Chapter 417: with translation of chapter title

The next morning, Zheng Sanshui was criminally detained according to law.

Chen Shaokang, with his head wrapped in white gauze, personally escorted Zheng Sanshui to the detention center to complete the relevant custody procedures.

While handling the procedures at the detention center,

Zheng Sanshui still sneered at Chen Shaokang with contempt: "Damn your mother! You've gotten ambitious, actually wanting to be a good police officer who eliminates violence and ensures peace in Haishan!"

Chen Shaokang ignored Zheng Sanshui's provocation, bent over and signed the detention receipt.

Zheng Sanshui chuckled lightly: "It won't be long before you find out who really calls the shots in Haishan, you motherfucker—just wait!"

"Zheng Sanshui, as a prisoner, I advise you to restrain yourself. Since I dared to detain you, I'm not afraid of your retaliation."

Chen Shaokang and Zheng Sanshui exchanged a glance.

That glance was merely meant to let Zheng Sanshui sense the willpower of law enforcement for the people; even if all the crows in the world were black, he, Chen Shaokang, would never go with the flow!

Upon leaving the police station,

Chen Shaokang received a text message from Lin Dongfan: "The compensation and consolation money total 200,000. I have already sent someone to deliver it to your home, handing it to your wife."

200,000?

This figure somewhat shocked Chen Shaokang.

But upon reflection, Chen Shaokang also accepted it with relief; in his view, Fan Donglin was not some penniless commoner but a tycoon with assets of hundreds of millions!

The huge sum in his eyes was merely a drop in the bucket for Fan Donglin—no need to be pretentious.

Moreover…

He really was wronged by that brick.

Also, his wife Wu Jingfang, seeing her sister-in-law's family buy a car, has been losing her temper lately; whenever money comes up, she brings up old scores, disregarding decorum and shouting angrily, blaming him for not knowing how to make money.

He was truly afraid of being poor, unable to endure his wife's sarcastic ridicule.

Now with this 200,000, going home he should be able to have a bowl of hot noodle soup. After all, 200,000 is more than enough to buy a car like his sister-in-law's family's.

Chen Shaokang replied to Lin Dongfan with a message: "Thank you, President Fan. Besides the normal medical expenses, the extra money I consider a loan from you; I'll repay you when I have money in the future."

At this moment, Lin Dongfan was wearing a solemn black suit, just having come out of the funeral home.

Seeing Chen Shaokang's reply message,

Lin Dongfan frowned in disbelief, wondering if there really existed such a stubborn person; Chen Shaokang really is a natural-born police material, dead set on his principles.

He couldn't be bothered to reply to him.

At this moment, Zhang Yinlan of the Civil Affairs Bureau, accompanied by her bodyguard Liu Wu, walked over.

She wore a face of regret as she apologized to Lin Dongfan: "President Fan, I'm truly sorry; I never imagined the conflict would escalate to this point."

Liu Wei's death is indeed related to her.

That day, after saying goodbye to Lin Dongfan at the coffee shop opposite the municipal government, she went straight to the Municipal Party Committee to see the top official of Haishan, Yu Huacheng, accusing Guo Lichun of cutting off the livelihood of the fishing village residents.

In Haishan City, Yu Huacheng is also an outsider monk, full of scriptures but with nowhere to chant them.

Nominally he is the top official of Haishan, but in reality his power has been continually sidelined, suppressed by the faction-forming Guo Lichun, leaving him depressed for about half a year.

This time, Zhang Yinlan proactively accused Guo Lichun of his misdeeds to him, which was tantamount to handing him a weapon.

After Old Yu was transferred to Haishan City, he endured about half a year, day after day hoping for a break, and finally he got a teammate daring to fight and struggle.

That afternoon he convened a standing committee meeting and had Zhang Yinlan attend as an observer.

At that meeting,

Zhang Yinlan truly went all out, firing full force, bombarding Guo Lichun!

Yu Huacheng was responsible for setting the tone and nodding, controlling the overall direction, criticizing the absurdity of the 'fishing ban order,' and ordering relevant personnel to immediately correct the deviation and error.

The two cooperated with considerable tacit understanding.

It was precisely because of that battle that Guo Lichun was caught off guard, forcing him to order the repeal of the fishing ban!

That very night, an arson-murder case occurred.

The person who directed Scarface Qiang and others to commit arson and murder was Zheng Sanshui; behind Zheng Sanshui was Zheng Canghai, and the power holder that Zheng Canghai relied on was Guo Lichun.

Without Guo Lichun's approval, the Zheng father and son would certainly not dare to commit arson and murder.

Put bluntly.

It is Guo Lichun's willpower that is directing all of this; after losing face at the standing committee, he realized that Yu Huacheng wanted to break the situation and seize power, and thus a sense of crisis arose online.

He intends to kill one to warn a hundred!

Thus he warns Lin Dongfan, Zhang Yinlan, and those officials trying to defect to Yu Huacheng: don't forget who is the one-handed emperor of Haishan City!

Lin Dongfan chuckled: "Guo Boss is a tough character, but after all his calculations, he surely didn't expect a small police chief from the old dock to dare criminally detain Zheng Sanshui."

"This point, he indeed did not calculate."

Speaking of this matter, Zhang Yinlan also felt relieved in her heart.

Just this morning, regarding whether to approve the detention of Zheng Sanshui, the personnel of the Municipal Public Security Bureau discussed for over an hour, and a serious disagreement arose at the meeting.

The final decision to approve criminal detention was made because Chen Shaokang had a complete record of the testimony, which left the vice‑ministerial‑level protective umbrella unable to shield Zheng Sanshui.

Zheng Sanshui himself admitted the criminal facts and signed his name.

Also because of this, the protective umbrella afterward not only cursed Zheng Sanshui as a big idiot, but also dragged Zheng Canghai through the mud, asking Old Zheng whether he had done a paternity test.

That means, your son's IQ doesn't follow yours.

Zhang Yinlan found this amusing, and also told Lin Dongfan a piece of good news: "This time Zheng Sanshui has stirred up such a big fuss, it just gives Secretary Yu an opening to hold him accountable. Regarding the Fisherport New City project, they plan to re‑examine the qualifications of the Zheng Group, possibly restarting the bidding process. President Zheng, congratulations—if you seize this opportunity, with Zhengtong Capital's state‑owned enterprise strength, you should be able to win the bid this time."

"Nothing to celebrate; this opportunity was bought with my brothers' lives."

Lin Dongfan looked back toward the funeral home, thinking of Liu Wei lying in the cold corpse cold storage cabinet, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

Lin Dongfan again painfully patted Liu Wu's arm: "Little Wu, your brother's passing… my condolences."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wu slightly raised his head, grief-stricken and silent! Today he deliberately wore a pair of sunglasses, because his eye sockets were already red and swollen.

However, he also bears no grudge against anyone.

From the moment they chose to become bodyguards, the two brothers had already prepared themselves for sacrifice. He thought that if he were the one to die this time, his older brother Liu Wei would also accept it calmly.

Seeing Liu Wu's grief-stricken expression, Zhang Yinlan couldn't help urging Lin Dongfan: "Boss Fan, there are some things I shouldn't meddle in, but the person Liu Wu is protecting now is me, and I can't ignore his family's affairs. Now his older brother Liu Wei died in the line of duty; as the boss, you cannot skimp on compensation for his family."

That's only natural.

In fact, Lin Dongfan had already signed an agreement with all the bodyguards under him: if they died in the line of duty, he would personally take responsibility for supporting their parents, wives, and children thereafter.

Of course, besides that, Lin Dongfan would also give a generous condolence payment.

Lin Dongfan instructed Liu Wu: "Xiaofeng has already sent someone to take over your shift; starting tomorrow you can take an extended leave, escort your brother's ashes back to your hometown. Come back after you've finished the funeral arrangements and settled your family."

Thank you, Fan Ge.

Liu Wu's voice was hoarse and low, unlike his usual self; evidently overcome with grief, he raised his head, stubbornly holding back two pools of heroic tears to keep them from falling.