"Cough, cough. You flatter me, Chief."
What I couldn't deny was that as my horizons and status increased, my mentality had also changed. However, I still couldn't help but feel elated after Chief No.1 praised me without any hesitation. Of course, this couldn't change my decision.
"Chief, my friends and family were captured by that acting commander. I can ignore other things, but I have to ask for an explanation on this matter of principle," I said bluntly.
"Mm, those who abuse their power have to be punished severely. Do as you see fit. Just don't be too harsh on them." He pondered for a moment before he expressed his stance.
Aha! I was elated. I was actually worried that Chief No.1 would try to persuade me otherwise. If that were the case, I could only take a step back. However, he didn't stop me but supported me instead!
That's easy. I said gratefully, "Thank you, Chief!"
"You're treating me like an outsider. If you hadn't stood up for me, I wouldn't have been able to pacify the people and dispel the rumors. Now that you've let bygones be bygones, I should be the one thanking you. Remember my number. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can contact me. I'll do my best to give you the green light," Chief No.1 promised.
I heaved a sigh of relief after I hung up the phone. Things had gone better than I had expected. Not only that, I had also profited from the misfortune of the trip to the border. I had killed all the mutated warriors and watched the battle between the Blood Demon and the Grand Wizard. In the end, I had reaped all the benefits.
Not long ago, I had gone through the bombardment and entered the seventh cycle of Yijin Scripture as I had wished. I was pleasantly surprised. Actually, the main reason for my success was that tube of Vitality Serum.
One must know that this was a treasure that the Great Warlock had spent half of his life's effort and time to gather the rarest materials in the world. Originally, he wanted to make me into the strongest mutated warrior, but before he could castrate me, the Blood Demon had arrived in time.
Although I had a lot of complaints about the Blood Demon, he had indeed saved me.
With the Vitality Serum as the foundation, in addition to my previous accumulation, I had cultivated the sixth cycle of Yijin Scripture to the extreme. After accumulating for a long time, I had reached the necessary condition for the seventh cycle.
It was no wonder that the current martial arts world did not have any experts who had reached the seventh cycle. If certain conditions were not met, even if they spent their entire lives, they would not be able to step into the seventh cycle.
"Xiao Zhuang, your grievances have been redressed. Even the No. 1 Chief has called you. In the words of you young people, this is a great honor!"
Shangguan Guoqiang couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Even when he was at the peak of his power, he didn't receive such treatment. Unknowingly, the young man before him had already reached a height that could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
In any case, Shangguan Guoqiang had been accumulating for tens of years before he was able to gain the love and respect of the common people. But this young man, in just a short span of half a year, had already become the pride of the people of Nan Yun. Such a speed of growth was simply infuriating.
Shang Guan Guoqiang felt a burst of pride in his heart. Fortunately, he did not object to Wan'er being with him. Otherwise, it would be too late for regrets now.
"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay," I laughed. Hearing our conversation, Pei Yuanyi, who was sitting in the front row, shivered.
It was true that his dad and uncle were very powerful, but if the No. 1 Chief supported this brat, then there was nothing he could do. "Big brother, how about we make a deal.
This was originally a beautiful misunderstanding. My dad captured them, but in fact, it was to protect them. Think about it, you provoked so many big shots in the capital, and in the end, you were captured by the Great Shaman. Many people thought that you submitted to the Great Shaman, but my dad and I always believed that you weren't that kind of person. We were afraid that some people would take advantage of the situation and harm your family and friends. Considering these factors, my dad placed them in a relatively safe place. Please don't think too much about it, "Pei Yuanyi quickly explained. He had thought about these words for a long time, but at least it was reasonable.
"Oh, then how about you send people to find the medicine? How do you explain that?" I asked lightly.
"Eh, big brother, that wasn't my intention. It could also be that I said something wrong when I was drunk. I sincerely apologize to you now!" Pei Yuanyi said in a low voice. It was obvious that he didn't dare to look me in the eye.
I just smiled and didn't bother to talk nonsense with him.
Seeing that I didn't look happy, Pei Yuanyi didn't continue to make trouble for himself.
In the afternoon, we arrived at Kuncheng. Since I didn't give Pei Yuanyi a chance to use his phone, he had already informed his subordinates to 'move to another location'.
The relatively safe place that he mentioned was actually a prison cell …
Not only Director Du and the others, even my parents were there!
Although they were in a good state of mind, they looked a bit messed up, especially my parents. That dejected look was like a rat crossing the street. The way they looked at me was like they were scolding me for being an unfilial son. I only felt a pang of pain in my heart.
"You fool, you got caught, right?!
If I knew that you were such a good-for-nothing, I wouldn't have sent you to the city to study! "
My dad couldn't hold it in anymore and started scolding me. Seeing how he was so angry that he wanted to take out his belt and beat me, I was a bit scared.
They had been inside for the past few days, so they probably didn't understand the situation outside, so it was reasonable for them to have this kind of radical behavior.
Although my family was in a remote mountain village, it was the information age. At least within the Nan Yun region, the name 'Zhuang Feng' had basically become a household name. As early as a month or two ago, there were villagers who came to my house as guests and asked my parents if that legendary rookie was me.
Since there were some pictures on the internet, the similarity was as high as 99%. Even if they didn't believe it, they couldn't suppress their curiosity.
However, my parents denied it and said that there were many people with the same name and surname these days, so the villagers didn't investigate further.