Zhao Feng swept his gaze across Captain Wang and the others, his eyes flashing with a fierce light that made them afraid to look him in the eye. But then he suddenly remembered Xiao Wenbing's expression from earlier, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "Are they... going to disappear without a trace?"
Xiao Wenbing felt a chill run down his spine. Zhao Feng's tone made it seem as if he wasn't talking about a few lives, but rather a few beasts.
Captain Wang and the others turned deathly pale at the same time. After witnessing Zhao Feng's move just now, they no longer dared to doubt that he definitely possessed such strength.
Tearing through gold and iron is beyond human capability. Although they had a few small guns, they had no confidence that these insignificant weapons could harm Zhao Feng.
"Forget it, they were just doing their job. Let's let it go this time." Xiao Wenbing was not like them; he couldn't treat human life as worthless. He shook his head and rejected the idea without hesitation.
He clearly heard Captain Wang and the others let out a long sigh of relief. Suddenly remembering something, he asked Zhao Feng, "You won't get into any trouble after letting them go, will you?"
Captain Wang and the others were immediately on edge again, and the little guys gripped the gun handles in their bags tightly.
Zhao Feng smiled arrogantly and said, "Them? Even ten times more wouldn't cause me any trouble."
"That's good." Xiao Wenbing turned to Captain Wang and said, "Captain Wang, he's the one who rented my car for me. Now you can ask him. I guarantee he'll tell you everything he knows."
Captain Wang opened his mouth slightly, his face showing a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
Ask Zhao Feng? Ask this extraordinary person who can tear handcuffs apart with his bare hands? Even if he had ten more lives, he wouldn't dare to even think of questioning him.
Zhao Feng's eagle eyes flashed with a sharp light. He blinked, completely bewildered, having no idea what Xiao Wenbing was saying. But he couldn't ignore his sixth senior brother's words: "Ask whatever you have questions, quickly..."
His word "fast" seemed to carry a thousand pounds of weight. Except for Xiao Wenbing, who only found it slightly jarring, all the policemen experienced a ringing in their ears and saw stars in their eyes.
"Mr. Zhao, where did you rent the car from to Mr. Xiao?" Captain Wang asked the question in a daze, and then stopped abruptly.
He was immediately filled with regret. He had been stunned by Zhao Feng's angry shout. This was clearly a good opportunity to back down. If he had just said it was a misunderstanding, he could have ended it all smoothly. But he had been so blinded by greed that he had actually asked the truth.
Captain Wang managed a smile that was even more painful than a grimace. All he wanted was to leave as quickly as possible. If he could just get away from this scourge, he would gladly never pursue the matter again.
Although he was a big shot in the police station, compared to the man in front of him, he was nothing. He had a family and children to support, and he definitely didn't want to die here for no reason.
Seeing Zhao Feng's face gradually darken, Captain Wang's face grew even paler.
"Ahem..." Xiao Wenbing coughed at the right moment.
Zhao Feng immediately put away his angry expression and transformed into a charming gentleman, saying, "Captain Wang, I've lent out so many cars that I can't remember which one it was. Could you please give me more details?"
Captain Wang had just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to end the conversation with a misunderstanding when he suddenly heard someone behind him say, "It's one of the stolen cars from the Qiu'ai serial car theft case last time."
Captain Wang's face instantly flushed crimson, a change of expression so swift it was unparalleled. He was consumed by rage, turning sharply to stare intently at the young man who had just spoken.
His fierce, predatory look terrified the inexperienced young policeman, who was so terrified he wet himself, his mouth agape, unable to utter a word.
"Stolen car? A series of car thefts? How come I didn't know? Waiter, was our car stolen?" However, to Captain Wang's surprise, Zhao Feng didn't reprimand him, but asked in astonishment.
One of the three young men outside the van said respectfully, "Master, our car hasn't been stolen."
Captain Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhao Feng didn't intend to pursue the matter. However, he rolled his eyes slightly. What kind of person is Mr. Zhao? Stealing your car? It seems that no one in this area would dare to do that.
"Who did this?" Xiao Wenbing suddenly became interested and asked.
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The young man hesitated for a moment, but Zhao Feng's face hardened, and he appeared beside him in a flash, slapping him across the face.
"Smack..."
A loud sound rang out, and the young man tumbled and tumbled through the air before being sent flying. Zhao Feng's palm strike showed absolutely no mercy.
However, the young man was also in excellent physical condition. This blow, which would have been enough to keep an ordinary person bedridden for three days, only caused him to stagger slightly when he got up. He immediately walked up and knelt down in front of Zhao Feng.
"You didn't even answer Mr. Xiao's question. Are you going to die? I'll skin you alive later." After cursing him, Zhao Feng turned to Xiao Wenbing and said, "Mr. Xiao, this is my second apprentice. He is ignorant. Please forgive him. If you are dissatisfied with anything, please punish him as you see fit."
Captain Wang and the others were even more horrified, and they all tried to guess Xiao Wenbing's identity, but no matter how hard they racked their brains, they came up with nothing.
"Never mind, Mr. Zhao, didn't you say he didn't recognize me?" Xiao Wenbing saw sincerity in his eyes and immediately understood that he wasn't putting on an act for him, which moved him quite a bit.
Zhao Feng gave a meek reply and turned back to ask, "Mr. Xiao is asking you, who did it?"
"It's the fourth son of the Chen family." The young man didn't dare to be negligent and answered immediately. However, his cheeks were swollen and his speech was loose, so it took him quite a bit of effort to say these words so that Xiao Wenbing and the others could not hear him.
Captain Wang's ears suddenly stretched out much longer. He was secretly delighted, never expecting that he would inadvertently overhear the answer he most wanted to know. The fright he had suffered was not unjustified.
"Did you hear that?" Zhao Feng's gaze suddenly swept over Captain Wang, who was standing to the side with a look of delight, and he asked coldly.
"Yes...yes, I heard you." Captain Wang nodded vigorously, responding repeatedly.
"Now that you've heard that, you can get out of here."
"Yes." Captain Wang responded habitually, and was about to lift his foot when he suddenly stopped.
He then remembered that the car belonged to them, so how could they just abandon it? Besides, there was a brother lying in the car, even though he was half-dead, they couldn't just leave him there.
Just as he was caught in a dilemma, Xiao Wenbing stood up, walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Captain Wang, have you found out? It shouldn't have anything to do with me anymore, right?"
Captain Wang was filled with awe for him at this moment, and dared not cause any more trouble. He quickly said, "Yes, yes, it was all a misunderstanding. Thanks to your great help, Mr. Xiao, we were able to find out the truth. Thank you so much."
Xiao Wenbing smiled slightly, inwardly labeling him a smiling tiger.
After giving a greeting, Xiao Wenbing stepped out of the van first. Looking at the distant red sun overhead, he felt a sense of relief, as if he had escaped a disaster. He couldn't even imagine the consequences of his trip to the palace without Zhao Feng's help.
It seems that the Secret Talisman Sect is indeed quite powerful among the common people, which is good news. We must make good use of it in the future and never waste it.
Seeing Xiao Wenbing take the lead, Zhao Feng and the others followed closely behind, and the group swaggered into the Zhao family's luxurious private residence.
"Bang..." The heavy iron gate slammed shut with a dull thud.
Captain Wang watched them disappear from his sight with lingering fear, then immediately ordered the team to withdraw and sent the unconscious policeman to the hospital for careful treatment.
As for why he was injured, Captain Wang racked his brains for a long time and came up with a clumsy, old-fashioned story about a policeman catching a thief and accidentally falling off a bridge.
However, this also secured some benefits for the policeman, as he was honorably wounded, which would be somewhat helpful for his future career.
With everything arranged and back at the police station, Captain Wang once again instructed the young men who had been dispatched earlier that none of them should mention Zhao Feng.
After everyone had dispersed, the young police officer who had spoken out earlier saw that Zhao Feng looked alright, so he quietly approached him and asked, "Captain Wang, who is this Zhao Feng?"
“He’s a member of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress in Qiu’ai, and the richest entrepreneur in the area. You should be more careful in the future and not be so reckless.” Captain Wang clearly had a different opinion of this young man. Although he was annoyed by his lack of tact, it was precisely his question that led him to the correct answer.
Of course, without absolute certainty, Captain Wang wouldn't easily go looking for trouble with the fourth son of the Chen family.
But once they know, they will naturally have targeted investigative methods. As long as he continues, the day when he is caught red-handed is not far off.
A smile crept onto Captain Wang's lips. He seemed to see himself being promoted for solving this major case that had shocked the entire province.
"But... his behavior isn't like that of an ordinary person."
With a slight frown, Captain Wang sighed and said, "Kid, I'll be honest with you today. I don't know his background either. However, since he started doing business thirty years ago, he has suffered losses three times due to poor management. At that time, he made fatal mistakes, and in theory, there was no way to reverse the decline."
"How did he manage to get through it?" the young man asked curiously. Just from Captain Wang's tone, he knew there must be a reason.
Captain Wang knew perfectly well that no one was around, but he still looked up and glanced around before lowering his voice and whispering, "Policy inclination."
"Preferential policies?"
"Shh..." Captain Wang glared at him angrily and said, "Do you want everyone to know about this?"
His face flushed, and the young man immediately lowered his voice, saying, "I'm sorry, Captain Wang."
“Sigh… well, young people these days.” Captain Wang said, seemingly to himself, “Those times, his business was on the verge of collapse, but the town suddenly changed its policies. They would either provide interest-free loans, or have the government fund the purchase of their obsolete products, or proactively find the best suppliers for them and provide raw materials at prices below market value.”
He swallowed hard; these words had been bottled up in his heart for decades, and today he finally let them out: "In short, whenever they encounter any difficulties, the town and the city will take the initiative to offer them advice and solutions. Their affairs will always be handled smoothly and without hindrance."
The young man gasped and asked, "Who is he? How can he be so powerful? Does he have connections with some bigwig in the city?"
Shaking his head slightly, Captain Wang said, "It's been thirty years. How many secretaries have come and gone in the city and town? But no matter who came, they all treated them differently. This is definitely not a coincidence."
"So, it's from the provincial level?"
“Maybe even bigger, perhaps…” Captain Wang poked the sky with his finger and whispered, “Perhaps it has already reached the heavens.”
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Upon entering Zhao Feng's mansion, Xiao Wenbing suddenly burst into laughter, "Well done, Junior Brother Zhao! So you're quite influential here." He stretched out his hand and rubbed his fingers together in front of Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng looked at him with great confusion, completely unable to guess what he wanted to do.
Xiao Wenbing, growing impatient with "money," rubbed his thumb and index and middle fingers together slightly, a gesture that made his intention clear to everyone.
Zhao Feng didn't dare to be negligent. He took out a gold card and a gold business card from his pocket and respectfully handed them over, saying, "Sixth Senior Brother, if you need money, just go ahead and use it. This card has a fixed balance of one million, which is replenished daily. No matter how much you use, it will be deposited in full the next day. As for this business card, it's my badge of honor, and it might be useful in the nearby provinces. Although you may not care about it, having it with you might save you some trouble."
He considered it again and said, "If it's not enough, I'll go and adjust the overdraft limit."
"That's enough, that's enough." Xiao Wenbing chuckled as he put away the gold card and business card. So this is how easy it is to make money; he should have asked for it a long time ago.
"Where did this money come from?" Xiao Wenbing asked casually.
“Our Secret Symbol Sect has its own legitimate business, and its annual profits are in the nine figures.”
"That's impressive." Xiao Wenbing gasped, "What kind of businesses do they have?"
“We do all kinds of business, but most of it involves investment in cooperation with the government, so we don’t have to worry about losing money,” Zhao Feng explained.
Xiao Wenbing raised his eyebrows. With just this one sentence, he had already revealed a lot of information. It seems that the government authorities were aware of the existence of immortals and other such people in the world.
Now that we know these powerful figures who are not bound by the law exist, we can only treat them like bodhisattvas and pay such a high price just so they won't cause trouble everywhere.
It seems that as long as you have exceptional strength, you'll be popular wherever you go.
"Actually, our Secret Talisman Sect's biggest source of income is not what's on the official books."
"What? Is there some kind of shady dealing involved?"