Super Soldier King

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Li Hao took a light sip then asked, “Deputy Secretary Wang, you called me over so urgently, has something happened?”

Wang Ping nodded and replied, “Li Hao, do you have an older brother called Ye Qian?”

Li Hao was taken by surprise.
The people who knew about this were few.
Aside from the childhood friends he grew up with in the slums, only his coworker from the bureau that day knew.
Li Hao couldn’t imagine whyWang Ping would suddenly bring Ye Qian up, could he have stirred up some trouble again? “Deputy Secretary Wang, has something happened to my er ge?” Li Hao asked nervously.

“Yes!” Wang Ping nodded, then continued.
“Can you tell me all about Ye Qian?”

Li Hao felt very anxious and wanted to find out what happened to Ye Qian, but he held down his temper and patiently replied, “Ye Qian and I were orphans adopted together by Laodie and we treated each other like brothers ever since. Er ge is a very straightforward person and intensely loyal.
He knew that Laodie was having a hard time working to send us to school so he dropped out early to find work.
One day I unintentionally offended a mafia boss and got beaten up and sent to the hospital. Er gecould not live it down and secretly waited outside that mafia boss’ house for three days and three nights until he found the opportunity to stab him.
If that dagger had been place a little bit more to the right, that mafia boss would have been dead on the spot.
When that mafia boss got out of the hospital he searched for er ge everywhere.
So er ge decided to lay low and leave Shanghai.
Eight years later he came back.
I only found out that he was back two days ago.”

Wang Ping nodded after he heard Li Hao’s words.
Based on the emotion in his words he appeared to admire Ye Qian very much.
After a pause, Wang Ping asked, “Where was he in those eight years? What did he do?”

Li Hao shook his head and replied, “I don’t know.
In those eight years, he never sent a letter home, nor did he call.
It was as if he just disappeared.
At the time we thought that that mafia boss most certainly must have caught up with him.
I only found out he was back when Laodie called me two days ago about Erge being detained by people from the district bureau.”

“Detained by the district bureau? What for?” Wang Ping asked.

Li Hao recounted the events concerning Ye Qian injuring the coal mine boss.
Then he asked with nervousness, “Deputy Secretary Wang, can you tell me what really is going on? Did erge get into trouble again?”

Wang Ping nodded and replied, “Yes, it’s no small trouble either.
He’s suspected of murdering a government worker.
There was even an order from higher authorities to shoot to kill if he resisted arrest.”

This news came like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.
Li Hao’s entire body stiffened on the sofa.
Murder was a crime punishable by death.
The victim being a government worker made the crime ever more grave.
This was not like the matter with Tycoon Zeng where he could personally settle the matter.
This was a criminal case, even if he were to step in he wouldn’t be able to save Ye Qian.

“Don’t be too anxious, I think this situation can still be turned around.
I have a feeling that he is being framed.
However the enemy’s background isn’t small, or else the authorities wouldn’t be forced to make such a grave order over this matter.” Wang Ping saw Li Wei’s dejected expression and comforted him.