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Xiao Chen took the walkie-talkie, quickly recited Luo Fei's name and ID number, and requested the command center to urgently verify the authenticity through internal channels and inquire about the relevant circumstances.

The voice of the duty officer confirming came through the walkie-talkie.

The restaurant was silent while waiting for a reply.

Sun Dahu and his gang were completely dumbfounded.

The thugs' intuition told them that they might have really messed up this time!

Sun Dahu's face turned ashen, and his calves began to cramp.

Zhang Zhigang and Zhao Zixuan were dumbfounded, staring at Luo Fei and then at the two identification documents in the policeman's hand, their minds blank.

Is the third brother a soldier? Or a major?

The amount of information was too much for them to process all at once!

The hotel's general manager stood by, wiping away cold sweat, unsure whether to be relieved that things might not escalate further or to worry about getting involved in more complicated matters.

Time passed second by second.

Finally, the walkie-talkie crackled with a hissing sound, followed by the somewhat strange voice of the duty officer.

"Identity has been preliminarily verified. Documents are authentic and valid. The other party belongs to a special department. Instructions from higher authorities: secure the scene, control the personnel involved, and await the arrival of relevant department personnel to take over. Repeat, await the arrival of relevant department personnel."

Special department?

Li Jiewei felt a chill run down his spine.

He gave Luo Fei, who was standing still, a deep look before putting away his sidearm.

Then, he turned to Sun Dahu and his gang, whose faces were ashen, and his eyes instantly sharpened.

"You! Everyone! Put down what you're holding! Squat down against the wall! Hands behind your heads!"

His voice was stern, carrying an unquestionable authority.

Sun Dahu shuddered, and the wine bottle in his hand fell to the ground.

His men behind him also threw away their bottles, ashtrays, and knives, and obediently squatted down by the wall as instructed.

The situation reversed within minutes of Luo Fei pulling out his ID.

Not much time had passed.

From the street outside the hotel, the sound of dense and urgent police sirens could be heard from afar.

Soon, the sound of many hurried footsteps came from the stairwell.

The first to rush forward were reinforcements from nearby police stations and branch offices, followed closely by a fully armed special police squad.

The SWAT team members were fully armed and acted swiftly, controlling all entrances and exits of the restaurant and quickly spreading out to form a perimeter.

The SWAT team leader had already learned the basic situation through the command center.

His sharp gaze swept across the entire room, and at Li Jiewei's signal, he focused on Sun Dahu and his gang, who were squatting against the wall with deathly pale faces.

"Cuff them all! Take them away!"

Police officers immediately stepped forward and handcuffed Sun Dahu and his men to their wrists.

The clanging sound of metal hitting metal sounded like a death knell to Sun Dahu at that moment.

He struggled to lift his head, his eyes filled with despair and a final plea, looking at the captain, then at Li Jiewei, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something.

"Officer, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, we just drank too much."

"Stop talking nonsense! We'll talk about it at the station!" The police officer grabbed him without any politeness.

Sun Dahu's body went limp, and he was practically dragged along.

He knew he was completely finished.

It's not just this conflict today.

The demolition work he and his men did was inherently unethical.

Threats, intimidation, cutting off water and electricity, smashing windows in the middle of the night, and even occasional physical altercations resulting in injury or disability—they used every means at their disposal to meet their targets and get paid.

Previously, relying on the company's connections and the fact that they made offerings to certain individuals, coupled with the fact that the demolition industry itself is prone to blurring the lines, nothing major had ever happened.

But today, the situation escalated to a standoff with guns drawn, alarming the special police, and there may even be more mysterious "relevant departments" involved...

Faced with this kind of situation, his so-called connections would probably be the first thing he does to distance himself, or even kick someone when they're down.

In particular, the project they just celebrated its completion involved using special methods to force out the last few "holdouts".

Once these things are thoroughly investigated...

Sun Dahu's vision went black, and his legs went completely limp. He was practically dragged downstairs by two police officers.

His once arrogant and domineering wife was now completely terrified. She was politely "invited" up by a policewoman and, along with the troublesome little boy, was taken away from the scene to assist with the investigation.

The little boy seemed to finally realize he had done something terrible and burst into tears.

The woman, ignoring her son, turned pale and allowed the police to take her away.

In stark contrast to the despair and collapse of Sun Dahu and his gang, Luo Fei remained calm.

The captain walked up to Luo Fei, his attitude becoming much more serious.

"Comrade Luo Fei, thank you for your cooperation. We need to review the hotel's surveillance footage to reconstruct the entire incident."

Luo Fei nodded: "Of course."

The hotel general manager, finally seeing an opportunity to shine, quickly stepped forward, wiping his sweat, and said, "The monitoring room is on the second floor! I'll take you there right away! The whole thing is recorded!"

Soon, everyone moved to the hotel's surveillance room.

We retrieved surveillance footage from multiple angles of the third-floor buffet restaurant.

The footage clearly recorded the entire incident:

Xiao Hu was deliberately tripped, and the sauce spilled onto the woman's pants.

The woman flew into a rage and first raised her hand to hit Xiao Hu, but Wang Xue slapped her back into her seat.

Then, the woman got up again and kicked Xiao Hu hard with her high heels, but was stopped by a plate thrown by Luo Fei hitting her calf.

Then, Sun Dahu led a large group of his men, armed with bottles and folding knives, into the room, forming an encirclement and threatening formation.

When the other side was clearly armed and outnumbered, Luo Fei pulled out his pistol as a warning and confronted them.

Throughout the entire process, it is clear to the party at fault that Luo Fei did not initiate any attack, did not point his gun at unrelated individuals after drawing it, and cooperated with the police after they arrived.

After watching the surveillance footage, the last trace of doubt in the minds of the SWAT team leader and Li Jiewei and others was dispelled.

The facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive.

"We understand the situation," the captain said to Luo Fei. "However, according to procedure, we still need you to come back to the branch office with us to give a detailed statement. Of course, given your special status, we will..."

Before he could finish speaking, a slight commotion arose at the entrance to the monitoring room.

Several middle-aged men wearing dark jackets, whose demeanor was distinctly different from that of the police officers on site, walked in.

The leader had an ordinary face. His gaze swept across the room and finally landed on Luo Fei.

He showed his identification.

"Director of the Operations Division of the Lin'an Municipal State Security Bureau, my surname is Zheng. Comrade Luo Fei, hello. Director Zhou has already informed us."

Luo Fei shook hands with him: "Director Zheng, thank you for your help."

Director Zheng nodded and turned to the team leader: "Team Leader Wang, we've taken over the situation here. We'll accompany Comrade Luo Fei back to the branch office to complete his statement and the subsequent report. As for any other issues that the other party involved may be involved in, we'll trouble you to conduct a thorough investigation in accordance with the law."

Captain Wang, having clearly received the instructions, immediately nodded: "Understood! Don't worry, Director Zheng, we will fully cooperate and investigate thoroughly!"

Director Zheng then turned to Luo Fei, his tone softening slightly: "Comrade Luo Fei, shall we go to the bureau now? Or do you need to make some arrangements first...?"

Director Zheng looked toward Luo Fei's side.