Lv Yan clearly didn't believe it, and she rushed into Li Jiangping's office.

Early in the morning, Li Jiangping was lying in his office chair, legs propped on the desk. A cigarette was dangling from his mouth as he pondered. Recently, several groups of people had come to talk to him. Since he was promoted to the head of Huai Mountain South Road police station by the City Committee's Organization Department a week ago, several squadron leaders had been eagerly trying to impress him in hopes that he would take care of them and consider them for the deputy head position. This put him in quite a difficult situation.

He had three candidates in mind for the deputy head position.

However, in terms of qualifications, Old Zhang was the most senior and oldest, but he did not give Li Jiangping the respect unlike Chen Jianjun who always followed his lead. Though Chen Jianjun was deferential, the guy was just in his early thirties, clearly still too immature for the job, especially compared to Old Zhang who was over fifty.

Suddenly, Lv Yan walked in from outside.

"Oh my, why are you here?" Li Jiangping was so startled he almost fell off his chair.

"How could I not come?" Lv Yan glanced at Li Jiangping. She was wearing high heels and had a butt pad stuffed inside her pants, making her buttocks look very full and perky. Since her last silicone injection, she had been contemplating getting her buttocks done as well. Lv Yan noticed Li Jiangping's lecherous eyes scanning her body and couldn't help but sneer slightly. Lv Yan said with a smile, "I heard Song Xiaojia was awarded a first-class merit?"

"Yes, it's an honor for our station," Li Jiangping laughed.

"Why her, that cheap girl?" Lv Yan was clearly displeased. Song Xiaojia hadn't really offended her in any way; it was just that the girl was prettier and younger than her, and rumored to be the beauty of the Jiangbei City police force. Women are always jealous and hateful towards those prettier than themselves, almost more than they hate their enemies.

"Oh, what's wrong with Song Xiaojia?" Li Jiangping became anxious: "After all, this honor belongs to our station too, right? As the head of the station, I need some achievements. Besides, a strong leadership means no weak soldiers. So, don't be angry or jealous."

"Are… are you in love with that vixen?" Lv Yan bit her lip.

"Oh my, darling, how could I like her?" Li Jiangping hurried over and embraced Lv Yan, saying, "I don't even have enough time to care for you, let alone like her."

"Hmph!" Lv Yan snorted.

Tear…

Suddenly, Li Jiangping ripped open Lv Yan's uniform, exposing her impressive bust right in front of him.

"You!" Lv Yan hurriedly covered her chest.

"Oh, don't cover them, let me have a good look..." Li Jiangping's eyes turned red, and he buried his face into her chest, saying, "To die beneath a pomegranate skirt, what a way to go, haha... Baby, let's meet up tonight!"

"Go to hell." Lv Yan snorted lightly, saying, "Unless Lin Chuan is gone, don't even think about touching me."

Lv Yan immediately zipped up her coat.

"Oh dear, we can't touch that kid right now," Li Jiangping said with a wry smile. "He's got dirt on us; we'd be dead if we touched him."

"You promised me that once you became the head, you would get rid of him." Lv Yan clenched her teeth and said.

"That…" Li Jiangping looked helpless.

Lv Yan walked out angrily, and Li Jiangping watched her retreating figure with a bitter smile on his face. This woman was indeed a bewitching tormentor. Lv Yan had her own methods, but Li Jiangping was not her ultimate target; she aimed for higher roles and figures. Those were her real goals. Li Jiangping was nothing in comparison.

.........

These past few days, Lin Chuan had been on edge, fearing that the people from the Northwestern Wolves might return. For this reason, he even ordered Zhou Kai and others to strengthen their defenses, and to report immediately if any suspicious individuals approached Changlin Factory.

However, for several days, Changlin Factory remained very quiet. Lin Chuan felt uneasy.

"Am I overthinking this?" Lin Chuan questioned himself.

Perhaps, the Northwestern Wolves no longer dared to come back. He and Zhao Zhonghai had taught them a severe lesson, and if they dared to return, they would surely end up dead without a place for burial. With this thought, Lin Chuan finally relaxed a bit.

After a few days off for New Year's holiday, Lin Chuan returned to work at the City Committee.

As soon as he arrived at the City Committee, Xiao Xue immediately called him into the office.

Tang Yumeng had been unable to get through to Lin Chuan's phone over the past few days, which made her very anxious. She didn't know what he had been up to; she had wanted to go shopping with Lin Chuan during the holiday, but he had seemingly disappeared. On the first day back at work, Tang Yumeng specifically asked Xiao Xue and, finding out that Lin Chuan had arrived, immediately summoned him.

Chewing on a cigarette, Lin Chuan swaggered into Tang Yumeng's office.

"Secretary Tang, you wanted to see me?" Lin Chuan smiled.

"Where have you been these past few days?" Tang Yumeng asked coldly.

"I didn't do anything!" Lin Chuan was stunned and said, "Wasn't I just lying at home?"

"Really?" Tang Yumeng asked with a smile, "Then why couldn't I get through to you on the phone?"

Lin Chuan, stunned, replied, "Is that so?"

After saying this, Lin Chuan hurriedly fished out his brick phone from his pocket. It was one of the early Nokia models, naturally robust and sturdy. However, upon taking it out, he saw a bullet hole right through the phone with a dark puncture mark.

Hisss...

Lin Chuan was taken aback.

"A bullet hole?!" Tang Yumeng exclaimed, her expression changing drastically as she asked urgently, "What happened?"

"I..." Lin Chuan was dumbfounded, trying hard to concoct a story, but after racking his brains, he realized he was at a loss.

Tang Yumeng's gaze grew steadily serious, becoming utterly solemn, "Don't try to deceive me in all sorts of ways."

"Sis, I..." Lin Chuan gave a helpless smile, "I confess, I confess..."

"Speak up." Tang Yumeng's brows furrowed.

Lin Chuan had no choice but to honestly spill everything about the jewelry store robbery that happened a few days ago. After hearing it, Tang Yumeng was somewhat overwhelmed, her eyes wide open and mouth agape, shocked that the case solved by the Provincial Committee Public Security Department yesterday had been instigated by Lin Chuan.

"You... you're insane!" Tang Yumeng said in astonishment, "Do you know who those people are? They are utterly ruthless bandits. Aren't you scared at all?"

"At that moment, there was no room for fear," Lin Chuan said with a bitter smile.

"Are you hurt?" Tang Yumeng panicked, hurriedly ripping open Lin Chuan's clothes, frantically searching his body.

"Sis, you can't take advantage of me," Lin Chuan quickly covered his chest.

"You rascal." Tang Yumeng glared at Lin Chuan and angrily said: "You're worried about me taking advantage? I think you wish I would!"

After saying this, Tang Yumeng forcibly stripped off Lin Chuan's shirt, seeing his bare upper body for the first time. As she tore open his shirt, she felt her cheeks burning hot, unbearably so. Yet, when she saw the dense scars across Lin Chuan's body, Tang Yumeng was shocked.

On his chest, there were several prominent scars like centipedes climbing across, along with bullet holes and numerous small wounds. The sight of a single wound on an ordinary person would be horrifying, yet Lin Chuan's body bore so many, stirring panic in Tang Yumeng.

"What... what is all this?" Tang Yumeng stared at Lin Chuan in horror, asking, "Are you... are you acting out a murder scene?"

"Sis, did I scare you?" Lin Chuan quickly buttoned up his shirt and said, "I was a soldier before; these are wounds from training and missions. Don't worry, there's nothing serious from the other day. The guys from the northwest are fierce, but can they really top me?"

"You jerk." Tang Yumeng was still somewhat petrified, Lin Chuan's gruesome wounds had frightened her heart into skipping beats. She gritted her teeth and said, "Since you caught those criminals, why did Song Xiaojia take all the credit?"

"We never thought about stealing any credit; we just wanted to rescue the child," Lin Chuan smiled.

"You stinker." Tang Yumeng glared at Lin Chuan and said, "If you dare to be so reckless next time, see how I deal with you. Leave such things to the police. If a policeman dies, there are state subsidies and hero titles. If you die, there's nothing."

"Yes, yes." Lin Chuan nodded.

Though Tang Yumeng's words were harsh, they made sense. However, as a citizen, it's our duty to assist the police.

Tang Yumeng still hadn't fully recovered even as Lin Chuan left. Her mind was filled with the images of the myriad wounds on Lin Chuan's body. How often must one execute missions to end up with so many injuries? Tang Yumeng could nearly envision Lin Chuan fighting, and the thought of such an adept person getting injured showed just how formidable the situation and opponents had been. It was something Tang Yumeng dared not contemplate further.

Once the New Year's holiday passed, the festive atmosphere grew thicker.

The Changlin Community did not become despondent due to the demolitions in December; the resilience of the ordinary people was strong. They quickly forgot about the demolitions and threw themselves into welcoming the upcoming new year. Everywhere was filled with joy and celebrations, with Liu Dehua's New Year greetings playing in every street and alley.

Walking on the street, there were red couplets hanging everywhere, Chinese knots in red, and various red toys, fireworks...

That day, Zhou Kai, dressed neatly and trimly.

"Brother Chuan, lend me your car, will you?" Zhou Kai grinned.

"You're all dressed up like a personable fellow, what's the occasion?" Lin Chuan asked.

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