When I heard what Liu Kesheng did in the office, I was really angry, but Zhao Yanyan persuaded me: "Liu Kesheng is very small-minded and very insidious, so it's better for you to provoke him less in the future." "
After listening to it, I didn't think so, Lao Tzu is in his thirties and is still afraid of him as a teenage child? In addition to making small reports, he can't toss any tricks. But at this moment, I made a serious mistake and ignored Liu Kesheng's family background.
After school, Zhao Yanyan and I walked side by side into the grove behind the school. It was originally a small garden, but with the development of New China, the education industry has become one of the best industries in all walks of life. Of course, this is nothing compared to when I was in college in my previous life, when I heard that some cities even set aside streets to build houses on college campuses.
"What are you going to reward me?" I took Zhao Yanyan's hand and walked in the grove.
"Guess!" Zhao Yanyan blinked and said mischievously.
"Isn't it a promise to be made by example?" A lewd smile appeared on my face.
"What are you talking about! Not serious. Before I finished speaking, Zhao Yanyan's small fist fell on me.
After making trouble for a while, Zhao Yanyan suddenly stopped. His eyes widened and he looked at me with a twinkle. Said affectionately: "Liu Lei-"
"What?"
"Close your eyes." Zhao Yanyan said softly.
I closed my eyes. I felt Zhao Yanyan kiss me quickly on the mouth, and when I opened my eyes, Zhao Yanyan had already jumped away, blushing like a big persimmon.
But how could I let go of such a good opportunity, I immediately ran over and grabbed her, and held her tightly in my arms.
Zhao Yanyan didn't struggle, and there was a little excitement in the shyness on her face. Lying in my arms, I closed my eyes.
I looked at Zhao Yanyan's delicate little face and kissed her lips without hesitation.
Zhao Yanyan did not refuse but did not respond, her mouth was tightly closed.
Although this is also my first kiss, but there is a lot of knowledge in this area in my previous life, I haven't eaten pork and never seen a pig run? I tried to use my tongue to separate Zhao Yanyan's closed teeth, holding her with one hand, and groping around with the other hand dishonestly on that wonderful body.
"Don't-" Zhao Yanyan just said a word, but her mouth opened.
My tongue went in and tangled with her...
However, what I didn't know was that the scene of me and Zhao Yanyan kissing fell into the eyes of a person...
When Zhao Yanyan and I parted breathlessly, I knew that from this moment on, we all fell. Zhao Yanyan lowered her head, although she was shy, she still walked out of the school with me very intimately.
When I was about to get to the door, Zhao Yanyan said to me, "I'll go first, Uncle Zhang is outside, don't let him see it." "
I nodded and told her to get out of school first.
Behind the rockery in the grove, a figure flashed out, staring at the two backs that were gradually moving away with a vicious gaze, and said viciously: "Fuck !! she's a bitch"
"Hey, Secretary Yu? I'm Liu Kesheng. Liu Kesheng took out his mobile phone from his schoolbag and dialed a number.
"Oh, it's Young Master Liu! Say, what's the matter with finding the eldest brother? When Secretary Yu heard that it was his boss's son, he immediately flattered.
"That's right, I want you to help me find a few people in society." Liu Kesheng said.
"What's wrong? Someone is getting you in trouble? Secretary Yu asked anxiously.
"That's not true, in fact, I just want to clean up someone!" Liu Kesheng explained.
"Hey, no problem! But who is this man? Dare to provoke us in the territory of Songjiang City, don't you want to live! In the secretary's opinion, the person who provoked Liu Kesheng has been sentenced to death.
"Don't tell my dad about this!" Liu Kesheng reminded.
"Don't worry, this matter is on my eldest brother! I'll call someone over tomorrow after school, and when I'm there, I'll call you. It's up to you to arrange it, but don't really kill anyone, or your father won't be able to explain it. Secretary Yu patted his chest and said.
"That's fine! That's it for now, I'll give you a few more kind words in front of my dad in the future! Liu Kesheng ran out of a big hydrangea.
"Hehe, then thanks to Young Master Liu's auspicious words!" Secretary Yu hung up the phone with a smile.
Hum! Want to fight me? Don't look at my Liu Kesheng's strength, I didn't want to kill you yet, but if you want to blame it, blame the woman next to you! Tomorrow, I will have to beat you all over the ground to find your teeth!
Liu Kesheng spit on the ground with a mouthful of phlegm.
My eyelids were pounding in the morning, and of course, I couldn't get sleepless in the middle of the night because of my excitement when I came home last night, but I always felt like something was going to happen today.
Sure enough, as soon as I arrived at the school, things came to me. Liu Kesheng walked over with a sneering face, threw an envelope out of his sleeve and threw it on my desk, and left without looking back.
I opened the envelope and found that it was a "challenge letter" that read:
Liu Lei:
See you in the grove after school, don't dare to come and give up Zhao Yanyan! If it's a man, don't tell the teacher.
Bored, I casually threw the letter on the table. This kid, I've watched too many TV series! Think it's a meteor garden?
Zhao Yanyan picked up the letter, and after reading it, she said to me with a caring face: "Liu Lei, I don't want you to go." "
I smiled slightly: "It's okay! What else can he do to me? "
Zhao Yanyan said: "Liu Kesheng and I used to be in junior high school, although they were not in the same class, but I still know him very well. Once a senior student provoked him, and he gathered a few hooligans in society to break that student's leg! It's a big deal! "
Got a discounted leg? I frowned and said, "Is this the end of this matter?" "I know that intentionally injuring someone to cause disability is a big crime, and even if he is a minor, at least he can be put in a juvenile detention center.
Zhao Yanyan shook her head and said: "Liu Kesheng's family also has some background, I heard that a lot of money was spent later, and then the family of the injured agreed to go private, and the matter was settled." "
Background! Suddenly I realized that I had made a serious mistake. I only thought of Liu Kesheng as a teenager, but I ignored his family background. In this way, if he beats me to death, I am probably a child from a working family who will consider himself unlucky! But wouldn't it be too cowardly if I didn't go?
I was ruthless, gritted my teeth, what was I reborn for in this life? Isn't it just for Zhao Yanyan? If I am allowed to leave Zhao Yanyan, then what kind of energy will I have to be born again! It's a big deal.
So I said to Zhao Yanyan ruthlessly: "Don't worry about things between men. "
"Oh!" Zhao Yanyan nodded aggrievedly like a little woman and stopped talking.
After waiting for a while, Guo Qing came. I handed him the challenge letter from Liu Kesheng. I didn't expect the first thing this kid asked me after reading it was: "Boss? Did you get the school flower? When he said this, he didn't shy away from Zhao Yanyan, who was sitting next to me.
I coughed a few times before Guo Qing realized that he was speaking too loudly.
I pointed to the challenge and said, "Guo Qing, what do you think?" "
"What do you think?" Guo Qing stomped his feet, "Damn, everyone is riding on our heads, and I don't know if I don't give him some color."
"
I looked at Guo Qing incredulously, this guy was as timid as a mouse and very cowardly in my previous life, and he didn't even dare to fart when others bullied him, what's wrong now? Could it be that I mistakenly dragged this guy to learn sanda, and this guy's personality changed greatly after successfully teaching his former enemy a lesson? It seemed very likely, and I asked, "Are you going after school?" "
"Go!" Guo Qing shouted: "Boss, can I not go if you go?" It's just that my hands are itchy these days, and I want to find two people to practice. "
The day passed quickly for me, because I didn't sleep well last night, I fell asleep in a daze, and when I woke up, it was almost out of school.
But Zhao Yanyan lives like a year, and she worries about me every day, and she is always distracted in class, and she doesn't even hear the teacher ask her name.
After school, I asked Zhao Yanyan to go home first, but this girl refused to live or die, so she had to wait for me in the classroom, and she had no choice but to let her.
Guo Qing and I swaggered into the grove, where Liu Kesheng was already waiting. Behind him stood four young people with dyed hair.
When Liu Kesheng saw me coming, he immediately gestured to the people behind him and walked over.
Liu Kesheng shouted: "Liu Lei, you are not small! Two of them came to the grove! "
Before I could speak, Guo Qing said impatiently: "Cao, why are you talking so much nonsense." Group fight or heads-up? "
Liu Kesheng didn't get angry but smiled: "Okay! And I'm pretending to be a cow X, isn't it? There are no outsiders in this grove at all, can I kill you? "
Guo Qing is not so patient to listen to his chirping, it is estimated that this kid's hands have been itching for a long time, and he is worried that no one will be a target for him. rushed over with a side kick that kicked Liu Kesheng into the mud. This side kick is technical, but I didn't expect this kid to practice it just after learning it on Saturday.
Liu Kesheng didn't expect this person to say that he would fight, and there was no warning at all. Originally, I prepared so many sarcastic words about Liu Lei, but before I could say it, I made people kick him off. Liu Kesheng said angrily to the social gangsters behind: "What are you doing all the time? Come on! "
A few thugs reacted and surrounded me and Guo Qing.
As soon as I looked at the physique of these people, I had a rough idea, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and typical overindulgence. It can scare and scare people in appearance, and if you really fight, you will be kicked by that guy. I said to Guo Qing: "Can you do it yourself?" "
Guo Qing said confidently: "Boss, don't worry!" "
Several thugs listened to my words and looked at Guo Qing mockingly, and one of them scolded: "Little cub, don't be arrogant, there will be a time for you to cry in a while!" "
The other also said, "——————"
But I couldn't hear what he said, because before he could say anything, Guo Qing smashed a punch on his chin.
Sure enough, I was not disappointed, a few gangsters were the masters of scaring elementary school students, and Guo Qing didn't have much effort to lay down.
I walked up to Liu Kesheng and said to him coldly: "Don't fight Zhao Yanyan's idea again, otherwise I will make you die an ugly death!"I'm repeating, this is definitely not alarmist, you can try it if you don't believe it! "
After speaking, Guo Qing and I walked out of the grove in a chic manner, just like a martial arts movie in a TV series, two heroes walked out of the woods in the sunset, and there were several corpses lying behind them.
Suddenly I thought that Zhao Yanyan, the little girl, was still waiting for me in the classroom, and I ran quickly in the direction of the classroom.
"Wait for me, boss!" Guo Qingzheng was immersed in this atmosphere of self-confidence swelling to the extreme, and when he saw that I suddenly ran away, he hurriedly followed me and shouted.
Sure enough, Zhao Yanyan was still anxiously waiting for me in the classroom, and when she saw me come in, she quickly threw herself into my arms.
"Liu Lei, you're scared to death!" Zhao Yanyan said to me with red circles: "Do you know? I was scared to death just now, I'm afraid I'll never see you again! "
I hugged her tightly and said, "Silly girl, I'm so strong, how can I hang up so easily." "
Zhao Yanyan fell into my arms, as if she was going to lose me, and after a while, she whispered in my ear, "Kiss me." With that, he closed his eyes.
My heart suddenly heated, didn't this provoke me to make mistakes? But I like to make mistakes. So, I was ready to make a mistake, but I was startled by an inappropriate voice: "Boss, why are you running so fast!" "
Zhao Yanyan and I were startled and quickly separated. Guo Qing looked at us innocently: "Boss, I didn't see anything, you go on, I'm leaving!" "After saying that, I really turned around and was going out.
"Alright, don't pretend!" I shook my head helplessly and said, "Come back." "
"Hey, boss, sister-in-law!" Guo Qing scratched his scalp and smiled, but this kid is quite discerning, and his sister-in-law has called him.
Zhao Yanyan blushed and whispered.
"Boss, when did you get the sister-in-law?" Guo Qing asked curiously. It is no wonder that this boy is with me every day, and sits in front of me, so it is no wonder that he has this question.
"Hey, this, this question is more esoteric!" I was perfunctory.
Fortunately, Zhao Yanyan's words helped me out of the siege. Zhao Yanyan said: "We're all hungry, let's find a place to go out and have some food."
Guo Qing waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you two go ahead. I won't bother you anymore."
I immediately replied, "Guo Qing, we're brothers, not strangers. Come with us!"
Zhao Yanyan also chimed in, "That's right! If you don't go, Liu Lei will be upset."
Only then did Guo Qing pack his bag and come downstairs with us.
On the way, I asked Zhao Yanyan, "Is it okay if you get back late?"
She shot me a glare and said, "Isn't it because I'm worried about you? I told Grandpa that there's a class leader meeting at school tonight."
Heh, this little girl lied for me again, the second time.
As soon as we reached the school gate, I sensed something was wrong. There were so many people gathered outside, and I even saw police officers. Had something happened at the school?
But none of us paid much attention at first. It wasn't until we got closer that we saw Liu Kesheng standing prominently in front of a group of police officers. When he saw us, he pointed at us and shouted, "That's them! Arrest them!"
As soon as the officers heard Liu Kesheng's order, they immediately surrounded the three of us.
One of the officers looked at Guo Qing and me and said, "We're from the City Police Department. We suspect that you two are involved in a case of intentional injury. Please come with us to the station for questioning."
This wasn't a request. Before either Guo Qing or I could say anything, cold handcuffs were snapped onto both our wrists.
"On what grounds are you arresting us?" Guo Qing demanded angrily.
"Who said we're arresting you? You're here to assist with the investigation, understand? Watch your tone!" a younger officer snapped at Guo Qing.
"Assisting with an investigation doesn't require handcuffs," I said coldly.
"Hmph! We don't need you to teach us how to do our jobs. Quit talking back! If I suspect you're a suspect, I have the right to put you in handcuffs!" a heavyset officer barked at me.
The two officers shoved Guo Qing and me into a police car. Zhao Yanyan wasn't handcuffed, but she was also treated as an accomplice and was taken along in the car.
The police car was driving on the road, and after a while, I heard Liu Kesheng's voice coming from the cab: "Brother Yang, find a few brothers to take good care of them in a while, damn, even my people dare to fight!" "
Then came the voice of the fat man who yelled at me: "No problem, just shut them up in the interrogation room in a moment, find a few young people in civilian clothes and give them two loose bones!" "
"Hehe, thank you Captain Yang then!" Liu Kesheng said with a smile.
Guo Qing and I listened to the dirty conversation between the two people in front of us, and gritted our teeth in anger.
"Damn, it's planted this time!" Guo Qing said angrily.
The current situation is indeed beyond my expectations, and I did not expect that Liu Kesheng would use his social connections to deal with me. At first, I just thought that he was just a child, which was completely based on my experience in my previous life, because Liu Kesheng in his previous life had never made such a big disturbance in his three years of high school. Because of my rebirth in this life, the original history has been disrupted, and many things that have not happened have happened to me.
"I'm sorry!" I said to Guo Qing: "It's because of me that you were arrested by the police." "
"Boss, what do you say! It's a big deal to go in and get beaten. If I hadn't met you and taken me to learn sanda, I wouldn't be where I am now. Maybe I'm still being beaten in our yard. Guo Qing said with emotion.
"Good brother!" I was so excited that I patted Guo Qing on the shoulder.
"What are you two doing, sour or not!" Zhao Yanyan laughed at the two of us.
At this time, I realized that from the beginning, Zhao Yanyan sat there calmly, and there seemed to be no panic about our current situation, as if everything was within her expectations.
So I asked Zhao Yanyan: "Yanyan, why aren't you nervous at all!" "
Zhao Yanyan showed a sly smile on her face, leaned in my ear and said: "When I saw Liu Kesheng just now, I felt that something was wrong, so I secretly called Uncle Zhang with the mobile phone in my schoolbag, I guess he was rushing over to save us, maybe he was waiting for us at the door of the police station now." "
Although I was very surprised that Zhao Yanyan actually carried a mobile phone in her schoolbag, I didn't think it was surprising that Zhao Yanyan said that her father had a computer in his study, and those who could buy computers these years were not ordinary people, and it was not a big deal to give my daughter a mobile phone.
"Your grandfather's secretary? Can he save us? I asked.
Zhao Yanyan nodded and said, "You'll know in a while." "
The three of us were pushed into an interrogation room, and the fat man named Brother Yang walked in with a grin and said to a small policeman next to him, "Take that girl away and find a room alone to tie up." "
The little policeman came over and was about to pull Zhao Yanyan, and I took the first step in front of her.
"Boy. Don't meddle in your business, or I'll kill you in a hurry, believe it or not? When the fat man saw that I dared to resist, he opened his mouth and scolded.
"You're breaking the law!" Zhao Yanyan shot back fearlessly. "Do you even deserve to wear that badge? How can you call yourself a police officer?"
"Breaking the law?" Yang Ge sneered. "Let me make it clear to you: I am the law! If you weren't someone Liu Shaoye wanted, I'd deal with you the same way!"
"I'm here, so you can forget about touching her!" I said firmly, doing everything I could to protect Zhao Yanyan. I wasn't sure if Secretary Zhang could be trusted, so for now, everything depended on me.
"You've got some guts, kid," Yang Ge sneered. "Xiao Du, teach him a lesson."
At Yang Ge's command, the young officer, Xiao Du, stepped forward with even more aggression. He reached into a nearby cabinet and pulled out a police baton, which crackled with electric sparks as he brandished it menacingly.
"Heh, this is a 20,000-volt shock," Xiao Du sneered, grinning maliciously. "Bet it'll feel real nice when it hits you!"
"You're stupid, you're new!" Yang Fatzi scolded: "If you stab him directly like this, you will leave external injuries, Xiao Zhu, you teach him!" "
A small, thin black policeman came up and used the key to open the handcuffs on one of my hands and handcuff them to a pool full of water. Before I could react, the little Zhu threw the electric baton into the pool. I immediately shuddered.
"How's that, it's cool!" Xiao Zhu asked. If the electric baton is directly pestled on the human body, it will leave obvious traces of trauma, and now there is water as a conductor, which is not only tormenting, but there is no evidence afterwards.
"Cool, you can try it too!" I snorted coldly, anyway, I know that I have Brother Hades to follow, and I will definitely not die. So I died with him.
As soon as Xiao Zhu heard me scold him, he immediately extended the time. My body immediately felt like it was going numb.
Zhao Yanyan shouted "ah" and was about to run over, but was stopped by the policeman named Xiao Du just now.
"Okay, fuck! Don't give it to death! Yang Fat Man scolded.
I collapsed on the pool, losing all my strength.
Just when I felt like I was about to faint, the door to the interrogation room was kicked open with a "bang".
"Poplar light! What are you doing here! A serious voice rang out, but I didn't have the strength to look up.
"Jiang Bureau, we are interrogating a few prisoners here!" Captain Yang replied.
"Prisoners? Whoever let you catch the man! Director Jiang asked.
"This, this is Liu Kesheng who came to find us, let's arrest someone." Yang Fat Man is embarrassed.
Director Jiang's face darkened as he nodded. He knew Liu Kesheng well—his family had a strong background, and his father, Liu Chan, was quite a capable man. As for Yang Ge, Jiang had never liked him. If it weren't for his family connections, he would've been fired long ago. This guy had no real skills except stirring up trouble. Just because a kid said something, he ran out to make arrests—was that how you handle things? Anyone with half a brain would do better!
Jiang's frustration simmered. He had been in this position as director for nearly six years without a promotion, all because of Yang Shuguang, a disgrace to the police force. Yang was always getting him into trouble—whether it was colluding with criminals or conducting forced confessions, it had drawn several investigations from higher-ups, nearly implicating Jiang himself. If not for Yang's family pulling some strings, this guy would have been out long ago.
"Who's Liu Kesheng?" A young man walked into the interrogation room.
"Ah, Secretary Zhang! Why did you come up here personally? I told you to wait downstairs, I'll handle things here!" Director Jiang quickly fawned.
"I just asked who Liu Kesheng is. Don't waste my time with nonsense," Secretary Zhang replied sternly.
Zhao Yanyan, seeing her savior had arrived, couldn't hold back her emotions any longer. She broke free from Xiao Du's grasp and rushed to my side, crying as she shook me, her voice choked with emotion. "Liu Lei, are you okay? Don't scare me like this!"
I wanted to comfort Zhao Yanyan, but I had no strength left. It took every ounce of effort just to croak out three words: "I... I'm... fine."
When Zhao Yanyan realized I wasn't dead, she immediately wrapped herself tightly around me from behind, holding on as if she would never let go.
"Yanyan, are you okay?" Secretary Zhang asked as he walked over to Zhao Yanyan, gently stroking her head.
"I'm fine, Uncle Zhang," Zhao Yanyan replied, though her voice trembled. "But my classmates... they're almost being killed by them!"
Secretary Zhang's face darkened as he turned around, his voice sharp. "Jiang Yongfu, look at the mess you've caused!"
In his mind, Director Jiang cursed Liu Kesheng and Yang Shuguang a thousand times. How dare they make arrests without his approval? Did they think they were above him just because they had a little power? Jiang was only the head of the joint defense team, and his connections within the police force weren't strong. Did they really think they could act with such arrogance?
Jiang gave Yang Shuguang a sharp look. "What are you standing there for? Get those handcuffs off them, now!"
Yang Shuguang hurried over to remove the handcuffs. He was still confused—Liu Kesheng had ordered the arrests, and even if they had messed up royally, his father could smooth things over. Why was Director Jiang making such a big fuss? And who was this young man standing next to him? But Yang didn't dare ask any questions. He carefully stepped back, trying not to get in the way.
Once the handcuffs were removed, I collapsed to the floor. A moment later, Guo Qing's handcuffs were also removed, and he and Zhao Yanyan quickly helped me sit down in a chair. Zhao Yanyan gripped my hand tightly, as if afraid that I might slip away from her.
At this point, Director Jiang still couldn't figure out the exact relationship between Secretary Zhang and the young girl. Were they relatives? It didn't seem like it, since she called him "Uncle Zhang." Well, hopefully, they weren't too close. Otherwise, he might be in serious trouble. Jiang had already given Yang Shuguang a signal to go find Liu Kesheng. It was better for the young master to handle the negotiation with Secretary Zhang directly.
Liu Kesheng was brought into the interrogation room. As soon as Zhao Yanyan saw him, she clenched her fists, her eyes blazing with anger. She glared at him and shouted, "Liu Kesheng! You're despicable! You lose a fight, and then you call the police to arrest us!"
Liu Kesheng is still unclear about the current situation, thinking that the police station is all from his side. Seeing Jiang Yongfu coming just now, he was even more afraid, and scolded loudly: "Cheap woman, don't give you face." "
"Who are you scolding?" Zhao Yanyan raised her small fist and airway.
"Hey! What were you doing with this kid in the grove behind the school yesterday, don't think I don't know. I thought you were so pure, but I didn't expect you to be a slut! Liu Kesheng said triumphantly: "Hmph! Let me tell you, not only will I arrest you, but I will personally beat Liu Lei, this kid, I will cripple him and turn him into a eunuch, see if you still like him? "
Secretary Zhang saw that a child was so arrogant, and he knew that this child's family must have a lot of background.
Secretary Zhang glanced at Liu Kesheng and asked, "Don't you know that you are doing this illegally?" "
Liu Kesheng snorted coldly in his nose, he grew up in pampering since he was a child, and he has seen many big officials, but who dares to accuse himself? Seeing that a young man was not very old, it was obvious that he could not be a big person, so he said arrogantly: "Don't talk to me about the law!" Tell you, my Lao Tzu is a big official, my family has money, if I kill him, I will lose two money! "
Secretary Zhang couldn't bear it anymore, and a big mouth hit Liu Kesheng in the face, he had never seen such an uneducated child.
"You dare to hit me!" Liu Kesheng covered his face and shouted, "I'll tell you!" I can make you die! My dad is Liu Sho, and he is good friends with the XX leaders in the city and the XX leaders in the province, and I can make you disappear from this earth tomorrow! "
Secretary Zhang chuckled disdainfully in his heart after hearing this, no wonder he was so arrogant, it turned out to be Liu Sho's son!
Seeing that Secretary Zhang stopped talking, Liu Kesheng thought that he was afraid of himself, and sneered: "How is it!" If you're afraid, if you're afraid, get out of here, it's not so easy to manage. "
Secretary Zhang didn't laugh angrily: "You go home and tell Liu Sho that he hasn't been jumping for a few days!" Don't think no one knows what he usually does! "
Liu Kesheng was momentarily stunned. He couldn't believe the words coming from this man in his twenties. His father, Liu Chan, was a powerful figure in Songjiang City. When he was younger, he'd been involved in plenty of fights that left people severely injured, but in the end, his father always used money to clean up the mess.
Once Secretary Zhang understood Liu Kesheng's background, he stopped paying him any attention. He turned and led me and Zhao Yanyan away.
Seeing us leave, Liu Kesheng panicked. "Yang Ge, you have to order them to arrest these people now!"
But Director Jiang didn't respond. With a forced smile, he escorted us downstairs. From behind, Liu Kesheng's voice echoed, "Jiang Yongfu! What are you doing? Don't forget whose police cars you've been using here! I'll go home and tell my dad about this!"
Director Jiang felt caught between a rock and a hard place. On one side, there was the son of Liu Chan, a man with immense power. On the other, Secretary Zhang, an influential figure tied to the provincial government. Even though a secretary seemed like a low-level position, there was an old saying: the emperor's eunuchs often wield more power than regional governors. Besides, Jiang still didn't know who this "Yanyan" girl truly was.
When we reached Secretary Zhang's car, Director Jiang could no longer hold in his curiosity. He cautiously asked, "Secretary Zhang, who is this little girl...?"
Secretary Zhang opened the rear door of the car for us to get in and, without looking back, tossed over his shoulder, "Old Jiang, you're something else! You dared to arrest Zhao Lao's granddaughter!" Without waiting for a response, he climbed into the car.
Jiang watched the car drive off, cursing under his breath: That old Yang, always stirring up trouble for me! Now my position as director might be on the line.
As I got into the car, I sneaked a glance at the vehicle, the same Audi I had seen at the school entrance on the first day. This time, I clearly saw the license plate—it was a "Song 0" registration. To my surprise, the car was actually from the provincial government! From what Secretary Zhang had said, it was now clear: Zhao Yanyan's grandfather was a major figure in Songjiang Province.
Though I felt physically drained, my heart was racing with excitement. Looks like my future plans are about to go much smoother from here on out!
"Yanyan, why don't you take your two classmates home first?" Secretary Zhang said, driving the car. In fact, Secretary Zhang had already noticed the subtle tension between me and Zhao Yanyan. But as someone older—only by about seven or eight years—he understood that it was normal for boys and girls to have feelings for each other. So, he didn't mention it and kept the atmosphere light.
I gave him my home address, and soon enough, we arrived at my building. Secretary Zhang dropped me off downstairs.
I said a quick goodbye to Zhao Yanyan. Since Secretary Zhang was right there, Zhao Yanyan didn't say much. She just reminded me to rest properly once I got home.
By the time I got home, it was already past eight. My parents were both frantic, pacing around like ants on a hot pan. The moment they saw me, my mom rushed over and hugged me tightly, saying, "Leilei, where have you been? Your dad and I were about to lose our minds!"
My dad also came over, looking worried. "Exactly, if you hadn't come back, we were going to go to the police and report you missing!"
Report me missing? I couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. I had just been at the police station myself. But of course, I couldn't tell them that—it would make them panic even more. I quickly explained that I'd been really tired these past few days, and had accidentally fallen asleep on the bus. When I woke up, I realized I had passed my stop.
Since I had been behaving well recently, my parents easily bought the explanation. They told me to have dinner first and then get some rest.
That night, I lay in bed, unable to sleep for a long time.
I had never imagined that Zhao Yanyan came from such a powerful family. In my previous life, I knew her family was well-off, but I didn't know the specifics of what they did. Plus, Zhao Yanyan was a very low-key person. Our interactions had mostly been limited to work-related matters.
I still didn't understand why fate seemed to favor me so much. Ever since I was reborn, things had been falling into place for me. Just yesterday, I was worried about making connections with the authorities, and today, that problem had already been solved.
But then, I shook my head. No, something wasn't right. Even though Zhao Yanyan's grandfather was a major figure in the provincial government, and I was Zhao Yanyan's boyfriend, would he even acknowledge me? To outsiders, I was just a sixteen-year-old kid, in the middle of a "puppy love" relationship. As a parent, it was already good enough not to interfere. Why would Zhao Yanyan's grandfather go out of his way to help me?
Then there was the incident with Liu Kesheng. For the first time, I felt truly defeated. Some things I had been too naïve about. I had been viewing the situation through the lens of my past life, relying on my experience as a thirty-year-old in the business world. In my previous life, I had been the CEO of M-Soft in the Huaxia region, and I had never seen the grimy underbelly of society. The corruption, collusion, and backroom deals between local government officials and business elites in small cities like this were things I had never had to deal with. In my previous life, all I saw were officials working tirelessly to protect my business.
It was clear now that I needed to build my own enterprise as quickly as possible. Once I had some real power and influence, it would be much harder for anyone to touch me. As for Liu Kesheng's family background, I needed to dig deeper and understand more about it.