Chapter 548: Chapter 545
He saw several iron racks in the courtyard, supporting the wood fire below, and in their captain’s hands was a very thick and substantial piece of roast pork, turning over the flames with the skewer.
Lu Xiao handed over the control of the fire to Sang Nian, and only then did he wipe his hands and step out of the courtyard, telling everyone to set up tents outside for resting.
After all, his little wooden cabin couldn’t accommodate so many of them.
Today was a good day, with not a cloud in the sky.
As soon as Lu Xiao came out, Zha Xi and the others immediately started joking and shouting:
“Captain, married life sure is different. When did you ever treat us in the past years?”
The remark was made in jest, yet upon hearing it, Lu Xiao’s clear, cold eyes flickered slightly.
His expression became somewhat complex.
At that moment, Ga Zhuo walked over, and Lu Xiao handed him a cigarette. The two of them began to smoke slowly and leisurely outside.
Ga Zhuo squinted his eyes, saying earnestly, “Captain Lu, summoning everyone here can’t be just for a simple gathering to have some fun, right?”
Of course, this was indeed the first time, but in his view, it was also an unusual one.
Lu Xiao smoked, his demeanor calm, and said, “It’s because she’s about to leave, and she wanted to see you all once more.”
Unexpectedly, after these words fell, Ga Zhuo fell silent.
Eventually, he took a deep drag on his cigarette, the smoke twirled in his lungs before it slowly drifted out of his nostrils, and when Ga Zhuo spoke again, his eyes held complexity:
“Captain Lu, you’re leaving too, aren’t you?”
Lu Xiao did not refute. The smoke lethargically escaped from between his lips, and through this haze, he looked at the mountains here, the water here, and finally said softly:
“I haven’t told her about this yet; she doesn’t know, and I don’t want her to worry.”
In saying so, he was, in a way, acknowledging it.
Ga Zhuo remained quiet. He had known all along, but he had not expected that the day would still arrive so suddenly.
Captain Lu had once been the leader of the Falcon Commando, a team known for its bravery and skill in battle.
After retiring, he contributed here for many years, making significant efforts to fight crime and protect the local natural environment.
But what he profoundly understood was that a person like Lu Xiao would thrive wherever he went.
In this world, there were many places that needed him, and coming to the West was merely an escape from everything at the time, a chance to be away from the crowds, to come here and wish to be accompanied only by nature and animals.
But his strength didn’t allow him to just stay here forever, so there would come a day when he would leave.
And that day was now approaching.
Lu Xiao gazed at the snow-capped mountains thousands of meters in elevation in the distance, and slowly said:
“Beijing has sent me several reports, and this is the third time. They want me to be the mission commander.”
This position was actually very important.
In the face of various dangers, he would need to analyze combat strategies with the special forces soldiers.
Analyze where to attack, where to rescue hostages, where to apprehend criminals, and maintain close contact and communication with each of them during missions, overseeing the big picture.
And having personally experienced countless engagements, he was highly seasoned in live combat.
It was just that he had once refused this position because it did not involve participating in combat himself.
But now, with the position vacant above and even if it weren’t for Wen Xian’s sake, he would have left anyway.