The Gao Family's Backer: A Woman with Connections Everywhere!

Late at night.

In the police station's visiting room.

Gao Zisheng wore a prison uniform, and the bruises on his face had yet to fade.

Clack, clack, clack!

Before long, Gao Tianxiong came in to see him.

"Dad, you're finally here!"

Gao Zisheng lunged at the iron bars like a rabid dog, his voice thick with tears.

"This place isn't fit for a human being! The bed's hard as stone, and there are bugs in the food!"

"Hurry! Get me out of here!"

"I'm going to make that little bastard Yue Xiaofei pay in blood! I'll break his legs and skin him alive!"

Gao Tianxiong's face darkened, and a vicious glint flashed in his eyes.

"Shut up!"

"Do you have any idea what's going on right now? And you still want revenge?"

"What happened today is all over town! Lei Zhen and Lin Tiejun, those two old men, have their eyes on the Gao Family!"

Gao Zisheng flinched at the outburst.

But he refused to give up and whined, "You can't leave me here to suffer! Didn't Principal Li take the blame? Pull some strings and get me out!"

"I don't care how powerful those people are. I want Yue Xiaofei dead!"

Gao Tianxiong's frown deepened.

"Every eye is on us right now!"

He lowered his voice and warned, "Behave yourself. Stay here a few days, and once things blow over, I'll find a way. And from now on, you are not to provoke Yue Xiaofei again!"

"Why not?"

Gao Zisheng grew indignant and shouted, "Yue Xiaofei got me locked up! He slapped me in front of everyone!"

"Dad, if you won't get revenge for me, I'll call Mom and have her deal with you!"

At the word "Mom," Gao Tianxiong's expression shifted.

Everyone thought the Gao Family held absolute power in Jiangcheng.

Gao Tianxiong was a local tyrant whose word was law!

But only Gao Tianxiong knew he owed everything he had to his wife, Jiang Bichij.

Her background was mysterious, and she had connections throughout the province. She knew how to get along with everyone.

People called her "the woman who could make anything happen"!

"That's enough. Stop crying."

Gao Tianxiong took a deep breath and forced down his anger. He didn't want to bother his wife over this.

"I'll think of something, but you have to listen to me and behave while you're in here!"

"Once things blow over, I promise you'll walk out without a care in the world!"

Seeing his father relent, Gao Zisheng stopped making a scene at once, though the venom in his eyes had not faded.

"I don't care. I'll stay three more days at most. After that, I'm calling Mom!"

"Fine. Three days!"

Gao Tianxiong finally agreed, then turned and left.

Once outside the visiting room, his face twisted with fury. He growled at his subordinate, "Tell Hou Tao my son must be out in three days!"

"As for Yue Xiaofei... I'll deal with him sooner or later!"

Three days later.

The investigation results came out.

Ring, ring, ring!

Yue Xiaofei was feeding his grandfather at home when his phone suddenly rang. It was Lin Xiaolu.

"Yue Xiaofei, have you seen the news? This is outrageous!"

Lin Xiaolu's voice rang with anger and frustration.

Yue Xiaofei's heart sank. He quickly opened the local news on his phone.

The headline read—

[College entrance exam fraud case solved: Principal Li sentenced to seven years in prison.]

The detailed report followed:

"According to the investigation, the principal of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, surnamed Li, held a personal grudge against student Yue Xiaofei. He instructed others to switch the exam papers and hired local thugs to hunt Yue down."

"Li confessed to the crimes and was sentenced by law to seven years in prison."

"The hired thugs involved in the case received sentences of varying lengths."

"Gao, also known as Gao Zisheng, was found to have no connection to the case and has been released."

What?!

Yue Xiaofei stared at the news, fury surging through him.

Principal Li had taken the blame!

And Gao Zisheng got off scot-free?

Damn it!

Gao Zisheng had clearly brought those thugs!

And the Gao Family had clearly ordered the exam papers switched!

This investigation treated everyone like fools!

Knock, knock, knock!

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Yue Xiaofei opened it to find Lei Zhen, Lin Tiejun, and Lin Xiaolu outside.

"Xiaofei, we just heard. This result is grossly unfair!"

Lin Tiejun's face was grim.

Lei Zhen slapped the investigation report onto the table with a loud bang.

"This is absurd! How could Principal Li have pulled off all that by himself? Someone's clearly pulling the strings and using him as a scapegoat!"

"So Gao Zisheng... was just released without charges?" Yue Xiaofei asked, clenching his fists.

He hadn't expected them to be so brazen, so utterly shameless!

"Yes. The report says Principal Li did everything, that Gao Zisheng had nothing to do with it. Those thugs changed their statements too," Lei Zhen replied.

"Nothing to do with it, huh? That damned Gao Family!"

Yue Xiaofei clenched his fists, feeling as though his blood were on fire.

"Xiaofei, don't lose heart. This isn't over!"

Lei Zhen patted his shoulder, his voice firm.

"I've already put people on it! Does Gao Tianxiong really think he can cover everything up? He's dreaming!"

Lin Xiaolu added, "Yue Xiaofei, I posted about this online. Lots of people are speaking up for you!"

Phew...

Yue Xiaofei took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

He knew getting angry would do no good now.

With the thugs changing their story, he had no evidence to prove Gao Zisheng was behind it all!

He had to grow stronger!

Only then could he uncover the truth!

Only then could he clear his father's name!

Only then could he make the Gao Family pay!

"Thank you. I'm all right."

Resolve hardened in Yue Xiaofei's eyes. "I believe justice may be delayed, but it won't be denied!"

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Just then, his phone screen lit up with a notification about a new social media post.

It was from Gao Zisheng!

The moment Yue Xiaofei opened it, blood rushed to his head.

In the photo,

Gao Zisheng stood outside the police station in a brand-new designer suit, a smug grin on his face.

He lifted his foot, pointing his toe at a stray dog cowering by the roadside with its tail between its legs, and jabbed a finger toward its head.

The caption said only—

What are you going to do about it?

He hadn't named anyone, but the provocation was unmistakable!

Wasn't he calling Yue Xiaofei a dog?

With that brazen look, he was clearly taunting Yue Xiaofei!

Taunting Lei Zhen!

Taunting Lin Tiejun! Taunting everyone!

Bang!

Yue Xiaofei slammed his fist onto the table in fury!

That Gao Zisheng!

The evidence against him was clear, yet he had walked free!

He was lying, yet he dared to flaunt it for all to see!

Did he really think no one could touch him?

"What's wrong?"

Lei Zhen and Lin Tiejun sensed something was amiss.

"Look!"

Yue Xiaofei handed over his phone.

Lei Zhen took it. After one glance, he slammed his hand onto the table!

"How dare he!"

His roar shook the room.

"He's slapping me in the face!"

"He's slapping Azure Sword in the face!"

"Does he think I, Thunder God, am someone he can push around?!"

Beside him,

Lin Tiejun drove his cane into the floor, leaving a deep dent. Fury burned in his eyes.

"That little bastard has gone too far!"

"Get the car! We're going to the Gao Family right now! Even if I get disciplined for it, I'm bringing him back in!"

"I'd like to see who dares stop me!"

Ring, ring, ring!

Just as Lin Tiejun turned to leave, Lei Zhen's phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, and his face darkened at once. After listening for only a few moments, his brow furrowed deeply.

"Understood."

He hung up and grabbed Lin Tiejun. "Old Lin, don't go!"

"What do you mean?"

Lin Tiejun wrenched his arm free and demanded angrily, "Are you scared? Are you backing out? Listen here, Lei Zhen. The air force might back down, but the army won't! I'm seeing this through today!"

Lei Zhen gave a bitter smile, helplessness written all over his face.

"I'm no coward! Gao Tianxiong can throw his weight around in Jiangcheng all he likes; I'm not afraid of him. But going there won't help."

"Why?"

Lin Tiejun froze.

Yue Xiaofei frowned too.

Was the Gao Family's backing even stronger than he'd imagined?

Lei Zhen took a deep breath and lowered his voice. "Gao Tianxiong isn't the problem. There's someone else behind the Gao Family!"

"Gao Zisheng's mother, Jiang Bichij!"