Chapter Summaries

Long Qianshan approved an honorary Major General rank for eighteen-year-old Yue Xiaofei, citing his extraordinary service to the Dragon Kingdom. He imposed restrictions to protect Yue Xiaofei and preserve his role in Bureau 7’s [Reverse Scale] squad.

• Long Qianshan argued that Yue Xiaofei’s patriotism, strength, and achievements made him an invaluable talent in a changing world.
• Long Qianshan approved granting Yue Xiaofei the rank of Major General, shocking the assembled generals.
• Li Weiguo reconsidered his objections as Yue Xiaofei’s feats—including confronting [Skull and Bones] and protecting civilians at Modu Port—overwhelmed his concerns.
• Long Qianshan ruled that the promotion would remain secret and that Yue Xiaofei would have no command over troops.
• Long Qianshan kept Yue Xiaofei’s public identity as a member of Bureau 7’s [Reverse Scale] squad, allowing him to invoke his rank only for military resources or special diplomatic occasions.

Key plot points and events

• Marshal Long Qianshan’s restrictions on Yue Xiaofei receive unanimous approval from the generals, who recognize them as safeguards that let Yue focus on fighting and becoming stronger.
• Long shifts the meeting to the 800 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Modu as the Suicide Squad. The generals remember how they sacrificed themselves to buy time for the main force and evacuate civilians.
• Long honors the unit as the Modu Eight Hundred Company, granting it collective First-Class Merit and the title of National Combat Hero. Their portrait will be displayed across military halls, and a formation will march in their honor at the next military parade.
• He also orders that the 137 fallen soldiers be declared martyrs, with substantial compensation for their families. The 663 survivors and their families receive lifelong benefits, including healthcare, housing, education support, and assistance in hardship. Long insists that no benefit be withheld.

Character developments

• Long Qianshan emerges as both a decisive commander and a compassionate leader. He recognizes the soldiers’ sacrifice and makes their recognition and families’ security a matter of national responsibility.
• Zhao Mengsheng is deeply affected by memories of the young soldiers and weeps as he hears the honors announced.
• The generals move from solemn grief to unanimous respect for Long’s decisions, affirming the honors as deserved.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and remembrance: The chapter insists that heroes’ deeds and names must not be forgotten, even if they were ordinary soldiers whose actions never made history on their own.
• National responsibility: The country owes practical, lifelong care to soldiers and their families, not merely public praise.
• Collective courage: The 800 soldiers’ sacrifice helped protect Modu’s civilians and enabled the military response.

Character interactions

• The generals first unite in support of Long’s decision concerning Yue Xiaofei, then share a solemn response as he raises the fate of the Suicide Squad.
• Long addresses the generals directly, turning their grief into formal recognition and concrete commitments to the fallen soldiers, survivors, and their families.

Lu Zhenhua returned to Modu after more than sixty years abroad and reunited with his granddaughter Lu Qingxue and grandnephew Yue Xiaofei. As he shared memories of his sister Lu Lanxin, he learned that Yue Qinhu was still alive.

• Officers in the conference room saluted the old Marshal after his words left them in a deathly hush.
• Lu Zhenhua arrived at Bureau 7's Modu branch, where Lu Qingxue and the [Reverse Scale] squad waited for him.
• Lu Zhenhua embraced Yue Xiaofei, recognized his resemblance to Lu Lanxin, and wept as he breathed in the soil of home.
• In the lounge, Lu Zhenhua told Yue Xiaofei how Lu Lanxin had supported the front lines and stayed behind to aid the war effort.
• Yue Xiaofei told Lu Zhenhua that Yue Qinhu was living under an assumed name in Jiangcheng, and Lu Zhenhua reacted in shock.

Lu Zhenhua resolved to visit Yue Xiaofei’s grandfather despite his dementia, but the reunion was interrupted when Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce arrived to announce Yue Xiaofei’s promotion. Yue Xiaofei was named an eighteen-year-old major general and struggled to believe the order.

• Lu Zhenhua told Yue Xiaofei that he and his grandfather had trusted each other on the battlefield, then insisted on visiting him even if he was no longer recognized.
• Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce arrived at the branch compound with honor guards and summoned Yue Xiaofei to receive a commendation and military rank.
• Zhao Mengsheng read an order approved by Marshal Long Qianshan awarding Yue Xiaofei the rank of major general for his service in Eastern Japan and the Battle of Shanghai.
• The assembled squad members and Lu Zhenhua were stunned by Yue Xiaofei’s promotion, and Yue Xiaofei questioned whether Zhao Mengsheng was joking.
• Zhao Mengsheng told Yue Xiaofei that the order was serious and that Marshal Long Qianshan had approved his special promotion.

Key plot points and events

• Zhao Mengsheng presents Yue Xiaofei with a General’s Dress Uniform bearing the Major General’s gold-star insignia. Yue, stunned by how far he has come from his life as an ordinary student, goes to change.
• His comrades joke excitedly about his new rank, while Lu Zhenhua reflects on the Yue family’s legacy.
• Yue emerges in uniform, visibly transformed by his bearing and the First-Class Merit medal. Zhao personally places the insignia on his shoulders, and Yue salutes Zhao and Xiao Tian Ce; they return it, acknowledging him as a fellow officer.
• Zhao explains that the rank is an honor, not a source of authority: Yue has no troops under his command and must keep his rank private while he grows. Xiao stresses that the gold star recognizes past service but marks the beginning of Yue’s future.
• Yue accepts their guidance and asks to visit the Eight Hundred Heroes killed in battle and personally inform their families that their loved ones died as heroes.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei moves from disbelief at his sudden promotion to a clear sense of its responsibility. His first concern after receiving the honor is for his fallen comrades and their families.
• Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce show pride in Yue while offering protective, practical guidance rather than simply celebrating his rank.
• Lu Zhenhua sees Yue’s achievement as the continuation of the Yue family’s legacy.
• Yue’s comrades express affection and pride through teasing, lightening the solemn ceremony.

Significant themes

• Honor carries responsibility: The gold star is not a prize or license to wield power, but recognition that brings obligations.
• Legacy and service: Yue’s promotion connects him to his family’s history of serving the country.
• Humility and restraint: Yue is warned not to seek attention or misuse his rank.
• Remembering the fallen: The chapter’s emotional climax shifts from Yue’s achievement to honoring those who gave their lives and comforting their families.

Character interactions

• Zhao presents the uniform, helps straighten Yue’s collar, and places the insignia on him.
• Yue and the two senior officers exchange a formal salute, marking a new relationship as fellow officers while retaining their personal bonds.
• Zhao and Xiao advise Yue with pride and concern.
• Yue responds by asking to meet the bereaved families, directing the celebration toward remembrance and gratitude.

Plot points and events

• After receiving the Highest Honor, Yue Xiaofei asks that the names and families of the 137 fallen soldiers be identified so he can honor them. Zhao Mengsheng agrees and orders the information compiled; Xiao Tian Ce silently approves.
• Later that night, Yue and Reverse Scale review the official casualty report for the Battle of Shanghai. The Eight Hundred Heroes suffered 137 deaths, 426 serious injuries, and 237 light injuries.
• The death toll overwhelms Yue, who feels guilty that he cannot remember every fallen soldier. He steadies himself, begins reading the names, and calls the family of the first casualty, Wei Dayong, to deliver the news. The chapter ends as Wei’s mother answers.

Character developments

• Yue’s victory brings no sense of celebration: he shows humility and a strong sense of duty toward his dead comrades and their families. His grief and guilt give way to resolve as he begins contacting relatives himself.
• Zhao recognizes Yue’s character and supports his request. Xiao Tian Ce’s approval reinforces Yue’s image as an exemplary soldier.
• Han Duoduo and Reverse Scale set aside their usual banter to help verify the records and share the weight of the losses.

Significant themes

• The human cost of victory: Military honors coexist with devastating loss.
• Memory and responsibility: The fallen must be remembered as people, not reduced to a statistic.
• Sacrifice and grief: Wei Dayong died protecting his comrades, while his family remains unaware of his death.
• Duty beyond the battlefield: Yue takes responsibility for telling the families, even though it may be more painful than combat.

Character interactions

• Yue’s request prompts Zhao to act and earns Xiao’s wordless respect.
• Han reports the final casualty figures to Yue, while Wild Chicken tries—but cannot find words—to comfort him.
• Yue recalls his promise to Wei Dayong and then places a difficult call to Wei’s mother.

Key events

• Yue Xiaofei calls Wei Dayong’s mother to tell her that Dayong has died on a classified mission. He struggles to speak, while she grows increasingly worried and guesses the truth before he can say it.
• After he confirms Dayong was killed fighting an invading enemy to protect his comrades, his mother breaks down in grief. Yue stays on the line and lets her mourn.
• Once her sobs ease, Yue tells her Dayong held off an enemy alone, saving others with his life. He says the nation has posthumously named him a martyr and promises the unit will support her and bring Dayong home.
• His mother says she wants neither honors nor assistance. She only wants to know whether Dayong was brave and made the army proud.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei is overwhelmed by grief and guilt, but forces himself to deliver the news and honor Dayong’s sacrifice. He offers the family support while keeping his voice steady for the mother’s sake.
• Dayong’s mother is loving and proud of her son, and her concern quickly turns to dread. Even in devastation, she focuses on whether he fulfilled his duty.
• Reverse Scale’s members share the loss: Han Duoduo runs out to cry, while Wild Chicken and Jin Dapao struggle to contain their grief. Their silent reactions show how deeply Dayong’s death affects his comrades.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and duty: Dayong gives his life to protect his fellow soldiers.
• Grief and compassion: Yue’s painful call, the mother’s mourning, and the unit’s shared sorrow reveal the human cost of service.
• Honor and family pride: The mother’s only question is whether her son fought bravely, suggesting that his courage matters more to her than official recognition or material support.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei begins notifying the families of the 137 soldiers killed in battle, knowing each call will bring devastating news.
• Wei Dayong’s mother asks only whether her son died bravely. Yue assures her that Wei was fearless and honored his uniform; she finds some comfort in this and ends the call.
• Yue next informs Zhang Shouyi’s father that the nineteen-year-old radio operator died while using his body to keep communications working and guide friendly fire. His father asks that his son’s belongings—and especially a photograph of his late mother—be returned. Yue promises they will be.
• The Reverse Scale team listens in grief. Wild Chicken strikes a wall in anger, while Han Duoduo repeatedly wipes away tears.
• Yue moves on to the third call. Li Jun, a sergeant who died covering his squad’s retreat, had been married only three months. His wife answers cheerfully, expecting a surprise from him, before Yue can deliver the news.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei forces himself to remain steady and compassionate, even as each conversation deepens his grief. He sees the calls as a painful duty he must continue.
• Wei Dayong’s mother shows quiet resilience, focused above all on whether her son acted bravely.
• Zhang Shouyi’s father masks his grief with restraint, but his request for his son’s keepsake reveals his profound attachment and loneliness.
• The Reverse Scale members share Yue’s sorrow, though their reactions differ: anger from Wild Chicken, tears from Han Duoduo, and subdued grief from the others.
• Li Jun’s wife is introduced in a moment of innocent anticipation, unaware that her newlywed husband has died.

Significant themes

• The human cost of war: Every casualty is tied to a family, a memory, and a future cut short.
• Duty and sacrifice: The soldiers’ deaths are presented as acts of courage in service to their comrades and mission.
• Grief and restraint: Family members express sorrow differently—through a mother’s broken words, a father’s controlled silence, and an unanswered expectation of happy news.
• The burden of bearing bad news: Yue must carry the emotional weight of repeatedly ending families’ hopes while maintaining composure.

Character interactions

• Yue comforts Wei Dayong’s mother by affirming her son’s bravery.
• He responds to Zhang Shouyi’s father with respect and promises to return the soldier’s belongings.
• The Reverse Scale team silently supports Yue, visibly affected by his work.
• Yue begins speaking with Li Jun’s wife, whose excitement sharply contrasts with the tragic news he is about to deliver.

Yue Xiaofei informed the families of fallen soldiers Li Jun and Dai Zhenguo, hearing their grief and learning of the Dai Family’s long history of sacrifice. He then called another soldier’s family and told the young sister that her brother had died, leaving her in anguish.

• Yue Xiaofei told Li Jun’s fiancée that Li Jun had been killed, and she broke down over their unfulfilled plans.
• Yue Xiaofei called Dai Zhenguo’s elderly father and informed him of his son’s death.
• Dai Zhenguo’s father recounted how fifty-four members of the Dai Family had died fighting the Japanese invaders and asked Yue Xiaofei to bring back Zhenguo’s bloodstained uniform.
• Yue Xiaofei promised to return Zhenguo’s uniform and was moved to tears by the old man’s words.
• Yue Xiaofei called another fallen soldier’s family, and the soldier’s young sister protested that her brother had promised to teach her to ride a bike and had bought her a schoolbag.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei spends the night calling the families of fallen Reverse Scale team members to tell them their loved ones have died.
• The calls are emotionally devastating: a younger sister calls him a liar, and a young mother is left speechless after hearing that her husband is gone.
• Though overwhelmed by grief, Yue completes all 136 calls, insisting it is his duty to inform each family personally and honor the dead.
• The final file is for Captain Chen Ze, a gifted military researcher who died fighting a Transcendent after choosing to help delay the enemy rather than evacuate.
• Chen Ze’s father is dead, his mother is paralyzed, and his younger sister Chen Nian is still in high school. When no one answers the listed number, Yue grows anxious.
• On the third attempt, someone finally picks up and whispers, “Brother… Is that you? Brother! I’m so scared…” The chapter ends before Yue can respond.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei remains composed and steadfast despite physical exhaustion, a hoarse voice, and mounting grief. His resolve to personally contact every family shows the weight he feels as a leader.
• Han Duoduo, Wild Chicken, and Jin Dapao are deeply affected by the calls. Their different reactions—crying, withdrawing, and silently clenching their fists—reveal how the losses have broken through their usual defenses.
• Chen Ze is introduced through his sacrifice and family circumstances: he was a capable researcher who chose to risk his life for the larger force, while carrying heavy responsibilities at home.
• Chen Nian is heard for the first time, frightened and seemingly mistaking Yue for her missing brother.

Significant themes

• The personal cost of heroism: Every fallen soldier leaves loved ones facing grief and practical hardship.
• Duty and remembrance: Yue’s insistence on completing every call reflects his belief that the dead and their families deserve personal acknowledgment.
• Sacrifice and responsibility: Chen Ze’s choice to stay and fight mirrors the burdens he carried for his family.
• Grief shared across a unit: The teammates’ silent, varied suffering shows that loss affects the whole team, not only the bereaved families.

Character interactions

• Yue listens to grieving relatives without rushing them or avoiding the truth, while the other team members quietly endure the calls alongside him.
• Han Duoduo offers Yue water and urges him to rest, but he refuses until the final call is made.
• The team discusses why Chen Nian has not answered, and their growing concern heightens the tension before she finally picks up and cries out for her brother.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei calls a number connected to Chen Ze and is answered by Chen Ze’s sister, Chen Nian, who mistakes him for her brother.
• Rather than reveal that Chen Ze is dead, Yue pretends to be him so he can keep Chen Nian calm and learn what has happened.
• Chen Nian says people forcibly demolished her family’s home, beat her disabled mother and injured her leg, then abducted Chen Nian and locked her in a dark room. She overheard that they intend to remove her corneas for a transplant.
• Yue promises to rescue her, but the abductors catch her using the phone and the call is cut off before she can provide a precise location.
• Furious but focused, Yue orders Han Duoduo to find Chen Nian. Han traces the phone signal to the outskirts of Willow Town, Jinling, and begins searching surveillance feeds and vehicle records for her captors.
• Jin Dapao and Wild Chicken pledge to join the rescue, invoking Chen Ze’s service and their bond with him.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei suppresses his grief and rage to reassure Chen Nian, then takes command of the search. His protective resolve is driven by guilt and loyalty to the dead Chen Ze.
• Chen Nian is terrified and desperate, but her call gives Yue the chance to locate her. She clings to the belief that her brother can save her.
• Han Duoduo drops her playful persona and becomes a disciplined, highly capable hacker, rapidly tracing Chen Nian’s last signal and accessing local surveillance systems.
• Jin Dapao and Wild Chicken respond with anger and solidarity, treating Chen Ze’s family as their own and offering to fight alongside Yue.
• The interrupted call heightens the urgency: the group must find Chen Nian before the planned operation.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and chosen family: Chen Ze’s comrades rally to protect his sister as they would their own.
• Protection and sacrifice: Yue steps into Chen Ze’s role to preserve Chen Nian’s hope and save her.
• Abuse of power and injustice: The forced demolition, assault, abduction, and planned organ removal expose extreme exploitation.
• Rage tempered by responsibility: Yue’s fury is immense, but he stays controlled because Chen Nian depends on him.

Yue Xiaofei and the Reverse Scale squad found Chen Nian at a warehouse where a notorious organ-transplant doctor was preparing to operate, but Bureau 7 Chief Zhang Beihai tried to stop them from deploying soldiers. The chapter ended with Yue Xiaofei demanding to know whether Zhang would take responsibility if police procedures delayed the rescue until Chen Nian lost her eyes.

• Han Duoduo located Chen Nian at an abandoned warehouse in Jinling and identified the arriving doctor as the underground black market’s notorious “Butcher.”
• Yue Xiaofei ordered the Reverse Scale squad to move out to rescue Chen Nian.
• Two hundred and thirty-one combat-capable survivors of the Modu Eight Hundred Company assembled and requested permission to fight.
• Zhang Beihai arrived and urged Yue Xiaofei to leave the rescue to local police, warning that deploying soldiers would violate regulations.
• Yue Xiaofei challenged Zhang Beihai, arguing that normal procedures could take so long that Chen Nian would lose her eyes before help arrived.

Yue Xiaofei rallied 231 soldiers to go to Jinling and rescue Chen Ze’s sister, while Lu Zhenhua publicly backed him. Zhang Beihai hesitated over the consequences until Marshal Long Qianshan’s secretary relayed permission to let them go and a promise to take responsibility.

• Yue Xiaofei challenged Zhang Beihai over the rules preventing him from rescuing Chen Ze’s sister and asked the soldiers to join him in going to Jinling.
• The 231 soldiers pledged to follow Yue Xiaofei, and Zhang Beihai realized he could not stop them.
• Lu Zhenhua emerged with Lu Qingxue, condemned the rules being used to restrain the soldiers, and told Yue Xiaofei to go.
• Zhang Beihai received a call from Long Qianshan’s secretary, who said Marshal Long had ordered him to let Yue Xiaofei go and promised to hold up the sky if it fell.

Zhang Beihai backed Yue Xiaofei’s rescue mission after speaking with Long Qianshan, and two forces set out for Jinling. Han Duoduo then learned the kidnappers’ surgeon had arrived, while the thugs at the warehouse prepared to remove Chen Nian’s corneas and kill her and her mother.

• Long Qianshan told Zhang Beihai he would take responsibility, prompting Zhang to pledge Bureau 7’s full support for Yue Xiaofei.
• Yue Xiaofei ordered the Reverse Scale squad to fly ahead while Jin Dapao led more than two hundred soldiers by road toward Jinling.
• Han Duoduo intercepted the warehouse’s communications and warned Yue Xiaofei that the doctor had arrived and surgical instruments were being prepared.
• Yue Xiaofei ordered the helicopter pilot to fly faster as the aircraft raced toward Jinling.
• At the abandoned warehouse, the thugs discussed taking Chen Nian’s corneas for Miss Yang and killing Chen Nian and her mother.

Chen Nian faced having her eyes removed while Yue Xiaofei raced to rescue her by jumping from a military helicopter. The chapter ended as a deafening crash shook the warehouse just before the doctor could inject her.

• Chen Nian remembered how Yang Yuanyuan and the Yang Family had ruined her home and threatened her and her mother, while she lay bound awaiting the doctor's surgery.
• Han Duoduo warned Yue Xiaofei that the doctor had entered Chen Nian's room and there was no time to land the helicopter and reach the warehouse.
• Yue Xiaofei leaped from the helicopter at 110 meters, telling the Reverse Scale squad that descending would take only three seconds.
• The doctor approached Chen Nian with a syringe, and she closed her eyes in despair as the needle neared her eye.
• A deafening crash sounded overhead and shook the warehouse before the doctor could inject Chen Nian.

Plot points and events

• A loud crash tears through the warehouse roof, and Yue Xiaofei drops into the room, landing amid falling rubble.
• Chen Nian, injured and terrified, recognizes him as the person who may have come to save her.
• The gang members attack Yue Xiaofei. He ignores them at first and tells Chen Nian to close her eyes and count backward from ten.
• As she counts, he swiftly and brutally incapacitates every thug. By the time she reaches one, none remain standing.
• Yue tells Chen Nian she can open her eyes.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei appears calm and controlled despite the violent situation. His gentle reassurance to Chen contrasts with the overwhelming force he uses against her attackers.
• Chen Nian begins in terror and disbelief, but chooses to trust Yue. Following his countdown gives her a small measure of control during the rescue.
• The thugs, initially confident and aggressive, are quickly reduced to helplessness.

Significant themes

• Rescue and protection: Yue’s dramatic arrival interrupts Chen’s assault and centers the scene on her safety.
• Trust amid fear: Chen follows Yue’s instructions despite not understanding them.
• Power and justice: The gang’s apparent dominance collapses when they confront Yue, whose violence is presented as a response to their abuse.

Character interactions

• Yue speaks directly and gently to Chen, asking her to close her eyes and count down so she will not have to watch the fight.
• Chen responds by counting aloud and placing her trust in him.
• Yue gives the attackers no attention until he moves to stop them; their threats and weapons prove ineffective.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei defeats the gang who were holding Chen Nian captive, leaving them badly injured. He also breaks both hands of the black-market doctor known as the Butcher after the doctor begs for mercy and blames Yang Tianhao.
• Yue frees Chen Nian, whose wrists and ankles have been cut by the tight ropes, and gently covers her with his own General’s uniform.
• He tells her he is her brother Chen Ze’s comrade—the man she spoke to on the phone—and says Chen Ze cannot return yet. Yue conceals that Chen Ze has died, believing Chen Nian is too fragile to hear the news immediately.
• Chen Nian recognizes Yue’s general’s star and breaks down in his arms, overwhelmed by fear, relief, and worry for her brother.
• Han Duoduo, Wild Chicken, and the others arrive to find the fight already over. Han comforts Chen Nian with a lollipop and tells her that her mother is safe at the Jinling Army guesthouse and under medical care.
• Yue ties up the surviving thugs and demands to know where Yang Tianhao is. They claim not to know and warn that Yang has powerful connections. Yue refuses to be deterred and vows to make Yang and his backers pay for targeting a hero’s family.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei shifts from ruthless fighter to gentle protector: he punishes those who harmed Chen Nian, carefully frees and comforts her, and keeps Chen Ze’s death from her for now. His anger grows when he learns Yang Tianhao may be protected by powerful people.
• Chen Nian moves from terror and helplessness toward relief as Yue saves her and she learns her mother is safe. Still shaken, she finds comfort in Yue’s presence and breaks down crying against him.
• Han Duoduo shows a compassionate side as she reassures Chen Nian and shares the news about her mother.
• Wild Chicken and the team arrive ready to fight but are stunned by Yue’s speed and the aftermath.
• The thugs’ fear makes clear how overwhelming Yue’s skill and presence are, while their warnings establish Yang Tianhao’s influence as the next obstacle.

Significant themes

• Protection and loyalty: Yue acts on his bond with Chen Ze by safeguarding Chen’s family.
• Compassion alongside force: Yue is merciless toward the perpetrators but tender toward Chen Nian.
• Grief and concealed truth: Yue withholds Chen Ze’s death to spare Chen Nian while she is still in shock.
• Justice versus power: Yue’s vow to punish Yang and his backers sets up a confrontation with corruption and influence.

A military convoy entered Jinling City as authorities ordered a citywide hunt for Yang Tianhao and learned of the crimes against Chen Ze’s family. At the abandoned warehouse, Yue Xiaofei rallied 231 soldiers to seek justice, and Han Duoduo identified Yang Tianhao’s backer as Sun Xiaochuan.

• A military convoy rolled into Jinling City, and the police bureau chief ordered officers to cooperate with a secret mission and capture Yang Tianhao.
• Jin Dapao berated the Jinling police for failing to protect Chen Ze’s mother and younger sister, who had been held captive and abused.
• Two hundred and thirty-one soldiers arrived at the warehouse, where their bandaged sergeant reported to Yue Xiaofei.
• Yue Xiaofei told the soldiers Chen Ze’s family was safe and rallied them to seek justice against Yang Tianhao and his protector.
• Han Duoduo reported that Yang Tianhao was partying at the Golden Splendor club and named Sun Xiaochuan as the man backing him.

Yue Xiaofei sent soldiers to protect Chen Nian and her mother while moving with Han Duoduo and the Reverse Scale squad to confront Yang Tianhao at the Golden Splendor. He kicked down the club’s private-room door as Yang Tianhao threatened him, leaving their confrontation poised to begin.

• Yue Xiaofei ordered more than two hundred soldiers to guard Chen Nian and her mother and investigate Yang Tianhao’s businesses with Jin Dapao’s help.
• Yue Xiaofei brought Han Duoduo, Wild Chicken, Bai Bing, Ugly Ox, and Jade Rabbit to the Golden Splendor.
• Yang Tianhao sent his men a voice message demanding that they take Chen Nian’s corneas for his sister’s transplant.
• Yue Xiaofei kicked in the private-room door and confronted Yang Tianhao, who cursed at him and threatened to call his men.

Yue Xiaofei confronted Yang Tianhao over his abuse of Chen Ze’s family and presented evidence of his crimes. Yang Tianhao showed no remorse and continued to insult Chen Ze and his family, pushing Yue Xiaofei’s fury to its limit.

• Yue Xiaofei approached Yang Tianhao and revealed that he had served alongside Chen Nian’s brother, Chen Ze.
• Yang Tianhao mocked Chen Ze and dismissed Yue Xiaofei and his comrades as deserters.
• Yue Xiaofei threw Han Duoduo’s compiled evidence of Yang Tianhao’s crimes at him, leaving him shaken and protesting that it was slander.
• Yue Xiaofei condemned Yang Tianhao for abusing Chen Ze’s family and reminded him that Chen Ze had died protecting the country and its people.
• Yang Tianhao laughed, denied that Chen Ze’s sacrifice mattered to him, and boasted that the powerless deserved to be trampled.
• Yang Tianhao further insulted Chen Nian and her family, driving Yue Xiaofei’s anger to its peak.