Seeing Duan Ye arrive, Yang Hao wasn't angry. He just smiled and then weakly adjusted his posture, saying, "You're here..."

Duan Ye walked straight over and sat down at the table opposite Yang Hao: "Tell me, why did you call your father here?"

Duan Ye really didn't have a good attitude towards Yang Hao. He had finally been able to go back and sleep with his sweet and soft wife, but instead he was dragged here. Anyone would be in a bad mood.

Just as Duan Ye and Yang Hao were talking, a young police officer came in and brought Yang Hao a bowl of cold porridge.

The officer said impatiently, "Can we eat something now?"

Yang Hao nodded, and then slowly ate while looking thoughtfully at Duan Ye.

Duan Ye was extremely annoyed by the way they were staring at him; the probing tone was just too intense.

They patiently waited for Yang Hao to finish his porridge and replenish his energy, but even after the officers took away the empty bowls, Yang Hao still didn't say anything.

Duan Ye: "What? You called me here because you really fell in love with me at first sight?"

"Brother Yang, it can't be that bad, can it? I'm the one who got you thrown in jail..."

Duan Ye's teasing made Yang Hao laugh: "You and him are really alike."

Without even thinking, Duan Ye asked him, "Who is it? Your sweetheart?"

Yang Hao's smile faded, his expression turning somewhat grim. He spoke slowly and deliberately, "Duan, Rui, Jun."

Upon hearing this, Duan Ye sat up straight. It was his brother Ren Gui again. This guy really was persistent. Although he had already guessed it, Duan Ye still felt a little strange when Yang Hao said it.

Yang Hao: "Don't tell me you don't know him. You both have the surname Duan. Your tracking skills are beyond what ordinary people can have, and you two look very similar."

"In this world, I believe in everything, except coincidence."

Duan Ye looked at him: "I'm also curious, why do you insist on knowing? And why are you willing to go on a hunger strike?"

"And even if you knew, so what? You can't get out now, and you can't see him anymore."

Duan Ye sighed: "It's not that I'm saying this, but the person you should see at this time is your old mother who is still waiting for you in Yangjia Village."

Duan Ye thought of what Liang Mo's subordinate had said and looked at Yang Hao with a complicated expression: "Your mother has been hoping for your return. Yang Hao, you are clearly a top student in the Physics Department of Kyoto University. From the border mountains to the most prosperous capital, you clearly have countless possibilities in your life. But I don't understand what kind of temptation made you disregard everything and just go down this dark path?"

Duan Ye recalled Yang Hao's information. Back then, Yang Hao was the top student in the entire provincial capital, ranking first in the college entrance examination. He went step by step to Kyoto University and was still a top student in the university. But why has he ended up in jail?

Yang Hao did not answer the question, but just gave a bitter laugh.

Let me tell you a story.

Duan Ye sat there and said, "I'm all ears."

In the monitoring room, all the police officers were filled with sighs and lamentations.

Yes, he was a top student in the physics department. I heard that he received so many scholarships back then because he was so outstanding. Kyoto University even waived his tuition for four years of undergraduate studies, and he could continue to pursue a master's degree after graduation. I also heard that the university president at the time even tried to persuade Yang Hao to stay on as a teacher.

Yang Hao's life should have been one of continuous advancement and widespread admiration.

Yang Hao began to recount his past: "Yangjia Village was not actually wealthy back then. My mother was a widow. Society was so feudal back then. She raised me all by herself and suffered a lot of contempt. I thought that as long as I studied hard, left the mountains, and reached a higher position, I could protect my mother."

"But Duan Ye, not everyone's life is like your name..."

Duan Ye was confused: "Huh?"

Many people say that life is a wilderness, but that's not the case.

"It's really hard for a woman to support a family. The day I graduated and went home, everyone in the village came. I thought it was to congratulate me, but they asked for money. My mother had borrowed a lot of money to raise me, and we couldn't pay it back. So my mother's leg was broken, everything in my house was looted, and I was beaten half to death. Later, the police came, but it ended hastily as a fight..."

"After studying for twenty years, I am powerless to fight back."

"Tell me, what's the use of reading?"

Yang Hao gave a wry smile.

Duan Ye did not express any opinion on this, because he was not Yang Hao and could not empathize with him.

All he knew was that Yang Hao had hurt the people closest to him.

But all Duan Ye could do at that moment was listen quietly.

Yang Hao: "Later, my mother and I were driven out of Yangjia Village. I thought I was going to die like this, but Jiang Jingwen saved us."

"It's fair to say that without him, my mother and I wouldn't be alive today."

"He gave my mother and me a way to survive, and he also gave me the self-respect to continue living."

"Later, I had my own people and my own career. Together with my brothers, we made our way out step by step in no-man's land and abroad. Those brothers were all orphans, and I treated them like my own brothers."

“But that night overseas, my brother met Duan Ruijun. We just wanted to live, but in the end, some died, some were injured, and those who survived all went to prison.”

"Tell me, should I hate him?!"

By the end, Yang Hao was extremely emotional, and his eyes were red.

Duan Ye: "From your perspective, perhaps you really should hate him."

"But you were smuggling yourselves in, and you resisted to the death. The goods on the ship were all illegally operated. Why don't you mention that?"

Yang Hao was stunned for a moment: "I..."

Duan Ye interrupted him: "Yang Hao, since you have studied and are a top student from a prestigious university, you should understand that Chinese law will not tolerate anyone challenging or violating the safety of the Chinese people. Therefore, cold handcuffs and prison will definitely be your final destination."

“Your hardships and tragic past are not an excuse for breaking the law.”

“I don’t think Duan Ruijun did anything wrong in this matter.”

After saying that, Duan Ye got up and prepared to leave.

"Hahaha..." A mournful laugh came from behind Duan Ye.

"You people simply don't understand what brothers who have gone through thick and thin together mean to people like us..."

Duan Ye sighed, deciding not to answer any further.

But just as he lifted his foot, Yang Hao asked him again, "What exactly is your relationship with Duan Ruijun?!"

Duan Ye: "He's my cousin, we share the same grandfather, don't you think?"

Yang Hao was stunned, followed by an even more pathetic laugh: "After all this time, it's still you guys... Hahaha..."

"Brother...you guys are actually brothers..."

Yang Hao was on the verge of a breakdown.