Chapter 48: The Last Thirty Years: The Son Honors the Father

Li Lei looked at his indignant colleagues in the corridor and knew that Lu Sheng had made his move.

Many of the squad leaders and platoon leaders here belonged to the First Battalion.

Lu Sheng had said that if anything happened, he would take the heat; although he had not gone to Wu Yihua's office to speak for him, he was now showing his support in this way.

Of course, this was also because Li Lei's attitude was sufficiently firm, daring to confront Wu Yihua head-on; otherwise, even if Lu Sheng were willing to help, it would not have resulted in this current scene.

Half of the agitated inspectors present were doing it to save face for Lu Sheng, and the other half were acting out of their own convictions.

If Li Lei's son were bullied by the Tiger Blade Gang today and they did nothing, who would step in if their own family members were bullied by the Tiger Blade Gang in the future?

As a platoon leader, the fact that Li Lei's son could be nearly crippled by the Tiger Blade Gang made the other platoon leaders and squad leaders present feel a sense of shared anxiety.

The Tiger Blade Gang was so arrogant that the Inspection Bureau absolutely could not back down this time!

Once such a consensus was formed, this incident was no longer a simple assault case.

A dozen minutes later, Li Lei, Wang Xu, Lu Sheng, and Wu Yihua were called into the office by the Chief Inspector.

The current Chief Inspector of the Xingcheng Inspection Bureau, Huang Weiguang, was already fifty-one years old; the entire bureau knew that this Chief Inspector would be retiring in a few years.

For the past two years, Huang Weiguang had rarely managed the bureau's affairs, remaining in a state of semi-retirement.

Today, he had rarely called a Deputy Chief Inspector, two battalion commanders, and a platoon leader to his office at the same time, clearly intending to handle this incident personally.

"How is the interrogation of Liu Saner going?"

After listening to their accounts, this was the first question Huang Weiguang asked.

"Chief Inspector, Liu Saner has not cracked; he insists that this was his own doing, but he cannot provide a convincing reason."

Li Lei replied.

Huang Weiguang looked at Li Lei; although half of his hair was gray and he looked quite aged, his eyes remained sharp, like an eagle surveying its prey:

"You believe this was instigated by the Tiger Blade Gang; why would the Tiger Blade Gang target your son?"

Li Lei: "Chief Inspector, my son entered the Martial Arts Academy and was spotted by a special lecturer who took him on as a student. Perhaps the Tiger Blade Gang feels he will be a threat in the future, so they want to eliminate him early. You also know that the Tiger Blade Gang has always treated the local Martial Arts Hall as their own backyard and cannot tolerate others getting a piece of the pie."

"Oh?"

Huang Weiguang narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, "Which special lecturer at the Martial Arts Hall took a liking to your son?"

"It is Mr. Hao Yi."

"So it is him."

Huang Weiguang muttered, and then his gaze toward Li Lei became noticeably softer:

"It seems your son is indeed qualified to become a threat."

After saying this, he looked at Wu Yihua: "Yihua, I know you usually walk quite closely with the Tiger Blade Gang."

Wu Yihua's expression changed upon hearing this, and he hurriedly said:

"Chief Inspector, I absolutely have not—"

Huang Weiguang waved his hand, interrupting the other man:

"I don't care who you associate with, but regardless, the brothers in the bureau are our own people. If you cannot even protect the interests of your brothers, it will be disheartening."

"Chief Inspector, you have truly misunderstood me!"

Wu Yihua had to explain himself, "How about this, I will state my position: if it is found that the Tiger Blade Gang really did instigate this behind the scenes, I will personally lead a team to make arrests! I will absolutely punish the culprits severely and give the brothers in the bureau an answer!"

Lu Sheng, who had been silent, glanced at Wu Yihua and spoke up:

"Chief Inspector, I think the breakthrough for this matter still lies with Liu Saner. Since he has already fallen into our hands, there must be a way to make him talk."

"What are your thoughts?"

Huang Weiguang asked.

Lu Sheng: "The reason Liu Saner dares not talk is because his family is being held by the Tiger Blade Gang. As long as we can protect his family and promise to ensure his safety, it is possible for him to talk."

Huang Weiguang: "Liu Saner has been in custody for so long; if his family is truly being held by the Tiger Blade Gang, would it be too late to go find them now?"

Lu Sheng hurriedly said: "Chief Inspector, when I approved Captain Li to make the arrests, I had already sent people to find Liu Saner's family. There should be news soon."

"Oh?"

Huang Weiguang nodded, "Good, you are responsible for continuing the investigation; tell me the moment there is a result."

"Yes, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"

Lu Sheng stood at attention and saluted.

"Alright, you may all go."

Huang Weiguang said finally.

Thus, the four of them exited the office.

"Lu Sheng."

After walking out of the office, Wu Yihua suddenly called out to Lu Sheng.

"Deputy Chief Inspector, is there something you need?"

"If there are results from Liu Saner's side, let me know as well. I am also very curious to know who is behind this."

"Yes, I will certainly inform you once there is a result."

Lu Sheng said.

Wu Yihua looked deeply at Lu Sheng, then turned and left.

As for his previous talk of disciplining Li Lei, he did not mention it again.

"Battalion Commander Lu, can you really find Liu Saner's family?"

After Wu Yihua left, Wang Xu asked.

In fact, Li Lei certainly knew the key to making Liu Saner talk, but he had no intelligence on Liu Saner's family, so naturally, he could not find them in a short time.

"If nothing goes wrong, Liu Saner's family should be on their way to the Inspection Bureau by now."

Lu Sheng said calmly.

Wang Xu laughed upon hearing this: "Battalion Commander Lu is truly capable; no wonder you are the First Battalion Commander. Old Wang here bows to your superiority."

After saying this, he patted Li Lei on the shoulder:

"Old Li, I can understand your feelings. I don't blame you for this; if it were my son who was attacked like this, I would do the same."

"Captain Wang, I really am—"

"Eh, alright, after you finish this, buy me a drink."

"Good, there will be plenty of wine!"

The two smiled at each other, and then Wang Xu left, leaving the space to Li Lei and Lu Sheng.

Li Lei said to Lu Sheng:

"Battalion Commander Lu, thank you for this matter."

"Eh, Old Li, don't be so polite."

Lu Sheng smiled and put his arm around Li Lei, and the two walked side by side in the corridor:

"Your little Fei is very impressive. To be blocked by a dozen people with iron bars and end up beating all of them, and even capturing their boss—that is much stronger than my kid. I think if it were my child, it would be a dire situation, and he would have been crippled."

Li Lei's mouth curled up involuntarily at these words, a look of pride appearing on his face, but he still said:

"Eh, Battalion Commander Lu is too modest. My little Fei told me that your Lu Zhangwu is a prominent figure at the Martial Arts Hall and an elite student."

"Hahaha, what prominent figure, it's all just talk."

Lu Sheng shook his head with a smile, "However, I think the Chief Inspector's willingness to support you this time might be partly out of respect for Mr. Hao Yi. This Mr. Hao Yi is a powerful person; your little Fei being spotted by him and taken as a student means he will surely not be a creature of the pond in the future! He and my Zhangwu are both at the Martial Arts Hall now; perhaps Zhangwu will need little Fei's help in the future."

"Battalion Commander Lu, don't say that; little Fei will need Zhangwu to look after him in the future."

Li Lei hurriedly said.

"Haha, alright, these two children should be closer in the future, and our two families should visit each other more."

"Good, I will listen to Battalion Commander Lu."

The two walked down the stairs, laughing and talking.

This scene was seen by many, who could not help but marvel.

It was the first time they had seen Lu Sheng, who had a bright future and was certain to become a Deputy Chief Inspector, being so intimate with a platoon leader.

After returning to his office, Li Lei calmed his mood and could not help but smile.

He had originally thought he was standing up for Li Fei, but looking at it now, it seemed he was the one basking in Li Fei's glory?

He had heard people say that for the first thirty years, the father supports the son, and for the last thirty years, the son honors the father.

It seemed it wouldn't take thirty years after all.

"Why does it feel like I will have fewer and fewer chances to stand up for this kid in the future?"

Li Lei muttered to himself, his face full of smiles.

PS: Asking for monthly tickets at the start of the month~ Wishing everyone a happy holiday.

(End of chapter)