CHAPTER 646: CHAPTER 645 HOW TO DO (NEW YEAR +9)

"Brother Hong, Brother Hong!" Bai Lei hurriedly came up to grab Gao Hong, asking, "Brother Hong, please don’t go yet!"

Gao Hong looked at Bai Lei coldly.

Bai Lei hesitated, "Um... Is the boss getting married?"

"He’s been married a long time!" Gao Hong said angrily.

"Then... is it about having a child?" Bai Lei cautiously asked.

Gao Hong was completely infuriated and threw off Bai Lei’s hand, shouting, "Bai Lei! What the hell do you mean!"

"No!" Bai Lei quickly waved his hand, "I mean, if the boss is in trouble and needs money, we can all chip in together..."

"Damn it!" Gao Hong had never been this angry, pointing at Bai Lei and the others, "I really didn’t expect you all to be such people! Let me tell you, the boss doesn’t lack money, and even if you pooled all your assets together, it’s not worth a single hair of his!"

"No!" Hu Zi’an impatiently said, "Gao Hong, why exactly did you call us here if you won’t say anything? We’re not here to be scolded by you."

"Hu Zi’an!" Gao Hong was so angry he could almost grind his teeth to pieces, glaring at Hu Zi’an, "It’s true! You don’t owe me anything, but you all owe the boss! If it weren’t for the boss, would you be able to live peacefully with your families right now? If it weren’t for him, you would have been wandering who knows where!"

Hearing this, the others couldn’t help but lower their heads.

Gao Hong was right; they indeed owed Yang Chen several lives.

All of them had decided to retire after fighting against the Vipers and subsequently suffering their revenge.

Because they were afraid their families would suffer like Gao Hong’s.

Yang Chen not only agreed to their request but also protected their families.

So they truly owed Yang Chen several lives.

Bai Lei said ashamedly, "Then... what did the boss call us here for?"

Gao Hong looked at Bai Lei angrily.

Sun Yue tugged at Gao Hong, softly saying, "Let’s sit down and talk it through!"

Gao Hong glanced at Sun Yue, his anger subsiding significantly. He might not care about others, but he had to give Sun Yue face.

Gao Hong sighed, sat down, and gestured to the others, "Sit down!"

Bai Lei quickly sat down and said to Gan Wei, "Gan Wei, go get some food."

"No need!" Gao Hong said, "We already ordered a hundred skewers of lamb kebab; you can just go get them."

"Alright!" Gan Wei agreed and went to fetch them.

Gao Hong poured some drinks and said to them, "Do you know where we’ve been these past few days?"

"Where to?" Bai Lei had no idea where Yang Chen and Gao Hong had gone.

Gao Hong drank a glass of wine and said, "Let me mention some names, see if you still remember them. Zhu Zi, Ming Liang, Xiao Qing, Sai Zi, Pao Zhan, Da Lian, Er Bing, Zhu Gan..."

Upon hearing these names, they showed expressions of thought.

After a long while, they were still frowning, seemingly unable to recall.

Gao Hong sneered, poured himself a drink, and mocked, "Back then you called each other brothers, now you can’t even remember people, what a joke!"

They all looked embarrassed.

Bai Lei frowned, "No, Brother Hong, didn’t Pao Zhan sacrifice himself back then?"

"Yes! He did sacrifice himself!" Gao Hong coldly replied.

"Then..." Bai Lei looked puzzled.

Gao Hong drank deeply, saying in a low voice, "All those names I mentioned were of brothers who sacrificed!"

"Sacrificed?" They looked at each other, unsure if they should feel fortunate, regretful, or surprised.

Gao Hong said, "Do you still remember what we said before going to the battlefield back then?"

Upon hearing this, they fell silent.

Finally, Bai Lei said in a low voice, "Take care of the family."

"That’s right!" Gao Hong looked at them coldly, "Have you ever thought about those brothers who sacrificed? Have you ever gone to their homes?"

They immediately bowed their heads in shame.

They were barely managing their own lives, let alone others.

Gao Hong naturally knew they felt embarrassed, sneering, "The boss came back this time and felt that he hadn’t taken care of the families of those brothers, so we made a special trip to visit them. You wouldn’t believe it until you see it; Sai Zi’s home was impoverished. Their settlement money and Sai Zi’s salary were all taken by his father. His mother, due to excessive grief, broke her leg slipping on a rainy day, and was messed up by a quack doctor into a medical mishap. Her leg atrophied, the foot rotted, she couldn’t get out of bed, virtually at death’s door. There’s a younger sister still in third grade; such a young girl, carrying the burden of a family..."

Gao Hong’s eyes reddened at this point, and he poured another drink, downing it.

Having drunk, Gao Hong continued, "We visited other brothers’ homes too, some were okay, but some were really struggling. We left a sum of money for them, enough for them to live prosperous lives. A few days ago, the boss gave me four million to find ways to completely settle their families..."

After saying this, Gao Hong looked at them and said, "Do you think the boss lacks your little bit of money? He called you here today to catch up with brothers, to enhance the relationship, but what did you do?"

Their heads were nearly under the table from embarrassment.

Gao Hong stood up, pointing at them, "Honestly, I feel sad for you! Ashamed for you! Brothers indeed! Who knows whom in the future!"

Finished, Gao Hong quickly grabbed Sun Yue’s hand and left in large strides.

The few who remained hung their heads, speaking neither, drinking nor eating, just ashamed, ashamed enough to want to crawl into a hole.

After a long time, Bai Lei raised his head, pointing at Hu Zi’an, "Hu Zi’an, stand up!"

Hu Zi’an stood with his head down, "What the hell were you thinking? Kept saying the boss contacted us, must be either getting married, having a child, or borrowing money. I just can’t understand why every human relationship with you is tied to money?"

"Everyone is like this..." Hu Zi’an said quietly.

"Everyone? Is our boss everyone? Is Langya everyone?" Bai Lei shouted angrily, "The boss has been out on missions, maybe not returning for years. Now he finally has time, but we upset him. What do you say we do?"

Hu Zi’an remained silent, his head bowed.

Guan Xiaoke stood and said, "Have you forgotten we were once with Langya? Now is not the time to blame each other; I think we all know what we should do, right?"

Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in their eyes. They all stood, looking at each other excitedly.

At this moment, they all knew what needed to be done.