Chapter 85

Five minutes ago, Xue Guilan, along with her brother and sister, rushed to the Education Bureau. They found out which department Zhao Lina was in, but didn't see her when they went inside. They asked her colleagues, who said she might be in the restroom. So, Xue Guilan and her sister barged in directly.

In the restroom, Zhao Lina was on a call with Guo Lin. Suddenly, she looked up and saw Xue Guilan and a woman standing in front of her, both looking furious. They hadn't seen each other for three years, but they recognized each other immediately.

Before Zhao Lina could recover from her shock, the aggressive Xue Guilan swung her arm and slapped Zhao Lina hard across the face, shouting, "You slut, how dare you seduce my man? I'm going to beat you to death today!"

Immediately, Xue Guilan and her sister started punching and kicking Zhao Lina. Zhao Lina screamed in pain, trying to fight back at first, but a weak woman couldn't stand up to two fierce women. After a few hits, she was left defenseless, curled up in the corner of the restroom, shouting for help.

Although Zhao Lina's phone fell to the ground, it didn't break, and the call was still connected. Guo Lin, holding the phone, was terrified, his hands trembling so much that he could barely hold it, and he had to use both hands to keep it steady.

The泼妇 (fierce woman) actually found Zhao Lina at the Education Bureau! Guo Lin never thought his wife would go out to look for Zhao Lina. It was strange how she knew Zhao Lina worked at the Education Bureau.

Guo Lin was in a panic. He was worried about Zhao Lina, but even more concerned that Xue Guilan would make a big scene. It seemed she already had! What to do, what to do! Guo Lin was pacing around at home, while Zhao Lina's phone lay in a corner of the restroom, her cries and screams continuing. Xue Guilan and her sister's beating and cursing didn't stop. Guo Lin was in a panic; he couldn't go to the scene to stop them, and if he called his wife to calm down, it might only make her angrier.

After much internal struggle, Guo Lin heard Zhao Lina's cries and pleas for mercy, feeling the pain in his heart, but he chose not to intervene.

At the scene, Zhao Lina's colleagues heard her cries for help and tried to enter the restroom to stop the fight. However, Xue Guilan's brother, blocking the door, shouted, "Go to hell, you bitches! That fox seduced my brother-in-law, and my sister is just teaching her a lesson. What's it to you? Get lost and mind your own business!"

With these words, no one dared to intervene. Many female colleagues gathered outside to listen, and some male colleagues who had a crush on Zhao Lina were pounding their chests in frustration, realizing that their dream girl was someone else's mistress.

The leadership of the Education Bureau arrived, but Xue Guilan's brother refused to back down, threatening to fight anyone who tried to stop them. He even pointed at the leader and cursed him.

Embarrassed in front of so many subordinates, the leader was furious and called for security, as well as the police.

Xue Guilan and her sister, having had their fill of beating Zhao Lina, felt they had vented their anger. Zhao Lina was now covered in bruises, crying uncontrollably. Xue Guilan, standing victorious, threatened her, "You better disappear from Haizhou, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"

As she spoke, Xue Guilan's brother was being restrained by several security guards, and more guards rushed in, pointing at Xue Guilan and her sister, shouting, "What are you doing? Running to our Education Bureau to cause a scene? Don't you know that assault is illegal?"

Xue Guilan, used to being aggressive, spat at one of the guards, "She slept with my man, so I have every right to beat her. What's it to you? Are you sleeping with her too?"

The guards, unused to dealing with such an unruly woman, were about to retaliate when Xue Guilan unbuttoned two buttons on her short-sleeved shirt, saying, "Come on, if you touch me, I'll strip and call it rape!"

"You泼妇 (fierce woman)..." The guard was at a loss for words, unsure how to handle the two aggressive women. At this moment, the leader of the Education Bureau came in and said to the female colleagues outside, "Quick, take Zhao to the hospital. And don't let these two go, wait for the police to handle it!"

The Education Bureau, being a government agency responsible for education, couldn't let such a disturbance go unpunished. If the attackers were allowed to leave, it would be a laughingstock.

Zhao Lina was helped away by her colleagues, and Xue Guilan tried to leave with her sister but was stopped by the security guards. She shouted, "Who dares to stop me? Who are you to stop me? Who gave birth to you?"

The deputy director of the Education Bureau, who was in charge of junior and senior high schools, was usually respected wherever he went. He had never been insulted like this, especially with so many security guards and subordinates present. His face turned red with anger, and he pointed at Xue Guilan, trembling with rage, "How can you be so uncivilized?"

"You're civilized! Your subordinates sleeping with other men is civilized? By your logic, you must have slept with this little fox too!"

"Don't spout nonsense!"

"Spout nonsense? Tell you what, I'm not on my period right now, but if I were, I'd take out my tampon and smear it on your face!"

The deputy director was stunned, realizing he had no power against such a泼妇 (fierce woman). He stomped his foot and shouted at the security guards, "Close the door, don't let them out! Wait for the police to handle it!"

He turned and left, while Xue Guilan's brother, restrained by the guards, shouted at the deputy director, "My brother-in-law is the mine manager of Xiling Mine. Think twice before you provoke us!"

The deputy director's anger flared up again. "I have plenty of people I can't provoke. I'm a deputy director, and I don't even rank in the city leadership. The mayor, the city committee, the provincial department, the ministry—there are plenty of people I can't provoke. But what's a mine manager of Xiling Mine to me?"

The Education Bureau is a government agency, and Xiling Mine is a state-owned enterprise. They are not on the same level. Moreover, Xiling Mine, though in Haizhou, is under the Pengcheng Mining Group. What are you boasting about in Haizhou?

"If the police don't handle this fairly, we will pursue it to the end!"

The Education Bureau is one of the most influential departments in Haizhou, controlling the fate of all primary and secondary school students and their parents. As long as a child hasn't gone to college, no one wants to offend the Education Bureau.

The Public Security Bureau, though having more political power than the Education Bureau, would still have to curry favor with the Education Bureau. Everyone has children, and children need to go to school, and they want to go to good schools and good classes. Even those who don't usually curry favor with the Education Bureau wouldn't dare to offend them.

Now, with someone causing a disturbance at the Education Bureau, and the deputy director of the Education Bureau demanding action, the police who arrived were very cautious.

Xue's siblings were put into a police car and taken to the police station. Zhao Lina was taken to the hospital to treat her injuries, and the police sent someone to accompany her to get a medical report.

Guo Lin, at home, was pacing like an ant on a hot pan, making calls and seeking help. He finally managed to reach the police station, but the station chief, upon hearing that he was there to plead for the troublemakers, immediately refused.

Assaulting people at a government agency and insulting government officials, with the deputy director of the Education Bureau demanding action, the police station couldn't afford to show favoritism.

Guo Lin was now truly furious with Xue Guilan. This woman, who only causes trouble, had chosen such a critical moment to cause a scene at the Education Bureau. If this news got out, he would be ruined!

Even Li Mu didn't expect Xue Guilan to be so reckless. He had Zhao Kang expose Zhao Lina to create internal conflict between the couple, making Guo Lin face both internal and external problems. He thought Xue Guilan, for the sake of her husband's safety, would not publicize it and would only take out her anger on Guo Lin at home. But by the afternoon, local forums and chat rooms were filled with eyewitness accounts of the incident at the Education Bureau.

Now, things were really getting out of hand.