Whoever Bullies Yue Xiaofei Makes an Enemy of All Handong!

Sha Zhenjiang's words rang out with conviction.

Like a thunderclap, they split the gloom!

Like a sword, they pierced the fog!

"What?"

Gao Zisheng and the others were dumbstruck. They stood frozen in place, as if under a spell.

How was this possible?

Judging by this scene, Secretary Sha and the leaders of Handong clearly hadn't come to demand answers.

They had come to pay their respects to Ye Qingmei!

But how could a great hero be buried in a place like this?

Gao Zisheng refused to believe it. He simply couldn't!

Emotion surged through Yue Xiaofei like a tidal wave.

He had known his mother wasn't a criminal!

She had been so kind, always saving lives!

"Secretary Sha!"

Yue Xiaofei looked at Sha Zhenjiang, desperation in his eyes. "What happened? What did my mother do?"

"Child, you don't know?"

Sha Zhenjiang looked surprised.

Yue Xiaofei shook his head, tears welling in his eyes.

"A year ago, I was only told that my mother had gone to Handong to help and died after contracting the disease. Beyond that... I don't know anything."

Sha Zhenjiang's brow furrowed.

He spun around and snapped, "Secretary Zhou, what have you been doing? A hero's deeds were buried, and her own son knows nothing of what she accomplished?!"

Secretary Zhou fell silent under the rebuke.

The others lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

Sha Zhenjiang was known throughout Handong Province for his iron-fisted leadership!

He acted swiftly, ruled firmly, and never compromised his principles.

Then Sha Zhenjiang turned back to Yue Xiaofei, his expression softening.

"Child, your mother, Ye Qingmei, was a benefactor to Handong Province!"

"A year ago, a disease broke out in Handong Province. Within days, it spread, infecting countless children and putting their lives in danger!"

"All of Handong was gripped by panic!"

"At the time, your mother was Jiangcheng's finest pediatrician. She volunteered immediately and rushed to Handong to help."

"She worked day and night, resting less than three hours a day. She devoted herself entirely to treating the sick children."

"The disease kept getting worse, and conventional treatments did nothing. Watching children die in agony left your mother desperate to find a cure."

"She worked without sleep, studying countless samples, until she became the first to discover how the virus was mutating."

"Then she immediately set about developing a treatment. After countless experiments, she finally found one that worked."

"It was thanks to the treatment your mother developed that we brought the outbreak under control and saved millions of lives in Handong, especially those innocent children!"

"But your mother had pushed herself too hard for too long. With her constant exposure to patients, she was tragically infected."

"Even then, in her final moments, she was still thinking of her patients."

"Child, your mother was a true angel in white, a hero who ran toward danger!!!"

By the time he finished, Sha Zhenjiang's voice was choked with emotion.

Every word carried his admiration for Ye Qingmei.

Every sentence held his grief for the fallen hero.

Yue Xiaofei could no longer hold back. He broke down in tears!

He threw himself before his mother's headstone, wrapped his arms around the cold stone, and sobbed.

"Mom, you lied to me!"

Sha Zhenjiang and the others froze, unable to understand why he would say that.

But Yue Xiaofei's next words brought tears to their eyes too.

"Mom, you lied..."

"You said you'd be there while I grew up!"

"You said you'd make me my favorite sweet-and-sour ribs when you came home!"

"You said you'd see me get into college, find my place in life, and start a family!"

"So why didn't you keep your word? Why did you leave me?"

"Mom, I miss you so much..."

His cries were heartbreaking.

Filled with longing for his mother and the pain of being left behind, they echoed through the silent Sin Mausoleum.

In that moment, Sha Zhenjiang and the many Handong Province leaders were deeply moved.

They remembered Ye Qingmei throwing herself into her work without regard for her own safety.

They remembered how she had worried about her son before she died.

And now, seeing the grief-stricken boy before them, not one could hold back his tears!

Sha Zhenjiang wiped the tears from his eyes, his voice thick. "Ms. Ye, rest assured. We'll take good care of your son!"

The leaders around him nodded, resolve filling their eyes.

In their hearts, they swore:

They would clear Ye Qingmei's name!

They would make sure her story was known throughout Handong!

Throughout the Dragon Kingdom!

They would make sure everyone knew of this great angel in white!

A moment later.

Yue Xiaofei wiped away his tears and steadied himself. He looked at Sha Zhenjiang again, confusion filling his eyes.

"Secretary Sha, if my mother was a hero, why was her grave moved to the Sin Mausoleum six months ago and subjected to such contempt?"

The question fell like a boulder into a still lake.

Ripples spread outward!

Sha Zhenjiang's face darkened, fury blazing in his eyes.

He had led the group to the East District to find Ye Qingmei's grave.

Instead, he'd been told it had been moved to the Sin Mausoleum in the West District six months earlier.

Something was wrong here!

"How dare anyone desecrate a hero's grave?"

"Someone must be behind this!"

Sha Zhenjiang's voice thundered with rage.

Thud, thud, thud!

Just then, a figure came jogging toward them from a distance.

It was Li Dakang, Jiangcheng's top official.

After learning that Secretary Sha and the Handong leaders had come to Qingshan Cemetery, Li Dakang had rushed over without delay.

He'd hoped to make a good impression on Secretary Sha and curry favor with him.

He never expected to walk straight into the line of fire!

"Secretary Sha!"

Li Dakang ran up to Sha Zhenjiang, panting, his face plastered with a fawning smile. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I could have—"

"Li Dakang!"

Sha Zhenjiang cut him off sharply, seething with anger.

"We came today to pay our respects to Ms. Ye, the great hero who saved Handong!"

"She wasn't just Yue Xiaofei's mother!"

"She was a mother to millions in Handong!"

"Is this how Jiangcheng treats a hero?"

"If you won't honor her, Handong will!!!"

Li Dakang's smile froze. Cold sweat poured down his face as his mind raced.

Hadn't Secretary Sha come to visit an important person?

Could that "important person"...

Be the hero who had run toward danger a year ago?

"Secretary Sha, I truly knew nothing about this!"

"But rest assured, I'll investigate it thoroughly today and give you a satisfactory answer!"

"If I can't, I'll step down as Jiangcheng's party secretary!"

Li Dakang staked his position on that promise.

Then he pulled out his phone, called the head of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and roared into the receiver:

"Bring the person in charge of Qingshan Cemetery to the Sin Mausoleum in the West District!"

"Now! This instant!"

"If you delay this, I'll have you all removed from your posts!!!"

After hanging up, Li Dakang stood with his head lowered, barely daring to breathe for fear of angering Sha Zhenjiang.

Meanwhile.

The sight of all this scared Gao Zisheng out of his wits.

While everyone's attention was on Li Dakang, he quietly backed away, hoping to slip off.

"Stop!"

Yue Xiaofei spotted the movement at once and shouted.

His shout drew the attention of the assembled leaders.

Sha Zhenjiang fixed Gao Zisheng with a knife-sharp stare.

"Weren't you the one shouting about digging up her grave and whipping her corpse?"

"Your nerve knows no bounds. What you did is unforgivable!"

"Let me make this clear—bully Yue Xiaofei, and you make an enemy of all Handong!!!"