Chapter 16

After Li Xiangdong finished speaking, he let go of his hand. Dog Brother, who was now completely drained of energy, slowly slid to the ground. He could only watch as Li Xiangdong walked towards the main gate.

A sense of powerlessness he had never felt before rose from the depths of his heart. At this moment, Dog Brother felt like a used piece of toilet paper. He had never experienced such humiliation. His eyes turned red as he glared at Li Xiangdong, thinking, "Little punk, I'll kill you sooner or later."

Li Xiangdong approached the massive car. He seemed to sense something. The wolf's ears not only gave him extraordinary hearing but also a wolf's intuition. The intense killing aura emanating from Dog Brother lying on the ground was not ordinary. Just from this, one could deduce that this guy had more than one life on his hands.

In the past, this killing aura might have scared Li Xiangdong to death, but now, with the power of the Four Beasts, Li Xiangdong was not afraid of Dog Brother or Cat Brother at all.

He turned around and bared his teeth in a smile at Dog Brother. Dog Brother's fierce gaze immediately faltered. As a well-known figure in the underworld, he had at least a dozen lives on his hands.

But the young man's smile made him feel a sudden chill. The feeling this guy gave him was completely out of proportion to his age. His white teeth, gleaming under the light, looked menacing. At that moment, the man seemed like a ferocious beast ready to pounce. It was as if the words "Danger!" were written on his forehead.

Li Xiangdong pointed at Dog Brother lying on the ground and said, "Remember to tell your boss what I said. If you want revenge, I'll be waiting for you."

If anyone else had said this, Dog Brother would have spat on the ground. But when Li Xiangdong said it, it made Dog Brother's neck chill.

Li Xiangdong opened the door of the massive car, shifted into reverse, and with a screech of tires, the car drove out of the Hengfa Group headquarters and left with a show of arrogance, leaving behind a group of security guards lying on the ground and a mess everywhere.

The car belonged to Hengfa Group, so he might as well use it. It would be like compensation for his losses. This car was a fuel-guzzling beast with a 5.7L V8 engine, which Li Xiangdong couldn't afford to maintain. However, he found several high-denomination fuel cards in the glove compartment, so he decided to keep the car for now.

After all, Hengfa Group had provoked him first. He didn't plan to let them off easily. A few years ago, they had used many underhanded tactics, and he and his mother had suffered a lot.

Even when they finally stopped, the losses were still borne by his family. Li Xiangdong remembered very clearly that at that time, their windows had been broken by bricks thrown over the wall at least a dozen times. Eventually, he and his mother didn't dare to replace the window glass, and they spent that winter in the cold.

Their door locks were also frequently jammed and broken, and they had to replace them at least a dozen times.

The guard dogs they kept were also killed by these people. The worst was when they threw snakes into their yard.

Although they eventually stopped, they never compensated for the losses.

Over the years, Li Xiangdong had never forgotten the hatred. If they hadn't provoked his family again, it would have been fine.

But after a few years, they not only escalated their actions but also injured his mother. Li Xiangdong couldn't bear this, so even if the matter got bigger, he was willing to take the risk because he was no longer the weak and powerless Li Xiangdong of a few years ago.

Back at the hospital, his mother was already asleep, so Li Xiangdong stayed outside the ward all night.

The next morning, he got up early, fetched water for his mother to wash her face, and then went downstairs to buy breakfast. When he returned, he found another person talking to his mother in the ward.

An old man in casual clothes, with white hair and a ruddy complexion, looked very kind and well-maintained.

"Uncle Hao, why are you here?"

Seeing the short, kind-looking old man, Li Xiangdong couldn't help but ask.

The old man, seeing him standing at the door, immediately smiled and said, "Why can't I come? Your mother was in a car accident, and you didn't even tell me?"

"Hey! It's just that you're busy, and I didn't want to trouble you. Anyway, it's not a big deal. The doctor will check her again later, and if there's nothing wrong, we plan to leave the hospital today."

Li Xiangdong said, and Li's mother nodded in agreement.

"Exactly, Uncle Hao, it's just a small matter, no need to trouble you."

"Hey! This is not a small matter. Besides, what's the trouble? If I can't take care of you, how can I face my old superior and Xiao Dong's father?"

The old man said earnestly. After he spoke, Li Xiangdong and Li's mother fell silent.

This old man was none other than Hao Runtong, the dean of the National Criminal Police Academy, who had specially recruited Li Xiangdong into the police academy.

His relationship with the Li family was not ordinary. He was Li Xiangdong's grandfather's apprentice and was trained by Li Xiangdong's grandfather.

Later, when Li Xiangdong's father joined the police force, he was also Li Xiangdong's father's direct superior. He was the one who arranged for Li Xiangdong's father to go undercover.

However, the disappearance of Li Xiangdong's father became a heartache for the old man. Over the years, he felt guilty towards the Li family and often helped them.

The old man had long passed retirement age, but due to his reputation and contributions, he was specially hired by the provincial department to serve as the dean of the police academy.

Yesterday, Li Xiangdong didn't go to class and called the school in the afternoon to take leave. The old man learned about the incident from Li Xiangdong's teacher and came to visit early in the morning.

"Hey! Uncle Hao, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? I bought extra breakfast earlier, so why don't we eat together?"

"That's perfect. I came early and haven't had breakfast yet."

Dean Hao didn't hesitate to accept, and Li Xiangdong quickly opened the breakfast box.

At that moment, the ward door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Li Xiangdong looked up and saw two police officers with stern faces walk in.