Rebirth: A Life Without Regrets

  Leng Bing Han didn't go home first, but went straight to the police station.

  It was not yet 5:30, and elementary school students still had a relatively early dismissal time. However, Leng Bingxiao knew that government agencies did not get off work until 6 o'clock.

  Su Qi's police station is located on West Street in the town, and it doesn't take up much space. Including civilians, there are less than 20 people in total. This was still after Leng Yun Yi became the district party secretary and specially applied to the municipal public security bureau to add personnel to strengthen and rectify the district's public order work. The original police station only had twelve people, which was really too few.

  It's almost closing time and the police station is very quiet. The security guard at the entrance naturally recognizes Leng Bingxue, and warmly greets him before letting him in.

  Leng Bing Han had been to the police station before, so he was very familiar with it and went straight to the director's office.

  "Xiao Han, it's been a long time! What brings you to my place today?" Seeing Leng Bing Han, his gaze became fervent and his face was filled with smiles.

  The principal's surname is Yu, his full name is Yu Taijun, he is over 30 years old, has a son who is about the same age as Leng Bingxue, and is in first grade at Su Qi Elementary School.

  Yu Taijun is a retired soldier, born with a strong personality, and was not used to local work when he first retired. He was ostracized and suffered several setbacks before slowly becoming familiar with and adapting to the new environment. After more than ten years of hard work, he rose from a small people's policeman to become the director of the town police station. Due to his lack of connections, he had been stuck in this position for seven years, feeling increasingly unbalanced as he watched his former comrades get ahead one by one. It wasn't until Leng Yunfei appeared that he seemed to see a glimmer of dawn, actively drawing close to Secretary Leng, with the deployment of police around Su Qi Elementary School being one signal.

  It's unexpected to get the title of advanced unit within the system, but it also reflects Comrade Leng's recognition of himself. Otherwise, how could this small matter have entered the eyes of the municipal party committee and received this honor?

  All of this made him even more confident and steadfast in holding high the banner of Leng's family, to welcome the second spring of his career.

  At this time, Yu Taijun was alone in the office, seeing Leng Binghan, he was both surprised and delighted, very unexpected. Leng Binghan's energy, as the main force of the cold system, he was the clearest, not only from a district committee secretary's old dad, but also the mayor of Changfu City, who had great power in his hands, loved him dearly as his godson, don't look at his young age, but he was both sensible and capable, not an ordinary child could compare with.

  Yu Taijun had been to Leng's house many times and had seen Leng Bingxue many times, but Leng Bingxue was always polite yet kept a distance from him. Although he had invited Leng Bingxue to come and play with him countless times, Leng Bingxue never came, and his attempts to get closer to Leng Bingxue were never successful.

  I didn't expect Leng Bingxue to take the initiative to come over today. He was surprised, but after the surprise, he also had some worries, could something important have happened? Or did Secretary Leng have some important instructions?

  Cold and unfriendly, he directly sat down beside Yu Taijun, picked up an apple from the table and started eating it, mumbling: "Uncle Yu, I came today because I need your help with something."

  The more he acts without courtesy, the more casual, Yu Taijun is happier, because this represents that Leng Binghan doesn't treat himself as an outsider. Don't look at Leng Binghan's young age, but his attitude sometimes surpasses Leng Yunqiao's attitude.

  "Hehe, don't be polite to your uncle, just say whatever is on your mind. If you want me to go through knife mountains and fire seas, I won't hesitate." Yu Taijun said with a pat on his chest.

  He didn't respond, his face cold as ice, and only after finishing the apple did he wipe his mouth and say: "Then thank you, Uncle Yu. The Zhu Jianjun you caught today is a friend of mine, so please let him go."

  "Hmm, this..." Yu Taijun was stunned, he had never thought that the help Leng Bing wanted him to provide was this. Could it be that Zhu Jianjun is a relative of Secretary Leng's family? But why had he never heard of it before? The mother and son had lived alone for so many years, and they hadn't seen anyone from the Leng family come and go either?

  If it wasn't for that, why would Leng Bing Xiang propose such a request? Was this just a momentary impulse of his, or was Secretary Leng not willing to show up, which is why he had him come as his representative instead?

  "What's wrong, is it difficult?" The cold and icy eyebrows raised slightly, looking at Yu Taijun with a hint of impatience.

  "Xiao Han, you're really giving me a headache. This case has already been filed, but... " Yu Taijun's tone suddenly changed, and he said with great righteousness: "Xiao Han rarely asks his uncle for help. Since Xiao Han has spoken up, this time Uncle will go all out to help you get this thing done."

  It's a bit embarrassing, after all, I've accepted quite a few things from Leng Lao San and promised to help him get revenge. With the hospital's proof of minor injury, what I'm doing is completely justified. However, compared to Secretary Leng's icy demands, these are nothing. It's clear which one weighs more, even an idiot wouldn't have a second choice.

  But being busy is to help, difficulties should be said bigger, so that others can remember their own kindness and efforts. How to make one's efforts more effective is also the result of Yu Taijun's many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, constantly summarizing and exploring his experience and achievements.

  Leng Bing naturally understood his thoughts, and didn't expose them. He just said: "Then thank you, Uncle Yu. I'll remember this favor. Please let Zhu Jianjun go first, so he can see his mother one last time. After he's finished with his mother's affairs, have him come find me."

  After finishing, Leng Yujing jumped down from the chair, shouldered her small school bag and walked away without looking back. She stopped for a moment at the door, turned around and said: "Trouble Uncle Yu to inform Zhu San Shu, it's better to let San Shu leave the hospital as soon as possible, the daily expenses of staying in the hospital are not small."

  He walked away lightly, leaving behind a stunned Yu Taijun, who had thought he was behaving properly, but suddenly felt like a clown, with others seeing through everything, while he himself remained oblivious, still putting on a show.

  He was still a young man, but Yu Taijun seemed to be facing a superior, an old oil slick who had been in office for decades. The calmness, composure, control of everything, and the confidence and aura of a superior made him feel at a loss, even feeling a little palpitation.

  It wasn't until quite a while later that he came to his senses and hastily arranged for personnel to release Zhu Jianjun.

  Sitting in the office again, his mind couldn't calm down. He thought of his own son, then thought of Leng Bingxue, and Yu Taijun really felt a sense of failure. He couldn't help but sigh with a sentiment that many people had expressed before: "It's better to have a son like Leng Bingxue, why isn't Leng Bingxue my own son?"

  Zhu Jianjun, locked in the temporary detention room, had completely lost hope. He thought of his dying mother and regretted it so much that he was in agony. He hated himself for being so impulsive, otherwise how could he have added frost to his seriously ill mother? He hated himself for being incompetent, powerless, and helpless at this time, unable to do anything; he hated...

  He bit his lips tightly until they bled, but he didn't feel a thing.

  Who would have thought that at this moment, the tightly closed door of the detention room opened, and a policeman came in to unlock his handcuffs, saying: "Kid, consider yourself lucky, District Committee Secretary Leng's son has come to put in a good word for you, the case is dismissed, now you can go home."

  Zhu Jianjun rubbed the place where he was handcuffed, his expression solidified, as if he didn't dare to believe what he had just heard, and asked stupidly: "Can I really go now?"

  It's probably delayed getting off work, so the police officer said in a bad tone: "Don't go and think we'll invite you to dinner? Hurry up, your old mom is waiting for you!"

  Upon hearing his mother mentioned, Zhu Jianjun suddenly remembered something and rushed out with a loud shout without even saying thank you.

  "How rude!" The policeman muttered, locking the door of the detention room and turning to leave for home after getting off work.

  One day after school, Leng Bingxue walked out of the school gate and saw Zhu Jianjun waiting there for him. He stood quietly, but his face couldn't hide the sadness and fatigue, with a white cloth still wrapped around his left arm to show his mourning for the deceased loved one.

  "Looking for me?" Leng Bing Han walked up to him and said.

  "Are you Leng Bing Han?" Zhu Jianjun asked uncertainly when he saw him. He had heard the name Leng Bing Han many times, but had never seen him before.

  "Come on, follow me." Leng Bing Han said as he turned around and walked away.

  Zhu Jianjun hesitated for a moment upon seeing this situation, and then followed behind.

  "Little Hanchen, Little Hanchen." Before he had taken a few steps, Xiaowei caught up with him again, panting and carrying his little backpack: "Why do you always walk so fast? You're going to exhaust me to death!" After speaking, he patted his chest and bent over to take several deep breaths.

  Leng Bing's face sank as he furrowed his brow and said, "Xiao Xin, how did you get here?"

  "Let's go home together." The warm eyes curved into a smile: "We're on the same road after all."

  "I still have things to attend to with this uncle, you go back first." Leng Bing Han said helplessly.

  "Where are you going? I'm going too!" Wen Xi still insisted.

  "Cold and stern, he said, 'No. You go back first, that's all.' With that, he waved his hand and walked away with Zhu Jianjun."

  Although she was reluctant, Wen Xin's face turned cold and icy. She didn't dare to disobey, so she could only mutter sullenly: "I won't go even if I don't want to, what's the big deal? In the future, please invite me again, I still won't go!" With a gloomy expression, she walked home, intentionally making her footsteps heavy, as if she was trampling on the detestable Leng Bing Han.

  Walking into the open countryside, all around are vast empty fields, and there is no one else nearby, so conversations don't have to worry about being overheard.

  Leng Bing stopped, and Zhu Jianjun, who was following behind him, also stopped.

  Leng Bing Han turned around, sizing up Zhu Jian Jun for a while. Zhu Jian Jun also carefully sized up this child who had been surrounded by all sorts of mysterious rumors since birth. After a while, he felt somewhat embarrassed and scratched his head, saying: "Thanks for helping me."

  "Calmly and coldly said: 'Nothing, just a small effort, besides you were originally wronged.'"

  Hearing this cold and severe remark, Zhu Jianjun was very moved and said: "Thank you, thank you for clearing my name."

  A faint smile appeared on her icy face: "Is everything taken care of?"

  "It's all done." Perhaps thinking of his own mother, Zhu Jianjun felt a pang of sadness, and a hint of sorrow flashed in the corner of his eyes. He quickly regained his composure and said: "I heard Director Yu say that you were looking for me. Is there something I can help with?"

  Leng Bing Han didn't respond, found a relatively flat place, patted the dust off, sat down himself, and then invited Zhu Jian Jun to sit down. Only then did he ask: "What are your plans for the future?"

  "I haven't thought about it." Zhu Jianjun said dejectedly: "I'm very confused now, and I don't know what to do in the future either."

  "Alright, I'll be straightforward," said the cold and icy hand with a wave, having an air of pointing to the mountains and rivers, "I've taken a liking to you and want to recruit you to help me. But think carefully, I won't force you. However, once you make up your mind, there's no going back."

  "Invite me?" Zhu Jianjun stared at the child in front of him, who was less than seven years old, and said such words, shocked to the point of being speechless. Is there anything more astonishing and unimaginable in this world? If Leng Binghan were an adult, with his identity and status, Zhu Jianjun might not even need to think about it, and he would immediately take the initiative to approach him, but now he was facing a child who was only a few years old.

  "You might find it amusing." said coldly: "A child trying to win over an adult is indeed unthinkable, but I want to tell you, I'm not just any ordinary child. As long as you give me your loyalty, trust and talent, what I'll give you in return will be a life of great accomplishments and success. This opportunity comes only once in a lifetime, if you miss it, there won't be another chance."

  Zhu Jianjun couldn't help but laugh, even if he himself was narrow-minded, but when had he ever seen a child so calm and talkative in front of adults? The rumored coldness was already astonishing enough, but after meeting the person today, it seemed that what he had heard before was far from being as shocking as his own personal experience.

  Looking into the cold, bright and profound eyes, with a majestic momentum, he faintly felt that this choice might not be bad after all. Perhaps such a decision could make his life more colorful, fun and challenging, which was exactly what he had been expecting deep down. Moreover, when he was at his most helpless, crying out to heaven but getting no response, it was Cold Ice who had helped him.

  He thought of this and smiled bitterly, saying: "Why me?"

  Leng Bing Han naturally wouldn't tell him that he was reborn, and knew about his great achievements in his past life. He simply said lightly: "No reason, just believe in my own judgment." Although his expression seemed lazy, it couldn't hide the overbearing aura between his eyebrows.

  Zhu Jianjun listened to him finish, thought for a moment, and said with some self-mockery: "I think maybe I'm crazy, actually believing your words, but I've decided to take this life to make a big gamble once, accept your recruitment."

  "Have you thought it through?"

  "I've made up my mind!"

  "Hasn't changed?"

  "It's all over!"

  "Good, you have a good eye for choosing the right path. I believe you won't regret it. However... " Leng Bing Han gave Zhu Jian Jun a cold glance and said sternly: "If I find out that you betray me in the future, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"

  Zhu Jianjun was also a man who had seen great winds and waves, but he was still frozen by the cold and piercing gaze that made him involuntarily feel a chill from the bottom of his heart. This made him involuntarily feel a kind of inexplicable fear towards the child in front of him, and he hastily said: "Since I've decided, I will definitely not be wishy-washy, please don't worry, Young Master Han."

  "Bitter little?" Cold Ice touched his nose, somewhat puzzled, when did he have such a title.

  "Previously, everyone called you Xiao Han. Now that I've accepted your invitation and become your subordinate, it's only natural that I can no longer call you Xiao Han. From now on, let's just call you Han Shao." Zhu Jianjun said resolutely.

  "But I always feel that this is somewhat like the appearance of a spoiled young master." Leng Bing said coldly, but also felt that Zhu Jianjun was right, and in any case, Han Shao's words were better than those messy things.

  "Alright, just like this for now, but don't go yet when others are around."

  "Yes, Lord." Zhu Jianjun said respectfully.

  "Alright, since you're already one of us, I'll let you in on a secret. Otherwise, you'd be stuck with the frustration of being recruited by a kid who's only a few years older than you." Leng Bing Xue thought for a moment before finally making this decision.

  Sometimes, using both kindness and authority is the best way to win people's hearts.

  Although he had accepted Han's cold invitation, Zhu Jianjun still had some resentment in his heart. Now that Han had seen through his thoughts, he felt a bit embarrassed and asked, "Han Shao, do you have any other secrets?"

  Cold and icy, without making a sound, he gently placed his hand on Zhu Jianjun's body, using the Electric Thunder to release a small amount of electricity.

  Zhu Jianjun suddenly felt a strange sensation, and then he felt an electric current flowing through his cold hands into his body. He was shocked to the point of trembling all over, almost losing consciousness. It wasn't until Leng Binghan removed her hand that he slowly came back to himself after a while.

  "What's going on?" Zhu Jianjun spoke with some difficulty and his body was still trembling.

  Leng Bing laughed coldly, and with a wave of his right hand, Zhu Jianjun clearly saw a blue flash of lightning shoot out from his hand, almost instantly striking a tree beside him. The tree suddenly snapped and fell over, nearly hitting him.

  At this moment, Zhu Jianjun was shocked to the point where his chin almost fell off. This scene could only be seen in the TV series "Journey to the West", and he didn't expect to see it in real life. Is this still human? He simply couldn't believe his eyes. Looking again at the cold and icy gaze, everything was completely different.

  He thought he had understood this mysterious child well enough, which was why he finally decided to take a gamble and accept Leng Bing Xue's offer. But now, he suddenly felt that what he knew was far from enough, just the tip of an iceberg. Thinking about it, his heart felt not only shocked and terrified but also full of expectations. Perhaps his choice would really be as magnificent and successful as Leng Bing Xue had said.

  Leng Bing Han wanted to reveal his ability in front of Zhu Jian Jun, firstly because he understood Zhu's character from their past life and believed in him. Secondly, he also wanted to give Zhu a demonstration of his power, letting him know that the person he had pledged allegiance to was no ordinary person, having a strong backing would make it easier for him to take action with confidence. Of course, there were also concerns about being plotted against.

  "This is a secret between you and me, I don't want anyone else to know." Leng Bing said coldly.

  "Don't worry, Han Shao, if the secret is leaked out, you won't be punished by me. I'll offer my head with both hands." Zhu Jianjun's current expression was full of heartfelt respect.

  With a faint smile, he knew that Zhu Jianjun had completely surrendered himself.