"Brother Xuan, I—"

An Dehai, who hurried over to the Butcher, was so excited that he didn't know how to continue after calling out to him once.

Fortunately, the Butcher wasn't someone who made a fuss over such things.

When An Dehai called out to him, memories of serving together in the Hawk flooded the Butcher's mind. Without saying much, the Butcher directly gave An Dehai a bear hug.

"Brother, long time no see."

A sentence of six words said it all.

Nothing could better capture the mood of the Butcher and An Dehai at this moment than that sentence.

A single word "brother" represented the bond that hadn't faded despite the years apart. "Long time no see" expressed all the thoughts and joy of reuniting.

Few words, but enough to comfort the longing.

This was evident from An Dehai's gradually moistening eyes.

Pah! Pah!

"Good brother, no need for extra words. I've heard all about you from the boss. As for my situation, it's hard to explain briefly." The Butcher patted An Dehai's keyboard twice, nodded, and then looked at Lymes, saying, "This guy is your meeting gift. As for the others, I've thrown them into the sea. If you want them, you'll have to find someone else to fish them out."

An Dehai chose to ignore the Butcher's joke, reined in his emotions, and stared coldly at Lymes, saying, "Brother Xuan, if I'm not mistaken, this guy should be the culprit who caused trouble at the theater tonight."

"That's right, it's him. Originally, I didn't plan to get involved in this matter. But the boss called me and asked me to help rescue the hostages taken by this guy. Oh, by the way, the hostage is over there, temporarily unconscious but fine." The Butcher nodded to An Dehai, indicating that the unconscious Meng Ke'er was the hostage, and gestured for An Dehai to follow him to the edge of the deck.

Handing An Dehai a cigar, the Butcher blew out a ring of smoke and said, "Before you came, I had already interrogated him. This guy's name is Lymes, and he's the leader of a mercenary team active in the Western Continent. They were hired by the major shareholder's son of Meng Ke'er's agency to abduct her for his amusement."

"According to Lymes, that major shareholder's son should be in Bayu right now. That's basically the situation. I'll leave the rest to you. It seems Meng Ke'er has some connection with the boss, so take good care of her. As for what to tell her when she wakes up, that's up to you."

"Brother Xuan, could this Meng Ke'er also be the boss's woman?"

"That, I don't know. If you're curious, you can call the boss yourself."

"Better not." Knowing that personal matters are hard to judge, An Dehai shook his head to indicate to the Butcher while motioning two nearby Hawk Special Team members to come over and giving them some instructions in a low voice.

Then, An Dehai casually returned to the Butcher, expressed his thoughts with a look of concern, and said, "Brother Xuan, when I met the boss at the Hawk base earlier, he mentioned Brother Hu's matter, and Brother Hu he—"

"It's all in the past. We avenged Little Tiger back then. So, there's no need for you to be too sad. If Little Tiger knows anything in the afterlife, he certainly wouldn't want you to dwell on it."

"Brother Xuan, you—"

"What? Do you think I'm being too indifferent?" Sensing something from An Dehai's expression, the Butcher patted An Dehai's shoulder again, saying, "You're not an outsider, so it's okay to tell you. Not long ago, I found Little Tiger's daughter in an orphanage in a small town."

"Tiger, Brother Hu has a daughter?!" An Dehai, initially resentful of the Butcher's seemingly indifferent tone regarding Little Tiger's life and death, was stunned upon hearing that Little Tiger's daughter had been found.

"It's a long story. I returned to the country initially just to pay my respects to Little Tiger. But perhaps Little Tiger guided me from above, letting me inadvertently discover that he had a daughter still alive. After learning about her existence, I've been searching for her for more than two months. Heaven didn't let my efforts go to waste, and I finally found her a few days ago." Although his expression was somewhat wistful, the Butcher's brows betrayed a trace of unabashed pride.

Evidently, even though several days had passed since he discovered Little Tiger had a daughter and personally found Keke, the Butcher's inner excitement and pride hadn't faded in the slightest.

"Brother Xuan, is it all true? I remember Brother Hu wasn't married when he was alive. Does he really have a daughter? And you've really found her?"

Even after hearing it directly from the Butcher, An Dehai, knowing Little Tiger wasn't married when he was alive, still found it hard to believe.

"Little An, you know how good my relationship was with Little Tiger. Given our relationship, how could I joke about such a thing? This is a photo of Little Tiger's daughter that I took at the boss's place a few days ago—oh, and right, you don't know. To ensure Little Tiger's woman has a healthy growing environment, the boss and his legitimate wife have already adopted—oh, no, I should say, the boss and his legitimate wife have already recognized Little Tiger's daughter as their own."

As he spoke, the Butcher handed Keke's photo to An Dehai.

Taking the photo somewhat excitedly from the Butcher, An Dehai carefully examined Keke in the picture before casually slipping it into his own pocket.

"Brother Xuan, I almost forgot. I still have official duties. Even though you caught Lymes, the culprit, for us, the situation at the theater hasn't fully stabilized. So, I need to lead the team over there to help maintain order. Brother Xuan, I'm really sorry, but I must go now. I'll definitely treat you to a drink next time I get the chance."

As he finished speaking, without giving the Butcher any chance to speak or, more precisely, to ask for the photo back, An Dehai signaled through his earpiece for a helicopter to land on the deck.

Afterwards, he had the Hawk Special Team members transfer Meng Ke'er and Lymes into the helicopter, and An Dehai boarded an armed helicopter to leave.

It wasn't until An Dehai left that the Butcher realized the front-facing photo of Keke he had painstakingly taken was gone...

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