He stood blankly under a tree, trying to look around and wondering if he had gone the wrong way. Suddenly—

A small stone hit his shoulder.

“Are you lost?” The laughing voice of a man was heard behind him.

An Zhe turned around to the direction of the man’s voice. A tall, slender and handsome dark-haired man stood by a tree, holding a grey stone in his right hand and winking at him. “The road sign is here. I haven’t put it down yet.”

Looking at him, An Zhe slowly frowned.

“Tang Lan?” He called out a name.

“Do you recognize me?” The man smiled in an uninhibited manner. “I haven’t seen you at the base.”

“I haven’t seen you either.” An Zhe spoke after confirming the man’s appearance. “I know Hubbard.”

The moment Hubbard’s name was mentioned, the casual smile disappeared from the man’s face.

TL Note: For those who don’t remember, Tang Lan is the name of the man that Hubbard’s doll was modeled after at the beginning of the novel.

CHAPTER 69

“Hubbard.” Tang Lan muttered the name. “He…”

He seemed to be speechless. It was only after a dozen seconds that he opened his mouth again, his voice slightly hoarse. “…Is he okay?”

An Zhe recalled his memories of Hubbard.

During the time when the insect tide raged and District 6 was bombed, Hubbard was on a mission outside the city. This was a wise move. Not only did he avoid the extermination of the outer city, he also avoided being arrested by Lu Feng for ‘illegally stealing the information of a judge.’ Later, he led the team back safely and was welcomed by the main city. Then the legendary mercenary captain met Lu Feng. He and the colonel took the PL1109 plane to the Underground City Base for rescue. When An Zhe was in the mine, he and Lu Feng occasionally chatted. According to Lu Feng, Hubbard and Lu Feng had completed the rescue task and came back safely together.

“He’s fine,” An Zhe replied.

Tang Lan’s eyelids lowered and he seemed to smile. He didn’t ask anything else and just said, “That’s good.”

An Zhe stared at Tang Lan.

The first time he knew of this person was in Boss Shaw’s store when he saw a beautifully made, almost real doll. Boss Shaw said it was made by Hubbard who spent half his assets. Hubbard was the captain of the most legendary mercenary team in the entire outer city. Tang Lan was the vice-captain that he had a life and death friendship with who didn’t return after an adventure. Not even the dead body was found.

Next to the doll was a label with various data. The first line was the name: Tang Lan.