fictionpage Chapter 184 I am inherently unruly, and will never bow my head.
Chapter 184 I am inherently unruly, and will never bow my head.
Handong University.
The black Audi A6 didn't head directly towards the highway exit, but instead, as if by some strange twist of fate, turned into this university filled with memories.
It was dusk.
The setting sun, like blood, spilled across the red synthetic track, giving everything a texture reminiscent of old film.
The car was parked under the sycamore trees next to the playground.
The engine shut off.
"Why did you suddenly think of this place?"
The passenger door opened.
A long leg encased in slim-fit jeans stepped out first, the fabric taut against the rounded thigh, outlining a breathtaking curve.
Ye Cunxin got out of the car.
She wasn't wearing her usual aloof special forces uniform today; instead, she wore a beige off-the-shoulder cashmere sweater.
The neckline was low, hanging diagonally over one rounded shoulder, revealing a large expanse of smooth, creamy skin. Her delicate collarbone was deep, casting an alluring shadow beside the platinum necklace as she breathed.
The cashmere sweater is a cropped design with a cinched hem that perfectly accentuates her slender waist.
Tight jeans hugged her full, perky buttocks, extending down her long, slender legs, and she wore nude lambskin ankle boots.
The wind blew by.
Her chestnut-brown, wavy hair fluttered in the wind, with a few strands clinging to her lips, which were painted with a dusty rose lip gloss.
Her beauty is flamboyant, yet carries a touch of languid nobility.
"Let's go for a walk."
Qi Tongwei got out of the car and lit a cigarette.
He didn't look at the stunning beauty beside him; his gaze passed through the barbed wire fence of the playground and landed on the empty rostrum.
That place was where his nightmares began.
More than 20 years ago.
It was also at dusk like this.
Liang Lu's aggressive marriage proposal echoed over the loudspeaker.
That spirited young man, for the sake of so-called "progress" and to avoid being crushed by power in a ravine, bent his knees on this platform in front of the entire school. His knees were originally meant to kneel to heaven and earth.
That kneeling.
His spine was shattered from kneeling.
A hero died kneeling, but a ruthless and unscrupulous minister emerged from the kneeling.
"Thinking about the past?"
Ye Cunxin walked to his side and naturally took his arm.
The faint scent of wild roses emanating from her, mixed with the smell of tobacco, wafted into Qi Tongwei's nostrils.
"I used to think this platform was very high."
Qi Tongwei exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes as calm as a stagnant pool.
"It's so high that I have to kneel down to see the people sitting up there."
"Now it seems..."
"It's just an earthen platform made of cement."
The two walked slowly towards the center of the field, stepping on the grass.
Many students carrying books passed by, curiously observing the extraordinary couple.
In this ivory tower.
No one knew what kind of bloody storm this man had just unleashed in Handong Province.
No one knew that he had just trampled the arrogant "Zhao Lichun" underfoot and shattered the entire officialdom of Handong.
Walk to the spot where you knelt down back then.
Qi Tongwei stopped in his tracks.
He stomped on the grass.
The grass here has been replaced time and time again, and all traces of the past are long gone.
But he could still seem to hear that deafening "Marry me."
I could still feel the piercing cold and humiliation when my knees hit the ground.
"Director Qi."
Ye Cunxin, who was beside her, suddenly let go of her hand.
Qi Tongwei turned his head.
The little princess of the Ye family in the capital, the ruthless red rose who killed without blinking an eye on the battlefield, actually took a half step back.
A sly smile played on her lips, her eyes sparkling with allure.
then.
Under Qi Tongwei's slightly surprised gaze.
She gracefully knelt on one knee.
The tight knees of her jeans pressed against the grass, her upper body leaned slightly forward, and the neckline of her off-the-shoulder sweater drooped, revealing a breathtaking glimpse of her snow-white cleavage.
She tilted her head back.
Those bright, peach-blossom eyes reflected Qi Tongwei's tall figure.
"I heard that someone forced you to kneel here back then?"
Ye Cunxin stretched out one hand, palm up, making a standard marriage proposal gesture.
The voice was clear and crisp, with a hint of mischief and a touch of seriousness.
"Qi Tongwei".
"Your knees are too stiff; they're prone to breaking."
"Since you won't kneel down, then I'll kneel down instead."
"From now on, in the capital, at the Ye family home, anywhere."
"Only others will kneel before you."
"If you have to kneel."
"It is I, Ye Cunxin, who kneels before you, the great hero."
The setting sun shone on her face.
Even the fine downy fibers were glowing.
This moment.
Qi Tongwei's heart, which was as hard as iron, felt as if it had been struck hard by something.
In her past life, Liang Lu used her power to force him to kneel, which resulted in decades of sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams and tormenting each other.
In this life, Ye Cunxin used her dignity as a stepping stone for him, in exchange for the two souls becoming inseparable through life and death.
"stand up."
Qi Tongwei threw away the cigarette butt in his hand.
He reached out and grasped that soft, boneless little hand.
Apply a little force.
He pulled up the woman named "Cunxin," who in reality filled his entire ambition.
He pulled her into his arms.
Ye Cunxin's body crashed into his firm chest, letting out a soft moan.
Before she could react...
Qi Tongwei's enormous hand gripped the back of her head. He lowered his head and, with an air of domineering possessiveness, fiercely kissed her delicate red lips.
This is not a superficial probe.
This is plunder through conquest and expansion.
Use the tip of your tongue to pry open the pearly teeth.
Ye Cunxin let out a soft moan, wrapped her arms around Qi Tongwei's neck, and hung on him, responding passionately.
a long time.
Lip points.
Both of them were breathing rapidly.
Ye Cunxin's face was flushed, and her eyes were glazed over.
"I've got it."
"You are my woman."
"In this life, it's either you or me."
"We all win standing up."
The moment those words were spoken.
Deep in Qi Tongwei's mind.
The cold, mechanical voice that had accompanied him all the way, guiding him from the border back to Jingzhou, suddenly rang out.
There was no warning whatsoever.
There was also no sense of urgency when the task was assigned.
【Ding! 】
[Detection indicates that the host's core will has been successfully reconstructed.]
The ability to "defeat fate by half a move" does not lie in external forces, but in the indomitable courage within the host, a courage that dares to overturn the chessboard.
In this world, true dignity is not a numerical value assigned by the system.
Rather, it's the gun you hold in your hand and the principles you uphold in your heart.
[The host no longer needs assistance.]
The "Shengtian Half-Subsystem" is being uninstalled...
[Uninstallation progress: 30%...60%...99%...]
Qi Tongwei was stunned for a moment.
But he didn't panic.
They didn't even have the slightest thought of trying to persuade me to stay.
He simply listened calmly as the progress bar reached its end.
If it were him right after his rebirth, losing the system might have caused him to panic.
But now.
He is a lone wolf.
He was the executioner who uprooted the Zhao family.
He is a powerful minister who holds secrets worth billions and is backed by the Ye family in Beijing.
His fighting skills have been etched into his muscle memory, his strategic planning abilities have been melted into his cerebral cortex, and his network of connections has been transformed into tangible official documents.
system.
It was just the crutch that helped him stand up.
The road is now going smoothly.
It's time to throw away the cane.
Uninstallation complete.
May the host remain true to their original aspirations in their future career, and thus achieve their ultimate goal.
Goodbye, Director Qi.
A deathly silence returned to my mind.
That feeling of being constantly quantified by data has disappeared.
Instead.
It's an unprecedented feeling of ease and clarity.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Cunxin noticed that Qi Tongwei's body stiffened for a second, and touched his cheek with some concern.
"fine."
Qi Tongwei grabbed her hand and kissed her palm.
His eyes became clearer than ever before.
"It's just that we've let go of some unimportant burdens."
"Let's go."
"Where to?"
"The capital city."
Qi Tongwei turned around and strode towards the black Audi.
His silhouette was as imposing as a mountain.
"The water there is much deeper than here; I want to go and explore."
……
three days later.
Beijing.
Chang'an Avenue.
A black Hongqi sedan with military license plates drove smoothly on the wide road.
outside the window.
It is an ancient building with red walls and yellow tiles, a solemn and dignified center of power.
This is the "brain" of the entire country.
It is also the ultimate goal that countless ambitious people dream of.
Qi Tongwei sat in the back seat.
Wearing a crisp, dark-colored Zhongshan suit with the top button fastened, he looked exceptionally composed and capable.
But the murderous aura emanating from him, as if he had crawled out of a pile of corpses, could not be concealed.
Ye Cunxin sat next to him.
This time, she changed into an elegant white cheongsam, with her fair thighs faintly visible through the slit. She wore a matching shawl over it, and her hair was styled in an updo, revealing her slender swan neck.
It lacked some of the wildness of the battlefield rose.
She possessed a more refined and gentle demeanor, befitting a lady from a prominent family.
But that hand was still tightly gripping Qi Tongwei's large hand, its palm slightly sweaty.
"nervous?"
Qi Tongwei turned his head and looked at her with a half-smile.
That's the Ye family compound.
Ye Cunxin rolled her eyes at him and muttered under her breath.
"I usually get scolded when I go back, but this time I brought back a man who's caused a huge uproar. Who knows what kind of madness the old man will go through."
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Qi Tongwei patted the back of her hand.
"Even if it's a den of dragons and a lair, I've made it through."
The car turned into a quiet alley.
It slowly came to a stop in front of a vermilion gate.
Two heavily armed guards stood at the entrance, their eyes fixed straight ahead, their posture as straight as pine trees.
And right in the center of the gate.
A group of people were standing there.
The leader was an elderly man with a full head of silver hair, wearing an old military uniform.
He leaned on his cane, but his back was ramrod straight, and his cloudy eyes exuded a kind of oppressive aura that seemed to have emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The head of the Ye family.
Ye Zhennan.
A titan in the military.
Behind him stood several core members of the Ye family, including high-ranking political figures and military officers with general ranks.
at this time.
All eyes were focused on the Hongqi car that had just come to a stop.
The car door opened.
Qi Tongwei stepped out of the car.
He showed no stage fright whatsoever.
He straightened his collar and strode up to Old Master Ye.
Stand still.
Legs together.
Raise your hand.
salute!
His movements were so precise, like something out of a textbook, exuding a rugged, battle-hardened air.
"Qi Tongwei, former Director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, reporting for duty!"
His voice was loud and clear, full of energy.
Wandering through the alleyways.
Grandpa Ye stared at the young man in front of him.
I watched it for a full half minute.
Those old eyes, which had seen countless people, scraped across Qi Tongwei like knives.
Qi Tongwei remained completely still.
Look directly at the old man, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Sudden.
Grandpa Ye burst into a hearty laugh, which startled the sparrows in the tree and sent them flying away.
He threw away his cane, stepped forward, and patted Qi Tongwei heavily on the shoulder.
The force was so great that it produced a muffled thud.
"Good lad!"
"That's bold!"
"They turned that mess in Handong upside down, and they're still standing here unscathed."
"He's even more assertive than I imagined!"
"I love your reckless spirit!"
The old man turned to look at the Ye family members, pointed at Qi Tongwei, and his voice was full of pride.
"Take a look at them all!"
"That's what they call 'If you don't bow your head, you'll pierce the sky!'"
"This is truly the grandson-in-law of the Ye family!"
Qi Tongwei lowered his hand.
A faint smile curved at the corners of her lips.
He turned his head and looked at Ye Cunxin behind him.
Ye Cunxin stood there gracefully, her eyes filled with admiration and love.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell on Qi Tongwei's shoulder.
It was as if he had been gilded.
Qi Tongwei took a deep breath.
I could smell the dry air unique to Beijing, and also the pervasive scent of power and desire.
he knows.
The story of Handong has come to an end.
But this game of chess in the capital has only just begun.
He turned around and looked at the deep and secluded alley, and at the red walls that were faintly visible in the distance.
My heart is completely at peace.
I am Qi Tongwei.
I was once a wronged soul on Lone Eagle Ridge, and also an ant trampled into the mud.
But in this life.
I risked my life to carve out a path to heaven.
I know that the water here is deeper, the waves are stronger, and there are more people who want to eat people than in Handong.
so what?
My knees are very stiff.
I will never bend in this lifetime!
"Walk!"
Qi Tongwei took Ye Cunxin's hand in return, under the watchful eyes of many powerful figures, in the heart of the capital city.
Meteor in stride.
They stepped through the gates of the Ye family home.