Chapter 985

After subduing Zhou Haidong, Lin Dongfan issued two instructions.

The first instruction is to immediately release He Wei!

The second instruction is to order Liu Dawei to take full responsibility for the bar rape case starting now; if encountering resistance, he can directly report to Lin Dongfan himself.

The head of the City Bureau, Fu Xinping, is still squatting in the toilet scrolling Douyin, completely unaware that an anti-corruption storm targeting the public security system has already erupted at the Jin Kou sub-bureau!

Fu Xinping had just bought a new phone, got a new SIM card, and registered a new account on Douyin.

The previously canceled account was called "Wuzhou Rich Guy".

This time he named it "Human World Again Late Clear".

Preparing to spend real money to help Meng Wanqing boost the exhibition hall, engage in PK battles, act as her protective big brother for a turn, and ensure Meng Wanqing remains invincible.

In Fu Xinping's view, whether he can next be elected deputy mayor and join the standing committee hinges on whether Executive Meng is willing to give him another push.

Only by first protecting Meng Wanqing well will his deputy mayor position have a future.

Meanwhile.

The just-released rapist—Cao Shaozhen—was also living it up lawlessly. He didn't return to his own home but went to his maternal uncle Peng Xianjun's house.

His maternal uncle neither married nor had children.

Cao Shaozhen has always positioned himself as the heir to the family estate, putting on airs like a wealthy young master, and when visiting his uncle's house he never treats himself as an outsider.

He took a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet.

Skipping the aeration step.

He directly poured a large half-glass into the tall glass.

After downing half a glass of red wine, his soul floated to the clouds, his mood ecstatic: "Uncle, how did you get me out so quickly this time? I thought I'd have to stay in there at least a week."

Peng Xianjun, sitting on the sofa looking at messages, glanced up and gave Cao Shaozhen a white-eyed look, said nothing, and continued replying to a friend's message.

"Uncle, why are you putting on a sour face for someone to see? I didn't cause you any trouble." Cao Shaozhen muttered.

Peng Xianjun looked up and retorted: "No trouble for me? To get you out, I sacrificed a genuine Tang Bohu painting! You heartless wretch, still have the nerve to grin here?"

"It's just a painting; you're not unable to afford it."

Cao Shaozhen then topped up another half glass of red wine.

He said nonchalantly: "You make so much money, bend over backwards to court officials—what are you after? Nothing but the ability to do as you please."

"Bullshit!" Peng Xianjun's blood pressure shot through the roof from anger.

Cao Shaozhen, however, laughed dismissively: "Calm down, don't anger yourself into illness. I just slept with a college student—I didn't kill or set fires; is it really that big a deal?"

"Really not?"

Peng Xianjun put down his phone, stood up, and walked toward Cao Shaozhen.

The next second.

Peng Xianjun raised his hand and slapped Cao Shaozhen hard across the face.

"Pa!"

The crisp sound echoed in the living room like a thunderclap.

Cao Shaozhen's face was knocked to one side, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his head buzzed, and he stared blankly for several seconds before coming to.

He slowly turned his head, his eyes locked on Peng Xianjun.

At that moment, Cao Shaozhen's eyes held no trace of fear, no hint of guilt, only a cold, ruthless, beast-like viciousness.

"Uncle, you hit me?!"

"I can't hit you?"

Peng Xianjun's face turned livid with anger.

He pointed at Cao Shaozhen's nose and cursed: "You ill-mannered dog! You've ruined all my connections, and you still show no remorse! If it weren't for your mother's sake, dying ten thousand times wouldn't be enough!"

"Fine, I'm not worthy of your sacrifice; I'm leaving."

Cao Shaozhen flung down a surge of hatred, turned and walked out, too lazy to even open the door—he kicked it with his leg! The hall door slammed with a huge bang, hitting the corridor wall.

Faced with this scene, Peng Xianjun only felt utterly exhausted.

He thought about calling his older sister.

Just as he picked up the phone, Peng Xianjun hesitated again, because this nephew's turn out this way largely due to his older sister's indulgence—what's the point of calling her?

……

Cao Shaozhen walked down the street, the night wind blowing on his face, cool and chilly.

The slap mark on his face still burned, the blood at the corner of his mouth had dried and formed a thin scab. He took out his phone and dialed a lackey's number.

"Qiangzi, call Along, meet me at the old place—I've got something tonight."

On the other end, Qiangzi's voice sounded admiring and excited: "Cao Ge, when did you get out? This speed is damn fast! Tonight another job?"

"Tonight we're going to deal with a despicable person!"

Cao Shaozhen hung up, got into his own Range Rover, and headed straight for the Liji Bar.

Streetlights outside the window receded one by one, his face flickering in the alternating light and dark, anger burning in his heart, urgently wanting to find someone to vent on.

In Cao Shaozhen's view, the reason he was arrested and got slapped tonight stems entirely from that bitch Su Qianqian.

He Wei being timid and fearful is common knowledge.

If it weren't for that bitch Su Qianqian egging him on behind the scenes, He Wei wouldn't have dared to call the police! No police report, would Cao Shaozhen have been arrested? If not arrested by the police, his uncle wouldn't have given him a big kick in the ass.

All the problems are caused by that bitch Su Qianqian!

"Damn it, if I don't tear you apart completely tonight, I'll write my name Cao Shaozhen backward!" Cao Shaozhen slammed the accelerator, truly evil born from the gall, living by the creed of repaying grudges.

At 9:30 p. m., Su Qianqian's rented apartment.

Su Qianqian, just out of the shower with her hair still damp, sat on the sofa in a thin pajama, sending a message to He Wei.

The TV was on, the volume turned low, like background music.

She couldn't get into it.

She kept thinking of Lin Dongfan's heroic and vigorous bearing.

While she was replying to He Wei's message.

She wrote happily: "You're talking nonsense, I have nothing with Mayor Lin. She helped you not because of my face, but because he is originally an upright good person."

"Fine, I won't gossip anymore. Anyway, thank you. If it weren't for you selflessly helping me, I'd still be locked in there, no way out."

He Wei attached a heart emoji to the message.

Su Qianqian wrote excitedly: "Why thank me? If you want to thank someone, thank Mayor Lin. You didn't see it today, but Mayor Lin was incredibly imposing. In a fit of anger, he on the spot removed the branch bureau chief's black gauze hat."

The message had just been sent.

Suddenly, a deafening knocking came from outside, like someone was demolishing the house.

Someone outside shouted angrily: "Scum! I give you ten seconds to open the door! Otherwise, I'll burn you to death!"

Hearing that, Su Qianqian turned pale with fright.

As soon as she heard it, she recognized it as the voice of that beast Cao Shaozhen.

The door must not be opened!

Cannot let the wolf into the house!

But that beast really dares to set fire to the house!

In a panic, Su Qianqian hastily sent a voice message to Lin Dongfan: "Mayor Lin, Cao Shaozhen has brought people to block my doorstep, intending to take revenge on me."