Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

Zhou Pengfei's expression turned extremely solemn, and the darkness of the night could not conceal the panic on his face.

He turned around and sternly ordered his men behind him, "Listen up, you lot! This Li Tao is a cop! We can't let a single one of them get away tonight! Be on your guard!"

Upon hearing this, the group of people also revealed fierce expressions. After all, they had followed Principal Zhou for many years, and although such a scene was not common, it was not enough to make them panic.

Zhou Pengfei took a deep breath, thinking to himself, "Things have gotten this big. If I spare their lives, I probably won't even have a chance to catch my breath."

At the same time, Li Tao's eyes were filled with vigilance. He was somewhat surprised to see this other side of the usually gentle and refined principal.

"Principal Zhou, let me give you a piece of advice: confess and you'll be treated leniently. It's not too late to pull back from the brink!"

However, all he received in response was a string of mocking laughter.

"Ha... You're just a cop from a small police station. Do you really think the two of you can do anything to us?"

As Zhou Pengfei spoke, he took a step back, signaling his men to step forward.

"Get them there, solve this first!"

Seeing this, Li Tao immediately turned to Li Hanliang beside him and said, "You must take good care of yourself!"

But before he could finish speaking, the young man beside him turned cold and darted out like lightning—in an instant, he subdued one of his opponents with lightning speed!

"Good heavens, I never knew you had such skills!"

Seeing this, Li Tao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Li Hanliang smiled faintly, "These few small fry are not worth taking seriously at all."

As he spoke, he swiftly took down the remaining opponents one by one.

Looking at the fallen enemy in front of him, he turned to Officer Li, who was standing there watching him, and said half-jokingly, "Officer Li, look, this can't be considered me fighting, you're the witness!"

At this moment, Zhou Pengfei, who was already terrified, tried to escape in the chaos, but Li Tao was quick-witted and grabbed him by the collar before he could take a step: "You're not allowed to go anywhere!"

After resolving the immediate crisis, Li Hanliang quickly went to Zhou Meiping, who was still shaken, and asked with concern, "Sister, are you alright?"

Zhou Meiping was taken aback at first, then a shy smile appeared on her face: "You owe me, you'll have to pay me back someday!"

Hearing her say that, Li Hanliang chuckled and assured her, "Don't worry, I'll definitely make it up to you when I have the chance!"

……

After a night of interrogation.

At this moment, Zhou Pengfei looked exhausted, his eyes were red, and he appeared lost and dejected, as if even standing was difficult for him.

His shoulders slumped, as if he were bearing an unprecedented weight.

Li Tao, standing to the side, had a complex emotion in his eyes.

Looking at Zhou Pengfei, who had confessed everything, he couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.

After a night of struggle and dialogue, Zhou Pengfei finally succumbed to the pressure and confessed everything about his kidnapping and all those despicable tricks.

When talking about the use of water-injected meat to pass off as high-quality meat, Zhou Pengfei almost broke down in tears.

“I know I was wrong,” he said. “I really know I was wrong. I… I was just greedy.”

Just as Li Tao was about to delve deeper and uncover more secrets, a sudden phone call shattered everything.

It turned out that the director had called and asked him to suspend the investigation!

Li Tao's heart sank—someone didn't want him to investigate this matter thoroughly!

Although he was unwilling, Li Tao understood that going further might involve deeper-seated interests and could even affect his own safety.

Sometimes, taking a step back is the best way to move forward.

Li Tao muttered to himself, hanging up the phone and closing the documents in his hand.

On the other side, Li Hanliang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news.

He was already quite satisfied with the result. After all, through this series of operations, Zhou Weijun not only obtained the important purchasing power in the technical school, but also consolidated the cooperative relationship between the two.

Over the next few days, Li Hanliang worked tirelessly to sign the supply contract, and by the time everything was settled, the sun was already setting.

After completing all the preparations, Li Hanliang, filled with gratitude, set off for the market carrying a large bag of fruit, which he had specially prepared to thank Zhou Meiping for her help.

Upon arriving at their destination and seeing Zhou Meiping bustling about, the latter immediately recognized her.

"Oh, isn't this our famous Factory Director Li?"

As she spoke, she patted the dust off her hands, her tone laced with a hint of teasing.

"What's this? Are you here to show off your victory?"

"Stop making fun of me, okay?"

Li Hanliang smiled awkwardly and replied.

"If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly this time. So I specially bought some snacks to express my gratitude..."

As he spoke, he handed the fruit to the woman in front of him.

Zhou Meiping raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh ho, you think you can settle things with me with just this?"

Then, however, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, alright. Judging from your embarrassed look, I can tell your family's probably been drained dry, right?"

Seeing the slightly shy expression on this usually boisterous man's face, she couldn't help but add, "Don't forget your big sister if anything good happens in the future!"

Faced with such teasing remarks, Li Hanliang could only scratch his head helplessly.

"Absolutely! Absolutely!"

Zhou Meiping smiled slightly: "Alright, now that things are resolved, it shouldn't be a problem for you to stay and have dinner with me tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Li Hanliang's heart skipped a beat.

I'm worried about being misunderstood again.

He glanced at his watch instinctively, a hint of hesitation on his face: "Well... I have some other plans for tonight..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Meiping's beautiful eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Why won't you even do this!"

Li Hanliang immediately sensed something was wrong and inwardly blamed himself for showing hesitation at this moment.

He quickly waved his hand, forcing a stiff smile: "No way! I'd love to!"

Seeing Li Hanliang's guilty look, Zhou Meiping smiled with satisfaction: "That's more like it! You watch the stall for me for a while, I'm going to buy some snacks to go with my drinks. Remember, don't wander off."

As she spoke, she handed the stall to Li Hanliang and turned to walk towards the night market food street not far away.

Li Hanliang had no choice but to obediently sit down and help sell pork.

My thoughts, however, soared to the highest heavens.

At present, the pig farm's business has stabilized.

So how should I develop my career next?

Are we just going to keep running sales like this?

It's now very clear that Zhang Yongsheng has started targeting me!

Sitting idly by and waiting for death is not in Li Hanliang's nature!