Peng Dehao, upon hearing Sun Yuze's words, was suddenly thrilled. Looking around, he said to Ye Xiao and Sun Yuze, "Brother Xiao, Brother Sun, let's find a quiet place to talk."

Seeing Peng Dehao acting so secretive, Ye Xiao and Sun Yuze both nodded and left the academic building with him. They quickly arrived at a secluded pavilion within the campus!

"Brother Xiao, Brother Sun, you're really saving my life!" Peng Dehao looked at the two and immediately assumed a pleading expression.

"Speak up," Ye Xiao said with a casual smile, "there's no one around. If you don't say it now, we are going to leave."

Peng Dehao immediately began, "Yes, Brother Xiao, it's like this: my father is the deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, 'Peng Yaoshi'. Because he's never been particularly close with Tan Zhongyu, the head of the bureau, he's always been marginalized. In a department as full of resources as the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, my father never managed to take any advantage for himself. Recently, I don't know how, but 100,000 cash appeared in my father's office. My father was very confused about it, but before he could react, Tan Zhongyu, along with several leaders from the bureau, came to his office. As a result, because my father couldn't explain where the money came from, he was put under investigation, and now, he's been isolated for an inquiry. I've been gathering information everywhere, but most of it suggests that the money was embezzled by my father. This pretty much amounts to a guilty verdict on my father. But that money is definitely not his, I'd stake my life on it."

As Peng Dehao explained, his eyes reddened.

It looked like he had already tried many things, but in reality, for his father who was stuck in prison, none of it was of any help, and he was out of options.

"How can you be so sure that the money isn't your father's?" Ye Xiao, with a slight squint in his eyes and a neutral tone, asked Peng Dehao.

"Brother Xiao, my father is incorruptible, that's something everyone knows. As for that Tan Zhongyu, he's a complete corrupt official. He's tried to win over my father several times, but he's always been rejected. My father is an honest man, so..." Peng Dehao said seriously.

Yet before Peng Dehao could finish his sentence, Ye Xiao suddenly asked, "You're not a student at Minghai Academy, are you?"

"I am a clerk in the personnel department of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau," Peng Dehao said.

"Oh!" was all Ye Xiao uttered, offering no further comment.

Ye Xiao fell silent, but that did not mean he ceased to think.

Who really owned that so-called 100,000 was self-evident. This Peng Dehao looked to be no more than twenty-three or twenty-four years old; however, after entering the bureau, he found himself immediately in the personnel department, a position with significant authority. Wasn't that strange?

If Peng Yaoshi truly was incorruptible, Peng Dehao certainly wouldn't be holding such a job now.

"Go back. Whether or not it can be dealt with, I'll ask on your behalf," Ye Xiao said.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Peng Dehao first paused, then immediately nodded in agreement.

Watching Peng Dehao leave, Sun Yuze immediately turned to Ye Xiao and said, "Brother Xiao, you're not planning to help this Peng Dehao?"

Ye Xiao chuckled and replied, "What do you think about the story he told? True or false?"

Sun Yuze pondered for a moment before responding, "Half true, half false."

"You're right. The most brilliant lies are nine parts truth to one part falsehood. Sadly, he's not that clever," Ye Xiao commented.

"What do you mean by that, Brother Xiao?" Sun Yuze asked.

"What do you know about this Peng Yaoshi?" Ye Xiao inquired, looking at Sun Yuze.

"The deputy head of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau has always been at odds with Tan Zhongyu, the chief of the bureau, who is a man of Chen Maozhong. So, Tan Zhongyu has long been swaggering around in the bureau. But now, with Chen Maozhong's power on the decline, Peng Yaoshi, who is Tan Zhongyu's nemesis, seems to have the intention to rebel, yet I didn't expect that Tan Zhongyu would take the lead," said Sun Yuze.

"So Tan Zhongyu is one of Chen Maozhong's men," Ye Xiao laughed and said, "No wonder this Peng Dehao came to find you."

Sun Yuze was very smart and immediately understood what Ye Xiao meant after his explanation. He chuckled and said, "Brother Xiao, do you mean that Peng Dehao sought me out to introduce him to you, just to tell me that his father wants to seek my father's patronage?"

"Exactly!" said Ye Xiao.

Sun Yuze asked, "What do you mean by that, Brother Xiao?"

"What I mean doesn't matter, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau must have someone who obeys the Heavenly Gate Security Company," Ye Xiao replied.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Sun Yuze immediately understood everything and nodded, "Brother Xiao, I understand, but what if he really embezzled money? If the evidence is conclusive and we forcibly protect him, we will certainly give Chen Maozhong an excuse!"

Ye Xiao answered, "I'll make a trip to the Guard Bureau myself, and Yang Ming will cooperate with you too."

"Alright, Brother Xiao. But this Peng Dehao is being too clever for his own good; it's really annoying. Brother Xiao, should we teach him a lesson?" Sun Yuze inquired.

Ye Xiao laughed and said, "Haha, is that necessary? If he's that clever, hopefully it'll be useful in the future. By the way, how has your dad been doing recently as the head?"

"Lately, my father proposed a major renovation of the main roads in the region, and the region has already approved it," Sun Yuze said.

Ye Xiao nodded and smiled, "To get rich, build roads first, right? Not bad, do well and strive to achieve more. I will make sure your father remains in his position for a longer time."

"Yes, Brother Xiao, my dad often tells me that our family owes a lot to Brother Xiao," Sun Yuze said at the right moment.

Ye Xiao smiled slightly and said, "It's time for class."

Sun Yuze said, "Yeah, let's go, off to class."

"You go ahead, I'm planning to go out for a bit!" Ye Xiao had no intention to return to class, and for him, attending classes didn't have much appeal.

Sun Yuze asked, "Brother Xiao, are you planning to find Yang Ming? Actually, a phone call from you would suffice. Yang Ming will surely do his best."

Ye Xiao replied with a smile, "Alright, go to your class."

Sun Yuze nodded, said nothing more, and left the pavilion!

Ye Xiao, on the other hand, left Minghai Academy and drove directly to Minghai City Guard Bureau!

Indeed, if Ye Xiao wanted to arrange something for Yang Ming, he could have simply phoned him, and the matter would have been handled neatly. However, Ye Xiao naturally had his own reasons for going to the Guard Bureau; he could see Song Jiamin there.

He truly missed the fierce policewoman, Song Jiamin, whom one wouldn't want to provoke.

As he approached the vicinity of the Guard Bureau, Ye Xiao's gaze inadvertently landed on the snack street he visited last time. Thinking of Jins' Spicy Soup, he immediately remembered that he had promised Jin Liguo to look out for the place by asking his friends at the Guard Bureau to lend a hand. However, he had forgotten about it due to running into Wu Quanen last time.

He wondered how Jins' Spicy Soup was doing!

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