Chapter 877: Using an Egg to Strike a Stone

Huang Jintang! You fucking crazy?!

Seeing the excavator approach the main building, Gao Yicheng rushed over in a panic.

If the main building were demolished, would that be considered dereliction of duty? Would it be failing to maintain order at the scene? Gao Yicheng wasn't sure about this either.

But he could be certain of one thing:

Cloud Peak Mountain Villa is not only the city's key cultural tourism project, but also a key project the province has been monitoring! If the main building is forcibly demolished, someone will definitely have to take the blame.

And Gao Yicheng has neither backing nor connections.

In this political struggle, he's very likely to become cannon fodder, an innocent scapegoat! He might even be screwed over completely, with no chance to recover.

In desperation.

Gao Yicheng stepped forward and grabbed Huang Jintang's collar: 'I'm warning you one last time—call your men to retreat! If there's an issue, we can discuss it after the leaders arrive.'

"Captain Gao, why are you so worked up? Everyone saw it—I didn't assault any police."

Huang Jintang spread his arms, adopting a cooperative pose: 'Debts have debtors, wrongdoing has its source—arrest whoever broke the law. Why are you grabbing me?'

Stop feigning ignorance—if you didn't give the order, would your men dare to act?! Gao Yicheng shouted angrily: "Tell them to stop at once!"

"Captain Gao, as a police officer you must speak responsibly." Huang Jintao said solemnly: "I'm standing here doing nothing—what my men do is their freedom! They're adults, responsible for their own actions—what's it to me? This is utterly absurd!"

"You!..."

Gao Yicheng's veins bulged with anger at this twisted logic, his fury having no outlet.

Just then.

Suddenly, a shout came from afar: 'Stop!'

Hearing it, Gao Yicheng turned and finally let out a sigh of relief! Here comes the bigwig holding real power—finally arrived! Damn, I almost lost my official cap!

The one who gave the order was Lin Dongfan!

Behind him followed driver Lao Ba and secretary Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen's camera had been rolling, its lens steadily trained on the scene.

Gao Yicheng hastily released Huang Jintang's collar.

He hurried over to meet Lin Dongfan: 'Mayor Lin, you've finally come. Huang Jintang, citing rights protection, wants to demolish the main building…'

"Call for police reinforcements!"

As soon as Lin Dongfan stepped out of the car, he scanned the scene and saw thirty to forty thugs at the construction site, while fewer than ten officers were maintaining order.

"Yes."

Gao Yicheng acknowledged the order and quickly called for backup.

At a glance, the excavator operator was still moving forward, as if he didn't see the mayor at all! With the iron bucket raised high and only a few feet from the building, Lao Ba lunged forward in a leap.

"Get down!"

Before the excavator operator could react, Lao Ba smashed the cab window with a punch, opened the door, and dragged the guy out of the vehicle.

This swift, fierce move stunned the nearby thugs, draining the color from their faces.

It had long been rumored that the mayor's side had a really badass bodyguard.

Looks like this is the guy!

He's indeed fierce!

As this fear spread through the thug crowd, they instinctively stepped back a few paces, none daring to approach Lao Ba.

Huang Jintang's face also paled in shock—he hadn't expected the mayor's bodyguard to be more brutal than his gang of thugs.

Huang Jinchang steadied himself, glanced at the just-released Ye Jiaying, then at the stern-faced Lin Dongfan, and forced a wry angry smile: 'Mayor Lin, what's the meaning of this?'

Lin Dongfan didn't respond, turning his gaze to Ye Jiaying.

Ye Jiaying quickly walked over: 'Mayor Lin.'

"Are you hurt?" Lin Dongfan asked concernedly.

Ye Jiaying lifted her arm to check: 'Nothing serious, just a scratch on my arm.' On the outer side of her left arm was a faint red abrasion.

Seeing she was indeed unharmed, Lin Dongfan didn't say anything further.

Lin Dongfan looked at Huang Jintang: 'Who ordered you to demolish the building?'

"Mayor Lin, your question is rather out of the blue." Huang Jintang said: 'General Manager Ye broke the contract first; I'm defending my rights lawfully—how did this become someone inciting me?'

Hearing that, Lin Dongfan merely smiled and didn't argue.

The other party's stubbornness was expected. If Huang Jintang were someone who couldn't keep his mouth shut, the behind-the-scenes boss wouldn't use him as a pawn.

Lin Dongfan checked his wristwatch, then turned and asked Gao Yicheng: 'When will the reinforcements arrive?'

"Mayor, I already called; reinforcements are being dispatched from the nearby police station and should arrive in four or five minutes." Gao Yicheng replied.

Upon hearing the reinforcements were en route, Huang Jintang's face darkened with anger.

He stepped forward to question Lin Dongfan: 'Mayor Lin, I'm conducting lawful rights protection, not causing trouble! Mortal Group unilaterally broke the contract; I demand compensation, which is fair and reasonable! On what grounds do you deploy police to suppress me?'

"Your dispute with Mortal Group is a civil matter—who breached the contract is for the court to decide, not you." Lin Dongfan stared at Huang Jintang and added: 'Moreover, by not resorting to law, gathering a crowd to cause trouble, and intentionally damaging the city's key project, you're committing a criminal offense.'

"Put bluntly, are you trying to bully others with your influence today?"

Huang Jintang gave a cold smile.

He scoffed: 'Surname Lin, I know you have a strong background. But no matter how strong your background, you can still twist an ankle, right? If you dare to move against me today, tomorrow this will be exposed online—do you believe it or not?!'

As he spoke, Huang Jintang pointed to the right. Lin Dongfan followed his gaze and saw a yellow-haired guy filming with his phone. Lin Dongfan said nothing, merely gave a casual glance, and Gao Yicheng immediately walked over.

He slapped a handcuff onto the yellow-haired guy's wrist, confiscating the phone as evidence.

He didn't say a word the whole time.

The yellow-haired guy didn't dare move either.

This scene made Huang Jintang grit his teeth in anger: 'Surname Lin, you're bullying others with your power! Just wait—I'll sue you!'

This scene made Huang Jintang grit his teeth in anger: "You Lin, you damn bully abusing your power! Watch out, I'm going to sue you…"

Handcuff him for me!

Lin Dongfan gave an angry shout, and the two police officers nearby quickly subdued Huang Jintang.

"You fucking let me go! I'm defending my rights legally, what right do you have to arrest me! You surnamed Lin, if you've got the guts, kill me! If you don't kill me today, you'd better watch out in the future! Fuck your mother..."

Huang Jintang struggled like a cornered beast, but it was useless; his hands were quickly cuffed behind his back, and the police pressed down so hard he couldn't straighten his waist.

In despair.

Huang Jintang again shouted at his lackeys: "What the hell are you all standing there for? Grab your weapons and fuck his mother! If we kill or injure him, it's on me—we've got numbers, what's there to fear? After we beat him, we'll run!"

Hearing that, the nearby hooligans all went silent as cicadas in winter, too scared to move.

Although they are...

But they're not stupid.

Usually, minor scuffles would be overlooked, and they'd be released after a few days of detention.

Now they actually want to take out the Mayor?

How dare the mud horse say that—just for a few melons and dates, if I were to risk my life, I reckon even the coffins of my ancestors wouldn't stay shut.

The wailing of police sirens had already come screaming in; reinforcements had arrived, so quickly covering your head and crouching down is the smart move.

"Mayor, I just happened to pass by and join the fun—I didn't do anything."

One wise guy was the first to cover his head and crouch down.

Soon, the other wise guys around followed suit, crouching down; in that instant, it seemed as if everyone had silently reached a unanimous consensus—definitely not to cause trouble for the leadership.

This dramatic scene.

"Mayor, I just happened to pass by and join the fun—I didn't do anything."