The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

It was only in the evening that Han Ang had the chance to catch Han Ce who was returning home tired after a day of work.

"When did you get involved with that woman? You have no shame, but I, your father, still have some dignity!"

As soon as Han Ce entered the house, he was scolded and was completely stunned.

Mrs. Han came forward with tears in her eyes: "Son, is what you told me true?"

Han Ce patted his mother's back and said to Han Ang impatiently: "What are you talking about? Why am I shameless?"

Han Ang stood in the middle of the living room with a sullen face. Mrs. Han was afraid that the two would quarrel, so she advised Han Ce: "Son, don't blame your father. It's really that woman's words today were too harsh. How can you criticize your elders in person? Mom tells you that you can't have a woman like that. You can play with her for a while, but you can never marry her."

"Ah?" Han Ce was confused. "Mom, what are you talking about?"

It’s no wonder that Han Ce was confused. He had no idea of ​​the ups and downs of their mental journey today.

After being scolded by Ai Wanxin at noon, Han Ang went home in anger. Thinking about it in the car, he felt that only Han Ce and Ai Wanxin were involved, which could explain why she knew the privacy of his family and why she risked offending her future in-laws to stand up for Han Ce.

The more I thought about him, the more frightened I became.

But Han Ce's mother was still whispering to him, making fun of He Shifeng and Sheng Jinyi for being able to tolerate their wives cheating on He Yang, and he couldn't help but stop his wife.

"Do you think she is really with He Yang? They are just pretending to be together to deal with Feng Jingyi. You should worry about your son!"

Han Ce's mother was shocked and kept asking. Only then did she realize that she was in the mood to laugh at others. It turned out that she was the cuckolded mother-in-law!

In order to make Han Ce change his mind, Mrs. Han told her son what happened at He Yang's house today. Of course, she omitted the fact that she was caught talking behind Ai Wanxin's back.

However, Han Ce, who knew his mother's character well, automatically filled in the part she had omitted.

Han Ce's heart was like a fermented sour rag twisted into a knot, bitter and uncomfortable. He held his mother's shoulders with both hands, looked into her eyes seriously and said, "Mom, mom, don't say that kind of thing. You don't know that she saved my life."

Mrs. Han was shocked. Han Ce continued, "When we were in Zhangcheng, I was going to compete with her for credit. She could have just not saved me or my teammates, and let us become nameless corpses in the crater of Fengge Lake. No one would say anything, but she saved me."

"Mom, if it weren't for her, you wouldn't have a son."

Mrs. Han hadn't recovered from her shock yet. Han Ce smiled helplessly and said, "And mom, I really can't get a place by her side. If I don't move forward, she might even have a hard time remembering me. So don't ever say anything about marrying her, especially don't tell anyone else, or your son won't be able to live a normal life."

"What a good-for-nothing!" Han Ang cursed in frustration.

Han Ce ignored her and went back to his room to wash up and rest. It was too late and he couldn't go to apologize to his junior sister. He tossed and turned in bed for a long time before falling asleep, but was awakened by the sound of the door opening.

Han Ce turned around and saw that it was three o'clock in the morning and his mother walked stealthily to his bedside in the dark. Her eyes were frighteningly bright in the darkness.

"Son, I've thought about it carefully." Mrs. Han said quietly, "She is willing to speak for you, so she must have you in her heart. Don't belittle yourself. I tell you, everything depends on people. We are not trying to save face by doing anything. No matter how many men she has, you must be the most favored one among them!"

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New Year's Day 2044, the first New Year after the end of the world.

The Glorious City slowly woke up in the rare golden sunshine of winter. The sky was clear blue and pedestrians began to appear on the streets. The number of people was so large that it even exceeded the imagination of the guards responsible for security.

The crowd gradually gathered on the Avenue of Thorns in front of the Temple of Dawn. That was the only way for the executive convoys of the ten major bases to drive to the Temple of Dawn.

The Avenue of Thorns has been decorated with a new look. The overturned vehicles, broken glass, and dirty garbage have been cleared away, and the blood stains remaining on the ground have been washed clean. Electronic guardrails have been put up along the way to neither block the view nor ensure that no one will accidentally rush onto the avenue and interfere with the progress of the convoy.

The fully armed guards, with their swarm drones and sniffing robots, diligently patrolled the sections of road under their respective teams' jurisdiction.

High-definition cameras set up every hundred meters on both sides of the avenue, as well as flying cameras in the air, have begun broadcasting the grand occasion of Glorious City to the whole country. The air is filled with subtle excitement and restlessness, and as the crowd gathers and time passes, this excitement and restlessness flows along the spider-web-like road network to every corner of Glorious City.

At the gate of the villa in Lizhu Wetland Park, Jiang Baota and Qi Tongtian were leading a guard team to conduct a final check on the vehicles that were about to leave. A familiar JLTV command vehicle stopped at the gate with a creaking sound, and Tai Shi Ning and Jian Huaixi pushed the door open and got out of the car.

Both of them changed into dark blue executive uniforms, buttoned up to the top button, and symmetrically pinned on both sides of the straight collar were a pair of silver collar badges with a sword and a shield intersecting each other, which was the special symbol of the Security Bureau.

Both of them wore military rank epaulettes on their shoulders, which were a cluster of burning flames embroidered with silver silk threads. A dark blue tassel ribbon hung diagonally from the right shoulder to the chest, and their respective medals were on the left chest.

Jian Huaixi glanced at the black bulletproof sedan in front of the door, one of only three in the world, and the black military SUVs in the back, and asked with a smile, "Is your general going to take this car?"

Qi Tongtian didn't quite understand what he meant: "What's wrong with this car?"

Jian Huaixi smiled and said, "As the most popular candidate for CEO, isn't this car a little low-key? Someone is trying hard to steal the spotlight today."

The door of the villa opened, and He Yang stepped out first. He said loudly, "Don't you have someone who wants to steal the limelight?"

Tai Shi Ning stood with his hands folded, watching with a smile on his face as Ai Wanxin's sentries filed out of the villa.

They changed into black, silver-plated military uniforms of the Security Bureau. On the collars were a pair of double cross star badges with silver thread, and on the chests were silver tasseled ribbons. They wore shiny black hard-soled cowhide boots. The close-fitting uniforms perfectly outlined the strong and powerful figures of the four men.

Their hands, wearing white dress gloves, pressed on the exquisite titanium silver sabers at their waists. Jian Huaixi couldn't help but said to Tai Shi Ning: "No, why do I think their uniforms are better looking? Where did that sword come from?"

Tai Shi Ning smiled and said, "I guess the general made it specially for them."

"However." Tai Shi Ning raised her voice slightly, "I'm afraid this alone won't be enough~"