Urban Martial Saint

Seeing Zhou Guiting and Xiao Ding Ding like this now, Lin Dade and Wang Cui clearly hadn’t reacted yet; the change was just too drastic. Especially Xiao Ding Ding, who had been so thin and small before, wearing clothes that didn’t fit at all, many of which were old clothes from Lin Dade’s son when he was young, looking like a little beggar. But now, she was dressed like a little angel, how could that not shock people?

Ye Qing felt quite happy in his heart. Seeing the mother and daughter like this now, Ye Qing also felt a burden had been lifted off his heart. Zhou Guiting had found her biological father, and she certainly wouldn’t have to live like this anymore. And Xiao Ding Ding, she could finally enjoy a happy childhood like other children her age.

”Uncle Lin, Aunty Wang, Uncle Ye!” Xiao Ding Ding called sweetly as she got out of the car and ran over, throwing herself into Wang Cui’s arms.

During the time Zhou Guiting and Xiao Ding Ding lived here, it was mostly Wang Cui who brought them meals. One could say that their survival up to this point was all thanks to Lin Dade and his wife Wang Cui. In the heart of Xiao Ding Ding, this couple was like her own family, so seeing them made her exceptionally happy.

”Oh my, oh my!” Wang Cui hugged Xiao Ding Ding in her arms, filled with joy yet also moved, saying, ”Ding Ding, you look so pretty in your outfit. Who bought these clothes for you?”

”It was Grandpa!” Xiao Ding Ding turned her head and looked happily towards Liu Changping, saying, ”Aunty Wang, look, that man over there is my grandpa. He is so kind to my mom and me!”

Liu Changping smiled at Xiao Ding Ding, his eyes filled with doting affection. Just as Zhou Bolong had said, at the age of fifty or sixty, finally having a child and a granddaughter, who wouldn’t be happy and joyful? Liu Changping had been saving up a lifetime of fatherly love, finally finding an outlet to pour it all onto Zhou Guiting and Xiao Ding Ding!

Liu Changping walked up to Lin Dade and Wang Cui with Zhou Guiting, saying, ”Guiling told me that during her and Ding Ding’s time here, they’ve been able to hold on thanks to your care. I really don’t know how to thank you. I just happened to come by today, and I’d like to invite the two of you for lunch. Do you have the time?”

Lin Dade and Wang Cui didn’t know who Liu Changping was, but they could tell he must be someone important. The two of them were from the poorest class in society, and had never seen such a prominent figure; they didn’t know how to respond.

”We certainly have the time!” Ye Qing hastily answered for Lin Dade. If Liu Changping was inviting them for a meal, it was sure to be his way of saying thanks. Lin Dade and Wang Cui would certainly benefit from going. They had done a good deed, and they indeed deserved a good reward!

”This... How could we impose?” Lin Dade was still somewhat embarrassed.

”It’s what we ought to do,” Liu Changping replied with a light smile.

Clinging to Wang Cui, Xiao Ding Ding suddenly asked, ”Aunty Wang, where are the brothers? I brought them gifts!”

Wang Cui laughed and said, ”Oh, what gifts?”

”Here.” Xiao Ding Ding took out a tightly sealed small plastic bag from her pocket, saying, ”Last night, Grandpa bought me shrimp to eat. Such big, big shrimp, and I especially saved some for the brothers to bring over for them to eat!”

Truly the innocent words of a child, the purest expression of their feelings. Hearing Ding Ding’s words, everyone present was deeply moved. Wang Cui in particular, holding Xiao Ding Ding, with her eyes slightly reddened, laughed and said, ”Ding Ding is such a good girl, still remembering your brothers. It’s alright, whether they eat them or not, you should eat more to grow big and strong!”

”No need, Grandpa bought a lot, and I ate a lot too!” Ding Ding placed the plastic bag in Wang Cui’s hands, saying, ”Aunty Wang, when the brothers come back, you give it to them, okay?”

Zhou Bolong, standing to the side and watching this scene, couldn’t help but say, ”Old Liu, your granddaughter is really great, she even thinks of others. She’s much better than my own grandson. Why don’t you just have her be my sworn granddaughter?”

”Don’t even think about it!” Liu Changping immediately looked at him warily, saying, ”Don’t you try to mooch off my granddaughter!”

Zhou Bolong curled his lips and said, ”Look at how stingy you are, as if anyone could snatch her away from you!”

Smiling contentedly at Ding Ding, Liu Changping said, ”You’d like to snatch her, but you’ve got to be able to do it. With your grandson, it’s going to be tough to be like my granddaughter!”

These words infuriated Zhou Bolong, who started wailing and vowing to go back and properly educate his grandson, insisting he become more polite than Xiao Ding Ding. Liu Changping didn’t pay him any attention; with a daughter and granddaughter now, his heart had no room for anything else.

Liu Changping and the others sat there for a while before leaving, and everyone in the yard had witnessed their return and naturally had a discussion, all wondering what Liu Changping’s true identity was. Of course, one thing was very clear: Zhou Guiting’s life from now on would certainly be much better!

”Young Brother Ye, Zhou Guiting, she is really... really Mr. Liu’s daughter?” Lin Dade still had to ask Ye Qing, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Ye Qing nodded and said, ”Of course!”

”I always suspected that Zhou Guiting was no ordinary person. Just look at her, her demeanor is far superior to that of most people!” A woman immediately clamored, her gaze shifting toward Ye Qing as she said, ”That... that Mr. Liu, he seems like a high-ranking official, right? What position does he hold? Judging by his presence, he must at least be a bureau chief, right?”

Her words caused all those present to turn their attention to Ye Qing, their curiosity piqued even more by Liu Changping’s identity—they wanted to ask about it, then confirm Zhou Guiting’s current status.

”Bureau chief...” Ye Qing said with a light smile, shaking his head, ”He is the head of the Dong Province Police Department!”

”Ah?”

”The head? What rank is that? Is it higher than a bureau chief?”

”Much higher. The head is in charge of the entire police force in the Eastern Province. Just think about it—how many cities are there in the province? Each city has its police bureau, and all those bureau chiefs report to the head. That’s a really high-ranking official!”

”My goodness, that’s impressive! I thought he was just a bureau chief, but that’s already quite remarkable!”

”Isn’t it? We’re talking about the head here. My word, my word, we’ve been living with the head’s daughter for so long?”

Everyone around them was discussing the matter, shocked that a real-life princess in a slum scenario had unfolded right beside them; every single person was excited.

Lin Dade and his wife nearly popped their eyes out—they never imagined that the down-and-out mother and daughter they had been helping were of such esteemed status. The daughter of the head... that was an incredibly prestigious identity.

Of course, while everyone was astonished by Zhou Guiting’s identity, they also looked at Lin Dade and his wife with great envy. When Zhou Guiting and her daughter were living there, it was the Lin couple who had helped them the most, providing food and medicine. Now that Zhou Guiting turned out to be the daughter of the head of the Dong Province Police Department, how would she ever repay the Lin couple for their kindness?

After chatting with the crowd for a while, Ye Qing asked Wang Cui to tidy up and take the three children to the banquet at noon. Ye then accompanied Lin Dade to the hospital to check on Old Wang Ba and the others.

Old Wang Ba was shot in the right shoulder by police officers yesterday, and it was no minor wound. The fat man, in particular, had been shot several times in the back; if it weren’t for Old Wang Ba applying medicine on him, he might have lost his life. Thankfully, since Fang Yiming had also bandaged the wounds, his life was saved. However, with his current condition, he would have to lie in bed for at least half a year or so.

On the lighter side, Old Wang Ba’s injury was relatively minor: he had only been shot in the right shoulder. But in fact, his situation was more complicated than that of the fat and skinny men. The bullet had precisely severed the tendons in his shoulder, and because he hadn’t received timely treatment, even though they had been reconnected, the agility of his right arm would be greatly reduced. In other words, his right arm was almost crippled!

After listening to Fang Yiming describe Old Wang Ba’s condition, Ye Qing frowned. Old Wang Ba, despite his fondness for spreading rumors and deceiving people, and being utterly shameless and sleazy, did have his principles when it came to serious issues. Take the recent events—for the sake of protecting Zhou Guiting and her daughter, he risked his life, which made Ye look at him with new respect. Now seeing Old Wang Ba’s arm nearly useless, Ye felt truly regretful.

Old Wang Ba, however, was quite optimistic. After hearing Fang Yiming’s words, he immediately waved his left hand and said with a smile, ”That’s great, it’s a good thing I’m left-handed, and my left hand is fine!”

This comment made Ye feel even more distressed. Old Wang Ba had ended up in this situation entirely because he wanted Ye to come to Xishan City to help Liu Changping find his daughter. Ultimately, it was all to create an opportunity for Ye, and he felt deeply guilty for what had happened to Old Wang Ba.

Looking at Old Wang Ba’s sleazy face, Ye sighed softly and said, ”Eighth Master, don’t worry. Once we return to Shenchuan City, I will go find Divine Doctor Lin to check on you. If all else fails, I’ll ask the Shen Family for a Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, which is said to have miraculous healing properties!”

Old Wang Ba was momentarily stunned before chuckling ruefully, ”Wow, you finally know how to show some respect to me, kid!”

Ye simply smiled faintly, saying nothing more. It was at that moment he truly started to regard Old Wang Ba as one of his own, as someone deserving of his respect.

”Ye, just now… just now you said…” Fang Yiming suddenly looked at Ye excitedly, asking, ”You said you were going to Shenchuan City to find… Divine Doctor Lin?”

”Yes, what about it?” Ye looked at Fang Yiming with surprise, wondering why he had become so excited all of a sudden.

”You… you know Divine Doctor Lin?” Fang Yiming asked eagerly.

Hearing this, Ye finally understood what Fang Yiming meant and chuckled, ”We are friends!”