The Taming of the Ruffian Hero

Chapter 108 (Confronting So Severe Threats, Zhao Yuan’s Father Was Near to Death)

Zhao Mingjiang Was Now in Danger Because a Condemned Prisoner Tried to Assassinate Him

“Are you Zhao Mingjiang’s son?” Lin Ziwei was very surprised.

“Yes,” said Zhao Yuan, red-eyed.

“I cannot handle this thing for the time being,” Lin Ziwei said briefly.

“Uncle Lin, I know that your identity makes you feel a little awkward. But you have previously managed the work of the discipline inspection. Moreover, you have subordinates all over the world. Also, you are in charge of public security and stability maintenance work. Therefore, I believe you can at least recommend someone, right? I’m begging you! No matter what you required, I’d like to do.” Zhao Yuan could not help kneeling in a moment of desperation.

“You don’t have to kneel before me. Men have gold under their knees. If there is a way, I won’t sit here and do nothing,” Lin Ziwei said calmly and let Hong Xuan help him up.

No matter how Zhao Yuan pleaded him, Lin Ziwei remain unmoved. Zhao Yuan only felt that there was no way out, and he fell into deep despair. Zhao Yuan was prey to a growing despair. As a son, he knew that his mother had a considerable grievance, but he was unable to avenge her. Then, he watched his father languish in jail, but he could not save him. He had a large circle of friends, but it was good for nothing at this crucial moment!

“Director Lin, this child knows so many things about you!” Hong Xuan looked extremely surprised.

“These things about me are not some big secrets. Zhao Yuan could learn about these if he tried his best to investigate. It’s just that the way he learned…” Lin Ziwei took a deep breath and closed his eyes for rest.

“Yeah! You have asked me to investigate him, and it turned out that this is Chen Wanxin’s boyfriend!” Hong Xuan said with concern, “At first we had no idea who had leaked the fact that Wenxi was going to be an exchange student. Wenxi had only spoken to Zhao Yuan and Zhao Yuan must have told Chen Wanxin about it!”

“You have told me this thing once. We’d better leave it there.” Lin Ziwei waved his hand with some impatience.

The moment Hong Xuan found out the relationship between Zhao Yuan and Chen Wanxin, he was going to teach Zhao Yuan a lesson, but Lin Ziwei stopped him. Hong Xuan still remembered Lin Ziwei’s words at that time.

“First, whether it was the exchange student happened to have a heart attack, or someone did it on purpose, we have only been speculating without any evidence. The person who got caught stated affirmatively that he didn’t know the victim had congenital heart disease. Besides, it was an accident because the person didn’t have any overlap with the victim. No clue could be found to prove that this person did it intentionally, so he had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and this case was closed. Second, even if someone did it deliberately, can you prove it was Chen Tianjiao who did it? Third, even if you find out the evidence that Chen Tianjiao did it, can you also prove that Chen Wanxin reported it? Chen Tianjiao has been taken the greatest care to protect his daughter, and he also made an appointment with me that we will never let our children get involved in the past grudges. You also had concluded that Chen Wanxin could not possibly know Wenxi’s identity. Fourth, even if none of the above conclusion is right, can you find out whether Zhao Yuan told her unasked or Chen Wanxin made him say it by some means? No, you cannot! Fifth, and most important point, Wenxi said that he didn’t tell the others except Zhao Yuan. But is this reliable? As far as I know, he has been drunk three times in school. Except for Zhao Yuan, a girl named Gu Xi is also his friend, and two other girls also have a good relationship with him. All of them are in the same dorm with Chen Wanxin.”

“But Wenxi is your child… I am anxious about him!” Hong Xuan had to remind his superior who gave him orders though he admired his unusually cool head.

“You treats Wenxi as though he were your son, so I understand your irritation. However, you went to reason things out with him and even taught him a good lesson in the absence of any rigorous evidence and logic. Even if you have any of this, you don’t have to resort to violent means, understand? As a man in your forties, it should not be your way of thinking!” At the time, Lin Ziwei was indeed very furious.

“Keep an eye on Zhao Yuan some more time and keep me informed at any time.” Lin Ziwei only told him to do so.

Hong Xuan did what Lin Ziwei told him to do. He found Zhao Yuan rarely went to Chen Wanxin’s residence. Usually, the two of them were more like strangers. Instead, Zhao Yuan was extremely concerned about Lin Wenxi, sincerely.

Hong Xuan came to his sense. Seeing that Lin Ziwei still close his eyes meditatively and remained silent, he could not help asking, “Since that is so and we have been following up the case, why cannot we tell Zhao Yuan something? After all, Zhao Yuan is Zhao Mingjiang’s son, and he may know something that we haven’t yet known. Moreover, he probably doesn’t want to get Wenxi involved in. He is so smart that he always remembers what you have told him before.”

“It’s always wise to play safe! If Zhao Yuan knows that we are helping, he will always ask us how everything is going. What if he reveals something to the wrong person? Then, in due course, he will surely keep close contact with us. In that way, Wenxi will know this thing sooner or later. Thus, it is better to let him completely give up the idea and wait for the result without anxiety. When the truth of this case has come out, he will be relieved!” Lin Ziwei could not help giving Hong Xuan a resentful stare.

“Brother Wei always thinks everything more thoroughly than me… Hehe…” Hong Xuan smiled first embarrassedly.

Soon after Zhao Yuan returned from Lin Ziwei’s place, he learned that someone in prison attacked Zhao Mingjiang and he was severely hurt. That person was already sentenced to death for murder before he did this. Therefore, he didn’t mind killing one more person, and he was executed some time ago.

At this moment, the people in the prison could choose to save Zhao Mingjiang or not. After they paid a portion of his medical expense, they were ready to give him up. But unexpectedly, a man took the initiative to go to prison and promised to pay the rest of the medical expense, which gave Zhao Mingjiang a chance to continue the treatment. Otherwise, he would eventually die quickly in prison, and he would be sent to the funeral house for cremation. Then what was waiting for Zhao Yuan would become only a cinerary casket.

Zhao Yuan thought to himself, “Why would my father be confined together with a criminal who was guilty of murder and was going to be executed soon? Why would the criminal attack my father?”

“All the clues have already been disconnected.”

“Who is manipulating all this? Who is it exactly that has tried every means to destroy all the evidence?”

Zhao Yuan saw Zheng Zihuan, his father’s best friend, who had been taking care of his father when he was seriously ill. Although Zheng Zihuan was able to bear the medical expense, he looked terribly distressed already. Holding the hands of the handsome thin man, Zhao Yuan cried bitterly with his heart bleeding. After that, Zhao Yuan transferred the ownership of the stores in his family to someone else and used up all the support from friends and relatives. And he even sold the house in which his father and mother had been stayed together morning and night without informing his father.

However, his father was still struggling between life and death, soberly.

In the past few days, Zhao Yuan’s life had been turned upside down.

After he had heard that anyone who won any top-notch award in MO Capital could turn a desperate situation into a wonderful one, he immediately tried without the slightest hesitation. Zhao Yuan firmly believed that now he was even capable of killing and burning, let alone merely fight desperately for his father. If he could really get what he wanted and successfully brought his father’s grievances to light, he would be most willing to join the mysterious organization.

Underground fatal boxing had always been a way for the people in this city to make fortunes. Any boxer who could help bankers win the bet would get a handsome reward. When a high reward was offered, brave fellows were bound to come forward. Zhao Yuan was one of the brave fellows who would like to take the risk.

Lying quietly in the ward with tubes attached to his whole body, Zhao Mingjiang was still in a coma.

Zhao Mingjiang didn’t want to die. He wanted to live. He also wanted to run his live well and get to the bottom of everything that had happened. However, he knew that only his son could realize the wishes of him. Zhao Yuan’s ability was limited, and he knew full well his daily expense. If it were not for generous financial support from his long-forgotten old friend Zheng Zihuan, it would probably be the last time his son saw him when Zhao Yuan left home for school after the summer vacation.

Zhao Yuan kept back his tears manly and continued to talk about those past events with Zheng Zihuan, trying to make Zhao Mingjiang wake up soon.

Zhao Yuan was not surprised at all that this Zheng Zihuan knew his family affairs very well. Zheng Zihuan knew how beautiful Zhao Yuan’s mother was, how his beautiful mother agreed to marry his humble father. He also knew that how she shouted loudly that she would beat her boy to death once he came out when she had difficulty in giving birth to Zhao Yuan, but then she still took good care of her boy Zhao Yuan.

However, the smell of death was still hanging over Zhao Mingjiang. In just several seconds, that person stabbed him ten more times. He was fortunate enough to survive from that.

Sometimes, Zhao Yuan wondered whether his father would pass away once Zheng Zihuan had finished recalling all his father’s life. But he didn’t want that. He wanted his father to see with his own eyes that after graduation, his son who was not a person of no particular talent had the strength to let the scale of destiny lean to his end at last once he got a great platform!

Zhao Yuan would make it at all costs.