Call Another Backer If You Can, and I'll Kneel and Call You Dad!

What?!

Li Dakang's expression changed drastically.

The Municipal Government officials behind him sucked in a sharp breath.

The top five power brokers in all of Handong Province had come out in force, just to visit one person?

Who on earth could command that kind of attention?

Could it be... some old founding figure from Longdu?

Li Dakang hurriedly put on a smile. "Secretary Sha, who is this distinguished guest? I've been in Jiangcheng for five years and know it well. Let me accompany you."

Sha Zhenjiang gave him a cool glance and shook his head. "No need. Don't disturb our guest."

Just like that, Li Dakang's eager offer was brushed aside.

Li Dakang froze, his hand still poised to open the car door.

Rumble!

The convoy set off again.

Li Dakang and the Municipal Government officials instinctively stepped aside.

"Secretary Li..."

His secretary, Xiao Zhang, leaned closer, his voice trembling. "It looks like they're headed for Qingshan Cemetery!"

"Hm?"

Li Dakang frowned. "Quick! Call the Qingshan Cemetery Management Office and ask if anyone important is visiting a grave today!"

Qingshan Cemetery, East District.

Holding a bouquet of white chrysanthemums, Yue Xiaofei circled the familiar section three times.

That's strange!

A new headstone bearing an unfamiliar name stood where his mother's should have been.

"Excuse me, where was Ye Qingmei's grave moved?"

He stopped a staff member to ask.

The staff member glanced at the chrysanthemums in his hands and checked a notebook. "Ye Qingmei? She was moved to the West District half a year ago. Plot 074."

"Moved? Who approved that?"

Yue Xiaofei's voice shot up. "Why wasn't her family notified?"

"Management arranged it. Why are you yelling at me?"

The staff member folded his arms, his tone mocking. "Take it up with them if you've got a problem. Throwing your weight around here won't help!"

Yue Xiaofei bristled at his attitude, but finding his mother came first.

Following the signs, he soon reached the cemetery's West District.

As he passed through the rusted iron gate, a foul stench hit him.

Weeds grew knee-high, headstones leaned at odd angles, and several stray dogs dug at the graves.

"What's going on?"

"Is this... the Sin Mausoleum from the rumors?"

"The place where they bury Traitors, criminals, and people despised by the world?!"

Yue Xiaofei's face went pale.

He saw red graffiti scrawled across many headstones: "collaborator" and "traitor to the country."

Other graves were heaped with moldy trash, yellowish liquid seeping from it.

His mother, Ye Qingmei!

A doctor who had saved lives!

How could she have been buried in a place like this?

Was this the Gao Family's doing? No!

Yue Xiaofei clenched his fists, then shook his head.

The Gao Family hadn't fallen out with me back then. They couldn't have acted in advance!

But if it wasn't Gao Zisheng, who had this much power?

Who would humiliate a dead Angel in white like this?

073... 074... 075!

At last, he found his mother's headstone in the corner where the weeds grew thickest.

Ink had been splashed across it!

The incense burner was stuffed with cigarette butts!

Stained patches covered the stone!

"Mom!"

Yue Xiaofei's eyes turned red. His knees buckled, and he hit the ground hard.

Before his eyes, his mother seemed to appear as she had shortly before she died—

Her protective suit was soaked through, her goggles fogged over. Holding up her phone, she smiled. "Xiaofei, look. The last three children's fevers have broken. Mom will be home soon..."

She had been a hero who saved lives!

She had gone toward danger when others fled!

Why did she have to suffer this humiliation?

"Damn it!"

Yue Xiaofei slammed his fist into the ground, then began clearing the filth from around her grave.

"Mom, I'm sorry I left you here to suffer this indignity!"

"I got the highest science score on Jiangcheng's college entrance exam. I brought you my admission letter."

"Grandpa's identity will be revealed soon. Uncle Zhangkong and Uncle Changhai's achievements will be remembered too."

"Once I find Dad and clear his name, the Yue Family will be able to hold their heads high again!"

"Don't worry. I'll get to the bottom of this today. I won't let them disgrace you for nothing!!!"

"Hahaha!"

Just then, wild laughter rang out behind him.

"Well, well, top scorer. Whose grave are you crying over?"

The voice dripped with mockery.

Gao Zisheng approached with a cigarette in his mouth, followed by Blondie and dozens of thugs.

Each carried a Steel Pipe, looking ready for a fight.

"Your dad's locked up in Black Prison, and your mom's buried in the Sin Mausoleum. What a perfect pair!"

Gao Zisheng's face twisted with malice. "I bet she was no good either. Why else would they bury her somewhere like this?"

"She must've done something filthy in Handong Province back then. Got what was coming to her!"

"Shut up!"

Yue Xiaofei shook with rage, his eyes bloodred.

"Am I wrong?"

Gao Zisheng laughed as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world. "What kind of people get buried in the Sin Mausoleum? Traitors! Scum! If your mom belongs alongside them, how clean could she have been?"

"My mom was a doctor!"

Yue Xiaofei forced the words through gritted teeth. "She died saving people! She was a hero of Handong Province!"

"A hero?"

Gao Zisheng scoffed and spat, his saliva landing beside the headstone.

"They bury heroes here? More like scum!"

"You're dead!"

Yue Xiaofei could hold back no longer. He charged and drove his fist into Gao Zisheng's face!

Thud!

Gao Zisheng screamed and fell. Blood gushed from his nose, and a bloody tooth flew from his mouth into the grass.

"Aaagh... my tooth! Get him! Beat him to death!"

Clutching his mouth, Gao Zisheng shouted through slurred words.

The thugs flexed their hands, ready to rush in.

"Who dares?"

There was a savage edge to Yue Xiaofei's voice.

"My grandfather, Yue Qinhu, was a war hero!"

"My uncle Yue Zhangkong was an Air Force hero!"

"My uncle Yue Changhai died serving in the navy!"

"Lei Zhen and Lin Tiejun have my back. Just try laying a finger on me!!!"

At that, the thugs hesitated and exchanged looks.

They had seen what Lei Zhen and Lin Tiejun could do on the livestream. Yue Xiaofei was not someone to mess with!

If things got out of hand, Gao Zisheng could run. Small-time thugs like them would pay the price.

"What are you afraid of?"

Gao Zisheng got to his feet and wiped the blood from his nose, his eyes vicious.

"Don't hit him! Dig up his mother's grave!"

"She was a criminal. We'll dig her up and whip her corpse. Call it a public service!"

"Even if this reaches the Military Region, they won't have a leg to stand on!"

The thugs liked the sound of that.

They could please Gao Zisheng without laying hands on Yue Xiaofei.

"Young Master Gao's right!"

"Let's dig her up!"

"Everyone, get to it!"

The thugs grabbed shovels and rushed toward Ye Qingmei's headstone.

"Don't you dare!"

Yue Xiaofei planted himself before it like a wall and spread his arms.

"If you want to touch my mother's grave, you'll have to step over my dead body!"

"You've got a death wish!"

Gao Zisheng sneered. "Drag him away!"

Several burly thugs rushed forward and pinned Yue Xiaofei down, trying to haul him aside.

Yue Xiaofei broke free at once and pulled out his phone to call Lei Zhen or Lin Tiejun for help.

But the screen read "No Service."

"Hahaha!"

Gao Zisheng laughed triumphantly. "Don't bother! I've jammed the signal across this whole area! Even the king of heaven couldn't save you today!"

As he spoke, a thug raised his shovel to strike the headstone.

"Stop—!"

Yue Xiaofei roared, tears in his eyes. "Come at me! Leave my mom alone!"

"Heh!"

Gao Zisheng narrowed his eyes, a cruel smile spreading across his face.

"I could stop, if you want."

He pointed between his legs. "Kneel! Crawl through here, and I'll spare your mom's grave!"

"You've gone too far!"

Yue Xiaofei clenched his fists so tightly his nails nearly dug into his palms.

"So what if I have? Go on, report me!"

Gao Zisheng was brazen.

He had already worked it out. The uproar had died down, and Lei Zhen and Lin Tiejun might not bother with something this minor.

Even if they did, he could leave town for a while and wait for it to blow over.

"Yue Xiaofei, weren't you so tough before? You fought me over a woman and even got me hauled into the station!"

Gao Zisheng kept taunting him. "If you've got the guts, call another backer over right now! Bring even one here, and I'll kneel and call you Dad!"

Damn it!

Yue Xiaofei gritted his teeth and looked around. Apart from Gao Zisheng and the thugs, there wasn't another soul in sight.

And his phone signal had been jammed.

He had no way to call for help!

Was he really going to let them humiliate his mother today?

At that critical moment!

Thud, thud, thud!

The director of Qingshan Cemetery suddenly hurried in with a group of staff, drenched in sweat and gasping for breath.

"Young Master Gao, stop!"

"Someone important is coming! We have to clear the area!"

"Secretary Li called personally and told us to get ready. Could you hold off for now?"