In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

Cheng Du was also arrested, but he remained stubborn and refused to say a word. However, it didn't matter whether he spoke or not, since Hou Liangping's confession already included many names! He was already the third-ranked scholar, so the top scholar must be Zhao Ruilong!

Xiao Gangyu was the same; when Lü Liang found him, he was still talking like a child!

"Oh, Li Kangjian, I know we sometimes go a bit overboard at work, that's normal! I'll just treat him to a meal and apologize, isn't that enough? We're all comrades!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Liang couldn't help but shake his head. How did Xiao Gangyu manage to become the Chief Prosecutor of Jingzhou City? To say such things!

"Hey Lao Xiao, how long are you going to keep dreaming this big? Is this a matter of apologizing? This is a life-or-death struggle! Take him away!"

Lü Liang sneered twice and walked out. Xiao Gangyu wanted to say something, but Lü Liang didn't want to listen anymore. He didn't want to talk to this political idiot! Too stupid!

Although Xiao Gangyu was arrested, he only served a few years in prison and was released as a good man. The reason was simple: he also had dirt on some people. He thought that if he didn't say anything, he could live a happy life with the dirt on these people when he got out. Little did he know that Hou Liangping had revealed all the dirt on him!

Hou Liangping stated!

"I'm not having an easy time, since I'm going to die anyway! Let's all suffer. Let's destroy! Let's all be destroyed!"

Meanwhile, Chen Yanshi finally couldn't hold on any longer. He was exhausted and his life was about to end. In addition, the Zheng family father and son ruined his reputation, and he learned the real culprit behind Chen Hai's accident. All the anger in his heart dissipated and he was completely gone!

Wang Fuzhen was trembling as she made phone calls to Sha Ruijin, Gao Yuliang, and the others!

Sha Ruijin was also quite saddened. Chen Yanshi was one of his adoptive fathers. Without them, he might just be a villager now! He was a grateful person, so he decided to personally arrange Chen Yanshi's funeral!

Gao Yuliang was also quite upset. To be honest, Chen Yanshi was the kind of official he aspired to be—incorruptible, proud, and just like him. Except for his lust for power, Gao Yuliang was almost identical to Chen Yanshi in every other way! The two could be described as having a mentor-student relationship as well as friendship!

If Sha Ruijin hadn't come to Handong, Gao Yuliang might have been the one to handle Chen Yanshi's funeral, and there probably wouldn't have been so many people. The reason is simple: apart from Gao Yuliang, who else would treat Chen Yanshi like a human being?

If Sha Ruijin hadn't come, the first person who wouldn't have come would have been Zhao Zhongxin; Sha Ruijin practically sent him a funeral invitation! One has to give the top leader some face.

Li Kangjian also came because of Zhao Zhongxin, and he brought Zhong Xiaoai with him. Zhong Xiaoai didn't want to come at first, but Chen Yanshi had some connections with her elders, so she couldn't not come! If she weren't in Handong, she wouldn't have to come, but it wouldn't be appropriate for her not to come since she was in Handong!

Apart from Zhao Zhongxin, everyone else present looked grief-stricken, some genuinely so, some feigning it, especially Li Dakang, who had a serious and awe-inspiring expression and sighed from time to time, as if he had lost his father!

And then there's Tian Guofu, damn it, Zhao Zhongxin gets so angry just looking at him, he's practically begging to be hit with a funeral stick! Who's he trying to fool?

Sha Ruijin said, "Of course it's a show for me! Why would I put it on for you, Zhao Zhongxin? Even if I did it for you, you wouldn't take him as a henchman!"

"Brother Xin, long time no see! Thank you for coming!"

Zhao Zhongxin was sitting on a stool, smoking and watching Sha Ruijin's speech, when a familiar female voice came from behind him. Zhao Zhongxin looked up and saw Chen Yang!

"Chen Yang, it's been so long! You've lost so much weight!"

Zhao Zhongxin stubbed out his cigarette and stood up. Chen Yang looked almost exactly the same as she did in college, only a little thinner and with longer hair! Then Zhao Zhongxin looked at the man beside her and a teenage girl!

"Who is this?"

"Brother Xin, this is my husband, Zheng Yanghao. This is my daughter, Zheng Jiazhi. Old Zheng, this is my college classmate, Zhao Zhongxin. Brother Xin, Jiazhi, quickly call him Uncle!"

"Hello, Uncle Zhao!"

"Hello! Mr. Zhao!"

The two of them were taking care of Zhao Zhongxin, and Zhao Zhongxin nodded in agreement!

"Hello, Mr. Zheng!"

"Hi, Zhizhi! Today, um, tomorrow, I'd like to treat the three of you to dinner!"

Zhao Zhongxin said with a smile! Chen Yang shook his head and said!

"No need, Brother Xin, we have to go back to Beijing tomorrow morning. Let's have dinner another time, it'll be on me!"

"Okay! It's almost the end of the year, and I'm going back to Beijing for the New Year. We'll talk then. You haven't changed your phone number, have you?"

Zhao Zhongxin also knew that Chen Yang and his wife were not in charge of anything at their workplace, and it was already difficult for them to get even a few days off!

"Okay! We'll arrange it another time! Brother Xin, I want to know, Hou Liangping, he..."

"Don't worry, we at Handong will give Chen Hai an explanation!"

Upon hearing Zhao Zhongxin's words, Chen Yang nodded. Then, she, her husband, and daughter went to her mother's side.

After Sha Ruijin finished speaking, everyone applauded. Sha Ruijin then turned his head to look at Chen Yanshi's portrait.

In the name of the people—no, in the name of the downfall of the Zhao family clique and the rise of the Sha family clique! The Sha family clique settles its score and wins!

"Kang Jian, we've avenged Chen Hai. You should submit a report to return to Beijing; living apart from your family isn't a solution!"

Zhong Xiaoai whispered to Li Kangjian, who glanced at her, smiled, and said...

"Xiao Ai, you can transfer to Handong! That way we won't be separated anymore!"

Hearing Li Kangjian's words, Zhong Xiaoai was a little confused. What did he mean? Was he telling her to seduce him? Wasn't Beijing good enough? Why was she in Handong?

"No, we originally..."

Zhong Xiaoai wanted to say something more, but Li Kangjian interrupted her!

"Xiao Ai, are you really that naive or just pretending? Why would we go back to Beijing if we don't follow Brother Xin? What's Brother Xin's status now? And what's his father's status? We have to seize this opportunity!"

"What did you say? Follow Zhao Zhongxin? Are you crazy? Why would you follow him? Huh?"

Zhong Xiaoai thinks her husband has gone mad, wanting to be with Zhao Zhongxin. Again, she doesn't like Zhao Zhongxin! The childhood trauma is too much for her!

"How dare you! How dare you address Brother Xin by his full name? Don't you dare speak ill of him!"

Li Kangjian also learned from Zhao Donglai that the principle of "avoiding speaking ill of one's superiors" is indeed very useful! He paused for a moment and then added, "..."

"Xiao Ai, if I go to Beijing with you, the best I'll ever get is a ministerial-level position, and even that'll be a nominal one. But if I follow Brother Xin, do you know how big my future will be?"

At this point, Li Kangjian pointed at Sha Ruijin!

"If I hang out with Brother Xin, I'll at least become a Sha Ruijin! Don't you want your man to make something of himself?"

(Chapter 2 today!)