Chapter 164 Difficult To Tell

"Don't think that way! Last night was so dangerous, but we all survived. Why worry now? You have to hold on."

At this time, Qin Feng vaguely heard the deafening sound of the helicopter approaching. "Look, they’re coming! They’re here. Hold on, Green Snake. Just hold on."

Qin Feng waved his arms at the helicopter excitedly and shouted, "Here, come this way!"

Lei Ming saw him down below and shouted to the pilot, "That way. They’re below."

"Yes," the pilot replied simply before skillfully landing the helicopter on a small, barren platform.

"Come on, let’s get the antidote!" Qin Feng lifted Green Snake in his arms and realized that her breathing was incredibly shallow.

Lei Ming, holding the medicine chest, rushed toward the pair as fast as possible. He knew of Green Snake, both from the talk of others and from seeing her fight. He’d originally thought that she couldn’t be as strong as people said, but when he saw her fight with the special combat forces, Lei Ming couldn't believe what he saw. He came to understand her intensity and realized that her fighting skill was equal to Green Dragon’s.

Qin Feng administered the antidote to Green Snake and then made her drink a huge amount of water. She didn’t look any different, and in fact was nearly comatose by this point, but he said soothingly, "Don't be afraid. You’ll definitely get better soon."

In response, Green Snake weakly moved her fingers twice against Qin Feng’s arm.

Lei Ming watched the pair and then said seriously, "Go straight to the capital in case her body still holds a lot of the poison. I’m afraid this antidote won’t be enough."

"I can't go yet. I still have things to do in the Tianhe," Qin Feng said in reply. He still hadn’t met with Sister Flower and her safety in the Tianhe wasn’t guaranteed either. Meng Zhaolin still hadn’t been captured and Qin Feng didn’t dare to take that threat lightly. “Can you call in members of Sky Eagle and do something for me?”

"What is it? Anything I can do, I will do," said Lei Ming anxiously.

Qin Feng thought for a moment and then said, “Forget it. I’ll take care of it. The Eagles have a lot of freedom in how they act, but they’re not your private property. You’ll break the law if you bring them out to help me.”

"What do you mean? Do you look down on me?" Lei Ming sounded displeased, and he continued in an annoyed voice. “Are you afraid that we won’t handle things well? Shame on you. Although the Eagles are no match for the Golden Special Combat team, we’re still an outstanding team in the army. We’re no worse than any other special combat unit, we just need more experience handling dangerous missions over time. Everyone needs chances to grow, right?”

"Well said," Qin Feng replied, then carried Green Snake to the car and gently placed her inside. He lit a cigarette and looked at the distant wheat fields and blue sky while he took a drag. “So the Tianhe has Shark Kun’s people running around. They’re about third or fourth level—lower levels. On our last mission in the Golden Triangle, I took Shark Kun’s top secret list. Now he wants it back.

I don’t trust many of the men in the military anymore, but I know you. I don’t have any doubt about your character. I need to come forward to fight Meng Zhaolin, but if I do so, it’ll draw too much attention, including Shark Kun’s. Then the condition in the Tianhe might become wildly unstable.”

Qin Feng hadn’t finished speaking, but Lei Ming could not wait to say, "I’ll help you. I know you have a woman in the Tianhe. I’ll do it. I’ll be the villain. I’m not worried about offending people. We Eagles are good at handling situations at home. So what kind of solution would you like to see?"

Meng Zhaolin's people had caught Green Snake and harmed her to the point of almost taking her life. He’d also tried to kill Qin Feng more than once. This man was ruthless, and keeping him alive was definitely dangerous.

"You’re fighting for the right reasons. You and the Eagles have the right to secretly take him back to Beijing. As for the outcome, I think you’ll help me come up with something suitable.”

Qin Feng's words were vague, but Lei Ming understood his meaning and knew what to do.

"Yes. You can rest assured. I’ll handle this." Lei Ming smiled, then said, "I didn't think there were things you didn't dare to do, but it’s true that you stayed in the Tianhe for a long time without going back to the headquarters to carry out your duties. You risk gossip.”

"It's not just that."

The matter of Qin Feng's list was becoming more and more sensitive. He wanted to go find Qin Wannian and tell him the truth of the matter to see what the old man thought.

The list could lead to country-wide changes. If it was exposed to the world, it would lead to chaos in the military. It was best to get advice from wise men like Qin Wannian before acting. In the end, the list might need to be destroyed. If that were the case, Qin Feng was willing to participate.

"Well, I won't ask what you’re thinking." Seeing that Qin Feng was hiding something, Lei Ming laughed and moved the conversation along. "What’s the deal with Meng Zhaolin? Is his influence big in the Tianhe? Could Zhang Shan and I take him or do we need to call in the others?"

"Well, it's official business. He sells drugs in China, thousands of kilograms a year. Moreover, he is also operating in several small cities around, and the number of victims exceeds one hundred thousand. You Eagles should officially capture a man like him," Qin Feng said.

"To tell the truth, the size of this problem hasn’t yet reached the standard for my team to handle it. After all, there are still local public security, armed police, and special police teams beneath us. We only step in to handle issues when these other teams can’t handle them. After all, the Tianhe is not a metropolis like the capital, Shanghai, Guangzhou. It’s relatively small. Too small to launch the Eagles."

After explaining the matter clearly, Lei Ming said, "However, I can have people call the director of public security on this side of the Tianhe and ask him to report back to our headquarters in the province. Give Meng Zhaolin, the guiltiest person on Shark Kun’s team, more of a reputation, spotlight more of his crimes, and the Eagles will be able to handle the matter smoothly."

"Well, if that's the routine." Qin Feng nodded and said, "Work needs to have procedures. It’s right that you follow them."

"I'll do it as soon as possible."

Lei Ming's father, Commander Lei, was a serious military chief with a very wide network of people. Lei Ming dared to be so bossy in the military because he relied on such a powerful backing. Of course, he himself was also very good at things. The leaders he dealt with praised him, and in response to any trouble that Lei Ming caused the army, they had always turned a blind eye.

Just then, a groan came from the car.

Qin Feng rushed over and shouted, "Green Snake, Green Snake!"

At this time, Green Snake slightly opened her eyes. She weakly tried to sit up, but when she reached for the back of the front seat to pull herself up, her body rolled off the back seat and onto the floor.

Qin Feng held her and urgently said, "Don't worry. Slow down. You just woke up. Lie back down for a while."

"Qin…Feng…am I really alive?" Green Snake asked weakly. She grabbed Qin Feng‘s warm hand and asked, "Is this all true?"

"Of course. I told you, you can't die!" Qin Feng laughed. "Lei Ming, this great man, helped us. He stole his father's cherished potion to use as an antidote. If it wasn't for him, I'm afraid we wouldn’t have been able to rid your body of the poison. It seems like this medicine really worked. It would have been a mistake to simply take medicine from the military department."

Qin Feng had originally asked Lei Ming to take the military headquarters’ supply, but the grateful man hadn’t wanted to risk anything going wrong, and he’d rushed home to grab his father’s prized supply as well.

When he arrived and saw Green Snake’s condition, Lei Ming immediately pulled out his father’s medicine. At that time, Qin Feng was worried that the antidote would not be as good as that provided by the military headquarters, so he was surprised and pleased to see that Green Snake had recovered so quickly. After a few days of rest, she would be back to normal.

Lei Ming opened the driver's side door and looked into the car to look at Green Snake. He smiled and said, "How are you now? Better, huh? You have to thank me. Haha!"

"Don Lei, I don't know how to thank you. When I recover, I’ll treat you to a big meal." Green Snake smiled and said, “I didn’t think you’d be the one to save me.”