Chapter 848 Apology

Inside the private room.

Yu Mingyuan, having drunk quite a bit, staggered slightly as he walked. He approached Fei Pingsheng in a few steps, holding his wine glass and said in a low voice, "Lao Fei, I'd like to offer you a toast."

Fei Pingsheng had drunk less and was relatively sober. He looked at Yu Mingyuan, frowned, and didn't respond.

Yu Mingyuan was silent for a moment before saying, "How should I put this… Never mind, it's all in the wine."

Lao Fei watched him with his arms crossed, "What's the occasion? What am I drinking with you for?"

Riding on the strength of his alcohol, Yu Mingyuan said directly, "The only thing I've ever done that goes against my conscience is what I did to you… I want to apologize to you. Whether you drink it or not, I'm going to finish mine."

Yu Mingyuan finished speaking the words he'd been holding in his heart for a long time, then tilted his head back and drained his glass.

"Alright, you sit here, I'm leaving!" Yu Mingyuan turned and left with his empty glass.

Fei Pingsheng watched his back, remained silent for a long time, and then sighed, "Ah!"

With that, Fei Pingsheng picked up his own wine glass and took a big gulp.

…

Not far away, Zhou Tonghui, sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but nudge Su Tianyu with his elbow, "Why don't you go and have them chat?"

Su Tianyu waved his hand, "They're both grown men in their thirties and forties, don't they know anything? What do they need me to talk about? Let them sort out their own problems."

Zhou Tonghui smoked his cigarette and said slowly, "Mingyuan hasn't had it easy these past few years. Actually, he's sacrificed the most for the bigger picture. There are a lot of things you don't know. Including how Mingyuan talked with his uncle, you don't understand. But then again, maybe you don't need to know these things…"

Su Tianyu put down his cigarette, glanced at him, and asked, "What about you? Why did you also suggest splitting up the family back then? Did you also think I was being too flamboyant?"

Hearing this, Zhou Tonghui smiled, "Hey, it had nothing to do with whether you were flamboyant or not. At that time, I just felt that we couldn't keep going on like that, we'd collapse sooner or later. Our ideas had diverged, and it wasn't appropriate to force things. And I thought… General An's approach was more stable, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. But if you think I was jealous of your flamboyance or something, then you're being a bit petty. Who am I? I was the guy who used to go to concerts all the time, why would I be jealous of you, a roughneck? Hahaha!"

Su Tianyu wasn't angry when he heard this, but smiled, "That's true. Actually, you and Da Bai are the kind of people who don't really want anything."

The atmosphere in the private room was still lively, and everyone continued their drunken revelry.

After a while, Yu Mingyuan also came over, swaying, with a glass of wine in his hand.

"Come on!" Yu Mingyuan raised his glass to Su Tianyu, "I'd like to offer you a toast!"

"What am I drinking with you for?" Su Tianyu asked the same question, "What's the occasion?"

Yu Mingyuan, with red eyes, remained silent for a long time before saying in a hoarse voice, "The occasion is… a toast to the words we said on the island."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu paused, and inexplicably, his eyes also became a little red.

The two were silent for a long time. Su Tianyu decisively picked up his wine glass, said nothing, just clinked glasses with Yu Mingyuan, and drank it all in one gulp.

At this time, everyone was drunk. Some were bragging, some were hugging each other's necks and slurring drunken words, and still others, with broken voices, started singing directly.

"Forgive me for being unruly and loving freedom all my life…"

It was chaotic and lively.

Su Tianyu, Yu Mingyuan, and Zhou Tonghui sat on the sofa, smoking cigarettes, watching everyone, with an indescribable emotion flowing in their hearts.

After sitting for a long time, Yu Mingyuan also sobered up a bit. He looked at everyone's condition, then looked down at his watch, patted Su Tianyu next to him and said, "I think that's enough."

Su Tianyu nodded, "That's enough… Let's go, or we'll lose our composure in a bit."

Su Tianyu stood up, swaying. Yu Mingyuan next to him helped him, and the two supported each other as they walked towards the door.

"You guys keep drinking! We're a little dizzy, so we'll go back first. You guys should leave early too, don't overdo it." Su Tianyu greeted everyone and turned to leave.

The people responsible for carrying out the mission tomorrow still had to stay, and they weren't leaving with Su Tianyu and the others.

An Qiqi silently walked over, replaced Yu Mingyuan, and gently supported Su Tianyu's arm.

"Aren't you going to keep Yang Brigade Commander company?" Su Tianyu asked.

"It's okay, I've had quite a bit to drink too, let's go back together," An Qiqi said softly.

"Okay…" Su Tianyu nodded.

"Sixth Master, take it easy!" From the crowd, Lao Hei stood up and shouted at Su Tianyu, "I'm taking a day off today since we're going to the battlefield tomorrow, so I won't see you off…!"

Su Tianyu smiled and said, "Okay, you drink!"

The group was supporting each other, about to leave.

"Sixth Master, wait a moment! Don't leave yet!" Hou Guoyu suddenly stopped Su Tianyu, his drunken face flushed, and hurriedly got up, walking quickly to the clothes rack next to him.

"What's wrong?" Su Tianyu asked groggily.

Hou Guoyu reached into his clothes and took out a small plastic bag, handing it to An Qiqi.

"What's this?" Su Tianyu asked.

"I got it for you at the battlefield hospital this afternoon," Hou Guoyu explained, "There's stomach medicine and sleeping pills, take them when you get back! But pay attention to the dosage, don't take too much, or you'll sleep and never wake up! Hehe!"

Seeing this scene, An Qiqi asked in a daze, "You… you're too considerate, aren't you?! You're more useful than a wife!"

"Director An, don't be jealous!" Hou Guoyu also joked for once, "We don't do the same job, this is normal work communication, don't make things difficult for me!"

"Get lost!" An Qiqi scolded with a smile.

"Haha!"

Everyone laughed.

Hou Guoyu continued, "Alright, you guys go quickly, don't delay your rest."

With that, Hou Guoyu turned and returned to his table, rolling up his sleeves, ready to continue arguing with Da Xiong.

Su Tianyu stood at the door, looked at the medicine in his hand, and then looked at the lively crowd, momentarily stunned.

After a long silence, perhaps the alcohol was taking effect. Su, supporting An Qiqi, nodded gently towards the noisy crowd in the room, and murmured, "…Thank you!"

This sentence made Yu Mingyuan, who was standing next to him, also pause.

This thank you contained too many emotions. For six or seven years, these people had fought for Su Tianyu, for the Lao Li team, and made countless contributions.

Without them, there would be no situation today.

It included the past, the present, and what was about to happen tomorrow…

Everyone was drinking and chatting, a little confused, and didn't notice Su Tianyu's thanks.

After getting up, Su Tianyu patted Yu Mingyuan on the shoulder, and then left the private room together.

…

The next afternoon at four o'clock, Su Tianyu was in a meeting room with his men, finalizing the plan for this operation.

"Ring ring ring!"

Xin Xiaodong's phone call came in. Su Tianyu answered the phone, "Hello?"

"Report!" Xin Xiaodong said quickly, "Everything is ready…"

…

Six o'clock in the evening, the Third Division's garrison in Saint Paul.

Su Tianyu's side had increased its troops again. Fei Pingsheng arrived with a brigade to provide support. At this time, including the 16,000 men of the Blackwater Legion, the 8,000-plus men of the Third Division, plus the 5,000-man unit of the Anti-Terrorism Bureau, and the more than 2,000 infantrymen from the An faction, all entered the garrison to prepare for battle!

Around seven o'clock in the evening, a total of more than 40,000 troops, like a roaring tide, surged wave after wave towards the urban area of Saint Paul!

This was the real momentum of a decisive battle, an unstoppable determination to advance!

…

At the same time, Panama City, the port.

Two huge warships were docked at the port, and a steady stream of soldiers were boarding.

The Wang family's armed force of more than 1,000 men, the Hua District's special operations team of more than 500 men led by Wang Zheng, the An faction's 2,000 elite soldiers, the Anti-Terrorism Bureau's two battalions, plus Sun Wei's 1,000 men, formed a commando team of six or seven thousand men, preparing to approach the target location by boat.

Su Tianyu stood on the pier with his hands behind his back, watching the trucks of people being transported to the port.

Those familiar faces, with their backs to him, were heading to the battlefield.

"God bless us, I hope everything goes well."

…

On one of the warships, Wang Zheng, wearing the uniform of an ordinary soldier, stood in the crowd and told another soldier next to him, "Go back now and tell General Fu that I'm going to the front line with everyone!"