How come I'm invincible?

Chapter 72: The victor is king, the loser is villain; a bet is a bet, bring it on! (Part 2)

Street.

Since the start of the 100-day campaign.

Many people were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, their enthusiasm was unprecedented, and they went wherever the constables went.

Therefore, the streets outside the main hall of the Loyalty Hall were filled with onlookers. Seeing so many constables in action, they knew that something big was about to happen.

As expected, the constables had a clear objective and headed straight for the stronghold of the Loyalty Hall.

For ordinary people, the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness was something they absolutely could not afford to offend, otherwise their household registration might be revoked.

They are the kind of people who are feared and dreaded.

"They're out! They're out!" the people at the front exclaimed.

All eyes turned to the doorway.

Lin Fan, dressed in a dark-colored official's uniform, walked out with one hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, his posture upright and his bearing imposing. When he reached the door, he stood aside and looked at the crowd of people moving around in front of him.

"Fellow villagers, Chen, the leader of the Zhongyi Hall, and Ma and Han, the hall masters, have all been arrested. After the interrogation is over in a while, a notice will be posted to announce their crimes."

"The 100-day campaign will benefit the people, eliminate the cancer in Yong'an, and restore a bright and clear world to Yong'an."

Lin Fan shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Yes, Mr. Lin is right."

"We ordinary people support Lord Lin's 100-day campaign."

The people erupted in thunderous cheers and applause.

Many of the onlookers were merchants or passersby from other places, who were dumbfounded.

"Your Yong'an Security Bureau really gets things done. I'm so envious of you."

“Hey, there’s nothing to envy in the past, but it’s different now. Do you see that handsome and upright guy? He’s the deputy head of our security bureau. Since he took office, he’s been standing on the side of us people and speaking up for us.”

"Amazing."

"Of course it's amazing."

Although Lin Fan has only been with the Security Bureau for a short time, his recent actions have won him the hearts of the people and earned him high prestige in Yong'an.

Soon, the constables brought out the high-ranking members of the Loyalty Hall.

The first one is naturally the gang leader, Chen Qingshan.

At this moment, Chen Qingshan's face was extremely ugly. He did not shout and yell like he did in the hall. Instead, he clenched his fists, stood tall and straight, and looked forward, like a warrior about to bravely face death.

In this world, face is something you earn yourself.

Then came Ma Jiang and Han with the eye patch. The two of them hung their heads, feeling utterly ashamed.

As the head of the hall, he was actually arrested by the police.

Wouldn't that become a joke in the future?

When the main force returned to the prefecture.

Just as he was about to step through the gate, Chen Qingshan stopped, turned around, raised his hands, and roared, "I have been wronged! I, Chen Qingshan, have been wronged by that man surnamed Lin!"

Ma Jiang and Han with the eye patch came to their senses and shouted in unison.

"Yes, I was wronged."

"Me too."

Regardless of how the people looked at them, they still had to say what needed to be said.

Seeing this, Lin Fan was amused.

I'm too lazy to do it.

"Bring it in."

After entering the prefectural government office, Lin Fan had Chen Qingshan and the other two taken to the interrogation room instead of to prison.

Chen Qingshan and the others remained calm and composed, especially Chen Qingshan, who was very steady. He did not believe that the man surnamed Lin could have any evidence against him. He believed that the situation outside was simply a matter of letting the people expose and report him.

But as the gang leader, he doesn't need to personally intervene in anything he does.

However, he dared not vouch for anything regarding Ma Jiang and Han with the eye patch.

In the interrogation room.

Yang Ming and Xu Ming stood motionless at the door like gatekeepers, while Chen Qingshan and the others were strapped into the interrogation chairs, neither struggling nor roaring.

creak.

The door to the interrogation room was pushed open.

The commotion drew their attention. When Lin Fan walked in, the three men's eyes burned with barely suppressed anger, while Chen Xingzhi appeared, dragging his weary body.

Chen Qingshan's eyelids twitched slightly.

Suddenly, I had a bad feeling.

But probably not.

Lin Fan walked to the interrogation table, sat down leisurely, and Xu Ming immediately made tea and respectfully placed it in front of Lin Fan.

"Ah."

Lin Fan gestured for Xu Ming and Yang Ming to sit down, then said, "Chen Qingshan, since I have brought you to the police station, it means I have evidence. I'm giving you a chance. If you confess your crimes truthfully, you might be able to live a more comfortable life for the time being."

Chen Qingshan suppressed his panic and snorted coldly.

“Crimes? What crimes could we have committed? Our Zhongyi Hall has been rooted in Yong'an for many years and has always helped Yong'an maintain stability. Countless people rely on us for their livelihood. You arrested us. Are you really not afraid that the people will starve and that your government office will be overthrown?”

Lin Fan picked up the teacup, blew on it to warm it, and moistened his throat.

"Alright, since none of you want to talk about it, I won't force you."

Subsequently.

His gaze shifted to Chen Xingzhi, who sat to the side like a wooden sculpture.

"Chief Chen, it's your turn."

Chen Xingzhi's body trembled slightly. He raised his head with difficulty, glanced at Chen Qingshan, and sighed heavily.

Chen Qingshan felt a little flustered. "Chief Chen, what are you trying to do?"

Chen Xingzhi ignored them and began to recount the things he had done for Chen Qingshan and others.

"Three years ago, the arson attack at Li's Cloth Shop in the east of the city killed four people..."

"Last year at the gambling den, gambler Wang Si owed money, and Ma Jiang and others kidnapped Wang Si's wife and daughter..."

One event after another was recounted by Chen Xingzhi like a cold, hard story, and Lin Fan's eyelids twitched violently as he listened to each one.

Yang Ming and Xu Ming quickly took notes.

"Chen Xingzhi, are you fucking insane?"

"Shut up, shut the hell up."

"Grass."

“Slander, these are all slander.”

Chen Qingshan and the others roared and struggled wildly, causing the interrogation chair to creak and groan as it shook.

They never expected Chen Xingzhi to reveal everything they had done. What the hell could he be but insane?
……

The Office of the Registrar.

Li Dianshi was resting and drinking tea in the courtyard when the steward stood before him with his hands at his sides, quietly reporting everything that had just happened at the prefectural government office.

He knew that Lin Fan was definitely going to arrest the high-ranking members of the Loyalty Hall.

But I didn't expect it to be so soon.

He also learned that Chen Xingzhi had revealed his dealings with the Zhongyi Hall in order to protect his confidant.

"How foolish..."

Li Dianshi put down his teacup, shook his head and sighed, his face full of regret and incomprehension.

"Master, Chen Xingzhi has truly wasted all your efforts," the butler said regretfully.

Li Dianshi said, "It's not just a waste of time, he's going to get himself killed. All the things he did for the Loyalty Hall could have cost him more than a death sentence. Does he really think Lin Fan is a soft-hearted person?"

"The most dangerous thing in officialdom is to develop genuine feelings and loyalty."

"Has Chen Xingzhi, after living most of his life, still not understood this simplest of principles?"

Li Dianshi shook his head. At this point, it was no longer something he could control.

The butler said, "Master, you were also moved by sentiment, otherwise you wouldn't have left Chen Xingzhi a way out unscathed."

Li Dianshi remained silent.

An ordinary person would never dare to go to such extremes, but the one who caused this trouble was Lin Fan, who possessed superhuman strength; he was practically inhuman.

He can do things that others can't.

Otherwise, you won't even know how you died.

Chen Qingshan and his group were still stuck in the mindset that the people who were dealing with them were ordinary people.

But is Lin Fan an ordinary person?
This is a lawless tyrant!

Even a commoner dared to beat up the squad leader, and a regular constable dared to threaten him, the clerk. Once he became the clerk, he couldn't imagine who he wouldn't dare to mess with.

The documents sent by the higher authorities were laid out in front of him.

It's impossible to be a historian now.

Someone was sent in from above.

She's very young, and a woman at that. Her background must be quite impressive; she's probably here to gain experience at the grassroots level.

In the interrogation room.

Lin Fan looked at Chen Xingzhi with a rather complicated expression.

"Have you confessed everything you needed to?"

“I’ve confessed everything.” Chen Xingzhi was completely drained of energy, his head almost drooping to his chest. “Chief Lin, I know the crimes I’ve committed are too numerous to count, and even being torn to pieces wouldn’t be an exaggeration. But since I’m willing to tell you, I’m prepared to be punished.”

Lin Fan looked at Xu Ming and the other man, "Have them sign the document."

"Yes."

Xu Ming and Yang Ming took the three confessions, walked up to Chen Qingshan and the others, grabbed their hands, pressed their thumbs hard into the red clay, and then firmly pressed them onto the end of the confessions.

No matter how the three resisted, it was useless.

"Chen Xingzhi, I curse your ancestors for eight generations! You're a fucking beast."

Chen Qingshan roared like a madman, his previous composure completely gone. He truly hadn't expected Chen Xingzhi to expose them.

"Are you fucking sick?"

"Was it that guy surnamed Lin held a knife to your throat, or that guy surnamed Lin tried to rape your wife, forcing you to confess?" "You took the money, so why are you harming us?"

"what……"

Lin Fan waved his hand, "Send them to the prison."

"Yes."

A moment later, only Lin Fan and Chen Xingzhi remained in the interrogation room.

Lin Fan stood up, walked behind Chen Xingzhi, and placed his hand heavily on the other's slightly trembling shoulder, squeezing it hard.

"Chief Chen, who have you been fair to for all this? Is money really that important?"

“You want money, but you can’t do these things. The Loyalty Hall, the Fierce Tiger Gang, the Hu family, etc., which one of them isn’t rich? If you put your mind to dealing with them, the people would still say you’re good. But you’re using your methods on the people. What am I supposed to do?”

Chen Xingzhi raised his head and said with a wry smile, "Chief Lin, not everyone is like you. You may not be afraid of them, but I and my men cannot be. You are young, you are powerful, and you are a force to be reckoned with in Yong'an."

His voice was filled with weariness and sorrow.

"But what about outside? It's a hundred times, a thousand times darker than Yong'an. If you don't go with the flow, you'll never be able to stand firm."

“When I was young, I had just joined the police prefecture and I was full of enthusiasm. But when you see your sergeant being hacked to death in his home because of his integrity, and his wife and daughters being raped, even his infant child who was only a few months old, you realize that some things are not things you can do just because you want to.”

Fear is human nature.

But those who overcome fear are great.

"When the world is governed by the Way, one should sacrifice oneself for the Way; when the world is not governed by the Way, one should sacrifice oneself for the Way."

He spoke slowly.

“Chief Chen, I understand your fear and apprehension, but you cannot impose the consequences of your fear and apprehension on the people.”

Chen Bantou chuckled self-deprecatingly, "You're right... Perhaps, I, Chen Xingzhi... have been nothing but a coward from beginning to end."

……

Prison.

Wang Hai was locked in a cell, his hands and feet chained. He sat on a haystack, head down, without saying a word.

Suddenly, a series of staggering footsteps and hysterical shouts were heard.

Getting closer.

"Chen Xingzhi, you son of a bitch!!"

"Chen Xingzhi, you coward! You spineless coward!!"

I curse your entire family for eighteen generations!! May you die a horrible death!

Hearing the angry shouts, Wang Hai suddenly looked up, like an enraged beast, and pounced on the cell door, roaring:
"Who the hell are you calling a coward? Try swearing again."

Chen Qingshan, who had been shoved by Xu Ming, stopped in his tracks, his eyes bloodshot, glaring at Wang Hai like a mad dog.

"I'm talking about Chen Xingzhi. Damn it, he grovels before that son of a bitch surnamed Lin like a wagging old dog, confessing everything. What else is he but a coward?"

"Bullshit, our squad leader isn't a coward." Veins bulged on Wang Hai's forehead as he frantically shook the cell door, the chains rattling, his voice hoarse and cracking, "If you dare say another word, I'll kill you."

"He's a coward, he's worse than a pig or a dog, fuck him."

The sound faded away.

Wang Hai gripped the cell door tightly, his fingers turning white from the force, his face full of resentment. As if he had just thought of something, he staggered back a few steps and fell heavily onto the haystack.

He got it.

The squad leader must have done this to save him.

It must be like this.

Otherwise, given the gang leader's arrogance, even if he couldn't defeat the man surnamed Lin, he wouldn't have acted this way.

At this moment, after Yang Ming and Xu Ming had locked up Chen Qingshan and the others, they passed by Wang Hai's prison cell.

"Xu Ming."

Xu Ming stopped and looked at Wang Hai.

Wang Hai cried out in anguish, “Tell my squad leader that I’m not afraid of that Lin guy. I’ll kill him, and I won’t regret it. I know what I’ve done. I’m not afraid. I’m not afraid of him. Bring it on. If I, Wang Hai, utter a word, I’m no man.”

"But the squad leader... he will always be the toughest and best squad leader in my heart."

“Tell the foreman that I’m not afraid, that I’ll follow him in my next life.”

From deep within the prison, He Sen's voice rang out, "Well said, why be afraid of that Lin guy? I, He Sen, am not afraid of him at all, I'll fuck his mother."

Xu Ming angrily shouted, "Shut up, all of you!"

He didn't say anything more, just gave Wang Hai a complicated look, and then left quickly with Yang Ming.

……

trial room.

"Chief Chen, I have a question for you. When Chief Song and Yang Ming went to arrest the thieves, they were surrounded and killed by eight knife-wielding men. Were those men arranged by you?" Lin Fan asked.

“No, if it were true, I would definitely admit it,” Chen Xingzhi said.

no……

Lin Fan frowned slightly. Now that everyone who needed to be interrogated had been interrogated, could it be the Fierce Tiger Gang who did it?

At this moment, Yang Ming and Xu Ming returned.

He didn't go inside; he just stood at the door.

"Chief Chen, you know quite a bit about those guys from the Fierce Tiger Gang, don't you?" Lin Fan was ready to take them down in one fell swoop.

Speed ​​is essential when doing things.

Two gangs were taken down in one day.

Who else could.

Chen Xingzhi said, "I know a little, and I've handled some matters, but not many. I have absolutely no knowledge of anything related to Sun Xiao. Sun Xiao is a meticulous person who leaves no trace, only gives money, and doesn't ask for anything in return."

"But it's enough to take down those hall masters."

"But I still maintain that I want Wang Hai to live, no matter how he should be sentenced. I didn't let him get involved in those dirty and filthy things; I arranged for Zhao Fu to handle them."

Chen Xingzhi knew he was in deep trouble, but his only request now was for Wang Haihuo.

Just now.

A constable rushed over in a panic.

"Class leader."

"What is it?" Lin Fan frowned.

“Wang…Wang Hai, he, he committed suicide in prison.”

As soon as these words came out.

Chen Xingzhi felt as if struck by lightning, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open.

Prison, jail cell entrance.

Xu Ming opened the cell door.

Chen Xingzhi staggered into the cell and looked at Wang Hai lying lifeless on the ground. He felt his head explode. Why did this happen? It shouldn't have been like this.

Lin Fan stared grimly at Wang Hai, whose neck was wrapped in an iron chain. He had strangled himself to death with the chain.

The scene before him made him unconsciously tighten his grip.

Hey!
hard!
That's fucking hard!
Blood-written words remain on the walls of the prison cell.

"Hey Lin, I'm not afraid of you."
'Squad leader, don't be afraid of him.'
Looking at the two bloody lines of text, Chen Xingzhi felt as if his heart had been shattered by a heavy hammer; he was in great pain.

In the cell, Chen Qingshan laughed loudly: "Chen Xingzhi, you coward! You're not even as good as your subordinates! I watched him strangle himself with my own eyes. He didn't want you to be a coward. He said you were tough, but what a load of crap you are."

Lin Fan glanced at Xu Ming and Yang Ming.

The two men immediately understood, picked up the short sticks that were placed there, and went into the cell of Chen Qingshan and the others. Soon, wails and screams of agony were heard.

Inside the prison, He Sen, still cursing angrily upon hearing the commotion, continued, "Lin Fan, I'll fuck your mother!"

At this moment, Chen Xingzhi reached out his trembling hand to smooth Wang Hai's eyelids, slowly stood up, and walked to Lin Fan.

"Chief Lin, could you please take his body home so his family can give him a proper burial?"

"can."

"He followed the wrong person, he really followed the wrong person."

"You traded your escape route for his life, and he traded his life for your reputation. Your affection for him and his loyalty to you are admirable, but people have to admit their mistakes and accept the consequences."

Lin Fan knew that it was probably impossible to get Chen Xingzhi to reveal the details of the Fierce Tiger Gang now.

Pity.

Wang Hai didn't bang his head against the wall because he was afraid of making a noise, but he strangled himself with an iron chain without making a sound, which is not something an ordinary person can do.

Humans have a strong will to survive.

This person is ruthless.

He was also a ruthless person with unwavering loyalty.

Chen Xingzhi said, "The victor is king, the loser is villain. You have to accept the consequences of your bet. That's how it's always been in the political arena. It's either you or me. Commander Lin, if you lose, I won't let you off easy either."

"I won't talk about the Fierce Tiger Gang. People can lose, but they can't lose their backbone."

"Whether it's torture or coercion."

"Hey Lin, bring it on, whatever tricks you have up your sleeve."

Done.

Chen Xingzhi turned around and walked to the corner of the cell wall, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and waited.

Lin Fan waved.

The constables carried Wang Hai's body out.

Lin Fan stood outside the cell, looking at Chen Xingzhi.

No one can stop him from making progress.

He's got the Tiger Gang wrapped around his little finger.

only……

Just then, a constable came to report that Wang Changhai wanted to see him.

"Bring it in."

　It will be available for purchase tomorrow at noon. I enjoyed writing this book, but I want to maintain a steady pace and avoid getting carried away and collapsing into a mess, which is my biggest fear.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)