"Who are you?" A man in a white shirt frowned at the mahjong table. He had a wide face and two sharp eyebrows, appearing like quite a decent person.

"Who I am doesn't matter," Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "Those people have captured a friend of mine."

As he spoke, Lin Chuan pointed at the group playing cards on the coffee table.

Immediately, the dozen men stood up. The leader, a burly man in black thermal underwear, glared at Lin Chuan and said, "Damn, what bullshit are you talking? When did I capture your friend? Don't casually accuse me or I'll smash your mouth."

"It was indeed you who captured him." The motorbike youth stood out without hesitation.

Seeing him, the burly man instantly understood, laughed, and said, "So, you're here for that kid Li Zhongshan?"

"Let him go." Lin Chuan took a calm puff of his cigarette and said, "Otherwise, don't blame us for being unkind."

As Lin Chuan spoke, the burly man waved his hand. The dozen men beside him slowly moved toward the doorway. A sinister smile crept onto Lin Chuan's face. He was completely unafraid of them. However, the motorbike youth was quite frightened and edged closer to Lin Chuan and others.

Soon, the dozen men surrounded Lin Chuan and the others.

The village head in a white shirt laughed, "So, you're here to investigate that matter too?"

"I don't care about any matter." Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "I'm only responsible for bringing Li Zhongshan back. As for what Li Zhongshan is investigating, it has nothing to do with me."

"You!" The village head frowned.

Lin Chuan spoke, "Are you letting him go or not?"

"Kid, stop dreaming," the leader snorted, "Want us to release him, no chance. You came to us today on your own, not our problem. If you know what's good for you, kneel down and surrender, otherwise, don't blame us for being nasty."

Lu Dapao casually pulled out a knife, sneering coldly, "Damn, being arrogant in front of me, don't you all want to survive?"

The leader sneered, "Bros, don't let any of them go. Today, show our true selves before the leader."

The sound of chaos ensued...

The dozen men charged all at once.

Lu Dapao rushed out. Lin Chuan, however, remained motionless, standing there as the cigarette in his hand burned a third of the way through. As a few people dashed toward Lin Chuan, he flicked his cigarette. The ember hit one of their eyes, and he immediately covered his eyes.

Lin Chuan moved swiftly; his left foot pushed off, and his right foot kicked fiercely into the man's chest.

Bang...

A muffled sound echoed, followed by several crisp crackles as the man's ribs broke instantly. Moreover, he flew backward, hitting two of his companions, and finally fell onto the mahjong table.

At this moment, the village head cursed angrily, "Damn, you ruined my set! "

The leader quickly recognized Lin Chuan's prowess, gritted his teeth, and grabbed a folding chair to smash it at Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan dodged the attack, grabbing the man's wrist with one hand. The burly man tried to forcefully break free from Lin Chuan's grip but quickly realized his error—the force wasn't enough to free himself, instead Lin Chuan's grip only tightened, bringing sharp pain to his wrist.

"Hiss..."

The burly man took a deep breath and turned his left hand from a fist to a palm, striking at Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan slightly tilted his head, and his elbow crashed into the man's neck fiercely. The man wanted to retreat, but his right arm was held tightly by Lin Chuan.

Gush...

With one strike, the man immediately spat blood. The blow to his neck nearly damaged his vocal cords and blood splattered out.

Thump...

Lin Chuan tossed him aside with borrowed force, the man hit the wall with tremendous momentum, displacing his internal organs. He clutched his throat in agony, another hand holding his stomach, groaning in pain, screaming continuously.

Lu Dapao was equally fierce.

Despite there being over ten burly men, they couldn't withstand the brutal beating; within the time of a cigarette, they were subdued. All of the dozen men lay on the ground, while a few remaining leaders huddled by the mahjong table.

Lin Chuan slowly walked toward the leader, grabbed his hair, and lifted him straight off the ground.

"Ah, ah... it hurts!" The man screamed.

"Where is Li Zhongshan?" Lin Chuan demanded sharply.

"In... in the village government office," the man hurriedly replied.

Bang...

Lin Chuan swung his fist towards the other party's face, and said in a reproachful tone, "You bunch of rascals, relying on some people's power to bully the common people, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

The burly man fainted on the spot, and as for whether he heard Lin Chuan's words or not, Lin Chuan didn't bother to think about it.

Lin Chuan didn't even look at the leaders of the township government, he just turned around and left.

A group of people came down from the third floor and drove back to the township government.

After entering the township government, they searched room by room and finally found Li Zhongshan in the security office. Li Zhongshan was handcuffed to a chair by the other party, unable to move. His phone was also taken away, leaving him no way to call the police and forced to wait for the rescue of the motorcycle man.

"Director Li!" The motorcycle man rushed in excitedly and said, "I've brought reinforcements for you."

"Lin Chuan?!" Li Zhongshan was overjoyed immediately, saying, "Great, great, so you managed to find Lin Chuan."

"Heh heh..." The motorcycle man chuckled.

"Li Zhongshan, come back with us," Lin Chuan said, "Go back and explain the situation clearly to Secretary Tang."

"Yes!" Li Zhongshan nodded quickly.

Lu Dapao used a knife to cut the chair apart and then took Li Zhongshan away.

When they returned to the City Committee, the sky was getting dark. After receiving the call, Tang Yumeng immediately returned to the City Committee and listened to Li Zhongshan's related investigation work. Upon learning that this was indeed the case, she was furious and immediately called the City's Procuratorate, ordering them to investigate the matter immediately. The City Disciplinary Committee and the Procuratorate, upon learning of the situation, reacted decisively.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, a group of people hurried to the township government and Wuluo Village, firstly conducting evidence collection, and then directly heading to the homes to arrest people. The township chief and several deputy secretaries were arrested at home, and when arrested, each of them had a very calm expression, as if they already knew this day would come.

The news quickly spread.

The matter quickly spread across more than a dozen natural villages in Hengshan Town. The township chief was arrested, and several deputy secretaries were also captured. After investigation, tens of thousands of New Year money were divided among the township leaders, squandered on food, drink, whoring, and gambling. Half of it was spent in just a few days.

Tang Yumeng was so infuriated by this news that her face turned green.

A small Hengshan Town had actually rotted from top to bottom; these bastards are completely unfit to be officials.

"To what extent has this corruption reached?" she said through gritted teeth, "It's infuriating, infuriating. Even the money that has been distributed into the hands of the people can be embezzled, at what point has their corruption reached?!"

It's hard to imagine, the subsidies for those good farmlands, the state subsidies for farmers, and the disaster relief funds of the past. It's really hard to ensure that those officials haven't extorted and profited from these funds.

"Sister, don't be angry." Lin Chuan consoled, "Such things happen quite normally; not only in our country but abroad as well. Besides, since it happened, it should serve as a serious warning, and such occurrences should be severely criticized. It's essential to make an example."

"Yes!" Tang Yumeng nodded, "Indeed, there should be a severe punishment. To curb such incidents from happening, heavy penalties should be imposed."

"Right." Lin Chuan nodded, "But what do you plan to do?"

"First, let the Disciplinary Committee review it." Tang Yumeng said sternly, "Once the evidence materials are fully prepared, transfer them to the judiciary to formally file a lawsuit, and do not show any leniency. It seems after the New Year, I need to launch a thorough clean-up action, closely examine the main leaders of various towns and departments, and remove the black sheep."

"Okay." Lin Chuan was immediately delighted upon hearing this.

This time, Tang Yumeng was determined to clean up all of Jiangbei City, and she also planned to fight corruption to the end.

Just when Lin Chuan and Tang Yumeng were chatting in the office, there was a knock on the office door.

Tang Yumeng was startled and said, "The second day of the Lunar New Year, who would come looking for me?"

"You'll know once you open the door." Lin Chuan laughed.

Tang Yumeng hurriedly got up to open the door, surprisingly finding her loyal subordinates, the director of the Education Bureau, and the head of the Land Bureau. The two walked in awkwardly. Tang Yumeng looked at the two suspiciously and asked, "Why did you suddenly come here, aren't you celebrating New Year at home?"

"Secretary Tang, it's impossible to celebrate this New Year." The two said helplessly.

"What happened?" Tang Yumeng asked curiously.

"We came to find you to... to ask for a favor." The leader of the Land Bureau said with a wry smile.

"Just say it, let me see if I can help." Tang Yumeng ushered them to the sofa to sit down.

The two glanced at Lin Chuan, a bit embarrassed. Tang Yumeng smiled and said, "Go ahead, Lin Chuan is one of us. There's nothing you can't say."

"Then I'll say it." The leader of the Land Bureau smiled and then sighed, "That nephew really let me down, doing such things, I truly apologize to Secretary Tang."

"Go on, what happened?" Tang Yumeng frowned, she feared this kind of thing the most. As soon as something happened down below, they would come to seek her pity. If she didn't help, it would seem unreasonable, but if she helped, it would violate her principles.

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