Chapter 76 (1/2)

Put My Socks On

The sea tossed before hi sat on a reef, a pile of empty beer cans at their feet

“Tellthreay the e at Xia Lei

Xia Lei was silent for a bit before answering, “Before you arrived, I was intent on entering his ho prompted

“Then?” Xia Lei paused for a bit, then shook his head, “I didn’t think so far ahead Ma Xiao-An died saving e for him?”

“You didn’t think one into He Lao-Qi’s home and killed hi but destroyed a foe like you With the Gu clan’s power, there is no place on Earth you can escape to if you kill He Lao-Qi You’ll be sentenced to death if you’re caught What will your sister do if you die? What about those people who depend on you for their livelihood? Have you thought about therowled, “He wanted to kill et it?”

Qin Xiang sighed, “You’re a se Why choose the path of mutual destruction?”

‘There are e Why choose the path ofsaid echoed in Xia Lei’s head He slowly cal into He Lao-Qi’s hoe An evil man like He Lao-Qi had sins aplenty to accompany him into and after death But himself? What would Xia Xue do if he died? What about the hardworking employees of Thunder Horse Workshop? They had a taste of a life that was better than what they had - would they still need to go back to constructions sites to ently, “I believe you’ll find another way”

Xia Lei suddenly thought of Long Bing and thought ‘If I call Long Bing and tell her that He Lao-Qi wants me dead, will she help ood if I have evidence’

Long Bing may be able to help but he first needed some evidence

He Lao-Qi was very sly and always had other people do the deed for him while he stood far, far away, unconnected It would not be easy at all to find evidence of hi seemed to sense the pain in Xia Lei’s heart He spoke softly and coly, “Don’t be too broken up about it and don’t worry Don’t ever do soain You have to think more and plan better”

Xia Lei nodded, “I will Thank you”

Qin Xiang patted Xia Lei on the shoulder, “What’s with the polite tone? We’re friends”

Xia Lei nodded again, “Yes, we’re friends”

“Right, I finally found out He Lao-Qi’s real identity fro

“Real identity?” Xia Lei froze

“He Lao-Qi is very crafty and never spoke of his real name to anyone He’s never let anyone see his identification documents either People in the underworld only know him as He Lao-Qi but fe his real na Yi-Hu,” said Qin Xiang

“Hold on,” Xia Lei was confused, “These are two different na How can one person have two?”

People would normally assume that even if He Lao-Qi was not really He Lao-Qi, he should be He-soe but the surname wouldn’t

“My reaction was much the same as yours at first butYi-Hu,” said Qin Xiang

Xia Lei spoke bewilderedly, “But according to the inforave me, He Lao-Qi’s son is na, why is his son surnaed, “I don’t know either I’ to you, I swear”

“I didn’t e… Sendto do?” Qin Xiang looked a little worried

“Relax I’o look for Jiang Ru-Yi She’s the Chief of North Police Station and has access rights to the household registration system I want her to helpYi-Hu,” said Xia Lei

Qin Xiang was struck by a thought, “You want to start from his real identity?”

Xia Lei nodded, “If what you say is true, then He Lao-Qi is a fictional character He’s done so many evil deeds and amassed so much wealth over the years - the assets arethis method to wash his dirty money clean He’s the dreadful He Lao-Qi in the underworld and a regular business chuckled, “I knew you were a smart one Okay, I’ll send you back now”

Back in his neighbourhood, Xia Lei hopped off the o back I’ll let you know if I find out anything”

“You’ll be the first to know if I find out anything on

Xia Lei nodded, “You be careful too”