Inside the car, Ye Jun, his face ashen, glanced sideways at the words "Lucky Road Police Station" on the gate of the police station.
This is the place.
Ye Jun pushed open the car door and got out, slamming the door shut behind him. He then walked toward the small door that was open to the side of the police station.
Inside the duty room, the police officer who had been sleeping on the bench wrapped in his coat with the lights off jumped up and quickly turned on the lights when he heard the screeching of brakes and the roar of the engine outside. Then, through the car window, he saw a man over 1.85 meters tall, with a buzz cut, wearing a black jacket and leather boots, walk in with a gloomy expression.
The on-duty police officer immediately pushed open the door and went out to block the way:
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Ye Jun stopped, frowned, and asked, "Do you have a man named Chen Chaojiang here?"
"No, you've come to the wrong place. This is the police station."
Ye Jun ignored the police officer but didn't go any further inside. Instead, he took out his phone and dialed:
"Chen Chaojiang, are you at the Xingyun Road Police Station?"
Inside the police station, Chen Chaojiang paused slightly, holding his phone, and said, "Yes."
Ye Jun hung up the phone, gritting his teeth in annoyance. He said to the police officer, "Chen Chaojiang is inside." Only now did Ye Jun realize that he had probably made a wasted trip. Who was Chen Chaojiang? What good could come of him being at the police station in the middle of the night? The possibility of Ye Wan being with him was practically zero.
"You mean the guy we arrested tonight?" the officer on duty asked.
"Hmm." Ye Jun nodded, which further confirmed his guess. He even had an urge to turn around and leave immediately.
"Who are you to him?"
"friend."
"Wait a minute." The officer on duty returned inside, picked up the phone, and dialed a number: "Instructor, there's someone at the door who says he's a friend of the kid we arrested tonight. Should we let him in?"
After hanging up, the officer on duty came out and said, "Come inside with me."
As they spoke, the officers walked inside.
Ye Jun hesitated for a moment, then followed him inside.
Upon entering the first floor of the office building, the police officer led Ye Jun to the left and then south. Footsteps came from the north, and Zhang Zhiqiang, the instructor of the police station, approached, saying, "Are you Chen Chaojiang's friend? He is suspected of violent intimidation and also damaged the victim's car..."
Ye Jun didn't say anything and followed them straight into the southernmost room.
Zhang Zhiqiang felt that tonight was truly unlucky. The station chief and other officers could all rest, but he couldn't. There was no way around it; this guy named Chen Chaojiang had offended Deputy Director Mu's son. Although Deputy Director Mu hadn't personally intervened, they had to handle this matter even without his intervention, right? Back at the Second Traffic Police Brigade, Deputy Director Mu's son, Mu Ming, had already declared that they would definitely arrest that guy named Chen Chaojiang.
They've caught him, but what's next?
After roughly understanding what happened tonight, Zhang Zhiqiang knew that Mu Ming was the one who caused the trouble, and the fault lay with him. However, he was worried about offending Deputy Director Mu, so after arresting Chen Chaojiang, he could only make an excuse to ask Chen Chaojiang to compensate for the damage to the vehicle; he couldn't bring himself to say anything else.
The two officers under his command had considered beating Mu Shao up first, regardless of the consequences, to vent his anger.
Zhang Zhiqiang did not give permission. Instead of interrogating Chen Chaojiang, he personally spoke with him in the room, hoping that Chen Chaojiang would pay some money to settle the matter. He also implied that Chen Chaojiang, as an outsider, should not act arrogantly, as that young master was a very influential figure in this area.
The reason Zhang Zhiqiang was so cautious was because he felt that since someone had died, this matter would definitely escalate. He knew all too well the impact those seemingly incompetent students could have if they really stirred things up. Not to mention, how many powerful and influential people had fallen from grace in the past two years due to public outrage sparked by incidents exposed online?
Unexpectedly, after saying what he needed to say, this out-of-towner actually made a phone call. The person on the other end of the line was extremely arrogant. Judging from his tone, he didn't take him, the instructor of the police station, seriously at all, or rather, he didn't take the entire police station seriously.
Well, I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight. On one end is the boss, and on the other end might be a tyrant...
Well, that's fast, Chen Chaojiang's friend arrived as soon as he said he would.
Inside the room, Chen Chaojiang sat against the wall in a chair with a cold expression. Next to a desk, two police officers were smoking and chatting in hushed tones, occasionally glancing at Chen Chaojiang with cold smiles.
Hearing the door being pushed open, the two police officers stood up, greeted the instructor, and then looked at Ye Jun with a puzzled expression.
Chen Chaojiang didn't care who came. He was holding his phone with his head down, trying to figure out what Ye Jun meant by making that phone call earlier.
"Chen Chaojiang".
Upon entering the room, Ye Jun completely ignored everyone else, coldly staring at Chen Chaojiang and calling out to him.
"Hmm?" Chen Chaojiang raised his head, looked at Ye Jun, a hint of doubt flashing in his long, cold eyes before returning to normal. He said, "Hello."
Where is Ye Wan?
“I told you, she’s in the capital.”
"Where in the capital are you? And with whom?"
Chen Chaojiang disliked Ye Jun's aggressive tone, but since Ye Jun was Ye Wan's brother, Chen Chaojiang narrowed his eyes and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I just found out she arrived in the capital."
Ye Jun narrowed his eyes, a slight smirk playing on his lips, and turned to Zhang Zhiqiang, saying, "Hello, I'd like to speak with Chen Chaojiang alone, is that convenient?"
Zhang Zhiqiang frowned. Before he could reply, the on-duty police officer who had come with him shouted angrily, "Who are you? This is a police station!"
Ye Jun ignored the police officer. After thinking for a moment, he took out an ID from his pocket, opened it with one hand, and showed it to Zhang Zhiqiang, saying, "Don't worry, it won't affect your work. I just need to talk to him about some personal matters. It will only take a few minutes."
Looking at the bright red stamp and the few lines of alarming small print on the ID, Zhang Zhiqiang felt his throat go dry. Although he could still refuse, after all, the man in front of him was only a major in the army, and from the Jiangnan military region at that, bound by military discipline regulations. He wouldn't dare to act recklessly, would he?
However, after thinking it over, Zhang Zhiqiang nodded and said, "Okay." Then he waved to the other three officers to go out first.
Chen Chaojiang sneered inwardly. Those with power and influence really can run rampant wherever they go.
...
On the Jingming Expressway, Xu Zhengyang drove very fast, still pondering what to do after arriving in Anping City. He couldn't very well just use the ghost messengers to lull the police at the police station into a false sense of security and then walk out with Chen Chaojiang, could he? That would make them look like a typical suspect who had escaped from the police station, a classic case of protesting too much.
Just then, Wang Yonggan's message popped up in his mind: "Sir, a really tough guy has come to the police station to cause trouble for Chen Chaojiang..."
Who is it?
"I don't know, sir. This isn't our territory. I can't handle it. Besides, this guy exudes a strong masculine aura. I don't dare to get close to him."
Xu Zhengyang's heart sank. He cursed inwardly for neglecting this matter. He had only focused on sending Wang Yonggan to protect him. Besides monitoring, Wang Yonggan couldn't do anything else! Xu Zhengyang became anxious and stepped on the gas pedal even harder.
Now he doesn't even make phone calls anymore; calling Chen Chaojiang is useless.
“My lord,” Wang Yonggan said again, “both that person and Chen Chaojiang mentioned the same person.”
"who?"
"Ye Wan".
"Did you say anything else?"
When asked where Ye Wan was, Chen Chaojiang only said that he was in the capital and said nothing else.
"I see."
Xu Zhengyang was even more puzzled. Could it be that the Ye family had found Chen Chaojiang because Ye Wan had run away from home? But that didn't make sense either; how did they know Chen Chaojiang was in Anping City?
...
Inside the Lucky Road Police Station.
Ye Jun sat down behind his desk with an air of authority, placed his hands on the table, and said firmly, "Chen Chaojiang, from now on, you must not have any contact with Wan'er. Can you do that?"
"It depends on Ye Wan's attitude," Chen Chaojiang said coldly. "I won't force anyone, especially not on matters of the heart."
"Chen Chaojiang, you should know your place, or you might lose your life."
"If you weren't Ye Wan's brother, I wouldn't even listen to what you're saying." Chen Chaojiang's narrow eyes grew even colder.
Ye Jun grinned, as if he had heard a ridiculous joke. He stood up, walked slowly to Chen Chaojiang, and suddenly threw a punch at Chen Chaojiang with great speed.
Bang--!
Chen Chaojiang withdrew his pale fist, his knuckles red and protruding.
Ye Jun's hand was also pulled back due to the retort. He was slightly taken aback, then smiled contemptuously, "I've heard of you. Your kung fu is not bad, is that right?"
"fine."
Ye Jun's face turned cold, and just as he was about to make a move, his cell phone rang inside the room.
"You're strong, but not necessarily a match for me. I don't want to fight you because you're Ye Wan's brother," Chen Chaojiang said coldly, then took out his phone and answered the call.
"Zhengyang".
"Who's looking for you?" Xu Zhengyang finally couldn't help but call Chen Chaojiang.
"Ye Wan's older brother."
"Oh." Although Xu Zhengyang was puzzled as to how Ye Wan's brother had found Chen Chaojiang by such a coincidence, he didn't ask. He simply asked, "He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
"Um."
"You should tone it down a bit, kid. After all, he seems to be your brother-in-law."
"I know." Chen Chaojiang's cold tone carried a hint of doubt. "What if he makes a move?"
Xu Zhengyang choked for a moment and said, "I won't suffer any losses, nor will I benefit from any advantages."
"good."
After hanging up, Chen Chaojiang looked up at Ye Jun and said, "Ye Wan is in Beijing, with Li Bingjie."
Ye Jun was stunned, then nodded, turned and walked out, saying, "Young man, life is precious. Don't take it lightly. If we weren't at the police station today, I would have taken your life just because of what you said..."
"You are no match for me," Chen Chaojiang said coldly.
Ye Jun walked to the door, stopped, turned his head and looked at him with disdain as if he were a fool, and said: "You are very confident, but it seems that apart from being able to fight, you don't have a brain? Idiot, let me remind you, you are not qualified to fight me. There are many ways for a person to die."
Chen Chaojiang's pale hands clenched tightly.
...
Wang Yonggan relayed every word of their conversation to Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang dialed Chen Chaojiang's cell phone again:
"Then give me your brother-in-law's phone number."
Chen Chaojiang was stunned for a moment, then told Xu Zhengyang the number that had been displayed when he called.
Xu Zhengyang hung up after listening, then dialed Ye Jun's number. After about ten seconds, the call was answered.
Who is it?
"I am Xu Zhengyang."
Ye Jun paused, then said, "I don't know you." He was about to hang up, though he had certainly heard of Xu Zhengyang—the country bumpkin who'd climbed the social ladder by marrying into the Li family. But a very serious, slow, and deep voice came from the phone: "Don't push your luck, understand?"
"What? Is the Li family's son-in-law going to bully others by taking advantage of his power?" Ye Jun suddenly found it amusing and couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark with a hint of mockery.
"How can you be so insensible?" Xu Zhengyang scolded him angrily, then hung up.
Ye Jun was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He slammed his phone shut in anger. What kind of person dared to speak to him like that? Since Old Master Li passed away, the Li family is no longer the same! Besides, you, a new son-in-law of the Li family, really think you're something special?