Chapter 27: The Ballad of Chu Song Upper School

  "Ding ding ding......"

  The mobile phone rang, waking Su Hong from his sleep. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at the caller ID before answering: "Li Ge, why are you calling so early? Is there something going on?"

  "It's still early? It's almost afternoon! You've been sleeping so soundly, to be honest, didn't you have a long battle with your sister last night? Being young is great, I used to be a one-night-seven-times hero too, but unfortunately, now that I'm older... sigh, I'm old, not like you young people who are full of passion!" Li Dairen on the other end of the phone let out a sly laugh and began to wax poetic.

  "Li Ge, don't be so sarcastic... Besides, you're only just over thirty, and you have the nerve to act like an old man?" Su Hong couldn't help but roll her eyes and said with a tone of annoyance.

  "Haha, no more joking around!" Li Dairen laughed loudly on the other end of the phone. After a brief pause, his tone turned serious and concerned: "From your voice, you sound exhausted. If I'm not mistaken, you must have entered the Cang Yue space and died at least once. How was it? Didn't lose, did you?"

  "It's not a loss, just a lucky win." Su Hong replied with a hint of warmth in his heart.

  "Haha, as long as we won, it's all good. Although this aftereffect of death is quite a torment, but as long as I rest for a few days, I'll be fine." Li Dairen laughed on the other end of the phone.

  "I said, Director Li, you're the head of a top 100 enterprise, how can you be so idle? You've specially called to ask about my well-being? I'm flattered, but I don't know if I deserve it." Su Hong joked, having become more familiar with Li Dali.

  "Ah, turning around and starting to tease me now." Li Dairen's voice on the other end of the phone was cheerful with a smile, and he immediately said: "Of course I have something to find you for, one good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

  "Good news? Is it that my mother's condition has made new progress?" Su Hong asked with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

  "This has just begun to be hospitalized, how can it be so fast? But don't worry, Professor Liu's side has already settled with me, Auntie's illness will definitely be cured, and the hope of recovery is very great, so you don't have to worry about hospital things anymore. However, this matter has nothing to do with your mother, but it has something to do with your father." Li Dairen said mysteriously.

  "Is it related to my father?" Su Hong asked in a hurry after a slight pause.

  "Look at you getting anxious, I won't keep you in suspense anymore, big brother. Let's just get straight to the point." Li Dairen said with a smile.

  After leaving the hospital that day, Li Dairen, who was skilled in human relationships, made another phone call and learned some information from Wan Er, the chairman of Fugang Company. He knew that Su Hong's father had been wronged and framed, so he immediately activated his personal connections to help Su Hong again. That's why he called today to talk about this matter.

  "Brother Li, you said my dad's grievances have been cleared up. Has the principal who framed my dad and the people involved in the case all been detained by the public security organs?" Xing Fu came too suddenly, Su Hong was a little hard to believe.

  "Haha, big brother, don't you trust me to get things done? I reckon it won't be long before you receive the court's re-trial verdict and a compensation payment. Although with your current worth, that small amount of money is nothing to sneeze at, but this matter isn't about the amount of money, it's about finally having a just explanation for what happened to your dad, which I believe is what your family wants most." Li Dairen laughed and said.

  "Thanks, Li Ge!" Su Hong fell silent for a moment, calming down the excitement in his heart before solemnly expressing his gratitude.

  No one knows how much harm that wrongful imprisonment years ago had caused to Su Hong's family. Not only did they suffer from the cold shoulders and insults of others, but even their own relatives began to distance themselves due to misunderstandings. As a result, his mother couldn't hold her head up in public, while his father became despondent, drowning his sorrows in drink every day, completely losing all motivation.

  Perhaps, for Li Dairen with his extensive connections, this matter was just a small thing, but for the Su Hong family, it was of great significance. Especially after Su Hong's father was finally able to put down the knot in his heart that had been accumulating for many years and start anew.

  Hearing Su Hong's simple words, Li Dairen laughed heartily on the other end of the phone: "Don't rush to thank me, actually, this matter wasn't resolved by me helping you out. Although I could have helped you resolve it through my connections, there was someone else who came and settled it more quickly and neatly."

  "Another person?" Su Hong asked in puzzlement.

  "Not bad, you also know that person, it's the devil wizard who fought side by side with us before. I believe you still have an impression of him?" After getting Su Hong's affirmative answer, Li Dairen on the phone explained with a smile: "I believe you also have some guesses, just like what you thought, actually at that time, I, the devil wizard and the cow-headed man were all acquainted with each other, we had connections in the real world, entered the same battlefield through team equipment tokens, similar to virtual combat games, with a bit of 'black' meaning, but didn't expect the opponent's strength was not weak, almost capsized in the gutter, fortunately you stood up at that time, otherwise our outcome would be very miserable, and we would definitely be severely punished by the ruler."

  Upon hearing this, Su Hong nodded slightly, having already had his suspicions. He noticed that the three of them seemed to have a tacit understanding between each other and were likely not randomly matched teammates, they just hadn't made it explicit yet.

  It is now confirmed by Li Dairen, Su Hong did not say much, but instead asked: "Li brother, do you mean to say that the devil wizard helped my dad wash away his grievances?"

  "Yeah, it's that guy. After hearing about you, he insisted on helping out and just so happens to be a genuine red third generation with the rank of colonel in the army. Being within the system, he can indeed get things done more effectively than me." Li Dairen said with a smile.

  "Li Ge, thank you for helping me take down the evil sorcerer." Su Hong said with a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

  "Haha, from now on we're all friends, so let's not be so polite and formal. Also, the real name of the Devil Mage is Chugu, you two are probably around the same age, just call him Little Chu." Li Dairen laughed loudly.

  "Little Chu..." Su Hong unconsciously touched his nose, once again deeply feeling the change that Xue Yue's space had brought to his life. If he hadn't shown a certain amount of potential, Li Dali, the boss of a top 100 national enterprise, wouldn't have deliberately tried to befriend him, and that Chu Ge Shang would not have competed to help his father wash away the injustice.

  It can be said that the miserable life of Su Hong's family was thoroughly changed, all because of that strange and eerie blood flower. This also further solidified Su Hong's determination, secretly vowing to stand firm in the bloody and cruel space of Shang Yue, and strive to make a name for himself.

  Li Dairen was unaware of Su Hong's mental change, after finishing the good news, his tone changed and he said in a low voice: "Now it's time to say the bad news, this matter is mainly my fault, because I handled it too stiffly, as a result, I brought you an enemy."

  "Qiu's family?" Su Hong asked in confusion, and under Li Dairen's explanation, he finally understood the whole story.

  Since the last battle, Li Dairei has been very dissatisfied with that glasses-wearing cow-headed man. At that time, he had no choice but to take out five Blood Coins to let the glasses-wearing man act as bait according to Su Hong's strategy. However, after that, Li Dairei was unwilling to contact the glasses-wearing man again and even kicked him directly out of his small team.

  Li Dairei did so for two reasons: one is that he thought the bespectacled man was too selfish and didn't have a broad perspective, making him unsuitable to continue as a comrade; another reason is that Li Dairei had already found a replacement for the bespectacled man, namely Su Hong, who had more potential.

  However, this led to a contradiction. The bespectacled man who was kicked out of the small team would not be reconciled and harbored resentment in his heart. Because he did not dare to retaliate against Li Dairen, who was stronger than him, he immediately transferred all his hatred to Su Hong's head, thinking that if it weren't for Su Hong making him lose face at the time, he wouldn't have been kicked out of the small team by Li Dairen.

  Just yesterday, Li Dairen received a message that the glasses man had suddenly disappeared and vanished from everyone's sight. Feeling something was wrong, he feared Su Hong might be in danger, so he hurriedly called to remind him, hoping Su Hong would be prepared and take precautions.

  "Suhong, the real name of the Cow Head Man in the real world is Li Qiang. He doesn't have a proper job and it's not easy to track him down. However, this person is hot-headed and narrow-minded, I'm afraid he might hold grudges and be unfavorable to you, so I called to inform you." Li Dairen said in a low voice.

  Pausing for a moment, Li Dairen comforted him, "However, you don't have to worry too much. That guy probably won't find your head that quickly, and Chu Ge has already mobilized some special forces soldiers who are about to retire from the troops to be dispatched to your location. I estimate they'll arrive tomorrow to provide all-around protection for you. By then, even if Li Qiang wants to take revenge on you, he won't have any opportunity."

  "Tomorrow?" Su Hong shook his head with a bitter smile, and after listening to Li Dairen's words, he walked to the window and through the gap, saw a young man wearing a baseball cap at the corner of the building downstairs, constantly looking up at the floor where he was.

  Although the young man with a baseball cap looked unfamiliar, through those eyes filled with resentment and coldness, Su Hong almost confirmed that this person was likely to be Li Qiang, who had been waiting for an opportunity to take revenge, as mentioned by Li Dali.

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