Chapter 1687


    "Just business." Neil gave Mia a simple and short answer. Upon hearing that, Mia became furious


    and immediately jumped up. "Neil, are you trying to start a fight?"


    Neil pressed Mia back to lie down. He thenid beside Mia and gently stroked her back, saying,


    "Levi is a soldier. The duty of a soldier is to fulfill all missions given by the country, no matter what.


    He has no choice, even if the mission might be deadly. You know all of this."


    "Yes! I know he is a soldier and I know he has military responsibilities. But as a mother, can''t I worry


    about my son?" Mia understood that. In the past when Neil went on his missions, she experienced


    the same wave of emotions. Even so, she still couldn''t help wanting to know what kind of mission


    Levi was on and his whereabouts.


    Neil could choose not to tell her what kind of mission it was, but couldn''t he say some nice words to


    comfort her?


    "He''ll be fine. He''s smart and strong, and he has a capablerade by his side. He''ll definitely be


    able to sessfully return home." It sounded like those words were directed at Mia, but in fact, Neil


    was also reassuring himself.


    No one knew better than Neil on how dangerous Levi and Monique''s mission were, and no one


    knew better than him about how vicious terrorists could be too.


    Those terrorists never treated people as human beings. That was why they killed everyone in sight,


    including innocent children.


    An international anti-terrorism alliance was founded but those countries that weren''t threatened


    didn''t give their full support, resulting in little progress in anti- terrorist operations.


    Neil raised Levi on his own, therefore he believed in Levi''s ability. Nevertheless, he was still a father.


    There was bound to be a soft side of him.


    "I admit that Levi is excellent but he''s not almighty. He was seriously injured when he went on a


    missionst time." During that time, Mia couldn''t take care of him and she was rather scared.


    Both her husband and son were soldiers, and both of them were equally important to her. She


    couldn''t bear it if either of them were hurt.


    "Do you still remember what happened to Levi when he was six years old?" When Levi was six


    years old, he was always treated harshly by Neil and Mia, which made Levi feel that he wasn''t


    important to his parents. However, every anecdote that happened to Levi when he was young were


    firmly engraved into Neil''s mind.


    "How could I forget?" Thinking back to the past, Mia sighed with emotion. She said gently, "Levi and


    Julien werepletely different. That year, Julien was seven while Levi was six. The two of them


    were so young, yet they managed to save the lives of a few kids who were kidnapped by human


    traffickers."


    Neil continued, "Yes, even though they were just children - they were even younger than the


    children that were kidnapped too - they still managed to think of a way to help the children escape.


    They even led the police to the human trafficker''s base."


    Upon mentioning Levi''s heroic deeds, Mia became extremely happy. "That''s right, that''s right, they


    were really awesome. Till today, I still haven''t figured out how the two children managed to save


    them."


    Neil remarked, "Levi was already very smart when he was just a child, and did a lot of unexpected


    things. He did it when he was six years old, seven years old, eight years old too... In short, he kept


    surprising me ever since he was a child."


    Mia snuggled closer to Neil and said, "I thought you would despise him because of his


    mischievousness. I didn''t expect you to like his mischiefs that much."


    "Don''t you understand me yet? In my opinion, children are mischievous by nature, that was why I let


    him live freely and do whatever he wanted when he grew up." Neil rarely talked to others about his


    son, so he couldn''t stop that conversation at all once he started speaking. "After Levi became a


    soldier, his performance was also remarkable. As long as he took part in apetition, no


    competitors could win against him."


    Mia proudly continued, "Our son has earned the honor he deserves with his capabilities. He''s so


    outstanding that people even actually think he did not achieve all these by himself but through


    connections."


    Neil nodded. "We both have such good genes, it''s a given that our child is excellent. Look, our child


    is so awesome, how could anything happen to him?"


    "You''re right. Levi is really different. He''s so intelligent that no matter what kind of danger he


    encounters, he will always be able to ovee it." Mia felt much more at ease after their


    conversation.


    "That''s how it is. You should get some sleep. Don''t let your imagination run wild." Neil patted Mia''s


    back and coaxed her to sleep. Mia nestled in his arms and said, "Okay. I''m calling it a day then."


    "Alright," Neil replied softly. Soon, Mia fell asleep in his arms, but he was not sleepy at all.


    The two people Levi described earlier on hadmitted many crimes in different countries.


    One of the two men was called Sheldon Gilbert, and the other one was called Edward Callum. They


    were both very cunning.


    They were responsible for nning terrorist attacks but they would never appear on the site.


    Therefore, even though they had nned many terrorist attacks, none of the members of the anti-


    terrorism alliance managed to catch them.


    The anti- terrorism alliance spent a lot of money to catch the two of them, but they couldn''t even get


    any clues despite all that.


    In the past, those two people were so cunning that no one was able to catch them when they were


    active in other countries.


    Right then, since Levi and Monique ended up in their headquarters, it would be even more difficult


    to capture them.


    It was precisely because Neil knew how difficult it was that he was very worried about Levi''s safety.


    The more he worried about it, the more he couldn''t fall asleep. After thinking for a while, he picked


    up his private mobile phone and found Levi''s phone number. He then typed a message, "Son, your


    life is as important aspleting the mission. Only by being alive can you do more things."


    After typing that message, Neil felt that it wasn''t appropriate. As the man with the highest military


    position in Chatterton Town, how could he hint his soldiers that they should prioritize their lives over


    the mission?


    After thinking about it again and again, he deleted the message and typed it again. "Son, when


    something happens, you must remain calm. Sincerely, your father!"


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    He used his personal number to tell his son to be careful. He did so as a father, not as a leader. He


    had always been very clear about public and private matters.


    When Levi received Neil''s message, he was in the midst of studying Sheldon and Edward.


    After he saw Neil''s message, his heart felt a surge of warmth. He knew that Neil was worried about


    him.


    In order to reassure Neil, Levi immediately sent a message back. "Neil, tell Mom that Monique and I


    have agreed to marry each other after we finish the mission and return to Chatterton Town. You two


    can help us book a few tables when you are free. When wee back, we will invite guests and


    have a gathering."