Huang Yuqun is the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee in Beijing. After Wei Haihe and the mayor, he is the third most powerful person, but his actual authority is not that much. He is a hidden force for Wei Haihe. His brother-in-law, Zhou Xuan, was the same person who caused a scene at the nightclub and won six million yuan plus a Maserati. Zhou Xuan gave the money and the car to Fu Yuanshan, but unexpectedly, Huang Yuqun caught him red-handed, which also ruined Fu Yuanshan's life!
Huang Yuqun originally intended to take the opportunity to remove Wei Haihe's henchmen and then strike him down, and this first step was successfully completed. However, his greed ultimately led to his downfall.
Huang Yuqun wanted to find out how Fu Yuanshan, Wei Haihe's most capable assistant, had risen so quickly and accomplished so many unimaginable feats. After investigation, he gave up the idea of winning Fu Yuanshan over because he discovered that Fu Yuanshan had not accomplished the things he had done. All signs pointed to a hidden figure behind the scenes—Zhou Xuan!
Upon further investigation, Huang Yuqun was even more delighted. He confirmed that Zhou Xuan was indeed the mastermind behind Wei Haihe's great help. Naturally, Huang Yuqun was pleased to have such a person under his command, which was why he arranged for Zhang Tianyuan to monitor and control him. However, he did not expect that Zhou Xuan was a person with supernatural abilities, which was completely beyond the ability of the people he sent to deal with or imagine. Therefore, he quickly revealed his true colors, allowing Zhou Xuan to find a weakness.
Huang Yuqun also overlooked something even more important: he was unaware of Zhou Xuan's loyalty and integrity towards his friends. In Huang Yuqun's mind, there was no one who could resist the temptations of power and fame, and Zhou Xuan, a young man of his age, was no exception. Moreover, he was a businessman, and as long as he was doing business in China, he had the ability to control him. With the lure of power and fame, even if Zhou Xuan did not obediently submit, what would happen?
But the actual result was the opposite; Huang Yuqun hadn't even anticipated that an even bigger leak would occur!
Director Zhang Tianyuan saw Zhou Xuan answer a phone call and then sneered at him without saying a word. He was afraid. When a person cannot defeat an opponent even with dozens of times the manpower, and cannot control the opponent even with deadly weapons, then all that is left in his heart is fear!
Even if Zhang Tianyuan were to negotiate a truce with Zhou Xuan now, it would be too late!
Zhang Tianyuan had no idea what the phone call Zhou received was about or who called. He had no idea it was related to that, and he was completely dumbfounded by Zhou Xuan's methods.
This time, Li Lei arrived with more than a dozen soldiers in less than half an hour. Of course, they were not in military uniform. When the gatekeeper tried to stop them, he punched them unconscious.
They searched room by room, and some people who were caught were so frightened that they quickly confessed. Without saying a word, Li Lei led his men directly to the interrogation room where Zhou Xuan was being held.
In fact, Zhou Xuan noticed Li Lei's arrival as soon as he arrived. He immediately used his supernatural ability to release all the people Li Lei had been controlling. Suddenly, the dozen or so people who had been carried on the bed suddenly got up and danced with joy. The feeling of being frozen and unable to move, like having a stroke, was really unbearable. If you really had a stroke and your mind went blank, that would be fine, since you wouldn't know. But your mind was still very clear. These people who were originally lively and energetic had suddenly been paralyzed, and they felt so uncomfortable that they wanted to die. But now they could move all of a sudden. They got up one by one, and without saying anything, they jumped and shouted with joy!
The man who had frozen Zhou Xuan's skin and then brutally beaten him with an electric baton in the interrogation room got up again, but dared not swear or say anything harsh to Zhou Xuan anymore, and took a few steps back with great fear.
Zhang Tianyuan was even more embarrassed, holding the pistol, unsure whether to put it down or keep holding it; he felt uncomfortable either way.
The door opened again, and several strangers stood guard on both sides, holding guns. A man around fifty years old walked in imposingly and asked Zhou Xuan as soon as he saw him, "Little Zhou, are you alright?"
Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "It's nothing, there's just one problem..."
The person who came was none other than Li Lei. Upon hearing Zhou Xuan's words, he immediately asked in surprise, "What's the problem? Tell me!"
Zhou Xuan immediately pointed at Zhang Tianyuan and said, "Their people tried to attack me and interrogate me with torture, so I attacked them and beat them up instead. Is there a problem with that?"
Li Lei chuckled and said, "Of course there's a problem. They've been hurt and are bleeding, so they need some bandages!" He then took out a hundred yuan from his pocket, placed it on the table in front of Zhang Tianyuan, and said, "Take this hundred yuan and buy some bandages!"
Li Lei knew Zhou Xuan had special abilities, and it wouldn't be easy for these people to hurt him. Moreover, he had the upper hand from beginning to end. If this matter reached the higher-ups, Huang Yuqun would definitely suffer. However, it was impossible to bring him down with just this one incident. In the power struggle at the top, the main figures wouldn't fall until the very end; those who died were just pawns. So, if he really wanted to blow this up, Huang Yuqun wouldn't be hurt. At most, Zhang Tianyuan and Fu Yuanshan would become scapegoats.
Therefore, Li Lei did not intend to defeat Huang Yuqun in this round. It would be better to tell him the truth, let him panic, and let him give him benefits. This way, he could get some good conditions, which was better than fighting him head-on. As the saying goes, "To kill a thousand enemies, you will still lose eight hundred of your own." It is best not to do such a thing lightly.
When Zhang Tianyuan saw these people, he was startled. It was even more shocking than when Zhou Xuan attacked them!
Because these people were all carrying guns, those semi-automatic submachine guns, which are extremely lethal. Only special forces in the military have this kind of equipment. If they were gangsters, they would never dare to do this in the police station!
"Who...who are you people...don't you know this is illegal...illegal?"
Zhang Tianyuan asked in a trembling voice, genuinely wondering who they were!
Li Lei didn't bother to collect it. He took out an ID card and placed it on the table in front of Zhang Tianyuan, coldly saying, "Zhang Tianyuan, you're the director of the North City Branch Bureau, right? I'm Li Lei, the deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region. This is my ID card. Take a good look. I'm here to ask Director Zhang a few questions. I don't usually interfere with military and political matters, and I'm not here to cause trouble. First, my son and daughter-in-law's room had your people install a listening device. How do you explain that? Second, my daughter-in-law's brother, Mr. Zhou Xuan, what law did he break that you're forcibly detaining? Third, you've been monitoring four people. I've caught them red-handed and obtained their confessions. It's now confirmed that you, Zhang Tianyuan, were the mastermind. I'm asking you, what do you have to say for yourself?"
Zhang Tianyuan almost collapsed!
Li Lei's identity terrified him to the extreme. Without needing to verify it carefully, Zhang Tianyuan, being in this line of work, was the best at identifying the authenticity of documents. He knew at a glance that this was genuine. Moreover, the number of firearms Li Lei's men carried was something that no criminal in China could possibly possess and dare to openly break into a police station.
Most importantly, what Zhang Tianyuan did to Zhou Xuan was indeed against the rules. If he was just being fair and impartial and acting in accordance with the regulations, he naturally had nothing to fear. A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. If you sit upright, you can walk straight. No matter who comes, there is no need to be afraid. Right is right, and there is nothing to be afraid of!
Zhang Tianyuan's mind went completely blank. Li Lei's identity and intentions made him realize that he had gotten himself into big trouble!
In fact, Zhang Tianyuan did a good job and was very capable. However, he encountered Zhou Xuan, who seized the flaws revealed by his subordinates. In the end, he lost to Zhou Xuan's ability and his lack of understanding of Zhou Xuan. At the same time, he was also blinded by Huang Yuqun's victory. He did not expect that the defeated person would have such a strong counterattack!
However, Zhang Tianyuan still harbored a fantasy: he would rather Li Lei and his ilk were criminals, imposters, so that no matter what, he would still have a chance to turn things around.
After thinking for a moment, Li Lei immediately took out his phone and made a call to Huang Yuqun in front of Zhang Tianyuan.
As soon as the call connected, Huang Yuqun said with a smile, "Lei Zi, how come you're willing to call me? Is it because I kicked you in the butt when we were in elementary school, and now you want revenge?"
Li Lei chuckled and said, "Yes, you've come for revenge. Your men installed eavesdropping devices and cameras in my son and daughter-in-law's room, and I caught them red-handed. What do you say we do about it?"
Huang Yuqun was clearly taken aback and caught off guard, her steps faltering slightly: "What? You...you're joking, right? Hehe, how could that be...I wouldn't do such a thing! Who would dare impersonate me? Such a person will not be let off lightly!"
"Hehehe, I'm at the North Branch Bureau right now!" Li Lei said calmly. "Zhang Tianyuan already said that you were the mastermind behind all of this. What else do you have to say? Huang Yuqun, let me tell you, I have no objection if this matter goes up to higher authorities. I'm just telling you in advance so you won't accuse me of scheming behind your back. I do things openly and honestly. You openly set up these things for my family. Was it your father who instructed you to do it?"
Li Lei's words were deliberately exaggerated; he intended to unsettle Huang Yuqun.
Huang Yuqun panicked immediately. If that bastard Zhang Tianyuan implicated him, it would be a real problem. Zhang Tianyuan knew a lot, and this matter was indeed true, but he never intended to spy on Li Lei's son and daughter-in-law!
"Lei Zi, it must be a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. How could I possibly send someone to spy on your son and daughter-in-law? Absolutely not. To be honest, I did arrange for someone to keep an eye on that guy surnamed Zhou, but I would never have laid a hand on your son and daughter-in-law!"
"Surname Zhou? Heh heh, you mean Zhou Xuan, right?" Li Lei chuckled coldly and said, "Then let me tell you, this Zhou Xuan you're talking about, his younger sister is my daughter-in-law, Li Wei's wife, and she usually lives at Zhou Xuan's house. Do you think there's any misunderstanding here?"
Huang Yuqun was startled upon hearing this and quickly said, "Lei Zi, are you serious? This...it's impossible...it's a misunderstanding..."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan detected Huang Yuqun making another call on the other end of the phone. Of course, Li Lei probably couldn't hear it. A few seconds later, Zhang Tianyuan's phone rang.
Zhou Xuan immediately knew that Huang Yuqun was calling Zhang Tianyuan, so he quickly used his supernatural ability to break Zhang Tianyuan's phone. Zhang Tianyuan took the phone out and saw that the screen was black, so he guessed that it was out of power. He didn't think much of it and put the phone back into his pocket.
Because some of the things Li Lei said to Huang Yuqun were lies. For example, he confessed to Zhang Tianyuan, who didn't know that Li Lei had really called Huang Yuqun. He even wondered if Li Lei was trying to seduce him. As a veteran policeman, he still had this much sense of caution!
Unable to reach Zhang Tianyuan by phone, Huang Yuqun grew even more anxious and hurriedly said to Li Lei, "Lei Zi, let's talk things over. We've been playmates since we were kids, do we really need to be so ruthless? You... tell me, what conditions do you want? Just name your price!"
Li Lei snorted and said, "Alright, you said it yourself. I won't mention the conditions yet. I'll leave first. I can also let Zhang Tianyuan go. You can deal with him yourself. However, I'll keep his four men and the stolen goods, including the surveillance equipment, until you meet the conditions!"
Huang Yuqun seemed to have no choice but to say, "Alright, Lei Zi, I'll wait for your news!"
Li Lei's words were intentional, meant to make Huang Yuqun anxious and flustered. Secondly, he hadn't decided on the conditions yet and needed to discuss them with Zhou Xuan before making a decision.
After leaving the Chengbei branch, the group got into three jeeps parked outside and headed back to Li Lei's house. There were some things that were inconvenient to discuss at Zhou Xuan's house, since Zhou Xuan's family was unaware of the situation and it would frighten them if they talked about it.