Zeng Shiji, as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and Director of the Public Security Bureau of Zhengzhou City, held a prestigious position and naturally attended the meeting. However, when he saw the name "Gao Jianfei," he felt a vague sense of familiarity, as if he had heard the name somewhere before. Yet, he was unsure.
Well… indeed, Zeng Shiji had heard of Gao Jianfei. Back then, when his son hit Gao Jianfei's mother with his car, Zeng Shiji had inquired about the matter. However, upon learning that the family was from a poor background, he ignored it and let his son, Zeng Jian, handle it. At the time, Zeng Shiji had only heard Zeng Jian mention the name "Gao Jianfei" once.
So, it sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it.
Just as the meeting was about to begin, Zeng Shiji received a phone call. It was from his son…
"Dad! I got beaten up! Three of my front teeth were knocked out! My bones are throbbing! I think I've suffered internal injuries! Dad... you have to stand up for me! I've already called Mom, and she told me to definitely tell you to make sure that kid gets what's coming to him! Dad, if you don't handle this properly, Mom and I will never forgive you! Ouch... it hurts... Dad, that kid has already been taken back to the station by Uncle Ma, you need to go back and deal with it right away!"
"Three teeth knocked out? Internal injuries?" Zeng Shiji's facial expression immediately became extremely stiff. The muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily a few times. Then, he stood up and said to the municipal party secretary, mayor, and other leaders, "Gentlemen, something has happened at the bureau. There is a major case of intentional injury that I need to go back to handle urgently. Well... excuse me."
The municipal party secretary was also very nervous. He frowned and said, "Old Zeng, Secretary Meng from Huashi is leading a delegation to our ZG city for an inspection tomorrow. At this critical juncture, we absolutely cannot afford any mistakes in maintaining public order, lest the leaders of big cities look down on our ZG city! We must establish a very good city image, which will also make it easier for businesses from big cities to invest! So, Old Zeng, you must immediately return to the bureau and handle this matter properly. Anyone who commits a crime during this period will be severely punished! There will be absolutely no leniency towards evil!"
"I understand!" Zeng Shiji nodded and left the meeting room. He sneered inwardly... "Since Secretary Cao said to punish severely, then... how dare you hit my son? This time, I'll skin you alive, Zeng!"
The meeting continued after Zeng Shiji left.
"Comrades, I truly never imagined that our ZG city would produce a talent like Master Gao Jianfei! A leading figure in the ZG art world today! It's said that a group of famous painters in ZG have become his disciples! This kind of talent doesn't need deliberate publicity or winning any awards in any competitions. He is the ruler of the art world; a single painting of his sells for millions or even tens of millions of yuan. How many years has it been since our ZG city has produced such a talent?" The Party Secretary stood up to speak, exceptionally excited, his face glowing with excitement. "Master Gao Jianfei has brought glory to the people of ZG!"
"Smack..."
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.
Party Secretary Cao pressed his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet. He continued, "Master Gao Jianfei is a good son of the Chinese people! He has become famous but has not forgotten his roots! He is grateful for what he has received! This time, Master Gao Jianfei will be holding an art exhibition in his hometown!"
"Smack..."
Applause rang out again. Everyone was in high spirits.
Secretary Cao continued, “We must attach great importance to this art exhibition! On the one hand, its artistic value is simply unparalleled; it's the highest-level and most artistically valuable exhibition our city has ever held since its founding! It brings together masterpieces by Master Gao Jianfei and dozens of other renowned painters from across the country! And that's only one aspect. More importantly… the capital city of G province, a major coastal province, Huashi, also attaches great importance to this exhibition! The head of Huashi, Secretary Meng, will lead a delegation to our city tomorrow! Comrades, I am very excited! Really excited! Our city of ZG, being located deep inland, has inconvenient transportation; we have no airport or port, which greatly restricts our economic development! Frankly speaking, our successive city leadership teams haven't done a very good job in attracting investment; we haven't achieved much. But this time… the Huashi leadership team is coming! They're coming in person! What does this mean for our city of ZG?”
Quiet!
The meeting room was very quiet!
Every leader present blushed and held their breath!
Sometimes, a celebrity can drive the development of a city!
That's beyond doubt!
"The flower market will become a sister city with our ZG city! We will learn from each other and explore cooperation in commerce, industry, environmental protection, and urban development! Of course, it will primarily be our ZG city that learns from their experience," Secretary Cao announced loudly. "Tomorrow, Secretary Meng will arrive directly in our ZG city! A large number of painters, as well as Master Gao Jianfei, will also be there! We must hold a grand welcoming ceremony!"
At this moment, the mayor of ZG City stood up. "Yes, this time, flowers will be laid out, the military cultural troupe's honor guard, the women's dance team from the University of Science and Technology, and the elderly folk dance teams from various communities will all be mobilized! Security must also be prioritized! The plan is to deploy 500 traffic police officers to maintain traffic order on the roads, from the highway entrance to the municipal party committee building, and establish martial law! 500 public security officers, 2,000 armed police officers, and 1,000 firefighters will all be deployed! We will begin setting up cordons tonight, and tomorrow, all city buses will be rerouted!"
Chapter 169 Zeng Shiji, you're messing around!
Chapter 169 Zeng Shiji, you're messing around!
ZG City Public Security Bureau.
Gao Jianfei was taken directly into an interrogation room. The door to the interrogation room was locked from the inside, trapping Gao Jianfei inside.
Gao Jianfei chuckled to himself... Recently, he had been taken to the interrogation room by the police twice. Once was at the flower market, and this was the second time.
Outside the interrogation room, the chubby Officer Ma was on the phone with his superior, Zeng Shiji… “Boss, the man has been brought to the station and is in the interrogation room. Are you coming back to handle this personally, or should we warm him up first?”
"How badly was my son beaten?" Zeng Shiji asked anxiously on the other end of the phone.
"Boss, three of his front teeth were knocked out, he was kicked in the abdomen, and he has multiple abrasions all over his body. I estimate that his muscles and soft tissues have also suffered some damage," Officer Ma answered truthfully. After a pause, he added, "It was done by a holdout resident in the demolition area that Jian Shao is in charge of. That family probably doesn't have any connections."
"...I'm stuck in traffic right now, and I estimate I'll be back at the station in about 20 minutes. You teach that kid a lesson for me! Remember, do it your old way!" Zeng Shiji said through gritted teeth on the other end of the phone.
After ending the call, Officer Ma said to the several burly middle-aged policemen beside him, "Follow the old rules. If anything goes wrong, the boss will take the blame for us."
Shortly afterward, five police officers opened the door to the interrogation room where Gao Jianfei was being held.
One policeman was holding a thick stack of phone books, two other policemen were holding hammers, and two more policemen were touching their gun holsters.
Five people entered the interrogation room and locked the door from the inside.
Then they grinned maliciously at Gao Jianfei, "...You've got some nerve, daring to hit Young Master Jian? Do you know who Young Master Jian is? Watch your eyes!"
Five policemen surrounded Gao Jianfei and continued, "You're extremely lucky to have fallen into our hands. If Jian Shao's mother, Sister Hong, had intervened, you would have been torn to pieces!"
Seeing the posture of the five policemen, Gao Jianfei immediately knew what they wanted to do!
Damn, a phone book, a hammer, this is exactly like what's shown on TV... using a phone book as a pad and hitting it with a hammer, causing internal injuries, vomiting blood, and defecating blood, but no visible marks on the surface.
"What do you want to do?" Gao Jianfei stood up abruptly from his chair.
“…Behave yourself! We know you’re a good fighter, but even if you are, can you beat this guy?” The two policemen patted the holsters on their waists.
Gao Jianfei's mind raced... Surrender and let them beat me? Impossible! They have a phone book and a hammer; anyone with eyes can see they're planning to use vigilante justice! He figured Secretary Meng had already called the ZG Municipal Government; all he needed to do was keep things calm. The rest was up to him; the ZG Municipal Party Committee would handle it.
With that thought in mind, Gao Jianfei glanced at the iron door of the interrogation room, which was already locked from the inside.
"Hmph, you want to hit me?" Gao Jianfei sneered. At that moment, the five policemen pounced on him!
Gao Jianfei took a deep breath and immediately unleashed the Tendon-Dislocating and Bone-Splitting Technique!
The movement was as fast as lightning!
"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"
Five crisp cracking sounds of bones dislocating rang out in succession! Gao Jianfei had dislocated the jaws of five policemen, rendering them unable to utter a sound!
While they were in pain, Gao Jianfei ruthlessly twisted and broke the wrists of five policemen in a swift motion!
Five police officers collapsed to the ground in pain, their eyes gleaming with utter horror and disbelief... Who was this person? His skills were terrifying! And that's not all; for someone to dare assault a police officer in a police station is extremely rare, even nationwide!
Gao Jianfei chuckled, pulled up a stool, sat down, and smoked. He said softly, "You guys stay here with me quietly. Your wrists and jaws are just dislocated. I'll set them in a bit. Don't move around!"
The five police officers were completely intimidated.
Their wrists were dislocated, making it impossible for them to reach for their pistols at their waists. They could only stare at Gao Jianfei like statues.
Originally, Gao Jianfei wanted to teach these audacious guys a lesson with a hammer and a phone book. However, assaulting police officers was never a good idea. Besides, these officers were just Zeng Shiji's henchmen; they had no personal grudge against Gao Jianfei. He didn't need to do anything to them; he just needed to protect himself and avoid being beaten. Gao Jianfei forcibly suppressed the urge to hit them. After finishing his cigarette, he went over, picked up the stack of phone books, placed them on the table, and then casually grabbed a hammer, starting to smash things for his own amusement.
"Buzz! Buzz!"
A series of dull thuds echoed from the interrogation room.
Outside the interrogation room, Officer Ma and several other police officers were smoking and chatting. They looked at each other and smiled as they listened to the buzzing noise coming from inside the interrogation room.
"I heard that kid is really good at Sanda (Chinese kickboxing), but I'd like to see if he's indestructible, ha," a policeman said, exhaling a smoke ring.
"Listen to him, that kid's got guts. He hasn't let out a single scream yet. He's got some nerve! If it weren't for the fact that he hit Jian Shao, I'd be happy to have a few drinks with him and become friends," Officer Ma said with a smile.
Outside the slum where Gao Jianfei lived.
Zeng Jian had already called people over to take him to the hospital, and a bunch of thugs who were lying on the ground like gourds were also taken away by the ambulance.
This area has become quiet and pure for the time being.
Many of the residents whose homes were being demolished cheered and applauded, but were also shocked by Gao Jianfei's methods. Of course, some were worried about Gao Jianfei.
Just then, a taxi led the way, followed by more than a dozen cars!
There are BMWs, Mercedes-Benzes, Lexuses, Buicks, Volvos...
The luxury convoy dazzled the residents whose homes were being demolished! They were all stunned!
Soon, the convoy stopped at the intersection ahead. Wu Keyou jumped out of the taxi first and waved to the convoy behind him... "We've arrived! Everyone get out!"
A convoy of luxury cars stopped at the intersection, and a group of well-dressed painters with an extremely strong artistic flair jumped out of the cars.
Wu Ke ran to the roadside and asked a boy, "Little friend, could you tell me where Gao Jianfei's house is?"
The boy glanced timidly at Wu Keyou, but still pointed. "Over there!"
Wu Ke thanked them, then waved to the group of artists behind him and said, "We're here! Everyone, let's go straight over and hurry up!"
Soon, the twenty-odd people swarmed towards Gao Jianfei's house.
The neighbors' hearts sank... "Oh no! Jianfei has really gotten himself into trouble! He's gotten himself into big trouble! None of these people look like ordinary people. If they find Jianfei's house now, what... what will happen then?"
Gao Jianfei's home.
Gao Jin and his aunt are extremely worried!
Gao Jianfei has been gone for a long time and hasn't returned. His aunt looked outside for a while and saw a large crowd gathered there; something must have happened.
Chen Xian had already gotten up, and she kept comforting her father and aunt. "Dad, Aunt, it's okay. Jianfei just sent me a text message, telling me to take good care of you. He's fine."
At that moment, a group of artists stormed into Gao Jianfei's house!
"What's wrong? Who are you?" Auntie shrank back, startled. Gao Jin also trembled as he asked, "What are you doing? Trespassing?"
"Uh? Teacher Wu?" Chen Xian immediately exclaimed, "Teacher Wu, how did you find this place?"
"Oh! Miss Chen!" Wu Ke hurriedly nodded to Chen Xian, then introduced her to Gao Jin and his aunt, "These two must be Teacher Gao Jianfei's parents, right?"
Teacher Gao Jianfei?
Seeing that they were very polite to each other, and that Chen Xian even called out the name of the old man leading them, it was clear that Jian Fei knew these people!
"I am Jianfei's father!"
"I am his aunt!"
"Oh! That's good, that's good." Wu Keyou said with a smile, "Teacher Gao Jianfei sent us to protect you two! Um, please rest assured, we are not bad people. We are all Teacher Gao Jianfei's students, and Miss Chen knows us." After a pause, Wu Keyou said seriously, "We just want to see who dares to rush in and beat up us artists!"
"Gulp..." Aunt's throat bobbed involuntarily. "What? An artist?"
"Jian...Jianfei's disciple?" Gao Jin was also completely confused.
"Yes. Don't you two know? Gao Jianfei is an outstanding painter in our country!" Wu Ke said patiently.
ZG Municipal Party Committee.
The municipal party committee leadership team continued their tense meetings. After all, the welcoming work needed to be meticulous, thoughtful, and grand, which required a great deal of careful planning.
Just then, Party Secretary Cao received a phone call…
"Hello, Secretary Cao of the ZG Municipal Party Committee. I am Meng Guangliang, Secretary of the Huashi Municipal Party Committee, and I am currently on my way to ZG."
"Ah? Secretary Meng! Welcome! Welcome! Our municipal party committee is holding a meeting to welcome Secretary Meng. Secretary Meng, normally you should be arriving in our ZG city tomorrow, right? Master Gao Jianfei and the other painters are also arriving tomorrow, right?" Secretary Cao asked anxiously.
"Okay. Secretary Cao, we'll arrive tomorrow. Now, please call your city's Public Security Bureau immediately and ask if they just arrested someone related to a fight. I'll call you back in five minutes, Secretary Cao." Secretary Meng didn't say much, just gave a brief reply, and hung up. He didn't even mention Gao Jianfei's name.
Secretary Cao was taken aback, but he immediately realized that the situation was extraordinary, so he immediately called Zeng Shiji's cell phone... "Old Zeng, I'm asking you now, did you just arrest someone and start a fight? You must answer me seriously! Yes or no!"
Zeng Shiji was still stuck in traffic. When he heard Secretary Cao's question, his heart sank. After thinking for a few seconds, he replied, "Yes, Secretary Cao, that's exactly what happened. The criminals were extremely arrogant and clearly skilled in martial arts. They injured more than thirty people, and the injured are currently in the hospital. Their families have almost blocked the hospital! I have to go back to deal with this matter. Please rest assured, Secretary Cao, I will definitely punish the criminals severely!"
"Hmm." Secretary Cao hung up the phone without showing any emotion. Then he immediately called Secretary Meng... "Secretary Meng, it's confirmed, that's true."
"Then let me tell you, your ZG City police are really messing things up! They've already confirmed arrests? Fighting? Do you really think an artist, a top-tier painter, would get into a fight? An artist whose paintings are worth tens of millions, would get into a fight for no reason?" After confirming the matter, Secretary Meng erupted in anger. "You don't cherish your local ZG City artists, but we at Flower Market cherish them very much! Secretary Cao, let me tell you now, the so-called criminals arrested are none other than Master Gao Jianfei! I've seen Master Gao Jianfei with my own eyes; he's elegant, young, and promising. He fights? Alright, I hope Secretary Cao can handle this matter quickly, otherwise, I'll have doubts about the public security of ZG City! And this art exhibition, and the cooperation between Flower Market and ZG City, well… that's up for discussion!"