Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1087 - 1130: A Powerful Background

Chapter 1087: Chapter 1130: A Powerful Background

Li Yifei and his group did not do anything further to Blockhead and his cronies, and completely disregarded their injuries. As the villagers watched Li Yifei and his companions leave, they dispersed in a hubbub. No one felt sympathy for those few individuals. Seeing them in such a state, everyone felt a satisfying sense of vindication, wishing they could just let them writher in pain and die right there.

On the way back, Chief Liu hurried over and whispered to Song Tao’s father, "Old Song, is this matter just going to be left like this?"

At this moment, Song Tao’s father also felt somewhat uneasy and whispered back, "Chief Liu, what else can we do?"

Chief Liu frowned and said, "I’m also worried. I see that your relatives definitely have some substantial backing and are certainly not afraid of Blockhead, but I’m afraid that after they leave, they might come back to trouble you again."

Lin Qiong stopped in her tracks and said to the village chief, "You don’t need to worry about this. These village bullies have long been our focus for law enforcement. We will crack down severely on such behavior. You can start to collect some evidence of their crimes in the village, and when the time comes we can have them convicted directly."

The village chief said, "Girl, it’s not that simple. Over the past few years, quite a few people in the village have filed complaints, but in the end, they all came to nothing. I heard Blockhead has connections inside the police station, so it’s difficult to arrest him. Moreover, whoever files the complaint, ends up being dealt with by Blockhead upon their return."

Lin Qiong snorted and said, "No matter what kind of backing these people have, we will arrest them all the same. Anyone who dares to shield them will face serious consequences, especially those involved in collusion between officials and bandits. Our various sub-bureaus are undertaking a cleanup. Once we find concrete evidence, those people will certainly be removed from the police force."

Lin Qiong has been a director for some time, and when she spoke, she really had the air of a leader. The village chief, overawed by Lin Qiong’s demeanor, lightly tugged at Song Tao’s father and whispered, "Who is this girl? She seems formidable, doesn’t she?"

Song Tao’s father immediately grinned and was about to respond when Song Tao interjected, "Our sister-in-law is the Chief of the Public Security Bureau."

"Chief of the Public Security Bureau? So young, and a woman?" The village chief was clearly skeptical.

Song Tao rolled his eyes and said, "Chief Liu, just ask around in the city. Who doesn’t know of Director Lin Qiong of the Public Security Bureau? Blockhead and his gang actually dared to provoke us, they’re truly courting death."

Song Tao’s father chimed in with a smile, "That is absolutely true."

The village chief shivered. He hadn’t given much regard to Song Tao’s family before, but he had never imagined the Song Family would have such influential relatives. From now on, he definitely couldn’t afford to offend Song Tao’s family. Having become the village chief, he wasn’t exactly clean himself—if he crossed Song Tao’s family and they had him arrested, he’d be finished.

When everyone returned to Fourth Aunt’s house, they were even more excited discussing the recent incident, especially Fourth Aunt’s family, who were overjoyed. From now on, they would be the most prestigious family in the village. Villagers often value face and reputation above all else—it means more to them than anything.

After having lunch at Fourth Aunt’s house, they decided to come back next week to pick them up. Li Yifei and the others left in the afternoon but of course, left behind many gifts.

Once they were gone, villagers young and old swarmed to Fourth Aunt’s house, even those who had previously had little contact. People are pragmatic—wealth in the mountains brings distant relatives; poverty in tumult attracts no inquiries. Now it wasn’t just about money, but also power. With power, it was the same.

Having returned home, Li Yifei discussed with everyone about visiting the ancestral graves and received strong support, especially since the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, a traditional Ghost Festival, was just a few days away. It was indeed time to burn some offerings for the deceased relatives.

The next day, after preparing some offerings, they went to the cemetery.

Finding the grave of his father, Li Yifei immediately asked with doubt, "Has someone come here before to offer tribute?"

Ye Yunzhu quickly responded, "I make time to visit every year."

Li Yifei was taken aback for a moment, then hugged Ye Yunzhu’s shoulder with emotion, "Yunzhu, I really can’t thank you enough."

Ye Yunzhu glared at Li Yifei and said, "You ran off and didn’t need me anymore. But I’ve always considered myself the daughter-in-law of mom and dad; if you’re not sweeping the graves, of course, someone should come to check on them."

At that moment, Li Yifei realized just how deep Ye Yunzhu’s feelings for him had been over the years. If he had really missed his first love like that, it would be the greatest regret of his life.

After setting up the offerings, Li Yifei knelt in front of his parents’ graves, and behind him, others knelt down in a row. Being considered daughters-in-law of the Li family, it was completely appropriate for them to kneel, and Xu Shanshan, who had long considered herself Li Yifei’s own, also naturally knelt down. Meng Xiaofei and Su Mengfei exchanged glances, and then Meng Xiaofei whispered, "If we don’t kneel, could it cause Brother Li’s parents to come knocking at our doors at night?"

Su Mengfei shivered and said, "Who knows, if they can’t recognize, they might mistake us for their daughters-in-law, not kneeling could be dangerous."

"Then let’s kneel."

Both of them hurriedly knelt down as well.

Li Yifei kowtowed three times, inserted the three sticks of incense into the small incense burner in front of the grave, and said softly, "Mom and Dad, I’ve come to see you. Your son has been unfilial, not visiting you for all these years, I know you must be very angry. From now on, I’ll make sure to visit you more often. How I wish you were still here to see how well our family is doing now, with so many daughters-in-law showing filial respect to you, and two granddaughters as well, and there will be even more. You would surely be grinning from ear to ear..."

As he spoke, Li Yifei’s tears couldn’t help but flow out. As a tough man, Li Yifei hadn’t cried since he joined the army, only during the time when Xu Yingying was hurt he had shed tears, and then never again. Now, kneeling in front of his parents’ grave, he cried once more.

The women were mumbling something, but Li Yifei didn’t really care what they were saying.

A few minutes later, Li Yifei got everyone to stand up. There was naturally sorrow, but Li Yifei quickly composed himself and said, "Mom and Dad, I’m doing very well now, as you can see. Your son has made something of himself. We’ll come visit you again after a while."

The main point of grave visiting is to convey a sense of missing one’s relatives, the formality and length of time aren’t important, which is why after half an hour, Li Yifei led his family away.

In the afternoon, after returning home to a very nice sunlight, everyone discussed going swimming. There was no need to go elsewhere for swimming, as there were three private pools in the yard, one of which was right in the middle of the main house. The other two were respectively in the resting area for staff and the slightly remote guest area.

Everyone was in high agreement with this suggestion, it was rare for a weekend when no one had anything urgent, swimming not only served as exercise but also as a way to beat the heat, definitely a great activity.

"Hey, have you noticed? Someone’s eyes are already shining," Xiao Ling’er said with a giggly laugh.

Everyone’s gaze immediately turned to Li Yifei.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "The thought of all my wives in bikinis just makes me uncontrollably excited."

"Pervert!" The women collectively despised Li Yifei, then giggled and went off to change.

Li Yifei also changed into his swimwear and headed early to the poolside. It was a standard size pool, fifty meters long and twenty-five meters wide; an impossible dream for an ordinary household to have such a pool, but for Li Yifei, it was no problem at all.

Moreover, there was a three-meter-high diving platform and springboard set up above the pool. As for a ten-meter-high one, that was deemed unnecessarily extravagant as Li Yifei had no plans of training a diver in his own home.

The diving area was deeper, reaching up to three meters at its deepest point, all in preparation for safe diving; too shallow and one could hit their head hitting the bottom.

Next to the pool was a smaller one, with much shallower water and built with water slides, designed for children to play in. The whole garden was designed with nearly every aspect of future life in mind.

Sitting by the poolside, Li Yifei dipped his legs into the water, the cool temperature was extremely comfortable. Looking ahead, the sight of gorgeous blossoms, pavilions, and towers was enchanting. To enjoy such a view at home made Li Yifei himself a bit intoxicated.

A burst of laughter came from behind, and Li Yifei turned to look. In an instant, his eyes were transfixed, as more than a dozen beauties in bikinis showed up, radiant in various colors, showcasing their proud figures.

Li Yifei and these women had mostly swum together at the beach, where everyone was relatively conservative in their attire, either one-piece swimsuits or if two-piece, then with more fabric. But now, their swimwear was as minimal as it could be, which was quite an eye-catcher.

Among these women, except for Meng Xiaofei and Su Mengfei, all were his women. He was very familiar with their bodies, but beauties possessed this kind of charm, wearing different clothes, giving men diverse thrills even when they are familiar.

"Hey, husband, can you act a little more decently?" Xu Yingying came over, gave Li Yifei a look, and rolled her eyes at him.

Li Yifei looked down and instantly felt extremely embarrassed; he had gotten a reaction, and his swim trunks were pitching a big tent, wasn’t this a joke for Su Mengfei and Meng Xiaofei to laugh at? He hurriedly and awkwardly jumped into the water, finally able to cover up his embarrassment.