?71: Chapter 71: Can’t Escape 71: Chapter 71: Can’t Escape “Fine!

    If we’re going to arrest someone, let’s do it together!

    You hold Liu Hun!

    I’ll take Niu Chunsheng and Ye Canghai, and we must go back to the station for interrogation, and we need to call the chief over!” Zhao Mingjie suddenly lost her temper, and the beauty mark between her eyebrows now looked devoid of any charm, replaced entirely by a manly spirit.

    “Hey!

    Are you trying to show off to me?” Xu Liang immediately bristled, and seeing Zhao Mingjie, he squared up and rolled up his sleeves, reaching out to push her.

    “Can’t you speak properly?

    Hitting a woman, does that suit the uniform you’re wearing?” Liu Hun stepped forward and blocked Zhao Mingjie, grabbing Xu Liang’s hand and instead pushed him back, making him stagger.

    “You...

    you dare to hit a cop?

    I really don’t believe this crap today!

    If I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll really get too cocky!” Xu Liang said as he tried to punch Liu Hun, unable to tolerate being pushed away by him.

    “Xu Liang!

    Stop!”

    While Xu Liang was showing off, a steady voice called out to him, and he turned his head to see it was the police chief Kang Jianxiang.

    Now that his old superior had arrived, he reluctantly waved his hand and threw a remark at Liu Hun, “You’re lucky today, kid!”

    This time it wasn’t a coincidence that Kang Jianxiang was there because Nanhong saw Liu Hun leave and worriedly followed, only to find Liu Hun confronted by the police.

    Without delay, she went to find Kang Jianxiang, her regular diner.

    Liu Hun gave Nanhong a grateful look and turned to Xu Liang with a cold expression, “If you had come any closer, you would now know what the mud here tastes like!

    And I’m not making threats.”

    “You son of a bitch!” Xu Liang cursed and was about to advance when Kang Jianxiang immediately stopped him.

    “Have you eaten gunpowder or what?

    Let’s go back to the station, the bunch of us!” Kang Jianxiang told Xu Liang and Zhao Mingjie sternly, then turned to Niu Chunsheng with a calmer demeanor, “Director Niu, please cooperate with our work.

    If this causes you any inconvenience, I’ll apologize to the county leaders later.”

    Knowing Kang Jianxiang’s stubborn nature, similar to a buffalo, Niu Chunsheng followed them since Kang had put it that way.

    He only blamed his misfortune for encountering a calamity like Liu Hun and quietly said to Ye Canghai, “When it’s time for you to speak, speak; when it’s not, keep quiet.”

    The group arrived at the police station.

    Due to Niu Chunsheng’s status, Kang Jianxiang invited the three men into his office and took out a notebook to start taking notes personally.

    After asking the necessary questions, Kang Jianxiang then turned to Niu Chunsheng, “Director Niu, isn’t your behavior somewhat against the rules?”

    This time, Niu Chunsheng was determined to be evasive, coldly responding since he knew that without concrete evidence, Kang Jianxiang wouldn’t dare to do much, “Chief Kang, the police station has its rules, and the Cooperative has its rules.

    Don’t measure us with your ruler.

    Also, you’ve just retired, and sticking your nose in this isn’t exactly according to the rules either.”

    “Director Niu, our chief...” Zhao Mingjie, disliking Niu Chunsheng’s attitude, began to speak but was cut off by Kang Jianxiang.

    Kang Jianxiang, smiling, proposed to Niu Chunsheng, “Director Niu, how about this?

    You rest here for a bit, and I’ll send someone to the Township Government and Wanbao Village to check things out.

    Isn’t that a solution?”

    “Don’t play those tricks on me!” Niu Chunsheng waved a hand dismissively, making his stance clear today, “Chief Kang, if you’re making me stay, that’s detention.

    I’m okay with detention, but you need to show some evidence!

    Hmph, otherwise, don’t blame me for not giving you face!”

    Kang Jianxiang found himself in a tough spot, like a duck trying to climb a tree, seeing that he would have no choice but to release Niu Chunsheng, when suddenly a “hiss” sound was heard.

    Not only did Kang Jianxiang hear it, but so did everyone else in the office, who all turned to look at Liu Hun as he opened his briefcase, revealing stacks of money inside.

    “What are you doing, punk?

    This...

    this is public money!” Ye Canghai’s mouth trembled as he shouted at Liu Hun, his forehead inexplicably breaking into copious amounts of sweat.

    Liu Hun asked Ye Canghai, “Ye Canghai, you’ve been staring at this briefcase continuously, there must be something else in here besides money, right?” Saying so, he reached his hand inside.

    “What...

    there’s nothing!

    How dare you!” Ye Canghai watched as Liu Hun reached into the briefcase and immediately panicked, lunging at Liu Hun.

    “Get out of here!” Liu Hun said, suddenly grabbing Ye Canghai’s face and pushing him away.

    Ye Canghai, like a winter melon, rolled on the ground before he finally stabilized.

    “Niu Chunsheng!

    You dare to hurt someone in front of so many people?

    Director Kang, you have to do something about this!” Niu Chunsheng said to Kang Jianxiang, he was just looking for a reason to detain Liu Hun, and now Liu Hun had just given him one.

    “Humph!

    Something should indeed be managed!

    But between the two of us, I think you’re the one who should be managed!” Liu Hun argued, pulling a piece of paper from Ye Canghai’s briefcase.

    A glance at it explained why Ye Canghai had been so fixated on the briefcase just now.

    “A payment of 100,000 yuan before signing the contract with Yang Yide; 50,000 yuan of which is claimed by Niu Chunsheng, and the remaining 50,000 yuan goes to Ye Canghai.

    Look!

    There are even signatures and fingerprints of these two here!

    May I ask, Director Niu, since when did the advance payment for our contract with Mr.

    Yang through Wanbao Village become public funds of the Cooperative?” Liu Hun said, waving the paper in front of Niu Chunsheng.

    “Slap!” Niu Chunsheng slapped Ye Canghai across the face and roared, “You idiot!

    Why the hell are you still holding onto this?

    Were you planning to use it as toilet paper?”

    Ye Canghai was already dazed from being pushed by Liu Hun, and now with a slap on his face, he was even more disoriented.

    It wasn’t until he saw Niu Chunsheng’s face, which looked like it had been fished out from a cesspit, that he realized he was in deep trouble.

    “Xu Liang, Zhao Mingjie, take them all to the interrogation room!” Kang Jianxiang snapped the case file shut, suddenly stood up with a humorless expression, replacing it with a grave demeanor.

    The investigation over the past few days astonished Liu Hun; Niu Chunsheng truly had no need to risk so much over 50,000 yuan—the sum was just a drop in the bucket compared to more than a million yuan of public funds embezzled at the Cooperative.

    Niu Chunsheng, always one to pull the leg off a fly, ultimately met his demise due to greed.

    With Niu Chunsheng and Ye Canghai arrested, although the money was recovered, trouble followed suit.

    Firstly, Ye Canghai was the village chief of Wanbao Village, responsible for managing appropriations from the town.

    Secondly, and most importantly, was the debt Ye Canghai owed to Ding Yajun, which now fell upon Fen Ran’s shoulders.

    Even if Ding Yajun dared not show up, worrying every few days was enough to bother anyone.

    Therefore, whether for the greater good of Wanbao Village or for Fen Ran personally, Liu Hun still had to figure out a way to get the Zheng Family involved.

    Pondering back and forth, Liu Hun knew he was just a simple farmer, barely knowing anyone halfway official—his words carried no weight.

    Therefore, he had to seek help from someone influential.

    “Mr.

    Yang, the situation is just as I’ve explained.

    So, I hope you can help smooth things over with the mayor.

    Village Chief Ye might have been blinded by greed for a moment, but he managed to recover every penny.

    He was the one who signed the contract with you on behalf of our Wanbao Village, and it was all to ensure good cooperation in the future, wouldn’t you agree?” Liu Hun said to Yang Yide, smiling, feeling that the only person who could potentially be persuaded and who also had influential say was Yang Yide, although he did not mention anything about Fen Ran.

    Listening to Liu Hun, Yang Yide thought it normal for a rural person not to have seen big money before and found Liu Hun’s point reasonable.

    Since it didn’t affect the cooperation and he incurred no losses, it was a favor worth granting.

    As he was about to speak, Cai Yan entered from the door.

    “President Yang!

    The acts of Village Chief Ye were criminal, and the losses were suffered by us.

    Now, we’re supposed to plead on his behalf?

    Where on earth does such a thing happen!” Cai Yan said, gracefully sitting down on the sofa, her long legs crossed, the high heels on her feet slightly swaying, her challenging eyes fixed on Liu Hun.

    Liu Hun glanced at Cai Yan, noting her silver high heels and shiny stockings, attracting the eye, and her orange lipstick that gave her a less domineering aura today.

    “President Yang, it’s true that Village Chief Ye was wrong!

    I admit that.

    But think about it, you really haven’t suffered any actual losses.

    He was the one who signed the contract with you.

    If he goes to jail, we’ll have to go through the hassle of re-electing a village chief.

    By the time we finish all that, it’ll be too late for planting blueberries,” Liu Hun knew Cai Yan was looking for a reason to trouble him, so he ignored her completely and just spoke to Yang Yide.

    As he spoke, Liu Hun worried that Yang Yide might still have reservations, so he added, “President Yang, I guarantee that if the blueberry cultivation smoothly settles in our Wanbao Village, we’ll definitely produce the best fruits!

    Anything that can grow in our fields, I guarantee you the best!”

    “Oh!” Yang Yide was slightly startled and, touching his chin as if he had suddenly thought of something, turned to Cai Yan and said, “Miss Cai, haven’t you been searching for a place where the Dreamless Orchid grass can grow?

    Why not try in Wanbao Village?”

    Cai Yan was stunned, not expecting Yang Yide to suddenly bring up this matter.

    She had joined Yang Yide’s company initially to travel around the country, searching for a location where a delicate and precious orchid could thrive.

    The environment where the orchid was initially found had already been destroyed by human activity.

    It could only survive in the strictly controlled conditions of a laboratory; touching the ground elsewhere, it would die.

    Thus, Cai Yan had named it Dreamless Orchid, hoping it could one day return to nature.