The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 529 - 528 Dog Bites Dog

Chapter 529: Chapter 528 Dog Bites Dog

"Fuck your mother, Old Hong, I’m going to kill you today!"

The previously beaten Duan Shaolong, who couldn’t get up from the ground, was energized like he had just had an adrenaline shot after seeing his men coming to rescue him. He got up from the ground and pounced on Hong Tai.

The two fought like wild beasts in a tussle.

Duan Shaolong was much younger and in his prime, quickly gaining the upper hand and pinning Hong Tai to the ground, raining down punches.

Just then—

"Bang!"

A loud gun blast echoed through the hallway, startling everyone.

Smelling the gunpowder in the air, Duan Shaolong jumped to his feet, "Fuck, who fired the shot?"

Hong Tai, who had been beaten senseless by Duan Shaolong, with his head buzzing, instinctively reached behind his back for his pistol on hearing the gunshot.

"Bro Long, be careful!"

Alerted by his men, Duan Shaolong turned to look at Hong Tai. When he saw Hong Tai pointing a gun at him, a surge of blood rushed to his head, and he lunged forward to grapple for it.

"Bang!"

Another gun blast.

By the time the others reacted, they saw Duan Shaolong stumbling backward, clutching his chest.

The place where his hand was clutched was quickly soaked with blood through the fabric.

Looking at Hong Tai’s gun, the dark muzzle was still emitting a wispy trail of smoke.

Woo-woo-woo—

Sirens wailed from outside, and everyone panicked, scattering like birds and beasts.

Hong Tai stared at Duan Shaolong lying in front of him, too shocked to respond. By the time he snapped back to reality and thought to run, the police had already rushed up.

"Don’t move! Drop the gun!"

Realizing he was surrounded by police, Hong Tai quickly dropped the gun and knelt with his hands on his head.

Two police officers charged forward.

One kicked the gun away while the other subdued Hong Tai and slapped on the handcuffs.

Outside the hotel, Zhao Yun dropped his ice cream in shock upon seeing Hong Tai and Duan Shaolong, one being loaded onto an ambulance and the other handcuffed into a police car.

Both Hong Tai and Duan Shaolong were notorious figures in Fengcheng, feared by many.

And they were caught just like that?

His brother was just too awesome.

Seeing the outcome he had hoped for, Pei Ziheng’s lips curled upward as he turned and said, "Let’s go."

"Stay a bit longer."

"You watch. I’m going back to school."

Only after hearing the word "school" did Zhao Yun remember they still had classes. He could only follow along, looking back as he left.

Apart from Hong Tai and Duan Shaolong, many other gangsters involved in the brawl were apprehended, filling several police vans.

On the road, Zhao Yun was riding a motorcycle with Pei Ziheng sitting behind him.

The wind lifted their hair, and the bright sunlight bathed their youthful faces.

"Stop the bike."

"What for?"

Zhao Yun pulled over and turned to look at him.

Pei Ziheng jumped off the bike and entered a shop by the roadside.

When he came out again, he was holding a stack of colored origami paper.

"What did you buy that for?"

"To make a pinwheel for Guoguo."

Zhao Yun started the motorcycle again and said, "Just buy one, why go through all that trouble of making it yourself?"

Pei Ziheng couldn’t be bothered to explain how happy and fulfilling it was to handcraft a toy for his little sister.

The two returned to school to continue their classes.

Today wasn’t the weekend; they had faked a stomachache to get a sick leave pass.

...

After school in the afternoon, as soon as Zhao Yun stepped out of the school gates, his sharp eyes caught sight of the van parked across the street. He immediately rode his motorcycle over to it.

"Uncle Shi, how did things go?"

As soon as he got on the van, Zhao Yun eagerly asked.

Shi Yizheng said, "He Chunlin has already gone back to her hometown."

Zhao Yun asked, "She’s not coming back, is she?"

Shi Yizheng smiled, "She wouldn’t dare. This whole mess started because of her. Neither Hong Tai nor Duan Shaolong would let her off the hook. However..."

Shi Yizheng’s smile faded, "Duan Shaolong was saved."

Zhao Yun looked terribly disappointed, "That son of a bitch, tough as nails. He didn’t die even after getting shot."

Pei Ziheng’s eyes were lowered, and he said nothing. His cool and handsome face betrayed no emotion.

Shi Yizheng inwardly admired his composure, which never showed any hint of his feelings, and continued, "Since Duan Shaolong didn’t die, Hong Tai probably won’t be in trouble either. He’ll be released soon."

Zhao Yun stood up anxiously, forgetting he was in a vehicle, and his head went "thud" as it hit the roof.

Wincing, he clutched at the top of his head, "Even if that Duan didn’t die, he shot and injured someone. Shouldn’t he be sentenced to a few years?"

Shi Yizheng sighed, "If it were an ordinary person, he’d get more than a few years. Hong Tai has been entrenched in Fengcheng for so many years; he must have some powerful support behind him."

"According to insider news, the higher-ups have already put pressure on the police station to close the case quickly."

Hong Tai had powerful backers, something Pei Ziheng had anticipated all along.

No matter, if one strike fails, strike again, and if that fails, keep on striking. Whether it’s an iron umbrella or a steel one behind him, he was determined to tear it to shreds.

Anyone who bullied his mother deserved to go to hell.

...

Dongcheng Police Station.

In interrogation Room One, facing the interrogation by the police officer, Hong Tai was like a stubborn hunk of meat that couldn’t be chopped or chewed up.

"It wasn’t me. I don’t know who fired the shot. I just heard a bang, and then Duan Shaolong was on the ground."

"Then why was the gun in your hand?"

"Someone shoved it into my hand."

"Who!?"

Scratching his head, Hong Tai thought hard for a while, "I can’t remember. It was all chaos, and I was nearly scared to death."

After saying that, he even put on a show of patting his chest, feigning fright, infuriating the police officer to the point of steaming anger.

In interrogation Room Two, the case officers were equally driven to the point of throbbing temples.

"I was the one who fired the gun. Damn it, that Duan dared to cuckold my boss, of course I wanted him dead!"

The thug admitting to the crime was Gou Quan, nicknamed Red Dog because he liked to dye his hair red.

In stark contrast to Hong Tai, who adamantly denied any wrongdoing, Gou Quan eagerly confessed as soon as he entered the police station.

As for why the gun ended up in Hong Tai’s hands, "...After firing the gun, my hand went numb, and the gun dropped to the ground. Just by chance, my boss picked it up, and then you guys arrived."

No matter how the police officers threatened or cajoled, Gou Quan insisted he was the one who shot Duan Shaolong, and that it had nothing to do with Hong Tai, leaving the officers frustrated and helpless.

However, the other thugs under Duan Shaolong’s command all pointed their fingers at Hong Tai, giving the officers some renewed confidence.

...

In the Criminal Police Team office.

An irate detective slapped the table, "This Hong Tai really doesn’t cry until he sees his coffin. Once Duan Shaolong wakes up, let him testify against Hong Tai, and with the evidence we’ve caught red-handed, we’ll see if we can’t bring him to justice!"

The police chief looked at his subordinates and sighed deeply, "Putting aside whether Duan Shaolong will help us testify against Hong Tai, I’m afraid we’ll have to release Hong Tai before he even wakes up."

At these words, the detectives were all on edge.

"Chief, how can we just release him? Hong Tai and Duan Shaolong are Fengcheng’s two biggest cancers. If we let them go, wouldn’t that be letting them continue their crimes?"

"Do you think I’m the one who makes these decisions? If you don’t want to release him, then put some effort into the interrogation, get something substantial out of it, and give those higher-ups something to think about! Otherwise—"

The chief glanced over at his team, "If there’s nothing by midnight, release him!"

Hearing this, the detectives immediately got up and went back into the interrogation rooms.

"Hong Tai, come clean and you may be shown leniency; resist and you’ll face severity. Don’t think that by denying it, you can get away. Everyone else has already testified that you shot Duan Shaolong."

In response to the detective’s warning, Hong Tai scoffed disdainfully, "Those testifying against me are all Duan’s men, aren’t they? He and I are fighting to the death, and you believe their crap? What if I say Duan shot himself? They’re framing me, and you believe that?"

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