The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 172 - 0: Respectful Admiration

The villagers were so righteously indignant that Li Qianmo confirmed her own judgment: this traffic accident most likely harbored an unknown backstory.

"Fellow villagers, please don’t get agitated," Niu Jianguo said soothingly, "Director Cheng brought the journalist here; she will certainly help my elder brother seek justice and clear his name!"

Li Qianmo came for a visit and didn’t bring a camera, but fortunately, her phone had a good camera that could temporarily suffice.

"Fellow villagers, may I have a brief interview with you?"

Everyone nodded.

"Of course."

Li Qianmo activated the video recording feature.

"Can you tell me what kind of person Mr. Niu Changzheng was?"

The villagers all spoke at once, heaping praise on Niu Changzheng.

In the mouths of the villagers, Niu Changzheng was a respected elder and the pride of Niu Family village.

"Thank you for your cooperation; I will report the situation as quickly as possible."

Surrounded by the villagers, Cheng Yuan and Li Qianmo entered the side room.

Niu Changzheng lay quietly in the main hall, his children and grandchildren kneeling beside him, with several villagers offering incense and worshiping.

Cheng Yuan and Li Qianmo, when in Rome, moved forward a few steps and respectfully bowed and offered incense.

Then they nodded solemnly at Niu Changzheng’s descendants.

"Take care."

The crowd nodded and returned the gesture.

Niu Jianguo instructed, "Gangzi, go get my brother’s medals of honor for Director Cheng and Reporter Li to see."

"Okay."

Li Qianmo stopped Niu Gang and spoke gently, "Mr. Niu Gang, can you please bring out the traffic police assessment report first? I’ll take a picture of it to keep as evidence."

"Okay."

Soon, the traffic police assessment report was brought over.

Click, Li Qianmo took the picture. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Director Cheng, Reporter Li, follow me."

Under Niu Gang’s guidance, the group headed to the eastern side room.

Niu Gang pulled out an aged wooden box from under the bed.

The lock on the box was rusty.

It took Niu Gang much effort to finally unlock it.

The first thing that caught everyone’s eyes were two handguns, one small that appeared to be American-made; Cheng Yuan could not make out the specific model.

The other handgun Cheng Yuan recognized because he had often seen it in anti-Japanese dramas—it was a type of box gun.

Li Qianmo exclaimed, "Are these Mr. Niu Changzheng’s guns? Weren’t they handed over when firearms were banned?"

Niu Gang spoke with pride, "Reporter Li, my father had a gun permit issued personally by the army’s chief, no one dared to confiscate my father’s guns."

As he spoke, Niu Gang fetched a slightly yellowed piece of paper.

Cheng Yuan and Li Qianmo looked intently and felt a tingling sensation on their scalps!

It was indeed a gun permit!

Moreover, it was issued by Marshal Xu himself!

Commending Niu Changzheng, the first-class combat hero!

Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but exclaim, "My goodness! This is Marshal Xu’s calligraphy! Uncle Niu was actually Marshal Xu’s favored officer! With such a high status, why didn’t he stay in the army? Why would he sell egg pancakes outside a school gate instead?"

Li Qianmo was also filled with astonishment!

"Uncle Niu was actually a first-class combat hero!"

"If he had stayed in the army, he would probably at least be a general by now, or at the very least a senior colonel! Enjoying state treatment!"

"Why did he choose to retire? And even take on an assumed name? Even if he transferred to civilian work, he should have been at least the director of the city public security bureau!"

When Niu Changzheng retired, Niu Gang was still young and somewhat unclear about the circumstances, so he looked pleadingly at Niu Jianguo.

"Uncle, I too have always wondered why dad retired. Whenever I asked him, he wouldn’t say a word. Do you know the reason?"

Niu Jianguo let out a long sigh.

"I do know something about it."

"Once when my brother was drunk, I asked him why he retired."

"My brother, a man of steel, suddenly cried his eyes out!"

"He told me that during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the war to resist America and aid Korea, all of his regiment’s commanders had been sacrificed!"

"He went from being a regular soldier to fighting his way up to the rank of regiment commander!"

"Yet, the comrades beside him had changed so many times! There was no one left he knew!"

"My brother told me he should have died at least three times! Each time, a comrade would take a bullet for him!"

"All his comrades were gone, only he survived; he couldn’t and had no face to enjoy these honors!"

"That’s why my brother chose to retire."

Cheng Yuan and Li Qianmo were left speechless.

Previously, they had only vaguely understood the brutality of the war to resist America and aid Korea through movies and books.

This was the first time they had heard a firsthand account of the battlefield from a survivor!

It was truly horrific!

Both of them held profound respect for the veterans of the war!

Niu Gang’s emotions suddenly began to collapse beside them!

"Uncle! You’re not right! My dad absolutely deserved these honors!"

"Even though his comrades took bullets for him, all the wounds on his body are on the front! His back didn’t suffer a scratch!"

"This proves that dad was either charging or on his way to charge! He never retreated! He was a true warrior!"

Niu Gang’s words deeply touched Cheng Yuan and Li Qianmo!

What a respectable soldier Uncle Niu was!

Li Qianmo looked at Niu Gang with tears in her eyes.

"Mr. Niu Gang, I know it may be disrespectful to ask this of Mr. Niu Changzheng."

"But I must ask!"

"May I take a picture of the scars on Mr. Niu Changzheng’s body?"

"Mr. Niu Changzheng’s heroic deeds deserve to be extolled by future generations!"