Chapter 1030: Who Gave You the Authority!

"Two ladies, why is it so lively here! What happened?"

One of the ladies sighed and said, "The Government organized a trip for the employees of the Old Lock Factory. This old man tried to run away while going to the restroom, and he ended up getting caught."

A look of confusion appeared in Tang Ye's eyes: "Isn't a trip a good thing? Why would he want to run away?"

The other lady gave a helpless, bitter smile: "That's where you don't know the situation. The Government is afraid that the Old Lock Factory employees will cause trouble, so they sent them away under the guise of a trip. Calling it a trip is actually just to get rid of them and send them out of town, so they don't go petitioning and causing trouble."

Tang Ye understood petition work very well.

There were many tactics to prevent petitioning, and he had heard of them, but this was his first time encountering one.

Tang Ye exclaimed: "This is truly an eye-opener! Why would the Government do this? Does it involve some conflict of interest?"

The lady nodded and said: "The Old Lock Factory was demolished a few years ago, but the demolition compensation has never been paid out. Recently, a new County Magistrate is coming to the County Government, and leaders from the province and city will be accompanying them to Yechuan County. To prevent the Old Lock Factory employees from blocking the Government doors, they came up with this method."

"Sigh, these people in the Government don't do any proper work all day long, only thinking about how to deal with the common people."

"This new County Magistrate probably won't stay long either; the cadres in Yechuan County are particularly xenophobic."

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment.

He had originally been prepared to watch the drama!

He hadn't expected it to land on his own head.

Just as they were speaking, several men walked over from not far away.

The leader was wearing a white shirt and black leather shoes, looking full of airs.

He walked up to the old man and said in an extremely serious tone: "Lao Xu, I'll give you two choices: one is to get on the bus and happily go on the trip, and the other is to come with me."

Xu Daye said angrily: "Yang Ping, everyone else is afraid of you, but I am not! You degenerate gambler, back then because of your gambling, your wife ran off with someone else and you scared your father to death. A person like you should be sent to prison to rot for the rest of your life!"

Yang Ping had his sore spot poked and was instantly furious, turning his head to order his subordinates: "The old man is starting to go crazy again, hurry up and do it!"

Two subordinates immediately stepped forward, one pinning the old man firmly to the ground.

The other used a rope prepared in advance to tie his hands.

Lao Xu still wanted to open his mouth to curse, but one of them pulled out some gauze and stuffed it into his mouth.

Yang Ping took a deep breath, then turned around to explain to the others on the bus: "Everyone, don't be nervous. This person has a mental illness and hasn't been taking his medicine on time lately, so his mental state isn't very good. Everyone, please go on your trip with peace of mind and have a good time. I wish you all a safe journey."

Just at this moment, a crisp voice suddenly rang out:

"He is not sick! What you are doing is illegal detention, this is against the law!"

Yang Ping looked in the direction of the voice. The person speaking was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with long hair draped over her shoulders, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, with delicate features and a capable temperament.

Yang Ping frowned and shouted sternly: "Don't you go fanning the flames here! Which eye did you see us breaking the law with?"

The woman retorted with a calm expression: "Let go of Xu Daye!"

Yang Ping sneered and asked a staff member responsible for organizing this trip, "Who is she?"

The staff member replied: "She is the daughter-in-law of Aunt Chen, an employee of the Old Lock Factory. She was willing to pay her own way, so we allowed her to join the group."

A look of speechlessness appeared in Yang Ping's eyes as he stared at the woman and said coldly: "You are not an employee of the Old Lock Factory and have no qualifications to participate in this trip. If you're smart, either stay put and behave yourself, or get off the bus immediately!"

The woman looked at Yang Ping with icy eyes, her tone resolute: "If I have to get off, I'll get off!"

After the woman got off the bus, she walked toward Xu Daye and forcefully pushed away the two men who were holding him down.

Seeing that the woman was quite troublesome, Yang Ping was furious: "Another lunatic! Take her away too!"

Sensing the danger approaching, the woman quickly warned in a cold voice: "Don't touch me! I am a reporter from the 'News Girl' program team of the City Television Station!"

Yang Ping was somewhat surprised.

Clearly, he hadn't expected a reporter to have snuck in.

"How can you prove you are a reporter?" Yang Ping quickly calmed down and asked calmly.

The woman took her credentials out of the bag she was carrying and handed them over: "This is my press card."

Yang Ping took the press card, glanced at it, and stuffed it directly into his own pocket, saying dismissively: "Your identity needs to be verified."

Subsequently, Yang Ping's gaze fell on the woman's bag.

The woman had been clutching the strap of her leather bag tightly, and she deliberately adjusted her body angle to keep the side of the bag facing herself.

Yang Ping realized—she was secretly filming him!

Yang Ping suddenly rushed toward the woman and reached out to snatch the leather bag.

The woman was terrified and held onto the bag tightly, refusing to let go.

However, a man's strength was ultimately greater than a woman's.

Yang Ping gave a violent tug, and the woman was sent flying, falling heavily to the ground.

Yang Ping unzipped the bag and dumped all the items inside onto the ground in one go.

From a pile of miscellaneous items, he fished out a thumb-sized miniature camera.

Yang Ping felt a chill run down his spine and was filled with lingering fear!

He knew what consequences he would face if this were exposed!

Yang Ping threw the miniature camera hard onto the ground and lifted his foot, preparing to stomp down on it with force.

The woman climbed up from the ground, looking at Yang Ping with icy eyes.

What Yang Ping was about to trample on was not just her dignity, but the credibility of the Government!

However, Yang Ping did not land the stomp.

A powerful force suddenly struck from the right, sending him stumbling.

Yang Ping turned around in shock and anger, only to see a young man had knocked him aside.

The young man was tall and had an extraordinary bearing; it was none other than Tang Ye.

Tang Ye knew the consequences of that foot landing, so he had to intervene!

Tang Ye stared at Yang Ping with icy eyes, bent down without a word to pick up the miniature camera from the ground, and tucked it into his own pocket.

"Who are you? How dare you meddle in other people's business!" Yang Ping clutched his shoulder, which had been bumped and was now aching, and shouted in shock and anger.

Tang Ye sneered, "Why resort to violence against an unarmed old man?"

"Why, even after the Reporter had already identified themselves, did you still not know how to restrain yourselves?"

"And who are you?"

"Or rather, who gave you the authority?"

Yang Ping looked Tang Ye up and down, and seeing his serious, righteous appearance, he couldn't help but scoff: "You dog, you're quite the smooth talker! I think you've watched too many movies and think you're a savior!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Ping rolled up his sleeves and charged fiercely toward Tang Ye.

Tang Ye dodged his charge by stepping aside, simultaneously raising his foot quickly to kick Yang Ping hard in the abdomen.

With a muffled "thud," Yang Ping was kicked directly, stumbling back several steps.

His stomach churned violently, and he knelt on the ground, retching.

The other two men let go of Xu Daye and attacked Tang Ye from the left and right.

Tang Ye nimbly performed a series of quick steps, turning sideways to block the punch swung by one of them with his arm.

Immediately following that, he delivered a sharp uppercut, knocking that person flat to the ground.

At the same time, he quickly raised his foot and accurately kicked the other person's calf.

The opponent immediately collapsed to the ground...

In the blink of an eye, all three, including Yang Ping, had lost their ability to fight.

Just then, at the intersection not far away, a police car with flashing lights came roaring toward them...