The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

When Fu Biao learned that Chen Shi had rejected Fu Cheng's invitation, he flew into a rage and roared, "Breaking one of his legs isn't enough, break both of them! Let him know what happens when you offend Chengshi Entertainment Group!"

Lao Derang said worriedly from the side, "Brother Biao, Boss Fu told us to be patient. Once Tian Xian is promoted, there will be plenty of opportunities to mess with him and make him wish he were dead."

"Damn it, I can't stand it. This shameless bastard dares to refuse Big Brother's invitation. He's the first one in Chunyang County to do so. He has to be taught a painful lesson."

"Brother Biao, we can teach him a lesson, but we can't use our own people; we have to find them from other places."

Chen Shi is Liu Youguang's man, so we can't make too much of a scene. A broken leg is fine, a few broken ribs will do, just enough to teach him a lesson.

"No, the leg must be broken."

"It's not good if things get out of hand. If Liu Youguang finds out, he might turn on us. We don't have the strength to confront Liu Youguang head-on. We'll stop when we've made our move. If you insist on breaking Chen Shi's leg, I'll have to report to President Fu."

Fu Biao cursed, "You son of a bitch, if you tattle on me again, believe me, I'll break your legs first."

"Even if I break my leg, I have to report to General Manager Fu. This is a major matter and cannot affect General Manager Fu's overall plan for Hetian County."

Fu Biao took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and his henchman quickly stepped forward and lit it for him.

Fu Biao took a deep drag on his cigarette: "Do as you say. Find someone from out of town to break at least three of his ribs. If he breaks one less, I'll break yours as compensation."

Lauder wiped the sweat from his brow and hurried off to make the arrangements.

After a busy week, Chen Shi had a clear understanding of the affairs of the Public Security Management Brigade. It was time to prepare to start his work and submit a pledge of loyalty to Liu Youguang and Zhang Xiangdong.

The phone rang. Chen Shi picked it up and saw it was an unfamiliar number, but he answered it anyway.

"Feed"

"Hey, Captain Chen, this is Hu Santai. Are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you for a couple of drinks at Xiaoyuan Renjia, just the two of us."

Chen Shi thought for a moment and realized that he couldn't afford to offend Hu Santai, as he had a powerful figure at the deputy director level behind him.

"Okay, I'll come over after get off work."

"I'll send a car to pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shi organized the documents.

After get off work, he had just stepped out of the office building when a Toyota Crown stopped at the entrance. Seeing Chen Shi come out, the driver jogged up to him.

"Team Leader Chen, I'm the driver sent by General Manager Hu to pick you up." The driver quickly opened the car door, and Chen Shi got in.

This Hu Santai can just send any car into the police station; he's got real power.

The driver was very skilled. When they arrived at the courtyard, the driver parked the car, got out quickly, opened the door, and Chen Shi stepped out.

Hu Santai came out with a big smile: "Captain Chen, please come in."

Chen Shi stepped forward and shook hands with Hu Santai: "Boss Hu, please."

The two entered the private room, where food had already been laid out, filling the table to the brim.

Hu Santai asked Chen Shi to sit in the main seat, and Chen Shi did not refuse and sat down.

The waiter next to them opened the wine bottle and poured wine for the two of them.

Hu Santai waved to the waiter to leave, and said with a big smile, "Captain Chen, congratulations on your promotion, I'd like to toast you."

Chen Shi raised his glass: "Boss Hu, we've known each other for a long time, we're old friends."

"They must be old friends," the two smiled at each other and drank it all in one gulp.

The two ate and chatted, and after a satisfying meal, it was time to get down to business.

Hu Santai took a card out of his pocket and placed it in front of Chen Shi.

"Captain Chen, this is the Heaven on Earth Gold VIP Card. With this card, you can do whatever you want inside, all for free."

Chen Shi looked at the gold card. Whether or not to accept it was a question. If he accepted it, he would be obligated to take care of Heaven and Earth.

If he didn't accept it, he would be offending Hu Santai, and since he had just taken office, he couldn't afford to offend people everywhere.

Throughout history, there's only one rule for being an official: recruit some and punish others. If you punish everyone, your position is insecure, and you might end up with your head severed from your body, a miserable end.

Chen Shi looked at Hu Santai: "I've been to Heaven on Earth quite a few times before. I'd like to get a VIP card. Here, how much is this card? I'll give it to you."

Hu Santai, a seasoned veteran, instantly understood Chen Shi's meaning and smiled, saying, "Two hundred."

Chen Shi took out two hundred from his pocket and handed it to Hu Santai.

Hu Santai carefully put the money away, and Chen Shi put the VIP card in his pocket, working together seamlessly.

The two chatted for a while, and it was almost nine o'clock before they parted ways.

The driver who took Chen Shi back was the same one who had picked him up earlier.

Chen Shi returned home, washed up, and went to bed.

The next day, I went for a run at Longhu Park again.

When he arrived at Longhu Park, he saw a bread truck without license plates and five or six tattooed men standing next to it, holding wooden sticks.

One of them pointed at Chen Shi, who suddenly felt something was wrong. These people were coming for him, so he turned and ran.

Five or six men, waving wooden sticks, chased after Chen Shi.

It's too early, there aren't many people around yet. My habit of running has made me a target.

Chen Shi sped towards the police station, with the people behind him giving chase.

After running a short distance, Wang Tao, Liu Feng, Li Li, and Wang Haiyang ran towards Chen Shi.

Wang Tao called out, "Team Leader Chen!"

Upon seeing the four men, Chen Shi stopped and looked at the five or six men who had caught up: "Catch them, don't let them get away."

Wang Tao and his three companions rushed forward quickly; they were all energetic young men with explosive power.

Chen Shi stretched his limbs and then rushed forward.

Five well-trained police officers easily took down five or six thugs.

Seeing that Chen Shi and his group were chasing after them, they were so frightened that they ran away immediately.

Chen Shi quickly caught up with one of them, delivered a flying kick to his waist, swiftly moved forward, snatched the wooden stick from his hand, and with a few more kicks, the thug was no longer able to resist.

Wang Tao and his three companions quickly subdued several thugs wielding wooden sticks and brought the man before Chen Shi.

Chen Shi took a deep breath. Who was trying to harm him?

Wang Tao asked, "Captain Chen, are you alright?"

"It's alright, it happened suddenly, you did a great job."

Liu Feng then asked, "One got away. Should we chase after them?"

"Send him to report the news. Don't chase after them. Take these five people to the Public Security Management Brigade. I want to interrogate them myself."

Wang Tao and his three companions, along with five thugs, returned to the police station.

Chen Shi never expected that someone would dare to target him. Who could this person be, and who had he offended recently?

One thing is certain: it wasn't someone from the government. Nobody would be stupid enough to hire a few thugs to beat them up.

He couldn't have done this without suffering a stroke a few years ago.

They're either political enemies or outsiders.

The county town is very small. Using the process of elimination, I just had dinner with Hu Santai last night, so it definitely can't be him.

It's even more impossible that it's Yikun Group; I haven't even contacted anyone from them yet.

Only one remained: Chengshi Entertainment Group. Lauder offered him money, but was kicked out. Afterwards, Fu Cheng invited him to dinner, but he refused.

For this reason, to hire thugs to beat him up? That's ridiculous. Fu Cheng, the boss of such a big company, wouldn't be that stupid.

There's something wrong here. If it's not Chengshi Entertainment Group, then who is it?

Chen Shi was filled with questions.