Lin Yifan had power and connections, and there was nothing he could do about Lin Yifan; but it was different with these troublesome citizens, so he would listen carefully to what the Town Chief Chen said.

From a distance, seeing this scene, Zhao Dabing, who was hidden and watching the excitement along with the disciplinary and prosecutor's office personnel, could no longer sit still and immediately stood up to intervene.

"Stop!"

Daring to oppress the common people so brazenly under broad daylight and in front of so many people, such a town chief and station head deserved to be punished accordingly.

The sudden shout of halt shattered the original tranquility.

Everyone turned to look this way, observing the situation.

The relatives of the missing persons, who were angry and sorrowful in front of the cave, also drew their attention here. They had initially intended to fight the police who had captured them to the death, but now it seemed unnecessary.

Because they saw a group of uniformed officials walking towards them. They believed these officials were here to help them, intended to punish those lawless and arrogant officials in Qingshi Town.

However, they couldn't make hasty judgments until the last moment, in case these officials were on the town chief's side. What then?

The town chief and Station Head Zheng, seeing a large group of uniformed colleagues arriving, felt uneasy. They believed they were here to arrest them.

At that moment, Station Head Zheng curiously asked, "Town Chief Chen, do you recognize these people?"

"I don't," Town Chief Chen replied.

"Then we should run!" suggested Station Head Zheng.

Now, they could still escape amidst the chaos. If they were caught, they would have no chance at all.

"What are you afraid of? If they had evidence, they would have arrested us already instead of waiting until now. If you run away now, isn't that confessing guilt? Stay calm, as long as we insist on our innocence, there will be no trouble," Town Chief Chen quietly responded.

Having been a town chief for so many years, he was experienced and knew how to deal with sudden inspections from higher authorities.

Station Head Zheng thought it over and felt that Town Chief Chen made sense; if they ran now, wouldn't it clearly indicate their guilt? So he gritted his teeth and decided to stay with his colleagues to face the interrogation from the upper-level leaders.

The crowd blocking the road stepped aside, allowing this group of senior officials to reach the scene to handle this clear case of power abuse.

After a while, Town Chief Chen, leading the town's officials, along with Station Head Zheng and others, stepped forward to greet the sudden visit from the higher officials.

However, just as they were about to start flattering, they were stunned by a stern and indifferent command from Zhao Dabing.

"Arrest all these men!"

"Yes, Team Leader!"

The police following Zhao Dabing immediately moved forward to seize Station Head Zheng and Town Chief Chen and their group, not giving them any chance to resist.

Town Chief Chen and Station Head Zheng were bewildered and didn't know what was happening, so they demanded, "Who are you guys? Why are you arresting us?"

"You are suspected of harboring criminals, abusing your power, and corruption, and have been lawfully arrested by our police force. Here are your arrest warrants!"

Zhao Dabing presented the arrest warrants held in his hand, clearly showing them to Station Head Zheng and Town Chief Chen; meanwhile, the disciplinary and prosecutor's office personnel also presented relevant proofs, ensuring that Town Chief Chen and Station Head Zheng understood everything clearly.

Seeing these arrest warrants, Director Zheng and Town Chief Chen both broke down, never expecting that despite all the bad things they had done in their lives, they would still end up like this.

It really confirmed the saying, "Justice may be delayed, but not denied."

"It's all your fault!"

At this moment, Director Zheng utterly despised Town Chief Chen. If it hadn't been for Chen's insistence that he keep his ground, he would have run away long ago, and he wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state.

Town Chief Chen was also rather innocent. He hadn't expected that the police, discipline inspection, and prosecutorial authorities would arrest them without any warning, totally catching him off-guard.

Only after seeing Town Chief Chen and Director Zheng being arrested did the people of Qingshi Town truly come to a realization; it turned out that these people were all corrupt.

Everyone knew that Director Zheng was bad, but they were surprised to find that Town Chief Chen and his group were also corrupt. That was unexpected because they had never seen them commit any overtly bad acts-- at most, they had just fooled and misled them a bit.

There must be a reason for these arrests. The police wouldn't have apprehended them otherwise. Therefore, it was time for their ignorant minds to awaken; what they called the Mountain God was nothing but a demon closely related to the interests of Town Chief Chen and his group.

"I'm utterly shocked. The town chief we loved turns out to be a criminal. Speechless!"

"Why has this happened? Our highly respected town chief, why has he turned into a prisoner?"

"Praising the Mountain God day and night, deifying it—it seems there's a scandal! There must be some connection of interests with this demonic Mountain God."

...

The buzz of discussion erupted everywhere, and everyone was taken by surprise by this unexpected turn of events.

On the other side, the gang from Zheng's family saw that Second Uncle Zheng Hui had been arrested, and they started to flee.

Seeing this, Zhao Dabing boldly speculated that the people in panic on the hillside were members of the largest gang in Qingshi Town.

He immediately said to the people around him, "Folks, quickly catch those who are trying to escape. We need to take them back for interrogation."

The people of Qingshi Town knew well who these fleeing figures were, so they quickly formed a net and captured all the fleeing "fish," then handed them over to Zhao Dabing and his team.

"Police comrades! You've finally come! We've been waiting so anxiously for you that we almost fell ill," exclaimed the people of Qingshi Town, overwhelmed with emotion.

After waiting for so long, they had finally brought the just police to their town. This time, the injustice they had suffered could finally be avenged and made right.

Hearing this, Zhao Dabing and his teammates felt a deep sting in their hearts. How helpless must one feel to utter such words?

Calming himself, Zhao Dabing responded righteously, "The people of Qingshi Town, rest assured! Our government will definitely bring you justice."

"That's good! That's very comforting," the people of Qingshi Town were greatly relieved.

Just as everyone thought that this incident was coming to an end, Lin Yifan walked out of the cave and called to Zhao Dabing.

"Brother Zhao! Wait! I have something to tell you!"

When the people of Qingshi Town heard Lin Yifan greeting the lead officer, they were all shocked. They hadn't expected these two to know each other.

Now, they concluded in their hearts that these police and the higher authorities were all summoned by Lin Yifan. It seemed that Lin Yifan really did have connections with high-ranking officials, and their Qingshi Town was saved.

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