That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1365 Do You Know Who We Are? (Paying Off Debts, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
When Li Ye was in college in his previous life, China was going through a special period.

How special is it exactly? Well, the old professor on stage would casually say things like, "My two nephews and nieces are both at Lighthouse," or "Several of my nephews have Lighthouse green cards," during his lectures.

What's even more problematic is that Li Ye didn't feel uncomfortable about it at the time, because in those days, "I'm a foreigner" was the ultimate boast that many people in Runzhou had on their lips.

When they uttered those words with their chins held high, it had an absolute crushing effect on many people in mainland China.

However, when Lu Zixue told Li Ye that he was a foreigner, Li Ye couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Because Li Ye knew that in a few years, the Chinese nationality would be the most difficult nationality to obtain in the world.

Moreover, Lu Zixue's "foreign identity" in some British islands is even more of a joke.

After he finished laughing, he asked lazily, "So what? So what if you're a foreigner?"

Lu Zixue was already furious when he heard Li Ye laugh, and seeing Li Ye's arrogance only made him angrier.

He turned and pointed at the embassy gate, shouting, "I'm a foreigner, so they have to treat me with respect. I'm a foreigner, so they can sue you and make you come here right away!"

"Ha~, that's just your imagination."

Li Ye chuckled softly, then asked, "Lu Zixue, do you know why everyone else from Keshi Company was unharmed when you were kidnapped a few days ago, but you were the only one kidnapped?"

Lu Zixue paused for a moment, then a look of pain appeared in his eyes.

Those unbearable scenes began to flood his mind again, making his head feel like it was about to explode.

Everyone else at Keshi Company is very wealthy, so why was I the only one kidnapped? And why did they look at my passport before the kidnapping?

Lu Zixue wasn't stupid, but now that things had come to this, he really didn't want to admit certain things. If he admitted them, what right would he have to protest here, and how could he possibly get compensation as a result of his misfortune?

His sister has been drained of all her money, and now he can only rely on himself.

But Li Ye continued to fan the flames: "Because you don't have a powerful country behind you, and you're not the same kind of people as those at Keshi Company."

After you're kidnapped, no one will help you, and no one will treat you like some superior foreigner. Only your family will care about you; you'll be seen as a useless piece of trash who only drags your family down.

The veins on Lu Zixue's forehead throbbed as he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, who's the trash?"

Li Ye said calmly, "A person who never helps others and only waits for others to help them is a good-for-nothing."

Lu Zixue's breath hitched, and his thoughts became even more chaotic.

He carefully recalled the past, hoping to find memories of helping others, but all he could think of were evidence of receiving help from others.

Li Ye waited quietly for half a minute, but still didn't receive a reply from Lu Zixue.

What on earth is this thing?!

He turned to look at Lu Jingyao and said calmly, "Now you see, he used his status as a foreigner to pressure me. As a citizen of this country, what are your thoughts?"

Lu Jingyao's already pale and bloodless face turned even paler, and her figure seemed to sway twice.

She walked past Li Ye, stood in front of Lu Zixue, and uttered a few words softly: "Go home, immediately."

"go home?"

Lu Zixue chuckled, then began to question Lu Jingyao: "Do I still have a home now? Jingqi can live in your house in Britain, Xiaoyan can live in your house in Pengcheng, and my son can live in your house. But I can't live in your house. Where do I have a home?"

"I only wanted British citizenship to borrow your house, but you refused to give it to me, so I had no choice but to become a dependent citizen. That's why I'm in such a predicament now. If I had been a native citizen, who would dare to kidnap me?"

Lu Zixue suddenly pointed his finger at Lu Jingyao's nose and shouted maniacally, "You always say you're doing this for my own good, but you've only ever thought about yourself. You never care about anyone else!"

"Are you satisfied now? My legs were broken, my face was disfigured, and now you want me to go home? What right do you have?"

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Lu Jingyao stared at Lu Zixue in disbelief, her whole body trembling violently.

She had given almost everything for Lu Zixue, but what did she get in return?
Seeing Lu Jingyao's expression, Lu Zixue became more and more agitated: "Back then, you wanted to repeat a year of high school, so you accepted Li Ye's betrothal gifts. After you got into university, you forced your father to break off the engagement. Actually, you were the one who always benefited from our help, but now that you're rich, you refuse to help me anymore."

"Bang~"

A crisp slap interrupted Lu Zixue's madness.

Lu Jingyao slapped Lu Zixue hard across the face, almost tripping and falling to the ground herself. She was truly exhausted these past few days.

Lu Jingqi and Gao Xiaoyan rushed over to help Lu Jingyao up, and then started yelling at Lu Zixue.

But Lu Jingyao shook her head helplessly: "Let's go. Even if he dies, we won't collect his body."

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The three women walked away supporting each other, while Lu Zixue, left behind, was dumbfounded.

Many people are like that; they are the harshest and most irritable towards those closest to them, but when the other person suddenly leaves, they feel empty and don't know how to win them back.

Even if he tried to win her back, it would be too late.

Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Jingyao and the others leave.

Actually, the problem of mainland students holding up signs to protest is not difficult to solve, provided that there are no mainlanders present.

Li Ye looked up at the end of the street and seemed to see Pavlov's smiling face.

In fact, Li Ye had just received a call from Pavlov before he arrived.

The other party asked with a hint of mockery, "I heard you've run into a little trouble. In light of our friendly cooperation, how about I give you a small gift?"

Li Ye calmly said, "If you want to continue to uphold our agreement, then don't be so crude."

"Don't worry, we won't use force this time."

Now, Li Ye wanted to know what exactly Pavlov meant by "not using force" this time.

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After Lu Jingyao and the others left, Lu Zixue had no way out, so he gritted his teeth and ran back to the embassy entrance to continue holding up the sign.

The two reporters bombarded Li Ye with questions, only to be shut down by his retort that he "didn't understand English," leaving them to sit back down on the street benches, lost in thought.

This time they misjudged the situation. What they thought would be big news turned out to be a trivial matter, like playing house, with no exciting news at all. If they hadn't only been there for a few days, they would have written a random article to take back and hand in.

However, none of the three of them noticed that a black minivan had quietly driven up from a distance.

Li Ye frowned, feeling that Pavlov's words were somewhat unreliable.

Sure enough, after the black van drove up to the two reporters, it suddenly stopped and then drove away a few seconds later.

But the two reporters had vanished without a trace.

Holy crap, are you trying to escalate this?

Those two reporters weren't ordinary citizens like Lu Zixue; otherwise, Lu Zixue wouldn't have been so confident.

However, to Li Ye's surprise, things didn't go as he expected.

After the two reporters were abducted and put into the car, they initially shouted and yelled, but when the other party took out a badge and waved it at them, the two immediately shut up, and beads of sweat dripped down their faces.

Do you know who we are?

"You know what to do now, right?"

"Understood, we know what to do."

The two reporters nodded hurriedly, behaving as obediently as possible.

Lu Zixue was too short-sighted to know the cruelty hidden in the darkness, but these reporters knew right from wrong.

Which of the two most notorious organizations during the Cold War was more infamous?

Regardless of which one, they are all eight times better than the Sixth Division where 007 is located.

Moreover, that was when the other party was restrained and disciplined. Now that Su'e has collapsed, these people are destitute. If you block their path to wealth, do you expect to have a good outcome?
Consider the background of Kosh Company. After being kidnapped, they ran away without looking back. If they were ordinary kidnappers, wouldn't they have retaliated?
A journalist is only an uncrowned king when people reason with you; when they don't, how you write is not up to you.

(End of this chapter)