Yue! Qin! Hu!
When those three syllables left Elder Xu's mouth, it was as though the entire world had been muted.
The madness and viciousness on Hou Liangbing's face instantly froze. He stood utterly motionless, as if a spell had rooted him in place.
Yue Qinhu?
Of course he knew the name. He had already investigated the files on Yue Xiaofei's family.
That hundred-year-old veteran from Jiangcheng?
The holder of the [Pillar of the Country]?
He was Bureau 7's legendary founder, [Old Farmer]?!
And I just arrested his own grandson?
I even dismissed his heroic deeds as "made-up stories" in front of everyone?
"No... impossible..."
Hou Liangbing shook his head desperately. Cold sweat instantly soaked his entire body, and a bone-deep chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head!
He felt as though he wasn't standing in a square, but stark naked at the edge of a bottomless precipice!
The Bureau 7 agents around him reacted even more violently!
After a brief, deathly silence, a tidal wave of shocked cries erupted from the crowd!
"What? Yue Qinhu is [Old Farmer]?!"
"Oh my God! Is that really true?!"
"No wonder... this statue looked so familiar! There were photos online of Yue Xiaofei carrying the Plaque and kneeling outside the Jiangbei Military Region! The statue's build looks exactly like Elder Yue when he was young!"
"So we arrested the founder's own grandson?!"
"We're finished... completely finished!"
A young agent's gaze darted back and forth between Yue Xiaofei and the towering statue.
Then, as though something had struck him, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face!
Smack!
The sharp sound was especially piercing in the silent night.
"What... have we done?!"
He muttered to himself, his voice thick with tears.
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