General Commander An

Inside Lixin's office…

"Reporting to the commander, we have new intel that the Toxiem group are heading south into the forest. We have troops stationed there." Junfeng reported diligently. "I also let General Commander An know that we have made progress."

"Alright." Lixin was sitting at his desk rubbing his forehead. He's been tracking down this group ever since he rose to the position of Commander of the Terrorist Unit.

...…..

That night, he had ran for over an hour looking for someone to save his gege. In the end, he even contemplated going back to look for his gege because he had no reason to go back to that place called home without him. When he tried to find his way back, he had gotten lost.

Lixin used up whatever adrenaline he had left and collapsed in the middle of nowhere.

Perhaps the Goddess of Luck was by his side as he was found by General Commander An and his troops. He had passed out in their training grounds.

When he woke up, he was already back in the military base, which was right outside the forest. Lixin was laying on a medical bed in the infirmary. The cuts he had were all bandaged up. He was hooked up onto an IV. As soon as little Lixin came to his senses, he pulled the needle out and tried to get up. He had to get his gege from the bad guys.

As he was still weak, Lixin immediately collapsed as soon as his feet hit the ground. His body ached all over, and he had a splitting headache.

"Ey! The little one is awake."

Lixin was not aware that he had company in the infirmary. He immediately looked at the direction where the voice came from and tried to stand up, but his body just would not listen. In the bed behind him was a buff, tan soldier who had sprained his ankle. He was there recuperating.

"Don't be cautious, little one. I am not a bad guy." The man with a scar across his face smiled. However, he had overestimated his looks. When he smiled, it distorted his fierce face into something that could cause nightmares.

Lixin immediately bursted into tears. He wanted to pour all his grievances out.

"Gege. Where's gege? [sniff]" Lixin tried to stand up again, his voice cracking as he wept. "Gege is waiting for me to save [sniff] him."

Seeing that the little kid was crying, the soldier began freaking out. "Oh no. Uh… don't cry little fellow."

At that moment, General Commander An walked in with the nurse.

"What the hell did you do, Zihan?" General Commander An walked to the weeping little boy and gently swept him up.

Lixin was stunned by the sudden close proximity. He was set down back on the bed.

"I didn't do anything. The kid freaked out as soon as he woke up." Zihan ruffled his hair.

"You probably scared him with your looks." The nurse who had accompanied General Commander An whacked Zihan across the head.

"Owwww! Is this any way to treat your hubby, Guiying." Zihan tried to hug the woman, but she dodged his arms. "Damn. I married a tsun tsun.*"

"What did you say?" Guiying glared at him.

"Stop showing PDA with my daughter. Guiying, come check on him."

Lixin was trembling. He was scared. He wanted his gege. Tears continued to pour down his face.

Guiying approached Lixin and crouched down to his level. "Oh, don't cry little one. That dumb gorilla over there means no harm." She took out a tissue and gently wiped Lixin's tears and snot. "Can I take care of your hand?"

Lixin wasn't aware, but after he ripped out the IV, he had started bleeding.

"No. I want gege. I promised gege I would go save him." Lixin tried backing away from the nurse as tears gently fell onto the white bedsheets, leaving a stain.

Hearing this, the look on General Commander An and the nurse darkened.

"So there was another one," the Commander whispered. "Guiying, take care of the boy. I have to take care of something." He turned and left the room.

"Don't worry, the General Commander will find your gege. How about you tell me your name?" Guiying gently held the trembling boy.

"Hey, I want hugs, too." Zihan pouted from the next bed.

Guiying released one of her arms and brought it behind her back. She flipped him off with the bird.*

Seeing the couple's antics, Lixin laughed for the first time. The smile brightened the boy's filthy, yet beautiful face.

He whispered, "Lixin."

*Tsun tsun (tsundere): cold, aloof person

*Flipping a birdie: sticking up the middle finger