Chapter 457: Finding Life in Desperation, Chen Shaokang Rises Three Ranks in Succession

Zheng Sanshui pulled Wu Qin into the room, the scene easy to imagine.

"Bastard! Let go of my wife!"

Chen Shaokang's eyes reddened with rage, his furious roar echoed through the Chen family hall.

He desperately wanted to rush into the room and fight Zheng Sanshui to the death.

But the two burly henchmen of Zheng Sanshui gripped his arms tightly, rendering his struggles useless, while a dozen more henchmen stood by, laughing at him like he was a monkey.

Soon, a piercing sound came from the room.

Chen Shaokang had expected his wife to cry out, curse Zheng Sanshui, and resist desperately like a chaste widow, but what broke his heart was hearing her soft moans from inside, as if she were enjoying it.

"Tell me, who's stronger, me or that good-for-nothing?"

"Uh... uh!!"

"Say it quickly."

"Of... of course you're stronger..."

"Hahaha, you good-for-nothing outside, hear that? Your wife says I'm stronger than you! Someone like you, a worthless waste who can't even feed his wife, what's the point of you living in this world?"

Wu Qin's soft moans and Zheng Sanshui's wild laughter came together from the room, deeply stabbing Chen Shaokang's heart.

He despondently closed his eyes.

He no longer roared.

Nor did he struggle anymore.

What truly anguished him was Wu Qin's heartlessness and baseness! He never imagined that the wife he had taken through the three betrothals and six rites would...

Soon after.

From the room came Wu Qin's voice again: "Brother Shui, I'm preparing to divorce him; from now on, you'll support me."

"Support your mother's ass, get lost!"

After cursing, Zheng Sanshui walked out of the room, fastening his belt as he went, and called to his dozen or so brothers: "What are you standing around for? Go in and line up, we'll share the blessings."

"Thanks, Brother Shui."

These brothers of his were each excited as if they'd found a treasure.

Only then did Wu Qin realize that, in Zheng Sanshui's eyes, she was merely a tool for venting anger.

She panicked and ran to the door, pleading: "Brother Shui, this isn't right; from now on, do whatever you want with me, please don't toy with me..."

"Come in!"

Before she could finish speaking, a lackey dragged her back into the room.

Shrieks of agony came one after another.

Zheng Sanshui teasingly slapped Chen Shaokang's cheek, sneering as he warned: "Listen, this is just a small lesson! I give you one day—within a day you must help me find that old lady from the Huang family! Otherwise, next time it won't be like this! Next time I'll chop your whole family into pieces and throw them into the sea to feed the fish! Hear me?"

"!!!!"

Chen Shaokang gritted his teeth, glaring at Zheng Sanshui without speaking, and in anguish realized he truly was a good-for-nothing, unable to muster even a shred of resistance against such humiliation and threats.

A full two hours.

Every second felt like a year!

After Zheng Sanshui and his beasts left, satisfied, the house fell into dead silence.

Chen Shaokang entered the room and saw Wu Qin lying motionless on the bed, only tears streaming down the corners of her eyes. He didn't know how to face her. He could no longer stay in this house, so he gathered a few clothes from the wardrobe, preparing to leave.

As he was about to leave.

He indifferently tossed out: "Later I'll go to the kindergarten to pick up our son; you don't need to go. From now on, you walk your sunny path, I'll walk my narrow bridge. We'll have nothing to do with each other till death."

"Chen Shaokang!"

Wu Qin, her lower body numb with pain, forced herself up.

She rushed forward and shut the door.

Then, leaning against the door to block the exit, eyes brimming with tears, she glared at Chen Shaokang: "You cause trouble outside, dragging me into this with so many people… and you still have the nerve to despise me? Bastard!"

"At first, when Zheng Sanshui humiliated you in front of me, what was your mindset? You know it yourself! You just didn't expect that beast Zheng Sanshui would have his underlings take turns." Chen Shaokang, heart as dead ashes, showed no expression on his face.

Wu Qin's tears fell like broken beads.

Chen Shaokang ignored her outright, coolly urging: "Move aside."

"I won't!"

Wu Qin clung tightly to the door panel.

Eyes wet with tears, she put on a pitiful tone to explain to Chen Shaokang: "You simply don't understand me; just now I was afraid he'd kill me, so I pretended to go along with him—I'm not what you think."

"Move aside!"

Chen Shaokang coldly ordered.

Wu Qin instantly flared up, tears streaming as she shouted: "Chen Shaokang, what do you want?! I'm the one being humiliated now, not you! It's all your fault—what right do you have to blame me?"

"I have no right to blame you, so I'm leaving—please make way."

In this house, Chen Shaokang couldn't stay another moment; he stepped forward and pulled Wu Qin away from blocking the door. As the door opened, a shaft of sunlight struck his face, bright enough to make him squint, and he instinctively raised a hand to shield his eyes.

Wu Qin stood behind him, furiously roaring: "Chen Shaokang, you bastard! Even after being suspended, you still don't get it—I degraded myself trying to appease Zheng Sanshui, and it wasn't for your future? You heartless, unrighteous bastard! If you dare walk out this door today, don't ever think of coming back—I'll see how many days you can survive out there!"

"!!!!"

Chen Shaokang walked away without looking back; he could endure the world cutting him to pieces, but he could never forget the sight of his wife fawning over Zheng Sanshui, that base expression.

He had once given his wife a new name, changing Wu Qin to Wu Jingfang.

Too bad…

It was utterly useless!

"Still waters reflect light, fragrant herbs seep into deep valleys!"—that was merely a persona of his imagination. In reality, Wu Qin would always be Wu Qin, a heartless woman who forgets righteousness for profit.

After leaving, Chen Shaokang first went to the clinic to bandage the wound on his head.

Then go wait at the kindergarten gate for my son to come out.

A Rolls‑Royce suddenly stopped beside him, the window slowly rolled down, revealing a smiling face: "Get in, I have some good news to tell you."

These days, is there still good news?

Chen Shaokang thought, my life has nothing left but tragedy. But he still got in the car, because the person calling him from inside the car was Lin Dongfan.

He didn't dare mention to Lin Dongfan what had happened to him today; it was a humiliation.

After getting in the car, he could only force a bitter smile: "Director Lin, you've come, just in time to say goodbye. I plan to take my son away from Haishan to work elsewhere."

"Work? What an international joke."

In the midst of their conversation, Lin Dongfan took out a transfer document from his briefcase and slammed it heavily into Chen Shaokang's hand.

Excitedly he told Chen Shaokang, "I said I'd give you a surprise, and I keep my word. Look, how big is this surprise?"

"Appointment notice?"

Chen Shaokang's pupils shrank in shock as he read word for word; looking on, he grew so excited his eyes burned and tears welled up—after all those years of humiliation, was this going to be his turnaround?

He, a suspended junior police officer, was suddenly transferred to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Provincial Department.

Promoted three ranks in a row!

Deputy Division Chief!

Chen Shaokang could hardly believe his eyes.

He struggled to suppress his emotions.

He calmly asked Lin Dongfan, "Director Lin, you wouldn't be giving me a fake document to joke with me, would you? This is too exaggerated, something I wouldn't even dare dream of, not realistic..."

"Promotion three ranks in a row is indeed a bit exaggerated," Lin Dongfan laughed. "But I really wouldn't dare forge a red-headed document."

"How did you manage this?" Chen Shaokang still couldn't believe it.

Lin Dongfan chuckled: "As the saying goes, the times make the hero. The province just happens to need someone like you, so of course they have to promote you exceptionally. Don't get too excited too soon— the higher the position, the greater the responsibility."

"Thank you, Director Lin, thank you for your care."

After confirming it was true, Chen Shaokang's tense emotions finally relaxed; he closed his eyes, forced back the scorching tears, and let out Along breath.

It really felt like a world apart.

Two hours ago he was still being pressed down and humiliated at home, his dignity and personality trampled underfoot like garbage.

Who would have thought? In the blink of an eye he was promoted three ranks again and became the team leader of the Provincial Department's task force.

Lin Dongfan saw his eyes reddened, quickly handed him two tissues: "Quickly compose yourself, the people sent by the province are still waiting for you at the Hai'an Guoji Dajiudian Hotel, all your subordinates. Now you can go all out to catch people— you handle cracking down on evil and crime, I handle anti-corruption and catching corrupt officials, advancing together."