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

Tian Guolong was taken away on the spot by the county discipline inspection commission and handed over to the staff of the municipal discipline inspection commission when they arrived.

The officials involved—one deputy division-level official, three section-level officials, and five deputy section-level officials—were all dragged out of their beds and taken to the disciplinary committee for investigation.

The police bureau involved Song Youming, two deputy captains of the criminal investigation team, and Li Zhi, the former deputy captain of the public security management team who has already been arrested and detained.

The news spread throughout the county town early the next morning. At the headquarters of Chengshi Entertainment Group, not a single person was present; they had scattered like birds and beasts.

Zhang Xiangdong gave the order to seal off the county town and arrest Fu Cheng, the leader of a criminal gang.

With the downfall of Chengshi Entertainment Group, everyone turned against it, and a constant stream of whistleblower reports were sent to the county discipline inspection commission. The public security bureau also became bustling, with long lines of people reporting the crimes.

Fu Cheng took Lauder and hid in an unfinished building.

The two were in a sorry state. They never expected that Chengshi Entertainment Group, which had assets worth one billion, would collapse overnight.

Lauder said dejectedly, "President Fu, I said before that these pieces of evidence should not be kept, but Brother Biao insists that they are their leverage and can easily control these officials."

This is a double-edged sword; in the hands of the police, it's our death knell.

Fu Cheng sighed, "Chen Shi is my nemesis. I can't get better wherever he is."

What's the point of saying all this now? My cousin has been placed under investigation by the Party's disciplinary body and taken to the municipal discipline inspection commission for questioning. Our biggest backer has fallen.

Lauder asked, "What should we do next? The county town is under lockdown, and we can't get out at all. If we stay here, the police will find us sooner or later. We might as well turn ourselves in and reduce our punishment."

Fu Cheng shook his head: "If you and I turn ourselves in, even if our crimes are reduced, we'll still be sentenced to death and executed immediately. We both have lives on our hands."

We haven't reached the end of our rope yet. Calling Li Kun might help us.

"Why should Li Kunyi save us?"

"Chengshi Entertainment Group has no businesses involved in organized crime, so the government can't take them away. They're worth two or three hundred million yuan. If we use these legitimate businesses to get Li Kun to save our lives, I think he'll be tempted."

Lauder asked, "Should we call Li Kunyi?"

"We can't call him. We should go find him directly. If we call him, it will easily expose our location. The police might arrive before Li Kunyi does."

After disguising themselves, the two left the unfinished building and went to Li Kunyi's private villa.

Fu Cheng shouted, "Call him!"

Lauder took out his phone and called Li Kun.

After a while, Li Kunyi's voice came: "At a time like this, instead of running for your life, why are you calling me?"

Fu Cheng snatched the phone: "Mr. Li, this is Fu Cheng. I have a business deal I'd like to discuss with you. We're right outside your private villa."

"You still want to do business with me? Don't be ridiculous. You're in dire straits right now, barely able to save yourself. With your meager assets, the government will take them away."

"The government will take away the businesses involved in organized crime, but it can't take away the businesses that aren't involved in organized crime. As long as you can get us out of the city, these legal businesses are all yours."

"Your legitimate properties are worth very little; I don't even consider them a threat. What time is it now? Anyone who wants your properties is asking for trouble."

Before Fu Cheng could say anything more, Li Kunyi had already hung up the phone.

Fu Cheng cursed, "You're a fucking bastard! I saved your life!"

Lauder looked dejected: "President Fu, what should we do?"

"You ask me what to do? Who am I supposed to ask?"

The two were plunged into despair; they had money but nowhere to spend it, and no one wanted it.

After Li Kun hung up the phone, he called Lei Heng.

"Director Lei, it's me. Fu Cheng called me earlier. He's at my private villa and wants me to escort him out of the city, but he refused. Do you want to send someone over to arrest them? That would be a great achievement."

Upon hearing this, Lei Heng became interested: "Keep him calm and call him to your private villa. I'll send someone over right away."

After hanging up the phone, Li Kun called Fu Cheng.

"Fu Cheng, I've thought about it. We can talk. Come to my villa."

Fu Cheng's eyes lit up: "Okay, we're coming right now."

After hanging up the phone, Fu Cheng's face lit up with joy; he had found hope for survival.

Lauder grabbed Fu Cheng's arm: "President Fu, there's something wrong here. When we called earlier, Li Kunyi refused outright, but now he's changed his attitude. I'm afraid this is a trap he set up with the police."

Behind Li Kunyi is Lei Heng, who is not in cahoots with Zhang Xiangdong. Chen Shi arrested Brother Biao last night and found evidence of his crimes, which can be described as a great achievement.

Lei Heng wouldn't let this opportunity to make a name for himself slip by; capturing the two of us would be a major achievement.

Fu Cheng thought it made sense: "Let's hide first and go in an hour later. If Li Kun tells Lei Heng, he'll definitely send the police over immediately."

The two hid, and less than half an hour later, a police car arrived and stopped in front of Li Kun's private villa. The officer in charge was Zhang Feng, the captain of the criminal investigation team.

Upon seeing this, Fu Cheng angrily cursed Li Kunyi, saying he was a complete scoundrel who not only refused to help but also called the police to arrest him.

Lauder grabbed Fu Cheng and ran: "Mr. Fu, stop cursing. Save your energy. The police will definitely set up a cordon around the area once they realize we haven't been fooled. If we don't leave now, they'll catch us."

Fu Cheng gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Even if I get caught, I won't let Lei Heng's people get away with it."

The two then fled back to the unfinished building.

The Public Security Management Brigade received a tip that someone had spotted Fu Cheng.

Chen Shi, along with Liu Feng and Wang Tao, and several auxiliary police officers, rushed to the place where Fu Cheng was found.

The area was an open space, and there was an unfinished building not far away. After searching around, footprints were found leading to the unfinished building.

Chen Shi led his men and quickly arrived at the unfinished building.

When Lauder saw the police arrive, Chen Shi was leading them. Chen Shi looked up and saw Lauder as well.

Chen Shi shouted through a megaphone: "Fu Cheng, Lao Derang, you are surrounded. Come out and surrender. I'll give you a chance."

Lauder walked up to Fu Cheng and said, "Mr. Fu, we have no hope of escaping. Let's go down and turn ourselves in. When the police come up, we'll inevitably get a beating."

Fu Cheng sighed like a stray dog: "Biaozi, that scourge, should have been eliminated long ago. I was too soft-hearted. Those who achieve great things must be ruthless, even to their own family."

"I never imagined that Chengshi Entertainment Group, which I had painstakingly built up over a decade, would come to a complete end overnight."

"Mr. Fu, stop sighing. The police will be here soon. I'll go turn myself in first."

Lauder shouted to Chen Shi, "Don't come up, we'll come down and turn ourselves in."

"Get down here right now, you have one minute," Chen Shi shouted.

Lauder ran down quickly, and Fu Cheng alternated between laughing and crying.

"What's so scary about death? Everyone has to die. No one can live forever. I'll go down there first and wait for you. In another hundred years, everything in this world will be buried with me."

Just as Lauder reached the door, Fu Cheng leaped forward, getting ahead of him, and his brains splattered all over the ground.

Lauder was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.