Chapter 72

“You’re too kind.”

Ni Yongyao said with a faint smile.

Soon, the exclusive interview concluded.

As the photographer packed up to leave, Liu Jiayi quietly walked to Ni Yongyao’s side and said, “Mr. Ni, I gave you my business card last time; why haven’t you called me?

I’ve been waiting to have a meal with you.”

“I’ve been tied up with too many things lately. How about tonight?”

Ni Yongyao replied without changing his expression, though in truth, he had long since forgotten all about Liu Jiayi.

……

Correctional Institution.

The two sat facing each other.

One of them was young, in his early twenties, with a cold expression—it was Chen Yongren.

Sitting opposite Chen Yongren was Lu Qichang from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.

“Yongren, it’s been confirmed; you didn’t commit the murder.”

Lu Qichang said.

“I told you on the very first day! It was all Lei Yaoyang’s doing, but you lot just wouldn’t believe me!”

Chen Yongren said, suppressing his anger.

This was understandable; in Chen Yongren’s view, he was a victim of pure misfortune, inexplicably drugged by Lei Yaoyang, only to wake up and be arrested as a murderer, forcing him to spend over a month locked up in the correctional institution.

This month-long experience in the correctional institution left a deep impression on Chen Yongren.

“The law follows procedure; there was nothing I could do even if I believed you.”

Lu Qichang patted Chen Yongren on the shoulder and said, “Anyway, you’ll be out in a few days. Have you thought about what you’ll do once you’re out?”

“I want to continue working undercover in the Ni family.”

Chen Yongren said.

Lu Qichang shook his head and said, “There’s no need for that. It’s clear Ni Yongyao suspects your identity; continuing the undercover operation is meaningless.”

The reason Lu Qichang said this was, firstly, that Chen Yongren had indeed failed to gain Ni Yongyao’s trust, and secondly, he had already sent a new undercover agent, Yazi, into the Ni family.

Furthermore, according to recent news from Yazi, she had successfully gotten close to Ni Yongyao and had, to a certain extent, gained his trust.

This made Lu Qichang inevitably compare Yazi with Chen Yongren and Luo Ji; compared to Yazi, the latter two had been undercover for so long yet had achieved nothing.

“I understand.”

Chen Yongren was silent for a long time before speaking.

“Think it over carefully. If you still want to be a cop, I can specially recruit you into the O-Unit to work under me. I know this is what A-Cheng promised you.

If you don’t want to be a cop, that’s fine too; finding a job and living a stable life isn’t bad either.”

Lu Qichang said.

“I will consider it carefully.”

Chen Yongren nodded.

“Then that’s that. Contact me once you’re out.”

After saying this, Lu Qichang stood up and left the correctional institution.

A few days later.

Chen Yongren was released without charge due to insufficient evidence.

Walking out of the correctional institution’s gate, Chen Yongren felt a sense of rebirth. He took a deep breath of fresh air and then strode away.

Just one kilometer after Chen Yongren had walked, a van suddenly braked hard and stopped in front of him.

“Chen Yongren?”

Someone inside the van asked.

“Hmm?”

Chen Yongren looked up, just about to see who was calling him.

Bang!

A baseball bat struck heavily on the back of Chen Yongren’s head.

“Take him!”

The van door opened, and five or six thugs rushed out, scrambling to stuff Chen Yongren into a sack and throw him into the vehicle, before speeding away with a heavy foot on the gas.

(caad) ……

When Chen Yongren groggily woke up, he found himself in an abandoned factory building.

Chen Yongren only felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and couldn’t remember what had happened at all.

Struggling to look around, he saw over a dozen thugs surrounding him, holding various weapons, looking at him with malicious intent.

“Chen Yongren, you’re finally awake.”

At this moment, a sinister male voice rang out.

Chen Yongren followed the sound and saw a thin man sitting in a wheelchair; this person was Han Bin, the leader of the Hong Xing Kwai Tsing branch.

“Who are you?”

Chen Yongren didn’t recognize Han Bin, nor did he remember ever dealing with him.

“Who I am isn’t important; what’s important is that my younger brother died at your hands.”

Han Bin said coldly.

“Konglong is your brother? You’re Han Bin of Hong Xing?”

Hearing Han Bin say this, Chen Yongren finally reacted.

Han Bin snorted, looked at his legs wrapped in plaster, and said resentfully, “You Ni family brothers are really something. You killed my brother, and Ni Yongyao broke my legs.

But now that you’ve fallen into my hands, we’ll settle both old and new scores together. I’ll make you pay back double!”

“Wait! I didn’t kill Konglong; it was Lei Yaoyang’s doing!”

Seeing Han Bin’s state, Chen Yongren immediately explained.

“Still talking tough when you’re at death’s door? Pull out all his teeth!”

Han Bin didn’t listen to a word Chen Yongren said and gave the order directly.

“Yes, Brother Bin.”

A thug stepped forward with a pair of pliers.

Soon, screams filled the factory.

……

Ni Family Manor.

Study.

“Mr. Ni, someone sent these things over.”

Taylor reported to Ni Yongyao, holding a jar of teeth and a videotape.

“Who sent them?”

Ni Yongyao said casually.

“A child of five or six; I don’t know who put them up to it.”

Taylor said.

“Forget it, let’s see what’s inside first.”

Ni Yongyao ordered.

Taylor immediately put the tape into the machine, and the screen displayed the scene of Chen Yongren being tied up in the factory and tortured.

“Chen Yongren? He’s out of the correctional institution?”

Ni Yongyao raised an eyebrow upon seeing this.

Ni Yongyao had long since forgotten about Chen Yongren during this time, and he didn’t even know Chen Yongren had left the correctional institution.

“Beep, beep, beep!”

The mobile phone suddenly rang.

“Hello, this is Ni Yongyao.”