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Yue Xiaofei, a former special forces War King reborn as a poor high school graduate, refused a dishonest sponsorship and chose to attend a military academy. When Gao Zisheng threatened his family and ordered their home demolished, Yue Xiaofei’s supposedly senile grandfather emerged with a fearsome presence, hinting that he had been a formidable soldier.

• Yue Xiaofei learned he had topped Jiangbei Province’s college entrance exam and declared that he would attend a military academy instead of Qingbei or Jingda.
• Yue Xiaofei rejected Director Ma’s offer of money for a deceptive advertisement, and Teacher Wang warned him that Gao Zisheng might retaliate.
• Gao Zisheng arrived at Yue Xiaofei’s home with armed thugs, admitted he had pushed Yue Xiaofei off a rooftop, and demanded a million yuan or Yue Xiaofei’s Top Scholar Slot.
• Gao Zisheng ordered Scarface and the thugs to demolish the house while Yue Xiaofei was held down, threatening his grandfather inside.
• A gunshot stopped the bulldozer, and Old Master Yue emerged from the house looking like a battle-hardened warrior.

Yue Xiaofei learned of his family’s distinguished military legacy and his father’s connection to Zhao Mengsheng, then faced an attempt by the Gao Family to strip him of his top scholar title. He decided to take the family plaque and medals to file a complaint.

• Old Master Yue drove Scarface and the other thugs away with a gun, then showed Yue Xiaofei a box of medals, a Pillar of the Country plaque, and a photo of Yue Changlong with Zhao Mengsheng.
• Yue Xiaofei found his father’s note advising him to seek help from Zhao Mengsheng and resolved to use his family’s military credentials against the Gao Family.
• Principal Li called Yue Xiaofei and said the school would invalidate his results, offering him a free repeat year if he surrendered the Top Scholar Slot to Gao Zisheng.
• Yue Xiaofei refused to give up his title, and Principal Li threatened to have officers arrest him while revealing he knew about Yue Xiaofei’s rooftop fall.
• Yue Xiaofei decided to carry the plaque and medals in and file a complaint.

Yue Xiaofei carried his grandfather Yue Qinhu’s heavy “Pillar of the Country” plaque and medals toward the Jiangcheng district office to clear his family’s name. When Lin Tiejun heard Yue Qinhu’s name, he recognized his old commander and raced to Jiangcheng, furious and shocked that someone might be impersonating the man’s descendant.

• Yue Xiaofei left his confused grandfather’s home with his father’s photograph, medals, and the plaque, intending to seek justice at the Jiangcheng district office.
• Yue Xiaofei struggled through the summer heat as passersby mocked and suspected him.
• Lin Xiaolu livestreamed Yue Xiaofei, saw his medals spill, and called her grandfather Lin Tiejun because she suspected Yue Xiaofei was a thief.
• Lin Tiejun saw the plaque and told Lin Xiaolu to ask Yue Xiaofei where it came from.
• Yue Xiaofei named his grandfather as Yue Qinhu, and Lin Tiejun recognized his former regimental commander who had once saved his life.
• Lin Tiejun ordered a car and rushed toward Jiangcheng to confront Yue Xiaofei.

Gao Zisheng and Gao Tianxiong sent hundreds of thugs to stop Yue Xiaofei from reaching the military district headquarters with his complaint plaque. Beaten and bloodied, Yue Xiaofei crossed the security line and knelt to demand justice for his grandfather and father.

• Scarface reported that his attempt to stop Yue Xiaofei had failed, and Gao Zisheng dismissed the complaint as a bluff before calling Gao Tianxiong.
• Gao Tianxiong ordered hundreds of thugs across Jiangcheng to stop Yue Xiaofei at any cost.
• Yue Xiaofei continued toward the military district headquarters as Lin Xiaolu livestreamed his progress to more than 100,000 viewers.
• Hundreds of thugs attacked Yue Xiaofei, but he kept dragging his plaque forward while Lin Tiejun rushed to the scene.
• Yue Xiaofei rolled around the corner and crossed the military district security line, where the thugs stopped outside.
• Yue Xiaofei knelt before the gate and cried out that he had come to seek justice for Yue Qinhu and Yue Changlong.

Yue Xiaofei reached the Jiangcheng military district with his family’s medals and begged Xiao Zhan to restore justice after Gao Zisheng and Principal Li stole his exam score and had him beaten. Xiao Zhan pledged to help, and Yue Xiaofei asked for one million yuan to protect his grandfather from Gao Zisheng’s threats.

• Yue Xiaofei knelt at the military district gate with a Pillar of the Country plaque and more than a dozen First-Class Merit Medals after Gao Zisheng’s men beat him.
• A guard reported Yue Xiaofei’s injuries and medals to Xiao Zhan, who ordered the entire division to assemble and went to the gate.
• Yue Xiaofei told Xiao Zhan that Gao Zisheng and Principal Li had stolen his exam score, accused him of cheating, and sent thugs to attack him.
• Yue Xiaofei offered Xiao Zhan his medals and begged him to give back his imprisoned father, and Xiao Zhan promised to punish those responsible.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Xiao Zhan to lend him one million yuan, explaining that Gao Zisheng had used a forged IOU to threaten his home and his grandfather.

At the military district gate, Gao Zisheng insulted Yue Xiaofei and his grandfather, then trampled Yue Xiaofei’s hand and medals as Yue Xiaofei pretended to plead. Yue Xiaofei finally slapped Gao Zisheng in front of Xiao Zhan, the soldiers, and Lin Xiaolu’s rapidly growing livestream audience.

• Xiao Zhan resolved to hold the Gao Family accountable after learning how they had treated Yue Xiaofei’s elderly grandfather.
• Gao Zisheng arrived at the gate and boasted about bullying Yue Xiaofei, his family, and his grandfather while the soldiers watched.
• Gao Zisheng called Yue Xiaofei’s medals worthless and stamped on them, crushing Yue Xiaofei’s hand as he tried to protect them.
• Gao Zisheng threatened Yue Xiaofei’s grandfather, prompting Xiao Zhan and the soldiers to erupt in anger.
• Yue Xiaofei stood up, slapped Gao Zisheng, and declared that he was seeking justice for those Gao Zisheng had bullied and for his grandfather.
• Lin Xiaolu’s livestream surged to one million followers as viewers celebrated Yue Xiaofei’s slap.

When provincial authorities denied Yue Xiaofei’s family records, Gao Zisheng tried to have him arrested, but Lin Tiejun arrived and recognized the truth about Yue Xiaofei’s grandfather. The chapter left Lin Tiejun kneeling before the Pillar of the Country Plaque and mourning his old regimental commander, while the soldiers and Gao Zisheng watched in shock.

• Xiao Zhan received orders from provincial authorities to stop investigating Yue Qinhu and Yue Changlong, and Gao Zisheng seized on the call to brand Yue Xiaofei a fraud.
• As Gao Zisheng’s thugs moved toward Yue Xiaofei, Lin Tiejun arrived and struck Gao Zisheng with his cane when he tried to recruit him.
• Lin Tiejun initially suspected Yue Xiaofei had falsely claimed to be the old regimental commander’s descendant, but froze when he saw Yue Xiaofei’s face.
• Yue Xiaofei showed Lin Tiejun a photo of himself with Yue Qinhu, and Lin Tiejun recognized the old regimental commander from his scars and missing finger.
• Lin Tiejun knelt before the Pillar of the Country Plaque, wept, and confessed that he had once served as the old regimental commander’s security guard.

Lin Tiejun revealed that Yue Xiaofei’s grandfather, Yue Qinhu, was the legendary commander who defended Jiangcheng and earned the Pillar of the Country Plaque. After learning Yue Qinhu was alive, Lin ordered Gao Zisheng brought before him, but Gao challenged the authenticity of the medals.

• Yue Xiaofei recognized Lin Tiejun as the “Little Lin” his grandfather mentioned, and Lin joyfully realized Yue Qinhu was alive.
• Yue Xiaofei told Lin that Gao Zisheng had threatened his grandfather, prompting Lin to threaten Gao and demand to know whether Yue Qinhu had been harmed.
• Lin Xiaolu asked about Yue Qinhu, and Lin Tiejun recounted how he had led the defense of Jiangcheng, vanished after the battle, and been honored as an unknown hero.
• Lin Tiejun explained that Yue Qinhu had received the Pillar of the Country Plaque, and Yue Xiaofei thanked him for clearing his grandfather’s name.
• Lin Tiejun condemned Gao Zisheng before the Elite Guards and ordered them to bring him over.
• Gao Zisheng disputed the medals, claiming Yue Qinhu could have earned only one and that the others must have been stolen or seized.

Yue Xiaofei asked the military to trace an Air Force medal and clear his grandfather’s name, but its serial number revealed it belonged to the late Yue Zhangkong, Azure Sword’s legendary first captain. After learning Yue Zhangkong’s nephew had been bullied, Lei Zhen deployed twenty Falcon-20 fighter jets to Jiangcheng, arriving as Gao Zisheng renewed his accusations.

• Yue Xiaofei asked Lin Tiejun to investigate the medals, and Xiao Zhan traced Air Force medal number 81129.
• Air Force officials could not access the medal’s records until the alert reached headquarters and Lei Zhen identified it as Yue Zhangkong’s medal.
• Lei Zhen explained that Yue Zhangkong had died diverting a failing test jet away from a residential area and ordered Azure Sword to deploy.
• Twenty Falcon-20 fighter jets took off for Jiangcheng despite a staff officer’s warning that the deployment broke procedure.
• Gao Zisheng accused Yue Xiaofei of stealing the medal, then stopped as the twenty jets arrived over the military subdistrict headquarters.

Twenty Falcon-20s arrived to protect Yue Xiaofei, and Lei Zhen revealed that his uncle Yue Zhangkong had been an Air Force hero. When a Navy medal was identified as belonging to Yue Changhai, Yue Xiaofei’s family was revealed to include martyrs from all three branches of the military.

• Lei Zhen and twenty Azure Sword pilots arrived at the military district and apologized to Yue Xiaofei for his mistreatment.
• Lei Zhen told Yue Xiaofei that his uncle Yue Zhangkong had sacrificed himself during a test flight to save civilians and protect flight data.
• Lei Zhen invited Yue Xiaofei to join the Air Force, but Yue Xiaofei said he needed to ask his grandfather first.
• Gao Zisheng blamed Principal Li and pointed out Yue Xiaofei’s Navy medal, hoping its owner could not be identified.
• Lei Zhen learned that medal CH-1986 belonged to Special-Class Martyr Yue Changhai, who had rammed an enemy warship to defend the Dragon Kingdom’s waters.

Yue Xiaofei’s uncles were confirmed as decorated heroes, and Lei Zhen promised the Azure Sword’s support as Gao Zisheng realized the Yue family had powerful allies. Meanwhile, the Gao Family ordered Principal Li to take the blame for its actions, and Gao Zisheng tried to discredit Yue Xiaofei by bringing up his imprisoned father, Yue Changlong.

• Yue Xiaofei recognized his eldest and second uncles’ medals, and Lei Zhen pledged support and ordered the pilots to notify Headquarters.
• At Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Brother Dao ordered Principal Li to take the blame for the Gao Family, threatening his family if he refused.
• Yue Xiaofei named his grandfather and uncles as the recipients of the medals, while Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen defended the Yue family.
• Gao Zisheng called Yue Xiaofei a criminal’s son and accused him of disgracing his family because Yue Changlong was in prison.

Yue Xiaofei asked Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen to investigate why his father, Yue Changlong, had been imprisoned, only to learn he was held in the top-secret Yanshan Prison. The chapter ended with Yue Xiaofei presenting a photograph of his father and Zhao Mengsheng, hoping Zhao could explain the case and prove his father’s innocence.

• Gao Zisheng called Yue Changlong a criminal and traitor, but Yue Xiaofei said his father had served in the army and might have been framed.
• Yue Xiaofei pleaded with Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen to find out what had happened to his father and whether he was still alive.
• Lin Tiejun called Old Wei, who revealed that Yue Changlong was being held in Yanshan Prison, known as the Black Prison.
• Old Wei said Yue Changlong’s case was top secret and even Lei Zhen lacked clearance to investigate it.
• Yue Xiaofei showed a photograph of Yue Changlong with Zhao Mengsheng and asked Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen to help find Zhao.

Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen failed to find military records for Zhao Mengsheng, while a livestream viewer suggested he might be the heir to the powerful Longdu Zhao Family. As they moved to arrest Gao Zisheng and his men, Bureau Chief Hou arrived with a convoy of police cars.

• Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen searched military records for Zhao Mengsheng but found no trace of him, and Yue Xiaofei revealed that the photo's phone number was partly faded.
• Gao Zisheng mocked Yue Xiaofei and accused his father of inventing Zhao Mengsheng, so Lin Xiaolu asked the livestream viewers to identify the man in the photo.
• A viewer named Jianghu Know-All claimed Zhao Mengsheng might be the eldest son of the Longdu Zhao Family, but Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen doubted the claim because the photo showed him as an ordinary soldier.
• Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen ordered their guards to arrest Gao Zisheng and the hundreds of thugs outside, and Gao Zisheng wet himself in fear.
• Bureau Chief Hou arrived at the military subdistrict headquarters with more than a dozen police cars.

After Yue Xiaofei’s name was cleared and Gao Zisheng, Principal Li, and the thugs were arrested, Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen visited Yue Qinhu’s impoverished home. They recognized Yue Qinhu as a long-lost commander, then found an inscription on his handgun that suggested a connection to Marshal Qin.

• Hou Tao arrested Principal Li and promised Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen a full investigation into Yue Xiaofei’s exam and the Gao Family’s attack.
• Yue Xiaofei remained suspicious of the Gao Family’s silence and Hou Tao’s cooperation, but went home with Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen.
• Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen saw Yue Xiaofei’s dilapidated home and learned that he had repeatedly been denied financial aid while Gao Zisheng and his friends used it.
• Lin Tiejun recognized Yue Qinhu as the commander who had saved him decades earlier, but Yue Qinhu did not remember him because of his dementia.
• Lei Zhen found an inscription on Yue Qinhu’s handgun addressed to him as Corps Commander and wondered whether the handwriting belonged to Marshal Qin.

The discovery of Marshal Qin Lie’s pistol and a wartime cartridge casing suggested that Yue Qinhu had been a celebrated commander and Qin’s sworn brother, though his past remained unclear. A search of Yue Qinhu’s home uncovered a valuable chest containing a Dzi Phoenix Crown and a Golden Key, leaving everyone stunned by the crown’s rarity.

• Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen recognized the engraved pistol as a gift from Marshal Qin Lie, and Yue Qinhu called Qin his brother while recalling their wartime bond.
• Lin Tiejun showed Yue Qinhu the rusted cartridge casing he had kept for seventy years, briefly awakening Yue Qinhu’s memories of fighting the Japanese Invaders.
• Lei Zhen refused to reclaim the pistol and suspected someone had erased Yue Qinhu’s history, then asked Yue Xiaofei to let the Guards search the house.
• The Guards found a thousand-year dark cedar chest, and Yue Xiaofei opened it to reveal a phoenix crown and a Golden Key.
• Lin Xiaolu identified the crown as a Dzi Phoenix Crown with pigeon-blood rubies and nine dzi beads, saying it was rarer and better preserved than the crown in the Forbidden City.

After learning that his grandmother’s phoenix crown and a numbered vault key might connect her to Modu’s powerful Lu family, Yue Xiaofei decided to investigate there after visiting his mother’s grave. Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen offered support for Yue Xiaofei and his grandfather, while the mysteries surrounding the Yue family remained unresolved.

• Lin Xiaolu recognized the key’s mark as belonging to a top-tier Modu Vault safe and urged Yue Xiaofei to investigate his grandmother’s past in Modu.
• Yue Xiaofei revealed that his grandmother was named Lu Lanxin and came from Modu, prompting Lin Xiaolu to suggest she might have belonged to the legendary Shanghai Lu Family.
• Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen doubted that Lu Lanxin had been part of the Lu family, while Lin Xiaolu encouraged Yue Xiaofei to visit Modu with her.
• Yue Xiaofei accepted that he would investigate the Lu family and open the vault, but postponed the trip until after the first anniversary of his mother’s death.
• Lin Tiejun offered to assign a guard to Yue Qinhu and help investigate Yue Xiaofei’s father, while Lei Zhen offered to help him claim compensation and invited him to become a pilot.
• After Lin Tiejun, Lei Zhen, and Lin Xiaolu left, Yue Xiaofei reflected that the secrets surrounding his family suggested there was much more to uncover.

Gao Zisheng was released after Principal Li took the blame for the exam fraud, and he publicly taunted Yue Xiaofei. When Lei Zhen and Lin Tiejun prepared to confront the Gao Family, Lei Zhen revealed that Gao Zisheng’s mother, Jiang Bichij, was the family’s real backer.

• Gao Tianxiong visited Gao Zisheng in custody, promised to get him out within three days, and ordered his subordinate to arrange it.
• Three days later, the investigation blamed Principal Li and sentenced him to seven years, while Gao Zisheng was cleared and released.
• Lei Zhen, Lin Tiejun, and Lin Xiaolu visited Yue Xiaofei and condemned the investigation, while Yue resolved to uncover the truth and clear his father’s name.
• Gao Zisheng posted a taunting photo outside the police station, enraging Yue Xiaofei, Lei Zhen, and Lin Tiejun.
• Lei Zhen stopped Lin Tiejun from going to the Gao Family and revealed that Jiang Bichij was backing the family.

Yue Xiaofei learned that Jiang Bichij had powerful connections and watched Lin Tiejun and Lei Zhen leave to seek help in Longdu. Meanwhile, God of War Zhao Shanhe prepared to capture the Wolf Country Capital while remembering Yue Changlong, and a messenger reported that people at home were searching for Zhao Mengsheng.

• Lin Tiejun warned Yue Xiaofei that Jiang Bichij could influence officials and might have a backer in Longdu.
• Lin Tiejun resolved to go to Longdu to find Marshal Qin's descendants and prove Yue Qinhu's military rank, while Lei Zhen promised Yue Xiaofei support.
• Yue Xiaofei listened to news of Zhao Shanhe's imminent victory and wondered why the celebrated general always wore a mask.
• Zhao Shanhe looked at a group photo of Yue Changlong and Zhao Mengsheng, credited Yue Changlong for his achievements, and vowed to share the glory of victory with him.
• A messenger brought Zhao Shanhe news that people at home had begun searching online for Zhao Mengsheng.

Zhao Shanhe heard that someone was investigating the name he had used in the army, but dismissed it and ordered the capture of the Wolf Country Capital within three days. In Jiangcheng, Gao Zisheng planned to torment Yue Xiaofei at his mother’s grave after Pan Tiantian rejected him and Yue Xiaofei rebuffed her.

• Zhao Shanhe learned that a streamer’s live chat had prompted an inquiry into his old army name, then ordered his forces to take the Wolf Country Capital within three days.
• Gao Zisheng called Pan Tiantian and became furious when she said she did not want Yue Xiaofei to misunderstand their relationship.
• Pan Tiantian invited Yue Xiaofei to a class reunion, but he replied that he was busy and dismissed her attempt to get close to him.
• Blondie told Gao Zisheng that Yue Xiaofei’s mother was buried in Qingshan Cemetery’s Sin Mausoleum and that her death anniversary was three days away.
• Gao Zisheng decided to confront Yue Xiaofei at his mother’s grave and make him kowtow and admit he was wrong.

Yue Xiaofei set out to visit his late mother, Ye Qingmei, at Qingshan Cemetery, while Handong Province’s top officials arrived unexpectedly in Jiangcheng. Sha Zhenjiang told Jiangcheng’s leaders that they had come to visit someone they owed a great deal to, leaving the identity of that person unknown.

• Yue Xiaofei packed his mother’s photograph and chrysanthemums, remembered her death while treating children during the outbreak, and left to visit her grave.
• Gao Tianxiong ordered his driver to stop and reverse when he saw a Coaster with emergency lights approaching the expressway cordon.
• Gao Tianxiong and his driver recognized the five Red Flag Limousines with Handong Province’s highest official license plates and realized provincial leaders were arriving.
• Xiao Zhang informed Li Dakang that Sha Zhenjiang and Handong Province’s top officials had come to Jiangcheng without warning, so Li Dakang hurried to the expressway exit with the municipal leadership.
• Sha Zhenjiang told Li Dakang that the officials had come to visit someone they owed a great deal to.

Yue Xiaofei found his mother Ye Qingmei’s grave in the cemetery’s filthy West District and mourned the disgrace done to her. When Gao Zisheng arrived with thugs and threatened to desecrate the grave, the cemetery director rushed in to warn that an important guest was coming.

• Yue Xiaofei learned that Ye Qingmei’s grave had been moved to the West District and found it defaced among neglected graves.
• Yue Xiaofei cleaned around his mother’s headstone, remembered her sacrifice, and vowed to clear the Yue Family’s name.
• Gao Zisheng arrived with dozens of thugs, insulted Ye Qingmei, and was punched by Yue Xiaofei.
• Gao Zisheng ordered the thugs to dig up Ye Qingmei’s grave and demanded that Yue Xiaofei kneel, while a signal jammer prevented him from calling for help.
• The cemetery director hurried in and told Gao Zisheng to stop because an important guest was coming, after Secretary Li called to prepare the area.

Yue Xiaofei feared the Handong officials had come to condemn his mother, Ye Qingmei, but Secretary Sha Zhenjiang revealed they had come to honor her. Sha declared that Ye Qingmei was a hero who saved millions of people in Handong.

• Gao Zisheng paused his threats against Yue Xiaofei after learning that Secretary Li had ordered the mausoleum staff to treat an important visitor well.
• Sha Zhenjiang and other Handong officials arrived at the Sin Mausoleum in a motorcade and searched for Ye Qingmei’s tomb.
• After a secretary found the tomb, Gao Zisheng claimed Ye Qingmei had caused an illness and boasted that he planned to dig up her grave.
• Yue Xiaofei knelt before Sha Zhenjiang and begged him to spare his mother’s grave, and Sha lifted him up and asked if he was Ye Qingmei’s son.
• Sha Zhenjiang rebuked Gao Zisheng and declared that Ye Qingmei was not a sinner but a great hero who had saved millions of people in Handong.

Sha Zhenjiang revealed that Ye Qingmei had died after developing a treatment that saved millions during Handong’s outbreak, and Yue Xiaofei mourned his mother before asking why her grave had been moved to the Sin Mausoleum. Sha Zhenjiang blamed Jiangcheng’s officials, and after Li Dakang arrived and promised an investigation, Yue Xiaofei stopped Gao Zisheng from slipping away.

• Sha Zhenjiang told Yue Xiaofei that Ye Qingmei had volunteered to treat Handong’s sick children, discovered a treatment that saved millions, and died after contracting the disease.
• Yue Xiaofei wept at his mother’s headstone, and Sha Zhenjiang and the Handong leaders vowed to honor Ye Qingmei and clear her name.
• Yue Xiaofei asked why Ye Qingmei’s grave had been moved to the Sin Mausoleum, and Sha Zhenjiang angrily declared that someone must be responsible for desecrating it.
• Li Dakang arrived, promised to investigate, and ordered the Civil Affairs Bureau to bring the Qingshan Cemetery official to the Sin Mausoleum.
• Gao Zisheng tried to sneak away, but Yue Xiaofei stopped him, and Sha Zhenjiang warned that anyone who bullied Yue Xiaofei would make an enemy of all Handong.

Sha Zhenjiang intervened after Gao Zisheng tried to desecrate Yue Xiaofei’s mother’s grave, ordered an investigation into Gao’s past crimes, and had Gao arrested. Yue refused Sha’s offer to move Ye Qingmei’s remains to Handong, and Sha prepared to carry her coffin himself.

• Gao Zisheng fell into dog shit, begged Yue Xiaofei for mercy, and secretly vowed revenge.
• Yue told Sha Zhenjiang how Gao had tried to steal his exam results and bully his grandfather, and how Principal Li had taken the blame while Gao was released.
• Sha rebuked Li Dakang and ordered him to investigate, while Yue told Gao he would be arrested.
• Gao’s friends revealed his other misdeeds, Sha ordered his men to arrest the group, and Gao Tianxiong disowned his son after learning he had offended Sha.
• Sha proposed moving Ye Qingmei’s remains to the Hall of Heroes, but Yue asked that she remain in Jiangcheng, so Sha agreed to carry her coffin himself.

Sha Zhenjiang and Handong officials honored Ye Qingmei with a new burial, a twenty-one-gun salute, and a promise to pursue justice after discovering that Yang Guohua had moved her grave to secure benefits for his daughter, Yang Jiaojiao. After learning Yang Jiaojiao had also taken Yue Xiaofei’s financial aid and his mother’s death benefits, Sha Zhenjiang took Yue Xiaofei to confront her at a celebration banquet.

• Sha Zhenjiang and five senior officials carried Ye Qingmei’s coffin to her new grave, where Sha promised to honor her memory and protect Yue Xiaofei.
• Sha ordered a twenty-one-gun salute, and the cemetery manager confessed that Yang Guohua had paid him to move Ye Qingmei’s grave so Yang Jiaojiao could claim a martyr’s child bonus.
• Yue Xiaofei revealed that Yang Jiaojiao had repeatedly received financial aid meant for poor students, and Gao Zisheng showed them her social media posts flaunting luxury purchases.
• Yue Xiaofei found a post in which Yang Jiaojiao celebrated using his mother’s death benefits to buy an expensive Cartier bracelet, prompting Sha Zhenjiang to vow to investigate and punish those responsible.
• After Yang Jiaojiao posted her admission to Longdu Film Academy and invited people to her banquet, Sha Zhenjiang took Yue Xiaofei to the Jiangcheng Pearl Hotel and ordered Li Dakang to investigate the Gao Family.