Chapter 447

At the entrance on the first floor stood seven people, led by a young man of twenty-one or twenty-two with long, flowing hair, wearing a leather jacket, leather pants, and high boots, with a large iron chain hanging from his waistband.

The other six people were about the same age, each with a cigarette dangling from their mouths, standing there in a slouching manner, their facial expressions even more rebellious, as if they found everything displeasing to the eye.

Zhou Andong arrived downstairs, and because Wu Xianping, the uncle, was there, he didn't meddle in other people's business, but instead leaned against the cashier counter and lit a cigarette.

"Chen Lei, what are you here for!" Dai Xiaomin's face was very ugly.

The guy with the long flowing hair, wearing the leather jacket, leather pants, and high boots, was Chen Lei, Dai Xiaomin's brother-in-law.

"Dai Xiaomin, where is Guoguo? I'm taking her away."

Dai Xiaomin said: "That is my daughter, don't even think about taking her away."

"Bullshit!" Chen Lei cursed: "She has the surname Chen, she must be raised by our Chen family."

Dai Xiaomin sneered: "Your father and mother don't like Guoguo, so why come here to ask for the child? Besides, Guoguo no longer has the surname Chen; she now has the surname Dai."

"What did you say?" Chen Lei glared, "Damn it, you changed Guoguo's surname? Do you not want to live anymore?"

Dai Xiaomin said with disgust: "Clean up your mouth, don't bring your hooligan act here. Do you think I'm afraid of you? If you want the child, have your brother come talk to me; you aren't qualified enough."

"Stop talking that useless crap to me." Chen Lei continued to curse, "My brother doesn't have time to bicker with you about this. Hand Guoguo over to me to take back, or I'll smash this crappy shop of yours."

"Try smashing it and see." Wu Xianping, who had been holding back for a long time, spoke up.

"Oh!" Chen Lei had noticed Wu Xianping long ago, but didn't take him seriously, "Isn't this Uncle Da? Watch closely, today I'm not only going to smash this crappy shop, but I'm also going to smash that crappy printing factory of yours."

Wu Xianping was so angry he laughed: "Fine, go ahead and smash it."

"You think I don't dare?" Chen Lei raised his eyebrows, "Brothers, smash the shop for me."

"Alright!" The six people grabbed chairs with grins on their faces, swung them, and started smashing.

"Bang, bang, bang... crash... clatter... smash..."

"Chen Lei!" Dai Xiaomin let out a cry, her eyes splitting with rage, and she turned and ran into the kitchen, grabbed a kitchen knife, and ran back out.

Wu Xianping was trembling with anger, and seeing Dai Xiaomin run out of the kitchen with a knife, he hurriedly reached out to grab her, but failed to catch her.

"Xiaomin, come back!"

Zhou Andong was quick-witted and fast-handed, grabbing Dai Xiaomin: "Don't be impulsive!"

"Uncle!" Dai Xiaomin's cry of "uncle" was filled with grievance and bitterness, and tears flowed continuously.

Zhou Andong sighed; after that cry of "uncle," he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

"Why are you crying? Everything here has a price. Let him smash whatever he wants; don't be afraid."

Wu Xianping took deep breaths repeatedly, trying to stabilize his angry emotions: "Right, everything has a price, what is there to be afraid of."

Zhou Andong said to Yao Jun beside him: "There's a phone inside the bar, call the police!"

Dai Xiaomin calmed down: "Calling the police is useless. His father is the village party secretary, which is my former father-in-law. His second uncle is the deputy township head, and his third uncle is the director of the municipal construction bureau; they have connections everywhere."

Wu Xianping sneered: "With your Uncle Zhou here, whatever connections he has are useless."

Chen Lei watched Yao Jun make the police call, arrogantly raising his hand to point vaguely at Yao Jun, his face full of mockery.

Zhou Andong patted Wu Xianping on the shoulder: "Old Wu, let them wait for the police, let's go upstairs and continue eating."

Wu Xianping was bewildered, not understanding what Zhou Andong meant, but he followed him upstairs anyway.

Entering the small private room, Zhou Andong sat down: "Are you wondering why I pulled you away?"

Wu Xianping nodded, took the glass in front of Zhou Andong, and filled it with liquor.

Zhou Andong took a final drag of his cigarette, then threw the butt on the ground and stepped on it.

"Intentional destruction of public or private property, if the amount is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, shall be punished with fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, or a fine; if the amount is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, it shall be punished with fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years."

Zhou Andong picked up a slice of mutton, scalded it in the boiling hot pot, and then put it in his mouth.

"The shop was just renovated, yet it's been smashed to pieces; the loss must be at least eight thousand. This is a huge amount. As long as we don't accept compensation, there's no problem at all with keeping Chen Lei inside for three years."

However, if the other party is determined to fight for child custody, even sending Chen Lei inside won't be enough; they won't give up. So, we either don't move, but if we do, we must beat the Chen family into submission to eliminate future trouble."

Wu Xianping had been in business for many years and wasn't without connections, but the Chen family was in the system, while he was just a small businessman. No matter how strong his connections were, in their eyes he was an "outsider" and couldn't compete with the Chen family.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have watched his niece be bullied in the Chen family and been powerless to do anything even when she divorced.

However, now with Zhou Andong here, he had a backbone.

Over the past year, he had seen with his own eyes how Zhou Andong could turn his hands to create clouds and rain; no matter how big the storm that swept in, Zhou Andong stood there unmoved.

More importantly, those two great mountains behind Zhou Andong—in Jiangzhou, whose connections could be stronger than those two mountains?

"What should we do?"

Zhou Andong raised his glass and clinked it with Wu Xianping's: "Once Chen Lei is taken away, you state your position: do not accept reconciliation, do not accept compensation, and follow the normal legal procedures."

At that time, the Chen family will definitely use their connections to get people out. As long as Chen Lei is bailed out, we can deal with everyone who participated in one fell swoop."

Wu Xianping's spirits lifted; he finally understood why Zhou Andong had pulled him away.

Because once Zhou Andong was recognized by the police, the Chen family might admit defeat and abandon Chen Lei; after all, it's only a few years in prison, not a death sentence.

But regarding child custody, the Chen family would definitely not give up, and the other party would certainly use unscrupulous means, leading to endless trouble.

"Stop!" A sharp shout came from downstairs, "What's going on?"

Immediately after, Dai Xiaomin's voice was heard: "These few hooligans smashed my shop."

Chen Lei's grinning voice came: "Comrade Police, this is my sister-in-law; this is a family matter, you can go back now."

Dai Xiaomin said: "I have already divorced your brother; I haven't been your sister-in-law for a long time."

At this time, Yao Jun's voice came: "Comrade Police, I am Yao Jun, the head of the security department of the brewery. I was eating here just now and saw the whole process."

"This female comrade is divorced, and this hooligan is her former brother-in-law who came to snatch the child. When the female comrade wouldn't give her up, he smashed her shop. This is too arrogant; he must be severely punished."

The title of security department head for Yao Jun was still very effective. A police officer waved his hand: "Take them all back."

Chen Lei said: "My father is Chen Zhonghou, the village party secretary of Houtun Village in Dayou Township. My second uncle is Chen Zhongxue, the deputy township head of Dayou Township, and my third uncle is Chen Zhonglai, the director of the municipal construction bureau."