"Brother? Who did you say is my brother? I don’t have a brother,"
"Long Gang, what are you pretending for? I am your brother, your real brother. It’s been only seven or eight years since we last saw each other, could it be that you don’t even recognize me?"
Zheng Long sneered inwardly, yet his face betrayed nothing as he stared at them with an expression of speechlessness: "You comrades are really amusing. I don’t know you, how come you insist on making me acknowledge you? Who’s Long Gang? My last name is Zheng, not Long. This is my son. Ask him, do I have a brother?"
Long Qiang scrutinized him skeptically, "That’s not right, you look just like Long Gang. How could I, his own brother, mistake him?"
A fellow standing by tugged at Long Qiang’s arm: "How old is your brother this year? Could he have a son this old?"
Although Long Qiang didn’t want to admit it, he nodded in agreement, "He couldn’t have, but who knows if this is really his son?" Discover more novels at novel·fire·net
"That’s a funny thing to say. Whether or not he’s someone’s son, is it your business? The key is you need to be sure whether he is Long Gang or not. Based on his appearance, he seems to be a soldier. Why not just check his military ID?"
Reminded by the fellow, Long Qiang eagerly agreed and then went to Zheng Long to ask for his identification to prove whether he was Long Gang.
Zheng Long was somewhat speechless, "Are you from the police station? Or the public security bureau? I, a dignified soldier, how can you behave so outrageously here? Checking my information? Who gave you the right?"
Contrary to expectations, Long Qiang stuck to Zheng Long like a plaster, "Don’t try to scare me. I’m telling you, if you can’t prove today that you’re not Long Gang, you’re not going anywhere. Dad and mom have been missing you for so many years. You have to come back with me."
Zheng Long was truly astounded by this person’s shamelessness. Expected to return? To continue to be a workhorse for their family? Or to be a scapegoat?
He wasn’t that foolish!
In order to get rid of them quickly and without resorting to violence, he had no choice but to lay out all his credentials, including his student ID and military ID.
These people could read, and although they hadn’t attended school for long, the reputation of the People’s Liberation Army Command College was not to be taken lightly. Besides, there was the military ID with the rank of Lieutenant. Even Long Qiang, incredulous as he was, had to accept that the man before him was definitely not his brother, who had only graduated from elementary school.
So, sheepishly, he handed back all his identification, "Sorry, buddy, I really got the wrong person. You just look too much like my brother."
"Ah, please, please, you’re free to go, take care."
"You just let him go like that?" Long Qiang’s companions had all seen Long Gang and also found the resemblance uncanny.
But Long Qiang shook his head with certainty, "That definitely wasn’t my brother. My brother only finished elementary school. You think he could get into such a prestigious military college? The Command College, do you think just anyone can get in? Without quotas, without a certain level of education, how could it be possible? But he’s already been there for over a year, and before even graduating, he’s become a platoon leader. You tell me, could my brother be that outstanding?"
"Not bad, Long Qiang, you know quite a bit."
"My partner’s brother is a soldier. We’ve talked about it before. Unfortunately, he was just a conscript, served for two years and then came back. Now he’s back home farming, right? At least he finished middle school. So my brother doesn’t have that ability. That person’s last name is Zheng, not Long. Even if there’s a ’Long’ in the name, it doesn’t prove anything!"