Chapter 994: Chapter 964:
The Criminal Police Captain went to work quickly and destroyed all the evidence, wiping out all reports, and created a new file. They lost some key evidence, such as the surveillance video from the community. This was the biggest evidence pointing to Ye Chen as a suspect, along with fingerprints left at the scene. Once these two crucial evidence chains were lost, Ye Chen was naturally freed.
Minister Luo resubmitted a new report, and everything seemed as if nothing had happened, with a relatively calm reaction from the Central side, as though the deceased was just an ordinary person. But who knows what kind of things were going on behind this calm?
In Zhongnanhai, Mr. Liu almost smashed the wine bottles. He and several elders were drinking on a small island on the surface of the Zhongnanhai lake, and as they drank, it got rowdy, especially about this case of Ye Chen. Mr. Liu expressed that Ye Chen must be punished somehow, otherwise, this kid is simply lawless. Although Ye Chen was his adopted grandson later, Minister Zhang was at least his personally protected person, and now he was burned to death by Ye Chen.
"This kid, is simply outrageous!" Mr. Liu gritted his teeth, his face flushed, and was furious.
"Outrageous indeed!" Mr. Pang chimed in, smashing the cup in his hand on the ground, then pulled out the gun from his waist, saying, "This kid deserves to die, I’ll go to Tongzhou City and shoot him right away!"
"You old boy, are you deliberately confronting me?" Mr. Liu suddenly calmed down and looked at Mr. Pang, saying, "I’m looking for trouble with him, why are you meddling?"
"As your old friend and comrade-in-arms, why can’t I stand on the same frontline with you?" Mr. Pang snorted.
"Come on, why does that sound so awkward to me?" Mr. Liu glared at Mr. Pang angrily, saying, "I’m looking for trouble with Ye Chen, don’t be too nosy."
"Why am I being nosy?" Mr. Pang started to argue with him.
On the side, Chairman Liu and Vice Chairman Chen couldn’t stand watching anymore, so the two came out to mediate, and soon managed to calm them down. Chairman Liu immediately said, "Alright, you two just stop arguing, what’s the point of continuing this feud?"
"Exactly, Ye Chen’s incident has already happened, besides, that guy surnamed Zhang deserved it, not only for embezzlement and bribery but also for keeping over a dozen mistresses, and his Zhongxing Group has connections with some illegal foreigners!" Vice Chairman Chen snorted coldly and said, "These are all intelligence from the National Security Bureau. Mr. Liu, so we should not implicate Ye Chen because of this. Such a guy deserves to die!"
"Right, right!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
After listening to everyone, Mr. Liu relaxed a bit, and sighed, "Alas, I just feel guilty towards the Zhang Family. Years ago, Zhang Bufen’s grandfather was my comrade, and I didn’t take care of his descendants; instead, I watched them get killed!"
"No, it’s not your fault!" Chairman Liu on the side comforted him, "The blame lies only with the Zhang Family’s wickedness. Today’s China is not the China of the past; it’s the rule of law society now, not the old China’s oppression by three mountains."
"Exactly!" Mr. Pang nodded, saying, "The Zhang Family brought this on themselves; you shouldn’t dwell on it!"
"No way, if I don’t teach Ye Chen a lesson, I won’t feel comfortable in my heart!" Mr. Liu shook his head.
"Alright, I’ll go with you tomorrow; this kid indeed needs some discipline lately!" Mr. Pang laughed, but nothing in his tone indicated he intended to harm Ye Chen, instead there was a tone of doting. Ye Chen was the god-grandson Mr. Pang felt proud of. He had no children, so he treated Ye Chen like his own grandson. Years ago, Ye Hai was his subordinate and also like his own son. After Ye Hai died, he poured all his emotions into Ye Chen.
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The next day, Ye Chen left Tongzhou City with a group of little brothers, and then moved back to Jianghuai City via the highway. This time, they achieved great satisfaction. The police station eventually investigated and came out with ’results,’ indicating that those who killed Minister Zhang were not King Guangmu and his group, so at Zhang Yantong’s request, the police station quickly released them, and Ye Chen left Tongzhou City with them the next day.
Tongzhou City was not a place to stay long; no one could tell if the police would change their minds over time. King Guangmu sat in Ye Chen’s car, smoking a cigarette and saying enjoyably, "Hehe, this time we had a blast."
"No kidding!" Lord Zengzhang laughed, "Who would have thought we killed a Provincial Committee Minister, damn it, and a big shot in the Ministry of Public Security. Just thinking about it feels awesome!"
"Damn it, in the end, the police didn’t dare to do anything to us!" King Guangmu laughed.
Ye Chen focused on driving; he knew this time Zhang Yantong helped him greatly, if it wasn’t for Zhang Yantong smoothing things over, this case might have been exposed to the media and reported to the Central, and once it reached that point, with news spreading nationwide, no immortal could have saved him.
Along the way, the brothers chatted and laughed, and soon returned to Jianghuai City. In Jianghuai City, the brothers welcomed Ye Chen and his group back. A lavish meal ensued, and Ye Chen led a group of brothers to Jinsheng Hotel’s Bath City. Every large hotel inevitably has a large Bath City; this shady place greedily attracts money, and single men staying at the hotel either come for work or have come because of Bath City.
Upon entering the Bath City, the little brothers naturally rushed to the familiar female technicians. However, there was one female technician whom no one wanted, that was No. 33, formerly Liu the Tyrant’s designated woman. Ye Chen and King Guangmu sat in the lobby, the luxurious Bath City lobby looked very wealthy.
"Brother Chen, why don’t you get someone?" King Guangmu laughed and asked.
"Go, I don’t want to show off here!" Ye Chen laughed.
"Indeed, Brother Chen has a beauty like the sister-in-law who is peerless, so of course, ordinary women can’t catch your eye!" King Guangmu mused. Ye Chen took a drag on his cigarette, frowned, and said, "Why don’t you go? Don’t tell me you’re a decent guy!"
"I am not a decent guy!" King Guangmu quickly shook his head and said, "Because I am a genuinely decent person, I won’t engage in such frivolous activities!"
"Enough of your nonsense!" Ye Chen shook his head dismissively.
While the two were chatting, a group of small punks entered with machetes, stained with blood. Leading them was a man with a nose ring, like the Bull Demon King from Journey to the West. He gave the lobby manager a fierce stare and said, "Damn, seeing us come in, shouldn’t you hurry up and greet us?"
"Ah, so it’s Mr. God who arrived!" Manager Liu from the lobby greeted them energetically.
"What crap, can’t Mr. God come?" Nose ring man snorted and stared angrily at Manager Liu, saying, "Hurry up and find some technicians to serve my brothers!"
"Ah?" Manager Liu was somewhat troubled and hesitated, saying, "Mr. God, can you wait a little while? The girls are all busy now, just a few idle ones left, and you might not like them!"
"What? Can Mr. God’s time be delayed by you?" A little brother stood up immediately and slapped Manager Liu without hesitation, causing Liu to see stars and almost fall to the ground. Ye Chen and King Guangmu watched from the side, knowing the matter had nothing to do with them. Though Manager Liu had some connection with Ye Chen, it was not enough to warrant intervention, so Ye Chen continued watching.
"No, no!" Manager Liu quickly waved his hand, then said, "I’ll...I’ll call down the remaining girls!"
"Damn, can’t you make them leave?" Nose ring man didn’t get involved; he merely looked coldly at Manager Liu.
Manager Liu didn’t dare offend Ye Chen over these few people; he knew very well the difference in weight. Mr. God had only recently become prominent in Jianghuai City. Gangs rise constantly in this world, but they also disappear constantly. Wasn’t the Heavenly Reversal Gang initially started by Ye Chen and Feng Zhixiao pulling together a few student punks?
"It’s just... just first come, first served, it’s not good to make people leave!" Manager Liu said awkwardly, "Everyone spent money for fun, you see..."
"Go!" Nose ring man pulled out a wad of cash and said, "Make them leave, call all the female technicians down, especially No. 33, I want her!"
"Ah?!" Manager Liu was even more dumbfounded, smiling bitterly, saying, "Mr. God, sorry, I can’t meet either of your requests; No. 33 has her period today and can’t serve you!"
Swat...
This time, the nose ring man slapped Manager Liu again and sneered, "Damn, when has a woman I want dared not come out, believe it or not, I’ll smash this damn place?"
As he spoke, the little brothers behind him immediately stood up, and Manager Liu was terrified. He pleaded with Ye Chen by looking at him. Since the Heavenly Reversal Gang collected protection fees from Jinsheng Hotel’s Bath City every month, they had the obligation to speak up.