Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 222 - 223 The Backstage Arrival

Chapter 222: Chapter 223 The Backstage Arrival

In the eyes of Xiao Shengyou and his two companions, the handcuffed Li Yifei posed no threat to them. The handcuffs not only bound his hands, they symbolized the law restraining him, deterring him from any rash actions.

Thus, they acted without any scruples, without any fear. They didn’t believe that the handcuffed Li Yifei would dare do anything to them here; they felt free to beat or berate him as they wished. Although in the police station they couldn’t do much to the two women, Meng Xiaofei and Su Yiyi, speaking obscenities was completely unproblematic.

"If you dare to mess around, I will definitely sue you," Meng Xiaofei, sensing trouble, made a last effort. She glared like an enraged little tiger, roaring at the three men.

Xiao Shengyou casually said, "Go ahead and sue if you wish. Many have wanted to sue me, Xiao Shengyou, in Mile City. But where will you go to file the complaint? To the Public Security Bureau? Ha ha..."

"You will pay for your actions," Su Yiyi said, using these words to express her internal fury.

"Beautiful, I’d rather you come and retaliate against me. I’d certainly enjoy that," Xiao Shengyou laughed arrogantly, reaching out to touch Su Yiyi’s cheek. He perceived Su Yiyi as more delicate, so he harassed her unabashedly.

But it was a mistake to do so. The moment he laid a hand on Su Yiyi, it sealed his misfortune. Li Yifei had no intention of taking action just yet, but with his girlfriend about to be bullied, he could no longer stand idly by.

A foot stretched between Su Yiyi and Meng Xiaofei, directly kicking Xiao Shengyou in the stomach.

With a "bang", Xiao Shengyou’s feet lifted off the ground, as if pulled by a rope tied around his lower back, and he flew backward, arms wide open, legs apart, until he finally stopped when he hit the wall, collapsing to the ground. Only then did he let out a pained scream.

The police outside heard the screams from within, and with some concern, one spoke to Liu Dayong, "Director, there won’t be any serious trouble, right?"

Liu Dayong, puffing on a cigarette with a stern face, said, "It’s nothing. They have rubber clubs; they can’t kill anyone. Besides, Director Xiao is behind this, so what could go wrong?"

Though he said so, the constant wailing inside gave Liu Dayong an uneasy feeling. For some reason, he always felt that Li Yifei was a dangerous man who could bring dreadful consequences.

Suddenly, the wailing inside stopped. Liu Dayong hurriedly went to open the door, but upon seeing the scene, he was dumbstruck. There sat Li Yifei, leisurely smoking at the desk, with the two women standing by his side, while Xiao Shengyou and his companions lay on the ground, bruised and howling in pain.

"Shengyou!" Liu Dayong rushed over to Xiao Shengyou, quickly helping him up.

"He hit me... he hit me... wah..." Speaking, Xiao Shengyou suddenly burst into tears, sobbing, "You, the station chief, couldn’t protect me, I got beaten. I’m going to tell my mom, I want my mom to stand up for me."

Liu Dayong was greatly alarmed, realizing he had indeed gotten himself into trouble. Xiao Shengyou was assaulted in his station, and regardless of the reason, if Xiao Shengyou’s parents found out, he’d be in deep trouble. Xiao Jianguo, the deputy chief of the City Bureau, could easily use the excuse of his incompetence to get rid of him.

With that in mind, Liu Dayong became furious. It was all Li Yifei’s fault, his instigation had led to this predicament. Now, to give a proper explanation to Xiao Jianguo and possibly keep his job, he had to deal with Li Yifei harshly.

"Shengyou, just wait, I’ll avenge you!" With an angry shout, Liu Dayong leapt up, grabbing a rubber club and rushing towards Li Yifei. He had lost his reason, driven by the urge to severely punish Li Yifei.

"Stop!" Suddenly, a commanding shout echoed from the doorway.

"Stop your mother!" Liu Dayong cursed without turning, his club bearing down on Li Yifei’s head.

But Li Yifei caught the club with a raised hand, smirking, "Your chief is here!"

Liu Dayong tugged at the rubber club, cursing viciously, "Even if God himself appeared, I would still beat you to death today."

"Big words. I’m curious to see how you’re going to kill someone," a voice filled with authority sounded from behind.

Liu Dayong stiffened. The voice sounded familiar, and soon he recognized it as the voice of the Sub-bureau Chief. Slowly turning around, he indeed saw the Sub-bureau Chief. Sweat poured down his forehead as he stammered, "Chief... how come you’re here?"

The arrival was Sub-bureau Chief Sunx Zhenghe, Liu Dayong’s direct superior, who looked furious enough to breathe fire. He thundered, "Well done, Liu Dayong! Is this how you run your station?"

Liu Dayong was sweating bullets. Judging by Sunx Zhenghe’s demeanor, he was extremely angry. As a station chief, wielding a rubber club to hit someone, regardless of the reason, was a grave mistake. Glancing at Xiao Shengyou, he said hastily, "Chief Sunx, this is Deputy Chief Xiao Jianguo’s son."

Sun Zhenghe was the Sub-bureau Chief, while Xiao Jianguo was the Deputy Director of the City Bureau, with a clearly higher rank than Sun Zhenghe’s. By bringing up Xiao Jianguo, he thought that Sun Zhenghe would have to show some respect, and thus he could defuse some of the responsibility from himself.

Sun Zhenghe’s face grew even uglier as he shouted loudly, "Just because he is Deputy Director Xiao’s son, you think you can disregard the law and so blatantly distort right and wrong?"

Liu Dayong was startled, even after bringing up Xiao Jianguo, Sun Zhenghe still showed no respect; this was highly unusual. He stammered, "Director Sunx, I was a bit impulsive just now, but this person, while in our police station, even hit Director Xiao’s son, that’s why I was so angry."

Sun Zhenghe became even angrier and bellowed, "Is that so? This should be the jurisdiction of your police station, right? How did they start fighting here, then? What are you doing as the police station director, eating without working?"

Liu Dayong shivered, gritting his teeth, he said, "Director Sunx, I have to provide an explanation to Deputy Director Xiao."

"Humph, is the law more important, or is Deputy Director Xiao more important?"

Liu Dayong opened his mouth, but he was completely baffled by Director Sunx’s response; it seemed out of character, as there had been similar situations in the past but Director Sunx had never been so staunch. Moreover, he was clearly not showing any respect to Xiao Jianguo today. Could it be... He turned his head to glance at Li Yifei, and a cold sweat drenched his back. Could this Li Yifei really be a big shot?

At this time, Xiao Shengyou managed to get up, sobbing and wiping his tears and snot, he cried out, "Director Sunx, you have to stand up for me, I got hit here, it was him who hit me."

However, Sun Zhenghe didn’t even bother with Xiao Shengyou and asked in a serious tone, "Can someone give me a detailed account of what happened here?"

Xiao Shengyou encountered a cold shoulder, his face instantly became very ugly, but Sun Zhenghe was still the Chief of the Sub-bureau. Although he ranked half a level below his father, even his father couldn’t boss Director Sunx around, and he was even less qualified. Biting his teeth, he stepped aside and took out his phone to make a call.

All the police present, including Director Liu, were looking at each other, feeling that Sun Zhenghe came to enforce the law with impartiality today. The actions they took were obviously unfitting of their police status, so who would dare to speak recklessly? Meng Xiaofei, however, finally found a pillar of strength and immediately began detailing the incident out loud.

As Sun Zhenghe listened, his expression became more and more grim. After Meng Xiaofei finished, he slammed the table and shouted, "This is lawlessness, a good one, Liu Dayong! Effective immediately, you are suspended and awaiting investigation. All the police involved will also be dealt with."

At this moment, Meng Xiaofei quickly said, "Director Sunx, you really are a good official. What about the beaten taxi driver? They should compensate him, and let Xiao Shengyou take responsibility."

Sun Zhenghe immediately spoke with conviction, "This matter will certainly be handled impartially by us. No matter how influential the backing, we will absolutely not condone it. Having a good citizen like you is a blessing for our police force. We hope you will continue to support the work of our police in the future."

"Of course, I definitely will," Meng Xiaofei said excitedly, nodding repeatedly.

Only then did Li Yifei interject, "Is it time to unlock my handcuffs now?"

Sun Zhenghe rushed to say, "Certainly, this was our dereliction of duty. Please forgive us, sir. I will make sure to reform our police team and absolutely won’t allow such harmful elements within our ranks again."

His tone clearly carried a sense of politeness.

Meng Xiaofei and Su Yiyi were simple-minded and didn’t read too much into it, still thinking that Sun Zhenghe was a good official. But at this moment, Liu Dayong had fully understood. Sun Zhenghe came here because of Li Yifei. Just who exactly was this Li Yifei? Even the Sub-bureau Chief had been summoned, and with such a stiff attitude, disregarding the Deputy Director of the City Bureau’s face. It seemed his background must be enormous.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Yifei smiled at Sun Zhenghe and asked, "Director Sunx, can we go now?"

Sun Zhenghe nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course! We will definitely notify Miss Meng of the outcome later."

Li Yifei nodded, and as he was preparing to leave with the others, a slightly overweight woman suddenly rushed in like a gust of wind.

"Mom!" Xiao Shengyou immediately shouted, and the woman engulfed Xiao Shengyou in a hug, looking him up and down. Turning pale with rage, she spun around and demanded, "Who is the one who struck my son like this?"

At this moment, Sun Zhenghe’s brow furrowed, for he surely knew Xiao Jianguo’s Deputy Director’s brash wife, Liu Juan, a completely unreasonable woman. Dealing with such a woman meant logic wouldn’t prevail. If she started making a scene, this could indeed complicate matters.

Empowered by his mother’s presence, Xiao Shengyou pointed at Li Yifei and said furiously, "Mom, it was him who hit me, Director Liu was taking up the cause for me, but now Director Sunx disagrees and wants to let him go."

Liu Juan first glowered hatefully at Li Yifei and then turned her gaze to Sun Zhenghe. With a sardonic tone, she said, "Director Sunx, what are you implying? You won’t even respect Old Xiao anymore?"

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