"Chen Fei, they... they left?" Zhao Le and Zhang Long came over as they watched Director Zhu lead Yang Yuancheng, Bald Eagle, and the others away. Zhang Long, in particular, was stunned.

At the same time, Zhao Le couldn't help but shoot Chen Fei a strange look. She knew who Zhu Qianye was, having seen him once by chance. It was hard to imagine that the dignified Director of the City Public Security Bureau was actually on Chen Fei's side.

Thinking it over, she began to vaguely understand why Chen Fei had been so confident and sure of himself earlier. So that's how it is. After all, even if that Yang Yuancheng is the son of the city's Head of the Organization Department, we now have the Director of the City Public Security Bureau on our side, someone of equal rank. As long as we are in the right, there's no way we can lose.

"Yeah, they're gone. If they had stayed any longer, things would have really blown up," Chen Fei said with a grin.

Zhang Long couldn't help but ask, "Afei, what about them...?"

"Don't worry," Chen Fei said, patting his shoulder firmly to reassure him. "Director Zhu will investigate this matter thoroughly tonight. He won't spare a single bad person, nor will he wrongly accuse a single good one."

Hearing this, Zhang Long was visibly stunned, a strange light flickering in his eyes. Then, as if a great weight had been lifted, he burst out laughing. "Damn it, I've had more than enough of being falsely accused! It feels so damn good to see that little brat get hauled off to the Public Security Bureau! What a relief!"

"You're right, it is a relief. Chen Fei, thank you so much for tonight. If it hadn't been for you..." Zhao Le chimed in, but being more thoughtful, she made sure her thanks were directed clearly at Chen Fei.

"Alright, alright, Art Commissioner Zhao." Chen Fei waved his hand with a smile. "A simple 'thank you' won't cut it. The least you can do is treat me to a meal to reward my efforts."

"No problem! How about us brothers go for a good drink tonight?" Zhang Long immediately suggested.

The next moment, however, a soft white hand smacked him on the head. Zhao Le said irritably, "Are you a pig? We just left the restaurant! I'm stuffed, and you want to eat again?" She was simply speechless.

"Ah, uh, my mistake, my mistake..." Zhang Long mumbled, awkwardly scratching his head as he remembered they had just finished eating.

"Hahaha, you really are a single-minded blockhead. Let's call it a night. I still have some things to take care of. We can do the meal another time. I'll be in Northern Mountain for a while, so just give me a call anytime," Chen Fei said with a laugh before his tone grew slightly more serious.

"Alright then, go handle your business. Be careful," Zhao Le and Zhang Long said, nodding in understanding.

They knew, of course, what Chen Fei needed to handle. Their opponent was the son of the city's Head of the Organization Department and had an uncle who was a deputy governor. The background was terrifyingly powerful from their perspective. Therefore, even for a Chen Fei who had changed so dramatically and was now standing on the side of justice, he would still need to make extensive preparations.

Otherwise, the situation would be too unreal. Could he really be on a level above the Head of the Organization Department, and even a deputy governor? How is that possible? To us, that's absolutely impossible!

「...」

Meanwhile, inside a police car, the Director of the City Public Security Bureau, Zhu Qianye, was in the same vehicle as Yang Yuancheng.

"Uncle Zhu, I... I... I..." In the car, Young Master Yang Yuancheng was shockingly in handcuffs, an experience he had never had before. Combined with everything that had just happened, he was so terrified he could have wet himself. He desperately tried to ask for help from his father's friend, Zhu Qianye.

However, Zhu Qianye merely gave him a detached glance and remained silent for a long moment before finally sighing. "Fine. I'll give you ten seconds to make a call. Remember, you only have ten seconds."

"Ten... ten seconds?" Yang Yuancheng's face went even paler. He never expected things to go this far.

Ten seconds? What can I possibly say in ten seconds? My father is the Head of the City's Organization Department, the same rank as him!

"If you don't want it, then forget it," Zhu Qianye said emotionlessly. He wouldn't have offered these ten seconds at all if not for a few factors. There was the young man's father, Yang Bin, and their decent relationship. Then there was Yang Bin's wife's backing: Deputy Governor Xiao Nanyun and the Xiao Family.

After all, in my opinion, not even Xiao Nanyun, the most outstanding member of the Xiao Family Sideline of Jiangnan Province, is necessarily more formidable than Mr. Chen. That special department is full of non-humans! On top of that, he's a hall-level official in his twenties. Just thinking about it is enough to make my scalp tingle. A normal person could never reach such a level, right?

"I want it! I want it! Uncle Zhu, I want to call my dad!" Yang Yuancheng cried out, his voice trembling. Are you kidding me? Ten seconds it is, then. If I don't even get these ten seconds, I'll have no chance to call for help at all. How can I let that happen?

"Mm." Zhu Qianye took the phone from Yang Yuancheng's pocket, found 'Dad' in the contacts, dialed the number, and held the phone to his ear.

"Remember, you have ten seconds. Not a single second more," Zhu Qianye said coldly.

"Yes, yes... Hello? Dad, it's me, Yuancheng! I'm in huge trouble! Uncle Zhu is taking me to the City Public Security Bureau right now. I think my sister knows the guy... I only have ten seconds, you have to save me, Dad! Save me...!" Yang Yuancheng nodded frantically. The moment he heard his father's voice, he unleashed a desperate, rapid-fire torrent of words until Zhu Qianye hung up the phone.

Time was up.

"Alright, I've done the only thing I could, and the only thing I dared, to do for you. Now shut your mouth. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what I'll do to you," Zhu Qianye said flatly, stuffing the phone back into Yang Yuancheng's pocket.

Yang Yuancheng couldn't help but shudder. "Uncle Zhu, is it really that serious? Who is that kid? Is his status so great that he won't even give face to my dad or my uncle?" He was truly starting to feel scared.

Who was Zhu Qianye? He was the Director of the City Public Security Bureau, a major figure on the municipal committee, on the same level as his father, Yang Bin. He never imagined that a man like that would utter such words of defeat and submission in front of someone of his own junior generation.

The only thing he could do, the only thing he dared to do... Is that kid's background really so terrifying that even Zhu Qianye is afraid of him? How is that possible?

"You don't think this is serious?" Zhu Qianye swept a glance over him, his voice indifferent. "Believe it or not, with a single word, he could probably have me booted from my position immediately. So, what do you think? Is it serious?"

"HISS!" Yang Yuancheng sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, his entire body frozen in shock. A chilling dread shot up his spine, and his lips turned white and began to tremble.

Just one sentence, and he could get the mighty Director of the City Public Security Bureau fired? This... who the hell... who the hell *is* he?!

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