Brother

After leaving the hospital, Li Hao immediately rushed to the precinct where Ye Qian was detained. The police officers were surprised by the sudden inspection by their leader, and the precinct chief, Hu Yue, was even more panicked, not understanding the purpose of Li Hao's unexpected visit, following him flatteringly.

Li Hao was straightforward, asking directly, "Where is the suspect named Ye Qian, who was arrested yesterday?"

Hu Yue quickly glanced at Sun Jisheng beside him, clearly clueless about the situation and urged him to speak up. Sun Jisheng understood the implication and hurried forward, saying, "Director Li, the suspect named Ye Qian is detained in the heavy crime cell."

"What?" Li Hao was shocked. The crime Ye Qian committed was just a minor public security case. Although it was handled by criminal police due to the suspect's identity and the severity of his actions, it wasn't serious enough to warrant detention with murderers. Having worked his way up from a low-level officer, he knew they were intentionally making things hard for Ye Qian. He angrily exclaimed, "This is outrageous! How can you detain a minor suspect in a cell for serious offenders? Whose idea was this?"

Hu Yue had never seen his superior so angry and was sweating with fear. After glaring at Sun Jisheng, he demanded, "Who decided on their own to put the suspect in the heavy crime cell?"

Sun Jisheng quickly responded, "It was Captain Yang's decision!"

Li Hao, not knowing who Captain Yang was, looked at Hu Yue in confusion. Hu Yue hurriedly explained, "Yang Wei is the captain in charge of this area's public security."

Li Hao snorted coldly and said, "We'll settle this matter later. Take me to the detention room now!"

"Yes, yes!" Hu Yue responded repeatedly, leading the way, cursively blaming Yang Wei for the mess. However, he didn't understand why Li Hao cared so much about this particular case, as such issues were common in the police station. He couldn't believe that Li Hao was driven by a sense of justice; the only explanation must be that Ye Qian had some relationship with Li Hao.

When Li Hao and Hu Yue arrived at the detention room, they were shocked by the scene before them. Inside the cell, a young woman in police uniform was being pinned on a bed by a man in a compromising position, while the other prisoners watched in shock; outside, a male officer did nothing to intervene, seemingly enjoying the show.

The situation was morally degenerate, shocking Hu Yue and revealing the known violent police officer Wang Yu in an unexpected light. Hu Yue coughed loudly to get their attention.

Yang Wei, realizing who was outside, greeted them in panic. Hearing Yang Wei, Ye Qian let go of Wang Yu, who then attempted to hit him, but he quickly caught her wrist, saying, "Again?"

"Wang Yu, stop your nonsense!" Hu Yue shouted sternly.

Wang Yu, resentful but restrained in front of her superiors, glared at Ye Qian and walked out. Ye Qian shrugged and turned around.

"Who is Ye Qian?" Hu Yue asked.

Before Ye Qian could respond, Li Hao suddenly embraced him, excitedly saying, "Big brother!"

Hu Yue and Yang Wei were stunned to realize that the suspect they had captured was the brother of the district public security bureau chief, and their actions against Ye Qian might ruin their careers. Considering the mastermind behind this, Hu Yue glared at Yang Wei, who felt unjustly blamed, unaware of Ye Qian's powerful connections.

The other prisoners were also surprised, realizing that their formidable fellow inmate was the brother of the police chief.

Ye Qian patted Li Hao on the back, smiling, "Little brother, long time no see."

With the original complainant absent, the case was dropped, and Ye Qian was released. Under the fearful and secretly relieved escort of Hu Yue and other officers, Ye Qian got into Li Hao's car and left the station. Li Hao seemed not to hold a grudge regarding Ye Qian's detention, easing the officers' fears about potential repercussions.

Sitting in the car, Li Hao turned to Ye Qian and asked, "Big brother, why didn't you let me know you were back?"

"I just got back a few days ago and hadn't had the chance to contact you," Ye Qian replied with a smile. "Little brother, sorry for the trouble."

"You're being too formal. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have had to leave home and go away. It's my fault," Li Hao said with guilt.

"We're brothers, why talk like that? I'm doing well," Ye Qian reassured him, patting his shoulder.

"Big brother, what are your plans for coming back?" Li Hao asked.

"I'm not sure yet; we'll see," Ye Qian replied.

Li Hao nodded and suggested, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. I'll treat you to lunch to welcome you back. I have a lot to tell you. Let's also call our eldest brother and have a good family gathering."

"Let's go to the hospital first. Dad must be worried sick," Ye Qian suggested.

"Right, the hospital first," Li Hao agreed, realizing his excitement at seeing Ye Qian had made him forget their father was still in the hospital. It was their duty to visit and reassure him of Ye Qian's safety.

Soon, they arrived at the People's Hospital. Ye Qian and Li Hao walked straight to the hospital, and just at the entrance to their father's ward, they bumped into Lin Rourou. Seeing Ye Qian, Lin Rourou hurried over, anxiously asking, "I heard you were arrested by the police, are you alright?"