Chapter 18 Assembling the Troops

Inside the private room, the door opened, and Yao Dou Dou, along with his team, Tang Yao (the son of the miner), Fei Pingsheng, and Lu Feng, entered the room.

Lu Feng had picked up Yao Dou Dou and his team, while Fei Pingsheng happened to run into everyone on the way and joined them.

All eyes fell on them, especially Yao Dou Dou. His demeanor and appearance were outstanding, and he rarely appeared with the team, so many people didn't recognize him.

"Many of you don't know him, so let me introduce him!" Su Tianyu walked over to them, put his arm around Yao Dou Dou's shoulder, and smiled. "Yao Dou Dou, a comrade I met when I was in the military, a great brother, known as the number one sniper in the Southern Region! He's been there for every major event over the years. I'm very grateful to him, and if necessary, I'm willing to give myself to him."

"Heh, get away from me." Yao Dou Dou smiled and nodded to everyone.

"I'm very familiar with this brother," Lao Hei said, giving a thumbs up. "He saved my life back then! In the mountains, a small team of a dozen people killed a company of the Xue family's armed forces. He's ridiculously awesome!"

"A bit of an exaggeration, keep it low-key," Yao Dou Dou said, gesturing downward.

"Haha!"

Everyone laughed.

Hou Guoyu fully demonstrated the basic qualities of someone close to a leader. He immediately asked the staff to bring new chairs for everyone and warmly greeted them, "Sit down, sit down and chat!"

As everyone sat down, Su Tianyu pointed to Tang Yao and said, "Some of the brothers may be unfamiliar with this one. He's the only survivor of the mine disaster, the tough guy who scared Baolong Corporation shitless. In the past two years, he's been with Commander Yao and is also a member of our General Administration of Unified Control."

Tang Yao didn't like to talk much either, barely squeezing out a smile.

"Awesome, brother!"

"Back then, you were an idol to a lot of people. You have guts!"

"..."

Everyone sitting here was a force to be reckoned with, and some people did admire Tang Yao and Yao Dou Dou's achievements and took the initiative to chat with them.

After a few words, Da Bai raised his glass and said with a smile, "Hehe, now the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends are all here! We've never had so many people together since we started! Someone has to propose a toast for this occasion, and I won't say who. Be aware."

Su Tianyu knew what Da Bai meant but still turned to look at Yu Mingyuan. "You were the one who organized this in the first place, so you should say a few words."

"Hehe." Yu Mingyuan waved his hand. "I'm not the leader now, so what am I supposed to say? Talk about the past, reminisce about the old days? That's not right! You're the commander-in-chief, so you should say it."

Hearing this, Zhou Tonghui said with a smile, "That's right, now Sixzi has become Master Six, you two have switched roles."

Yu Mingyuan glanced at Zhou Tonghui and frowned. "Don't talk nonsense."

Su Tianyu modestly paused for a moment and could only raise his glass, slowly stand up, and say to everyone, "Time really flies. Thinking back to those days... I was just a little lamb who had just graduated from college and was confused about the future; Mingyuan was from a wealthy family; Da Bai, Lao Kong, Tonghui, they were all from gentry families. And Lao Hei, the old mercenary who licked blood from the edge of a knife; Monkey, the hot-headed guy who lit up at the slightest spark; oh, right, and Master Lu, who almost scared me shitless back then as the number one knife of Zhan Nan; Brother Fei, the old trickster who roamed outside the district..."

Su Tianyu scanned everyone, looking at their faces, naming them one by one, and talking about the past with emotion. "I really don't know what kind of fate brought us these people who seem completely unrelated together. Maybe it's fate, or maybe it's luck, that everyone is still here today! Although there have been unpleasant things between many people on the way forward, we are still sitting here today, working towards the same goal. This is a very damn exciting thing! Come on, enough said, let's have a drink, to ourselves, to our friends, to the future and past of this group of us!"

"Damn it, that's so exciting! Come on, bottoms up!" Lao Hei stood up boisterously.

"Come on, let's all raise a glass!"

"..."

Everyone was silent when they first heard Su Tianyu's words, seemingly thinking about the past. But after he finished speaking, everyone looked at their familiar friends and brothers, and they became very excited, raising their glasses and drinking it all in one gulp.

...

Inside the private room, a group of people clinked glasses, drinking and chatting, very lively.

Su Tianyu drank with this one and that one, and soon his legs were weak and his ears were ringing.

He wasn't young anymore, and he was almost thirty. He drank for a while, set the mood, and then immediately made a "pee escape" to hide in the sofa area and rest.

An Qiqi wasn't good at drinking, so before she left, she poured a glass of water for Su Tianyu, put it on the table, and said, "Your stomach isn't good, so pay attention and don't drink too much."

Su Tianyu looked at An Qiqi's heroic figure and, not knowing what got into him, squinted and said, "...Let's talk tonight? Let's get down to business and finish what we didn't finish before!"

An Qiqi was obviously stunned for a moment but replied humorously, "Get lost. You don't know if you can do it after drinking! You're crazy!"

After saying that, An Qiqi turned and left, going over to greet the others.

Su Tianyu looked at her back and took a sip of hot water in a flirtatious manner.

Not far away, Hou Guoyu, his face flushed, shouted at Lao Hei, "Come on, I'll toast you. Let's have a drink, brothers!"

Lao Hei was obviously a little drunk too. Looking at the wine that Hou Guoyu handed over, he felt dizzy and waved his hand. "We see each other every day. What are you toasting for? I'm not drinking anymore. That's enough!"

"No way!" Hou Guoyu refused, grabbing Lao Hei and saying, "You have to drink! You saved me once on Island Seven last time. I remember it all!"

"Alright." Only then did Lao Hei take the glass, muttering, "Damn, you must be drunk...!"

Su Tianyu looked at the scene in the room and kept giggling foolishly.

Da Bai, with his arm around Zhou Tonghui's shoulder, was bragging, his tongue thick. "Little Zhou! Although I'm now a noble, practically second in command, I still miss the old days. We were the Dragon City Duo back then, gallivanting in the pleasure district. That was so much fun...!"

"My dad wanted me to be a lawyer, but you insisted on training me to be a gunner... I'll remember you forever...!"

The two of them drank a little wine and began to reminisce about the past, recalling the days when they first started their business.

Just then, Tang Yao walked over with wine and a glass and said to Su Tianyu, "Brother Six... I'll toast you."

"Okay!" Su Tianyu picked up his water glass, drank all the water, and then had Tang Yao pour white wine into it.

After pouring, Tang Yao said to Su Tianyu with a sincere expression, "Without you, there would be no me... I won't say much else... Thank you!"

Su Tianyu clinked glasses with him, and they both drank it all in one gulp.

After putting down his glass, Su Tianyu said to Tang Yao, "Your sister is doing well and is in school. Don't worry."

Tang Yao said very concisely, "Brother Six, I'm not good with words, but my life is yours... I won't say much else. You rest!"

Tang Yao was taciturn. After toasting, he looked at Su Tianyu with a smile and returned to the dining table.

As soon as Tang Yao left, Zhou Tonghui stopped talking nonsense with Da Bai and staggered over, sitting down next to Su Tianyu and handing him a cigarette. "Want one?"

"Sure, give me one." Su Tianyu took the cigarette.

As the two of them were lighting their cigarettes, Yu Mingyuan stood up, holding his wine glass, and walked towards Fei Pingsheng's table.