Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Yanjing International Airport.

Inside the VIP building, Dai Pingwei waited quietly at the exit.

Logically speaking, Zeng Wensheng's eldest son, Zeng Yuanqian, should not have needed to personally pick him up at the airport when he returned to China.

Since deciding to join forces with Zhong Xiaoai to bring down Zeng Wensheng, Dai Pingwei has not only become more "serious and diligent" at work, but also more "proactive" in dealing with Zeng Wensheng's family affairs.

He did this not to better serve Zeng Wensheng and his family, but to better collect evidence and gather information.

For example, Zeng Weili and Dou Jiansheng's wedding...

If he doesn't take the initiative to help choose hotels, find wedding planners, set dates, write invitations, etc., how can he install surveillance cameras to capture conclusive evidence of the crime?

Today, Zeng Yuanqian, who was invited to study abroad, rushed back to attend his sister Zeng Weili's wedding, and Dai Pingwei naturally came to pick him up at the airport.

This Zeng Yuanqian is a typical "Celestial Being".

Having grown up in a compound, he naturally never experienced hardship.

While rural children had never even seen a black and white television, he was already playing with imported game consoles.

While rural people could only afford to eat meat during festivals, he had grown tired of all kinds of delicacies and instead fell in love with Western fast food like KFC.

While ordinary people need to work hard and have good luck to get into a good university and get a good job, he easily entered a prestigious university for a combined bachelor's and master's degree, and his promotion speed from teaching assistant, lecturer to associate professor and professor was incredibly fast!

Zeng Yuanqian's remarkable achievement lies not only in his ability to quickly become an 'expert' in the field of Western economics, but also in his rapid growth in law, where he is poised to become an international legal expert in just a few years.

Those who are unaware of the truth naturally think that Zeng Yuanqian is incredibly talented, practically a peerless genius.

It is already quite remarkable for an ordinary person to be able to delve into a field for many years and make some achievements.

And what about Zeng Yuanqian?

Not only did he become a professor of Western economics at a young age, but he also became an expert in international law in just a few years.

If this isn't genius, what is it?

Dai Pingwei knows the truth best.

Zeng Yuanqian's true strength lies in the fact that he is Zeng Wensheng's son.

With this kind of status, it would be difficult for him not to have a smooth life!

Moreover, Zeng Yuanqian's studies in Western economics and international law are both humanities majors.

Anyone with a modicum of knowledge and intelligence knows how much fluff there is in liberal arts majors.

Take scientific research papers as an example.

Research reports, academic papers, and professional works in science and engineering are easy to authenticate. Even the most profound and complex ones can be identified by replicating the experiments based on the content of the article.

However, it's different for humanities students. Everyone doesn't have a clear definition of beauty and ugliness, good and evil. For seemingly plausible but ambiguous humanities works, different people are likely to have different opinions.

It is precisely because liberal arts subjects are prone to being filled with plagiarism and fabrication, unlike STEM subjects where it is easier for people to see whether someone has real ability, that young masters and ladies with social status and background but no real talent naturally prefer liberal arts subjects.

In particular, studying abroad to enhance one's resume makes it easier for humanities majors to obtain master's or doctoral degrees. Even if people find out that the degree was obtained through dubious means and has little value after returning, no one can say that the degree certificate is fake.

Dai Pingwei believes that Zeng Yuanqian is a typical "Celestial Dragon".

Another reason is that Zeng Yuanqian himself does not believe that his success is due to his father, Zeng Wensheng.

He doesn't believe that his ability to attend a prestigious university, become a PhD, and a professor, and achieve a series of extraordinary accomplishments, is due to his status as a member of a privileged family.

He believes that all his success is due to his own talent and hard work, which has led to his extraordinary achievements.

He doesn't even consider that if he weren't Zeng Wensheng's son, let alone his current achievements, his college entrance exam score back then wouldn't have been enough to get him into a prestigious university.

Unfortunately……

Zeng Yuanqian did not think so.

Even this most recent invitation to study abroad made him believe it was because of his outstanding abilities and extensive knowledge, rather than because foreign institutions or organizations were trying to win him over or brainwash him, a son of a powerful family.

"I wonder what bizarre ideas this young master was fed while studying human rights protection at a foreign university!"

Dai Pingwei turned his head to look at the flight information screen.

Just as they were wondering why Zeng Yuanqian hadn't come out yet, a loud voice rang out.

"Pingwei!!"

Upon hearing this shout, Dai Pingwei knew without even looking that Zeng Yuanqian had arrived.

Turning his head to look ahead, he saw Zeng Yuanqian, who was always impeccably dressed, like an English gentleman.

Dai Pingwei smiled slightly and took two steps forward to greet him.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two left the VIP building by car.

Through the car window, Zeng Yuanqian glanced out.

"The airport is so busy, it seems this pandemic is completely over!"

Dai Pingwei laughed and said, "Yes, it's over. Everything has returned to normal. Otherwise, Director Zeng wouldn't have dared to ask you to come back for the wedding. And you can rest assured, there are no more cases in Yanjing!"

"The postponed Yanjing International Auto Show successfully concluded three days ago. It was even more lively than in previous years because of the subsidies for buying cars. But as of today, no new cases have been reported!"

Zeng Yuanqian hummed in agreement and then turned to look at Dai Pingwei.

"I heard that my brother-in-law, Dou Jiansheng, is the deputy general manager of Yanjing Automobile Company. How did their company perform at this Yanjing International Auto Show?"

Dai Pingwei laughed and said, "It should be very good. It is said that the sales volume of this auto show has set a record high. Many participating car dealers have achieved a lot of sales."

Zeng Yuanqian nodded slightly.

"Even if my sister hadn't gotten married, infectious diseases would still have existed, and I would still have come back today!"

"Why? Does this mean the study tour is over?"

Dai Pingwei asked curiously.

"not yet."

Zeng Yuanqian shook his head slightly, then said with a very serious expression:

"The reason I had to come back no matter what is because a major case has recently occurred in Dongguang."

"You and countless other Chinese people may only be concerned about the pandemic, the war in Iran, and economic recovery lately."

"You may not have noticed, but the Dongguan Intermediate People's Court recently held a public trial for a major drug manufacturing and trafficking case, sentencing Lin Yaodong and more than 30 others to death..."

"Wait a moment!"

Dai Pingwei called a halt to Zeng Yuanqian's actions.

While feigning curiosity, he turned to the side and casually slipped his left hand into his pocket to turn on the voice recorder.

Then, looking seriously at Zeng Yuanqian, who was indignant, he asked curiously:

"The major drug manufacturing and trafficking case you mentioned, is it the Tazhai Village drug manufacturing case that was cracked in January under the personal command and deployment of the newly appointed Director of Public Security, Zhao Lichun (Zhao Shuji)?"

"That's right, it's this case!"

Zeng Yuanqian said angrily:

"You have no idea how severe the sentence was in this case!"

"More than thirty people were sentenced to death, not three, and certainly not thirteen!"

"Most of them are from Tazhai Village, and they are all from the same Lin family."

"In addition to the more than 30 people who were sentenced to death, there were more than 100 people who were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from ten to twenty years, and some were sentenced to life imprisonment."

"To execute so many people at once, and to sentence over a hundred more to prison, with someone from every household in the village being executed or imprisoned—it's practically an extermination of the entire clan! An extermination of the entire clan!!"

Looking at Zeng Yuanqian, who was furious and hated evil, his face turned red.

Dai Pingwei was speechless.

He never expected that anyone would sympathize with the drug dealers in Tazhai Village.

Moreover, this person is Dr. Zeng Yuanqian, Professor Zeng, who has read many books and has a high level of education.

Dai Pingwei's subconscious reaction was to ask Zeng Yuanqian, "Are you fucking stupid from reading too much?"

They only see that these drug dealers were sentenced to heavy sentences, but they don't think about how many people they ruined by their rampant drug production and trafficking.

They only thought that every household of theirs had someone executed or imprisoned, as if their entire clan had been wiped out, without considering how many families they had caused to be torn apart and lives destroyed.

Moreover, they were all greedy, lawless, and ruthless drug dealers who shot and killed anti-drug police officers in an extremely cruel manner!

You have no sympathy for those who suffer and die from drug addiction, no sympathy for the anti-drug police who are doing their duty to protect the people, but you sympathize with the fact that an entire village is about to be wiped out.

If Dai Pingwei hadn't known Zeng Yuanqian's background, he would have suspected that the guy was on drugs or had been bribed by the remnants of Tazhai Village.

Otherwise, why would a perfectly healthy person say such inhuman things?

"Hey, what are you standing there for?"

"Don't you know that this case has already been tried in the first instance?"

Zeng Yuanqian blushed and his eyes were fierce.

They seem to be the embodiment of justice, a warrior who stands up for the weak.

Dai Pingwei snapped out of his daze and shook his head slightly.

"I've been quite busy with work lately, and also busy helping a couple plan their wedding, so I haven't been paying much attention to the news. That's why I didn't know this case had already been decided."

"The verdict has been handed down, and it was a public trial. Not only did many organizations and schools organize people to watch, but tens of thousands of people also went to the scene to see what was going on."

Zeng Yuanqian gritted his teeth and said with great pain:

"Isn't this absurd? Is there no humanity left in this world?"

"It's already 2003! It's the 21st century!"

"They keep shouting about modernization and aligning with international standards, but what's the result?"

"We are still carrying out such inhumane and degrading acts as public trials!"

"In the name of deterring crime and promoting education, they completely disregard the dignity and human rights of criminal suspects..."

Dai Pingwei suppressed his anger and listened patiently.

He originally thought that Zeng Yuanqian was just trying to speak out for the drug dealers.

Unexpectedly, there was another discovery: this guy was also quite dissatisfied with the public trial verdict.

I believe that no matter how heinous or unforgivable a criminal may be, they should not be put on trial in front of the public.

However, in Dai Pingwei's view, the public trial verdict is in line with the national conditions and has a real deterrent effect and legal education significance.

Looking back many years, theft, robbery, murder and other crimes were frequent, and public security was particularly bad.

In order to punish evildoers and ensure social stability and orderly economic development, the Dragon Kingdom launched an unprecedented crackdown.

In this storm, not only are criminals severely punished, but also a large number of death row inmates are publicly tried, paraded through the streets, and then publicly executed by firing squad.

The public applauded this approach, and its deterrent effect was immediate, leading to a significant improvement in public security.

Under Lin Yaodong's leadership, the entire village of Tazhai was engaged in rampant drug production and trafficking, and also possessed a large number of firearms and ammunition. They not only harmed anti-drug police officers, but also resisted them with force.

Under the high-pressure crackdown on drug-related crimes, how dare they be so arrogant and lawless? Not holding a public trial only emboldens drug traffickers.

But now...

Zeng Yuanqian not only felt the sentence was too harsh, but also believed that the trial should not have been held in public.