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Xin Yi felt a wave of frustration after listening to Shen Liwei. This guy looked so tall and handsome, and he was even a lieutenant colonel. Could it be that he had become brainless from practicing leg techniques all day? Even if Xin Yi had some feelings for Shen Shanshan, and even if Shen Shanshan herself also had some strong feelings, neither of them had officially expressed anything yet. To say that he was just a brother-in-law and to rush to make things so clear—what was the point? Young people enjoy that ambiguous feeling of wanting to refuse yet being unable to resist, right? This brother-in-law was really lacking in charm!
Shen Liwei noticed that Xin Yi seemed a bit unhappy and immediately said seriously, "Brother Xin, to be honest, my sister and I have a very good relationship. Since we were young, she has never kept any secrets from me. Recently, when my mom tricked her back from Lusang Nation, she told me that she met 'that person.' The 'that person' she mentioned is someone she has liked since university, but after graduation, there was no news of him. For the past few years, my sister has been trying to find out about him. I even used some channels to help her, but unfortunately, I couldn't find anything. When my sister came back, she was very happy, and I was glad for her. But later, because of that guy named Qiao... sigh, I know my sister is suffering inside... but there's nothing we can do; that's just how my mom is..."
Seeing that Xin Yi was just silently listening with no expression on his face, Shen Liwei felt a bit displeased. I’ve said all this, yet this guy doesn’t seem as excited as I expected? Does he not like my sister?
"What’s wrong with you? Why do you act like this has nothing to do with you? The person my sister is talking about is you! Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? As a man, you should express your feelings! What are you thinking?!" Shen Liwei asked loudly. Goodness, this brother-in-law was really aggressive; the way he spoke made it feel like he was pressuring for a marriage proposal.
"Isn't your mother already set on Josen? You didn't oppose it either, so why are you asking me this now?" Xin Yi felt angry too. You clearly know how Shanshan feels; if you had been more decisive in opposing it back then, maybe Shanshan wouldn’t be in this situation today—almost losing her purity and nearly her life.
"Uh..." This time it was Shen Liwei who was at a loss for words. He scratched his head in frustration; unfortunately, his hair was too short to grab properly, so he could only scratch his scalp and say, "This is my fault, but you don’t know my family situation. No one dares to go against my dad's wishes. That guy named Qiao is someone my mom approved of, and my dad agreed too, so... neither my sister nor I dared to oppose it."
Such parents—selfish and arrogant—made Xin Yi think of his own stern and cold grandfather. Were they all stubborn old fools who treated the happiness of their descendants as sacrifices for their own authority? Such authority is built on a complete lack of credibility! Without credibility, where does authority come from? It can only be called cold-heartedness!
"Then why are you telling me all this now? Do you think your father will change his mind?" Xin Yi was curious about why Shen Liwei dared to go against his father now.
"Of course! I don’t need to ask; I know my sister got hurt because of that guy named Qiao today. How could my dad let him off the hook for treating my sister like that? So he's completely out of the picture now. That scoundrel—I’ve said before that he’s no good; my mom didn’t believe me." Shen Liwei's tone contained both indignation and relief—indignant because Qiao dared to hurt his sister and relieved because the troubles tormenting his sister were resolved. It seemed their sibling bond was indeed quite strong.
"By the way, Brother Xin, what exactly happened today? Tell me." Shen Liwei asked Xin Yi again; he had been too focused on fighting earlier and hadn’t clarified what had happened today.
So Xin Yi recounted what he knew to Shen Liwei. Of course, he only mentioned that he happened to run into the situation nearby and did not mention arranging for someone to monitor Josen.
After hearing Xin Yi's account, Shen Liwei slammed his fist on the bench, veins bulging on his hand: "That bastard! I will not let him off!"
Xin Yi wanted to ask Shen Liwei how he planned to deal with Josen; if Josen clashed with the military, it would probably end badly for him too. But he remained silent; asking such questions at this moment would inevitably seem like gloating or fanning the flames of misfortune—he despised such petty behavior.
Two men chatted for a while, and Xin Yi learned that Shen Shanshan's father was actually the commander of the Liaodong Military Region. Moreover, Shen Liwei led an independent battalion. Although he only commanded a single battalion, Shen Liwei held the rank of a full regiment officer because the battalion he led was not ordinary; it was tasked with special missions. However, Shen Liwei did not disclose the nature of these special missions, and Xin Yi did not ask, as both understood that this involved military secrets that should not be casually discussed.
Xin Yi was still preoccupied with the mission for the evening, so after chatting for a bit longer, he walked back to Shen Shanshan's hospital room with Shen Liwei. Seeing the two return with smiles, Shen Shanshan's eyes filled with joy. She knew her brother well; he must have shared his situation with Xin Yi. Moreover, seeing Xin Yi's expression of happiness indicated that he was willing to accept her. However, thinking about what her brother might have said to Xin Yi made Shen Shanshan blush again. Her originally pale face turned bright red in an instant, and she shyly turned her head away.
Mother Shen might have also heard from Shen Shanshan about what had happened, as her gaze towards Xin Yi softened slightly. However, despite lacking any malice, there was no warmth either—only indifference. Perhaps in her heart, Xin Yi was merely someone who had saved her daughter once and would not have any further connection with her in the future due to his status.
Xin Yi did not pay attention to her expression. After entering the hospital room, he went directly to Shen Shanshan's bedside and leaned down to say, "Shanshan, you need to rest well. I have some matters to attend to tonight and will come back to see you tomorrow."
Upon hearing that Xin Yi was leaving, Shen Shanshan quickly turned her head back around; the blush on her face disappeared, replaced by disappointment in her eyes. Yet she understood she could not stop Xin Yi from attending to important matters and could only gently say, "You must come back tomorrow."
Xin Yi gave her a reassuring smile and nodded at Mother Shen and Shen Liwei before turning to leave the room. Shen Shanshan watched his departing figure with a look of despondency.
...
After leaving the hospital room, Xin Yi first called Qin Dali to inquire about the situation on his end. Qin Dali reported that intelligence personnel in S City had already provided feedback on the situation there. The gang controlling S City was the Money Gang, led by A Bao, who had already been captured by Longchuan Police. After A Bao's arrest, Josen appointed a guy known as Baldy as his successor; however, Baldy's leadership did not gain acceptance among the members. The Money Gang had split into several factions that were not cooperating well with each other and showed signs of establishing their own power bases. After A Bao's capture, all factions only listened to Josen. Now that Josen was also detained by the Criminal Police Team, it was an excellent opportunity for a decisive strike. The intelligence personnel had already clarified the personnel distribution and weaponry situation of each faction's stronghold; detailed information was now in Qin Dali's hands. The Beng Hu Lian had also assembled and was waiting for Xin Yi's orders to depart.
"Good job on the intelligence work," Xin Yi said. "Let's head out after dinner. Prepare extra meals for the Brothers and pack some energy bars and water. This operation won't be too difficult; let's treat it as a practical drill so that the Brothers can get accustomed."
After confirming the time and location for their evening meeting, Xin Yi called Lu Jianming to ask about the case involving Shen Shanshan. Lu Jianming mentioned that they might not be able to convict Josen this time. Although police found traces of aphrodisiac components in Mimosa Salad and drinks at the crime scene and discovered unburned aphrodisiac incense there as well, Josen firmly claimed he was unaware of anything and insisted he was also a victim who had been framed by someone else. The hotel manager also stated that a stranger had given him 100,000 yuan to instruct him to do this. The entire case lacked direct and compelling evidence; thus it seemed it would end up unresolved.
Xin Yi was not surprised by this outcome; Josen was cunning enough that it would be strange if he could be easily convicted like this. Moreover, Xin Yi did not want to send Josen to prison on such a trivial charge; such scum needed to pay a heavy price for their actions—this charge didn't even account for one percent of his wrongdoing. For now, let him enjoy his freedom for a few more days; when the time comes, all accounts will be settled!
...
At seven o'clock in the evening, Xin Yi met up with Qin Dali at the highway entrance. Besides intelligence personnel distributed across various regions of Binhai and those stationed at their base, Beng Hu Lian mobilized seventy people who were divided into four Iveco minibuses—these were transportation vehicles assigned by Xin Yi for Beng Hu Lian’s use. Xin Yi boarded the vehicle where Qin Dali was located and immediately heard Big Bull’s thunderous voice: "Brother Xin, hehehe..."
"Why did you come along too?" Xin Yi glanced at Big Bull and then turned his gaze to Qin Dali.
"Big Bull insisted on coming. If we didn't let him, he wouldn't let our car out of the gate. Haha, with his size blocking the entrance, he completely sealed it off. We couldn't move him, so we had no choice but to let him come along," Qin Dali explained.
"Brother Xin, Big Bull said he wants to follow you. Big Bull knows this is a fight, and he'll protect you!" Big Bull said in a deep voice.
"Hahaha..." The brothers in the car all laughed, thinking that our Third-in-Command needs your protection?
"Hehehe..." Big Bull didn't understand why everyone was laughing and joined in with a silly grin.
Looking at the brothers in the car, they were all dressed uniformly in black T-shirts, black pants, and black high-top shoes. Each person also carried a military backpack, which likely contained issued compressed biscuits and water. The excitement on their faces clearly showed their anticipation for this operation. If an uninformed person saw this scene, they would definitely think it was a special forces unit on a mission. Xin Yi nodded in satisfaction.
Combining the intelligence received from the informants, Xin Yi and Qin Dali began discussing the specific plan of action. According to the information, the Money Gang in S City was now divided into four factions: one led by a bald man representing the Central District, another led by Qiangzi representing the East District, one led by Toothy Huang representing both the West District and South District, and one led by Long-Mao-Kong representing the North District. The whereabouts of these leaders were already known to the informants.
Thus, Xin Yi and Qin Dali divided the seventy brothers into four groups. Xin Yi led the first group of fifteen people, including Big Bull, responsible for the Central District led by the bald man. Qin Dali led twenty people responsible for Toothy Huang's West District and South District. Zhong Kai led fifteen people responsible for Qiangzi's East District, while Long-Mao-Kong's North District was led by a squad leader named Yi Zhongtian with twenty people.
Longchuan was only an hour's drive from S City. After exiting the highway, they met up with the informants at a designated location. Qin Dali rearranged each group's personnel list according to the plan discussed with Xin Yi in the car. Then each group leader took their members back onto their respective vehicles, guided by the informants as they headed towards their destinations.
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