Super Soldier in the City

With a simple gesture, he changed someone else’s life. Li Yifei didn’t find it too troublesome, so he was in a good mood. As the car returned to Dan City, Li Yifei put the matter aside and found a restaurant bustling with families. Despite it being past mealtime, the restaurant was still crowded, indicating that the food here must be good. Li Yifei randomly picked a seat and ordered a few snacks.

The more people there are in a restaurant, the noisier it gets. For those who prefer quiet, it can be quite unbearable, but Li Yifei thought it was fine. Occasionally, a bit of noise is acceptable. As the few snacks were brought to the table, Li Yifei began to eat.

The phone call he received earlier was from Yao Lingfu. Firstly, she asked about any changes in his condition after waking up, to which Li Yifei gave simple answers. Secondly, she talked about recent events. Yao Lingfu, Murong Yuanqing, and others were collaborating to track down clues. According to the clues, it seemed that some senior figures with high status and respect domestically might have joined the Noah’s Ark Organization, which was a very serious issue.

On a national scale, there are not many such notable figures, especially those still alive today. If any among them were involved in the Noah’s Ark Organization, it would be a major incident.

In fact, Murong Yuanqing and the others had long been suspicious. Several key orders were leaked in advance, causing Noah’s Ark Organization investigation missions to fail. It would be strange if there weren’t any moles. So in the past six months, taking advantage of the Noah’s Ark Organization’s contraction, Murong Yuanqing and his team focused on investigating the moles.

The current network is too developed, and there are too many communication methods with a variety of encryption techniques, which increases the difficulty of investigation. A seemingly insignificant online piece of information could be a means of communication. In such an impasse, Murong Yuanqing and his team sought help from many professionals. Hence, they found some clues indicating that there are members of the Noah’s Ark Organization among these top experts. Their exact level is unknown, but they certainly hold very high positions and authority.

Moles are always despised. Murong Yuanqing and others were furious, but they couldn’t afford to spread the issue widely, or it might alert the enemy. Only a few people knew about this, and Yao Lingfu telling Li Yifei was also a reminder that Noah’s Ark had developed and expanded over the years, and no one knew how many they had recruited.

This is a matter that shakes the foundation. A certain layer of Huaxia’s guardianship group has encountered a problem, which is a significant issue. Even the heads of the Central Government are highly concerned, with several meetings and calls hoping Murong Yuanqing and others can find out soon.

A mole or a traitor within the team is a significant headache for Murong Yuanqing. He felt quite at a loss as to what to do. Although his spirit was unyielded with age, his energy was failing. The days of arguing with Elder Su showed it. Both old predecessors have aged, and this is why they are eager to train new successors like Li Yifei. At a certain level, Huaxia’s experts are facing a generational gap.

Very few specialists in their fifties, sixties, or even seventies and eighties can become true experts due to various limitations. An extraordinary rise like Li Yifei, leaping to become the current top expert, is exceptionally rare.

"Alas, it’s a pity I can’t help much now," Li Yifei sighed softly. Investigating these matters is still up to Murong Yuanqing and his team. If it were about fighting or dealing with some traitor, Li Yifei could handle it.

Thinking of this, Li Yifei shook his head. He came here to investigate and knew something about Yang Shuo. Knowing her resume, he found it odd that falsifying accounts happened to Yang Shuo. It seemed very unlikely. Reaching Yang Shuo’s position, as the branch manager, her income and benefits in every respect were quite significant. Although only part of Li family’s industry, with stock dividends and other rewards, Yang Shuo’s annual salary could exceed 1.5 million. In Dan City, such a small city, it’s an absolutely high income, even the top 99%. Even in the provincial capital, an annual salary of 1.5 to over 2 million is extremely rare.

Therefore, the Li family women couldn’t understand why Yang Shuo would embezzle public funds and falsify accounts. Considering her simple family composition, Yang Shuo had a decent marital relationship. Her elders left one mother, and her child had just entered high school.

Anyway, they couldn’t fathom how she ended up like this. Yang Shuo even had two properties in the provincial capital and one in Dan City. She drove the company-provided Audi A6L and bought a Chevrolet Sail for commuting. Her husband was a high school math teacher in the provincial capital, usually driving a Mazda 6. These are some basic details about Yang Shuo, revealing no apparent reason to falsify accounts.

That’s why Li Yifei came to investigate. Always feeling that such a longstanding employee, if she had difficulties, should speak up. The Li family isn’t the kind without compassion. For those seniors who have contributed to the company, they’re never left unattended if they need help.

After eating, Li Yifei paid the bill and left. The small restaurant’s patrons were noisy, discussing things about Dan City. Sitting in the car, Li Yifei navigated to an address. Since he was using a disguise to come to Dan City, he intended to investigate clearly rather than directly arrest Yang Shuo. The Li family still emphasized compassion.

The car was driven to a construction site in Dan City, which belonged to a site under Feiyuan Company. According to the plan, it was intended as a new factory and warehouse for the Dan City company, namely Feiyuan Company. It was because of a strike incident a few days ago, which injured several people, that the Li family headquarters came to know. There was concealed reporting, and Li family pretended ignorance, which led Li Yifei here.

At the site, Li Yifei found that work had been suspended, yet people were still around. Those temporarily unable to work were either gathered in groups of three or five in the dormitory sleeping or playing cards. Understanding why a site with over a hundred people had stopped work was Li Yifei’s first task. Especially after the new year, these people had just started working, and it stopped after just a few days. This wasn’t normal.

Parking the car, Li Yifei walked into the unobstructed site. The workers glanced at him as he entered but continued their business. Such a person entering a site won’t draw much notice.

The weather was still quite cold, and were it not for a late Spring Festival this year, it would be impossible to start work in this season. When Li Yifei reached the dormitory area, a man in his fifties stopped him, saying, "Brother, this is a construction site. If you’re wandering around, please head outside, don’t stay here."

"Brother, hasn’t work started here yet?"

"Started? Heh," the man repeated and shook his head with a smile, "It can’t start, no money to start work."

"No money? Can’t be. I heard this was a Feiyuan Company project. How could they have no money?" Li Yifei asked in apparent surprise.

"Feiyuan Company flew far away," the man chuckled mockingly and spat to the side, rubbing it with his shoe before saying, "What a lousy company, bah! Owed three months’ wages before the year, barely got paid forty days’ worth, just told us to go home for New Year, said the company had money, but end of year headquarters needed to balance accounts, so funds were frozen. After we returned, we worked two days and still didn’t get paid. Damn it, what age is this? Even the General Secretary said, don’t delay workers’ wages, and these bastards dare owe wages, really not afraid of the General Secretary taking care of them!"

The man cursed repeatedly. Li Yifei rubbed his nose and, after the man vented enough, asked, "Brother, is this true?"

"Are you... would I lie to you? Damn it, we’ve been waiting here for days, and now no one even cooks for us. Damn it, if that Feiyuan Company doesn’t pay wages, we’ll tear this site apart!"

"Yeah, what Li family industry, and the richest in the province. Laughable! The richest in the province can’t even afford our wages? I think the Li family is just like that!" shouted a younger man emerging from the dormitory, intending to relieve himself at the door but, noticing a stranger, pulled up his pants and walked away after cursing.

Li Yifei was the Li Family Head. Although these people didn’t know it was him, hearing them insult the Li family as the head made him quietly angry. Not at them, but at whoever caused this trouble, possibly Yang Shuo.

Damn it, they entrusted the branch to you, and this is what you made of it? Over a hundred people’s wages—how much could it be? Even if it’s over a million more per person, would the Li family owe these people’s wages?

At this point, it couldn’t be explained, and Li Yifei accepted the scolding, as it was deserved. The man sheepishly smiled at Li Yifei after a few curses, saying, "Ah, what am I telling you for? It’s pointless. Anyways, we’ve decided if they dare do this, we’ll make a big scene. Though a few got beaten, we’re not intimidated. If they don’t pay, we’ll make noise."

"They even hit people? Feiyuan Company staff? How could they be so arrogant?" Li Yifei knowingly asked.

"It wasn’t Feiyuan Company that hit people, but the thugs they hired, those brutes were ruthless. But we weren’t prepared, those beaten were small foremen, called over thinking it was to distribute wages, only to get hit by thugs. Damn it, if I had been there, I would have fought to kill one," the man grew angrier as he spoke, treating Li Yifei as his own.