Bragging

"Old man, I think there must be some misunderstanding regarding Mr. Su Yuan. I'll have them release him right away."

Xiao Lie smiled slightly as he explained to Su Zhentian.

"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Su Zhentian's tone softened considerably upon hearing Xiao Lie agree.

"Heh, speaking of which, old man, you can't fob me off with old models for those ten Second Generation Machines. I want the new ones."

Xiao Lie reminded him, a little worried.

"Hmph, do you think I'm that kind of person? I'll definitely give you the new ones."

Su Zhentian replied irritably.

"Of course, I trust you, Old Man Su Zhentian. I was just worried your subordinates might not have handled it properly."

"Alright, enough talk. Hurry up and release my foolish son."

"Okay, then I'll hang up now. If I have time to visit Starlight City another day, I'll definitely stop by to catch up."

Xiao Lie hung up the phone after speaking.

The smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by deep thought. He then picked up his phone and sent a message to Ye Wei, asking him to come over immediately.

Not long after, Ye Wei hurried into the office.

"Lord Xiao."

"Is everything ready?"

"Don't worry, everything is prepared!"

Ye Wei assured him confidently.

"Then release the person."

Xiao Lie said to Ye Wei in a nonchalant tone.

"Huh? Release the person?"

Ye Wei was stunned, looking at Xiao Lie in shock.

"What? Was I not clear enough, or do my words no longer carry weight?"

"It's not that, Lord Xiao, it's just that if we release Su Yuan, what about the Federation?"

"What do you mean, 'what about it'? Whoever makes a mistake is responsible. The Chilami larva outbreak originated from the junkyard, but I have a question for you: how did the Chilami larva appear in the junkyard for no reason? Investigate who was responsible for patrolling and guarding the external areas near the junkyard."

Xiao Lie said sternly to Ye Wei.

"Ah, we're going to go after our own people?"

Ye Wei was dumbfounded.

"No matter who made a mistake, they will be treated equally. Handle it according to official procedures, understand?"

Xiao Lie tapped the table and said seriously.

"Yes, I'll go do it now."

Ye Wei swallowed hard and quickly walked out of the office.

Outside the office, several of Ye Wei's subordinates gathered around. Seeing Ye Wei's grim expression, they quickly asked.

"Lord Ye Wei, what happened?"

Ye Wei took a deep breath and said to a lean and capable subordinate with a troubled look.

"Fei Wan, release Su Yuan immediately. Then, send people to apprehend all security personnel responsible for the external H3 area of the junkyard in the lower city!"

"No way, we're releasing Su Yuan and arresting our own people?"

Fei Wan was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

"What can I do? It's not like we have a choice when someone has powerful connections behind them. Hurry up and do it!"

Ye Wei said irritably.

"Yes, yes…"

Fei Wan and the others didn't dare to say anything more.

Deep into the night.

Su Ming was in his room, gritting his teeth as he did push-ups, his entire face red with exertion.

"Eleven, twelve…"

Su Ming collapsed onto the floor after his fifteenth push-up, gasping for air.

His physical fitness was too poor.

However, he was quite satisfied with the result. He could now do fifteen consecutive push-ups, when he couldn't even do three at the beginning.

Su Ming was confident that with a little more time, he would definitely become stronger.

Just then, he heard noisy sounds from downstairs. It sounded like Zhao Ning was back, so he got up and left the room.

Inside the brightly lit living room at this moment.

Su Yuan and Zhao Ning walked in, both extremely tired.

"I always told you to pay more attention at work, but you never listened. Now you've caused such a huge mess."

Zhao Ning complained to Su Yuan.

"Wife, I didn't want this either. I was just too unlucky,"

Su Yuan explained with a bitter expression.

At this moment, Su Ming came down the spiral staircase. He saw Su Yuan had returned and greeted him.

"Father, Mother, you're back."

"Son, are you alright!"

Seeing Su Ming, Su Yuan's previously dejected face immediately broke into a smile.

"I'm fine. More importantly, are you alright, Father?"

"Oh, my precious son, you know to care about your old man now. But don't worry, who do you think your father is? How could anything happen to me? They dare not do anything to me. I got out of there easily."

Su Yuan boasted to Su Ming with great animation.

Zhao Ning, standing beside them, sighed softly. She had spent the entire day visiting and waiting at the prosecutor's office. The old man had pulled many strings, but they still wouldn't release him. Su Yuan had been scared to death when he found out; he wasn't as calm as he claimed.

However, Zhao Ning didn't expose Su Yuan. She also hoped Su Yuan could maintain a dignified image in front of Su Ming.

Hearing Su Yuan say he was fine, Su Ming's worried heart finally relaxed, and he replied with a smile.

"As expected of Father."

"That's right."

Hearing his son praise him, Su Yuan became even more elated.

Just then, the phone in Su Yuan's pocket rang. He instinctively took out his phone, but when he saw the caller ID, the smile on his face froze.

He swallowed and said to Su Ming.

"Son, I need to take this call."

Su Yuan then answered the phone, speaking like a subordinate.

"Hello."

"Are you out of your mind? What else can you do? How could I have given birth to such a stupid son like you?"

"Uh, ah, uh..."

Su Yuan's legs trembled slightly as he walked away with the phone. To avoid losing face in front of Su Ming, he forced himself to maintain an appearance of being fine and responded.

Unfortunately, even though he hadn't put the phone on speaker, the old man's shouting was so loud it didn't need speakerphone. Su Ming and the others could hear it clearly. The whole house was almost shaking!

Listening to the furious roar, Su Ming's expression was quite awkward.

Zhao Ning smiled and said to Su Ming.

"Don't worry, dear son. It's just a scolding. Your father can handle it."

"Okay, Mother, there's something I need to tell you."

Su Ming thought for a moment. Since everything was settled at home, he needed to focus on preparing for the City Exam.

"Go ahead, my precious son."

Zhao Ning replied gently.

"The City Exam is approaching. The school has been locked down due to the Chilami attack, so I have to go to Teacher Tang Yan's house for tutoring every day."

Su Ming informed Zhao Ning about the tutoring.

Hearing that Su Ming had to go for tutoring, Zhao Ning felt both relieved and worried about his safety. She said to him.

"Son, it's fine for you to go for tutoring, but is it safe? How about I hire a bodyguard for you?"

"No need. When I went out today, I saw guards patrolling the streets. It should be quite safe."

Su Ming shook his head and refused.

"Alright."

Seeing that Su Ming was insistent, Zhao Ning didn't push it further.