Chapter 23: Kurosawa Bestows Honors upon Li Yishu; The Brotherhood of the Dam

Chapter 23

Rainy Day: "Xiao Xiao Yan is caught in an internal struggle!"

Security Guard Wang: "Xiao Xiao Yan, just admit it quickly! Fatty’s about to feast!"

Xiao Ze You Mufeng: "For Liu Tao, Xiao Xiao Yan has betrayed his sergeant position!"

Li Yiyang: "Xiao Xiao Yan, just agree already!"

Hey Hey Hey Xue: "If it were me, I’d definitely choose to eat!"

Heize: "Xiao Xiao Yan, why are you hesitating?"

Xiao Xiao Yan: "Sir, I’m thinking it over!"

Heize added, "I didn’t join the battle this round because I wanted to test you two. Don’t be fooled by me looting first—I’ll give all the good stuff to you both!"

"Really? Sir?" Xiao Xiao Yan’s voice trembled with excitement.

"Of course!" Heize said. "Do you know what I want to say now?"

"I know!" Xiao Xiao Yan replied. "Li Yishu has passed the officer’s test and officially joined our squad!"

"What else?" Heize pressed.

Xiao Xiao Yan said, "He joined because of his skill, and I became an officer thanks to my looks. So I’m willing to give the sergeant position to Li Yishu!"

Heize laughed heartily.

Xiao Xiao Yan asked, "Sir, am I right?"

Heize turned to Li Yishu, "What do you say?"

Li Yishu smiled, "I think Xiao Xiao Yan is very humble!"

Heize burst out laughing.

Xiao Xiao Yan grinned, "See? Even Yishu says I’m humble!"

Heize immediately took off the Liu Tao gear he was wearing, then neatly arranged the bear monster, two backpacks, and several guns he had just organized.

"Private Xiao Xiao Yan!"

"Sir, present!" Xiao Xiao Yan shouted and saluted sharply.

Heize continued, "Sergeant Li Yishu!"

"Sir, present!" Li Yishu saluted promptly.

Heize placed two golden medals on the table.

"From now on, you two are my soldiers. These medals are your commendations from the commander!"

"Thank you, sir!" They saluted Heize together and each took a golden medal.

In the live stream room:

Dongfeng sent 100 popularity votes!

XUyU gifted a sports car!

Chun Geng’s official flagship store sent a Carnival!

Yanze sent 108 little hearts!

Xingxing sent 332 popularity votes!

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Weige: "Wow, this is really well done!"

Weilong Luna: "The commander is impressive!"

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Beautiful Legs: "Li Yishu has successfully joined the commander’s team!"

Mama Ji: "Too bad there’s no champagne. Opening one now would be perfect!"

Ugly Bird Egg: "Three of them together makes for a great show!"

Heize glanced at the live chat and then said, "Who said there’s no champagne?"

The next moment, Heize pulled a champagne bottle out of the safe and displayed it.

"What? There really is champagne?" Xiao Xiao Yan jumped up excitedly.

Heize said, "I only have one bottle. Who wants it?"

Xiao Xiao Yan: "Sir, give it to Yishu!"

Li Yishu: "Sir, give it to Xiao Xiao Yan!"

"Haha," Heize laughed. "Why are you two being so polite?"

Xiao Xiao Yan said, "Sir, just because Yishu appreciates my looks, I’m happy enough. I won’t fight him for the champagne."

Li Yishu: "Xiao Xiao Yan is way too humble!"

Heize laughed: "Alright, the champagne goes to Yishu as a reward!"

"Thank you, sir!" Li Yishu saluted once more.

Heize placed the champagne on the table.

Li Yishu quickly secured it in the safe.

Then, Heize divided the supplies between the two.

Three Liu Tao units, six guns, some small gold, and gun accessories.

Both gathered equipment worth nearly five million.

Heize stayed true to his word and only kept his own gear.

The three quickly left the administration building and headed east.

In the live stream:

Uluna: "Damn, they ran the wrong way!"

Screw It, I’ll Fight: "LOL, you three are totally lost!"

Weige: "Commander, take a look at the chat!"

Seeing the messages, Xiao Xiao Yan hurriedly said, "Sir, we went the wrong way!"

Heize quickly replied, "We didn’t go the wrong way. I’m just taking you two to see the waterfall!"

"Really?" Li Yishu asked.

"Absolutely!" Heize marked the waterfall cascading from the dam’s summit and said, "People move upward, water flows downward."

"That's right!" Li Yishu nodded.

"Yes!" Xiao Xiao Yan nodded too.

Heize asked, "Have you two ever watched the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"

"Yes!" they answered simultaneously.

Heize said, "In ancient times, the Peach Garden Oath bound three brothers. Today, the three of us form our brotherhood at this dam!"

"Great!" Xiao Xiao Yan said.

"Wonderful!" Li Yishu agreed.

The three faced the waterfall together.

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"I am Heize!"

"I am Li Yishu!"

"I am Xiao Xiao Yan!"

Heize: "Uh..."

Xiao Xiao Yan: "Hmm?"

"How does it go again?" Heize asked.

Li Yishu quickly said, "Though we have different surnames, we are brothers united in heart and effort!"

Heize said, "Not born on the same day, month, or year, but wishing to die on the same day, month, and year. Heaven and Earth witness this heart; betrayals and ingratitude will be punished by gods and men alike!"

Together, they saluted the waterfall, reciting: "Though we have different surnames, we are brothers united in heart and effort! Not born on the same day, month, or year, but wishing to die on the same day, month, and year. Heaven and Earth witness this heart; betrayals and ingratitude will be punished by gods and men alike!"

Heize then said, "Yishu, Xiao Xiao Yan, say a few words each!"

Li Yishu: "The commander is my mentor and elder brother. From now on, my life is his life, my body his body. I obey without hesitation!"

Xiao Xiao Yan: "Me too!"

Li Yishu continued, "I swear to share hardships and joys with the commander, accompany him for life, and follow him through life and death!"

Xiao Xiao Yan: "Same here!"

Li Yishu added, "If I break this oath, may heaven and earth rage against me!"

Xiao Xiao Yan jumped up and shouted, "Me too!"

In the live stream:

Ran Shu: "Xiao Xiao Yan perfectly shows the difference between cultured and uncultured!"

Black Stockings Esports: "As expected, Xiao Xiao Yan is like a living Zhang Fei!"

Niaolulu: "You know, Zhang Fei has a black face, and so does Xiao Xiao Yan!"

Heize called out timely, "Second brother, third brother!"

Li Yishu: "Big brother, third brother!"

Xiao Xiao Yan: "Big brother, second brother!"

They all laughed.

Heize said, "Li Yishu, Xiao Xiao Yan, follow me to evacuate now. Then the commander will take you to a top-secret aerospace assault—time to feast!"

"Yes, sir!" they shouted.

The three sprinted to the visitor center and evacuated safely.

Back at the special operations office, they geared up immediately.

Xiao Xiao Yan said, "Sir, I think I can play shield dog this round!"

Li Yishu: "I think so too!"

Heize: "If I don’t play shield dog, wouldn’t that be a bit out of place?"

Xiao Xiao Yan: "Then the three of us all play shield dog?"

Li Yishu: "Sounds good!"

Heize shouted, "Let’s do it!"