Chapter 1560: Chapter 1561: You Got a Lifeline Today
"His name is Li Muyun, and he transferred to our school just a few months ago. His mother is our grade leader, and his father works at the education bureau. The case with the Haitian Education Group was initiated because of him."
The middle-aged man’s expression remained unchanged at first, but when he heard the last sentence, his eyes suddenly widened, staring at Yu Zixiao and said, "Do you know that to mitigate the adverse impact of that incident, it even alarmed the internal circle of the consortium?"
Yu Zixiao was also taken aback, not expecting that your family had such a profound background.
The middle-aged man turned his head to the short and thin man, "Tell him about your background."
The short and thin man’s mouth twitched slightly, showing a hint of mockery. This was the first time Yu Zixiao had seen such an expression on someone’s face. However, even though he was inwardly furious, he could only bow his head in silence. This person in front of him and Leopard were not on the same level. On the surface, he was Yu Zixiao’s father’s bodyguard, but he had a deeper identity, of which Yu Zixiao was unaware. He merely speculated based on the man’s usual actions and words.
The short and thin man spoke slowly, "I think Young Master Yu has thoroughly investigated the Li Family’s information, so I won’t say much. Here, I just want to add that your grandfather’s name is Xiao Zhan. To the outside, he’s just a veteran of the Anti-Japanese War who receives a special state subsidy; within the Huaxia Army, he is uniformly called the Hero Company Commander and Master of Training Generals."
Despite his maturity, Yu Zixiao was still young and knew little about the military, so he just stared at the short and thin man, waiting for what he’d say next.
The short and thin man continued smiling, "The title ’Hero Company’ doesn’t exist in the major military districts of China during peacetime. It’s a symbol. To put it simply, most of the people from this company have made outstanding contributions to the Huaxia Army. As for the Master of Training Generals, well, that title is quite significant. I’ll just name a few people: the Commander of the Southeast Military District, the Deputy Commander of the Southwest Military Region, the Political Commissar of the Southern Sea Military Region, the Deputy Commander of the Central Military Region, and a certain Group Army Commander from the Northwest Military Region—all were soldiers he trained."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zixiao was stunned.
Not to mention anything else, just these five people in name, if any of them were to stomp their feet, they could make a large area tremble!
"You might not understand the habits of the Huaxia Army. The so-called soldiers he brought up are those he personally recruited, trained, and led into battle. Usually, their bond is even closer than that of family." The short and thin man said, looking at Yu Zixiao, "Do you know about the Three Steels?"
Yu Zixiao paused slightly and said, "It’s something like, ’carrying a gun together, sharing spoils together, visiting brothels together.’"
"That’s right. Although it’s just a slang among you Huaxia people, it reflects a social issue—soldiers’ camaraderie is very strong, which is a unique culture of your Huaxia Army."
The short and thin man stared at Yu Zixiao and said, "You should know, today you escaped with your life."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zixiao couldn’t help but let out a cold snort. Although he didn’t agree with what the short and thin man had said, he did not openly refute it.
Seeing his reaction, the short and thin man didn’t say much more. In his view, whether Yu Zixiao lived or died didn’t concern him much. His task was merely to protect the middle-aged man beside him.
At this moment, there was a knock at the door. The short and thin man turned around to open the door. Once open, a server said to the short and thin man, "The banquet is about to start, Mr. Yu can go on stage now."
"Alright, I’ll be right there." The middle-aged man slowly got up and said to Yu Zixiao, "Let’s go, tonight I’ll introduce you to some uncles."
Yu Zixiao nodded and followed the middle-aged man out.
The short and thin man followed behind the two. He had wanted to inform the middle-aged man about some clues he had noticed, but upon further thought, it seemed to have little to do with him, so he held back. To be honest, if it weren’t for orders from above, he really didn’t want to stay in this world full of scheming and deceit any longer.
Before coming to China, he thought he had seen the dirtiest and ugliest things in the world, but the reality was quite the opposite. During his half year in China, he witnessed conspiracies and filth he had never heard of before, which is why a saying in the Netherworld rings true: "Never befriend a Huaxia businessman, or you’ll find that even a murderer is cleaner than they are."
The short and thin man maintained a certain distance from the middle-aged man. As they passed through the long hallway, his nerves were tightly wound. When he reached the end of the hallway, he couldn’t help but glance back. In his mind, this kind of corridor where people could easily hide was the most dangerous, and if that person was as formidable as he imagined, they would definitely set an ambush here.
Only, the reality proved otherwise.
Though somewhat suspicious, the short and thin man did not hesitate and quickly followed after the middle-aged man.
At the end of the hallway, two attractive female servers opened the gilded door for the three of them. As soon as the door was opened, Yu Zixiao felt himself engulfed by a wave of sound.
At this moment, what lay before him was a grand hall enveloped in golden light, a decadent feast with wine and meat, mingled glasses, and lively music and dance.
The people in the hall were all dressed in luxurious clothing with affluently content faces. Besides the few female servers holding wine glasses wandering around who still caught his eye, most did not interest Yu Zixiao, especially those heavily made-up and scantily dressed women, exuding a nauseating perfume scent.
In Yu Zixiao’s mind, compared to Yan Zisu, these people were worlds apart!
It’s just a pity that he couldn’t bring Yan Zisu to such a place; otherwise, the two of them would definitely become the focus here, admired by all.
Following the middle-aged man, Yu Zixiao slowly entered the hall, while the short and thin man stood in an inconspicuous corner to the side, his hawk-like eyes continuously scanning the surroundings. Based on instincts honed over ten years, the short and thin man felt that something was definitely going to happen tonight, and he must protect the middle-aged man well. If the task failed, he would face extremely severe punishment.
The middle-aged man’s appearance attracted a lot of attention. At this moment, a man around his age, leading a gorgeously dressed, somewhat plump girl, approached the middle-aged man and Yu Zixiao.
"Zhiyuan, is that Zixiao behind you?" the man began.