Chapter 271: Chen Family Wants Revenge

Chen Lao Da sat on the cold bench, and he gradually calmed down.

What do you want to do?

You won't even let anyone speak?

Let me tell you, my Chen Family also has people behind us.

After sitting down, he shouted with a fierce exterior but a cowardly interior.

Liu Long chuckled and said, "Chen Lao Da, whether or not you have people behind you, it's best not to mention it at a time like this."

Otherwise, you're just inviting trouble for that person.

Now, I ask you something, you answer it.

Do you understand?

Chen Lao Da nodded unwillingly.

The Station Chief coughed and asked, "You just said the thank-you letter is nonsense; what do you mean by that?"

What purpose do you have in mind by asking us to take down the thank-you letter?

What are your intentions, exactly?

What do you want to overthrow, what do you want to destroy?

Chen Lao Da felt foolish from head to toe.

This... what kind of question is this?

He saw that Lao Fu Tou, in the thank-you letter, mentioned him in every sentence, praising Zhendayuan and the Police Station, but never mentioning himself; yet every sentence referred to him, using him to highlight Zhendayuan and the Police Station's "wise and mighty."

He couldn't stand it.

Nailing him to the Pillar of Shame and making it public is practically crueler than killing him.

Can't answer?

Then please sit here and think it over properly.

Now turn your head and look behind you.

Chen Lao Da turned his head instinctively.

Behind him were several large red characters: "Leniency for confession, severity for resistance." He involuntarily shuddered, then realized what was going on and hurriedly said, "I didn't mean to do anything; actually, actually, Lao Fu Tou writing the thank-you letter and sending the banner was just imitating me."

If the Station Chief and Liu Long hadn't had professional training, they would have almost burst out laughing.

Imitating me?

How come I haven't seen your thank-you letter and banner?

I wasn't sending you...

Alright, why don't you say that writing the thank-you letter and sending the banner was your invention?

All those banners hanging at our Police Station are just copies of yours.

Chen Lao Da was speechless.

Actually.

The Police Station has received banners before, and not a few, but they're all outdated; this year we haven't received any at all, so Lao Fu Tou's gesture is like rain after a long drought.

Liu Long and Yu Kai Lang earned honor, so the Station Chief's face also shines.

Seeing that he couldn't respond, the Station Chief said, "Rest assured, here no one dares to act recklessly; having you sit here to explain the matter is justified and evidence-based."

Please think it over carefully first.

After saying that.

He and Liu Long turned and walked out.

Yu Kai Lang waited at the gate, curious and asked, "Station Chief, Master, how did you arrest Chen Lao Da?"

Liu Long took out a cigarette, handed one to the Station Chief, and said, "This guy came to deliver money, then suddenly went crazy, demanding we take down the thank-you letter and banner."

How could we take it down? Since the thank-you letter was posted, our gate has been bustling, wave after wave of people coming to look.

I even feel that everyone's gaze toward us is different from before.

The Station Chief smoked, nodding in deep agreement.

You two handled this matter very well.

Station Chief, this case was taken by Yu Kai Lang; I mainly assisted from the side.

No wonder you're a top graduate; you've only been working a short while, and it's excellent, excellent.

Yu Kai Lang felt a bit embarrassed from all the praise.

This is all thanks to Wu An.

Let him cool off for a while; we'll release him later. I have other things to do, so I'll leave first.

Okay.

Station Chief, you're busy.

Not long after.

Chen Lao Da was released, after paying the deducted wages of Lao Fu Tou, he walked out of the Police Station dejected; seeing the thank-you letter posted on the display board nearby, he was so angry he wanted to smash the board.

But thinking back on the experience of sitting on the cold bench, he gritted his teeth and left.

Before he even reached home, he received a call from Chen Gui.

After communicating with Chen Gui, Chen Lao Da was bewildered: "How could my trouble implicate you?"

Chen Gui shouted angrily: "You don't even know, how would I know?"

And yet you say I ordered you to stand by while someone dies—damn it, this mad dog bites whoever it catches.

"Who on earth did you provoke!"

Chen Lao Da said, "Just a five‑guarantee household from our Village."

"He… is off, way off."

"I know that old fellow; this isn't something he could have done."

"Wait while I go back and check."

Hung up the phone.

Chen Lao Da hurried back and forth, sent people to look for Lao Fu Tou, but of course they didn't find him, saying Lao Fu Tou hadn't even returned home.

Upon further inquiry, Lao Fu Tou had gone out to sea today.

Someone in the Village saw Lao Fu Tou on a boat, a fishing vessel about ten meters long; Chen Lao Da furrowed his brows into a deep V and said, "It sounds like that little Wu An's boat!"

Chen Baosheng slapped his thigh, "Damn, Dad, it must be Lao Fu Tou and Wu An teaming up!"

Chen Lao Da thought it over, then realized, "That makes sense."

Although Wu An is still young, he has caused great trouble for Chen Long's family, showing he's not one to be trifled with; previously, many followed Wei Zhen to cause a ruckus at the Wu family, and it didn't end well.

So, after encountering him several times at sea, they deliberately messed with Wu An, thinking it was a way to vent their anger.

"Keep digging."

Chen Lao Da took half a cigarette, squinted, and said, "I recall that Brother Wu An is the son‑in‑law of Meijia."

"The second child of Meijia works at A Shui's workshop."

"I'm not mistaken, right?"

Chen Baosheng nodded and said, "Your memory is sharp; you're not wrong."

"Our Village has many people working in Uncle Shui's workshop."

"Dad, you want Uncle Shui to help make things difficult for Meijia?"

Chen Lao Da glanced and said, "Does the household still keep two Grouper?"

Chen Baosheng nodded.

"We'll have them prepared at noon."

"I'll treat A Shui to a drink."

"Wu An this kid disgusts me; I have to disgust him back."

"Alright." Chen Baosheng paused, sneered, "Dad, if you ask me, since that kid dared to provoke us, the next time we meet at sea, just ram his boat and flip it."

"Anyway, accidents at sea are quite normal, right?"

Chen Lao Da nodded, saying nothing.

After Chen Baosheng left, he called Chen Gui; Chen Gui slapped his thigh and said, "If you put it that way, there's no doubt—Wu An did it."

"He's full of rotten water."

"Why does it involve me?"

After speaking, he cursed profusely, as badly as possible.

After Chen Gui vented, Chen Lao Da reminded, "After taking such a big loss, you have to regain face."

"Mm."

Chen Gui hung up.

Before putting the phone down, Shen Nan called, saying there would be drinks tonight, having arranged a meeting with Lin Bin and Lin Hu to smooth over their conflict and, incidentally, to work together with them in the future.

Chen Gui said he understood, hung up, and couldn't help but curl his lip, thinking that Shen Nan's scheme hasn't unfolded yet, though he's already recruited many subordinates.

However.

Lin Bin and Lin Hu are also notable figures in the Village; Shen Nan's move is a way to win hearts, which will surely be helpful later.

Not to mention anything else, when Shen Nan later organizes something in the Village, having Lin Bin and Lin Hu front it means the Lin families in the Village certainly won't oppose.

It's a recruitment method, a bit crude, letting people see through the intention at a glance.

By comparison, that kid Wu An quietly pulled this off; if Chen Lao Da hadn't uncovered it, he'd still be clueless, not even knowing how he died.

"Compared to Wu An, it's far worse."

That comparison just makes him even more upset.