Chapter Thirty-Four

  After school that day, Ai Zi Qing found her phone left in the classroom and felt that she had been muddled lately, wondering if she should consider taking a break.

  Helplessly returned to the classroom, just about to push the door and enter, but heard the voice inside the house after, suddenly stopped the movement in hand.

  "Xiao Luo, listen to your brother, come back with me and see Grandpa." This was Tang Feng's somewhat cold voice.

  "No, I'm not qualified to go back to that place, and life here is very stable, I've gotten used to it." It was actually Tang Luo's voice.

  Tang Feng said in a low voice, "Don't you understand that I'm doing this for your own good? Moreover, Grandfather has been searching for you all these years. Can you bear to see him end up with a broken family and separated from his loved ones in his old age?"

  "Grandpa likes you more, having you and Auntie by his side is enough, I really don't blame you, never have. It's just that I don't want to go back to that kind of family again, besides... it was never my home." Tang Luo's voice was somewhat melancholic.

  "I've received news that something has happened at home and I'll be leaving immediately. Before I go, I want to see my younger uncle." Tang Feng said with a furrowed brow.

  "No!" Tang Luo's voice was somewhat urgent, and he continued, "He will be sad if he sees you. He said that since he had already left, he never thought of going back!" This time, Tang Luo's voice was very firm.

  "Why? Because your grandfather didn't allow your mother at first? Don't you know how conservative your grandfather is? How could he have allowed his own son to marry a foreign woman! Moreover, after your uncle left, your grandfather regretted it and searched for you all these years. Doesn't your uncle really want to go home?" Tang Feng's calm voice rose slightly.

  Ai Zi Qing was also extremely shocked to hear these conversations outside the door, no wonder both of them had the surname Tang! She hadn't thought about it before! Always thought that Tang Luo's father was just a postal worker and his mother was a fallen foreign woman, but she never thought that Tang Luo would have such an unknown background.

  "Yes, we never thought of going back to that 'home'! Please don't come to disturb our peaceful life again, okay?!" Tang Luo's voice also rose slightly, and the two were somewhat at odds.

  Tang Luo saw that Tang Feng was about to speak again, so he directly stood up and walked out, opened the door, and saw Ai Zi Qing standing there with an awkward face.

  "I...I came back to get my phone." He said, walking into the house, picking up his phone from the table and shaking it a couple of times, letting out a dry laugh. After all, eavesdropping on people's conversations outside was quite despicable behavior.

  Tang Luo forced a stiff smile, nodded, and turned to leave. As he watched Tang Luo's desolate back, Ai Zi Qing hesitated for a moment, looked up at the gloomy Tang Feng, patted his shoulder, and chased after Tang Luo.

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  He Tong Park, Ai Zi Qing and Tang Luo sat on a bench by the lake, gazing at the calm water.

  Half a sound, Tang Luo opened his mouth and said "I was with my mother before I was seven years old. My father often came to visit us. I always asked my mother 'Why don't we live with Father?' Then my mother would secretly wipe away her tears. Later on, I didn't dare ask again. Until the year I turned seven, my father came to pick us up and said he wanted to take us to see Grandfather for his birthday. He brought us back home during Grandfather's birthday celebration. Although I didn't understand why we could only go back home during Grandfather's birthday, when I heard that I would be able to live with Father from then on, I was overjoyed and dressed up nicely with Mother... It's really ironic."

  "He continued, 'So, my mom and I dressed up nicely and followed my dad to the Tang family's villa. You don't know about the Tang family, do you?' He turned his head to look at Ai Zi Qing, saw her shake her head, and continued, 'The Tang family is one of the most prominent families in Hong Kong's jewelry industry. My grandfather, Tang Zong Ming, was known as the "Tang Tai Shan" of Hong Kong, while the other was the patriarch of the Huang Fu family, Huang Fu Xiong, also known as the "Bei Dou Huang Fu". Hehe, I've gone off topic again. These are all things my dad told me, but actually, I can tell he misses his father a lot, or else he wouldn't often tell me stories about him.'"

  Ai Zi Qing had been quietly listening on the side, and when she heard Tang Zong Ming, she felt extremely familiar. After careful thought, wasn't this Tang Zong Ming the Hong Kong old man who went to K City with Ma Yu Xi to attend the Stone Gambling Banquet?! And wasn't the Huang Fu Xiong in Tang Luo's mouth the same Old Man Huang Fu who funded Shi Lei to capture Tang Feng?!

  There shouldn't be that many people with the surname Huangfu in the world, and they all happen to be from Hong Kong. So it's likely that what happened back then was indeed done by Huangfu Xiong.

  Tang Luo continued, "But at the birthday banquet, Grandfather flew into a rage, pointing at my mother's nose and scolding her loudly, saying she was a seductress who had bewitched Father, and that Father was under her spell. He even went so far as to say I was... a bastard. At the time, Father was furious, and he dragged me and my tear-stained mother out of the Tang family gate. After that, we wandered around until we settled in Yang City, and never went back." As he spoke, Tang Luo's face turned gloomy, his eyes reddening slightly, as if he had once again recalled the scene from back then when he was driven out of the house and disowned. What kind of shadow would this leave on a child who was only seven years old at the time?

  Ai Zi Qing reached out and patted Tang Luo's somewhat frail shoulders, saying softly "The past is just that, the old man was always stubborn, don't take his words to heart. After all, you're his own flesh and blood, how could he not want you? Just like Tang Feng said, he's been searching for you for many years and has regretted it. Let go of some of the grudges, and you'll find that the world is much broader."

  Tang Luo smiled and nodded, "Looks like you're quite familiar with my brother."

  Too lazy to care about him, watching the sky getting late, bid farewell to Tang Luo, and both parties returned home.

  After arriving home, I received a call from Tang Feng, and roughly told Ai Zi Qing that there was something at home, and I had to go back to Hong Kong first, with words of farewell and take care.

  Hung up on Tang Feng's call, thinking of some news from Tang Luo's mouth today, there is a faint sense of foreboding in my heart.

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  The next day, Tang Feng didn't come and neither did Tang Luo. It seemed that it wasn't Tang Luo who went back home to tell his parents about this matter, but rather Tang Feng really went to find Tang Luo's father and successfully persuaded him, and they both went back together to visit the elderly.

  This made Ai Zi's sudden unease even stronger, combined with Tang Feng's previous narrow escape from being kidnapped, and Huang Fu Xiong's high-priced buyout of the Yang City underworld. This time, something happened to the Tang family... Ai Zi Qing had a premonition that this series of events must be closely connected. She immediately walked out of the classroom and dialed Shi Lei's phone number "How much do you know about Huang Fu Xiong and Tang Ming Zong?"

  "Huangfu Lao is someone I know a bit more about. He participated in the Vietnam War when he was young, and after returning to China, he ended up in Hong Kong, where he made his fortune with jewelry. Now, he's already become the North Star of Hong Kong's jewelry industry, with close ties to the Triad." Shi Ke replied.

  "What's Hong Kong Triad?" Ai Ziqing was puzzled, she didn't quite understand these local gangs yet.

  "The Triad societies can be traced back to the Hongwu period of Zhu Yuanzhang, and were initially called the Hongmen because of Zhu's reign title. Now, there are branches of the Triads in various regions, but they do not belong to or interfere with each other. Just like how we refer to Western mafia as the Black Hand, in the eyes of Westerners, the Triads are a general term for Chinese organized crime groups and are spread all over the world. In Hong Kong alone, there are more than 50 Triad societies, with a total membership of over 200,000. Many small gangs that originated from old Triad societies have grown in strength and become independent, becoming one of the many Triad societies. In short, these Triad societies are each on their own, like scattered sand."

  After hearing this, Ai Zi Qing was shocked and amazed. She had never known that there were so many things in the world that she didn't understand, or even hadn't heard of! It seemed that those Hong Kong movies about the underworld weren't made up after all, but actually based on real events.

  Never thought that in two areas under development, people's lives would have such a big gap.

  It is learned from Shi Ke Kou that the prevalence of Hong Kong's underworld has reached a level where everyone knows about it, especially among the top-tier triad societies with loud names such as "Sun Yee On" and "Wo Hop To", many big-name celebrities have close ties with the triads, some are even affiliated artists under the triad-backed film companies, including several well-known heavenly kings and queens in Hong Kong.

  After hearing this, Ai Zi Qing's vision became even broader, and she was filled with a strong desire to explore the unknown future!

  Have Shi Ke arrange some people to closely monitor Tang Mingzong's movements. Although it's a bit troublesome, there will always be a way. After all, money is basically an omnipotent thing.

  Ai Zi Qing finished her phone call and turned around to walk back to class, just as she bumped into the Dean of Studies, Wu Liang.

  His eyes, which were a deep, mysterious color, scanned Ai Zi Qing's face before his expression turned serious and he asked in a low voice, "The bell has already rung for class to start, what are you still doing outside? Which class are you in?"

  Ai Zi Qing was too lazy to bother with him, although she had no sympathy for the woman in the parking lot, it didn't mean she wouldn't get rid of this scum of society if she had the chance. So she simply pointed to the nearby Class 2 of High School and walked in nonchalantly.

  Wu Liang's face was twisted in anger, and he walked into the classroom of Class 1-2. Amidst Ai Zi Qing's and everyone else's confusion, he stepped onto the podium and shouted loudly: "Quiet down! All of you quiet down! Without a teacher around, you're all going to turn the place upside down? Is this what your class is like?"

  Satisfied with seeing the whole class calm down, he continued to speak loudly "I suppose everyone knows me, Wu Tian, a good and kind person. Although some of you may have been caught by me for violating school rules and hate me so much that your teeth itch, unfortunately, from today on, I am the acting head teacher of Class 1-2!" This humorous remark easily grasped the class's rhythm, causing everyone to laugh out loud, and even the usually strict Dean seemed not as severe.

  Ai Zi Qing coldly watched Wu Liang's performance on stage, and when she saw Wu Liang glance over, she immediately returned to normal.

  Wu Liang saw Ai Zi Qing sitting there properly, thinking of the contrast between her previous and current attitude, he couldn't help but feel a little proud. He then asked the class, "Who is our class monitor in Class 2?"

  Jian Ai Zi Qing stood up, Wu Liang immediately frowned and asked "Who is the deputy class leader?"

  Deputy monitor Shi Ran immediately stood up.

  "Hmm, from today on, the class monitor position will be temporarily taken over by the deputy class monitor!" The first blow of Wu Liang's new appointment has landed on Ai Zi Qing's head? That's what their classmates thought.

  After Ai Zi Qing and Shi Ran sat down, Wu Liang said again "Classmates, you are students, what is the most important thing for students? Not just learning! Discipline is also important! If a student walks out of the classroom casually during class time, strolls around in the corridor, and has no self-control at all, can such a classmate be a monitor?"

  As soon as this was said, everyone's head turned to Ai Ziying's seat, thinking back to when Ai Ziying was removed from her position as class monitor, wasn't this statement implying that Ai Ziying lacked self-control and wasn't fit to be a class monitor?

  Ai Zi Qing remained quietly seated, feeling the sympathetic, mocking or gloating gazes of her classmates. In her heart, she had already sentenced Wu Liang to 'death'.

  If it were a normal teacher educating students, she would have nothing to say. But Wu Liang not only had been caught by her doing that kind of shameful thing, but also his method of educating students was so inconsiderate of others' feelings. Even when she was stared at by many classmates, she couldn't help but secretly blush with shame and anger, let alone others?

  At this time, Wu Liang spoke up again "The school's autumn sports meeting is about to be held, and our class will be organized by the class leader. It must be done well! I require every student to sign up for a project! Unless he is not a member of our Class 1-2 collective!"

  As soon as this was said, the whole class let out a mournful cry.

  Ai Zi Qing, who had originally not chosen any event, reluctantly chose the 3000-meter long run, an arduous event that no one else had claimed.

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  The autumn sports meeting in 1997 began on this crisp and refreshing day.

  The school stadium is packed with people, the sound of cheering and shouting fills the air. Everywhere, students are banging on drums or blowing small whistles to cheer on their teammates. In front of each class, colorful little flags are waving, the class leaders are leading their classmates in unison, waiting for the school inspection...

  Everywhere is mineral water, beverage juice and snacks. If you look from the top of the stands, the whole field is full of white caps.

  Even Ai Zi Qing was infected by this enthusiastic atmosphere, looking at the contestants below who were sweating and full of youth, she also shouted to cheer them on with her classmates, laughing as she typed out the rhythm on her keyboard!

  Just then, Ai Ziying caught a glimpse of her class teacher, Wu Liang, quietly getting up and walking towards the teaching building. However, when he reached the entrance of the teaching building, he started looking around, and after a while, he suddenly stuck to the wall and went around the teaching building to the small woods behind.

  Seeing this, Ai Zi Qing furrowed her brow in contemplation, and after a moment, a slightly mischievous smile played on the corners of her mouth. She got up to borrow the camera that the class cadres had brought for the sports meet, and followed Wu Liang into the woods.

  At this time, the small forest was not at all withered by the autumn atmosphere, but still lush and green, full of vitality.

  Ai Zi Qing tread lightly, quietly walked into the woods, immediately heard Wu Liang's voice, and quickly hid behind a sturdy big tree.

  "Little Nana, what's the hurry to find me? Don't tell me you've missed me? Hehehe." At this moment, Wu Liang was not at all like his usual dignified yet humorous self in class, but instead had a lustful look on his face. His large hands were thrust deep into Liu Nana's skirt, fondling her, and his stubbly mouth was also moving towards Liu Nana's small mouth.

  "Teacher Wu, don't do this, I have something to ask you." Liu Na intended to gently push away Wu Liang, but her slight resistance only aroused Wu Liang's beastly desire. His movements became more intense, pinning her against a large tree as he kissed and groped her, his mouth making nauseating murmurs.

  Ai Zi Qing hastily pulled out her camera, found the right angle and pressed the shutter. From her perspective, she could see Wu Liang's face and expression clearly. As for Liu Na, only a slightly sideways back view was visible, partially blocked by the tree trunk.

  Ai Zi Qing did not intend to expose this girl, otherwise her life would be a bleak one.

  At this moment, Ai Zi Qing's eyes suddenly froze, and she slightly lifted her head from the camera, looking towards Liu Na's lower back...

  There, he wore a short dagger!

  But at this time Wu Liang did not realize it at all and continued to grope inside Liu Na's skirt.

  Just as he took off his outer pants and was about to tear open Liu Na's shirt, a sudden change occurred!

  Liu Na reached for the dagger at her lower back, quickly pulled it out and stabbed towards Wu Liang's shoulder. Perhaps her movements were too stiff, so Wu Liang noticed and raised his head to take a glance. This glance made Wu Liang greatly shocked, and he hastily dodged to one side.

  When he came to his senses, Wu Liang was furious and scolded loudly, "You cheap woman, trying to kill me?" As he spoke, he stepped forward, snatched the dagger from Liu Na's hand, which was still on the ground, turned around and slapped Liu Na in the face, knocking her to the ground.

  Liu Na covered her face with her hand, her eyes glaring at Wu Liang with hatred. "You're a beast! I'll kill you! No matter what method I use!"

  "Kill me? You came to ask me to let you pass the exam yourself, now you're blaming me?" Wu Liang sneered as he walked into Liu Na.

  "At that time, I was afraid of hurting my mom and hoped the school would let me pass! Who knew I'd run into a scumbag like you! Using grades to blackmail me, sullying me! You won't come to a good end! You won't come to a good end!" Liu Na shouted with some desperation.

  Wu Liang quickly glanced around, seeing that no one could hear, and with an even more lustful smile, he walked into Liu Na, disregarding her resistance and struggle, pinning her to the ground, tearing off her clothes, preparing to continue the unfinished business, also letting Ai Zi Qing take a few more shots of him raping the female student.

  In Liu Na's struggling and pleading voice... Wu Liang's lustful laughter and scolding voice...

  A faint voice suddenly sounded: "Huh? Teacher raping student, good material."

  Wu Liang froze for a moment, stiffly turned his head around, saw Ai Zi Qing, and let out a sigh of relief. He slowly stood up and asked, "What are you doing here?"

  "I saw Teacher Wu sneaking around and I followed him." Ai Zi Qing said with a light smile.

  "What did you see?" Wu Liang slowly approached her side.

  "Seeing is believing." Aizhen's mouth curled up in a mocking smile.

  "See that? Then you don't have to go!" Wu Liang also sneered, he knew Ai Ziying's family background, her parents were workers, and she had good grades and was admitted to the top school. He understood this kind of student very well, afterwards as long as he threatened and tempted her with empty promises, she wouldn't dare speak out. This wasn't the first time he'd done something like this, many students from ordinary families had fallen for his tricks before.

  When Wu Liang rushed towards Ai Zi Qing, he regretted it.

  Ai Zi Qing is no longer a novice, dealing with such a small role is easy as pie. He immediately kneeled and charged towards Wu Liang's abdomen, the force was extremely great, making Wu Liang use his hands to block it but still being forced to retreat several steps. Ai Zi Qing pursued closely, taking advantage of Wu Liang's slow reaction, kicked him in the knee, and when Wu Liang bent down in pain, he raised his arm and struck Wu Liang's back with an elbow strike, simultaneously coordinating a knee strike towards his chin. With the double attack, Wu Liang fell to the ground.

  Ai Zi Qing remembered being humiliated by Wu Liang in class, and took the opportunity to kick him again, this time aiming at his face! Afterwards, she smiled slightly.

  This move stunned Liu Na who was on the ground, and when she came to her senses, she rushed forward like a madman, punching and kicking Wu Liang, cursing non-stop.

  "That's enough, what do you want to do?" Ai Zi Qing raised her camera and waved it in front of Liu Na.

  Liu Na stopped, looking at the camera in her hand, pursed her lips and nodded vigorously, "I'm not afraid! Go ahead and expose him! Don't worry about me!"

  Ai Zi Qing smiled and said, "The teacher was attempting to rape a student when he was unexpectedly caught by a female classmate. She immediately took out her camera and snapped a photo of him, then took advantage of his momentary distraction to knock him down, foiling the attempted rape. How's that?"

  Liu Na was stunned, knowing that Ai Zi Qing had covered up her past and preserved her reputation. And Wu Liang would not go around saying he had seduced a student and had an affair with her!

  The sports meeting is about to end, Ai Zi Qing brings the washed photos, looking a bit flustered and rushed, running into the venue, in front of all the leaders on the rostrum, rushing forward, and throwing the photos in front of everyone...

  Just as Principal Wang was about to scold him, a female teacher's cry of surprise sounded in his ear.

  The female teacher picked up the photo out of curiosity and took a look, only to be shocked by its content, letting out a scream.

  Wang Yan furrowed his brow, took up the photo with a hint of doubt, and his face suddenly turned pale!

  Ai Zi Qing pretended to be a frightened female student, rushing into the venue in a state of anxiety and urgency, because if she quietly handed over the photos to the teacher or principal, the school would likely cover up the incident for the sake of its reputation, then use money to silence the students, at most expelling Wu Liang, but there was no way to severely punish him.

  To expose Wu Liang's behavior to the public, it must be revealed in front of everyone! Make the school unable to deny, although doing so will put the school in an embarrassing position, but with a different stance, Ai Zi Qing has never been a kind person.

  The rostrum was not only attended by school leaders, but also a group of officials were invited to participate in the autumn sports meeting of Municipal No. 1 Middle School, and even several well-known entrepreneurs from Yang City were invited to attend.

  It's just a sports meeting of a school, where can we get these busy people in Yang City? However, the First Middle School has an extraordinary status in Yang City. Every time the school holds various conferences, it will invite some big names in Yang City to attend. In fact, this is also a way for the school to promote relationships with each other under various names.

  It's no wonder Wang Yan's face turned pale in an instant.

  Just then, a familiar voice rang in Ai Zi Qing's ear "Zi Qing ah, what's wrong with you? You're so flustered."

  He looked up and it was actually Wang Ming Tang!

  Wang Mingtang had just put down the photo in his hand and saw Ai Ziqing standing still, so he opened his mouth to greet her.

  "Is Uncle Wang here too?" Ai Zi Qing was stunned for a moment, then revealed a smile. At this time, Wang Ming Tang greeted her and made it clear to the school leaders that he knew the girl well, so they shouldn't take their anger out on Ai Zi Qing. This also counted as doing her a favor.

  As expected, Wang Ming Tang laughed and said "I, this old man, also want to come to your school to experience the youthful atmosphere! Haha!" He continued with a hearty laugh, saying "Zi Qing, when you have time, come visit Uncle Wang's home, I welcome you anytime."

  The weight of this sentence is extraordinary, leaving everyone in shock and uncertainty.