Chapter 4

The corner of the tattooed man's mouth twitched violently, but he also knew that if he tried to negotiate with this lunatic, he would be the one to suffer. He nodded involuntarily, "May I ask what your name is, brother? I need to report back to the boss!"

"Chu Ying!" Chu Ying did not hide and directly gave his name.

The tattooed man said, "Chu Ying, I remember you!" After saying this, he led his gang of henchmen and fled the scene.

"Chu Ying? Are you really Da Ying?" Huanzi's body trembled as he tightly grabbed Chu Ying's shoulders, his bull-like eyes scanning Chu Ying's entire body, his face full of disbelief. He wanted to find the shadow of his childhood friend on Chu Ying's face, but in the end, he was disappointed.

Although a woman can change greatly over eighteen years, the same applies to men. It had been sixteen years since they last saw each other, and at that time, they were both children. It was already quite good that they could remember each other's names.

"Chu Ying, could you be the son of the Chu family who has been missing for over ten years?" The crowd immediately started discussing, but most of them were skeptical. After all, Chu Ying was only eight years old when he went missing. An eight-year-old child is like a blank sheet of paper; what could he remember?

Chu Ying nodded firmly at Huanzi, feeling his eyes moisten. He smiled lightly and said, "More than ten years have passed, and I didn't expect you to still be so dark."

Chu Ying could recognize Huanzi because of his dark skin.

Huanzi burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face as he gave Chu Ying a big bear hug, "Yes, that's right, it's really Da Ying! I didn't expect you to really come back!"

Suddenly, Huanzi grabbed Chu Xin's hand and said, "Chu Xin, this is your big brother, your real big brother, call him big brother!" Due to his excitement, Huanzi was already speaking incoherently.

Chu Xin, with tears in her eyes, looked at Chu Ying, who bore a resemblance to her father, her voice trembling, "Are you really my brother?"

Chu Ying slowly raised the pendant hanging from his neck to Chu Xin's face and smiled, "Do you have one too?"

Chu Xin then took out her own pendant, which was equally clear and transparent, with a soaring eagle inside, just a bit smaller than Chu Ying's.

"Brother!" Chu Xin murmured, throwing herself into Chu Ying's arms, her body shaking violently, her voice gradually becoming hoarse.

Chu Ying patted his sister's back and comforted her, "Mom and Dad are gone, but from now on, I will take care of you!"

Seeing this brother and sister, the villagers' eyes also moistened, "After sixteen years, Da Ying has returned to his roots; he is a good child!"

After comforting his sister, Chu Ying said to the surrounding villagers, "Thank you all for taking care of my sister these past years. Chu Ying is grateful. If anyone needs help in the future, just come to me!"

From the way the middle-aged man hurried to help Huanzi earlier, it was clear that the villagers treated Chu Xin and Huanzi well. Chu Ying planned to live here, so he naturally wanted to maintain good relations with the villagers.

Hearing Chu Ying's words, the villagers said there was no need for formalities, that helping neighbors was only right. They congratulated the siblings on their reunion and then left tactfully.

The Chu family's house, due to years of disrepair, now had only one room left, the others having collapsed. The three of them returned to the house, and Chu Ge immediately saw the old furniture from decades ago, a warm current flowing through his heart.

A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as one's own humble home. During his six years as a mercenary, Chu Ying had stayed in countless presidential suites and even palaces, but compared to this, they were far inferior in his heart.

"Da Ying, tell us, how did you survive these years?" After they sat down, Huanzi asked with great interest, and Chu Xin also perked up her ears to listen.

Chu Ying's experiences were too legendary; no one would believe them if he told the truth. So he used the story he had prepared, saying that the human traffickers had sold him to a childless couple in their fifties and sixties. The couple only revealed his true identity to him before they died, and then he came back to find his family.

Huanzi was naturally honest and straightforward, and Chu Xin was still young, so they believed Chu Ying's story without question, inwardly cursing the human traffickers.

"How have you been these years?" After telling his story, Chu Ying asked Huanzi.

Huanzi looked at Chu Xin, who was fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, and sighed deeply, summarizing the events of the past years.

It turned out that after Chu Ying went missing, his parents searched for a year with no results. After being persuaded by their neighbors, they had Chu Xin.

They thought Chu Xin's birth would ease their parents' pain, but it had the opposite effect. Every time they saw Chu Xin, they thought of Chu Ying. Over time, Chu Xin's mother passed away when she was three years old.

Chu Xin's father raised her alone but fell ill from overwork and died in his prime, entrusting Chu Xin to Huanzi on his deathbed.

Huanzi and his mother were outsiders, and when they settled in Bayiliwa, they relied entirely on the Chu family's help. The two families were as close as one. However, Huanzi's mother had been seriously ill during her pregnancy and passed away two years ago.

Huanzi and Chu Xin, this pair of unrelated siblings, relied on each other. Huanzi had not attended school for many years but knew the importance of education. To ensure Chu Xin could go to school and to protect her from bullies, he could not go out to work and could only work hard from dawn to dusk to grow fruits and vegetables to support Chu Xin's education.

"Chu Xin, tell your big brother why you don't want to go to school anymore?" Chu Ying asked, remembering what Chu Xin had said earlier.

Chu Xin looked at her two brothers and said softly, "Brother Huanzi is too tired. Because of me, he can't even find a wife. I don't want to be a burden to him."

"Nonsense!" Chu Ying and Huanzi said in unison.

Huanzi looked at Chu Ying and earnestly said, "If you don't go to school, what can you do? You are still a minor; no one will hire you. With your small arms and legs, can you work in the fields? If you don't go to school now, you will end up like me, facing the yellow earth and the sky, with no future!"

Pausing slightly, Huanzi continued, "I haven't found a wife because none of the women are good enough for me!" He added, "If you drop out of school now, I won't be your brother, and you won't be my sister!"

"Brother Huanzi..." Chu Xin's eyes filled with tears again. She knew Huanzi was straightforward, and although these were harsh words, he would definitely follow through.

Chu Ying patted Chu Xin's head and smiled, "Huanzi is right. Do you think we two men can't support you, a little girl?"

In just six years, Chu Ying had transformed from a rookie into the king of the mercenary world, striking fear into the hearts of government leaders worldwide. Over these six years, Chu Ying had accumulated a vast fortune.

However, to cut ties with his past, Chu Ying had stored all his wealth when he returned to the country, carrying only enough money for the journey. He was afraid of leaving any traces that could lead others to him and would not use those resources unless absolutely necessary.

He was not afraid of being assassinated but of the trouble, especially now that he had recognized his roots and had a real sister. He had to be more cautious.

"Ha ha!" Chu Xin's anger turned to joy, and she nodded slightly, retracting her idea of dropping out of school.

"Chu Ying, Chu Ying, you damn bastard, get out here!" Just as they were talking, an unpleasant voice came from outside the house.

Chu Ying's expression turned cold, "Stay here, I'll go check it out!"

Before he finished speaking, Chu Ying was already outside the house, closing the door behind him.

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