Chapter 316: Such a Impressive Orphan

The Audi 100 with the dragon A00001 license plate and the BJ212 from the Bangye Forestry Bureau left the back building of the Forest General Inspection Office one after another.

At the entrance of the back building, Wang Zhiye and the driver Xiao Cheng from the Commercial Bureau were left behind. The car ran on diesel, and after being frozen outside for too long, it was hard to start.

Wang Zhiye was doing a favor for someone, so it was naturally not good to leave Xiao Cheng alone here if the car wouldn't start.

Just as Wang Zhiye watched Xiao Cheng use a torch to heat up the fuel tank underneath the car, and was complaining about Li Xian, someone tapped her lightly from behind.

Turning around, she saw a man with a scholarly appearance and gold-rimmed glasses.

"Miss..."

"What is it?" Startled by the sudden appearance in the middle of the night, Wang Zhiye was taken aback.

The man had a hint of apology on his face and asked, "I want to ask about the young lady from earlier. What is her name?"

"Which young lady?" Wang Zhiye frowned and then realized—he was likely asking about Su Ya.

"Comrade, what do you want?" Wang Zhiye thought that someone might be interested in Su Ya because of her appearance and spoke with a hint of irritation, "She's already in a relationship."

The man was taken aback, then smiled wryly, "You misunderstand. I thought the young lady looked like an old friend of mine and wanted to find out if she might be related."

Wang Zhiye relaxed, "Oh, just say so earlier! Her name is Su Ya."

"Su Ya... Su Ya..." The man repeated the name several times, then seemed to lose himself in thought, looking at Wang Zhiye with a yearning expression. "Does she have other family members?"

"She has a mother and a younger brother," Wang Zhiye answered truthfully. Seeing that the man seemed to have lost his composure after asking, she wondered, "Comrade, do you know her?"

"No... I don't know her. I might have mistaken her for someone else."

The man hastily left after saying this.

Watching his hurried departure, Wang Zhiye frowned.

Just then, with the sound of the engine starting, Xiao Cheng, who had successfully heated up the fuel tank, managed to start the car.

"What kind of person is this, so mysterious!"

Wang Zhiye gave one last look at the disappearing figure in the snowy night, muttered to herself, and then got into the car.

As the old green diesel BJ212 drove away, a figure leaning against the wall in the shadowy area behind the inspection office covered their mouth tightly and crouched down.

Hot tears dripped from behind the gold-rimmed glasses onto the snow, melting tiny holes in the thick layer of white.

The cold wind mixed with snowflakes howled away, perfectly concealing the figure's stifled sobs.

"Xia Ya... Su Ya... Xiao Ya, Xiao Ya... Forgive me, forgive me for not coming to find you all these years. I didn't have the courage to come... Are you all right? How have you been all these years?"

No one could hear the barely perceptible murmurs in the cold wind.

After an unknown period of time, the figure slowly stood up.

"Li Xian? Yes, Li Xian..."

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**Lin Fu Hotel.**

After Li Daoyun activated Li You from standby mode with a sewing needle, the hotel room became lively.

"Hey! Secretary Sun, we've had interactions with provincial leaders too!"

Just revived, Li You excitedly paced around in his cotton clothes, nearly bursting with energy, almost ready to run out into the street to tell everyone he had shaken hands and spoken with Sun Weimin.

Although it was already past ten or almost eleven o'clock, the room was still crowded with people. Wang Zhiye, her father Wang Anguo, her mother Zhou Huizhi, her uncle Wang Anbang, as well as Xu Chaoyang and Su Ya, filled the room.

Previously, everyone thought Li Xian was in big trouble, but unexpectedly, Sun Weimin made a dramatic entrance, which shocked the Wang brothers.

The young man in front of them filled everyone with curiosity.

But Li Xian was even more curious.

Who was behind this?

"I've clarified it. The informant is Liu Dafa from your forestry farm. But the real mastermind behind this is Huang Yingxiong, the chairman of Guangxing Group." At this point, Xu Chaoyang decided to reveal the information he got from Chief Wang without hiding anything.

Hearing Xu Chaoyang's response, Li Xian frowned.

The Liu family really was a bunch of troublemakers; they were truly relentless.

Li Xian considered himself not a petty person, but the repeated trouble caused by Accountant Liu and his family made him feel like taking down the whole lot.

"But who is this Huang Yingxiong?" Li Xian wasn't concerned about Liu Dafa but was more interested in the mastermind.

"Well... this person has quite a background."

Xu Chaoyang sighed and looked at the Wang brothers.

"This person's background is quite complex." Wang Anguo released Wang Zhiye from his arm and looked at the young man who had even caught Secretary Sun's attention. He said, "This guy has had more than ten adoptive parents, and now they all hold important positions in the forest industry system."

"Seriously?" Li Xian was astonished.

More than ten... adoptive parents?

Seeing his confused look, Xu Chaoyang clicked his tongue and explained Huang Yingxiong's situation:

This young man's parents had been leaders in the Sanjiang Forestry Bureau. During a period when enemies and spies were causing disruptions, one night, the enemies broke into Huang Yingxiong's home, killed his parents, and tried to seize the local government building to make an impact.

At that time, eight-year-old Huang Yingxiong was hidden by his parents in a wardrobe and survived the ordeal.

After witnessing his parents' deaths, Huang Yingxiong didn't panic like other children. Instead, he ran to the Sanjiang train station, which was occupied by Soviet engineers. In the bitter cold of winter, he ran barefoot for six or seven miles to report the situation. The Soviet engineers, upon receiving his message, rushed to the local government to eliminate the enemies.

Although the enemies were cleared out, Huang Yingxiong became an orphan. Later, his parents' colleagues and comrades decided to adopt him, taking turns to raise him into adulthood.

However, Huang Yingxiong was spoiled by these many adoptive parents. After becoming the deputy director of the Sanjiang Forestry Bureau, he embezzled over 80,000 yuan intended for well-drilling for gambling and playing mahjong.

At that time, over 80,000 yuan was a significant sum. Many of his adoptive parents pooled money to cover the deficit and keep the matter under control. However, the incident had a severe impact, and Huang Yingxiong was forced to leave his post and go into business.

That was 1985, during the early years of reform and opening up. With support from his adoptive parents and the favorable economic environment, he did quite well in business.

After seven or eight years, this young man had accumulated significant wealth through exporting wooden villa materials, pharmaceuticals, and commercial real estate.

With money and power, he had become influential within the forest industry system.

Hearing this, Li Xian clicked his tongue.

Damn,

What an impressive orphan!

I've truly never seen one like this!