"A person's life and death reveal their true friendship; a person's wealth and status reveal their true character... Mr. Gu, you're quite good."
Hearing these words from Xu Zhengyang filled Gu Ye Yao Chushun with a mixture of self-reproach and warmth, though there was a slight awkwardness to it. "Gu Ye, you did well"—the tone, the words, sounded exactly like a superior praising a subordinate.
"What do you plan to do?" Yao Chushun asked.
Xu Zhengyang remained in that position, squinting, and said as if talking to himself, "Zheng Ronghua will give Gu Xiang Xuan to you."
Yao Chushun was completely confused. Just as he was about to ask something, his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Zheng Ronghua calling. Yao Chushun frowned, then looked at Xu Zhengyang with a puzzled expression. Was this a coincidence? He held the phone to his ear and answered.
Zheng Ronghua's anxious voice immediately came through the phone: "Master Gu, Xu Zhengyang is back, did you know?"
Yao Chushun looked at Xu Zhengyang and replied, "Mm."
"Master Gu, do you know where he is right now?"
"What do you want?" Yao Chushun was increasingly puzzled. He could tell that Zheng Ronghua, who was usually calm even in the face of a collapsing mountain, was now speaking in such a hurried, flustered, and nervous tone.
"Master Gu, please help me persuade Zheng Yang. There's nothing we can discuss. I can even give you Gu Xiang Xuan." Zheng Ronghua paused, then hurriedly added, "Master Gu, please contact Zheng Yang. I'd like to talk to him in person, is that alright?"
Zheng Ronghua was genuinely panicked.
His son got into trouble, and when the incident happened, Xu Zhengyang even called him to threaten him. Enraged, he used all his connections to make sure Xu Zhengyang was thrown in jail and made to suffer a fate worse than death.
However, things didn't go as he expected.
Instead of arresting Xu Zhengyang, the police arrested several security guards involved in the fight at Ronghua Building, saying they were going to take them back for questioning.
Just now, when Zheng Ronghua was trying to find out more about the situation through his connections, he received a piece of news that terrified him: someone above wanted to protect Xu Zhengyang, and they made a big statement that even if Xu Zhengyang caused a huge uproar, they could not arrest him.
What kind of attitude is this?
I've never heard of anyone, not even the son of a real president, receiving such direct favoritism.
Zheng Ronghua was scared and regretted it!
He is indeed rich and powerful, but he is ultimately a businessman. In the face of the state apparatus, he is nothing more than a small mound of earth, easily wiped away without leaving a trace.
That's why he was thinking of contacting Xu Zhengyang as soon as possible. Things couldn't continue like this. That kid was a man of his word and not a kind person!
But he didn't dare to contact Xu Zhengyang directly, as that might backfire, which is why he thought of Master Gu, Yao Chushun.
Xu Zhengyang and Master Gu have a good relationship, so having Master Gu intervene is the best course of action. Zheng Ronghua still believes Yao Chushun should be grateful to him, after all, he had shown him some leniency back then. Little does he know, Yao Chushun didn't appreciate his kindness at all.
Volume 5, Spirit Official, Chapter 219: Don't Choose the Wrong Side
The deep night enveloped the neon-lit city of Fuhe. From afar, the sky above the city seemed to be shrouded in a hazy, yellowish light.
In the night sky, the faint stars seemed frozen, no longer bright, no longer playfully twinkling.
The cold wind howled down from mid-air and swept into the city, raging through the streets and alleys surrounded by steel and concrete, before whistling and soaring into the night sky in an instant.
The white Audi A4 drove leisurely through the traffic...
Xu Zhengyang sat in the back seat of the car, gently massaging his slightly sore neck with one hand, slowly shaking his head, closing his eyes, looking very comfortable and enjoying himself.
He accepted Zheng Ronghua's invitation, but the meeting place was to be chosen by Xu Zhengyang—a very strange place.
Zheng Ronghua couldn't understand it, yet he also felt a sense of joy and excitement. The location of the meeting made him feel safe, preventing him from being terrified of what the crazy young man might do. The location was—the Municipal Public Security Bureau, in the office of Director Pang Zhong.
At this moment, Pang Zhong was sitting in his office, his face filled with gloom.
Originally, he was waiting for Xu Zhengyang to arrive. When he intercepted Xu Zhengyang on the road that morning, he said he would come tonight. In the afternoon, Xu Zhengyang called him again to inform him that Zheng Ronghua would also be coming to the Municipal Bureau tonight, to his office. Xu Zhengyang said, "Let's talk, as you said."
Upon hearing this, Pang Zhong felt a great sense of relief. It was good that they could talk!
But now he is becoming increasingly depressed and annoyed.
Deputy Director Xiao Hanjun sat on the sofa inside, his hand holding a cigarette trembling slightly, his face full of anger.
The two bureau chiefs, one in charge and one in charge, just had a fight.
Pang Zhong's attitude toward Xu Zhengyang's actions was to suppress them. He also told Xiao Hanjun that this was something the higher-ups had instructed them to do. Xu Zhengyang was no ordinary person, and they shouldn't provoke him. The higher-ups had more to consider than just his identity and background.
Xiao Hanjun insisted on arresting Xu Zhengyang. What a joke! Even if he were a member of the Central Committee, he couldn't do something so outrageous in broad daylight. Where is the dignity and duty of the public security department?
Does this mean that anyone with a little power or connections can act recklessly in the future?
What will the people think when this news gets out?
That's what they say, and that's certainly the logic behind it. However… before 3 PM, Xiao Hanjun hadn't made a clear statement on the matter, choosing instead to cooperate with Pang Zhong's work. But after receiving a phone call, his attitude immediately changed. He immediately ordered the criminal investigation team and the special police team to arrest Xu Zhengyang.
The Public Security Bureau is fully aware of Xu Zhengyang's movements.
Because that kid was too blatant, he didn't try to hide or conceal his actions at all.
It seems that everything he did was deliberately put on display for others to see.
Fortunately, Pang Zhong learned of the situation in time and stopped the police operation.
Xiao Hanjun was furious and called the municipal party committee and government. However, the reply he received was: follow Director Pang's instructions, do your best to handle the matter properly, try to avoid the impact of this matter on society, and find a way to cover up the truth.
Is this something a government department should say?
Xiao Hanjun was so angry his head was about to explode.
But thinking about it carefully, Xiao Hanjun, was your attitude this time really not influenced by anything other than your genuine desire to uphold the law impartially?
He is currently deep in thought.
Right now, today, how many people are watching what's happening in Fuhe City? How many people are watching Xu Zhengyang's every move?
Xiao Hanjun was shocked to discover that, in just one day, an invisible vortex storm seemed to be growing and twisting wildly and terrifyingly around Fuhe City, and at the center of the storm was Xu Zhengyang, a nobody.
But the mess he made isn't big enough to cause a major disaster, is it?
Who is Xu Zhengyang? And what gives him the right to act?
Just as the two were having a cold war, the office door was pushed open, and the secretary came in to say that Zheng Ronghua had arrived.
"Let him come over." Pang Zhong waved his hand, took a couple of deep breaths, and eased the gloom on his face.
Normally, whether out of work ethic or common sense, he would have left, but Xiao Hanjun didn't. Instead, he remained quietly seated on the sofa. Pang Zhong had just told him that Zheng Ronghua and Xu Zhengyang would be arriving soon.
Xiao Hanjun couldn't understand how Xu Zhengyang could continue to be so arrogant, or what he was going to do next.
How dare you come to the Municipal Public Security Bureau at this time? What do you mean by this? Are you trying to embarrass the police?
So just now, Xiao Hanjun had already arranged for several armed police officers to be outside the door, just in case. Heaven knows how crazy Xu Zhengyang will become? Moreover, this kid has astonishing martial arts skills, and the young man who has been following him is also very capable.
Pang Zhong did not object to this, though he also had some worries and a hint of fear in his heart.
Xu Zhengyang's behavior was too abnormal, too domineering, and too intimidating.
Who knows what else a young man who has gone mad might do?
...
The white Audi A4 slowly drove up to the gate of the Public Security Bureau, but instead of driving straight in, it found a parking space outside the gate and parked.
Xu Zhengyang frowned.
Chen Chaojiang didn't turn around, but said softly, "Zhengyang, I feel like something's not right, isn't it..."
“There’s nothing wrong with it!” Xu Zhengyang waved his hand to interrupt Chen Chaojiang’s dissuasion, then said seriously with a gloomy face, “I just want to show them, let them know that I did this…” Xu Zhengyang waved his hand, then lowered it, finally swallowing the words he was about to say.
Chen Chaojiang didn't say anything more, reversed, turned, and drove towards the gate.
The guards at the gate had clearly received instructions from above, so they only did a cursory inspection and asked a few questions before leaving.
The car stopped in the parking space between two police cars below the office building, and Xu Zhengyang opened the door and got out first.
He knew, of course, that from the moment he entered the Municipal Public Security Bureau, many eyes had been watching them closely.
The two walked into the office building one after the other.
Chen Chaojiang's concern was: what if they were surrounded and attacked at gunpoint in the police's stronghold? If they knew beforehand, it would be fine; Xu Zhengyang could use his supernatural abilities to stop them from shooting him. But open attacks are easy to dodge, while hidden attacks are hard to guard against. What if he was being targeted by a sniper? Was Xu Zhengyang no longer physically impervious to attacks?
Xu Zhengyang certainly hadn't reached that level yet, but he knew one thing: no one who came to this kind of place and met anyone would act as crazy, impulsive, or do things that others would consider almost foolish as he did.
Even if we take a step back and say the worst, Xu Zhengyang really didn't intend to cause such a huge uproar!
But if pushed too far, he might actually do something like going to the Southeast Yama's Palace and randomly scribbling in the Book of Life and Death. The premise is that he's dead—the problem is, he doesn't want to die now; he wants to live well in this vast world with his family and friends. However, many people, whether intentionally or unintentionally, don't want him to live a good life.
Therefore, Xu Zhengyang had to do something to vent his anger and resentment, in order to intimidate people!
At the same time, given his current divine status as Imperial Censor and Spiritual Official, how can a god be allowed to be desecrated by a human?
Grandma—!
In the corridor, several police officers stood armed and coldly watched Xu Zhengyang and Chen Chaojiang walk in. They didn't even bother to knock, but simply pushed the door open and entered.
Pang Zhong resisted the urge to get up and greet him, and waved his hand, saying, "Zhengyang, please let your friend go out for a moment."
"No need." Xu Zhengyang glanced casually at Xiao Hanjun sitting on the sofa, but didn't even greet him, and sat down next to him. As for Zheng Ronghua, Xu Zhengyang didn't even look at him.
Chen Chaojiang closed the door behind him and stood in the doorway, his long, icy eyes fixed on the people inside.
The words and actions of these two people were truly disrespectful and rude.
Xiao Hanjun's face showed displeasure, but Pang Zhong said before he could speak, "Alright." Pang Zhong smiled wryly, then resumed his serious expression and said, "Zhengyang, Zheng Ronghua is here too. Let's sit down and talk about what's going on. Stop making a scene."
Xu Zhengyang seemed to have just noticed Zheng Ronghua sitting on the sofa by the other wall, and casually looked at her. He said, "Zheng Ronghua, how come your hand is still perfectly fine?"
"You..." Zheng Ronghua was somewhat annoyed, but being stared at by Xu Zhengyang's gaze, he couldn't help but feel a chill and fear in his heart. He forced a straight face and said, "Zhengyang, I can let go of the legal responsibility for what you did today, and I won't hold it against you..."
"I don't care!" Xu Zhengyang interrupted Zheng Ronghua directly, "I'll break your hand!"
Pang Zhong frowned and snapped, "Zhengyang, what exactly happened? Let's talk this out!"
Zheng Ronghua shook his head and sighed, saying, "Director Pang, Deputy Director Xiao, look at this, Xu Zhengyang wants me to break one of my own hands, what... what is this?"
Pang Zhong and Xiao Hanjun couldn't help but gasp.
That's too ruthless, too arrogant and domineering!
"It's not just that sentence, is it?" Xu Zhengyang said grimly.
Zheng Ronghua's heart skipped a beat, and he said to Pang Zhong with anger, helplessness and injustice, "Director Pang, look at this, this... He said that if I don't break my hand myself, he will beat my son again after his injury heals... Is there no justice in this world?"
"That's before I finished speaking," Xu Zhengyang said coldly before Pang Zhong and Xiao Hanjun could say. "Now I'll add to that. If you don't cut off your own hands, then I'll have to do it myself. And if I cut off both of your hands, you're rich. I'm sure that even if your hands are ripped off, current medical technology can put them back on..."
"Xu Zhengyang!" Pang Zhong couldn't help but shout.
Xiao Hanjun was truly enraged. Where was he? The Municipal Public Security Bureau, the director's office! Xu Zhengyang's words clearly showed he didn't respect where he was or the two directors present. Therefore, in extreme anger, Xiao Hanjun shouted, "Xu Zhengyang, don't think that just because you have connections and a powerful backer, you can act recklessly and lawlessly!"
Xu Zhengyang turned his head and glanced at Xiao Hanjun with disdain, saying, "Is that so?"
"You..." Xiao Hanjun wanted to say something, but after being looked at by Xu Zhengyang, he felt inexplicably as if his innermost thoughts had been seen through, and for a moment he was stunned.