Chapter 1160 - 1132: Someone You Know Is Here

Chapter 1160: Chapter 1132: Someone You Know Is Here

Da Long mentioned this, and it reminded Qian.

"What is this item?"

During the training, they stayed in a shared dormitory. Da Long felt it was unsafe with so many people coming and going; personal belongings weren’t convenient to keep in the dorm, so it was safest at his sister’s place.

Yu Minglang came out with the dishes.

"Honey, what are you holding?" Yu Minglang noticed the box Qian was holding.

Qian handed him the item, and Yu Minglang weighed it a couple of times. "This is a gun made of bent wire, pretty complex craftsmanship. Whoever made this must be very skilled."

This kind of handicraft requires bending a lot, part of wrought iron art, capable of shaping a piece of wire into various small objects. The item in Yu Minglang’s hand was a palm-sized sniper rifle, intricately bent wire even included a sniper scope.

"This was given to me by my team leader... Sister, you must keep it safe for me, don’t break it, I’ll take it back after training." Da Long treasured this gift.

"Team leader—is it the superior you had in the mountains?" Qian remembered that stubborn leader well, knowing Da Long had encountered a particularly stern young leader in the mountains who almost disciplined her spoiled brother.

During that time, whenever Da Long called, he had two main themes: pleading for Qian to transfer him and cursing that team leader.

"It’s him. After my probation period, he slept on the bunk above me."

Thinking of the young leader filled Da Long with motivation.

"Wow, so you were sharing bunk beds with him? You didn’t bother him, did you? As I know, the rule is the one in charge sleeps on the bunk above the vulnerable ones to care for them, right?"

Qian teased.

"I was the worst performer initially, so the team leader took care of me. Now we’re at the best place, showing off his success."

Da Long always remembered the expression on his team leader’s face when he left, determined to make a career at the Yu Headquarters.

Qian noticed his expression didn’t show resentment but gratitude, which reassured her a lot. It seemed this child hadn’t wasted these months; that team leader truly gave Da Long invaluable guidance, just as Yu Minglang said.

"Why did he give you a gun model? Does it hold particular significance?" Qian casually asked, seeing how Da Long cherished this wire handgun.

Da Long remained silent, and Yu Minglang answered for him.

"Perhaps it represents his brother’s expectations of him."

Staying at the headquarters, working seriously could lead to further development; after all, Da Long was still young.

Qian understood that her brother carried the hope of the base level and patted Da Long’s shoulder.

"Do your best, don’t let your team leader down."

"Oh my god, brother-in-law, you can really cook!"

Da Long marveled at the variety on the table, continuously praising Yu Minglang.

"My mom would cook these crabs by steaming them and eat them with horseradish at most."

Yu Minglang made crab hot pot, roasted crab legs, fried crab claws, and crab meat custard out of a seven-pound crab without wasting anything.

"Eat more, you’ve lost weight." Yu Minglang served his brother-in-law and mischievously added, you’ll likely lose more weight in the upcoming month, haha!

"Thank you, brother-in-law! It’s delicious!" Da Long devoured the food while continuing to compliment Yu Minglang.

"I remember the last time we ate at my place, brother-in-law, you were only good at boiling fish. It’s been so long, and your cooking skills have improved a lot!"

Yu Minglang smiled modestly, glancing meaningfully at Qian, "With your sister around, I could prepare dishes from all over the world in no time."

Qian kicked him hard under the table, rambling nonsense!

Da Long grimaced and howled, "Sister, why’d you kick me!"

Qian glared at Yu Minglang; it’s his fault!

After eating, the siblings chatted for a while before Da Long left. He felt the day was particularly meaningful, meeting his long-unseen sister and entering his brother-in-law’s realm; from now onwards, he felt he’d shine bright like the crab on the table.

In the evening, while flipping through her recent case files with a toothpick in her mouth, Qian casually asked Yu Minglang.

"Do you think this boy has truly turned over a new leaf? Was his performance today genuine or just a show for us? I tried probing him at dinner, and it seems he hasn’t read any books in the past six months, unlikely he can retake the college exam."

Yu Minglang, mirroring Qian’s relaxed posture, leaned on the bay window. The TV was showing an anti-Japanese drama, and both’s posture watching TV mirrored each other.

"Partly genuine, partly not," Yu Minglang replied offhandedly as the drama continued.

"Oh?"

"After digging dirt for months and being the only one from the base level attending training, he’s carrying hope and has motivation for improvement. But because he’s now on my turf, there’s a certain complacency and desire for comfort; it’s normal."

Yu Minglang, experienced in assessing people, gave an astute analysis.

Qian sighed, "What I fear most now is his complacency."

If Da Long couldn’t forget Yu Minglang was his brother-in-law, it would be easy to view himself as privileged, undoing half a year’s discipline.

"While we were eating, I noticed this boy genuinely wanted to stay here and develop. But when I asked about his future plans, he stammered, making me feel he still has wishful thinking about benefiting from you."

"No need for worry. I won’t forget he’s my brother-in-law. If he wants special treatment, I’ll let him experience it starting tomorrow. If I don’t make him cry, all my experience will be for naught."

Yu Minglang had long considered this. The anti-Japanese drama was ending with credits rolling, and upon seeing a name, Yu Minglang suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, a familiar of yours joined us."