Su Yang quickly pondered in his mind whether Sakata Chōng would still be useful tomorrow. The answer was likely yes.
Therefore, he couldn't afford to fall out with Sakata Chōng at this moment, which meant he couldn't expose his identity.
And he couldn't let Li Yue and the others be exposed either.
Just as Su Yang was contemplating how to transport Xie Feng away, Sakata Chōng in front of him collapsed onto the ground.
Su Yang was startled, then turned around and saw Li Yue standing in the darkness.
Beside her was someone holding something in their hand, it looked like a needle?
Su Yang also seemed to have heard something whizz past just now.
Looking at the person who had fallen, Su Yang felt a bit helpless.
He should have at least discussed it with him...
"President, you've put me in a difficult position..."
"Don't worry, he's not dead. He'll probably wake up on his own tomorrow morning. You wanted to kill him, right? You can do it now."
Li Yue walked towards the courtyard and said to Su Yang.
"That's not the issue..." Su Yang felt a headache coming on and stopped speaking halfway.
At this moment, Li Yue was solely focused on Xie Feng and paid no attention to Su Yang.
Su Yang looked at Li Yue and said, "Xie Feng should be inside. He said Xie Feng is not dead and has been well-provided for all these years.
What do you think, was my hunch correct?"
Li Yue smiled subtly, then said nothing and knocked on the door, "Mr. Xie, we are from Long Country, here to rescue you."
As she said this, Li Yue felt tears welling up.
There was no movement from the courtyard at first, but then it seemed they were disturbed, and the lights were turned on.
The courtyard lit up, and Li Yue gestured with her hand, and her people dispersed.
They were still worried about traps.
"Who is it? In the middle of the night."
A voice came from inside, speaking in a very pure Long Country dialect. Li Yue's eyes moistened.
"Mr. Xie, I am Li Yue, President of the Long Country Dragon Society, sent by the Supreme Commander to rescue you."
After Li Yue finished speaking, there was a moment of silence from inside, and then the courtyard door was opened.
Compared to the Xie Feng in the files, the current Xie Feng was thinner.
However, judging by his attire, Xie Feng was dressed cleanly. Although simple, it was evident that he had not been mistreated.
Perhaps Sakata Chōng was a thoughtful person, who knew how to repay kindness and treat wise men well.
This was why Xie Feng now appeared before them.
But perhaps due to over twenty years of homesickness, and being forced to work for the enemy country while in their territory, Xie Feng had become extremely gaunt.
The moment Li Yue saw Xie Feng, her voice immediately choked up.
"Mr. Xie..."
"You... you are all from Long Country?" Xie Feng looked at the crowd gathered at the door, his eyes also filled with tears.
For over twenty years, every day, Xie Feng had wondered if he would wake up to find people from his country coming to rescue him.
But when he left with Sakata Chōng and his men, he didn't know how they had managed it; Xie Feng didn't even know how he had arrived in Sang Country.
After arriving in Sang Country, Xie Feng had expected to be mistreated, but Sakata Chōng had treated him quite well.
He just wouldn't let Xie Feng leave.
At that time, Xie Feng understood that he couldn't go back.
He never expected that after more than twenty years, Long Country would still send people to find him.
This left Xie Feng speechless with emotion.
"Yes, we are all from Long Country. Mr. Xie, you don't need to worry. Our forces are by the coastline. This time, we are bringing you home," Li Yue said, her voice choked.
Xie Feng pursed his lips, and two lines of cloudy tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.
"For so many years, I never dared to hope that anyone in Long Country still remembered me, but not a day went by that I didn't wonder if someone would come to take me back."
"Sir, Long Country has not forgotten you for a single day. It's just that we've arrived today... I'm sorry, sir, we are late."
"To return to one's roots before death is not considered late."
Saying this, Xie Feng looked at Sakata Chōng on the ground and said, "Everyone, although he kidnapped me to Sang Country back then, he has never seriously harmed me.
He has also taken good care of me over the years. Please, could you move him aside for now?"
Having interacted with Sakata Chōng for over twenty years, Xie Feng could never consider Sakata Chōng his friend.
They were from enemy countries. Although friendship knows no borders, Xie Feng could never get past that hurdle.
However, in Xie Feng's heart, Sakata Chōng was better than an ordinary person.
In the past twenty years, Sakata Chōng only sought out Xie Feng for advice when he had difficulties.
During this time, whatever Xie Feng wanted, Sakata Chōng tried his best to satisfy.
Because of this, Xie Feng had not missed any major events in Long Country over the years and had read many books, enriching his mind.
At this moment, Xie Feng was far more knowledgeable than he had been twenty years ago.
This was something Su Yang and the others had not expected.
Initially, Su Yang had thought that if Xie Feng were still alive, he would be tormented beyond despair.
After all, Sakata Chōng did not look like a good person.
What good deeds could someone who didn't look like a good person do?
And Sakata Chōng had indeed never done anything good before.
He had killed so many people from Long Country and even forced his former partners to go hungry.
Such a person, no matter how you looked at it, did not seem capable of doing anything good.
But unexpectedly, this very Sakata Chōng had treated Xie Feng so well.
Upon hearing Xie Feng's words, Li Yue arranged for people to carry Xie Feng into the house.
Xie Feng would likely wake up tomorrow morning, so he needed to be moved to a bed.
If it weren't for Xie Feng's sake, Li Yue might not have ordered Sakata Chōng to be moved.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xie. He didn't mistreat you, and we naturally won't mistreat him."
Hearing this, Xie Feng pursed his lips and cupped his hands towards Li Yue, saying, "Thank you. Sang Country people are generally not good, but sometimes there are a few with a conscience.
However, this does not erase their crimes."
Li Yue nodded and said, "That's right, Mr. Xie. For now, please leave with us. Our main force is at sea. The Supreme Commander and millions of your compatriots in Long Country are waiting for your return."
"Thank you, thank you."
After Li Yue finished speaking, she looked at Su Yang. Su Yang raised an eyebrow at Li Yue and said, "How about it, President? Can I get a reward for this move of mine?"