Chapter 2247 - 2080: Secretary Li
Chapter 2247: Chapter 2080: Secretary Li
Song Xiaodong tilted his head and said to Wang Gang, "Old Chief, you’re paralyzed in the lower limbs, and your son’s paralyzed in the upper limbs. A perfect match."
Wang Gang’s face turned grim, and he said to Song Xiaodong, "My son only has a fracture."
Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Of course, but after the fracture heals, he’ll be paralyzed."
"You!" Wang Gang’s face showed a vicious expression.
"Bang!"
Wang Gang threw a document at Song Xiaodong’s feet and said, "Beating people, car accidents, illegal business, involvement with the underworld, private armed forces, trespassing on military ground, damaging troop assets, this could extend the sentence to life imprisonment."
Song Xiaodong closed his eyes, annoyed.
"The trial is at 1 PM, and you still have thirty minutes to think it over." Wang Gang raised his hand to look at the expensive watch on his wrist.
"Think about what?" Song Xiaodong asked with his eyes closed.
"Consider the conditions I offered. You treat me, let me live a few more days, so I can hear news about my wife who went astray, and your issues with my son will be written off. You can leave now and make it home by tonight to enjoy your sister’s potato soup." Wang Gang said to Song Xiaodong.
"If you’ve got the guts, just sentence me." Song Xiaodong stared intently into Wang Gang’s eyes. After a while, he disdainfully closed his eyes.
"Hmph, don’t know what’s good for you! Let’s go!"
Miss Kong hurriedly pushed Wang Gang to leave.
At one o’clock, the trial started on time.
The judge, lawyers, witnesses, jury, half of them knew Wang Gang, and Wang Gang himself sat in the audience.
They even set up a video link for the judge to see Wang Chao covered in bandages from head to toe.
The judge was Gao Fengliang, the prosecuting lawyer was Du Weijun. After Wang Gang’s talk with Song Xiaodong fell through at the scenic spot, he had called them both.
The questioning process was tedious and lengthy, and Song Xiaodong didn’t utter a word.
During the break, Miss Kong pushed Wang Gang’s wheelchair in front of the defendant’s seat where Song Xiaodong was.
"Mr. Song, once the trial resumes, you really won’t be able to turn things around. Mr. Song, would you rather go to jail than treat me?" Wang Gang asked Song Xiaodong.
"Old Chief, I just want to watch you take your last breath." Song Xiaodong coldly looked at Wang Gang and said.
"Mr. Song, I’m afraid you won’t have your wish granted. Even if I take my last breath, by that time, you’ll already be in prison and won’t get to see it." Wang Gang said to Song Xiaodong.
"I’ll send you a wreath." Song Xiaodong said.
"Good, such filial piety is rare." Wang Gang said.
Break over, the trial resumed, and the judge was ready to announce the verdict.
The large door behind the jury suddenly got pushed open, accompanied by a stern, loud female voice.
"What are you all doing?"
Everyone turned their heads to look, except for Song Xiaodong.
The crowd looked over and saw another female officer, with a general’s insignia.
Actually, a general is already quite a high rank, but unfortunately, this is the Supreme Military Court, where half of the attendees are generals.
So, one more general isn’t anything surprising.
The person who came was Zhao Ruonan, followed by an old man with white hair, as aged as Wang Gang, but still robust and healthy.
"Contempt of court, loud noise, take her away!"
Judge Gao Fengliang saw Zhao Ruonan barging in and shouted at her.
A few soldiers tasked with maintaining order lunged forward to grab Zhao Ruonan.
"Wait!"
Everyone was angry with Zhao Ruonan, except for Wang Gang, who sat in his wheelchair and called to the soldiers about to make their move.
These people knew Wang Gang and obeyed him, so they surrounded Zhao Ruonan but didn’t take action.
Zhao Ruonan glared at the soldiers, pushed through the two of them, and walked towards the center of the courtroom.
"Li, Secretary Li?" Wang Gang struggled, trying to prop himself up on the wheelchair’s armrest as if to stand.
However, having been paralyzed in the lower limbs for years, Wang Gang couldn’t stand, so he quickly turned his body and said to Miss Kong, "Quick, quick, push me out."
Miss Kong didn’t understand why Wang Gang was so agitated, but she obeyed him and pushed the wheelchair towards Zhao Ruonan.
Actually, Wang Gang wasn’t heading for Zhao Ruonan but towards the old man behind her.
Song Xiaodong had seen this old man in Lop Nur; he had Song Xiaodong call him Old Li.
Old Li followed behind Zhao Ruonan, his face also full of anger.
"I’m retired! Why call me Secretary? You’ve retired too, don’t forget it!" Old Li berated Wang Gang harshly.
The other people present also noticed the unremarkable old man behind Zhao Ruonan and recognized, upon looking closely, that this was Secretary Li.
"Yes, yes!" Wang Gang, scolded, hurriedly lowered his head.
"Your precious son is too arrogant, couldn’t you send him abroad? Why must he cause trouble domestically? Deserved to get beaten!" Old Li, with a fiery temper, scolded Wang Gang, making his face alternate between red and white.
He was a completely different person from his amiable self in Lop Nur.
"Yes, yes, Secretary Li, I’ll send him away, far away as soon as I go back." Wang Gang nodded and lowered his head.
Old Li and Zhao Ruonan came to the middle of the courtroom, glanced around, and then approached the defendant’s seat where Song Xiaodong sat.
"Mr. Song." Old Li, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his eyes, greeted Song Xiaodong.
"Senior Li." Song Xiaodong nodded in acknowledgment to Old Li.
Old Li nodded, turned to the judge, faced Gao Fengliang, and blocked half of Gao Fengliang’s body, leaving only half of his head visible.
Old Li began to speak to everyone, "Mr. Song is a friend of the nation, and you, for some personal disputes, have brought Mr. Song to the Supreme Military Court. Where do the interests of the nation lie then?"