Special forces soldier demobilization: Starting from the county government compound, a meteoric rise

The night before Liu Ming was about to set off for the provincial capital to attend the training program for young and middle-aged cadres that would change his life.

An encrypted email with no sender and the subject line simply reading "A Message from an Old Friend" appeared silently in his little-known private email account.

Liu Ming raised an eyebrow slightly.

This email address was an internal encrypted mailbox he used while serving in "Dragon Fang," with an extremely high level of security. After his transfer to civilian work, it should have been permanently archived.

Who could possibly find this place, bypassing layers of firewalls?

With a hint of wariness and doubt, he opened the email.

There was no unnecessary fluff, just a few short lines.

[To my nephew Liu, it is as if I have met you in person upon receiving this letter.]

I am Chen Dong, Chen Xiaoqi's father.

I know you're a good kid. Xiao Qi is incredibly lucky to have a captain and a brother like you.

There are some things I wanted to keep to myself forever. But seeing what you've been up to lately in Ningzhou, I think it's time to let it all out.

[Regarding the death of your father, Liu Jianguo.]

That wasn't depression, nor was it an accident.

It was murder.

"boom--!!!"

The short line of words exploded in Liu Ming's mind like a thunderclap from the heavens!

His body trembled violently, and a monstrous storm surged within his usually calm eyes!

murder?

He stared intently at the two glaring blood-red characters on the screen, feeling as if his heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, making it difficult to even breathe!

Although he always had doubts about the cause of his father's death.

But he never expected this!

The truth is so... cruel!

He suppressed the overwhelming rage and murderous intent surging within him, and with trembling fingers, continued reading.

Your father was too upright and inflexible back then.

While overseeing the province's economic restructuring at the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, he inadvertently discovered a shocking secret involving certain "big shots" in the province.

He originally intended to report the matter to the Central Inspection Team.

Unfortunately, before he could even make a move, someone... struck first.

They fabricated medical records for your father's depression, creating the illusion that he "committed suicide by jumping off a building." Afterwards, everyone who knew about it was either transferred, silenced, or... simply vanished.

As for me, back then, I was just a lowly driver for the provincial party committee. Because I overheard some things I shouldn't have heard, I was forced to retire early due to illness and return to my hometown.

For years, I've lived in fear, afraid to speak out.

Until I saw you.

I see the shadow of your father in you. The same stubbornness, the same...fearlessness of power.

I know that only you can seek justice for your father.

At the end of the email was an encrypted compressed file.

Here are some things I risked my life to retrieve from your father's office years ago.

[Perhaps this will be helpful to you.]

Nephew, you've grown up, but the road ahead is a hundred times more treacherous than you can imagine.

Remember, be careful in everything you do.

Do not reply.

……

Liu Ming fell silent.

He sat quietly in the darkness, the only light from the computer screen illuminating his face, which betrayed no emotion.

a long time.

He slowly reached out and opened the encrypted compressed file.

The password is my father's birthday.

There is only one file in the compressed file.

It was a handwritten diary, scanned with exceptional clarity.

The diary contained only a few pages.

The handwriting was messy and filled with suppressed anger.

[...October 12th, cloudy.]

The waters of Ningzhou are even muddier than I imagined. Luo Binwang, that local tyrant, has an insatiable appetite. He dares to demand 30% of the equity in a mere highway project? What does he take the country for? His personal ATM?!

[...October 18th, light rain.]

I was too naive. I thought Luo Binwang was just greedy. But today I realized he wasn't just greedy; his hands were stained with blood. The mining disaster in Qingyun County killed far more than seventeen people… hundreds were buried beneath those walls! That beast Li Yuankui! To protect his own position, he actually… he actually…

[October 25th, sunny.]

I've obtained the evidence. Complete evidence, enough to send these bastards all to the guillotine. I've already contacted my old classmate, and we're preparing to bypass the provincial authorities and submit the materials directly to the central government.

They've already realized it.

I feel like there are pairs of eyes watching me from the darkness.

But I am not afraid.

Some things just have to be done by someone.

Even if it means being shattered to pieces.

……

The diary ends here.

The space behind it is blank.

Liu Ming slowly closed her laptop.

His face remained expressionless.

However, his knuckles turned white from the extreme force he exerted on his hands, which were resting on his knees.

Luo Binwang!

It's Luo Binwang again!

This, like a maggot clinging to his bone, haunted his nightmares throughout his two lifetimes!

It turns out that he was not only an obstacle in his career.

He was also... his father's killer!

"Heh...hehe..."

A low, beast-like laugh escaped Liu Ming's throat.

That laughter was filled with endless, chilling... murderous intent!

He stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window, the bustling lights of Ningzhou never sleep.

But in his eyes, the lights seemed to be shrouded in an invisible, blood-red mist.

"dad."

He silently repeated it in his heart.

"Now I finally know why you died."

"Now I finally know why I came here."

He picked up the admission notice from the provincial Party School on the table, which still smelled of ink.

That "ticket" to the pinnacle of power.

At this moment, in his eyes, it had become a declaration of war... a path to revenge!

"provincial capital……"

He looked out the window at the distant northern sky, his eyes becoming incredibly resolute.

"Luo Binwang..."

"Wait for me."

"I am coming."

"Come, let me take your... dog's life!"