Grandpa's Earth-Shattering Identity!

Bang!

Then the door of another police car opened.

Principal Li was led out by two officers, his hands cuffed and his head hanging low.

"Old Lin, Old Lei, welcome to Jiangcheng!"

Hou Tao hurried forward and snapped a crisp salute, his manner deeply respectful.

"Spare us the formalities!"

Lin Tiejun gave him a cold look and struck the ground with his cane.

Lei Zhen's voice was angry too. "The descendants of heroes have been hurt and humiliated. Is this how you do your job?"

The smile on Hou Tao's face did not waver. He kept his posture humble.

"Please, calm down!"

"I only just learned about this and took action immediately. I've already arrested one of the culprits, Principal Li!"

He pointed to Principal Li behind him and continued, "Next, I'll bring in Gao Zisheng and those hundreds of thugs outside!"

"We'll investigate thoroughly and show no leniency!"

Thud!

Principal Li was brought before Yue Xiaofei and dropped straight to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Yue Xiaofei, I was wrong! I really was wrong!"

"I lost my head. I never should have falsely accused you of cheating!"

"Please, find it in your heart to forgive me!"

Yue Xiaofei stared at his disgraceful display in disgust. "You're not sorry for what you did. You're sorry it's caught up with you!"

"When you framed me, did you ever think this day would come?"

Lin Tiejun looked at Hou Tao and said gravely, "This has become a serious matter. You owe us an explanation!"

"First, verify the exam results and clear Yue Xiaofei's name!"

"Second, hundreds of Gao Family thugs hunted him down. Not a single person involved gets away with it!"

He put particular weight on his words, his cold gaze sweeping over Gao Zisheng.

"No matter who's backing him, deal with him to the full extent of the law. Show no leniency!!!"

Gao Zisheng's legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground again.

Lei Zhen spoke just as firmly. "I want to see the results as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir."

Hou Tao thumped his chest and made a solemn pledge. "Rest assured, both of you! I guarantee you'll have a satisfactory answer within three days!"

With that, he turned and waved to his subordinates. "Take them all away!"

Before long, Gao Zisheng, Principal Li, and the hundreds of thugs had all been taken away.

"Xiaofei, I trust Bureau Chief Hou to handle this properly!" Lin Tiejun said.

Both he and Lei Zhen looked satisfied.

Strange.

Yue Xiaofei stood where he was, unable to shake the feeling that something was wrong.

First, the Gao Family had been far too quiet!

Gao Zisheng had been arrested, yet they had done nothing. That was nothing like their usual arrogant, overbearing behavior.

Second, Hou Tao had been far too cooperative!

Perhaps he was simply showing respect to men as influential as Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen, but something still felt off.

For now, though, Yue Xiaofei had no proof.

He could only set his doubts aside and wait for the results in three days.

"Xiaofei, it's over now. We'll go home with you and visit your grandfather!" Lin Tiejun said.

"I'd like to see him too," Lei Zhen added.

"Okay. Grandpa will be delighted!"

Yue Xiaofei nodded and had the wound on his forehead quickly bandaged.

Then he picked up the Pillar of the Country plaque and the box of medals and climbed into a jeep.

Half an hour later.

A single-story home in an old urban village.

"We're here!"

Yue Xiaofei pushed open the door, and the musty smell of the dilapidated house washed over them!

The moment Lei Zhen and Lin Tiejun stepped inside, they froze.

Bare walls. Peeling plaster...

This was the home of a fallen hero's family?

"Xiaofei..."

Lin Tiejun's voice trembled. "Even if the compensation never came through, what about your school's financial aid? With your grades, how could you not have received it?"

He knew Yue Xiaofei was an outstanding student. Under the policy, he should have qualified for the highest level of aid long ago.

"I apply every year, but I'm always turned down!"

Yue Xiaofei answered helplessly, "Meanwhile, Gao Zisheng and his friends use the aid money to buy sneakers and computers. They even post online to mock me for scavenging scrap!"

"Outrageous!"

Lin Tiejun spun around and roared at the guard behind him, "Investigate that Principal Li thoroughly! If a parasite like him isn't executed, he should at least spend the rest of his life in prison!"

Lei Zhen's expression darkened. "Using financial aid to spoil rich brats while a hero's descendant goes hungry? I'll see this through to the end!"

Beside them, Lin Xiaolu's eyes had reddened too.

She had attended elite schools since childhood and grown up in comfort. She had never seen a house this run-down, much less imagined that anyone would use financial aid for the poor to show off their wealth.

"Grandpa, I'm home!"

Yue Xiaofei called out.

An elderly man with snow-white hair lay in a wicker chair, basking in the sun. His fingers rubbed an old military uniform as he hummed a tuneless army song.

"Commander!"

Lin Tiejun rushed over as if he had lost his mind. Tears streamed down his aged face as he dropped to his knees!

"It's Little Lin! Lin Tiejun!"

"At Langya Mountain, you carried me three li on your back. You pulled me out of a pile of bodies and gave me your only steamed bun!"

"I've been looking for you for more than sixty years!"

Yue Qinhu slowly opened his eyes. His clouded gaze shifted toward Lin Tiejun, blank with confusion.

"Little... little what?"

"Who are you?"

"I don't know you."

"Um..."

Yue Xiaofei scratched his head awkwardly and explained, "Old Lin, my grandfather has dementia. He doesn't remember a lot of things."

But Lin Tiejun straightened up, the smile still on his face.

"As long as he's alive, that's enough for me!"

"It doesn't matter if he can't remember. I'll come every day and tell him about the old days!"

Just then, Lei Zhen was looking around the room.

A wooden table with flaking paint. Old bowls and chopsticks.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, he noticed a handgun lying at the corner of the table.

Lei Zhen picked it up and weighed it in his hand. His expression changed sharply.

"Back then, only high-ranking commanders... were issued one of these!"

"Yeah."

Yue Xiaofei nodded and explained, "When the Gao Family came to demolish the house, more than a dozen thugs rushed in with steel pipes. Grandpa scared them off!"

Lei Zhen frowned. "Old Master Yue kept this as a memento, but according to regulations..."

His voice abruptly died!

"This... this is..."

Lei Zhen stared fixedly at the base of the gun's grip.

A line of small characters was engraved there!

Though faded, the strokes still carried a powerful force—

[Qin Lie, to Corps Commander Yue Qinhu]

Lin Tiejun cried out, his cane clattering to the floor.

"That rank has been gone for ages!"

"Look!"

Lei Zhen's eyes widened, and he let out an even more incredulous cry—

"Qin Lie... Is this Marshal Qin's handwriting?!"