Arknights is too real, right?

Nanfeng parked the car at the end of an alley, because the road ahead was already very difficult to drive. The two got out of the car and walked instead, and took some gifts prepared in advance from the trunk.

As the two walked on the road, Nan Feng began to talk about "Grandpa" casually. From his story, Xia Feng heard something worthy of his attention.

This grandfather was not Nanfeng’s biological grandfather, nor had he raised him since he was a child. Instead, he met him when he was about twelve or thirteen years old. At that time, Nanfeng had just left the infected area alone, and the encounter was also very complicated. Randomly, since then, Nanfeng has followed his grandfather, and his sister is also an orphan adopted by his grandfather.

Next comes the point.

His grandfather is not an ordinary person at all. The old man's real name is Derek. It has only been 7 years since the formal establishment of the Freddo Chamber of Commerce. However, 7 years ago, the Freddo Chamber of Commerce was not called this name. Its name was Derek. help.

Nanfeng's grandfather Derek was the leader of the Derek Gang, and Mr. Fredo, who is now all-powerful in southern Victoria, was Derek's younger brother.

After hearing this, Xia Feng turned into a black question mark.

"Why!"

Nanfeng seemed to have expected such a reaction from him, and then he laughed heartlessly.

"Haha, there is no reason. Since you asked me, I will tell you the truth."

"Depend on."

10 minutes later.

The two finally arrived at Grandpa's house, which was the only two-story building in the entire infected area.

Various flowers and plants were planted in the neat little yard, as well as several vegetables that Xia Feng couldn't name. But for some unknown reason, the plants were not growing very well and seemed to be dying.

This two-story building is nice. It seems to have been renovated not long ago. It is visually estimated that it covers an area of ​​at least more than 150 square meters. It can be regarded as a low-end small villa.

This is almost what Xia Feng expected. Although Nan Feng's grandfather lives in an infected area, the quality of life is still good. To put it bluntly, as long as he has money, he can be an emperor in prison.

"Lao De, I'm back!"

Nanfeng stood in the yard and roared at the top of his lungs. After a moment, a skinny little old man came out.

It is hard to tell the age of this man. He may be around 60 years old, or more. He is so thin that even his eye sockets are sunken, and he has many brown spots on his body. Xia Feng noticed that his ankles There is also a piece of Originium crystal growing on it.

Suffering from the long-term ore disease, the old man looked much older than he actually was. It seemed that he had become infected for a very long time.

But the old man was in good spirits. When he saw Nanfeng, he immediately stood at the door and laughed and cursed.

"You brat, you still come to see me. You don't even know that I'm dead."

"Hey hey hey."

Then the old man saw Xia Feng again.

"It's rare for your kid to actually bring an outsider back."

"This is my brother."

Xia Feng bowed politely to the old man.

"I am Nanfeng's good brother. Hello grandpa."

"Okay, okay, come in quickly."

This old man looks like a retired man with terminal cancer who still insists on playing chess at the gate of the community. If Nanfeng hadn't revealed it to him in advance, he would never have imagined that this old man was Foley 7 years ago. Many bosses.

noon.

Naturally, the two of them stayed here to eat. The old man cooked a few dishes and added the things they bought to form a table.

At the dinner table, Xia Feng was a little reserved at first because he knew the old man's past identity, until he heard the casual conversation between his grandfather and grandson.

The old man asked casually while turning the meat in the dish.

"Nanfeng, when will you kill Fredo and seek power to usurp the throne?"

Nanfeng replied while eating his rice.

"I can't take over even if you kill him. Besides, I don't want to be the boss."

"An unambitious thing."

"Why did you let others squeeze you out of your ambition back then?"

"I'm getting older, and I'm also suffering from ore disease."

"No, they're all excuses."

"Don't be angry with me."

Xia Feng next to him almost spit out his rice.

After seeing the old man's current life and his previous identity, Xia Feng had roughly guessed the plot, but he didn't expect that the two men would talk about it in front of an outsider like him.

Seeing that Xia Feng's expression was a little unnatural, the old man immediately said with a smile.

"Don't be nervous. Although this is our first meeting, I know you are not an outsider. Nanfeng has had a problem since he was a child. He does not eat at the same table with people he does not trust, and he never allows outsiders to enter his territory. This territory refers to his home, and this is the first time I have seen him bring an outsider back in so many years."

After hearing what the old man said, Xia Feng understood. Nanfeng not only brought him to see his grandpa today, but also lived with him for so many days. Guigui, his small and broken home, was not something ordinary people could enter casually.

After that, Xia Feng became more casual, and he boldly asked questions that he didn't understand or wanted to ask.

At that time, Nan Feng was about the same age as Er Gou. He was a half-grown child. He could not be called too big or too small. He had already overcome the most difficult period on his own, so he and Derek really didn't have too much connection. The emotion that makes my nose burst into tears can only be said to be just okay.

At that time, the Freddo Chamber of Commerce had not yet been established, and Derek was still the leader of the Derek Gang, which was just a local gang entrenched in Notting City. Later, due to an accident, Derek contracted the ore disease and became a infected person.

Because of his old age and the many injuries he suffered when he was young, the ore disease quickly made him very weak. It was at this time that Fredo seized this opportunity and expressed his hidden ambition.

According to Derek himself, Fredo was not a blatant attempt to usurp power, but a gentler plea. For the future development of the gang, they needed a new leader.

However, Derek himself knew very well that he had to agree even if he didn't agree at that time. Freddo's willingness to express this attitude proved that he was fully prepared. This was a normal development of the gang's replacement. How capable and ambitious he is, he has to admit that he is getting old.

This is indeed the case. After Fredo took over, the Derek Gang directly changed its appearance, and its name became the Fredo Chamber of Commerce. In just one year, it unified the underground structure of Notting City.

At that time, Derek, who abdicated, realized one thing. Although the name of the gang had been changed, many of the core members were his old brothers who had been with him for many years. Fredo would not allow a potential unstable factor to appear frequently. in view.

Fredo didn't dare to kill him blatantly, but if he wanted to make a person disappear completely, especially a gang boss who had lost his identity, he had a hundred ways.

After that, Derek voluntarily moved into a remote infected area and disappeared into the city. Understanding what he was doing, Fredo stopped killing everyone.

I didn’t expect that there was such a story about the predecessor of the Freddo Chamber of Commerce.

After hearing Mr. De's experience, Xia Feng sighed with emotion and couldn't help but ask questions.

"Mr. De, then why did you ask Nanfeng to join the Fredo Chamber of Commerce? It's impossible for Fredo not to know about Nanfeng's relationship with you."

Derek took a sip of wine and said leisurely.

"Of course that boy Fredo knows about the relationship between Nanfeng and me."

"Then why are you still not afraid that he will become suspicious and Nan Feng will be killed by him?"

Derek chuckled twice.

"Hehe, Nanfeng could survive in the chaotic infected area when he was young. I don't believe that he would be easily killed by a mere gangster. A truly strong person can survive in any crisis-ridden environment until he reaches his sight. Turn everything into your own territory.”

Nanfeng next to him retorted while chewing on the bones.

"Come on, if we hadn't been squeezed out and we were almost dying of poverty, I wouldn't have joined the gang."

"Hahahahahaha."

Derek laughed.

As if recalling the past, Nanfeng also laughed.

Affected by this atmosphere, Xia Feng also laughed. After laughing twice, he pretended to ask casually.

"Mr. De, how did you meet Nanfeng back then?"

"I just saw a kid on the street. He looked so pitiful."

"There must be a lot of poor children in this city, so why did you fall in love with him?"

"I can't tell, maybe it's just fate."

"You were a gang boss at the time, but you were so kind. It's really rare."

After saying this, Xia Feng carefully watched the changes in Derek's expression, and saw Derek burst into laughter again.

"Who knows, maybe I have done too many bad things and suddenly my conscience shows up, hahahaha."

Compared with the heroic laughter before, this laughter was mixed with a subtle concealment.

"Mr. De, are you a native of Notting City?"

"No, I'm a native of northern Victoria. I was already in my forties when I came to Notting City. Thinking about it, it was more than twenty years ago."

"So what did you do when you were young?"

"I was a soldier. I was a soldier."

"Then you."

Derek suddenly interrupted Xia Feng's question.

"Young man, you seem to be very concerned about my affairs. What, is there any problem?"

Although Derek's eye sockets were a little sunken, his eyes were extremely deep at this moment.

Xia Feng immediately smiled and waved his hand.

"No, no, I'm just curious about what kind of experiences a big shot like you has, haha."

"There is no experience worth being proud of, it will pass by before you know it."

Derek let out a wry smile.

"No matter what I have done in the past, now that I have gotten to this point, those past events are no longer worth mentioning. Maybe this can be regarded as a kind of retribution."

The lunch was very casual. Nanfeng ate heartlessly throughout the whole process, and did not notice that the atmosphere afterward was a little subtle.

Derek didn't have a TV here, and there was no electricity except in his small villa. After finishing the meal, Nanfeng put a few stacks of money on the coffee table.

"Lao De, I'll leave the money here. If you have time, share it with those who need it. Don't let them fight over some food."

"Just leave it there."

After sitting for a while, Nan Feng felt bored, so he left with Xia Feng.

night.

Xia Feng sat on the sofa and looked deep in thought.

Nanfeng, who had just finished taking a shower, took out a can of beer from the refrigerator and asked curiously while drinking.

"What are you thinking about, kid? It's so deep."

Xia Feng suddenly stood up from the sofa.

"Give me your car keys."

"Ah, what are you going to do?"

"I have to go back to the headquarters. I forgot to report on a task a few days ago."

"Huh? Not tomorrow?"

Xia Feng picked up the coat from the sofa and said while putting it on.

"Anyway, I have nothing to do at night, so I just thought I was going to visit the city."

"Then shall I accompany you?"

"No, you don't have to worry about me. I'll be back in a moment."

After taking the car keys, Xia Feng hurriedly walked out of the house.

The dark green off-road vehicle took advantage of the night and drove southward outside the city. According to the memory of the day, Xia Feng drove the car to the infected area outside the city again.

Something was wrong, his instinct told him that Derek was hiding something.

He didn't believe that a gang boss would randomly take in a strange teenager on the street, unless he knew who Nan Feng was.

Perhaps the truth of this matter seems to have nothing to do with his plan, but Xia Feng has a premonition.

Any factor that can influence the development of history often begins with seemingly insignificant discoveries.