Chapter 61 of 100

Chapter 61

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Chapter 8: Turning the Tables

"What's your name?"

"Lin Feng."

"Where do you live?"

"Apartment 2-2, 3rd floor, Building 9, Liao Yuan Coal Chemical Dormitory."

"Where were you between 3:40 AM and 4:30 AM today?"

"Having a late-night snack with Officer Zhang from Lan Special Zone Police Station and others, until 9 AM today."

"Did you stay there the whole time, without going out?"

"Yes, I went to the bathroom, but it was no more than 5 minutes."

Deputy Chief Li, standing to the side, was getting impatient. How could they get any real information this way? However, with Officer Zhang and others sitting there, he couldn't use the usual methods the police station used on hooligans. Normally, he would start with a beating, then ask if they would talk. If not, he would use the tiger chair. Still no talk? Fine, he would use thumb cuffs to suspend them in the air, only their toes touching the ground, and beat them with a police baton. Within ten minutes, they would spill everything. As for the minor injuries, once they were caught, with evidence, and became suspects, those injuries didn't matter.

But with Officer Zhang and others present, he didn't dare use any of these interrogation methods. Deputy Chief Li bought tea and offered cigarettes, trying to get Officer Zhang and others to take a break, but they didn't buy it. Instead, they shouted and urged Deputy Chief Li to hurry up and finish, so they could return to work.

In the end, Deputy Chief Li had no choice but to let Lin Feng and the others leave, and he had to find another way to deal with Hu Xiaobing.

After thanking Officer Zhang and the others for their help, Lin Feng went to the Lan Special Zone Hospital to see Wang Meng. After explaining what had happened today, Wang Meng laughed and asked Lin Feng how he planned to deal with Hu Xiaobing.

"Personally, I want to avenge my father and make Hu Xiaobing apologize to him. Publicly, I want him to compensate all the residents for their medical expenses," Lin Feng said.

"Alright," Wang Meng nodded, approving of Lin Feng's approach.

That night, when Wang Meng went to Da Ya Chemical to vent his anger on behalf of Lin Feng's father, he found that the security guards were not ordinary people but fluent hooligans. It turned out that Hu Xiaobing, who had once been a hooligan, had risen through the ranks with the help of his cousin. Once he had some connections, he opened a chemical plant and hired a few old hooligan friends as security guards.

After the incident where the security guards injured residents, Hu Xiaobing replaced all the guards with hooligans to intimidate the families of the injured. However, this move only attracted Wang Meng, a ruthless killer. Wang Meng had no qualms about his actions, considering it a service to the people.

For the next two nights, Wang Meng went to Da Ya Chemical's security room and broke the ribs of all the guards present, leaving the words "Heaven's Punisher" on the wall.

Lin Feng also spent every night drinking with different officials, leaving Deputy Chief Li with no choice but to watch helplessly. Hu Xiaobing's guards were beaten every night, and even though he increased the number of guards several times, they were all hospitalized with broken ribs the next day.

"Listen, Hu Xiaobing, I'll mediate. Why don't you reconcile with Lin Feng? Compensate him for the medical expenses and let him vent his anger. Otherwise, the hospital bills for your guards will be a huge burden," Deputy Chief Li, who was dealing with the chaos, suggested.

The incident had been serious enough to report to the city bureau, even though no one was seriously injured or killed. However, the root cause was Hu Xiaobing's guards injuring residents, and if investigated, Deputy Chief Li would be implicated. But if the situation continued, it would only get worse, and the truth would eventually come out.

"Alright, I'll have Deputy Chief Li arrange a meeting with him," Hu Xiaobing, who had also been a hooligan, knew when to yield. He decided to back down, even though he still had his cousin as a trump card, but it wasn't worth it for such a small matter.

That noon, the three parties met at Xiangjiang Seafood Restaurant for negotiations.

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Hu, I won't beat around the bush. I've brought you both here today to find a compromise and make peace," Deputy Chief Li said with a smile.

"Mr. Lin, please state your conditions," Hu Xiaobing, who was already angry at the sight of Lin Feng, didn't want to waste time. As long as Lin Feng's demands weren't excessive, he would agree.

"First, hand over the person who attacked my father," Lin Feng said. Seeing that Hu Xiaobing was willing to back down, he didn't want to waste too much energy on this. His primary goal was to develop his business.

"Alright, no problem," Hu Xiaobing nodded. He had seen this kind of thing before when he was a hooligan; just find someone to take the blame.

"Second, I want you to apologize to my father," Lin Feng said.

"Alright," Hu Xiaobing frowned but agreed, thinking about the chaos in the factory over the past few days. A man must know when to yield.

"Third, compensate all the injured residents for their medical expenses, lost wages, and nutritional expenses," Lin Feng made his final demand.

"No way! I'll only compensate your father's medical expenses," Hu Xiaobing jumped up. This would be a huge financial loss, and he was unwilling to pay for the common people.

"No, you must compensate everyone you injured," Lin Feng didn't back down.

Hu Xiaobing got angry, his old hooligan temper flaring up. He slammed the table and shouted, "Lin, I'm only here because of Deputy Chief Li. Don't push your luck. What do those people have to do with you? Don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong."

"Mr. Hu, I will stick my nose in. If you don't compensate all the injured residents, I'll drive your chemical plant out of Liao Yuan District," Lin Feng said fiercely.

"Ha ha ha, a toad yawning, what a big mouth. Lin, I'll see how you plan to drive me out of Liao Yuan District," Hu Xiaobing sneered.

Driving Hu Xiaobing out of Liao Yuan District was like cutting off his source of income, which was like taking his life. The chemical plant was a quota production facility, with factory prices far above market prices, making it extremely profitable. If he had to relocate, it would delay production for months, especially during the peak production period. Anyone who tried to drive him out would face his full resistance.

"Let's talk this out, gentlemen," Deputy Chief Li, who hadn't expected the negotiations to break down, tried to mediate.

"Deputy Chief Li, there's nothing to talk about. Lin, we'll see who comes out on top," Hu Xiaobing stormed out.

"You... very well!" Deputy Chief Li glared at Lin Feng and followed Hu Xiaobing out.

We'll see who comes out on top!

That night, Lin Feng invited the deputy directors of the Environmental Protection Bureau, Health Bureau, Industry and Commerce Bureau, Tax Bureau, and Fire Bureau to dinner. After a night of drinking, singing, and dancing with beautiful women, the deputy directors all agreed to help Lin Feng deal with the unscrupulous boss who ignored the well-being of the people.

However, the next day, Lin Feng was disappointed. Not only was the joint operation by the five bureaus canceled, but the directors called to scold him, accusing him of setting a trap and threatening to punish him severely.

That afternoon, all of Lin Feng's stores were raided by a joint operation from the five administrative bureaus, which ordered him to close for a month for "rectification" on flimsy pretexts. If not for his good relationship with the Lan Special Zone Police Station, he would have faced a joint trial by six departments.

At this point, Lin Feng realized that Hu Xiaobing's influence was far beyond what he could handle. However, being raided by all his businesses made Lin Feng determined.

No matter who you are, if you dare to raid my businesses, I will make you pay!

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