"Thank you for keeping vigil for my father."
Zhang Xiaoyun's large eyes blinked at Ye Longlin, her voice carrying a childlike innocence. Those eyes seemed to speak volumes.
Ye Longlin gently rubbed Zhang Xiaoyun's head and said softly, "Soon, everyone will know that your father was a hero, a hero of this country."
Zhang Xiaoyun lowered her head, and large, teardrop-like beads of water suddenly fell from her eyes, landing on the ground.
"Thank you...."
...
Meanwhile, Han Shan had returned to the TV tower and, with one phone call, summoned all staff from the news department, who had already left for the day, back to work overtime.
The incident was sudden, and moreover, it was personally requested by that particular individual.
"I've met the Dragon War King. I'll have bragging rights from now on, hehe."
He had met many important figures. In the first half of his life, he had served in the capital. He had only returned to Nan Province some ten years ago.
In the capital, he had met many high-ranking officials, but when interacting with them, they mostly held onto their status, making interactions awkward. However, compared to this individual, he realized what true cultivation meant.
"Boss, we've never worked overtime before. What's going on?"
"Yeah, and you never really managed our department's affairs before. What happened?"
Han Shan appeared in the main office. Many people began to ask questions, clearly having a good rapport with each other privately.
"Everyone, the layout for all news tomorrow is delayed by one day. There's an urgent situation requiring expedited printing. Tomorrow, I want this news to be plastered on the streets of Nan Province. We must ensure that this news is known throughout Nan Province simultaneously!
Also, notify the broadcast, news reporting, and all other media dissemination channels. Use the TV tower's name to push this out to all Nan Province terminals. I don't care what methods you use. If you can't do it, you can resign."
He printed out dozens of copies of Zhang Yi's information and placed them on everyone's workstations. It was while printing that he had skimmed through this classified document.
He had initially thought it was just a report, but it turned out to be a biography!
Enlisted in the year 2000, experienced dozens of battles, sustained multiple injuries, and was declared beyond saving multiple times, yet miraculously survived.
He rose from an obscure soldier to the position of War Zone King, only to be taken away by Ye Longlin after traversing the four major war zones.
Subsequently, he served as the deputy captain of the Qilin Corps, facing death countless times.
"The biggest drug lord in the Golden Triangle, Bald Fu, died overnight. No one knows how Bald Fu died, but... they were the ones who did it!
Why has there never been any rumors about the Qilin Corps? This shouldn't be!
Thirty-five men went, five returned, all severely injured. The rescue room was in continuous operation for nineteen days. Captain Ye Longlin was in critical condition for five days, his legs almost amputated. Multiple areas of skin on his chest and abdomen were damaged by frostbite. This..."
*Clang—*
Han Shan stood up from his stool, his hands trembling. Suddenly, he felt the document in his hand weigh a thousand pounds!
As he looked up, he saw figures throughout the entire news department abruptly rising, their gazes fixed on the documents in their hands.
"Hiss!"
Sounds of gasping in disbelief filled the air. Everyone was stunned, clearly not expecting to receive such a document for their overtime work today, and... the biography of such a hero.
His gaze then swept across the lines of text, each word feeling like a stab to the heart.
In the second year of the millennium, the Qilin Corps was ordered to execute a flanking mission. The remaining five members of the Qilin Corps recruited some soldiers. Zhang Yi led two thousand soldiers to defend a crucial pass.
In the latter half of the night, the main battlefield suffered a defeat, and the enemy forces forcibly breached the pass. Zhang Yi, leading two thousand soldiers, did not retreat an inch, holding their ground until dawn, allowing the rest of the Qilin Corps to reinforce.
Zhang Yi, at midday, was the last one standing. His body remained upright on the ground, looking back towards Daxia, unyielding.
With his humble being, he propped up the sky beyond the pass!
However, of the two thousand comrades, not one survived!
When they left, they were young men adorned with flowers, full of spirit.
When they returned, their caskets were draped with the national flag, accompanied by ten miles of escort.
"I don't care what the cost, I don't care what you do! Tomorrow, I want to see this name on all media channels!"
"By noon tomorrow, I want the people of Nan Province to know that in Nan Province, there was such a hero!"
Han Shan roared, his face flushed. A single tear traced a path down his cheek, falling onto the document and wetting it.
He was younger than his own son by a year!
"His name is Zhang Yi!"
"He is a hero of the country! Even more so, he is a hero who came from Nan Province. We should not forget him!"
In the vast news department, a profound silence fell upon the hall!
...
At the same time.
Wang Shaozi returned to the villa and, seeing the blown-out door and the scene inside, immediately frowned. He took out his phone and made a call.
"Godfather, something's happened. Wang Shao has been taken away, and Mr. Zhang is dead."
After a long silence, the voice on the other end of the phone finally said, "Wait for me."
More than ten minutes later, Wang Hanyuan, the chairman of Wang Corporation, appeared at the villa.
"What's going on?"
Wang Hanyuan frowned, looking at the scene with a displeased expression.
Apart from a select few, no one knew that Wang Shao was hiding here. Ever since he had come of age, Wang Shaozi had severed ties with the Wang family and lived alone. Wang Hanyuan had used his connections to erase their relationship, and it should have... remained unknown.
"I'm not sure. Everything was fine when I left. There are no signs of a struggle at the scene. He was likely subdued directly. I suspect the war zone got involved."
Wang Hanyuan's pupils contracted. The war zone's involvement was within the realm of possibility.
"Zhang Yi served in the military for many years. It's normal for him to have a few close friends. It's likely his friends seeking personal revenge. There's no way the war zone would get involved in such a manner. If the war zone were involved, they would certainly go through proper channels, not act unilaterally."
Wang Hanyuan shook his head slightly, not paying much mind.
Thinking this, he dialed He Qiang's number, but the phone was continuously busy and he couldn't get through. This made him frown, "What's going on with He Qiang? There's been no news all afternoon. Does he still want to work?"
For some reason, a bad premonition suddenly surfaced in his mind. He had a feeling something was amiss.
"You wait here at home. I need to go see someone. This matter has already spun out of control. If it implicates that superior, this matter will become very troublesome."
"The main issue is... too many people are involved, too broadly. If this gets exposed, a considerable number of people will be implicated. Nan Province... it's akin to a complete overhaul."
Regardless, this matter was not that simple. If it were truly that simple, it would be great.
To allow Wang Shao to evade punishment would not be a simple matter, especially considering the other party was a soldier.
"Boss, the special investigation team from the National Veterans Affairs Headquarters has just landed in Nan Province."