Boom!
That final sentence shattered Wang Hongtao more than all the earlier insults combined!
Disown him as a son?
Forbid him from visiting his grave even after death?
This was no longer a simple matter of family discipline. This was the harshest, most final judgment!
At that moment, the last traces of resentment and wishful thinking in Wang Hongtao's heart gave way entirely to defiance and fury!
He could endure humiliation!
He could endure being cursed out!
He could even endure having his backside whipped with a feather duster in public!
But he could not accept that his father, a distinguished Founding Major General who had survived a hail of bullets, would have his reputation trampled like this-and then turn around and force his own son to bow his head and apologize to the man responsible!
"Dad!"
Wang Hongtao abruptly bent down, picked up his phone, and finally lost control, roaring into the receiver!
At that moment, he was no longer Modu's highest-ranking official. He was simply a son who felt his father had been wronged and was fighting for him!
"What exactly are you afraid of?!"
His voice cracked with the force of his demand!
"He's just some decrepit old man from Jiangbei! So what if he fought in the war and earned a few medals back then?!"
"Do past achievements give him a lifetime license to do whatever he wants? Do they let him throw his weight around in Modu?!"
The more Wang Hongtao spoke, the more agitated he became. His chest heaved, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Dad, you're a Founding Major General! You're a national hero!"
"But him? He actually called you 'Little Shunliu'! In front of everyone, he said you weren't even qualified to know him!"
Wang Hongtao's voice shook violently with emotion, every word