After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 365

Li Qitian turned to look at Lin Ling, his eyes slightly red. A thousand words were stuck in his throat, and in the end he could only squeeze out one sentence: "I will remember this kindness. From now on, if you ever need me, my life is yours!"

Lin Ling put down his teacup, stood up, and walked to Li Qitian's side: "What are you saying? We're brothers, let's not talk like that."

After saying that, he looked at the mayor, his expression becoming serious. "Let's talk about serious business."

Li Qitian was taken aback.

Business?

Being able to become the deputy mayor is already a huge achievement.

It was just considered a trivial matter?

Could it be something to do with the Zeng family?

However, with such large and powerful families, even getting the city's top official involved can be quite challenging.

Even if Lin Ling did the mayor a great favor, it shouldn't force the mayor to oppose the Zeng family, right?

This is considered taking advantage of someone's favor and becoming arrogant, which will arouse the city's resentment or even disgust.

But the mayor simply nodded with a gloomy expression: "I know everything about the Zeng family."

"They have some nerve, hiring someone to kill someone in broad daylight. They don't take me, the mayor, seriously at all."

"Even after Qi Tian arrested the suspect, he still dared to send people from the provincial police station to forcibly intervene in the case, suppress it, and prevent it from being tried, which is an even more serious crime."

The mayor grew increasingly angry as he spoke, slamming his hand on the table, causing the teacups to shake violently. "This is utterly lawless! In a society governed by law, do they really think they can cover up everything? If we don't crack down on this now, who knows what kind of chaos Nanzhou will descend into!"

“Even if you don’t speak up, as the mayor, I cannot tolerate the existence of such evil forces.”

Li Qitian was startled.

He didn't care about the mayor's high-sounding official language.

What he cared about was that Lin Ling had actually managed to get the mayor to make such a statement.

Is the mayor really going to go against the Zeng family?

Lin Ling smiled faintly, knowing that the mayor was only saying superficial things.

The mayor wouldn't have taken action against the Zeng family if he didn't owe them a favor.

He looked at Li Qitian and added, "Qitian, was the case that was reported a few days ago also investigated by people from the province? He was supposed to go to jail, but he was released without charge."

Li Qitian nodded quickly: "That's right, the Zeng family is acting recklessly because they have powerful backers."

"Moreover, when I requested a retrial, the process was stalled at the provincial level, and it was obvious that the province was protecting Zeng Fa to the death."

The mayor slammed his fist on the table and stood up, looking at Li Qitian and saying, "This is outrageous! If this continues, the judicial fairness and social order of Nanzhou will be trampled into the mud by them!"

“I will immediately approve their procedures and reopen the case.”

"Qi Tian, ​​gather the evidence, take the arrest warrant, and arrest all the Zeng family members involved in the assassination."

"Go ahead and do it, make sure it's fair and just, bring the criminals to justice, and I'll take the blame."

Li Qitian was visibly shaken, his eyes filled with excitement and disbelief.

Is the mayor truly determined to fight the Zeng family to the death?

If he changes his mind halfway through, he and Lin Ling will be in big trouble.

Lin Ling saw the worry in his heart and smiled faintly, saying, "The mayor is one of us, so go ahead and do it. He will definitely support us to the end."

"I will convene a meeting tomorrow to demand a thorough investigation of the Zeng family." The mayor stared into Li Qitian's eyes: "I want to see if those officials in Nanzhou who are protecting the Zeng family still dare to speak up for them."

"If they dare not, then the city is of one mind and will deal with this matter severely."

Li Qitian was shocked upon hearing this.

The mayor convened a city-wide meeting and set a goal to thoroughly investigate the Zeng family.

Once the resolution is passed, all officials in the Southern Prefecture will at least openly target the Zeng family.

Not to mention, the people here in the city will do everything they can to destroy the Zeng family.

The Zeng family was truly finished.

This also demonstrates the mayor's attitude: he will absolutely not back down halfway and will do everything in his power to destroy the Zeng family.

Li Qitian's last bit of worry vanished.

Lin Ling nodded in satisfaction, stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you for upholding justice for me, Mayor. I won't bother you any longer."

"Qitian, let's go."

Li Qitian quickly said, "Then we'll take our leave."

The mayor smiled and stood up; "I'll see you off."

Li Qitian was flattered and repeatedly declined, but the mayor still escorted him and Lin Ling to the door and watched them leave.