Chapter 747: All Ensnared

When the dark, hollow gun barrel came towards him, the former regional governor Li Zhenyang, at this moment, was no different from an ordinary person—so nervous he didn't dare move.

At this moment, even if he thought with his toes, he could tell this must be the Teacher's masterpiece!

The underground lenders in Gang Dao all refused to do business with him, Li Zhenyang. Only this Ah Wei proactively contacted him and said he was willing to make this deal.

He had previously thought——this might be a trap!

Nothing should have been done, but he shouldn't have harbored luck! This time it really proved the old saying: trying to steal a chicken ends up losing the rice used to bait it!

"Did the Teacher send you to kill me?" Li Zhenyang forced calm, squeezing out a bitter smile: "He's afraid I'll fall into Lin Dongfan's hands and spill his dirty deeds."

The truth exposed, Ah Wei's face changed slightly.

Ah Wei gripped his gun tightly: "Any last words? I'll give you ten seconds."

Before Li Zhenyang could utter his last words, a muffled thud came from the warehouse ceiling. A black shadow descended from above and kicked the gun from Ah Wei's hand.

It was Lao Ba.

Immediately after, over a dozen people emerged from the surrounding shadows, swiftly subduing Ah Wei and his men. The whole process took less than ten seconds, clean and neat.

Li Zhenyang stared blankly at all this, still not reacting.

"Secretary Li, you got a fright." Lao Ba picked up the gun from the ground, checked it, then looked at Li Zhenyang: "Master Fan anticipated someone might move against you, so he sent me ahead to protect you."

Lin Dongfan?

Li Zhenyang looked at Lao Ba in disbelief, thinking this was a huge irony.

He once proudly believed:

In this power struggle, he considered himself the main player—this was a snipe-and-clam fight between him and the Lin family!

Until this moment.

He belatedly realized the true main player was actually the Teacher; this was a life-and-death contest between the Lin family and the Teacher.

And he, Li Zhenyang, was merely a foothold for the Lin family to defeat the Teacher.

Damn it!

Having lived most of his life, he finally clawed his way up to the post of regional governor, only to end up as a pawn in someone else's hand!

Shit!

Countless regrets surged like a raging tide within Li Zhenyang's heart.

Li Zhenyang suppressed his anger.

He stared straight at Lao Ba opposite him: "The Teacher, hiding behind the scenes, wants me dead outside, while the Lin family wants me to die of old age in prison—either way, it's death..."

"I advise you to cooperate with me and not ask for trouble." Lao Ba said calmly: "Making it so you can't live nor die isn't that hard."

Hearing that, Li Zhenyang gave a bitter smile, speechless.

Thinking about it, that makes sense.

Back when he was in power, he once naively thought he was a great roc soaring the nine heavens.

Only today did he realize he had always been merely a paper kite, flown by someone holding its string.

He didn't even have the freedom to die.

"Don't waste time, please." Lao Ba made a gesture of invitation and urged: "The vehicle is ready; come with me back to the mainland."

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A kite at the mercy of others!

Li Zhenyang ultimately accepted this cruel fate.

Eleven p. m. at night.

Lo Wu Checkpoint.

Li Zhenyang stood at the customs checkpoint, looking at the brightly lit mainland checkpoint opposite, his steps hesitant.

Once he crossed, there would be no turning back.

"Don't play tricks, hurry up." Lao Ba pushed Li Zhenyang from behind with a hand; though not strong, it still shoved him forward two steps, staggering.

Li Zhenyang suppressed his anger and strode toward the customs passage.

His documents were forged, but Lin Dongfan had already given a heads‑up; the customs officers glanced at them and waved him through.

Walking down that long corridor felt like walking through a lifetime.

His decades of official life, where glory and sin coexisted, came to an end at this moment.

At the end of the passage, Lin Dongfan stood there. Beside him were Peng Tianhua, Xu Qing, and other inspection team members. They wore casual clothes, but their demeanor was stern—one glance and you knew they weren't ordinary people.

"Secretary Li, welcome back," Lin Dongfan said.

Li Zhenyang gazed at Lin Dongfan, feigning magnanimity, forcing out a thin, hollow smile: "Lin Dongfan, this game of chess, your Lin family has won."

"What do you mean 'our Lin family won'? I don't like hearing that." Lin Dongfan solemnly corrected: "You need to understand, you're not opposed to my Lin family; you're opposed to the law! It's not the Lin family that defeated you, but the state law! My dead egg?"

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Li Zhenyang furrowed his brows; whether he lived or died didn't matter—what mattered was that a hundred thousand motherfuckers were raging in his heart, wanting to tear Lin Dongfan apart, but he lacked the strength.

He suppressed his anger.

Li Zhenyang softened his tone and added: "About my son..."

He's quite safe now; you can rest easy about that." Lin Dongfan replied: "I've already arranged dedicated bodyguards to protect him until your trial concludes."

Thank you.

Li Zhenyang exhaled in relief and then instinctively stretched out his hands.

Peng Tianhua immediately produced handcuffs.

The handcuffs were icy cold.

And heavy.

Li Zhenyang was quickly placed in the government vehicle; just before the windows were shut, he glanced one last time toward the direction of Gang Dao.

Those bustling lights had nothing to do with him anymore.

The convoy drove into the night.

Lin Dongfan stood at the pier, waited for the convoy to leave, then took out his phone and dialed a number.

"The person has been caught." he said.

Li Mingtang's voice came from the other end: "Good, we're ready here. Everyone else on the list will also be caught tonight."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"It's just part of the job, no need to talk about hardship." Li Mingtang paused, then said: "Dongfan, I have something to tell you. The Teacher's side... has made progress."

Lin Dongfan's eyes narrowed: "How so?"

"We followed the clues left by Xu Jijun and have found his true identity; we're just going through the procedure now." Li Mingtang spoke vaguely, but the meaning was clear—even if he's retired, we'll still catch him!

"That fast?" Lin Dongfan was a little surprised.

"He slipped up himself." Li Mingtang said with relief: "Before Xu Jijun was killed, he left a backup. He stored some key evidence in a bank safety deposit box, set to be automatically sent to us after his death. The information inside concerns all of the Teacher's criminal records over the years."

Lin Dongfan fell silent.

Xu Jijun, this old classmate, was scheming even till his death.

"I understand."

After hanging up, Lin Dongfan looked up at the starry sky.

The stars were scattered.

Xu Jijun, your revenge has been taken.

But why?

Why can't I feel even a bit happy inside?

Lao Ba suddenly walked over, casually asking: "Boss Fan, should we head back to the capital, or go for a full spa treatment? I'll treat."

"Can't you act like a decent person?" Lin Dongfan gave him a contemptuous look.

Lao Ba grinned: "You're not exactly a good person either."

"No problem, let's go for the spa." Lin Dongfan got into the car, rolled down the window, lit a cigarette, just wanting to cherish this free and easy time.

The car started and drove into the night.

A week later, the relevant authorities officially announced the serious violations of law and discipline by 'the Teacher' and Li Zhenyang et al., shocking the entire officialdom.