Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 402 - 404: Take Everything Away

Chapter 402: Chapter 404: Take Everything Away

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He didn’t pay much attention to Boss Zhang and the others like him, whose faces were pale and bloodless. After Boss Zhang mentioned that it had nothing to do with him, their faces became even paler. He directed his gaze straight to Situ Hongliang, "District Chief, this matter was caused by me, allow me to explain the details to you."

After speaking, he confidently and fluently recounted the entire incident, including his demand for them to compensate ten million.

Listening to Xiao Yi, whose expression remained calm as he spoke, a trace of surprise appeared in Situ Hongliang’s eyes. He couldn’t help but pay more attention to this friend of Chen Jianguo.

This man, who seemed to be an ordinary young man, appeared to be under no pressure whatsoever in front of him. His face showed no signs of panic, and moreover, he had the courage to openly talk about extortion.

This kind of courage is not common in people of his age. Even the children from wealthy families might not have such courage when facing him as the District Chief!

He could see that this young man named Xiao Yi was truly facing him, the District Chief, without any pretense- not just pretending to be calm! He did have some ability to judge people.

Could it be, this is a Noble Family Young Master?

In his mind, he couldn’t help but speculate, glancing at Chen Jianguo nearby and recalling his angry demeanor moments ago. His heart felt increasingly likely that this was the case.

He had known Chen Jianguo for many years and knew well that Jianguo valued loyalty, but he couldn’t believe that Jianguo and this young man could have much in common, given their age difference. The only plausible explanation was that the young man came from an Extraordinary background.

As for Xiao Yi’s clothes being too simplistic?

For someone at his station, such superficial concerns were irrelevant. Among those he knew, there were several multimillionaires who liked to wear clothes from street vendors in their daily lives.

Thinking this, his assessment of Xiao Yi’s status involuntarily climbed a notch higher.

The leader of the armed police, a man in his thirties, looking at the confidently speaking Xiao Yi, also showed a hint of surprise, especially when he mentioned extorting ten million. His eyes brightened, giving Xiao Yi a covert thumbs up.

In the crowd, the stunning figure had not expected Xiao Yi to display such courage. Her eyes also showed a hint of surprise. This guy had guts, but when she thought about the time she had asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend at Liu Dongjun’s villa and his impressive performance then, her face relaxed.

This guy was naturally a daring son of a gun; fearless even of Liu Dongjun, let alone a District Chief, especially with the crafty Old Fox Chen Jianguo standing right beside him.

A subtle smile appeared on the lips of the stunning figure.

Only Chen Jianguo, standing beside him, remained entirely unmoved, not finding anything particularly extraordinary in Xiao Yi’s demeanor. In his heart, Xiao Yi had always been a remarkable person, and Xiao Yi’s performance did not surprise him at all.

"District Chief, that’s how things transpired. There’s definitely some fault on my part, and I’ll take responsibility for my mistakes, but I hope that we will receive the fairness we deserve," Xiao Yi calmly looked at Situ Hongliang after finishing his explanation.

"Uncle Chen wanted to bring you here because I believe you are a District Chief with a sense of justice. I trust you won’t let me down. With so many neighbors here today watching this issue, I believe you surely won’t let them down either, and will provide us ordinary residents and investors with a fair, just, safe, and comfortable environment."

Listening to Xiao Yi’s last sentence, Wang Qingqing standing behind him, and the armed police leader named Wang beside her, their eyes immediately brightened once again, giving Xiao Yi a peculiar look. And the other armed police reacted by inhaling sharply, their eyes fixed on Xiao Yi. This guy was really too bold; his words were essentially pressuring Situ Hongliang!

Many of the onlookers couldn’t help but worry for Xiao Yi.

Behind Xiao Yi, not far away, Wang Qingqing’s heart also couldn’t help but rise with anxiety. Xiao Yi was indeed very bold! Yet, although she felt nervous, a thrill also emerged in her heart. Xiao Yi’s words were something she had long wanted to say but never had the courage to express.

Even Chen Jianguo was momentarily taken aback, glancing at Xiao Yi and then at Situ Hongliang, showing a slight embarrassment on his face. However, he said nothing. Although he and Situ Hongliang were on good terms, without a doubt, if it came to a conflict, he would definitely stand by Xiao Yi unhesitatingly.

Situ Hongliang did not respond directly to Xiao Yi’s words. His eyes locked tightly on Xiao Yi, attempting to peer into his gaze as if trying to exert pressure on him through their eye contact, but unfortunately, Xiao Yi’s eyes met his without any fear.

Situ completely ignored his pressure.

"Very good!"

After a while, feeling that his intention had failed, Situ Hongliang withdrew his stern gaze and a hint of teasing appeared at the corner of his mouth, "You just said that you would take responsibility for your actions, didn’t you? That sounds like extortion, which is a crime. How are you going to take responsibility for it?"

When Xiao Yi said he would do something, he meant it, but he did not like the way Xiao Yi was handling things. Moreover, as the head of the district, he had his own dignity, so he hoped to regain some face and reassurance from Xiao Yi.

"One billion in investments."

Xiao Yi, having anticipated his response, looked at him with his cunning eyes and said without hesitation.

"Director Chen?"

Situ Hongliang did not confirm immediately but instead turned his gaze toward Chen Jianguo. Although he was somewhat certain that Xiao Yi might be from a noble family, he did not fully understand the specifics. However, he was familiar with Chen Jianguo.

"What Young Master Xiao says is my decision."

Chen Jianguo said without hesitation.

"Done!"

Hearing Chen Jianguo’s words, Situ Hongliang’s eyes suddenly lit up. He struck the table decisively with his hand. Although Xiao Yi had slightly challenged his authority as the district chief, in comparison to an investment of one billion, his own pride meant very little.

After he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the title Chen Jianguo used for Xiao Yi, Young Master Xiao, and a faint smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth. "I guessed right," he thought. His attention then turned back to the calm Xiao Yi. He began to ponder, Young Master Xiao, but which one?

"Don’t forget, we need an explanation."

Chen Jianguo, seeing the smug look on Situ Hongliang’s face, felt a wave of displeasure. He snorted lightly and couldn’t help but remind him. Having many acquaintances, the one he disliked the most was this bastard, who always seemed to be scheming.

"Take them all away!"

Not only had Situ Hongliang turned the situation to his favor, but he also gained a billion. He was almost ecstatic, paying no mind to Chen Jianguo’s unkind tone. Even his view of Boss Zhang and others didn’t seem so unpleasant anymore, his face beaming with a smile, he waved his hand nonchalantly to the armed police nearby.

"Immediately arrest and investigate Li Qinghui."

"Furthermore, issue search warrants immediately and arrest Brother Hei."

Several orders flowed from Situ Hongliang’s mouth fluently and quickly.

"Plunk!"

As each of Situ Hongliang’s orders was issued, nearby Boss Zhang, Director Li, and others directly passed out and fell to the ground. One of Director Li’s companions, following the skinny man before, became another person who was directly scared to the point of wetting himself.

Accompanied by a crisp and resonant "Yes!" the group of armed police officers sprang towards the ones collapsed on the ground, including the pale-faced goons, alongside Boss Zhang, Director Li, and others.

The quality of this group of armed police officers was clearly a notch above the goons. Although arresting people was not actually their daily duty, their actions were very quick and skilled. The goons, facing this group, hardly dared to resist at all. In almost an instant, Director Li and his companion, along with the group brought by Boss Zhang, were all subdued, their hands cuffed in shining handcuffs, heads hanging down.

"Good!"

Watching Director Li and others being taken away by the police officers, someone in the crowd started with a loud cheer. Following that, everyone present began cheering, and everyone’s gaze toward District Chief Situ was filled with genuine respect.

Next to him, Qingqing and Li Xiaomei, had tears of excitement in their eyes, and their bodies trembled with emotion. Especially Qingqing, her beautiful large eyes fully wet with tears.

At this moment, her faith that had almost collapsed was consolidated once again, and she believed once again that the world was still filled with light! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel welcome to support it by voting for it on qidian.com, your support is the greatest motivation.)