Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1982 - 2045: Ignorant of Life and Death
Li Yifei didn’t rush to answer the phone, instead, he gave a meaningful look at Eldest Young Master Hua and asked, "Do you have a younger brother?"
"Ah?" Eldest Young Master Hua didn’t expect Li Yifei to ask this question. He blinked and subconsciously nodded, "Yes... I do have a younger brother, a few years younger than me, does Mr. Li know him?"
Oh, that connects it. Li Yifei had suspected that this Hua Family and the previous street racing Young Master Hua were related. After all, there aren’t many with the surname Hua, and there’s probably only one hall-level cadre with that surname in the provincial capital. Hearing the other party’s answer, Li Yifei understood everything. No wonder they share the same arrogance.
"Hello, this is Hua Zixiang!" After waiting for a while, Hua Zixiang said. His tone wasn’t particularly humble, still maintaining an official stance.
Li Yifei sneered, "Hua Zixiang?"
"That’s right, it’s me. Who are you? My son said you know me, but I know too many people with the surname Li, I really don’t know who you are?"
"Don’t know? Then there’s no need to know!" Li Yifei was amused by the other party’s tone and attitude. Eldest Young Master Hua, who was waiting on the side, thought they were having a good conversation, but upon hearing Li Yifei’s words, he was puzzled. This doesn’t sound like a normal opening line...
"Just tell me, if we are acquaintances, then the brat’s matter is our fault, and I apologize to you."
"Oh, forget it then, I can’t bear Hua Hall Chief’s apology!" Li Yifei said.
Hua Zixiang frowned, swallowed his quick-acting heart-saving pills, and then said, "Well, I’m willing to compensate. How about one million?"
"Hua Hall Chief is very wealthy?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
"Well... I don’t have much money, but my family does some business, so we are quite well-off financially."
"Aren’t family members of officials not allowed to do business?" Li Yifei asked.
"Mr. Li, let’s not beat around the bush. Many regulations these days are like lice on a bald man’s head - out in the open, but many others are like a woman’s underwear; you won’t know how dirty it is until you lift it." Hua Zixiang put on an official tone, yet he dared to speak like this even at this time.
A comparison between goods isn’t frightening, only a comparison between people is. When Song Qingshu’s father Song Zhenye learned of the incident, he didn’t immediately choose to converse with Li Yifei, instead seeking help from his third uncle Song Zhentao. It was through Song Zhentao’s apology that an understanding was reached with Li Yifei. Meanwhile, Hua Zixiang, without knowing anything, faced off with Li Yifei directly. The problem is, such a person would not attract Li Yifei’s notice.
Especially since the man behaved like a blockhead, adopting an official tone without placing himself correctly.
However, it’s not entirely Hua Zixiang’s fault. Usually, he’s quite slick, he shouldn’t speak so unrefined in such matters. Unfortunately, he just got scolded today and was ordered by his leader to go home and recuperate, so he’s in an extremely bad mood.
Yes, the Young Master Hua that Li Yifei dealt with in Mile City that evening not only almost crashed into Ye Yunzhu’s car with his speeding car, causing her to lose control and hit the roadside guardrail, injuring herself. After Li Yifei stopped his car, the police found a large amount of drugs in his vehicle.
These past days, Li Yifei had not received an explanation from Young Master Hua’s family, and it wasn’t that Hua Zixiang didn’t want to explain. The fact is, he couldn’t even get to Li Yifei. Hua Zixiang tried asking several people for help, but as soon as they heard that his son had offended Li Yifei, they immediately shook their heads, threw up their hands, and said they couldn’t help.
That’s the way of officialdom, the deeply rooted entrenchment. In Ning Province, few who offended Li Yifei had any good outcome, and nobody dared to intervene in such matters.
Hua Zixiang had to ask around while thinking of ways to rescue his son. Even though Li Yifei didn’t explicitly say he wanted to do something to Young Master Hua, he clearly stated that he wanted to thoroughly investigate the case.
The person was captured in Mile City and is currently being held in the Public Security Bureau there. Although he hasn’t been mistreated, getting out would be difficult. Hua Zixiang, forced with no other options, had to turn to one of his patrons, a Vice Governor. Upon hearing what Hua Zixiang’s son had done, the Vice Governor was furious, especially knowing it involved Li Yifei. He directly pointed at Hua Zixiang’s forehead and scolded, "Even I wouldn’t provoke that brute, and your son nearly ran over his wife with a car. Do you know who she is? She’s the Vice Mayor of Mile City. Luckily nothing happened, but if something big had happened, even sacrificing you wouldn’t have calmed things down."
Being scolded was the least of it; in reality, his leader was still protecting him, letting him go rest for a bit. Recently, Hua Zixiang’s heart condition hasn’t been good, so he decided to be hospitalized. As for his son’s issue, the leader had subtly indicated that he should suppress it for a while, and even if sentenced, he would be out in a year or two. There are many ways around in prison, after all, the kid is still young, and taking a hit doesn’t mean much. Having a leader suggest this much is already quite rare. Thus, Hua Zixiang had no choice. When he was about to leave the leader’s place, a woman from the government office came in with a phone, saying someone was looking for him.
Once he left, that woman stayed in the leader’s office, and upon hearing Eldest Young Master Hua’s story, Hua Zixiang couldn’t control his temper, especially since the man on the other end spoke unpleasantly. Unconsciously, Hua Zixiang started to adopt the tone of a hall-level official.
Li Yifei certainly isn’t one to coddle kids. He hadn’t even intended to give you any trouble, yet your two kids repeatedly messed with him. Damn it, had it not been for your brat giving an idea today, this situation wouldn’t exist. So Li Yifei directly stated, "Want your kid back. Sure, one hundred billion, and I’ll release him. Without a hundred billion, don’t even bother talking to me."
Hua Zixiang almost thought he misheard. Damn it, he’s been an official for half his lifetime, helped his family amass money, and has become a billionaire; now, in a single sentence, you’re asking for a hundred billion? Even if he had it, there’s no way he’d give it. If this were domestic, Hua Zixiang would have many ways to deal with a kidnapper. Unfortunately, this is overseas, so Hua Zixiang unclenched his fist and said coldly, "Sir, if you know me, cut the jokes. I’ll give you two million as compensation, you’ll release my son, and in the future, feel free to find me if you have any issues in Ning Province."
"Ignorant!" Li Yifei grunted heavily.
"You!" Hua Zixiang was getting angry too. Seeing the other party so shameless, he even had the urge to hang up, but unfortunately, his son was still in the man’s hands, and Hua Zixiang couldn’t ignore it, so he said, "If you think it’s too little, I’ll add one million, but I can’t offer more. I’m an official, I don’t have that much money."
"Haha, what a noble I’m an official. If you’re such an official, how did your son afford a sports car worth tens of millions? How can this Eldest Young Master Hua spend money so lavishly in Europe?" Li Yifei said disdainfully.
Hmm? Hua Zixiang was about to retort, but he stopped. His mouth twitched. He caught the information in Li Yifei’s words; he mentioned his eldest son but also his youngest son. The eldest son provoked him, but the youngest son didn’t. How does he know about this?
In the crowd over here, Jim and others didn’t dare move; they continued to kneel obediently. Even when flies landed on their faces, they didn’t dare to brush them off. Narrowly escaping death, Song Qingshu also didn’t dare to be complacent. He optimistically thought that after hearing Li Yifei mention Eldest Young Master Hua’s younger brother, Young Master Hua, Song Qingshu’s eyebrows twitched, and he wondered if that Young Master Hua also offended Li Yifei.
If that were the case, then there’d be quite a story to tell.
Eldest Young Master Hua wasn’t stupid either. Hearing about his brother’s car incident made his heart tremble, understanding that this person isn’t just from Ning Province but is also familiar with provincial matters. Could these people have specially set a trap for him to fall into?
If that were the case, then how much hatred do they have for him? The old man is probably talking money with them now, but who knows how much the old man can offer. Judging by these people’s attitudes, their appetite should be large, but the old man probably won’t struggle for anything under ten million. At worst, they’ll just embezzle more later.
Eldest Young Master Hua isn’t fussed about embezzlement; one, because of his family’s upbringing, and two... in his eyes, what official wouldn’t embezzle?
While Eldest Young Master Hua indulged in these fantasies, the Saintess had already fallen asleep. She wasn’t worried about her safety. In fact, there aren’t many people in the world who could singly threaten her safety, barely counting two hands.
Hua Zixiang tentatively asked, "Who exactly are you? How do you know about my second son’s matters?"
"Hua Zixiang, do you think a hall-level cadre is very impressive?" Li Yifei didn’t answer but instead asked.
Of course! Hua Zixiang really wanted to answer that, but the more he couldn’t make sense of the other party, so after hearing this, he frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Sir, I was emotionally unstable earlier and said some wrong things, please don’t blame me. I retract those words now!"
"Too late, Hua Zixiang, you’re not fit to be an official, and even less fit to be a hall-level cadre." Li Yifei said.
"Have you had enough?" Hua Zixiang finally couldn’t hold back and erupted. He felt the other party was just playing with him, deliberately provoking him.
"Are you angry?" Li Yifei asked.
Huff! Hua Zixiang was gasping, feeling that since his second son’s incident, nothing had gone right. Now, even an unknown man dares to toy with him, as if he were made of clay, so Hua Zixiang furiously said, "Fine, you’re still playing with me, right? Go ahead, keep playing, I’m telling you, don’t let me find out who you are, or you and your family will suffer, I, Hua Zixiang, will wipe you out!"
Li Yifei glanced at his phone and found the recording button was on, so he grinned, looking quite delighted, as if having a delightful conversation with the person on the phone.
