Yue Xiaofei's heart lurched.
"Before you came to Longdu, I pulled some strings to look into your father Yue Changlong's file."
"According to the file, he was secretly tried for treason five years ago, sentenced to life imprisonment, and locked up in Yanshan Prison."
At the word "treason," Yue Xiaofei clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
His father had been loyal all his life, fighting for his country and bearing scars all over his body. How could a man like that commit treason?!
He must have been framed! This was a monstrous injustice!
Elder Xu saw his reaction and sighed before continuing, "Don't get worked up yet. Hear me out."
"Yanshan Prison is the most highly classified prison in the Dragon Kingdom. It holds serious offenders with unusual backgrounds. Its security is even tighter than that of the military region headquarters in Longdu. Without authorization at the highest level, not even a fly could get in."
"I thought the trail ended there. Getting your father out of Yanshan Prison would be an almost impossible task."
Elder Xu paused, then changed tack.
"But this afternoon, an old subordinate of mine in the General Political Department risked his life to pass me some information."
He lowered his voice to barely a whisper.
"He said that, officially, your father Yue Changlong is being held in Yanshan Prison."
"But in reality, five years ago, on the very day he was sentenced, someone secretly took him out of Yanshan Prison!"
What?!
The news struck Yue Xiaofei like a bolt from the blue!
His father... wasn't in Yanshan Prison?
He had been taken away?
By whom?
Where had they taken him?!
Countless questions flooded Yue Xiaofei's mind in an instant.
He shot to his feet, so agitated that even his voice trembled.