Chapter 224: Chapter 143: Chun Chun Meets a Max-Level Boss_3
"He was the first to notice that something was off about them. We only managed to catch them by working together!" Liu Yi continued, "Speaking of him, I’ve only mentioned him online; I haven’t introduced him to you in person yet, right? Come, Beixing, come over. This is your Senior Uncle. Greet him!"
Liu Yi called out to Zhang Beixing.
Hearing this, Zhang Beixing paused his standoff with Zhou Fan. He obediently came to Liu Yi’s side, cupped his fists in a junior’s greeting, and said, "Junior Zhang Beixing pays respects to Senior Uncle Liu!"
"No need for such formalities, nephew. Please rise!" Seeing Zhang Beixing’s respectful demeanor, Liu Pan quickly returned the gesture and motioned for him to stand.
Once they had been introduced and acquainted, Liu Yi smiled faintly, patted Zhang Beixing’s back, and said, "Well, brother, what do you think? My disciple isn’t bad, is he? Don’t be fooled by his young appearance. In reality, his foundation in the Yue Family Fist is no less than mine, and despite his young age, he has already mastered Hidden Force."
"Recently, he even helped Shishi crack a human trafficking case. It’s just that because he had only just mastered Hidden Force and wasn’t yet proficient, the kid didn’t know how to control his strength. He accidentally killed fifteen of the seventeen traffickers barehanded and severely injured the other two. That really gave me a headache."
"Fortunately, it didn’t escalate into a major incident, and he was even named an Outstanding Youth Representative! As for me, today I suppose I also rode on his coattails and caught this group of terrorists. Though I’m too old to be named an Outstanding Youth, getting an Outstanding Citizen Representative award shouldn’t be a problem. But these are just trivial matters, hardly worth mentioning!" As he spoke, Liu Yi even waved his hand, feigning complete indifference.
But his words were dripping with smugness.
What else could he do? As a childless and spouseless lonely man in his fifties, aside from Zhang Beixing, this disciple who made him immensely proud, Liu Yi truly had nothing else to show off! Besides, Zhang Beixing’s achievements were genuinely incredible! A KDA of 15/0/2! If those two critically injured ones died later, it would be 17/0. On top of that, he was an Outstanding Youth Representative. Among his peers, who could possibly compare?
Upon hearing Liu Yi’s words, the expressions of everyone present changed abruptly.
Zhao Ruchang, Wang Fengyi, and the others stared at Zhang Beixing in astonishment. They hadn’t expected this young man, who appeared so harmless, sunny, and cheerful, to be such a formidable character!
Seventeen traffickers: fifteen killed outright by him, two severely injured. That combat record would be outstanding and sensational even in the military! Especially since he’d done it barehanded!
No wonder he was able to capture Zhou Fan and the others; he was a young Grandmaster-level practitioner!
Beside them, Zhou Fan was stupefied. Recalling the punch Zhang Beixing had landed on his stomach, he felt a chill shoot up from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. Terrified, he quickly touched his stomach, carefully checking its condition. After confirming there was no significant damage, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing him act this way, Sophia Zhou was rather bewildered. She couldn’t understand why, after hearing about Zhang Beixing’s deeds, her brother was reacting so strongly.
She looked at Zhou Fan and asked, "Brother, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
As she suddenly spoke while everyone else was silent, Sophia Zhou inevitably became the center of attention.
Liu Yi followed her gaze. Upon seeing Zhou Fan standing behind Liu Pan and Zhao Ruchang, he furrowed his brows and questioned, "Isn’t that one of the terrorists Beixing and I brought in? Why is he here?"
"Huh?" Hearing this, Sophia Zhou and Xin Xin exchanged puzzled glances. They looked at Zhou Fan in confusion, wondering how Sophia’s brother—and Xin Xin’s beloved—could have suddenly become a terrorist.
Seeing this, Liu Pan gave a wry smile, then looked at Liu Yi and said, "Little Yi, I hate to break it to you, but... your Outstanding Citizen Representative award... is probably... hopeless."
"Why?" Liu Yi asked.
Not just him, even Zhang Beixing was perplexed. The two of them looked at the others present, their eyes filled with confusion.
Then they saw Liu Pan glance at Zhao Ruchang, as if seeking permission. It was only then that Liu Yi noticed the old man standing beside his older brother was a military officer with a significant rank. Looking at the others, he realized that the lowest-ranking person present was at least a lieutenant colonel!
Liu Yi was aghast, his confusion deepening. Just as he was about to ask, Zhao Ruchang cleared his throat twice and began:
"Actually, the five individuals you two brought in, including young Zhou, are not terrorists. They are soldiers of our Great Xia who were merely conducting a military exercise. As for the restricted weapons they were carrying, we specially added those to enhance the realism of the exercise..."
"We sincerely apologize for troubling you two comrades. However, your spirit of acting for a just cause and daring to confront evil forces is praiseworthy. In a few days, we will send you both banners for your righteous courage and public-spiritedness. But as for the Outstanding Citizen Representative award..."
He didn’t finish his sentence, but the implication was clear.
His hopes for the Outstanding Citizen Representative award were dashed! After all, the people Liu Yi and his disciple had caught weren’t actually terrorists. Awarding an Outstanding Citizen Representative title under these circumstances would be truly inappropriate. Of course, they wouldn’t blame the two for disrupting the military exercise; their intentions had been good.
Listening to Zhao Ruchang’s words, the smile on Liu Yi’s face gradually stiffened and became forced.
Meanwhile, Sophia Zhou, standing nearby, after understanding the whole story, glanced at the somewhat dumbfounded Zhang Beixing, then at her brother Zhou Fan, who was incessantly rubbing his stomach. She finally understood why both Zhang Beixing and her brother had ended up here.
It was because Zhang Beixing was the very person who had personally handed her brother over!
"Ah, this...." Zhang Beixing evidently realized this too. Looking at Sophia Zhou, he found the situation incredibly awkward!
If the circumstances weren’t so serious, he would have wanted to whip out his phone and shoot a VLOG. He even had the title figured out: [In Yanjing, just got off the high-speed rail. First thing I do? Send my female classmate’s brother to the police station. What now? Waiting online, it’s urgent!]