Chapter 65 : Chapter 65
Chapter 65: As You Wish, We’ll Investigate It Thoroughly!
At the Li family villa main hall, they were celebrating.
Wu Zhiyou, the Vice Minister from the Commerce and Industry Department, had already promised them that the pharmaceutical approval would come through within the next couple of days.
Originally, the Li family had paid out more than ten million in bribes this time, so they had bled quite a bit.
There had really been nothing to celebrate.
But then they received news that the forge had been sealed, and that Yang Suying and the other two even seemed to have been arrested.
The moment Old Madam Ma heard that, she was delighted!
She specifically gave orders for a proper celebration today. At long last, the Li family had pulled back one round.
At the dinner table, Old Madam Ma raised her glass high.
Smiling cheerfully, she said, “Today really counts as a double blessing! This old woman feels wonderfully satisfied!”
“Come, drink this cup!”
Everyone raised their glasses with smiles.
The one smiling most happily of all was Li Xiaohong.
After setting down her cup, Li Xiaohong said with a laugh, “That damned Li Mu has probably finally had a taste of suffering this time!”
“A poor loser trying to stand against us is just ridiculous!”
“But what a pity. I won’t be able to personally avenge that slap.”
By the end, she was gritting her teeth fiercely.
Li Xiaohao swirled the wine in his glass and sat there in a loose, unruly posture, one shoe off and his foot propped against the corner of the stool.
“Do not worry. I’ll avenge that slap for you.”
Everyone turned to look at Li Xiaohao.
With complete confidence, Li Xiaohao said, “Didn’t I already break through to Second Grade?”
“Now that Zhang Zhiwei has left Saint Dragon Martial Academy, I’m the only S-Grade Martial Artist there.”
“Their resources will tilt even more toward me now!”
“There are still twenty days left before the Citywide Elite Tournament.”
“With my S-Grade potential, if I use those resources to push hard for twenty days, my strength will definitely soar!”
“If I run into Li Mu at the tournament...”
“Then... hehe!”
Li Xiaohao let out a cold laugh and drained his wine in one gulp.
At this point, he hated Li Mu to the core.
An S-Grade Talent placing thirty-first had turned Li Xiaohao’s name into a complete joke!
All kinds of short videos were parodying his posturing scenes.
Some had even edited his fight footage together with the combat scenes of Li Mu and the other two.
The sheer contrast in battle strength was obvious to any Martial Artist with eyes.
So now Li Xiaohao wished for Li Mu to die immediately.
At that moment, Li Zhi said with his brows tightly knitted, “Confidence is a good thing, but this time, you absolutely cannot fail again!”
“The Elite Tournament is your chance to soar into the sky in a single leap!”
“These next few days, don’t let me catch you going to those filthy places again!”
“You’d better cultivate hard and stand out no matter what.”
Naturally, Second Aunt was displeased that her husband was scolding their son like this.
“Why are you being so harsh?”
“S-Grade Talents all come into their own later on. It’s not as if you don’t know that.”
“You need to give our Xiaohao time to grow. The longer the time, the more clearly the power of his talent will show itself!”
“It hasn’t even been half a month since his awakening. What are you in such a rush for?”
“Even if he really fails at this Elite Tournament, isn’t there still the College Entrance Examination?”
Second Aunt protected her son at every turn.
That only made Li Zhi even more irritated. He wanted nothing more than to curse his wife out!
Not in a rush?
If they were not in a rush now, then Li Mu was about to become as formidable as his father had been!
What nonsense about coming into one’s own later on?
Was Zhang Zhiwei late to show his power? Was Lu Chenfeng?
Even Li Mu, with his F-Grade Talent, was far ahead.
He was starting to suspect that the talent transfer between his useless son and Li Mu had not actually succeeded at all.
The South District was about to begin its Abyss First Battle.
After that, the other two districts would take their turns.
Once all four districts had finished, then after another ten days or so, the top 250 from each district’s First Battle would compete in a Pinnacle Elite Tournament.
That would be a true arena for displaying individual strength.
And unlike the First Battle, this Elite Tournament would not be kept confidential.
It would be a fully public major event.
The whole city would be watching.
Li Xiaohao leaned back comfortably and said with confidence, “Don’t worry, Dad. This time, I’ll definitely soar to the top in one move!”
Old Madam Ma also nodded in satisfaction.
“As expected of a son of my Li family! What spirit!”
Eldest Aunt raised her cup too and said with a smile, “Come, for the prosperity and flourishing of our Li family! Cheers!”
Everyone raised their glasses.
“To prosperity and flourishing!”
“To prosperity and flourishing!!”
Suddenly!
A burst of urgent sirens shattered the sound of their laughter.
Right after that came the screech of countless brakes.
Then came a series of heavy car doors slamming shut.
Everyone at the table froze.
“What is going on? Go outside and take a look!”
Old Madam Ma set down her cup in great displeasure.
Li Dayong had only just gotten to his feet.
Bang!!
The Li family’s front gate was blown off its hinges and sent flying inward with a thunderous crash!
Dozens of heavily armed Law Enforcement officers charged in, brandishing blades and firearms, their presence overwhelming.
The moment they rushed inside, they directly surrounded the dinner table.
Without another word, some of them stepped forward and slammed Li Dayong and Li Zhi face-first onto the table.
Their faces were shoved straight into the dishes.
“What are you doing!?”
“What is going on? What happened!?”
Everyone in the Li family panicked and cried out in alarm.
Li Xiaohong, Li Lan, and the other younger members tried to stop the Law Enforcement officers, shouting at them to let go.
But all of them were pressed onto the table as well.
Li Xiaohao roared, “How dare you! Do you know who I am—”
“Get lost!”
Smack!!
A thunderously loud slap sent Li Xiaohao stumbling backward several steps.
Li Xiaohao had never suffered such treatment in his life.
His rage exploded upward at once, his aura surging as he charged at the Law Enforcement captain who had struck him.
That captain wore a cold smile.
He did not move at all!
Old Madam Ma was horrified and tried to stop him, but it was already too late.
Li Xiaohao’s fist had already smashed into the captain’s chest!
With a dull thud, the force was not weak at all, yet the captain did not budge in the slightest.
Instead, his smile only widened.
“Assaulting law enforcement personnel. Arrest this one too!”
At once, another Law Enforcement officer came up and kicked Li Xiaohao so hard that he was sent flying on the spot.
He hit the ground with a heavy thump like a toad.
Li Xiaohao felt as though he were about to vomit up his gall.
He regretted it with all his heart. He had finally come to his senses.
He had thought the strength he was so proud of was something extraordinary, but it could not shake the other man in the slightest.
And the reason that captain had stood there without moving was to bait him into the charge of assaulting law enforcement personnel!
“What is going on? Please, what exactly is going on??”
Old Madam Ma asked in a trembling voice.
At that moment, Zhao Jinhe also walked in from outside.
He said coldly, “Li Dayong, Li Zhi, you are suspected of hiring others to attempt harm against military family members. You are under arrest!”
Li Dayong and Li Zhi had their faces mashed into the food and could not even speak.
Old Madam Ma cried out at once, “Wait! Wait!! We didn’t do any such thing! You can’t just pin charges on us at random!!”
Zhao Jinhe gave a cold laugh.
“Pin charges on you at random? Hmph. I’ll let you understand before you die!”
“You were the ones who bribed a supervisor in the Commerce and Industry Department to seal the forge, weren’t you?”
Old Madam Ma immediately understood that Supervisor Liu must have been caught.
Naturally, she was not stupid enough to admit it.
And the bribery transaction had been completed through Li Dayong’s account.
So even if the matter was exposed, the evidence would only be enough to arrest Li Dayong.
As long as everyone else bit down and insisted they knew nothing, it would not become too serious for them.
“Impossible. We would never do such a thing!”
“Heh, the evidence is conclusive. It doesn’t matter what you say.”
Zhao Jinhe smiled.
“Th-then even if they did do something wrong!”
“The people living in that forge are my daughter-in-law and our relatives!”
“Th-this is still our own Li family’s domestic matter!”
Old Madam Ma stomped her feet anxiously.
“Are you old and deaf?”
“I already said it clearly just now. The people you tried to harm were military family members!”
“And besides, just because you say it’s a family matter, does that make it one? Who recognizes that claim?”
“Does Li Mu recognize it? Or does Yang Suying?”
Zhao Jinhe glanced at her.
“Military family members? Who is a military family member!?”
Old Madam Ma was horrified.
The charge of harming military family members was far too severe. If they were taken in under that charge, they might never come back out!
Zhao Jinhe nearly wanted to laugh. Looking at the old woman’s bewildered expression, it seemed the Li family truly did not know Li Mu’s identity.
But that did not matter.
“What are you pretending for?”
“Li Mu holds the rank of Junior Wolf Guard!”
“That’s probably the highest-ranking figure your Li family has ever produced... ah, pardon me, I forgot!”
“I forgot that you already expelled Li Mu from the family.”
“What a truly brilliant decision.”
“Take them all away. As for the others, search everything! Aren’t you afraid of being charged at random?”
“Don’t worry. If we don’t investigate your Li family down to the last detail, this case will never be closed!”