Qi Shan refused Zhu Fanfan's request: "The Public Security Bureau has its own system. It's impossible for a little kid like you to participate in the trial. As for Fang Zhiguo, he did something wrong and should be punished. He caused a fight in the Public Security Bureau and must be detained. As for what punishment to give, we need to contact the military."

If all countries acted like this, wouldn't everything fall into chaos? Those who deserve punishment must be punished.

Zhu Fanfan didn't argue: "But Uncle Fang is injured. I'll apply for him to be hospitalized. I'll use my grandfather's reputation to guarantee that he won't run away."

Qi Shan: ...Does your former leader know that you used him as a guarantee?

Fang Zhiguo, however, became stubborn again: "I'm fine. I was injured much worse during a mission, but I survived. This little injury is nothing."

The marks will disappear after two days of rest. I'm not a young girl, I don't need to be so dramatic.

Qi Shan was speechless again. This was an excuse for him not to go to jail, but he was the one who wanted to jump in. He was just about to praise him for knowing how to avoid being wronged, but in the blink of an eye, he was willing to suffer.

Qi Shan said, "Fanfan, do you want to go to the hospital to find the two policemen who interrogated Fang Zhiguo?"

Zhu Fanfan nodded: "I want to stand up for Uncle Fang. How can a public official be so violent towards ordinary people? I just don't know what excuse to use to go to the hospital."

Fang Zhiguo: "...I'm injured and need to be hospitalized."

Not being entirely pedantic, Qi Shan immediately arranged for all those involved in the fight to go to the hospital for checkups. Qi Shan accompanied Zhu Fanfan to the room where Fang Zhiguo was staying, completely ignoring Fang Zhiguo, and said to Zhu Fanfan, "The two people who interrogated Fang Zhiguo are in the next room. They are seriously injured and will need to be hospitalized for a while. The others will also need to stay for two or three days."

After thinking for a moment, Qi Shan added, "Be careful in your actions, don't let anyone catch you doing anything wrong. Memorize my phone number, and contact me immediately if anything happens. I'll handle things for you first. If all else fails, you can stay with Director Hang for a while. He and your grandfather are sworn brothers, you can trust him with your life."

Zhu Fanfan refused: "I'd rather stay at my maternal grandfather's house. If I don't go back, he'll overthink it."

Qi Shan didn't say anything. The Fu family was not someone to be trifled with. He only knew that before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Fu family had its own guards, which were disbanded after the founding of the PRC, but they still had some influence. He heard that the Fu family's servants also lived nearby, and they could be summoned by anyone if needed, so they were safe!

Fang Zhiguo felt extremely guilty upon hearing this: "It should have been me protecting you."

Zhu Fanfan didn't care: "I can protect myself. Besides, this is a new society, what could possibly happen?"

She should wait until she obtains the evidence and reaches a settlement with those people before being discharged from the hospital. After all, the reason he was admitted was because of the father and son. She suggested catching the thief, her grandfather taught her nonsense, and he took it as truth and put it into practice. Those people were ordered to torture him into confessing. Even if he didn't resist, he would only get a beating and suffer more serious injuries. In the end, they would still reach a settlement and let it go. At least this time he didn't suffer any losses.

Qi Shan couldn't stand it anymore: "You're really impulsive. Why would the higher-ups let you protect Fanfan? Are you too incompetent and they deliberately kicked you out?"

Protecting a little girl, especially one who is naive and innocent and has no enemies, is not difficult, so why not just send someone over without a second thought?

Fang Zhiguo remained silent. He had never made a mistake, no matter how difficult the task was. He never expected to stumble on such a small task. A mistake is a mistake. He reflected on himself and said that he would submit a report, write a self-criticism, and accept punishment after the task was over.

Qi Shan became even angrier when he saw that Fang Zhiguo remained silent: "If you can't do this task, just tell me, and I'll send someone to protect Fanfan."

Fang Zhiguo apologized: "Fanfan, I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you these past few days."

Zhu Fanfan quickly tried to comfort her: "This is not your fault. If it were me, I would have fought with them too. People from the Zhu family never suffer losses. Don't be so rigid in your actions. You should know how to adapt to different situations."

Qi Shan: ...Fang Zhiguo is just a soldier under the old leader. What kind of person is he from the Zhu family? He and Zhu Guan are sworn brothers, but the old leader never said anything about being family. Humph!

Fang Zhiguo was moved: "Fanfan, I..."

Zhu Fanfan: ...Why are you crying all of a sudden? She didn't even say anything, did she?

Qi Shan interrupted angrily: "Stop dawdling like a grown man. Get some rest and I'll gather evidence to prove you were the one who was attacked. From now on, protect Fanfan properly."

Fang Zhiguo saluted and replied loudly, "Yes, sir!"

Qishan is their role model. They often hear their old leaders praise him, saying that he is the best soldier they trained, brave and resourceful, with a strong ability to adapt to changing circumstances, and is a leader among the younger generation. He has always strived to be like Qishan.

The sudden loud noise startled them both. Qi Shan said irritably, "Do you want everyone to know that you're faking illness?"

Zhu Fanfan smoothed things over, saying, "Uncle Fang, you should get some rest. I'll head back now and wait for my good news."

After saying that, she pushed Qishan out. Uncle Qi was very unfriendly to Uncle Fang, and she was afraid that the two of them would fight.

Qi Shan glanced at the time; it was almost noon. He told the nurse to deliver Fang Zhiguo's meal on time, and then instructed Zhu Fanfan: "Shanghai seems calm on the surface, but people have been restless since the drought last year. I'm afraid someone is trying to make trouble. Be careful. Do you need me to find someone to protect you?"

Zhu Fanfan shook her head. She didn't like having anyone following her. "At home, I can fight my grandfather to a draw. He trusts me completely. It's my grandmother who thinks I've never been outside before and the journey is too far, so she applied for protection. Now that we're in Uncle Qi's territory, I trust Uncle Qi's management and nothing will happen."

She felt that her grandfather agreed to let Fang Zhiguo come along because he was keeping an eye on her. After all, she never cared about the size of the trouble she caused, and she would make sure that family was unhappy if anyone didn't do what she wanted.

Previously, Peng Zhuo, who was in the compound, heard someone gossiping and came to her saying that she had killed a lot of rats in order to learn anatomy, which was killing. He insisted that she recite the Rebirth Mantra every day to atone for her sins and that she should bury the rats and burn incense every day. She was so angry that she gave Peng Zhuo a good beating.

After his family found him, his grandfather scolded him and, in a fit of anger, threw dead rats into his house several times. Wasn't he supposed to be buried? Let him bury the body himself!

I heard that the younger generation in her family was quite frightened. Later, it was Grandpa Peng who approached her grandfather, and he reasoned with her and persuaded her to stop.

Originally, she planned to throw it away for a year. Grandma Peng was a Buddhist, and Peng Zhuo's brain was brainwashed. He also followed her and kept chanting things like not killing and not eating meat. Grandma Peng was the one who led the charge in saying that she was committing sins of killing. She was the second unpopular old lady after Grandma Jiang.

Grandpa was afraid she would cause trouble and he wouldn't be able to handle the consequences, and since he wasn't around, he arranged for an honest man to watch over her. Unexpectedly, the honest man was too influenced by him and ended up getting into trouble first.

The feeling of being trusted is like receiving a cup of hot tea in the dead of winter or an ice pop in the summer—it's incredibly satisfying. Qi Shan couldn't stop smiling and said that Shanghai's security would be impeccable.