Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

428 25 Twenty-fifth Filial Exemplars

“Dragon Group! The name has to be Dragon Group!”

His mother’s voice sounded from the speaker. She was a little happy and excited.

“…”

If it was anyone else, they would definitely be confused when they heard this. However, they were mother and son after all. Kang De immediately understood because he had just mentioned that he wanted to snatch the classic trademark of this urban superpower category.

He and Xiaoman looked at each other and smiled, then revealed confused expressions.

“Dragon Group? What’s the Dragon Group? Eh, I have an impression of it. You seem to have told me that it should be the setting of an online novel many years ago, right? Sigh, Auntie, it’s not that I want to criticize you, but your youth is already far away. Those who still know this name are completely exposed. They don’t have anything in common with us young people!”

When Kang De said this, Xiaoman had a “you’re so shameless” expression. She pursed her lips and smiled without saying anything. When he finished speaking, a loud disdain sounded from the receiver.

“Tsk!”

Mother Kang shouted, “Xiaoman! Tell me!”

Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, then she smiled brightly at Kang De. “Yes, Kang De’s youth has also left. As soon as my father arrived, he asked if anyone from the Dragon Group was following.”

Kang De reached out to strangle her neck. Xiaoman shrank her neck and rolled to the other side of the sofa, giggling. His mother’s loud laughter sounded on the phone. The two of them were always colluding.

He said gloomily, “How did you know that Xiaoman was beside me?”

Mother Kang snorted, “There’s an echo. You must have put it on speaker. Put it on speaker. Someone must be listening beside you. If it’s not Xiaoman, could it be my future daughter-in-law?”

D*mn.

She had touched a sore spot.

Kang De immediately felt guilty and subconsciously glanced at Xiaoman. The girl was curled up on the sofa at the side, her face flushed from playing. Her shoulder-length hair was disheveled as she listened. When she heard this, she glanced at Kang De and dragged the pillow on the sofa over to hug her chest, covering most of her face.

He immediately said, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

His mother’s sigh and an imperceptible mutter sounded from the other end of the phone.

“I thought I was enlightened… F*ck.”

—Language! Watch your language!

However, the disappointment only lasted for a moment. After all, hope did not matter. Teacher Li immediately changed the topic and sighed, “You’re popular. My phone has exploded in the past two days. Your uncle, my colleagues, my students… They’re all asking about you and asking if Captain China on Weibo is you.”

Captain China.

Hmm, he had just seen Weibo and discovered that after the exposure of Comoros’s journey to save his father, Kang De instantly had many nicknames and honorific titles on the Internet, including but not limited to “Captain China”, “Contemporary War Wolves”, “Filial Son of the Year”, “Other People’s Children”, “Kang Wick”, “Moroni Race God”…

The most mischievous and playful name was “Twenty-fifth Filial Exemplars”. A big shot who liked to cause trouble drew the Twenty-fifth Filial Exemplars of the new era according to the style of the “Twenty-four Filial Exemplars”. On the diagram of the classic Chinese country, Kang De held a large sniper rifle and drove a large car. He raced and exploded on the streets of Moroni. Wherever he went, black smoke billowed and flames soared into the sky. In the background, half of the Moroni Grand Palace had collapsed.

It was even more funny to be lined up with the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars.

It was really a famous painting of the current era.

By the way, Kang De’s drawing on the diagram was indeed a little similar, but his eyes were wrapped in a strange red light.

Kang De smiled and shook his head. “It’s me, it’s all me. It’s indeed me—what do you think?”

Mother Kang sighed, so much so that she pretended to sob and said in relief, “It’s been 20 years, you useless evil creature. You finally have something I can show off…”

Kang De glanced at her and said, “Then you’re really strict.”

“…I’m angry.”

“What’s wrong now?”

“Your father can watch such an explosive scene, and it’s a special seat. As your mother, I can actually only watch videos? This heartless son can only be filial to your father and not your mother!”

“Stop fooling around. If I’m heartless, what’s the person who gave birth to me?”

“An innocent young woman who was deceived by your heartless father and carried on the genes of his heartlessness. She’s innocent, pure, normal, and completely human.”

Pfft.

“What are you laughing at?!”

“Alright, alright, Xiaoman is listening. It wasn’t easy to make a call, and you’re saying this?”

Hearing his son’s complaint, his mother’s tone carried a smile, “What else? I’ll ask you how you awakened? I’ll ask you how you returned? I’ll ask you what’s going on. This is a huge secret of our Kang family. We can’t let irrelevant people hear it for nothing.”

Kang De nodded when he heard this. “Yes, your sense of confidentiality is not bad. The f*cking Five-Eyed Alliance is monitoring everywhere.”

Mother Kang smiled and said, “That’s not the case. We use a confidential line.”

“…Hmm?”

“Don’t be shy, son. Say hi to the comrades of the General Staff.”

“…Hey! The water meter is at home!”

“I’m joking, I’m joking. It’s not illegal to say it casually, right?”

When Kang De heard this, he touched his forehead and revealed a helpless expression, “In short, how have you been recently?”

“It’s quite good. This is the first time in my life that your mother has enjoyed such high-level security treatment. The Ambassador to Egypt personally picked me up from the airport. The armed police car directly sent me to Djibouti. The Major General accompanied me the entire time. When I arrived at our logistics base, it was delicious. WiFi is very fast. You can visit as you please.”

His mother’s voice became even happier and filled with satisfaction, “You can use the shooting range as you please. You can shoot guns and so on. The bullets are all free. It’s awesome. There’s just one thing. I asked if you could bring me out to sea to fight live targets like pirates, and they firmly disagreed.”

Kang De sighed, “The leaders of the base are so pitiful.”

“Rascal, what are you talking about? My son has brought honor to the country. What’s wrong with me taking advantage of him? Speaking of which, I’m considered precious because of my son. When will you earn me a prestigious order? I can’t count on your father anymore. Why don’t I kick him away? In any case, his son is useless now.”

“…I recorded it.”

“Shameless. Are you going to anger your father to death?”

“…”

Kang De looked at Xiaoman and revealed a speechless expression… Could they still chat like this?

...

No.

This was because Mother Kang said, “Cut the crap. Why did you call me?”

Kang De opened his mouth. “Report… report my safety?”

“Alright, I know you’re safe. Not only are you safe, but you’re also full of energy. You abandoned your parents who were in Africa and ran home to flirt with Xiaoman, leaving your pitiful mother alone in the Djibouti overseas safeguard base playing the Type 89. You’ve grown up and we can’t control you. That’s it.”

She said impatiently, “That’s it. I’m a woman and don’t know anything. If you have anything, discuss it with your father and Uncle Wang. I’ll go back and shoot. That’s it.”

Then, with a bang, the call was hung up.

Kang De smiled bitterly. As he smiled, his smile faded. He looked at his phone and was silent.

Xiaoman moved back silently and said softly, “I thought Auntie would scold you worriedly, the kind who cries and scolds. I didn’t expect… she didn’t use this tone when she called me. She was really anxious.”

Kang De slowly said, “I’ve already done it. I’ve also returned safely. Complaining and crying can only let me know that she’s been worried about me. This will instead make me feel even more guilty and uneasy. She can’t bear to…”

He picked up his phone and held it in his palm. He said softly, “That’s why she said such messy words to let me know that she’s very good. I’ll return the favor and let her know that I’m very good too.”

“She’s afraid that others will hear me say something that involves a secret, so she doesn’t want to ask anything serious. She doesn’t want to hear anything serious. She doesn’t even want to talk to me anymore… Because she doesn’t care about anything or be curious. As long as I’m fine, she’s at ease.”

...

When it came to children, no matter how intelligent and generous a mother was, she would become suspicious, selfish, or even narrow-minded. Even if this was a confidential line, her mother was unwilling to ask more and hear more, because she preconceived that someone was listening, even in her motherland. She instinctively wanted to protect all her son’s secrets and did not want him to reveal any information about her to prevent it from becoming a dangerous foreshadowing.

Xiaoman gently held his hand.

—I’m the same.

However, it was a little strange to say this.

Kang De was also silent. Xiaoman’s hand was very soft. He could feel the warmth of her palm and a little sweat, but he did not have the time to feel this. He was thinking about the love from Earth and his family.

The entire Internet praised him, made him famous in the world, and became the most eye-catching star. In her mother’s eyes, such glory, grand occasion, and achievements were definitely not what she liked. She only wanted her son to be safe and happy, not to become some superhuman or hero.

He knew his mother’s mood and wishes.

His father’s mood and wish must be the same.

—But I still have to do dangerous things.

Kang De sighed silently in his mind.

He could not split up and had to do both. As a child, he had to fulfill his vision, fulfill his intentions, take care of his parents’ wishes, and respond to the love of his relatives. Many worries were in this contradiction and dilemma.

What was difficult was never a mistake, but a correct one.

There was no mistake.

Xiaoman seemed to sense his hesitation and gently hugged his arm and half hugged him.

She understood.

She understood Kang De’s mood.

After a long time, Uncle Wang pushed open the door with a smile on his face. Then, he saw his daughter and Kang De quickly parting. His smile slowly disappeared and he was slowly unhappy.

However, now, his daughter and Kang De were sitting upright and very obedient. They looked up at him with extremely tacit innocence and confusion on their faces, causing him to not know what to say.

Forget it, forget it.

He glared at Kang De. “After the call? What did your mother say?”

Kang De shrugged and said, “She didn’t say anything.”

Uncle Wang was stunned for a moment, but then he understood. He had played with Kang Jinzhu since he was young and had a relationship with Teacher Li for nearly 20 years. He knew the personality of this couple and what kind of person Mother Kang was.

He shook his head and said, “It’s too chaotic to be concerned. How can the country monitor your conversation? Now is the early stage of dealing with you. They have to show their sincerity and let you feel kindness. How can they do such a shameful thing? If you discover it, it’ll ruin things for no reason. Our tradition of recruiting scholars has been going on for thousands of years. Do you think the higher-ups don’t know how to play? If they want to know anything, they’ll ask you directly.”

Kang De was silent. “After all, she’s my mother.”

Wang Yongzhi sighed and sighed, “That’s right. Such a smart person usually becomes stupid when it comes to her son.”

Xiaoman muttered, “You speak as if you’re not.”

Uncle Wang was about to refute when he saw his daughter glare. “Why, aren’t you?”

“…”

What else could he say? Wang Yongzhi could only smile awkwardly but politely.

He sat on the sofa at the side and his expression turned serious. He said to Kang De, “I’ll convey the thoughts of the higher-ups. Your suggestion is being discussed in a meeting. In principle, it’s agreed, but the details still have to be discussed. For example, there’s some research and I hope you can cooperate. You have to do something and cooperate. If you have some help, I might have to ask you for help. Of course, cooperation won’t make you suffer. You can make some appropriate requests. As long as it’s not too much, the country will satisfy them.”

Kang De nodded.

It was a win-win situation. As Chinese, they all liked this outcome.

“We can talk about these things slowly. After all, there’s a consensus on cooperation. The others are not a problem,” Wang Yongzhi said. “Now, there’s an important matter that I want to ask for your opinion. I hope you can agree.”

Kang De raised his eyebrows and said, “What?”

“The air raid between the United States and France,” Wang Yongzhi said. “The country hopes that you won’t take revenge, especially if it involves the homeland or overseas military bases of the two countries. I hope you can restrain yourself.”

This.

It was impossible to take revenge. He had already been exposed and they knew who his parents were. The United States and France were all imperialists and were not good people. They were ruthless and their words were unpleasant. Moreover, they were from the P5, a nuclear power. He was a small Chinese person who was weak, weak, and helpless. He was super afraid.

—Apart from using the power of the Fire Thief to cut off a mountain near Comoros from the white fog world and repeatedly accelerate it before smashing into the United States from outer space, what else could I do?

Therefore, in the current situation, it was impossible for Kang De to let his family take the risk of being retaliated against and giving the American Empire and the French Rooster a hard time. After all, their two countries were nervous now. If they encountered any supernatural strange attacks, they would most likely directly identify Kang De as a suspect.

The American Empire and the French had never talked about rules that did not involve his family.

Before he had the ability to ensure that his family was completely safe, he could only record this score in his notebook.

Moreover, although the ground had been washed by the joint air raid, Kang De had not suffered any losses. Moreover, he had obtained an entire air force. In terms of pure air strength, the air force combat strength in Kang De’s hand could probably be ranked in the top 20 in the world—of course, it was only calculated according to paper data.

Therefore, Kang De agreed in principle with the meaning conveyed by Uncle Wang.

However, he still had to cry.

He said with a change in expression, “How can that do? My father was eating hotpot in Africa and supervising work when he was suddenly kidnapped by the white-skinned mercenaries! I’m an ordinary university student who’s never gone overseas in my life and has never seen the world. I had no choice but to go far away to Africa and save my father alone. Along the way, I saw countless war scenes and lives were lost, leaving a deep wound in my young heart…”

At this point, his tone was impassioned and extremely aggrieved, “It wasn’t easy to save Father, protect the civilians, and foil the conspiracy of the French government. In the end, an ordinary university student like me was actually washed to the ground by dozens of 35th-generation aircraft with all kinds of missile bombs. Who can endure this grievance?”

—D*mn, was there a second university student in this world who would be specially attacked by a joint air raid? Even if there was, he would have long turned to dust, okay?

Wang Yongzhi was angry and amused as he watched Kang De continue to perform.

“I can’t endure it. I really can’t. Uncle Wang, you know that I’ve never suffered such grievances since I was young. Even my mother has never beaten me up like this!”

“JDAM! Molotov cocktail! Cluster bomb! F16! F35! Gale! Is there a need?! This is a life-and-death feud. It’s irreconcilable.”

Kang De slapped the table and said sternly, “They have to pay!”

‘I knew it.’

Uncle Wang snorted, “There are definitely benefits. It wasn’t easy to grab their hair and teach them a lesson. France and the United States are also in a terrible fix, especially France. There’s no way to wipe the butts of Comoros yet. This time, I can take the opportunity to knock them down ruthlessly. Tell me, what do you want?”

Kang De was sitting. His legs were together and he raised his hand, like a primary school student actively speaking in class.

“Teacher!”

He shouted crisply, “I want a hydrogen bomb!”

…Hydrogen your ass.

Wang Yongzhi said, “Your mouth is about to tear open!”

Kang De sighed, “As expected, it won’t work.”

“Tell me something realistic!”

Kang De was quite uninterested. He counted with his fingers and said, “Weapons, ammunition, air defense missiles, tanks, cannons, firearms, material support, trade routes, and trade preferences. By the way, give me a few houses. Right, there’s another condition on the American side. I want the American government to answer my question.”

“…What’s the problem?”

“Did the former Secretary of State, Ms. Hillary, go to that island?”

“…”

“Don’t look at me. I know the President of the United States won’t tell the truth, but it’s good to disgust them.”

“Perhaps.”

“…That’s true.”

“In short, write down what you want. Write down your exact request, the more detailed the better. I’ll submit it to the higher-ups and professionals will confirm the exact content for you and try their best to help you fight for it.”

Wang Yongzhi said, “When will you return to Comoros?”

“At night? After dawn over there.”

“Alright… I’ve heard about it. I’ll give you a surprise.”

“Translate for me.”

“You’ll know when the time comes, ha.”