Handong: Sha Li wants political achievements? I'll shut down the entire province.

The air in the compound of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau was filled with a bone-chilling cold.

Dozens of fully armed police officers, carrying riot shields, completely blocked the office building.

In the lobby, Zhao Donglai was sweating profusely, and two buttons on his police uniform were ripped open.

He was holding a document in his hand, blocking Tian Guofu and Team Leader Qi's way, refusing to move aside no matter what.

"Secretary Tian, ​​you're putting too much pressure on me!"

Zhao Donglai slammed the "Self-Defense Disclaimer" in his hand so hard that his voice became hoarse.

"Lingxiao Security not only has a legal self-defense authorization letter, but also a complete set of surveillance videos. This is legitimate self-defense!"

Tian Guofu was wearing a gray-black Zhongshan suit and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.

He sneered, his triangular eyes revealing undisguised malice.

"Director Zhao, have you been living a life of peace and quiet for too long these past few years that you can't even tell the difference between good and bad people anymore?"

Tian Guofu slammed his withered fingers heavily on the table.

"Five hundred veterans, all in uniform and carrying riot gear, crippled three hundred people in one night!"

He suddenly raised his voice, spitting everywhere.

"You call this self-defense? This is a typical case of an armed gang with organized crime characteristics!"

"Yan Qingfeng is openly challenging the government's law enforcement authority; we must strike swiftly and eradicate him completely!"

Team Leader Qi stood to the side, his hands behind his back, displaying the airs of a high-ranking official from the capital.

"Secretary Tian is right. This kind of evil force must not be tolerated."

He glanced at Zhao Donglai, his tone revealing contempt and disdain.

"Director Zhao doesn't dare to arrest him, so our joint investigation team and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection will go to take him away personally! Get in the car immediately, destination: Lingxiao Manor!"

Zhao Donglai gritted his teeth, jumping up and down in anxiety.

He knew perfectly well that Tian Guofu, that old fox, didn't care about being involved in organized crime at all.

He wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, to take advantage of the chaos to bring Shen Pojun back for trial, and then to take a piece of Yan Qingfeng's flesh.

"Secretary Tian, ​​Elder Qi! We can't act rashly about this!"

Zhao Donglai wanted to persuade him again, but the armed police outside the door had already lined up, their boots making a splashing sound as they stepped on the puddles.

"boom--"

Just as the armed police were about to board the vehicle, a loud engine roar came from outside the gate.

A luxurious, custom-built bus braked suddenly and came to a complete stop in front of the city police station.

The vehicle body completely blocked the exit of the armed police troop transport truck, so much so that not even a mouse could squeeze out.

"What are you doing! Move the car!"

The armed police captain leading the team frowned, strode forward, and reprimanded them.

The bus doors slid open to both sides with a "whoosh".

A pair of long, slender legs, clad in ten-centimeter red-soled high heels, stepped off the car first.

Lin Yubing was dressed in a burgundy haute couture business suit and was holding a black leather briefcase in her hand.

She pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, her peach blossom eyes flashing with a cold, sharp light.

Then, a truly astonishing scene unfolded.

Fifty top lawyers, dressed in suits and with slicked-back hair, filed out of the bus.

Everyone carried a uniform briefcase, and their steps were perfectly synchronized.

This group of legal elites, earning the highest hourly wage in the province, exudes an aura of superiority that overwhelms everyone else.

Lin Yubing, leading the core elite of this "hundred-person lawyer team," completely ignored the armed police at the door.

She strode confidently into the city bureau lobby with light, crisp steps.

"Secretary Tian, ​​Team Leader Qi, why are you so angry so early in the morning?"

Lin Yubing smiled professionally, his voice as cold as if he were tapping an ice cube.

Tian Guofu's face instantly darkened, and he stared at her coldly.

"Attorney Lin, are you trying to violently resist the law by bringing so many people to surround the police station?"

"Resist the law? You must be joking."

Lin Yubing chuckled softly and snapped her fingers gracefully.

The four lawyers behind him immediately stepped forward and quickly set up a high-definition mini projector.

Thirty split-screen surveillance cameras instantly lit up on the white wall.

"Distinguished leaders, please look carefully. We are here to present a banner and supplementary evidence."

Lin Yubing picked up the laser pointer and pointed it at Wang Daoba, who was wielding a machete on the screen.

"These thugs broke into our private park armed with controlled knives."

She moved the light spot and landed it on the riot control fork in the hand of a Lingxiao security guard.

"Our security guards use only non-lethal defensive equipment that meets national standards, and their movements are standardized."

Lin Yubing turned around and stared intently at Tian Guofu's pale old face.

"Subduing 300 rioters with zero casualties is called an act of heroism. If you insist on classifying it as organized crime, is that legally permissible?"

Tian Guofu's eyes twitched violently as he gritted his teeth and endured the pain.

"Excessive self-defense, affray! The court can decide the verdict, but Shen Pojun must come with me today!"

He was clearly determined to use this as an excuse to make trouble, and he wouldn't reason with Lin Yubing at all.

"Secretary Tian has quite the airs of an official."

Lin Yubing sighed and casually tossed the laser pointer to his assistant.

"Since you insist on investigating the protectors of organized crime, I actually have something here that I'm sure you'll be interested in."

She slowly unzipped her briefcase and took out a thick copy of an account book.

With a loud "smack," it was slammed heavily onto the table in front of Tian Guofu.

"Last night, President Shen casually interrogated Wang Daoba. The kid is spineless and spilled a secret ledger."

Lin Yubing tapped her index finger, painted with nail polish, twice on the ledger.

"It is clearly recorded here that for the past three years, Wang Daoba has been paying a fixed 'consulting fee' of 300,000 yuan every month."

Tian Guofu was stunned for a moment, and a sense of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart.

"And the recipient of this illicit money..."

Lin Yubing took a half step closer, her red lips parted slightly, and her voice boomed like thunder in the hall.

"His name is Tian Xiaolong. If I'm not mistaken, this is your most beloved nephew, Secretary Tian, ​​isn't he?"

Dead silence.

The vast lobby of the municipal bureau instantly fell into a deathly silence.

All eyes turned to Tian Guofu's old face.

"You...you're spouting nonsense!"

Tian Guofu's eyes instantly became bloodshot, and his finger pointing at Lin Yubing trembled like a leaf in the wind.

"This is slander! This is fabricated evidence!"

Lin Yubing wasn't buying it at all. Instead, she pulled out a voice recorder and pressed play.

The recording pen played Wang Daoba's pitiful screams as he was beaten.

"I'll confess! I'll confess everything! I'll give Tian Xiaolong all the shares in those KTVs in Nancheng!"

"He took a note from his uncle, so even the city management officers and the anti-prostitution squad don't dare to check us!"

The evidence is irrefutable, and every word is piercing.

Tian Guofu felt a sudden dizziness, and his head was buzzing.

He wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work, but the hilt of the knife got so hot it burned right through him!

"Well……"

Tian Guofu's legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the cold marble floor like a puppet whose tendons had been removed.

"Secretary Tian!" The discipline inspection officer next to him was so frightened that he rushed to help him up, but was pushed away by him.

Team Leader Qi, standing to the side, was dumbfounded, and a layer of white sweat broke out on his back.

This old guy was shrewd all his life, yet he was completely outmaneuvered in public by a female lawyer holding a tattered ledger.

People in officialdom can change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book.

Team Leader Qi abruptly took two steps back, distancing himself from He Tian Guofu as if avoiding a plague.

He cleared his throat, and his expression instantly became righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Well, Tian Guofu, I really misjudged you!"

Team Leader Qi slammed his fist on the table and pointed at Tian Guofu, who was sprawled on the ground, cursing loudly.

"You actually condoned your family members acting as protectors of organized crime; you're a disgrace to our team!"

He turned to look at Zhao Donglai and gave the order in a righteous and stern tone.

"Director Zhao, immediately take Tian Guofu into custody and hand him over to the relevant departments for a thorough investigation! The investigation team will absolutely not tolerate this kind of 'insider'!"

Zhao Donglai watched this ridiculous scene of dogs fighting, sneered inwardly, but nodded repeatedly on the surface.

Looking at Team Leader Qi's ugly, opportunistic behavior, Lin Yubing's mockery became even more pronounced.

"Now that the protector has been caught, we will not disturb the leaders' investigation any longer."

She turned gracefully, her high heels clicking as she led fifty top lawyers away.

The official's last underhanded trick was easily shattered by Lin Yubing.

But the waters of Handong are far deeper than one might imagine.

It was late at night, in a secluded private wine cellar on the outskirts of Jingzhou.

The dim wall lamp flickered with a faint light.

Three men in black trench coats sat around a round table made from an oak barrel, the atmosphere terribly oppressive.

These three individuals were part of the deepest hidden network that the Zhao family had once laid in Handong.

Since Zhao Ruilong was captured, they had been lying low until Yan Qingfeng completely disrupted Handong.

"Bang!"

One of the bald men slammed his fist on the table, causing the red wine in the wine glass to shake violently.

"Yan Qingfeng is going too far! Does he really think no one in Handong can deal with him?"

He gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with a frenzied killing intent.

"He cut off our source of income today, so tomorrow he can follow the trail and dig us all out!"

The tall, thin man sitting in the main seat remained silent.

He slowly pulled open a large black travel bag at his feet, the sound of the zipper sliding was particularly jarring in the wine cellar.

The zipper was opened, revealing neatly stacked rows of bright green US dollar bills.

"We can't count on those incompetent officials; they've all been scared out of their wits by capital."

The tall, thin man grabbed a wad of US dollars, weighed it in his hand, and a cruel smile crept onto his lips.

"Since the rules can't deal with him, let's use the methods of the underworld."

He turned his head and looked at a scarred-faced henchman standing in the shadows, his eyes as cold as a snake.

"The $20 million bounty has been paid out, but where are they?"

Scarface lowered his head slightly, his voice carrying a strong sense of bloodlust.

"They just entered the country tonight. Six top international assassins, fully armed, who have retired from the Syrian battlefield."

He grinned, his smile twisted into a menacing grin.

"Boss, I want to see if Yan Qingfeng's dilapidated manor is truly invulnerable!"