Chapter 346 The Answer Called Faith

"They're gone?" Bai Nuo asked without looking up as Fang Meng walked in from outside, tidying up the things in her hands.

Fang Meng smiled and walked over, taking the clothes from the little girl's hands and naturally starting to fold them: "Well, Uncle Zhu said he needs to go back and tell Grandpa Zhu. Also, he has to report to the General Military Region tomorrow. The army has assigned him a family compound. If we have time, he'd like to invite us over for a meal after we're settled in, so we can get acquainted. If you'd like, Grandpa Zhu and Grandma Zhu would also like to meet you. Of course, if you don't want to, that's fine too. Uncle Zhu said they're not important; the most important thing is that you're happy."

"Hindsight is 20/20!" Bai Nuo rolled her eyes without any politeness.

After they arrived at the Wei family's old residence, they first put the large items they had brought back in an empty room. Then An Yun went back to the An family first. Bai Nuo found a guest room for Liu Yanan to rest in the west wing. After that, Fang Meng went to see the three members of the Zhu family off. Only then did Bai Nuo have time to pack her things.

Fang Meng chuckled lightly. He wisely chose not to participate in the little girl's complaints about her father and simply listened from the sidelines.

His maternal grandfather had taught him that when his wife and father-in-law had a conflict, the best choice for a son-in-law was to protect himself and then act as a good peacemaker. In other words, he was a fence-sitter, always sticking to whichever side was on higher ground.

Fang Meng gently pushed away Bai Nuo's hand that wanted to help, pressed the little girl down to sit on the chair next to her, and then turned back to pack the things out of the wooden box. He said, "When I came back just now, I called the captain. He told us to find some time to go back to the team later. You three have been in the team for almost half a year, and you still don't know which way your home is. It's a bit unacceptable. Also, we need to go back and update some equipment."

Also, we need to plan our future arrangements. He also mentioned the housing issue. I'll be returning to the team through normal procedures. You and Liu Yanan will report to the Public Security Bureau, where they've arranged two single rooms for you. An Yun will be going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it's difficult to arrange housing. However, if needed, the team leader can arrange a single room for her. But if that happens, our team will be too scattered, making future missions difficult. So, I was thinking we should go back and discuss it, so we can assign us capable people.”

Most of their squad were in the same battalion as Fang Meng. On the surface, they were all ordinary soldiers in the army, and when they weren't on missions, they naturally ate and slept in the army base.

However, for special team members like Bai Nuo, Liu Yanan, and An Yun, they are given a cover identity to conceal their identities. Their food, lodging, and transportation are carefully arranged. This is for the convenience of management and also for their own protection. These are special talents, each of whom is an important elite in the military. Losing even one of them would be a loss to the country.

This is something no responsible and accountable leader would want to see.

When Bai Nuo first woke up, she didn't care about any of that. Her only thought was to avenge her mother, protect her family, take care of her maternal grandparents and uncle, and incidentally, help her vengeful older brother when trouble came up.

Of course, if needed, she could destroy a country. She never cared about or understood anything about the big picture, protecting the country, or national interests.

Although she has memories of being taught by her maternal grandparents for more than ten years, she remembers the national and family feuds her grandfather talked about, and she also understands the sacrifices and suffering that the older generation made for the country and the people.

However, the habits and nature ingrained from the seventeen years of the apocalypse had long been ingrained in her bones, and she still couldn't establish those so-called beliefs. In fact, for the safety of her family, she could take them away at any time.

He had previously agreed to join the special operations team and become a soldier hidden in the shadows, but only to make it easier to take revenge.

But after these past six months, perhaps because I've seen so many of the team members' eyes filled with determination and justice, or perhaps because I've witnessed their unwavering belief in sacrificing everything to complete their mission, I suddenly think I understand their faith a little better.

Just like my grandfather, who suffered such a great injustice, who could have saved the whole family by simply handing over the things, and who could have lived a better life by simply leaving.

But both my maternal grandfather and my great-uncle chose to stay, even if they were imprisoned and supervised, even if they had to live under assumed names and do shady jobs, they persevered and waited for the light that belonged to this country.

"Second brother, I've never asked you before, why did you choose to stay in the army?" Bai Nuo looked at Fang Meng, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Fang Meng chose to enlist in the army not only for a more reliable future, but also because his maternal grandfather was transferred to another job, and he did not want to stay in the Fang family, so he chose to enlist.

But they clearly said they would come back in two years.

Fang Meng paused in tidying his clothes, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes as if he had thought of something. Finally, he chuckled softly, "Niu Niu, I know what you want to ask. The shadows and instincts left over from the apocalypse are too deep, too deep for us to erase in this lifetime. So back then, I just wanted to be an ordinary person in this life, serve in the army peacefully, retire peacefully, and then come home to pick you up. We'll go to Hong Kong to live together. It might be more suitable for people like us than here."

So when I first joined the army, I behaved like any other new recruit, not standing out or competing, just hoping to earn some military merits and then go home to pick you up when the time came. This was also the agreement I made with Grandma Wei.

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