After Mad Dragon was released from prison, I shocked the world!

The atmosphere inside the private room was tense.

Xue Minghui collapsed to the ground, her thumb, from which the bionic finger cap had been torn off, trembled slightly, and the remaining white poison powder on it was particularly glaring to everyone.

"Speak! Who ordered you to do this?!"

It's unclear who shouted first, but everyone else followed suit and started questioning them.

"Xue Minghui, you've served Old Master Li for so many years, and he's treated you well. Why are you repaying kindness with enmity?"

"Do you have accomplices? This kind of specially made poison and finger cots couldn't have been obtained by you alone!"

These angry officials, eager to prove their loyalty to Elder Li, were all filled with righteous indignation, wishing they could rush up and devour Xue Minghui alive.

Just then, a sinister gaze suddenly fell upon Yan Song, who was standing behind Elder Li.

"Captain Yan, you're Old Master Li's personal bodyguard. You were standing right next to him when Xue Minghui poisoned him. Didn't you notice anything at all?"

The speaker was a section chief from the provincial government office. "Or... are you her accomplice? Deliberately covering for her?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Yan Song.

A hint of surprise flashed across Yan Song's resolute face. He had been by Li Lao's side for longer than Xue Minghui, and now being suspected of being a traitor was worse than death for him.

"I don't!"

Yan Song clenched his fists, enduring the humiliation, and said, "I am utterly loyal to Elder Li, and have absolutely no disloyalty!"

"You can know a person's face but not their heart..."

The section chief said sarcastically, "When Mr. Lin exposed Xue Minghui just now, you were the first one to rush up and try to attack."

"If Old Li hadn't stopped you, you might have already killed him to cover your tracks!"

"you!"

Yan Song was speechless with anger, yet he was unable to defend himself.

He did indeed lay a hand on Lin Li just now, but under those circumstances, any bodyguard would have mistaken Lin Li for the attacker. Now, however, that action seems to be his biggest point of suspicion.

"Alright, stop biting people."

Lin Li tossed the bionic finger cot onto the table and said calmly, "Captain Yan couldn't possibly be an accomplice."

Everyone was stunned, not expecting that Lin Li, who had almost gotten into a fight with Yan Song just now, would stand up for him at this moment.

"Mr. Lin, what do you mean by this?"

The section chief frowned and said, "He almost killed you just now."

"It is precisely because he killed me that he is proven innocent."

Lin Li had no intention of letting them falsely accuse others, and calmly said, "As a bodyguard, my primary duty is to protect my employer."

"In that chaotic situation, my behavior was indeed strange. He judged me to be a threat and quickly subdued me, which was the most professional response."

"If he really was an accomplice, he could have created chaos or distracted Mr. Li when Xue Minghui was poisoning him, instead of standing there like a wooden stake."

Lin Li glanced at the officials and said coldly, "Moreover, he has worked with Xue Minghui for many years. If he were an accomplice, when Xue Minghui wanted to 'prove her innocence with her death,' he could have easily gone along with it and let her die, leaving no evidence against her."

Yan Song looked at Lin Li, his tightly clenched fist slowly loosening, his eyes slightly reddening.

He never expected that, at a time when everyone doubted him, it would be his former "enemy" who gave him the greatest trust and respect.

"Thanks……"

Yan Song's lips moved, and he silently uttered two words.

The section chief was speechless after Lin Li's retort and could only retreat with a sheepish look on his face.

But the next second, someone turned their attention to the fat director who had been targeting Lin Li.

"And what about Director Jin? He's been targeting you from the very beginning, even obstructing you when you requested a body search and threatening to call the police to arrest people! This is clearly an attempt to cover for Xue Minghui's escape!"

"Yes! Director Jin definitely has a problem!"

Director Jin, caught off guard by the gun pointed at him, cried out in a panic, "I'm innocent! Old Li! I'm innocent!"

He never expected things to develop this way. "I really didn't know Xue Minghui would poison me!"

"My targeting of that kid... oh no, of Mr. Lin, was purely because he doesn't know the rules, and I was afraid he might offend you!"

"I think you're hiding something!"

Someone shouted sternly.

In situations like this, if you can pull others down, your own people will have a chance to fill the vacant positions.

Old Jin never expected that his colleagues, who used to call him brother, would now avoid him like the plague, fearing any association with him.

"He shouldn't be an accomplice either."

Lin Li glanced at Old Jin, who looked utterly despair, and said jokingly, "Although this Director Jin is a bit arrogant, not very perceptive, and not very bright, to say that he was an accomplice in the assassination of Old Li is to give him too much credit."

Old Jin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked at Lin Li with gratitude.

Even if I get called stupid, I'd be willing to be called a dog as long as I can clear my name!

Lin Li shrugged and laughed, "A bureaucrat who only knows how to flatter his superiors and bully his subordinates wouldn't dare to get involved in something that could get him shot."

Old Jin felt a mix of emotions.

He had humiliated Lin Li before, but Lin Li repaid evil with kindness and helped him when he was in despair.

"Mr. Lin... thank you, thank you so much..."

A witch hunt targeting "accomplices" vanished with just a few words from Lin Li.

Li Zhongliang watched all this quietly, his admiration growing stronger.

Lin Li is not only highly skilled in martial arts and medicine, but his magnanimity is also truly admirable.

"Minghui..."

Li Zhongliang sighed deeply. Even though he had experienced many major events in his life, he still felt a sense of sorrow. "You've been with me for thirteen years, haven't you?"

Xue Minghui trembled, her forehead hitting the floor heavily: "Old Li... I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry..."

"I won't ask who ordered you to do it. Given your personality, you would never do something like this unless someone had your Achilles' heel."

Li Zhongliang shook his head and said with certainty, "Your accomplices are not here."

"Yes...yes..."

Xue Minghui wept uncontrollably, but she never revealed who was behind it all. She just kept kowtowing, saying, "I am guilty... I deserve to die..."

"Take him away."

Li Zhongliang waved his hand, not wanting to see her again: "Hand her over to the relevant departments and follow the procedures."

"yes!"

Immediately, someone came in, grabbed Xue Minghui, and dragged her out.

The private room returned to silence, and the waiter cautiously cleaned up the mess on the floor and replaced the dishes with hot ones.

"Come, everyone, please sit down."

Li Zhongliang composed himself and smiled again, "Don't let her spoil everyone's mood. We still have to eat this meal."

The group exchanged glances and could only sit down, but no one dared to make a sound, and the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive.