I Added Everything to Strength

Chapter 31: He Feng’s Younger Cousin

Leaving the Red Mist Bar, He Mu ate at a nearby restaurant, and just as he was about to continue training in the reaction room, a phone call came.

He Mu picked up his phone, took a look, and his heart thumped.

The caller was Grandma Wang.

Did she call to ask about Big Brother?

Without thinking much, He Mu answered the phone.

“Hello…”

Just as he responded, the familiar, loud voice of Grandma Wang sounded.

“Phew! He Mu, I’m glad that you’re okay. Just now I went to your house and you weren’t there. You scared me to death. I thought your big brother had taken you away. I called your big brother, and he didn’t answer!”

He Mu listened and fell silent.

Grandma Wang was 72 years old and spent many years taking care of orphans in the orphanage. The cell phone served as just a phone for her and had no other functions.

And her colleagues were all people similar to her.

It seemed that she didn’t know that something had happened to his big brother.

Without waiting for him to reply, Grandma Wang on the phone asked again: “It isn’t convenient for you to move about; who took you out?”

“I’ve recovered and can walk freely now. I’m outside alone, no one brought me out.”

He Mu replied.

Grandma Wang’s voice on the phone rose another octave.

“Recovered? Why didn’t you tell me about such great news? If I had known you were better, I would have taken leave to come back two days ago. Your big brother also didn’t tell me…”

While Grandma Wang mumbled, a young man’s voice suddenly came over the phone.

“Please ask him to come back.”

When this voice sounded, Grandma Wang answered and said: “He Mu, there is a person looking for you and asked you to come back for a trip. Is it convenient for you now? If it’s not convenient, I’ll ask them to go.”

“Uh…”

He Mu was a little surprised. Then, he immediately thought of some kind of possibility and promised: “I’ll head back now.”

“All right then, we’ll talk about it when you come back.”

“Okay.”

…

Hanging up the phone, He Mu boarded a car in a complicated mood and went straight to the military district.

He hadn’t gone out for years, so his social circle was very small.

The man’s voice on the phone just now sounded young, and in connection with what Uncle Li said earlier, he had to associate it with his cousin.

But if his older cousin, Yu Chao, really wanted to look for him, he could have gotten his contact information from his parents. Why did he need to go through Grandma Wang?

For some reason, He Mu had a bad feeling.

…

Half an hour drive.

He Mu got off the cab and saw another cab parked at the entrance of the military district. A man and a woman stood next to it.

The man was about 1.8 meters tall, and very well-proportioned. He stood there, exuding an inexplicable aura.

He Mu had seen this aura in his big brother. His big brother said this was a special aura generated by killing many monsters.

It was like a butcher before heaven and earth had changed. A butcher killing pigs also had a special aura, let alone a Red Mist Fighter who had killed many powerful monsters.

Looks like it’s the cousin.

He Mu commented in his head, while speeding up his steps towards the entrance of the district.

A long way away, the pair looked over.

When He Mu came close, the young man smiled plainly and said: “Congratulations on your recovery.”

He Mu probed: “Cousin?”

As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at the cab.

There were two other passengers in the cab besides the driver, and they were none other than his aunt and uncle.

Among them, his aunt was pointing at a design that looked like a drawing of a villa, her face full of smiles.

The uncle, who had always been a coward, concurred and stole a glance at He Mu every now and then.

“I’m Yu Chao. I came back to Nancheng to pick up my parents on our way to the capital. I was just passing through here, so I looked for you.”

Yu Chao’s tone was calm.

He pointed to a tree 100 meters away and said: “Let’s go there and talk.”

“Okay.”

He Mu answered and walked in the direction of where the tree was.

It didn’t take long for the two to arrive in the shade of the tree.

Yu Chao took out a black bank card from his pocket and gave it to He Mu.

“Here’s two million yuan. The password is six ones. Take it.”

He Mu looked at the card in Yu Chao’s hand and was slightly stunned. After returning to his senses, he said: “Cousin, you are…”

Yu Chao’s expression looked indifferent as he said: “I’m afraid I will not come back after heading to the capital. You and I also will not cross paths again. I’m not a person who likes to owe others favors. He Feng has funded me about 1.2 million, so this two million is my repayment to him.”

Only then did He Mu react and said with a bitter smile: “You mean after I take this money, you and I don’t owe each other anything from now onward?”

“You can put it that way.”

“Is it because my big brother seems to have died in a somewhat ignominious way that may affect your future?”

He Mu asked in a soft voice.

“It’s not as simple as you think. But my mentor and Professor Liu Zhen, who was killed in the Tianmen District, were close friends for many years, and he did complain about He Feng because of it.

“You may not feel it in this part of Nancheng, but when you go to other cities, you will hear all kinds of public opinion that you can’t stand.”

Yu Chao shook his head while smiling, as if he were telling a very common thing.

“You can take this money back. You owe my big brother, not me.”

He Mu stretched out his hand and pushed Yu Chao’s hand back.

Yu Chao didn’t feel much surprise. After taking the card back, he laughed: “I guessed you might refuse. Heh, remember what you said today. I owed He Feng, not you. Don’t you ever beg me to do anything for you in the future because I owe your big brother a favor.”

“And what do you mean by that?”

He Mu didn’t understand.

Although Uncle Li had suggested to him to seek help from Yu Chao, he didn’t consider this idea.

“You will understand later, just remember what you said today.

“Okay then, see you.

“No, we won’t see each other again.”

After saying that, Yu Chao turned around and left, leaving He Mu in the shade of the tree.

Not far away, the woman next to the cab had already greeted him at some point.

“All settled?”

“Well, it’s settled,” Yu Chao said indifferently.

“He didn’t take the money?”

“No, but our relationship is almost broken. Even if Nancheng’s Guardian, Wu An, and chief captain of the Special Operations Unit, Sun Wei, approached him, he would probably be too embarrassed to ask me for help.”

The woman wanted to comment but decided not to. A moment later, she softly said: “My father isn’t that petty. If you ask him to send troops to reinforce Nancheng, he will certainly disagree if he can’t gather enough manpower. Not only that, but he also will not identify you as a person of favoritism. You don’t have to sever all relations with your cousin.

“As for the public opinion about He Feng, although many people will look at you with a different gaze, the true higher-ups are still rather sensible, and are not likely to take their anger out on you for it.”

Yu Chao didn’t explain, and only after a long time did he say: “Do you know what I care most about in my heart?”

“What is it?”

“Heh, those aren’t the real reasons. What I care most about is that I am He Feng’s younger cousin.

“You know what? I was He Feng’s younger cousin from the time he was chosen by Tengyun Foundation to be the man of the hour in Nancheng. When I was still in elementary school, the teacher yelled at me to answer questions, but rarely shouted my name. The teacher called me “He Feng’s younger cousin” instead.”

Thereafter, it was the same in middle school and high school, and even in Capital University. Someone secretly pointed at me and said: “Look, that person is the younger cousin of the youngest Guardian, He Feng.”

“Do you know what I mean? Even if I’m stronger than He Feng at the same age today, I still have to live in his shadow. In the last year, I gradually began to prove myself, but my excellent cousin… Heh, he died, and made big news.

“So others pointed out to me secretly again that I was the younger cousin of He Feng who deserted the battlefield. I’ve had enough, you understand? I am who I am, I am Yu Chao!

“Not He Feng’s younger cousin!”

Just as he said that, two high school-looking teenagers walked into the military district with basketballs, talking excitedly as they went.

“Hey, you know what? He Feng’s younger cousin became the president of the student council of Capital University! There is a possibility that he will become the Lord of Hope in the future! It’s amazing that such a big shot appeared in Nancheng!”

“Sigh, he’s considered to have become a successor to He Feng’s legacy… By the way, what’s his name again?”

“Uh, He… He Chao?”

“Bullsh*t, he’s a younger patrilineal cousin. They don’t have the same surname!”

“Oh… I remember now!

“The name is Ma Chao!”

“Yes, it seems to be, and I have some recollection of that name.”

…

“Heh, heh… Hahaha!”

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The sound of Yu Chao’s unbridled laughter gradually came out from the side of the cab.

A moment later, his face suddenly turned cold and his tone became gloomy: “This is the reason why I don’t like it here. Since I don’t like it here, why do I need to help them? I don’t even want to stay here a moment longer!”

The woman glanced at He Mu in the shade in the distance, and then at the two high school students who had just walked by, and sighed lightly.

“Forget it. Anyway, you won’t have anything to do with this city and its people. Prepare yourself well after returning to the capital.

“As long as you become the Lord of Hope, no one will forget your name.”