Chapter 676: Ghost Gate Pass

"Wu Ge."

"Hmm, what are you doing here?"

Li Xue got out of the car and, seeing Zuo Yan Jie standing at the playground gate greeting him, asked.

Zuo Yan Jie trotted over and said embarrassedly, "It's boring staying there, so I came out to walk around and watch them train."

"Hehe, is it good to watch?"

Li Xue smiled and glanced at him, signaled to the courtyard, and let him follow him.

Zuo Yan Jie seemed really bored. Seeing Li Xue come, he followed behind Li Xue like a little tail.

"It looks quite imposing, just a bit dull and boring."

"Don't say this to them, or they'll definitely train you."

Li Xue teased Zuo Yan Jie and took him into the office.

Because Sha Sha Qizhi wasn't following, he handled the work here himself. Seeing Li Xue busy, Zuo Yan Jie reached out to help.

After all, he was a young kid who had never worked; everything he did was clumsy, and he even burned his hand while making tea.

"Hehe, Wu Ge, sorry, I've caused you trouble."

"Fine, at least you know you've caused trouble."

Li Xue laughed, then flipped through the file log on the table. These were filled out for him by the people in the office, mainly recording the work that needed to be completed.

It's not that the leader's status isn't free; it's all controlled by the people below.

"Xiao Hu, where is the person Shen Dui brought back last night?"

Li Xue looked at the log for a while and decided to solve last night's matter first before dealing with the work here.

Xiao Hu came out of the big office and walked into Li Xue's office to report: "Shen Dui instructed last night, he's locked in the detention room; I didn't call anyone else to interrogate him."

"Where is Shen Dui?"

Li Xue looked out the window. It was already past three in the afternoon; even if he had been on the night shift, he should have woken up.

"At the training ground; there's an assessment today."

Xiao Hu glanced at Zuo Yan Jie. This kid had been squeezed into the duty room last night; he didn't know who he was, but his relationship with the director seemed quite good.

Zuo Yan Jie, sitting there, also saw Xiao Hu sizing him up and felt quite embarrassed.

When he was making the statement last night, he didn't know what to say, so Shen Dui wrote the statement for him and told him to remember it.

Just as they were talking, Shen Dui walked in from outside the courtyard gate. Seeing Li Xue standing in the office, he waved his hand to signal him to come out.

Li Xue waved his hand at Zuo Yan Jie, who was about to stand up, signaling him to stay, and went out of the office himself.

"The parents came looking; they're in the duty room at the gate. How should we handle it?"

Shen Dui introduced the current situation concisely. He didn't say it in the room because he was afraid some things wouldn't be convenient.

Li Xue raised his eyebrows and asked, "Whose child is it?"

"H Division's. The child's mother came alone, and her attitude is quite good. Do you want to go see her?"

Shen Dui knew Li Xue didn't take that young man seriously—it was just idle chatter—so he was too lazy to handle this and wanted Li Xue to handle it himself.

Unlike Li Xue's status, he lacked patience for those children from the big compounds and was too lazy to look at their ignorant and arrogant behavior.

Li Xue nodded and said, "Bring them to my office."

"Xiao Hu! Come here!"

Seeing Li Xue agree, Shen Dui waved at Xiao Hu standing at the office door, then said to Li Xue, "Then I'll have Xiao Hu bring them over, and I'll go get busy. The Political Commissar isn't here, and there's too much to do. Leaving now."

Seeing Xiao Hu come out, Shen Dui waved at him, signaling Xiao Hu to follow him, and then walked toward the gate.

Li Xue watched, then turned and returned to the office.

"Wu Ge, is it..."

Seeing Li Xue enter the room, Zuo Yan Jie stood up and asked, "Is it Yu Yao's parent who came?"

"Hmm, his mother came. We'll see her in a moment."

Li Xue walked to the desk, picked up the materials Shen Dui had brought back last night, and flipped through the contents.

He hadn't even looked at the materials Huang Gan and the others had written last night before handing them to Shen Dui, so it was good to have an understanding now.

He was just looking when he heard footsteps in the courtyard and Xiao Hu's voice.

"Director, Yu Yao's family member is here."

As soon as Xiao Hu finished reporting, a middle-aged woman dressed in clean and sharp uniform walked in, greeted with a smile, "You must be Director Li, hello, I am Yu Yao's mother, my surname is Zheng."

"Oh, hello, please sit."

Li Xue organized the documents in his hand, walked out of the inner office, and signaled for the other party to sit.

Yu Yao's mother was quite good at speaking. Seeing Zuo Yan Jie standing by the sofa, she greeted him with a smile, "Zuo Yan Jie is here too. Auntie was looking for you this morning to apologize to you in person."

"Hello, Auntie Zheng."

Zuo Yan Jie was quite honest and didn't have so many schemes. Since Yu Yao's mother was polite, he felt quite embarrassed.

He also hadn't expected the matter to progress to this point, and even less expected that Wu Ge would strike so ruthlessly.

Zuo Yan Jie had also thought that the other party's parents would definitely come looking for him, after all, they were in the same direction, and the compounds they lived in weren't far.

It was just that he hadn't expected that for a whole morning and half an afternoon, the other party hadn't even entered the gate of the Public Security Brigade.

Why he was waiting for Li Xue at the gate was because he was a bit scared, not afraid of Yu Yao's family, but afraid of causing trouble for Li Xue.

At this moment, it was as if he had done something wrong, sitting there full of tension.

Xiao Hu poured a cup of hot water for Yu Yao's mother, thanked the other party, and went out.

Li Xue organized the materials in his hand, signaled to Zuo Yan Jie, and introduced to Yu Yao's mother, "I believe you have also understood some of the situation, after all, it's been almost a day, right?"

"Yes, I heard about this last night, I just didn't find the right place."

Yu Yao's mother faced Li Xue with a very normal expression, not being servile because of her child's mistake, nor arrogant because of her status.

From the moment she found the Public Security Brigade, including waiting in the duty room at the gate, she had been calm and composed; it was clear she was here to solve the problem.

Her attitude was good, so Li Xue's attitude was also good, so he didn't stop Zuo Yan Jie from greeting her.

At this moment, Yu Yao's mother took advantage of Li Xue's words to explain, "Last night, a child who plays well with Yu Yao in the compound came to tell me that Yu Yao had caused trouble, was beaten at the Old Moscow, and then taken away by car. I looked around for a circle before finding you."

"Hmm, the situation is about the same as what you understand."

Li Xue picked up the materials at hand, opened them to look, and placed the materials one by one on the tea table, but didn't push them over for her to see.

"This is the statement from the manager of the Old Moscow restaurant, detailing the events that occurred when Yu Yao brought eight people, including Zuo Yan Jie, to eat at the restaurant."

"It includes Yu Yao instructing someone named Fork to threaten Zuo Yan Jie to treat them, and when Zuo Yan Jie clearly refused, threatening Zuo Yan Jie to go home and get it, otherwise he would be harmed, etc."

After finishing, he continued to point to a piece of material and said, "This is the statement made by the guests who were dining at the restaurant at the time, corroborating the manager's explanation."

"This is Zuo Yan Jie's statement."

Li Xue looked at Yu Yao's mother and introduced, "The evidence regarding Yu Yao gathering idle social personnel to threaten, defraud, extort, and intimidate Zuo Yan Jie is already very sufficient."

After introducing everything, Li Xue relaxed his hands, leaned back on the sofa, and said to Yu Yao's mother, "Not notifying the family was because the case is still being handled, which is in accordance with case-handling procedures."

"As for how you were able to find this place, it shows you have ability. I don't know much about other things like being beaten or who plays well, and I can't explain them to you."

Yu Yao's mother looked at the materials on the table with a serious expression. Although they weren't facing her directly, she could still see the relevant text.

She didn't actually need to look at the content of the statements; she knew very well what Yu Yao had done.

She had also asked very clearly about the people who took Yu Yao away last night, including Li Xue's status, Li Xue's background, and the status and background of those who were with Li Xue.

How could she have come here to wait quietly for handling without asking clearly? Looking at the people standing guard at the gate, she knew there was no possibility of handling this matter from top to bottom.

It could only be her, or even Yu Yao's father coming personally to solve it.

But looking at it now, Li Xue wasn't making things difficult for her, and he received her in the office, which meant this matter could be discussed.

It was just that she was a bit dissatisfied with the probing attitude in her words just now, but she could understand it.

"Actually, even if you didn't show me these, I know very well. He is my son after all; how could I, as a mother, not know what kind of character he has?"

Yu Yao's mother sat up straight and said to Li Xue, "I work in an agency and am busy until who knows when every day. His father is away all year round, so the child at home is like a sheep left to graze."

"If you want to talk about it, it's all our fault as parents for not educating the child well. He's so old, yet he's still wandering outside, not understanding anything at all, sigh~"

Hearing Yu Yao's mother's narrative, Li Xue couldn't help but glance at Zuo Yan Jie and ask, "Where are your parents?"

"I... my dad went to the Third Front."

Zuo Yan Jie twitched the corner of his mouth and said embarrassedly, "My mom went too. My dad has a stomach ailment, so he's afraid he won't eat well."

Li Xue frowned slightly, nodded, then looked at Yu Yao's mother, who was a bit embarrassed, and said, "We all serve the people, sacrificing the small family for the big family; we should all understand each other."

As he spoke, he signaled to Zuo Yan Jie and said, "I didn't know him before either. It was because I saw him wandering around behind a group of unreliable children that I taught him a lesson, and that's how we got to know each other."

Yu Yao's mother looked at Zuo Yan Jie and nodded, saying, "I understand. Zuo Yan Jie's parents' work is also very special, and he lives with his grandmother."

"I went to their compound this morning and heard people say that Zuo Yan Jie suddenly grew up a lot and doesn't go out to cause trouble anymore. He's a good child."

Yu Yao's mother seemed to know what Li Xue meant, so she followed Li Xue's words and praised Zuo Yan Jie.

Zuo Yan Jie felt embarrassed by the praise and looked at Li Xue gratefully.

He also only knew what the adult world was like after meeting Li Xue, and he also understood how to get along with the brotherhood and righteousness among little brothers.

He was experiencing the confusion of youth, just like other children in the big compounds, only he had Li Xue's personal example.

Personal example, taking the Wei family brothers as an example~

Li Xue glanced at Zuo Yan Jie and said, "Actually, which child is good or bad? I'm also a parent, and I only feel that my own child is good."

"But sometimes when a child does something bad, one must fulfill the responsibilities of a parent, otherwise the child will become a bad person."

"Yes."

Yu Yao's mother nodded and said, "It's our fault for not educating the child well."

After finishing, she looked at Zuo Yan Jie and said, "Zuo Yan Jie, you also played with Yu Yao when you were little. You know how Auntie treated you, and you've seen Auntie discipline Yu Yao. Auntie is not someone who spoils children."

Seeing Auntie Zheng looking at him, Zuo Yan Jie twitched his mouth and nodded in agreement.

He had indeed been to Yu Yao's house when he was little. Everyone was from the nearby compound, and it was normal for children to run around.

Whose child hadn't brought children home? Zuo Yan Jie had also been to Yu Yao's house, and Auntie Zheng had given them food.

In his impression, Yu Yao's parents were both very good people, so just now, when he heard that Yu Yao's parents had come, he felt a bit embarrassed and nervous.

"Yu Yao is your little partner, and you know what kind of person he is. You all grew up together."

Yu Yao's mother continued, "Yu Yao did wrong this time. Auntie apologizes to you; it's Auntie's fault for letting you suffer."

"No... no need, Auntie Zheng..."

Zuo Yan Jie felt really embarrassed when Auntie Zheng apologized to him. It was Yu Yao who was wrong, yet he didn't hold a grudge against Yu Yao's parents.

"An apology is a must; this matter should be handled as it should."

Yu Yao's mother held Zuo Yan Jie's hand and said, "I asked last night, and you left with Yu Yao, so I didn't go to your house, fearing I would disturb your grandmother."

"I went to see your grandmother this morning, and she said you were playing again, not knowing where you ran off to."

Yu Yao's mother squeezed Zuo Yan Jie's hand lightly and said, "I didn't mention last night's matter, fearing your grandmother would worry about you, and I also felt that since it was just you and Yu Yao last night, how to solve it would be easy to talk about."

"I didn't see your mother. If I had seen your mother, this matter would be even easier to talk about."

Yu Yao's mother said this while glancing at Li Xue, "Because your parents are both away, Auntie couldn't let you suffer, so I thought of a way to wait for you here."

This was cleverly said, changing the protagonist of the waiting, but it made Zuo Yan Jie feel very comfortable listening to it.

"If you want to talk about it, it's actually not far; we are all children in the compound. I was an old comrade-in-arms with your parents, Old Zuo. When we were young and busy with work, we even took care of each other's children."

Yu Yao's mother held Zuo Yan Jie's hand and said to Li Xue, "In a blink of an eye, these naughty boys have all grown up and started causing trouble."

"Zuo Yan Jie is an obedient child. Yu Yao is bad, and his father and I both beat him, beating him until the sticks broke many times."

"But we couldn't stop the children around from being naughty together. He couldn't study well, and there was no place to arrange him, so he just caused trouble at home."

Speaking of this, Yu Yao's mother started talking to Li Xue about the case.

"Yu Yao's actions are indeed as you said, very bad, very malicious. Fortunately, no substantial harm was done to Zuo Yan Jie."

Yu Yao's mother pulled Zuo Yan Jie's hand and said to Li Xue, "I won't say anything else; giving him a profound lesson is what should be done."

"But like Zuo Yan Jie, they are all half-grown boys. They understand simple black and white, but they also have moments of hot-headedness, not even knowing where they went wrong."

"They should know now."

Li Xue took a sip of tea, looked at Yu Yao's mother, and said, "He's quite arrogant. He even dared to be arrogant with me when I showed my credentials. I'm afraid he's seen too much of this."

"I won't say what counts; you can ask Zuo Yan Jie, or visit our compound."

Yu Yao's mother explained to Li Xue, "His father hasn't picked him up even once, and this is the first time I've come to pick him up. We don't ask for favors; we just want to solve the problem satisfactorily."

She had seen it; Zuo Yan Jie wasn't the most critical person in this matter, the key was this one.

Thinking about what those children told her last night, she knew Yu Yao had annoyed Li Xue, making the matter complicated.

"Director Li, I came today, first to apologize to Zuo Yan Jie, and second to apologize to you."

Seeing Li Xue nod but wave his hand, Yu Yao's mother continued, "It's right for you to catch him and discipline him; we fully understand. I also ask you to give him, to Yu Yao, a chance."

As she spoke, she pulled Zuo Yan Jie and said, "Zuo Yan Jie is here. You let me meet Yu Yao. You see if I can communicate with him, look at his performance. After all, you are also acting with the intention of education and warning, right?"

"Of course."

Li Xue nodded and said, "I don't know you, and I don't know Yu Yao. If I hadn't run into it, perhaps it wouldn't have been me handling him."

After finishing, he looked at Zuo Yan Jie and asked, "Yu Yao's mother has also come, and the words have been said. Think for yourself whether you want to see Yu Yao or not."

Yu Yao's mother also looked at Zuo Yan Jie and said, "Auntie didn't come today to make decisions for Yu Yao; I came to make decisions for you. Auntie will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. What do you think?"

Zuo Yan Jie was asked by Li Xue and then by Auntie Zheng. He also knew how this matter should be solved, so he nodded.

Li Xue signaled to Xiao Hu standing at the door, then said to Yu Yao's mother, "You might also understand that our Public Security Brigade basically doesn't handle cases. Originally, it should have been transferred to the Jiaodaokou station or the branch bureau this morning, but I didn't have time to come over."

"I understand."

Yu Yao's mother nodded and said, "Whether the case is at the station or here, it's the same. I didn't think about finding any connections; we'll just look at Yu Yao. If I can't discipline him, then this case will be handled according to your procedures."

After saying this, she looked at Zuo Yan Jie again, then said to Li Xue, "If Yu Yao has a heart of repentance and an intention to change, then give him, give him a chance."

Li Xue's meaning was very clear: the person had been brought back, but he hadn't been interrogated yet. The case was half-handled; the parents could look at it themselves.

Yu Yao's mother was also a sensible person. She didn't mention connections, didn't act arrogant, and didn't shout at Li Xue; she was someone who solved problems.

Therefore, Li Xue didn't make things difficult for her, nor did he make things difficult for Zuo Yan Jie; he let her see Yu Yao first.

The detention room wasn't far from here. As they were talking, Yu Yao was brought into the courtyard.

Yu Yao's mother's position could see the courtyard clearly, so she looked over as soon as her son entered.

Unlike what she knew of the rules at the station, here she saw her son with a black cloth hood over his head, with only his two eyes exposed, his hands cuffed behind his back, and many items on his body missing.

The necklace made of shell casings his father gave him was gone, the metal buckle and leather belt his father gave him were gone, and he only had his sports vest and shorts on, and the shoes on his feet were gone, walking in barefoot.

"Mom!"

As soon as Yu Yao entered the room, he saw his mother and called out, but was immediately shouted at by Xiao Hu and another staff member.

"Don't talk, keep walking inside."

"Squat down!"

Yu Yao's mother wanted to stand up when her son entered the room, but she tried hard to restrain herself.

Watching her son being brought in and pushed by the guard to squat by the radiator on the windowsill, she felt very uncomfortable in her heart and tried hard to swallow her saliva to hold back her tears.

Zuo Yan Jie also felt Auntie Zheng's agitation, because the hand holding him was a bit forceful and sweaty.

Yu Yao was probably scared by being disciplined last night. Although he wanted to talk to his mother when being directed, he still listened to the discipline and squatted by the radiator.

Xiao Hu glanced at Li Xue, and seeing the director drooping his eyelids while drinking tea, he understood what was going on.

He unlocked one of Yu Yao's hands, cuffed it to the radiator pipe, and then took off the cloth hood on Yu Yao's head.

The moment she saw her son's face, Yu Yao's mother knew that what those children said about Yu Yao being beaten at the Old Moscow was true, and she also knew that it was the young man sitting opposite who had beaten him.

But so what if he beat him? The things on the tea table were clearly aimed at sending her son to the firing squad; the other party didn't care about these few slaps at all.

She had even less time to care now. She endured the pain and looked at her son for a few moments, steadied her heart, and asked, "Is it better to stay here, or better to stay at home?"

Yu Yao wanted to open his mouth to speak, but after glancing at the two people standing beside him, he pursed his lips again.

He remembered that these two were the ones who took turns disciplining him last night. He wasn't someone who hadn't heard of the methods in the bureau, but after experiencing it personally this time, he was really scared.

Li Xue didn't mind the look Yu Yao's mother gave him, put down the teacup in his hand, signaled to Xiao Hu and the others, and then looked at Yu Yao, who was half-squatting.

Xiao Hu and the others turned and went out, letting Yu Yao's nerves relax slightly. Li Xue looked at him, but he no longer had the arrogance of last night.

"Yu Yao, do you know you were wrong?"

Yu Yao's mother looked serious and said to Yu Yao, "Did I say or not, don't be a bad person, don't do bad things? Does the family lack money for your meals?"

"Mom..."

Yu Yao could finally speak now, but his gaze still glanced at Li Xue's direction; he knew how powerful this person was.

His mother hadn't found him all night, and after waiting all day, it was already afternoon when he saw his mother, so he knew his family's connections weren't working here.

He was also a big guy of eighteen or nineteen, and he had been in contact with some social relations. He knew that people flattering him and fawning over him were because of his father and mother.

But this time he really didn't expect that his parents would have times when they couldn't handle things.

Playing with those people was just for fun, for the crowd, and with girls together, he had the style of a "leader."

Where could a leader spend his own money when eating? It was all paid for by little brothers.

It was just that his way of treating little brothers was a bit untimely, and he hit an iron plate.

And the people he was in contact with were all left over after the Wei family brothers broke up, and they were getting worse year by year.

Earlier at the skating rink, the children in the compound were disciplined for a while, and many were driven away.

The remaining ones were also warned by their parents not to cause trouble, and even more so not to go to the Dongcheng to cause trouble.

He really listened and didn't go to the Dongcheng at all, but he still fell.

"Are you greedy, or is your skin itchy?"

Yu Yao's mother stared and scolded, "If you're greedy, speak up; Mom will go bankrupt to let you eat enough. If your skin is itchy, and you float just because people call you leader a few times, I'll have your father come back and talk to you."

"Mom..."

Yu Yao had lost all face yesterday. Being cuffed to the radiator pipe, unable to stand up or squat down, he had lost all dignity, so where would he have any scruples?

"I... I was just playing around. It was Fork who said someone was treating, so I went."

"He said it and you believed it? You don't believe what I say? Is he your dad? Or is he your mom?"

Yu Yao's mother was very polite when talking to Li Xue, but she was very impolite when talking to her son.

Li Xue twitched his mouth and glanced at Zuo Yan Jie.

Zuo Yan Jie sat up straight, lowered his eyebrows, and didn't look at Yu Yao.

This kid had a good character, and his personality was fine, he just hadn't been tempered yet.

In the compound, he wasn't the leader of the children, and his parents weren't by his side, so he was a bit unable to handle things.

Yu Yao obviously wasn't an old hand. At this moment, being scolded by his mother, he couldn't open his mouth either.

"You know your own business. He said it was playing around, and he ran away. Now you have to squat in the detention center, or even be shot. Who is your brother?"

Yu Yao's mother pointed to the materials on the tea table and said, "Now the case is here. You speak! You want me to send a white-haired person to send off a black-haired person!"

"No! Mom!"

Hearing that he was going to squat in the detention center and be shot, Yu Yao panicked. He barely half-squatted, looked at Li Xue in panic, and said to his mother, "I really didn't do anything! I didn't take Zuo Yan Jie's money!"

"Zuo Yan Jie!"

Seeing his mother's serious expression and Li Xue's drooping eyelids, Yu Yao knew things were bad.

He called out to Zuo Yan Jie, who was sitting over there. Yu Yao's voice was tearful as he asked, "Zuo Yan Jie! You say, did I take your money! We are brothers, speak up!"

"You still have the face to call Zuo Yan Jie, is that how you treat brothers!"

Yu Yao's mother stared at her son, holding Zuo Yan Jie's hand, and scolded, "You didn't take Zuo Yan Jie's money, then who forced Zuo Yan Jie to spend money to treat you?"

"I... I... it was Fork..."

Yu Yao wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Li Xue's words.

"That Fork you mentioned, we found him this morning and took a statement."

Li Xue picked up a piece of material from the tea table and placed it in the open, saying, "He said it was all instructed by you."

"I didn't! I really didn't!"

Yu Yao widened his eyes and said, "I didn't know Zuo Yan Jie was treating before I went; it was only after I arrived that Fork said it."

"But you didn't say that at the time."

Li Xue looked at the materials on the tea table leisurely and said, "How did you say it when we went over to ask you at the time?"

"You aren't their 'leader,' aren't you responsible for everything?"

Li Xue raised his head, looked at Yu Yao, and asked, "Is that what you said?"

"Still want to show off?"

Seeing her son's appearance, Yu Yao's mother knew he was scared, frowned, and asked, "Do you know where you went wrong now? Do you know what you should do?"

Yu Yao glanced at his mother and also glanced at Zuo Yan Jie, whom his mother was holding. He lowered his head, and even his body squatted down.

"If you know your mistake and can change, I will still treat you as my son."

Yu Yao's mother said fiercely, "If you don't know how to repent, I will treat it as if I don't have a son like you. Do whatever you want."

"Mom! I was wrong, I was really wrong."

Yu Yao was still thinking, but seeing Li Xue about to pack up the materials on the tea table, he knew the other party didn't have the patience to waste time with him, and he also knew he didn't have much time left.

"Speak to Zuo Yan Jie!"

Yu Yao's mother stared at her son and said, "Where did you go wrong!"

"I shouldn't have asked Zuo Yan Jie for money, shouldn't have threatened him. I was really wrong."

Yu Yao now knew who he should beg. He cried and said to Zuo Yan Jie, "I'm sorry, Zuo Yan Jie, I really didn't mean it. I know I was wrong!"

Seeing Li Xue looking at him, Zuo Yan Jie looked at Yu Yao, and then was squeezed by Auntie Zheng's hand, so he could only open his mouth and say, "I really didn't have money to treat you, and you know what my family situation is like."

"Sorry~ sorry!"

Yu Yao squatted there and kept apologizing, looking at his mother and Zuo Yan Jie pleadingly, explaining, "I really didn't mean it. I know I was wrong. Yesterday I was really set up by Fork and the others. I even thought that even if you paid the bill, I would pay you back privately..."

"Enough, still pretending? What is your status? What are your conditions? Why are you eating so lavishly there?"

Yu Yao's mother scolded her son, "Which one is a true brother, which one is fake righteousness? Think about it yourself!"

"They dared to leave you behind and run away. You call them brothers? Talk about righteousness? Zuo Yan Jie is here. From the moment I saw him, he didn't say a word about you. You tell me who is a good person!"

"You're stupid!"

After scolding her son, she turned to Zuo Yan Jie and said, "Xiao Yan Jie, you tell Auntie, how do you want to handle this matter? If you want face, Auntie will call your Uncle Yu back and invite you to eat at the Old Moscow together. We'll eat whatever you want, and wherever Yu Yao made you lose face, Auntie will raise it back for you."

"If you want substance, Auntie will personally call your parents to apologize. In the future, Auntie will handle all your matters in Beijing, finding a job, finding a wife—Auntie will take care of it all."

"As long as you speak, Xiao Yan Jie."

Yu Yao's mother signaled to Li Xue's direction and said, "Director Li is here. Auntie guarantees that what I say will be done, face and substance will definitely be given."

Seeing Zuo Yan Jie look over, Li Xue raised his eyebrows and didn't speak, picked up his teacup, and drank tea with his eyebrows lowered.

Zuo Yan Jie looked at Yu Yao, who was squatting on the ground, and then looked at Auntie Zheng.

"Auntie Zheng, actually I wanted to leave last night. I couldn't afford to provoke Yu Yao and the others, so I wanted to hide, but they forced me and wouldn't let me leave."

"Auntie understands."

Yu Yao's mother nodded decisively and said, "Don't worry about this matter. I won't talk about Yu Yao; you just watch him in the future."

"I can't manage the other children. They all have parents, and they have people like Director Li managing them."

"But Auntie guarantees that if Yu Yao dares to contact those people again, or dares to provoke you again, there's no need for Director Li; Auntie is willing to sacrifice her son, and if I lose this one, Auntie still has others."

Zuo Yan Jie nodded and said, "I believe you, Auntie Zheng. I don't need you to give me substance or face. This matter was run into by Wu Ge, who helped me. If he hadn't run into it, wouldn't I have had to suffer it anyway?"

Li Xue's tea-drinking motion paused, his drooping eyebrows moved slightly, and he glanced at Yu Yao's mother while wiping the edge of the teacup.

Yu Yao's mother was also stunned for a moment. Holding Zuo Yan Jie's hand, she said to her son, "Auntie will settle this grievance for you. Still the same words, Auntie came to see you today; you speak, and Auntie will handle it."

After finishing, she glanced at Yu Yao and said, "He is squatting inside. You tell me when you want him to come out, and I will come to find Director Li again. Do you think that's okay?"

"Zuo Yan Jie, I know it's too late to apologize to you now, but you know what kind of person I am. I really didn't mean to treat you like that."

Yu Yao saw his mother pleading for him, and also knew it was sad in his heart. A big guy, because of his own mistakes, made his mother humble herself—it really was meaningless.

"We are brothers, you can do whatever you want to me. You hit me, you hit me hard, really."

As he spoke, he shook the cuffs on his hands and said to Zuo Yan Jie, "You hit me now, I don't even have a chance to fight back, really, you can hit me however you want."

Seeing Zuo Yan Jie and his mother looking over, Yu Yao said decadently, "Thinking of your Auntie Director Guan being so good to me, it was my fault for not having a conscience. You hit me, and I'll feel better."

Seeing her son crying while saying this, Yu Yao's mother also felt sad in her heart. She squeezed Zuo Yan Jie's hand hard and said to her son, "You remember your Auntie Director Guan's kindness, why don't you think about how hard it is for Zuo Yan Jie and his grandmother at home? Why don't you think about how you are a child with a mother, and Zuo Yan Jie is also a treasure with a mother?"

"Wuwu~"

Yu Yao, a big guy, squatted by the radiator, crying with his head down, making his mother sad and Zuo Yan Jie sad too.

Wasn't it because his parents weren't at home, no one managed him, and he could only suffer when bullied?

Mentioning his mother, Zuo Yan Jie also missed his own mother. Looking at Auntie Zheng's current predicament, his mother must have begged others like this when he caused trouble in the past.

Putting himself in others' shoes, Zuo Yan Jie saw Yu Yao crying so hard in front of him and so many outsiders, and he also knew he had repented.

He didn't cry so hard when he saw Auntie Zheng beating him with a stick in the past; now that she didn't beat him, he cried quite hard.

How could he not cry hard? He was handled by Li Xue in front of so many people last night, and he didn't have a moment of peace all night, suffering a great crime.

He waited all morning today, didn't eat a single grain, and had long lost his spirit and strength.

Hearing that he was going in, plus his mother begging for him, he also knew he had been a bastard.

He regretted it at the Old Moscow last night. Fork and the others didn't take him seriously at all. When things happened, they all ran away, leaving him to be the big fool.

At first, he was still tough, thinking his mother would definitely come to save him, but he waited for such a long time and still had to beg Zuo Yan Jie.

He would even do it if he had to beg Zuo Yan Jie; he just couldn't bear to see his mother begging for him.

He wouldn't have said let Zuo Yan Jie hit him if he didn't feel that way. Hitting him once to vent his anger would make him feel better.

It was also because he saw his mother, and he really remembered Zuo Yan Jie's mother. Although she wasn't good with words, she was really good to these children.

Especially when Zuo Yan Jie just said he really didn't have money, he wanted to slap himself.

Bullying the rich was one thing, but bullying such an honest person who had no money—his face was really lost.

This couldn't be said to his parents, and he couldn't bear to see his mother's disappointed eyes.

Watching him squat there and cry for a long while, Li Xue put down the teacup in his hand and said to Zuo Yan Jie, "Do you have anything you want to say?"

Zuo Yan Jie shook his head, looked at Li Xue, and said, "Let it be, it's too much of a waste of your time."

Li Xue glanced at him, turned to look at Yu Yao, and asked, "Do you know who I am now?"

Yu Yao also stopped crying, wiped his tears with the hand that had been released, and looked at Li Xue with some fear.

Li Xue tilted his face and looked at him, asking, "Do you think you and your so-called little brothers are powerful, or am I and my comrades powerful?"

"No~ no~..."

Yu Yao was a bit afraid of Li Xue, his eyes dodging his sharp gaze.

Li Xue looked at him with one eye drooping and said, "For someone like you, if Zuo Yan Jie hadn't spoken, and your mother hadn't been in such a predicament, I wouldn't even bother with you."

"Last year plus this year, there were over two hundred people I personally sent to the execution ground. Why do you think that guy named Fork is following you now?"

"Heh~"

Speaking of this, Li Xue gave a cold laugh, then looked at the materials organized in his hand and said, "Is your head harder than others? Want to try if my bullets are easy to use?"

Yu Yao's mother didn't speak anymore. Everything she should have said was said, and begging Zuo Yan Jie had a result; she was waiting for Li Xue to express his position.

Li Xue shook the materials in his hand and said to Yu Yao, "Sending you to the West Suburb execution ground is enough, do you believe it?"

Yu Yao pursed his lips, his face pale, tears swirling in his eyes.

Li Xue put down the materials, raised his eyebrows, and said, "You want to be a 'leader'? Young and you keep hitting the muzzle of a gun. Leaders die fast, do you know that?"

"Hmm... I was wrong."

Yu Yao nodded and said, "I really won't dare to play around anymore, really won't dare anymore."

"It's okay, keep playing."

Li Xue drooped his eyelids and said, "Just try how many times your mother can save you, and how many times you can meet someone as honest as Zuo Yan Jie."

"Still a few times? This is the last time."

Yu Yao's mother stared at her son and said, "You tell me yourself, what will you do in the future."

"I really won't dare to play around anymore, really won't."

Once Yu Yao heard Li Xue mention the two hundred people he had shot, he knew who Li Xue was. He had asked the people here earlier, but they just laughed and didn't pay attention to him.

Now he really knew, and he also knew how powerful this place was.

"This time counts as you saving your life; you can go outside and say so."

Li Xue looked at Yu Yao very seriously and said, "If you don't believe it, go out and ask around. How many people who have committed crimes in my hands have been able to get out?"

He waved at the door, signaled to Yu Yao, and said, "Unlock him, make a statement, and if there's anything in the future, come find him."

Xiao Hu brought people in, glanced at Yu Yao, and said with a light laugh, "You might really be able to be a leader if you go out now. Being able to survive in Director Li's hands, you're quite awesome."

Another staff member also said with a laugh, "Do you know why that guy named Fork dared to push everything onto you?"

"I... I know."

Yu Yao really knew now; they must have thought he definitely wouldn't be able to get out.

He was just wondering why Fork and Dianzi were so afraid of Li Xue at the time, preferring to lose face and run away.

Yu Yao didn't know whether he should be glad or cry now.

It was really a walk through the Ghost Gate Pass. When he was taken out, he glanced at his mother and also glanced at Zuo Yan Jie. ===== CHAPTER 677 =====