Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

"Personal behavior?"

He repeated those four words heavily.

He did not argue with Li Dakang any further.

He simply raised his hand and pressed the black remote control again.

The screen lit up once again.

It was still that dimly lit interrogation room.

They're still as arrogant and overbearing as ever.

This time, however, the video did not play from the beginning.

The scene then jumps directly to the moment when Cheng Du crushes the medal with his foot and grins maliciously at the camera.

The specially processed sound effects amplified his words several times, making them resound throughout the hall like surround sound.

"In Guangming District, I am the law!"

"Who gave you the guts?" came the weak but stubborn question from Zhang Xiao, the person filming the video.

Cheng Du straightened his chest and jabbed his siren heavily with his finger.

"Who gave me the guts?"

"It was Secretary Li who gave me this power!"

"It was Secretary Dakang of the Municipal Party Committee who gave me this power! He told me to clean up all of you bedbugs that are damaging Jingzhou's business environment."

Shen Zhong set that sentence to play on repeat.

again and again.

Every word was like a slap in the face, landing hard on Li Dakang's cheek.

The hall was deathly quiet.

The city police special officers who had previously stood with Li Dakang in their hatred of the enemy all lowered their heads at this moment.

Their eyes held a complex expression.

There was disdain, doubt, and a kind of anger at being deceived.

Li Dakang's face first turned red, then liver-colored, and finally ashen.

The hand that gripped the walkie-talkie was so tight that the knuckles were bulging and turned a deathly white.

He felt as if everyone's gaze around him had turned into sharp needles, piercing him.

Burning pain.

Qi Tongwei stood behind him, feeling his back soaked in cold sweat.

It’s over.

This is it, it's completely over.

Since these words came from Cheng Du's mouth, regardless of whether they are true or false, Li Dakang can't clear his name no matter what.

Shen Zhong watched Li Dakang's expression intently until that sentence was repeated five times before slowly pressing the pause button.

He pointed to the frozen image on the screen, a face that seemed to say, "It was Secretary Dakang of the Municipal Party Committee who gave me this power!"

"Secretary Dakang, do you still think this was just his personal behavior?"

His voice was heavy, not loud, but every word was piercing.

"To protect the Guangmingfeng project, how many residents who refused to move were injured in violent demolitions?"

"In order to suppress negative public opinion online, how many people who dare to speak the truth have been labeled as 'spreaders' through illegal detention?"

"To cover up the truth about the shoddy construction project, he even dared to openly storm the hospital and seize evidence from reporters!"

With each sentence Shen Zhong spoke, he took a step forward.

His aura intensified, pressing down on Li Dakang until he could barely breathe.

Why does he dare to be so arrogant?

"How dare he utter such absurd words as 'I am the law'?"

"Isn't it because everything he's done serves Li Dakang's vanity projects?"

"Isn't it because you know that as long as the Bright Peak project doesn't cause trouble, and as long as the GDP figures go up, these dirty deeds will never be investigated!"

Li Dakang's lips trembled as he tried to refute.

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

But even he himself felt that these words were pale and powerless when he said them.

Can he refute it?

Did Li Dakang really know nothing about what Cheng Du did?

In order to maintain stability, he did give some hints to Cheng Du, tacitly allowing him to take some "unconventional measures".

But he never expected that this fool would dare to go to such extremes!

They actually dared to put this label directly on his head!

Seeing that the situation was completely out of control, Qi Tongwei gritted his teeth and took a step forward.

"Secretary Shen, there might be some misunderstanding here..."

He wanted to smooth things over and ease the tension.

However, Shen Zhong merely turned his head and gave him a cold glance.

Just that one glance.

Qi Tongwei's remaining words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

There was no murderous intent in his eyes, only a pure warning.

You have no right to speak here.

If you say another word, I'll deal with you too.

Shen Zhong ignored Qi Tongwei, who was frozen in place.

His gaze returned to Li Dakang.

"Li Dakang, for the sake of your GDP, for the sake of your so-called Bright Peak project, you've abandoned even the most basic political principles!"

"I'm putting my words here today."

"You, Li Dakang, are their protector, condoning your subordinates' insults against martyrs and trampling on the spirit of the military!"

The words "protective umbrella" struck Li Dakang like three heavy hammer blows.

He swayed, feeling a sudden dizziness.

This is the greatest humiliation he has suffered in his decades of political career!

In front of police officers from both the Jingzhou and provincial levels, a soldier pointed his finger at him and pinned a label on him that could ruin his political career!

Lying on the ground, listening to Shen Zhong and Li Dakang's conversation, he was completely paralyzed.

He realized that he had been completely abandoned.

He became the scapegoat used to appease the military's anger.

Despair, like a tidal wave, completely overwhelmed his last remaining will to live.

He slowly closed his eyes.

Li Dakang gritted his teeth, almost breaking his back teeth.

He turned around abruptly.

Those bloodshot eyes stared intently at Cheng Du on the ground.

There was no anger or disappointment in those eyes.

Only undisguised, chilling killing intent.

If looks could kill, Du Cheng would have been torn to pieces by now.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely oppressive.

All the police officers, including Zhao Donglai, kept their heads down, not daring to look at the city party secretary's ferocious face.

They felt like they were inside a pressure cooker, making it difficult to even breathe.

Just then, the silence was broken by the soft sound of a teacup being placed on a plate.

Shen Zhong had already walked back to the sofa without anyone noticing.

He picked up the cup of tea, which had already cooled down, and gently blew away the foam on the surface.

He didn't even glance at Li Dakang again.

That attitude was a deep-seated, utter contempt.

It seemed that in his eyes, the top official of Jingzhou City was already a loser who was not worth his further words.

Li Dakang stood in the center of the hall.

Leaving is not an option.

Staying is not an option either.

He felt like a clown stripped naked and nailed to a stage for people to watch.

Shen Zhong took a sip of tea and placed the cup on the table.

He raised his eyelids, looked at the figure frozen in place, and spoke softly.

"Secretary Li, your silence means you agree?"

"Or are you thinking about how to get rid of this blame completely?"