa area. Pei Donglai drove Xiao Mad's Humvee with a military license plate and galloped away.

In the car, Xiao Mad, who had recovered from his grief and blows, kept smoking a cigarette and was silent.

For Pei Donglai, his mother left this world as soon as he was born, and in addition, he had never seen the legendary grandfather who killed the little devil in the war of the last century and cried for mercy - he only saw two dirt bags.

In such a situation, Pei Wufu is Pei Donglai's only relative.

The day the news of Pei Wufu's death came. Pei Donglai deeply felt the pain and powerlessness of his relatives who died, and for this reason, he was able to understand Xiao Mad's mood and did not talk to Xiao Mad .

Well?

When he was about to arrive at the foot of the West Mountain, Pei Donglai suddenly noticed a group of heavily armed soldiers appearing in front of him. They are located on both sides of the road, fifty meters apiece, standing in turn, along the Xishan Road, with no end in sight.

Seeing the Humvee approaching, the soldier at the front took two steps. Walk to the middle of the road, stretch out your hand, and signal to stop.

"Z~"

Pei Donglai stepped on the park, and the car tires rubbed against the ground after a series of irritations, leaving a not very clear trace.

"Hello, please show your ID."

Stopping the car, the soldier saw that it was a Humvee with a military license plate, and immediately ran to the car, saluted, and said to Pei Donglai and Xiao in the car.

"Xiao Wanfu is my old lady."

Xiao Mad glanced at the soldier expressionlessly, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Hello, we have received an urgent notice, the chiefs are on the way to the Xishan Villa, and the superior leaders have asked us to be on guard here."

Xiao Mad words sounded in his ears, the soldier was slightly stunned, then hesitated, and said: "The chiefs will be here soon, please park the car on the side of the road first, and wait for the chiefs to pass, and then you can drive to the villa." ”

"I'll say it again, Xiao Wanfu is my grandfather!"

Xiao Mad was originally very depressed because of the news of the death of the old lady of the Xiao family, but when he saw that the soldiers asked him to park the car on the side of the road and make way for the leaders who were about to arrive, he was angry at the moment.

"Brother Mad brother, let's wait a while."

Seeing the soldier's embarrassed expression, and then looking through the reflector, a modified minibus in the rear roared under the protection of several police cars, Pei Donglai spoke.

"Come from the East, you ......"

"I know that you can't wait to see your old lady, and you are not afraid of offending those big people at all. As for me, I've done things ten times more than that, so there's nothing to be afraid of. ”

Without waiting for Xiao Mad to speak, Pei Donglai interrupted with a sigh, "But you should understand how your old lady's death will affect the Xiao family, at this juncture, if you do something that does not understand the rules, it will definitely not be a good thing for the Xiao family, on the contrary, it will cause chaos to the Xiao family." ”

Xiao Mad was silent, all the time, although he was arrogant, he was not a brain-dead maniac, otherwise, he would not have gained the upper hand in the battle with Ye Zhengrong again and again.

Although the so-called upper hand is just a child's game in the eyes of the big man, which is not worth mentioning, it also proves that his IQ, emotional intelligence and arrogance are directly proportional.

"Thank you."

Seeing that Xiao was silent, Pei Donglai saluted and thanked the soldier, and then drove the car aside.

The soldier returned the salute and returned to the side of the road, waiting for the minibus in front of him to arrive.

Moments later, the minibus, which had been modified to have a defensive coefficient comparable to that of an armored car, was escorted by a police car and sped past the Humvee.

In the minibus, the four bigwigs in Yanjing have their own thoughts. I didn't pay attention to the Humvee.

After the minibus drove out for nearly a kilometer, Pei Donglai restarted the car and drove towards Xishan No. 1 Villa.

On the subsequent road, Pei Donglai found four checkpoints, but no soldiers stopped the Humvee, and the Humvee drove all the way unimpeded and drove directly to the door of Villa No. 1 in Xishan.

The entrance to the villa is on the road. There are a lot of cars parked, almost all of them are military license plates, and the license plate numbers are more scary than the other.

Got out of the car. Pei Donglai accompanied Xiao Mad into the villa, and saw a group of people standing at the door of the main building of the villa, basically all of whom were core members of the Xiao family. Several of them carry Venus on their shoulders.

Venus twinkled, but their expressions were solemn.

Seeing Pei Donglai and Xiao Mad entering the villa together, everyone turned their eyes one after another, with surprise, doubt, and worry in their eyes.

"Little madman, grandpa and the chiefs are inside, you can go in later."

Later, before anyone could ask why Pei Donglai appeared, Xiao Nan, who was deeply loved by the old lady of the Xiao family, stepped forward to greet Pei Donglai and Xiao Mad.

When the words fell, she couldn't help but glance at Pei Donglai. There was a hint of worry in his eyes.

She had heard the old lady of the Xiao family say the reason why she came out for Pei Dong twice in a row, and knew which reason was the most important, so that the departure of the old lady of the Xiao family would not only have an impact on the Xiao family. The impact on Pei Donglai is also obvious.

Sensing the worry in Xiao Nan's eyes, Pei Donglai didn't say anything, just patted Xiao Mad on the shoulder and walked to the side with Xiao Mad .

A few minutes later, the big guy who stood at the top of the power pyramid was accompanied by Ye Shi, Qin Hongshan, Xiao Yuanqing and another big man. Get out of the villa.

As soon as a few people went out, the Ouchi guards who were waiting at the door hurriedly followed, with a vigilant expression.

"Yuanqing, the festival mourns and changes."

Then, the leader of the big man stopped, looked back at Xiao Yuanqing, and said, "On the day of the memorial service, let's go together to see off the old chief." ”

"Thank you, XX." Xiao Yuanqing thanked him.

The leader didn't say anything more, and took Ye Shi, Qin Hongshan and another big guy, under the protection of the Ouchi guards, towards the gate of the villa compound.

Walking, walking, they all saw Pei Donglai in a sportswear.

But......

But no one looked at Pei Donglai squarely.

The leader didn't.

Leaf stone does not.

Xiao Yuanqing didn't either.

Qin Hongshan didn't have it!

They seem to treat Pei Donglai as air.

It's just—

Qin Hongshan's complex expression flashed and the cold glint flashed in Ye Shi's eyes proved that compared to those Xiao family generals who carried gold stars on their shoulders, Pei Donglai was more worthy of their attention.

Seeing that Xiao Yuanqing would send the first big guy out of the villa with Ye Shi, Qin Hongshan and another big man, Xiao took a crazy step and walked towards the main building of the villa, with Pei Donglai following behind him.

"Huh!"

In an instant, all the core members of the Xiao family in the compound set their eyes on Pei Donglai.

"I know I'm an outsider, and I'm not qualified to step into this villa, and I'm not qualified to send the elderly to their homes."

Sensing the puzzled and fierce gaze, Pei Donglai stopped and said slowly: "Because I was worried that Xiao Mania would have an accident on the road if he was in a bad mood, I drove him here." ”

"It's okay, Donglai, you come in with me!"

Pei Donglai's words sounded in his ears, and sensing his family's fierce gaze, Xiao Mad stopped and looked at his family with a frown.

"But...... Now that I'm here, I feel like I need to say something to the elderly. ”

Ignoring Xiao Mad , Pei Donglai's gaze still stayed on the faces of the members of the Xiao family, and said softly, "Please allow me to bow and salute the old man at the door." ”

It seemed that Pei Donglai would say such a sentence, and the core members of the Xiao family were a little stunned.

Pei Donglai retracted his gaze and took a step ahead.

No one spoke out to stop them.

Two steps.

It's still quiet.

Three-step, four-step......

Ten steps later, he stopped, his body as straight as a steel gun.

Later.

He bent down his spine, which was not crushed by difficulties, and bowed deeply three times to the old man who had fallen asleep peacefully in the villa.

"Huh!"

After three bows, he put his feet together, raised his head and chest, and raised his arms suddenly.

In the sun, he made a standard salute.

"Old chief, I won't forget my promise to you - in July, I will go to see you with Brother Mad with the championship trophy of the Global Special Forces Competition."

The words fell, and the ceremony was over.

He turned and strode away.

The lonely figure and the solemn villa compound seem so incompatible.

(To be continued)