Chapter Forty-Four

Zhou Yu steadied his heart and said, “It was dissolved because of an accidental mistake.”

Xiao Jie, curious at this moment, asked, “How could you have made a mistake? My instructor once said that when your whole team moves out, you’re as formidable as a battalion. And since you have so few members, your targets are small—whether it’s an assault or a retreat, it should all be quite simple, shouldn’t it?”

Zhou Yu gently patted Xiao Jie’s head and turned to Zhao Yan, asking, “You probably know about our last mission, don’t you?”

Zhao Yan frowned, “You mean that time in Ditan, when you wiped out the Japanese Inada Group?”

Zhou Yu nodded, “Yes.”

Zhao Yan asked, “Why did you clash with the Inada Group?”

Zhou Yu explained, “We were out for fun that time, drinking at a bar in Ditan, when the Inada Group came over and harassed Mei Yao, which led to everything.”

Zhao Yan knitted his brows, “But the outcome was the complete annihilation of the Inada Group, and none of your members died, as far as I know.”

Zhou Yu spoke with a hint of sorrow, “Let’s not talk about that for now. Let me clarify a few things about our team for you.”

“War God is indeed skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and he’s proficient with every kind of cold weapon. His codename is Dragon.”

“Car God isn’t just a driver—his fighting skills are excellent, too. Actually, all of us are quite good at hand-to-hand combat. His codename is Death.”

“Sniper God is exceptionally adept with guns, but besides firearms, he’s not interested in much else. His fighting skills are average, probably about the same as Wang Kui. His codename is Skull.”

“As for Titan, that big guy has natural strength, and he’s also War God’s junior disciple. He’s just a bit slow-witted. His codename is Pluto.”

“Mei Yao is our intelligence expert, a computer genius. Her fighting skills rival War God’s, and she’s especially skilled with a dagger. Her codename is Lolita.”

“Evil King—that’s me. My fighting skills are average within the team, but I’m especially skilled with knives. You said no one’s seen me wield both knives at once, but that’s incorrect. During the last mission, both knives were used, though the military dagger was lost in the end. My codename is Scholar.”

“After we dealt with those Japanese guys at the bar, we started investigating their identities. Eventually, we discovered they were members of the Inada Group’s local branch.”

Zhou Yu paused, his face showing sadness. He took a deep breath before continuing, “We did our research thoroughly and knew there were several experts among them, but at the time, we were riding high, a little arrogant. In the end, Lolita tried to save me and took a knife to her back from one of the Japanese.”

“In this team, only Lolita was an orphan, and she was the youngest. We all looked after her, but because of our arrogance, and my own carelessness, she was injured. After that battle, I left, and Shura was disbanded.”

“But I think they’re probably still living together, so I’m planning to go look for them.”

Although Xiao Jie and Nian Yu didn’t know the details of that fight, nor had they heard about the battle, from the sorrow on Zhou Yu’s face they could sense it had been far more complicated than he made it sound.

Nian Yu hugged Zhou Yu from behind and said, “Don’t be sad, darling. Since she was willing to take the blade for you, she must have known what it meant. As long as she’s safe, that’s all that matters.”

Xiao Jie also stepped forward to comfort him, “Maybe she’s still waiting for you, you know?”

Both Xiao Jie and Nian Yu guessed that the girl called Lolita might also have loved Zhou Yu.