Chapter 212: What's up?

Splendid Song and Dance Hall.

Li Jiaci parked the car by the roadside and happened to see a line of people in black suits walk out.

Wang Zhen escorted them all the way, and the lackeys following behind were especially well-behaved.

Waiting until that line of people got into the car and left.

Wang Zhen remained standing where he was, until he saw the vehicle disappear around the street corner, then he turned and went back.

"Brother!"

Li Jiaci shouted.

Hearing that, Wang Zhen immediately turned his head, saw it was Li Jiaci, and couldn't help but show a relaxed smile.

"How do you have time to come here, you little brat?"

"Are all the troubles settled?"

Wang Zhen has been paying close attention to the news lately.

That Lin Niansheng's matter caused a city-wide uproar, becoming after-dinner talk.

Even he often makes bets with his subordinates.

Betting on when Lin Niansheng will go to prison.

Li Jiaci stepped forward.

The lackeys behind Wang Zhen made way one after another.

These fierce-looking guys stood in two rows, just looking at them makes one's heart tremble.

But such a scene was everyday life for Li Jiaci in his previous life.

Except that in his previous life, he was one of those people.

And not the one now being welcomed by people.

Li Jiaci came before Wang Zhen and lightly patted his arm.

"Talking here is inconvenient; I'll go to your office to speak!"

"Okay!"

Wang Zhen laughed and agreed.

The two came to the office on the third basement level of the Song and Dance Hall.

The lackeys poured them tea, then left properly.

Wang Zhen made a gesture of invitation, indicating Li Jiaci could talk while drinking tea.

Then Li Jiaci waved his hand.

"Brother, the situation is urgent, so I'll make it short!"

"Not even time to sip tea?"

Wang Zhen was stunned.

Li Jiaci explained: "The Anti-Corruption Bureau took Lin Niansheng for interrogation; Lin Niansheng wouldn't budge dead or alive, and according to regulations, after 48 hours he must be released. Already over twenty hours have passed, and we can't afford any delay!"

"I understand, go ahead!"

Wang Zhen nodded with a solemn expression.

"I want you to help me find someone!"

"His name is Chen Wu, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old!"

"Back when Elder Zhang was alive, Chen Wu was basically his right-hand man!"

"But during the time of the incident, Chen Wu mysteriously disappeared!"

"I suspect he's related to Elder Zhang's death!"

"And Elder Zhang was killed by a scheme set up by Lin Niansheng!"

Li Jiaci made his purpose clear.

Mentioning Elder Zhang's death, he still hasn't let go.

His eyes revealed deep hatred.

Wang Zhen, as a fellow comrade.

Can understand his feelings better than anyone.

Thus he nodded and said: "Okay, as long as he hasn't left Pingzhou, I will definitely help you find him!"

The underground city of Pingzhou is whatever Wang Zhen says.

Finding a person isn't difficult.

Li Jiaci felt completely relieved.

"Thanks, bro, I'm heading out first!"

After saying that, he picked up the tea cup, hastily blew on it twice, then drank it all in one go.

Wang Zhen stood up and said: "When you're out and about, be careful!"

"Same to you!"

"Recently the higher-ups have been strict; you must be extremely careful in everything!"

"Remember, the gun shoots the bird that sticks out its head!"

"Got it!"

Wang Zhen agreed readily.

The two exchanged a glance.

Li Jiaci turned, pushed the door open, and left.

……

In a flash, only the last 5 minutes of the 48-hour limit remained.

Inside the interrogation room of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Lin Niansheng swiveled the chair beneath him, looking smugly at his wristwatch.

"Deputy Section Chief Zhou, you have five minutes left—ask whatever you want!"

"After all, once I leave the Anti-Corruption Bureau, you'll never have another chance to see me!"

Zhou Wanting, sitting opposite, had a stern expression.

It was nothing like her previous composure.

She had never imagined she would lose to a corrupt officer riddled with sins.

The person Wu Jiangshan had him find turned out to be a useless good-for-nothing as well.

Even after all this time, there's still not a word of news.

Zhou Wanting took a deep breath.

She said firmly: "Don't get too smug too early—even if you manage to slip out of my grasp, you can't escape legal punishment!"

"At this point, you're still putting on airs?"

"In 48 hours you haven't even gotten a single clue!"

"When I was Maozi, I always got an answer with just one question!"

"Or maybe it's just that women can't handle big responsibilities!"

"If I were your superior, I'd have been so angry I'd cough up blood by now!"

Lin Niansheng laughed wildly and unrestrainedly.

As if he had already foreseen smooth sailing days ahead.

His smug expression made Zhou Wanting jump to her feet in anger.

"Lin Niansheng!"

"How dare you bring up your time as Maozi?"

"For the sake of merit, you can deliberately frame innocent people and extort confessions through torture!"

"Even after the scandal came to light, you remain unrepentant, using it as capital for bragging!"

"Are you even fit to be called a human?"

Zhou Wanting demanded in a stern voice.

However, Lin Niansheng merely shrugged, his face indifferent.

He laughed and said: "So what? Once inside the bureau, how many people are truly innocent? If they're capable, they should stay out of trouble—if I catch them and they protest, I let them say whatever they want."

"Some people were just passing by the crime scene, yet you smeared them as accomplices!"

Zhou Wanting's face flushed red with anger.

I truly don't know how this world could have such a shameless brazen fellow.

Even in the face of ironclad evidence, he can still argue.

Lin Niansheng laughed again.

"As Maozi, isn't it normal to suspect their motives?"

"Even knowing the front is the crime scene, they still walk that way—who's to say they didn't return after committing a crime to admire their handiwork?"

"I just threatened them a bit, and they couldn't take it and confessed on their own—how can that be blamed on me?"

Having said that,

Without waiting for Zhou Wanting to continue speaking,

Lin Niansheng suddenly stood up, adjusted his collar a few times.

"Time's up—I can leave now!"

Although a urine-like stench emanated from his body,

he still maintained a victor's posture, pointing at the door toward Zhou Wanting.

The 48 hours have passed.

Zhou Wanting obtained no useful information from his mouth.

According to regulations, only release is possible.

Zhou Wanting clenched her fists, turned her head, and walked toward the door.

At that moment,

Lin Niansheng said lightly: "Deputy Section Chief Zhou, doesn't it feel awful to be manipulated? These days, without some strength, even a corrupt officer with a stained record can trample you, wantonly humiliating your dignity—but if you stand with me, things would be very different; why not give it some thought?"

"Heh..."

Zhou Wanting stopped in her tracks, not turning back, and said: "Standing with you, I'm afraid I'd get caught in the lightning when you're struck—better to forget it!"

"You're truly impervious to reason!"

"I originally admired you somewhat, but now I see there's no need!"

"You're nothing but a big-breasted brainless pillow!"

"When I turn things around, you'd better not expect to fare well either!"

"The humiliation I've suffered in these 48 hours will be repaid to you a thousandfold!"

"We'll see, then!"

Lin Niansheng issued a threat in a fit of rage.