"Xu Le is willing to meet you because your mother took care of him for two years after the mining accident. He's grateful … But you have to know that he's someone who doesn't like to get into trouble. Some words should be left to rot in his stomach." Li Wei, who had already returned to the apartment on Clocktower Street, glared at Xiao Qiang. He was a little worried. After all, this little guy was only a ten-year-old child. It would be bad if he accidentally spilled the beans.
The little guy pursed his lips, as if he was scared to tears by Li Wei's fierce glare. Although Li Wei's eyes were always so bright and cute, the orphans who lived in Clocktower Street all knew how cruel and merciless the sixteen-year-old leader could be when he was really angry.
The metal shaft in Li Wei's hand was nowhere to be found. At this moment, he was holding a bottle of beer and drinking it into his stomach. He sat under the street lamp and hummed a little tune, looking quite pleased with himself. The little guy looked at him timidly. After a moment of hesitation, he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Le hasn't been back to Clocktower Street for the past two years. What has he been doing?"
"Who knows? But this kid has always liked to play with his craftsmanship since he was young. Who would've thought that he would be so ruthless? Do you still remember the incident we saw that year? "Li Wei drank a mouthful of beer and praised.
"I was only five at that time. I've long forgotten." The little guy licked his lips and looked at the beer in Li Wei's hand curiously. The orphans lived a worry-free life in Donglin District. It was just that it was difficult to find alcohol. The alcohol on the black market was too expensive.
"Yeah, I was only eleven at that time, and Xu Le was only ten." Li Wei threw the beer bottle into the garbage pile under the street lamp not far away. He took a deep breath, and the youth's slightly immature face became numb. "If it wasn't for that incident ten years ago, I'm afraid we would still be in school. Maybe we would've already obtained a professional certificate and gone to Hexi University … or even … or even to the Capital Planet as exchange students."
The street lamp elongated the two figures, one big and one small, covering the garbage pile in the distance. A black cat walked through the shadows. Its scattered yellow pupils uneasily discovered that there were no rats today. Everything seemed so lonely and silent.
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Ten years ago, the mine disaster caused more than three hundred miners to be buried underground. The most terrible thing was that the collapse of the mine affected the temporary apartment area. Many family members who went to visit relatives were unfortunately killed, and it was unknown how many families were broken because of it.
This incident shocked the entire human society of the Federation. With the advancement of technology, such a tragic death caused countless officials to fall from grace. The officials directly under the Capital's Homeland Security Committee, as well as the governor of Hexi State, all resigned under the pressure of the media. Three officials were sentenced. Even the Deputy Secretary of Donglin District, who was in charge of security, was sentenced to four years in prison.
The reaction of the Federation government and the judicial system could not be described as not swift and fierce, but in the end, they were unable to save those lives. This mining accident brought the final heavy blow to the mining industry in the Eastwood Region, which was already on the brink of stagnation. The Crystal Mining Alliance Company was thus closed down and handed over to the Federation government to take over.
The impact of this incident was quite far-reaching, but very few people thought that for those orphans, the impact of this incident was incomparably huge.
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The orphans who held a demonstration on Clock Tower Street during the day were all victims of the mining accident. Li Wei was one of them, the little fellow was one of them, and Xu Le was one of them.
Xu Le was one of these orphans. To be more precise, he was an anomaly among the orphans. During those years, he had never cast any envious glances at the seemingly glamorous gang leaders. He only liked to watch others repair electrical appliances in the grocery store on the corner of the street.
He did not appear to be burly or powerful, sinister, ruthless, and callous. On the contrary, he always had a smile on his face. No matter how difficult the situation was, it seemed that he could not be the slightest bit annoyed.
But what was very strange was that none of those aggressive orphans dared to provoke him. Vaguely, the orphans on the three streets even somewhat respected him. A large part of this respect came from the respect Li Wei had for Xu Le from the bottom of his heart.
Five years ago, due to a coincidental attack by the government, a gang hidden in the shadows was forced to enter the alley behind Clock Tower Street that was occupied by the orphans. They used their cold-bloodedness and strength to successfully take over this area that had been abandoned for a long time. In a short two hours, three of the oldest and most courageous orphans died in this purge.
The usually arrogant orphans, before they successfully evolved into those dark forces, were actually just a bunch of little lions with a false appearance.
Xu Le, who had not participated in any gang activities, disappeared that day. Then, the police force and military support that had been unable to enter the lower district of Hexi Capital suddenly entered a large piece of land behind Clock Tower Street through an underground pipeline.
Many people died, and the orphans returned to their own places. The three dead orphans' deaths were also avenged. But no one knew that on that cold and rainy night, Xu Le, who had always been a dull but cheerful person, used an abandoned hydraulic pipe on the elbow of a mecha to kill the last leader of the gang who had escaped.
Other than Li Wei and the little fellow who were trembling in the mezzanine of the abandoned factory cafeteria. That year, Li Wei was eleven years old, the little fellow was five, and Xu Le had just turned ten.
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"Four years ago?" Xu Le, whose face was hidden in the hood of his coat, repeated the middle-aged man's words. He laughed happily, confirming that the other party was lying to him and not knowing the most terrifying memory in his heart. "Four years ago, I was participating in the school entrance exam organized by the state education office."
Deputy Bureau Chief Bao looked coldly at the young man in front of him. He knew that the young man was definitely related to the farce that happened this afternoon. However, he could not confirm his judgment. How could a young man know about the internal arrangements of the police station? How could he know about the conflicts and conflicts between the upper echelons?
"I need to know who's behind you." Bao Longtao thought that his cold tone was just right, and his question was also very accurate. Of course, he did not think that the orphans in the Clock Tower Street did not know who he was.
However, when Xu Le heard the question, he could not help but lower his head and smile bitterly. He shrugged, as if he could not see the middle-aged man who was staring at him like a black dog. He walked under the bright street lights and prepared to go home and sleep.
Bao Longtao's hand gripped the baton in his hand.
The young man, Xu Le, raised a slender and steady finger.
He pointed at the dark corner behind the street lights and said, "There are a total of five electronic surveillance cameras here. You belong to the police system, not the judge, and definitely not the management committee. You have no way of deleting the footage, so I advise you not to try to do anything to me … If you have anything to say, please go and get proof. I will cooperate with the investigation."
A trace of coldness flashed in Deputy Bureau Chief Bao's eyes, and his body stiffened. After a while, he said, "I want to read your microchip."
Xu Le turned around, still not taking off his hat, and said sincerely, "The deputy bureau chief of the Second Police Station will be scolded by the governor tomorrow. He might even be on the news because of today's demonstration. Who would believe that he would be in the mood to personally check on a harmless young man in the wee hours of the morning?"
The hand that had been pointing at the electronic surveillance cameras in the dark slowly shook in the quiet night. Xu Le lowered his head and said sincerely, "I'm a good person. Believe me, everything I said was for your sake."
Bao Longtao suddenly felt that this unknown young man's calmness and sincerity were somewhat frightening. The suspicion in his eyes grew stronger and stronger, and his grip on the baton tightened.
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