Chapter 573: How Many Can You Take Down

Ding Qing irritably lit a cigarette and took a few fierce drags.

Once the cigarette was finished, Ding Qing grabbed Li Zicheng and hauled him up, staring into his eyes as he said, "Listen to me well, you little bastard! I don't care if you're a Police officer or not, I've always treated you like my brother! Now there are two choices: first, you get the hell out of here, I'll send you to another country, and you never return to Hanguo for the rest of your life! Second, forget your identity as a Police officer, and you remain my brother!"

Li Zicheng suddenly looked up, staring at Ding Qing with a look of utter bewilderment.

Ding Qing patted his shoulder and said sternly, "Choose for yourself!"

"I..." Li Zicheng couldn't get a word out for a long time.

Ding Qing said nothing more, instead patting Li Zicheng on the shoulder before turning to leave.

"Tsk tsk, such brotherly love!"

Outside the chemical plant, Chen Jiajun stood in the rain with his subordinates, watching Ding Qing turn and leave.

His subordinates had only carried out two gasoline drums, which meant that Ding Qing had indeed not finished off Li Zicheng.

Sure enough, a moment later, Li Zicheng walked out of the factory looking disheveled, and climbed into his car in a daze.

Chen Jiajun said to his Information Officer, "Keep an eye on this kid. If he dares to get mixed up with the Hanguo Police again, find a way to take him out!"

Although Ding Qing had an unbreakable brotherly bond with Li Zicheng, Chen Jiajun did not want anyone to ruin his plans.

If this guy Li Zicheng couldn't see reason, then Chen Jiajun would just have to do this job for Ding Qing.

At this moment, in the detention room.

Section Chief Jiang was waiting for Li Zhongjiu.

Li Zhongjiu said unhappily to Section Chief Jiang, "It's the middle of the night, what are you doing? You won't even let me sleep! This is a violation of human rights!"

Section Chief Jiang sneered, "I've brought news that will wake you up."

Li Zhongjiu spat back, "Bullshit wake-up call."

Section Chief Jiang didn't care and continued, "The Gold Gate Council is about to begin! The day after tomorrow at five in the afternoon! Since you aren't there, I expect Ding Qing will be elected as Chairman!"

Li Zhongjiu crossed his hands on the table, sat up straight, and asked, "So what? Are you mocking me?"

"Yes, I am mocking you, you idiot!" Section Chief Jiang said very bluntly.

"What? You motherf..." Li Zhongjiu immediately exploded, cursing loudly.

But before he could finish cursing, Section Chief Jiang continued, "Look at how much of an idiot you are, your own position has been snatched away just like that! Since when did Gold Gate become theirs? Wasn't Gold Gate originally yours, the Zaihu Faction? Aren't you the top lieutenant?"

Section Chief Jiang didn't care at all about Li Zhongjiu's murderous glare, and continued to provoke him with a calm expression.

Li Zhongjiu was so angry he laughed, "I really didn't know our Section Chief Jiang was so concerned about me! Who caused things to end up like this? If you hadn't treated me like this in the beginning, wouldn't this whole thing have been avoided?"

Section Chief Jiang said helplessly, "I'm telling you... we are the Police. When we receive a report, we have to investigate. When the evidence is complete, we throw you in prison. That is our job!"

Then Section Chief Jiang raised an eyebrow at Li Zhongjiu and said, "And as for the person who reported it, guess who it was?"

After speaking, Section Chief Jiang took the photos out of the folder and threw them in front of Li Zhongjiu.

He then stood up, patted Li Zhongjiu on the shoulder, and left the room.

Li Zhongjiu looked at the photos Section Chief Jiang had given him, and his anger could no longer be suppressed.

Because the photos were taken when Ding Qing met him at the stadium that day.

Section Chief Jiang only needed to use a small trick, blurring the time, to firmly pin the blame for reporting Li Zhongjiu on Ding Qing's head.

And Ding Qing had no way to explain it; that was the most brilliant tactic.

The tactic of borrowing a knife to kill, the Police were also very good at playing that game.

Just as he walked out of the interrogation room, Section Chief Jiang heard the sound of Li Zhongjiu smashing the table inside and his furious roars.

"Ding Qing, you bastard, you really are despicable!"

"So what do you want me to do? Dance a blade dance? Damn it!"

"I am Li Zhongjiu, the one and only Li Zhongjiu!"

"Shit!!!"

After Li Zhongjiu vented, he summoned his underlings the next morning.

In front of his underlings, Li Zhongjiu threw the photos Section Chief Jiang had given him onto the table one by one.

"Ding Qing, that little bastard!" Li Zhongjiu's underling cursed out loud after seeing them.

Li Zhongjiu, however, said coldly, "These are like rat poison; if you eat them, they're lethal! But I have no choice but to eat them!"

Li Zhongjiu was no fool; he quickly realized that this was a scheme used by Section Chief Jiang, something the Police had cooked up.

But in the current situation, as long as Ding Qing took power, he would definitely drive him to extinction.

That was why Li Zhongjiu said he had no choice but to swallow this poison.

Li Zhongjiu sighed and smiled with a sickly look, "I can't just die unjustly all by myself, can I?"

By saying this, he meant he intended to drag Ding Qing down with him.

Whether Ding Qing actually did this or not didn't matter anymore.

Then Li Zhongjiu said to his underling with self-mockery, "Who knows, maybe this poison will become a blood-activating tonic! Fine, I'll let the Police borrow my knife to kill someone! I'll be that knife!"

At this time, at Li Zicheng's home.

Li Zicheng hadn't slept all night, smoking for the entire night.

The cigarette butts were about to fill the ashtray.

Seeing another call from Section Chief Jiang, Li Zicheng did not answer it this time.

He had thought about yesterday's events for a long time, comparing the trust and heavy responsibilities given to him by his Big Brother Ding Qing while he was a gangster, against the suffering and lack of trust he had endured all these years as an Undercover.

And his superior, forcing him time and time again to do things he didn't want to do.

Li Zicheng realized deeply that being an Undercover Police officer in Hanguo was not as good as being a dog.

When you're useful, they take you out to use you; when you're useless, they don't treat you as anything at all.

Added to the concern Ding Qing showed last night, this became the final straw that broke Li Zicheng.

So Li Zicheng crushed his last cigarette with his foot, then grabbed his incessantly ringing phone, smashed it hard against the ground, and strode out of his home.

Ding Qing, who also hadn't slept all night, was still waiting for Li Zicheng to come to work.

He even asked the underlings standing guard outside multiple times to see if Li Zicheng had arrived.

After asking a few times, Ding Qing slumped into his chair, staring blankly out the door with lifeless eyes.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps rang out; Ding Qing looked up and discovered it was actually Li Zicheng.

The face that had been unsightly just a moment ago now blossomed into a smile: "Shibal, you son of a bitch, coming to work so late! I've been waiting for you!"

Ding Qing didn't mention yesterday's events, which meant the matter was already behind them.

Then, in front of Li Zicheng, he burned Li Zicheng's file directly into ashes.

Li Zicheng had already decisively chosen his path, saying in a calm tone: "Section Chief Jiang just looked for me; it's clear the Police have made a new move!"

Ding Qing said indifferently: "What kind of tricks could they possibly pull..."

"No, Li Zhongjiu is in their hands now. If it were me, I would incite Li Zhongjiu to make a move on you! As long as you are taken out, this farce can come to an end!" Li Zicheng said with a serious face: "Therefore, the bodyguards around you must be upgraded!"

Seeing Li Zicheng's demeanor, Ding Qing was happy from the bottom of his heart.

"You and I thought of the same thing!" Ding Qing said with a smile: "I've already seen that troublemaker Section Chief Jiang and know he has no intention of stopping! So I was prepared long ago!"

Li Zicheng looked at Ding Qing with some surprise and said: "How did you know about this kind of thing?"

"Can't your Big Brother be brilliant?" Ding Qing said with a cocky expression.

This appearance reminded Li Zicheng of the scene where he and Ding Qing were hanging out on the streets over a decade ago; he habitually rolled his eyes and said: "You're the one who's going bald soon!"

"Aiya, you brat!" Ding Qing laughed and scolded: "Alright, alright, didn't I tell you I have help too?"

"Help?" Li Zicheng said with some surprise.

Ding Qing teased: "I won't tell you yet; anyway, you'll likely have to deal with them later, and you'll know then. But I can reveal a little bit: this guy is a big shot with a massive background!"

Li Zicheng was even more curious: "A massive background? How massive?"

Ding Qing thought for a moment and said: "Let's put it this way! If he wanted to, provided the United States didn't intervene, he could directly play Hanguo to death!"

As the territory of Guojun Group expanded, Chen Jiajun's strength was also studied by many people and quite a few intelligence agencies.

This was the consensus reached after repeated studies by many agencies, not Ding Qing just spouting nonsense.

"Hiss!" Hearing Ding Qing's words, Li Zicheng couldn't help but gasp, then looked at Ding Qing with a surprised face: "Since when did you know such a big shot?"

Although Ding Qing sometimes seemed like an idiot and not very reliable.

But in matters like this, he generally wouldn't brag.

Ding Qing smiled and said: "It's not that I know him! It's that he came to me, just wanting me to help with something."

Li Zicheng didn't say anything more after listening, nodded, and said: "As long as you have a plan in mind." As he spoke, Li Zicheng prepared to leave to upgrade the security measures around Ding Qing.

But just as he was about to leave, Ding Qing called him back and said: "By the way, brother, haven't you been investigating who Section Chief Jiang sent to monitor you?"

Li Zicheng said with a surprised face: "You know about this too!"

"I told you, that friend has supernatural powers; he even knows who is monitoring you!" Ding Qing suddenly turned serious: "But you'd better be prepared!"

"What? Who is it?" Li Zicheng asked, puzzled.

Ding Qing hesitated for a moment, then said to Li Zicheng: "Your wife!"

"What?" Li Zicheng's eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief.

Ding Qing nodded and said: "That's right, your wife! But don't misunderstand, your wife isn't Police; it seems she has some leverage held by Section Chief Jiang."

"Shibal! That damn son of a bitch!" Li Zicheng was instantly enraged, slamming his fist onto Ding Qing's desk, which even gave Ding Qing a start.

Li Zicheng had always suspected there were people from Section Chief Jiang around him, but he hadn't expected that bastard Section Chief Jiang to be so low as to do this.

So at this moment, Li Zicheng even felt a bit of relief, relief that he had chosen his brother Ding Qing instead of that group of bastards under Section Chief Jiang.

In their eyes, Li Zicheng was just a pawn, a tool.

It didn't even have to be Li Zicheng; they just needed someone.

Ding Qing looked at Li Zicheng with concern: "Brother, you brat, are you okay! If you're angry, let's go kill that bastard Section Chief Jiang!"

Li Zicheng clenched his fists, shook his head at Ding Qing, and said: "No need, I'll handle this!"

"Hey..." Ding Qing frowned: "With you like this, it's hard for me to feel at ease letting you go do things!"

Li Zicheng reined in his emotions and said calmly to Ding Qing: "Don't worry, I'm very calm now. Big Brother... I need you to help me find out exactly what leverage Section Chief Jiang has on my wife!"

"As for his life, I will collect it myself!"

Ding Qing nodded and said quite irritably: "Shibal, I got it, I will definitely help you investigate. After all, our little nephew is about to be born! But your wife is pregnant now, so you can't tell her about this!"

Li Zicheng nodded: "I understand, I'm going to do things now!"

"Go!" Ding Qing nodded and said: "By the way, go pick someone up for me later, the bodyguard that big shot sent me!"

Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, then took the address Ding Qing gave him.

After going out, Li Zicheng had people strengthen the security force around Ding Qing.

Usually three people, now upgraded to ten, and every one of them carried a gun.

Although Hanguo is a country that bans guns, in the current situation, they couldn't care about that anymore.

After settling Ding Qing's security problem, Li Zicheng arrived in front of a hotel according to the address.

Just after parking the car, Li Zicheng saw a man whose physique was like a mountain.

This man was Chen Jiajun's personal bodyguard, Dumu.

To protect the person he invested in, Chen Jiajun had even sent Dumu over to ensure Ding Qing wouldn't be taken out by anyone.

"Hello, may I ask if you are... Mr. Dumu sent by Mr. Chen?" Li Zicheng asked cautiously.

He himself had fought his way up from the streets, and his combat power could be said to be on par with Ding Qing.

But after seeing Dumu, Li Zicheng felt a suffocating sense of oppression.

Even if this person had no weapons on him, Li Zicheng felt that the other party could kill him at any moment.

Dumu did not waste words, directly pulled open Li Zicheng's car door, sat inside without saying a word, and then closed his eyes.

On the road, Li Zicheng kept observing Dumu in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

He could tell how formidable this mysterious bodyguard was, but he was even more curious about what kind of person this bodyguard's Boss really was.

Since Ding Qing refused to say when asked, he was even more curious.

However, Li Zicheng was not a fool; he would not insist on asking at a time like this.

After all, his relationship with Ding Qing was very sensitive right now, and as a smart man, he would never do such a stupid thing.

Upon arriving at Ding Qing's logistics company, Li Zicheng parked the car and brought Dumu to Ding Qing's office.

As soon as they entered, Ding Qing greeted them in his usual offbeat way: "Hey, buddy, you're really built! What should I call you?"

Dumu's mouth twitched, even though he had learned about this guy's personality from Chen Jiajun.

But seeing this guy's idiotic appearance, Dumu still felt a headache coming on.

Dumu could only say to Ding Qing: "Just call me Dumu. For this period, I will personally ensure your safety."

"How many people can you fight?" Ding Qing familiarly draped his arm over Dumu's broad shoulders.

However, Ding Qing was not tall enough, and performing this action made him look just like a clown, appearing extremely comical.

Dumu held up one finger with a calm expression.

"One?" Ding Qing was stunned.

"Everything!" Dumu said calmly.

Ding Qing paused for a moment: "You're that confident?"

Dumu just curled his lip and said nothing.

There was no need to brag about such things; even if he ran into the Superpower squad from last time, Dumu would not be afraid in the slightest.

Ding Qing heard the powerful confidence in Dumu's words and immediately smiled like a chrysanthemum: "Then my little life will depend on you, buddy!"

Because the group election was only two days away.

Ding Qing had been extremely busy during this time, not only having to deal with those useless old fogies within the group.

After all, these old fogies were washed up, but they still had the right to vote.

If Ding Qing did not want to carry out a bloody purge, these old fogies had to be handled.

What remained were Li Zhongjiu's underlings.

This was the part that gave Ding Qing the biggest headache.

Li Zhongjiu's underlings were acting like they had gone mad now, and they simply would not listen to a word.

They were looking for trouble with Ding Qing everywhere, which annoyed Ding Qing to no end.

But hindered by the upcoming election, Ding Qing could not deal a lethal blow to the other party.

This caused Ding Qing to be so tied up that he not only failed to resolve anything, but instead ended up looking disheveled and disgraced.

"Shit! These bastards are truly insane!" Ding Qing said with great displeasure.

Li Zicheng said speechlessly: "It's not that they are insane, it's Li Zhongjiu who is insane! Boss, it's time to finish them off!"

Ding Qing frowned and said: "You're going to do it?"

Li Zicheng looked at Section Chief's call on his phone, nodded, and said: "That's right, I'll do it!"

Li Zicheng's face was now full of murderous intent; what he wanted to do was clear to Ding Qing at a glance.

After struggling for a long time, Ding Qing sighed and said: "Alright, remember to do it cleanly!"

"Mm!" Li Zicheng nodded and prepared to leave with his men.

But Ding Qing pressed down on his shoulder and instructed him very solemnly: "Be careful! If you can't get it done, I have other methods!"

"Don't worry!" Li Zicheng nodded and turned to leave.

After Li Zicheng left, Dumu, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke to Ding Qing: "This brother of yours is very likely to go and never return!"

Ding Qing turned his head abruptly to look at Dumu: "Why?"

Dumu said calmly: "When doing big things, one cannot be swayed by emotions. He is clearly being swayed by emotions right now. If he goes like this, he will easily fall into the other side's trap!"

"Then what should I do!" Ding Qing spread his hands helplessly and said: "This kid won't listen to anything right now."

Dumu said calmly: "What do you think?"

Ding Qing reacted immediately and hurriedly took out his phone to dial Chen Jiajun's number.

"Mr. Chen, Li Zicheng is my brother; please, you must keep Li Zicheng alive." Ding Qing pleaded with a solemn expression.

Chen Jiajun found Ding Qing's request somewhat amusing: "Ding Qing, I promised to let you sit in the position of Boss of the Goldmoon Group, but I didn't promise you any other conditions. Don't you think you're pushing your luck a bit?"

"I am willing to pay any price, as long as I can afford it!" Ding Qing said in a serious tone.

Such a thing was still very simple for Chen Jiajun; it was just keeping Li Zicheng's little life, so he just needed to send two Information Officers to follow the kid.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Jiajun said to Ding Qing: "Besides our previous agreement, you owe me a favor!"

"No problem!" Ding Qing agreed directly without even thinking.

It was not that he didn't know how hard it was to repay a favor.

But he had no other choice now; compared to Li Zicheng's safety, owing Chen Jiajun a favor was nothing at all.

"Good, I know," Chen Jiajun shook his head and hung up the phone. (End of chapter)