Chapter 222: Please Take Along Leave to Be With Your Wife

Shortly after Yang Qing left, Lin Dongfan received a text from an unknown number: "If you don't want your wife and child to die in the delivery room, release Shen Bing immediately!"

It's obvious this is a threat from Zhuzi.

Every word reeks of the brutishness of Mang Village.

How clueless can Sha Zhu be? Letting him turn himself in within 24 hours, this guy still chose to flee justice, not even caring about his parents' support back home.

Lin Dongfan calculated on his fingers—there are still three days until his wife's due date.

It's time to go home.

After returning to the unit, Lin Dongfan went straight to Chief Li Mingtang's office: "Chief, does what you promised me still count?"

"What did I promise you?"

Li Mingtang glanced up, then lowered his head to read the files, appearing swamped with endless affairs.

Lin Dongfan stepped forward and tapped the desk: "A few days ago you yourself said that if I caught Jia Yuzhang, you'd give me leave."

"Is that so?"

Li Mingtang set aside his work and shamelessly put on an act of amnesia.

There was such a moment.

Lin Dongfan really wanted to jump onto the desk and stamp a size-43 shoe print on his face, mainly because the desk is a bit high, fearing he might accidentally pull his balls if he slipped.

The principle is to reason with reason, and to pick a fight when there's none.

Lin Dongfan, first courtesy then force: "In three days it's the due date; the key is, that fool Zhuzi sent a message threatening me, saying he'll kill my wife. You get it? I'm a family-oriented good man, and my wife needs me now."

"This matter..."

Li Mingtang wore a troubled expression.

After pondering a moment, he looked up and asked: "If you take leave, who will question Jia Yuzhang for his statement?"

"Chief Li, with your words, the uninformed might think everyone in the Anti-Corruption Bureau is dead except me, Lin Dongfan." Lin Dongfan lowered his head, lit a cigarette, projecting calm.

Li Mingtang frowned: "Last night we had someone ask him; Jia Yuzhang wouldn't cooperate, saying he only trusts you. As for your wife giving birth, with your family's background, believe me, she truly won't be in danger. Whether you go or not, she can deliver the baby smoothly and safely."

"This is my first time becoming a father—do you understand my feelings?" Lin Dongfan said: "Besides, I already promised my wife I'd accompany her into the delivery room. A man's word, once given, cannot be retracted, even by four horses."

"Think again—you're also handling your first big case; aren't you excited? You've captured a vice-minister-level figure, the head of the Sea Mining Group." Li Mingtang advised with a smile.

Lin Dongfan laughed: "According to that, you're dead set on going back on your word?"

"Don't put it that way; it's all for serving the people." Li Mingtang said righteously.

Seeing that courtesy wouldn't work, Lin Dongfan helplessly shook his head, decisively pulled out his phone to call Yu Youwei: "Little Weiwei, from today on, you're not allowed to bring Chief Li to stir-fry..."

"That's a bit excessive!"

Li Mingtang suddenly sprang up as if stung in the buttocks.

His movement was as swift as lightning.

He snatched Lin Dongfan's phone and hastily explained to Yu Youwei: "Xiao Yu, just kidding earlier, don't take it seriously."

After speaking, he hung up.

I don't know if Yu Youwei is looking dazed right now, but Lin Dongfan was pleased, laughing like a mortal emperor who controls everything.

"Still going to do the betrayal thing?"

"Sigh!"

Li Mingtang shook his head and let out Along sigh.

He took out a resignation letter from the drawer and slapped it in front of Lin Dongfan: "Actually I've long wanted to quit; the pressure is really huge. I can skip being an official, but I can't skip speculating in stocks."

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Dongfan looked astonished.

Li Mingtang frankly said: "I want you to personally interrogate Jia Yuzhang, also hoping you get the statement quickly to avoid complications. Handle a big case, achieve great merit; when you're senior enough, I'll step down and you'll take over."

"That moves me to death."

"All sincere words."

"Since you're so righteous, grant me Along leave."

"Fan Ye, didn't you hear what I'm saying? Now you need to handle a big case, achieve great merit, sit in my seat—it's really inappropriate to be tangled by family affection; everything must prioritize the bigger picture."

"My wife is about to give birth; I love my wife."

"I used to love my wife a lot too, but now she isn't even sleeping in the same room as me? When you reach my age you'll know: the end of love is the neighbor."

"My wife is about to give birth; I love my wife."

"I heard you; no need to keep emphasizing. Trust your family's standing—truly no Zhuzi would dare move against anyone of the Lin family."

"My wife is about to give birth; I love my wife."

"Are you a parrot?"

"Your wife sleeping apart from you—you deserve it!"

"You don't get it—when a couple reaches a certain age, the freshness fades; sleeping apart is normal, and not disturbing each other is quite nice."

"Your wife sleeping apart from you—you deserve it!"

"Can you speak human language?"

"Your wife sleeping apart from you—you deserve it!"

"!!!"

Unbeknownst to him, Li Mingtang felt suffocated under a black line of sweat, looking at Lin Dongfan like he's a lunatic, the more he looked the more depressed he became.

"What good is being handsome if your brain's not right!"

Li Mingtang propped his palm on his forehead, head down in compromise: "Get lost, take however long you want to rest. When you leave, remember to close the door behind me—I need some quiet."

"Sure thing."

Lin Dongfan laughed like a villain, then turned and walked away with his leave.

When the door closing sound rang out.

Li Mingtang hammered his forehead twice again, a look of despair flashing on his face: "Really, I'm getting old, can't keep up with the youngsters' tricks! For no reason, why did I bring up my wife......"

They observed a moment of silence for a while.

Li Mingtang shook his head and let out Along sigh.

He picked up the desk phone and called Zheng Shouzong of the Public Security Bureau: "Old Zheng, I'm Li Mingtang of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. That assassin Wang Dingzhu under Shen Bing—why haven't you caught him yet?"

"That brat's been hiding here and there; we still haven't grasped his whereabouts, we're investigating, don't rush us." The voice on the phone sounded a bit impatient.

Li Mingtang solemnly reminded him: "Today Wang Dingzhu sent a message threatening Lin Dongfan, saying he'd kill Lin Dongfan's wife. I'm telling you, if anything happens to Lin Dongfan's wife, it'll really overturn heaven."

"His wife is above average, huh? Still overturning heaven—you really can spout nonsense. Is Lin Dongfan Gonggong who collided with Buzhou Mountain? Can he break the sky-supporting pillar?" Old Zheng mocked scornfully.

This arrogant tone left Li Mingtang speechless for a moment.

He wanted to get to the bottom of it but couldn't.

Li Mingtang emphasized solemnly: "Even if Lin Dongfan's wife is an ordinary commoner, her personal safety should be guaranteed. If a shooting occurs in Jingcheng, wouldn't that overturn heaven? By then no one could bear this responsibility. I hope you can apprehend Wang Dingzhu as soon as possible to eliminate the hidden danger."

"Chief Li, urging you won't help; I have a pile of cases on my desk, none of them minor. Let's leave it at that—I'm still in a meeting."

Zheng Shouzong hung up the phone after saying that.

This made Li Mingtang's mood sink considerably; he felt the waters here were really deep, and Zheng Shouzong seemed to be deliberately slowing the arrest operation—could someone have given him orders?