Jin Xiumei herself was unaware of the old man's arrangements, because she did not know Achang's skills and abilities. He was a first-class bodyguard who served high-ranking leaders. Although he had resigned, his personal abilities remained the same. She just thought that the old man had specially assigned her a driver. The thought that Wei Haihong would have to pay the salary for the driver she hired was still unreasonable, and she was about to politely refuse.
Zhou Xuan said, "Then thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Brother Hong, thank you, Brother Achang." Zhou Xuan didn't stand on ceremony because he knew that Achang's abilities were no less than those of Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu. With such a powerful expert dedicated to accompanying and protecting his mother, his mother would never be in any danger again.
Because Jin Xiumei never makes trouble for anyone, she doesn't have any other enemies. When she goes out to buy groceries or stroll around, the most likely trouble she will encounter is a playboy like Lin Guodong or some thugs. However, it would be a waste of talent for Achang to deal with those people. But if Achang is willing, that's another matter.
Following Wei Haihong, Achang received far more care and compensation than when he was a guard, and there was no danger involved. Approaching thirty, he began to think about settling down and starting a family. In the past, this would have been impossible because of time constraints, but now it was much better. Taking care of Zhou Xuan's mother was an easy job, since Jin Xiumei couldn't go out shopping every day, and even if she did, she wouldn't be out all day. As long as she stayed home, her time was her own. Moreover, Achang knew Zhou Xuan's character very well; he was generous and righteous, and would never treat him badly. A man like him, who didn't have a knack for business, was better off following someone like Zhou Xuan than doing business or working a regular job, as he wouldn't suffer any mistreatment.
Seeing that her son readily agreed, Jin Xiumei had no reason to object and could only remain silent.
He couldn't stay in the hospital, and there was no need for the hospital to issue any test reports. Taking down Lin Yuefeng and his son Lin Guodong was commonplace, so there was no need to prepare any evidence. Zhou Xuan would never ask Lin Guodong to pay any medical expenses or money. It was of no use to him, and he wouldn't care about his money. What Zhou Xuan wanted now was for Lin Guodong to receive the same treatment.
Zhou Xuan's thinking was too lenient. Li Wei and Wei Haihong's intentions were much more ruthless. The two old men wanted to eradicate Lin Yuefeng and his son from the root, since Lin Yuefeng was a corrupt official. Naturally, they wanted to take advantage of the situation to make him permanently ruined.
On the way back, Achang drove a van and took Zhou Xuan and her son, Fu Ying, Li Wei, Aunt Liu and others. In the van, Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying checked Jin Xiumei's face again. There was only a slight swelling on her face. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell that there was anything wrong. They immediately discussed it quietly with their mother and Aunt Liu.
Jin Xiumei certainly didn't want to tell her husband, son, and daughter about this when she got home, as it would only frighten them. She decided to try to go out less in the future, and if she had to go out, she would have Achang accompany her. Since Old Master Wei had the intention and Zhou Xuan had accepted it, she would just use it.
Seeing that Jin Xiumei was indeed badly frightened, Fu Ying supported her the whole way, holding her hand tightly. She also felt very regretful. Since she had married Zhou Xuan and avoided the Wei Xiaoyu incident, why didn't she forgive Zhou Xuan and instead hold a grudge against him? If it weren't for that, she could have stayed at home with her mother-in-law. If she had been with her, this would not have happened today.
Apart from Jin Xiumei and Aunt Liu, everyone else in the group was blaming themselves. Li Wei was extremely furious, thinking about finding another opportunity to beat Lin Guodong to a pulp.
In fact, none of them knew that the group of Lin Guodong that Fu Yuanshan was escorting had been taken away by Zheng Bing and other plainclothes soldiers on the way, who said that Li Lei had ordered that these people be used.
Because he was acting on Wei Haihe's orders, Fu Yuanshan didn't dare to release the people easily. However, he also knew that the relationship between the Wei and Li families was extraordinary. So he immediately called Wei Haihe to report the situation. Wei Haihe pondered for a moment and then agreed.
Wei Haihe, of course, knew that Li Lei naturally wanted to get revenge, so he immediately called him, signaling, "Don't go too far, leave the man alive for him." Li Lei chuckled and said, "Don't worry, you'll definitely leave him alive. But just tell your local procuratorate to wait for the case to be filed and verified. I'll help you get the details of Lin Yuefeng's embezzlement."
Only Lin Yuefeng, his son Lin Guodong, and their fourteen men were terrified. They had been captured and put into a car by Fu Yuanshan's men, and now they were in the hands of the same group of people who were even more vicious than them. They didn't know where they would be taken next.
Lin Yuefeng's face turned deathly pale, and he quickly said, "I am the director of the Finance Bureau of Guancheng District, a deputy-department-level official. Even if I had broken the law, it would only be possible to arrest someone with the approval of the Municipal Party Committee. You...you have no right to arrest me..."
With a loud "smack," Zheng Bing slapped him hard across the face without any hesitation, shouting, "Behave yourself! What's with all this talk about power? Say another word and I'll shoot you and break your legs!"
Lin Yuefeng was usually aloof and surrounded by beautiful women, money, and flattery. He had never met someone as ruthless as Zheng Bing.
Of course, he had seen him before, but it was his own people. Lin Yuefeng's subordinates did the same thing when dealing with others, but he never dreamed that it would happen to him today.
Lin Yuefeng immediately shut his mouth. He usually appeared virtuous, but in reality, he was a cowardly scoundrel. Zheng Bing slapped him so hard that he dared not speak again and cowered in a corner of the car. His son was being held in another car. He didn't know what was going on with him, but he could guess that his son was probably even worse. At least Lin Yuefeng only received one slap, while his son had already been beaten until his head looked like a pig's.
What made Lin Yuefeng even more uncertain was what Deputy Secretary Liu had said to him. Now that he had no backing or support, Lin Yuefeng was practically an orphan without parents. That was how he felt. But there was also a deeper sense of fear, because Deputy Secretary Liu's words made him uncertain about what he would face next.
Although this group of people all looked fierce and menacing, Lin Yuefeng vaguely guessed that they were not thugs or gangsters, but they didn't seem like police either, because police officers shouldn't have such strong skills. They were practically a group of movie versions of Rambo. They were probably armed police or special forces soldiers. But Lin Yuefeng was also very puzzled. The military and local authorities basically do not interfere with each other. He was a local official, not a military officer. Why would the military come forward to arrest him?
Lin Yuefeng couldn't understand it, nor could he comprehend it, because the power behind Zhou Xuan far exceeded his imagination. He simply couldn't have conceived of it. If he had, he probably wouldn't just be filled with apprehension and fear; he would be paralyzed with terror.
Inside the car, Lin Yuefeng watched as the route the car took became increasingly remote, and his fear intensified. He couldn't help but ask again, "Where...where are you taking us?"
Zheng Bing reached out and slapped Lin Yuefeng again, causing blood to gush from the corner of his mouth. He said coldly, "Don't speak, or I'll beat you to death."
To be honest, although Zheng Bing was very skilled, he wasn't that short-tempered. Today, he was really angry with Lin Yuefeng and his son. After learning the truth, he wanted to beat up Lin Guodong, but he tried his best to restrain himself.
When Zheng Bing met Zhou Xuan, although he had no prior relationship with Zhou Xuan, he knew that some people's character could be understood after just one interaction. In Tengchong, under Li Lei's orders, he protected Zhou Xuan. In just a few days, he understood Zhou Xuan's character and personality, and realized that he was a friend or even a brother with whom one could share a deep bond.
This time, Zhou Xuan's mother was beaten by Lin Guodong. After seeing Lin Guodong and hearing his arrogant words, she knew that this guy was a scoundrel and a second-generation official of the eighth rank. Later, after meeting Lin Guodong's father, Lin Yuefeng, a few words revealed Lin Yuefeng's official scoundrel aura, so she was even more furious. How to deal with him was not up to her, but on the way, she could teach Lin Yuefeng a lesson, which was just a piece of cake.
So whenever Lin Yuefeng spoke, Zheng Bing would immediately slap him hard across the face without saying a word. If he spoke again, he would slap him again, never saying another word. He beat Lin Yuefeng until he dared not speak again or ask anything. Lin Yuefeng was not a tough man to begin with. Let alone torture or anything like that, just a few slaps would terrify him so much that he would probably have to say whatever was asked of him.
Zheng Bing and his group were all in dark-colored Jeeps, but the license plates weren't military plates, so they couldn't be found through checks; these plates were all fake. Later, they encountered military checkpoints along the way, and Lin Yuefeng was startled: they really were from the military.
This greatly surprised Lin Yuefeng, because the scene was still vivid in his mind. Lin Yuefeng heard Fu Yuanshan answer the phone very clearly. The person who gave him the order was Wei Haihe, the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee. This was a person he could not even imagine. He could be said to be the highest leader in Beijing, the boss's boss. If someone wanted to step on him, all they had to do was raise a finger. Maybe they didn't even have to raise a finger. Just having the intention was enough, and someone would do it for them.
But later, Zheng Bing said he would take them back, and Fu Yuanshan reported this to Wei Haihe. Surprisingly, Secretary Wei softened his stance. Anyone who could make Secretary Wei back down, even within the military, must be an absolute high-ranking official. Wei Haihe was the Party Secretary of Beijing, a figure even higher than the Party Secretaries of other provinces. In the military, just how high-ranking was he? Even a pig-brain could imagine.
After passing through several more checkpoints, they arrived at a military camp marked by a sign. Lin Yuefeng was terrified upon seeing it; this was the headquarters of the Weirong Military Region.
This is no ordinary military sub-district command. The commander here is at a level comparable to that of a municipal party secretary like Wei Haihe. Lin Yuefeng was terrified and completely lost his composure. How did he end up here?
Even if officers and soldiers violate discipline, there's no need to come here. What does he amount to? Don't be fooled by his power and influence in the capital. In this place, any low-ranking official would probably be more powerful than him, just like in the municipal government compound.
Seeing that the soldiers on guard were all heavily armed and the defense was tight, Zheng Bing and his group's car could pass through without any obstruction, which indirectly confirmed to Lin Yuefeng that they were indeed from the military region.
Lin Yuefeng recalled what had happened and realized that he hadn't offended anyone in the military. The biggest problem today was the old woman his son had hit. Could she be some kind of relative of the military region's leader?
Lin Yuefeng thought about it more and more and felt that this was possible, because after the incident, one group of people came after another, and the people who came were of increasingly higher status. However, the police friends he had called had inexplicably turned against him, catching him off guard. This was the biggest mistake that put him at a disadvantage today.
Looking back now, Lin Yuefeng suddenly realized that it must have been that way. Otherwise, why would Fu Yuanshan openly turn against him? Fu Yuanshan knew that Lin Yuefeng had powerful connections, but for him to dare to openly break ties with him like this, regardless of the consequences, clearly meant he had an even stronger backer. And then, to secure the warning from his backer, Deputy Secretary Liu, this explained that the people who stood up for the old woman his son had beaten today, whether it was Secretary Wei Haihe or anyone else in the military region, were not people Deputy Secretary Liu could handle.
Deputy Secretary Liu's warning was still ringing in my ears. He was to take the blame alone. If he dragged Deputy Secretary Liu into the mess, he would also die. If he didn't drag Deputy Secretary Liu into the mess, he would still die. But Deputy Secretary Liu said he would take care of his family. The one who was most heartbroken was his only son, Lin Guodong. Now that his son was also involved in today's events, how could Deputy Secretary Liu possibly take care of his family?
Moreover, a large part of his dirty deeds involved money received by his wife and son. Once the facts are revealed, his wife and son will not be able to escape punishment, and the whole family will be in jail. How can he take care of them then?
Lin Yuefeng is a person who is used to a life of luxury and only knows how to enjoy himself. How could he possibly endure hardship?
Zheng Bing and his men parked the car, got out, and each of them dragged the men into a building. They then locked the other men in another place and locked him and his son Lin Guodong in a room.
This room was clearly not a prison cell; all the facilities resembled an office or conference room. Slogans such as "Serving the country and the people, with a rigorous work style" were posted on the walls, and portraits of the founding leaders were displayed directly in front.
Lin Yuefeng and Lin Guodong didn't dare to speak or sit down, just staring at each other blankly. Zheng Bing snorted and then stood aside waiting.
About seven or eight minutes later, Lin Yuefeng and his son heard footsteps. When they reached the door, some people were standing outside, but only one person went into the room.
Volume 1, Chapter 524: Intimidation
Chapter 524 Intimidation
Lin Yuefeng and his son Lin Guodong quickly straightened their posture, their faces showing a cautious and respectful expression.
Zheng Bing saluted the people who entered and announced loudly, "Reporting to the commander, Lin Yuefeng and his son Lin Guodong have arrived."