NOVPUB49: Chapter 49: Don’t Mess with Him
49 -49: Don’t Mess with Him
“I’ve told you before, don’t mess with Ye Tian, but you wouldn’t listen.
And now, look what’s happened?
This man not only has connections with the provincial authorities, but even Tianhe City is stepping in to demand his release!
You’ve caused a big disaster!”
“Dad, can you bear to see me getting beaten up?!”
Both father and son were agitated, but it was Liu Jinde who calmed down first, “Don’t get agitated.
I told you that I will avenge you, and I will.
Ye Tian is still in the detention center.
We have four days, and my response to Secretary Tang was that the procedural formalities must still be followed, and the person will be released after four days.
In these four days, you can still…”
As they were speaking, another phone call came in.
Liu Zheng’s heart tightened.
People who knew the personal number of the Public Security Bureau director were no ordinary individuals, and someone who made Director Liu frown upon seeing the incoming number was even less so.
“Hello, Old Master Gu, how are you?
How’s your health?…”
Old Master Gu?
No way?
The call was even shorter this time, lasting just a few seconds.
When Liu Jinde came back, the only information Liu Zheng could get was a few scant words, “This time, it’s the military stepping in, release him immediately.”
Back-to-back phone calls within five minutes gave Liu Jinde quite the headache.
One was a Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee from a directly-administered city, and the other was an old General who moved from Beiping City to live out his retirement here.
In theory, he could completely ignore these two calls since they weren’t from the same system as him, and no amount of talking would matter.
But in reality, any one of these seemingly unrelated individuals could crush him.
He was just a minor Public Security Bureau director, seemingly important but in truth, an ineffective ‘chicken rib’ (useless thing).
Looking at Liu Zheng’s dejected face, Liu Jinde suddenly felt suffocated and his hatred for Ye Tian deepened.
“Forget it, you’ll just have to take this loss.”
“But…”
“But what?!
The son gets beaten, so should the father be pushed around too?!
Take it slow, there’s no rush.” Having said that, Liu Jinde took out his phone to call the police station. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
There’s a saying that as long as the green hills last, there will be no lack of firewood—an old man always understands this deeper than the young.
While he was on the phone, on the other end someone was scratching their head and frantically worrying.
“How could it have come to him being beaten?
Weren’t you the one who said that this guy has killed people before?!” An overweight middle-aged man with glasses stood up abruptly in fury.
He was the precinct chief, Du Zhihui.
“Yes, yes, but…
I really don’t know what happened.
When I went in, that kid was lying on the bed, sound asleep.
I asked Liu San’er, he was injured everywhere, but he insisted that he fell by accident.
Boss, what…
what does this mean?!”
“What does it mean?
How the heck would I know…
I’ll deal with you later!” As he was scolding his subordinate, his phone rang.
If it hadn’t been for Liu Zheng, he, the precinct chief, wouldn’t have to personally oversee such a minor matter.
He could have just delegated it to his subordinates, and here he was, dealing with this nonsense in such hot weather!
With that in mind, he couldn’t help but curse Liu Zheng over the phone.
“Hello, oh, Director Liu, what instructions do you have?” The precinct chief, who was just cursing his subordinate a moment ago, suddenly became submissive and deferential like in the presence of an ancestor, while the young policeman standing by silently cursed him as a son of a bitch who deserved to act like a fool.
“Yes!
Yes!
I understand.
Release him immediately, comply with all requests!
Yes!”
When the call was over, Du Zhihui was visibly relieved, “Damn, that scared me to death, I thought they were going to hold me responsible.
Luckily we didn’t kill him.
You, go quickly, handle Ye Tian’s paperwork and get him out as soon as possible.”
“Chief, weren’t we supposed to end him…”
“End whom?
Who said anything about ending someone?” Du Zhihui squinted at the young policeman with a predatory look.
The officers at the station privately called Du Zhihui a “smiling tiger,” because even when he was angry or upset, his eyes would narrow into a smile.
“I’ll take care of it right away.”
“Come back!” Just as the young policeman was scurrying off to carry out the task, Du Zhihui called him back.
“Chief, is there anything else?”
“Also, that Liu San’er you mentioned, keep him locked up a few more days.”
“Understood.”
The release went smoothly.
Watching the police urge him to leave, Ye Tian knew that someone must have pulled strings for him on the outside.
Since that was the case, he took the opportunity to also bring out Shen Jingwei and Pig Hu, since it was merely a matter of signing some paperwork.
It was only upon leaving the station that Ye Tian learned that the person who had helped him was the girl in the floral dress, Gu Yue.
No wonder, the military does have more clout than the police, doesn’t it?
Behind Gu Yue followed the hefty Zhang Houtu, his square face eternally stern.
He was now sitting in an Audi A6L’s driver’s seat, watching Ye Tian embrace the young miss and muttering to himself, wondering if they really had just gained a commoner son-in-law.
“Brother Tian, are you alright?
Did anyone hit you?
I heard the people in there are really fierce.” Just like inspecting an item, Gu Yue turned Ye Tian around, checking him from head to toe until she was sure he was unharmed.
“Relax, who could hurt me?
You’ve seen me in a fight before.
Alright, Yue, if you keep hugging me like this, your driver is going to come out and beat me up,” Ye Tian said jokingly.
He was not used to being stared at like prey.
Hearing this, Gu Yue turned around to glare fiercely at Zhang Houtu, “He wouldn’t dare!
I’d have Grandpa beat him up!”
Zhang Houtu’s old face flushed red, and he turned away, feeling somewhat shameless for peeping at the young couple’s tender moments.
But then he thought sadly to himself that it had only been a few days and the young miss already regarded him as a stranger.
“What are you looking at!
Never seen a beauty before?” Gu Yue abruptly spotted Pig Hu staring at her chest, nearly drooling.
“He probably just wants to cool down with you,” Shen Jingwei said with a mischievous smile, his eyes full of teasing as he looked at Pig Hu.
Gu Yue huffily turned her head away, no longer glancing at the two men behind Ye Tian.
Talking at the entrance of the police station was inconvenient.
Only when Ye Tian suggested going back to the bar did Gu Yue, clutching Ye Tian’s arm, hesitantly say, “Um…
Brother Tian, my Grandpa wants to see you.
He just…
wants to meet you, nothing else.
Don’t overthink it.”
Finally, it was time to meet the big-shot.
Ye Tian turned back to ask Pig Hu, “Where are you heading, Master Hu?”
Pig Hu gave him a disgruntled look, “You’ve ruined my last sanctuary.
Where else can I go?
I’ll just have to stick with you, as long as I don’t starve to death, that’s fine.”
