The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

The car started, heading towards the courtyard house.

About ten minutes later, just outside the main city, five motorcycles roared up and charged at the vehicle, brandishing steel pipes and making banging motions.

These people had dyed yellow hair and arrogant expressions on their faces.

Ding Li gripped the wrench in his hand, his gaze fixed on the group of people outside, like a wolf eyeing a lamb.

Jiang Yiming saw the people outside, but he ignored them and continued driving forward.

Soon, three SUVs caught up. One quickly overtook Jiang Yiming's car, while the other two surrounded him from the left and rear respectively.

Just then, the SUV that had been running ahead suddenly stopped.

Jiang Yiming made a turn, trying to rush out from the side, but the SUV on the left seemed to have anticipated Jiang Yiming's route, turning its steering wheel to the right and crashing into him.

Jiang Yiming dared not be careless. If it crashed into him from the side, he would definitely be seriously injured, or even crushed to death.

He immediately swerved the steering wheel and crashed straight into the SUV in front of him.

boom!

The cars collided, making a loud noise.

The airbag deployed, and Jiang Yiming felt a little dizzy. He felt as if some liquid was flowing down his forehead.

However, he didn't have time to check, so with Ding Li's help, he quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and escaped from the car.

It was all because those bikers had thrown bottles of gasoline onto the car.

Just as Jiang Yiming and Ding Ligang got out of the car, the car behind them burst into flames with a loud 'boom'.

If he and Ding Li had been a step later, they would have perished in the flames.

There were five people on the motorcycles and six people getting off the three off-road vehicles, making a total of eleven people.

They were dressed in black, their faces expressionless.

From their attire to their expressions, you could tell they weren't just ordinary thugs, but seasoned professional thugs.

Holding steel pipes, they charged towards Jiang Yiming and Ding Li.

Ding Li pulled Jiang Yiming to lean against the roadside railing so that they would be less likely to be attacked from one side.

"Secretary Jiang, please be careful."

Ding Li gripped a wrench in his hand, his eyes cold as he said, "I'll deal with this trash!"

Neither of them said much.

The man in black was waiting to complete his mission and return to report, because the longer it dragged on, the less safe it would be.

Ding Li didn't like to talk; he knew that saying more would be useless.

Jiang Yiming quickly took out his phone and dialed the police.

"Do it!"

As soon as the leader of the men in black finished speaking, he raised a steel pipe and charged forward.

Ding Li stood still, after all, his primary task was to protect Jiang Yiming.

Although his inability to move weakened his attack power, it ensured Jiang Yiming's safety.

Ding Li, as expected of someone from the special forces, possesses skills that are unmatched by ordinary people. In addition, his skills have steadily improved due to his consistent training.

Soon, two men in black were knocked to the ground by Ding Li during the charge.

Seeing Ding Li's exceptional skills, the leader decided to outsmart him.

"Attack from three sides simultaneously!"

The leader of the men in black, while speaking, charged at Jiang Yiming with a steel pipe.

He wanted to distract Ding Li in this way, thereby creating opportunities for his own people.

Ding Li's attention was indeed diverted because someone was dealing with Jiang Yiming, so he had to keep an eye on Jiang Yiming from time to time to prevent him from getting hurt.

Because he wasn't concentrating enough, his arm was hit by the steel pipe several times. He frowned, but didn't utter a sound.

"Brother Ding, don't worry about me, I can handle one or two."

Jiang Yiming spoke up, also holding a wrench in his hand. Facing the two burly men who were attacking him, his eyes were cold and he showed no panic.

Since taking Ding Li under his wing, he has been running and practicing military boxing with Ding Li, never missing a day no matter how busy he is.

He remained completely calm in the face of the two burly men in black.

When the other party swung a steel pipe at him, he nimbly dodged it, then retaliated by throwing a wrench at the other party, hitting him directly in the waist, causing the other party to cry out in pain.

Then, he turned around and smashed the wrench into the face of another big man, swelling up half of his face.

Seeing that Jiang Yiming was able to handle the situation, Ding Li stopped standing still and started attacking.

After Jiang Yiming knocked down two, he took down three more.

In the blink of an eye, only four remained.

The four burly men were surprised by how skilled Jiang Yiming and his companion were.

They stopped immediately, staring intently at Jiang Yiming and his companion.

"They're waiting for reinforcements, let's get out of here quickly."

Ding Li saw through their intentions and prepared to take Jiang Yiming away from here.

However, their men arrived too quickly; before they had even left, more than a dozen others rushed over.

"Secretary Jiang, if you can't hold on any longer, run! I'll hold them off."

Ding Li gave the instructions and then gritted his teeth and rushed over.

Jiang Yiming gripped the wrench tightly and rushed into the crowd.

As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. Although Ding Li was exceptionally skilled, he couldn't withstand the sheer number of opponents.

Soon, Jiang Yiming and Ding Li had multiple injuries on their bodies.

Fortunately, many of the opposing side had also lost their fighting ability, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

Seeing that they couldn't win over the other party, and that too much time was being wasted.

The leader of the men in black waved his hand reluctantly and said, "Let's go!"

Then, the twenty-odd people helped each other and quickly left the place.

Ding Li and Jiang Yiming supported each other and did not give chase.

After all, the other side still has several people who are capable of fighting, and their current goal is to survive.

About ten minutes after the men in black left, police cars and ambulances finally arrived.

Jiang Yiming and Ding Li were sent to the hospital for treatment.

Ding Li had two ribs broken, his arm was fractured, and he had five or six wounds on his body, but fortunately none of them were deep.

Jiang Yiming also broke two ribs and suffered a head injury from the impact, but otherwise he was fine.

After all, Ding Li had been protecting him throughout the battle, so he didn't have many external injuries, only three small wounds.

After their wounds were treated, Jiang Yiming and Ding Li were questioned by the police.

It lasted until 1 a.m.

Jiang Yiming called Jiang Yongchen and asked him to come and help, since he and Ding Li were both injured and needed someone to take care of them.

As for Xia Shining, he certainly couldn't tell her, lest she worry.

When Jiang Yongchen arrived at the hospital, he was shocked to see the two of them wrapped up like rice dumplings.

"Yiming, what's wrong with you guys?"

"I was beaten up."

Jiang Yiming said, "It's probably Lü Xing who did it. We've already spoken to the police, and they said they'll do their best to investigate."

"However, I don't think this matter will be so easy to resolve. After all, the Hengxing Group is registered in the capital, which is their headquarters. They must know some people here. If we don't pull some strings, this matter will probably just be swept under the rug."

"What should I do?"

Jiang Yongchen said with worry, "We don't know anyone in the capital."