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Chapter 28 - I Want to Bail Him Out!

Chapter 28: I Want to Bail Him Out!

In the Xiao family’s estate in the capital, Xiao Yuxuan had been meticulously planning her “man-slaying” strategy these past few days. At the same time, she was constantly keeping tabs on Lin Tai’s situation. Upon learning that Lin Tai had been taken away by the police, she immediately brought her family’s lawyer to secure his release.

Lin Tai was the young master of the Lin family—how could he be left in a place like prison?

Xiao Yuxuan hurriedly rushed to the capital’s police station.

…

Meanwhile, at the Lu family’s estate, Lu Ziyan was swamped and overwhelmed. Since yesterday, several major families had begun suppressing the Lu family, causing losses of tens of billions overnight. Amid this pressure, discordant voices emerged within the Lu family.

Lu Ziyan’s second uncle, Lu Chaosheng, third uncle, Lu Chaoyi, and other shareholders jointly convened a family meeting.

During the meeting, they concluded that the sudden joint suppression of the Lu family was due to Lu Ziyan’s refusal to let Ye Bai star in her debut film. The shareholders unanimously voted to demand that Lu Ziyan compromise and allow Ye Bai to take the male lead role.

Lu Ziyan’s father wanted to support his daughter, but he couldn’t withstand the unanimous vote at the shareholders’ meeting. They didn’t care about Lu Ziyan’s feelings—anything that threatened their interests was unacceptable!

Lu Ziyan never imagined Ye Bai would be so shameless as to use his family’s influence to pressure her. But before she could resolve this issue, another piece of news came: the video of the fight at the Longteng Hotel had gone viral, and Lin Tai had been taken away by the police early that morning.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyan was furious. Ye Bai, that scoundrel, was targeting her, and now he was even going after Lin Tai! She was livid, but at the moment, she was powerless. All she could do was try her best to suppress the spread of the video. Meanwhile, she grabbed a lawyer and rushed to the capital’s police station.

…

In the office of the capital’s police station chief, Director Zhang Jianyi put down the phone, sighing with admiration. “Lin Zhentian is truly a respectable man.”

The call had come from Lin Zhentian, the chairman of the Lin Corporation. Zhang Jianyi had initially assumed Lin Zhentian, like others, would demand Lin Tai’s immediate release. But Lin Zhentian’s request was unexpected—he simply asked for his son to be placed in a single cell.

In all his years, this was the first time Zhang Jianyi had heard such a request from the head of one of the top ten families. Typically, they would call and insist on their child’s immediate release. Lin Zhentian was truly an exception, leaving Zhang Jianyi deeply impressed.

Of course, such a small request was easily granted.

Knock knock.

“Come in,” Zhang Jianyi said.

“Uncle Zhang,” Su Yanfei stepped into the office, saluting Zhang Jianyi.

“Yanfei, what’s the matter?” Zhang Jianyi was the police chief, but he was also a protégé of Grandpa Su. Naturally, he took extra care of Su Yanfei, the designated heir of the Su family.

“I’m here to talk about Lin Tai,” Su Yanfei said slowly.

“Lin Tai?” Zhang Jianyi was somewhat surprised. It was normal for Lin Zhentian to approach him, but Su Yanfei? The Su family had little connection with the Lin family, and their statuses didn’t quite align. Besides, Lin Tai had a poor reputation, and most people in the Su family looked down on him.

There could only be one reason for Su Yanfei’s visit: to ensure impartial enforcement of the law.

“Yanfei, Lin Zhentian just spoke with me. He only asked to have Lin Tai moved to a single detention cell. I think that’s reasonable, don’t you?”

“What? Just a single detention cell?” In her previous life, Su Yanfei had been directly responsible for arresting Lin Tai but hadn’t followed up on subsequent matters, so she was unaware of Lin Zhentian’s request.

“Yes, Lin Zhentian is a man worthy of respect.”

“Uncle Zhang, I’m here about Lin Tai as well,” Su Yanfei said, surprised. While she knew Lin Zhentian was upright, she hadn’t expected him to be so selfless. Of course, Su Yanfei herself couldn’t be that impartial.

She couldn’t bear the thought of Lin Tai suffering in the detention center.

“I hope you’ll allow me to bail Lin Tai out.” That’s right—bail. Lin Tai’s situation qualified for release on bail pending trial. With a guarantor and a daily payment of 200 yuan, he could be released early.

“Why do you want to bail him out?” Zhang Jianyi was astonished. He recalled that Su Yanfei had no connection with Lin Tai, nor did she have any special ties to the Lin family. Moreover, Su Yanfei’s usual demeanor was upright and uncompromising—she enforced the law strictly, no matter who was involved. He couldn’t fathom her reasoning.

“He helped me, so I must help him,” Su Yanfei said, feeling her request was abrupt. But she truly couldn’t stand the idea of Lin Tai staying in the detention center any longer. As a police officer, she knew better than anyone what kind of place it was.

“Besides, I’m following legal procedures, so it’s not against the law,” she added.

“Alright,” Zhang Jianyi didn’t dwell on it. Perhaps Lin Tai had indeed helped Su Yanfei.

Surely it couldn’t be that Su Yanfei liked Lin Tai? The eldest daughter of the Su family, the future heir, falling for a wastrel like Lin Tai? That was unthinkable!