Before Commander Wei Kangnian of the capital could even get close, Wei Xinghuo immediately started shouting and making a fuss.
“Godfather! Godfather, you’re finally here! It’s that brat Xu Fei who’s blocked me here, refusing to let me go, and even told me to call you, you old fossil, over here!”
Xu Fei wasn’t the least bit surprised by Wei Xinghuo’s tactic of exaggerating and twisting his words right in front of Wei Kangnian.
On the contrary, it’d be downright abnormal if Wei Xinghuo *didn’t* do something like that.
Hearing this, Wei Kangnian stood calmly in place, looking at Xu Fei with a gaze full of complexity.
“Xu Fei, you’re the only young military officer in the Chinese armed forces. In terms of reputation, you far outshine me, the commander of the capital. So why do you keep clashing with my son at every turn?”
After Wei Kangnian finished speaking, Xu Fei let out a cold snort.
“Commander Wei, don’t say I’m lacking manners. It’s not me constantly opposing your son, it’s him who keeps holding a grudge against me, trying to find chances for revenge, only to fail miserably time and again because he’s not strong enough!”
“This time’s no different. I’ve been in Jiangbei for days and recently came to the capital to set up a branch office. When Wei Xinghuo got wind of it, he started tripping me up at every step. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him to his face!”
Seeing Xu Fei’s response, Wei Kangnian turned his head to look at Wei Xinghuo, his eyes brimming with barely restrained anger.
That look was all too familiar to Wei Xinghuo; he’d seen it plenty of times before.
At the same time, Wei Xinghuo knew full well that if his godfather found out he was the one who started this mess, he’d likely get an earful on the spot.
So, Wei Xinghuo quickly shifted the topic and spoke up.
“You surnamed Xu, stop spouting nonsense over there! I won’t dredge up old military grudges, but this time it’s obvious you were the one stirring trouble first at my Wangjing Tower jurisdiction. How’s it turned into me sabotaging you?”
With both of them talking and seemingly sticking to their own versions without reaching a conclusion, Wei Kangnian, still somewhat partial to Wei Xinghuo, continued.
“I don’t want to meddle in you kids’ squabbles. Since today’s a good opportunity, I’d like to ask you, Xu Fei, why did you go so hard against my son back in the military?”
Those words instantly pulled Xu Fei back into the depths of his memories.
He remembered it clearly. When the Soldier King Selection Tournament began that day, everything started off normally.
It wasn’t until the off-road rally segment, with its complex and treacherous terrain, that the rules allowed for free rein.
Xu Fei quickly sensed something was off. Everyone he encountered on the route started coming after him.
Back then, Xu Fei’s skills were exceptional, so he wasn’t afraid. But after he took down one of them and interrogated him, he learned the truth: Wei Xinghuo had colluded with them beforehand, planning to gang up and take Xu Fei out during the rally.
Xu Fei held onto that grudge. Later, he successfully passed the off-road rally and made it to the final ring combat stage.
When he faced Wei Xinghuo, Xu Fei didn’t hold back at all, beating him into serious injury on the spot.
That incident was what sparked the bad blood between Xu Fei and Wei Kangnian, the capital’s commander.
Now, hearing the question thrown at him, Xu Fei paused briefly, then let out a hearty laugh as he looked at Wei Xinghuo.
“Wei Xinghuo, I really didn’t think you’d be this despicable. In the end, you’ve even got the gall to deceive your own foster father, huh? I hope you can explain exactly how things went down back then!”
