Chapter 480 I Am the King of the Heavenly Capital
Jiang Bai was speechless at this.
He didn't think Zhao Wuji was joking.
In fact, Zhao Wuji acted quickly. After the group finished drinking, Jiang Bai was taken away from Zhao Wuji's residence by Wang Bao and Zhao Wuji and headed directly to the Imperial Hotel.
When we arrived, the place was already packed with people, a gathering of all sorts of political and business figures, including local power brokers, economic tyrants, and political strategists.
Jiang Bai knew many of them, but not everyone knew him.
Anyway, there were a lot of people, probably four or five hundred, plus their female companions, making it nearly a thousand.
Then, in front of everyone, Zhao Wuji announced his intention to retire and hand over all of Tiandu's affairs to Jiang Bai.
Many people had expected this, as everyone knew that Jiang Bai was Zhao Wuji's carefully groomed successor. This was no secret, and Zhao Wuji himself had admitted it before.
Jiang Bai's performance this year has been remarkable. To be honest, even without Zhao Wuji's help, as long as Zhao Wuji is not around, Jiang Bai can still stand firm in Tiandu and intimidate all sides.
It's just that things won't be as calm and uneventful as they are now.
The transfer of power and relations went very smoothly. Afterwards, Zhao Wuji took Jiang Bai to greet some people. In fact, Jiang Bai knew most of them. Zhao Wuji had been doing this for the past year, but there were still some things that had not been completed.
Take this opportunity to complete it all at once.
During the meal, Jiang Bai drank quite a bit of wine and naturally heard a lot of flattery. There were countless people who fawned over him.
Everyone knows that if Master Zhao is gone, Master Jiang will definitely be able to maintain order. No one has any doubt about this, no one dares to have any doubt, and there is no question of any challenge from him, unless he has no desire to live!
Everything went very smoothly, except that Jiang Bai was simply not a good drinker.
It wasn't that he couldn't drink; he had simply drunk too much. He couldn't even force it out in time. He was drenched in sweat, and the alcohol was evaporating so fast that it couldn't keep up with the countless people lining up to toast him.
Jiang Bai eventually got drunk and was put to rest at a hotel.
When Jiang Bai woke up again, it was already late at night. He had just woken up, rubbed his aching head, and called the chef on duty to make him something to eat.
Jiang Bai took a sip of water, and then the system's voice came from his mind: "Congratulations, host, you have completed the system's first task, 'I am the king of the heavens,' with great courage and strength. The total wealth of Tiandu and its surrounding areas has reached 20 billion, and Tiandu's influence has reached the point where its word is law. For the time being, no one dares to covet Tiandu and its surrounding areas."
"The host has completed the task and received a reward: 300,000 Prestige Points or three free high-level lottery draws. Please choose for yourself!"
"Select Prestige Points!"
Jiang Bai isn't stupid; what's so good about choosing the premium lottery?
Although 300,000 prestige points can only be used for three lottery draws, Jiang Bai can choose to forgo the lottery draws and instead purchase some items.
He has now accumulated about 70,000 to 80,000 prestige points. In addition to the ones he has accumulated recently, killing Nangong Qingmo and the Nangong family members, his trip to the capital, the recent ambush, and today's events have all brought Jiang Bai a lot of prestige.
With the current 300,000, Jiang Bai now has over 300,000 prestige points, making him the richest he's ever been since acquiring this system, bar none.
Jiang Bai was somewhat bewildered by his sudden windfall, unsure how to utilize so many prestige points, as this was the first time he had ever received them.
Jiang Bai hadn't figured out how to use it yet. According to him, he wanted to directly exchange it for the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill." His strength was too low and needed to be improved. He hadn't felt it before, but recently he had clearly felt his strength was insufficient.
I'm about to go on a trip for Li Qingdi. Although that bastard's words sound simple and elegant, Jiang Bai doesn't believe him.
Just in case, improving our capabilities is essential.
However, doing it this way would consume too much prestige. More than 300,000 prestige points wouldn't be enough to raise the level by more than a few tiers, since the prestige required for each tier increases exponentially.
After thinking it over, Jiang Bai decided to try his luck with the lottery first. The advanced lottery was quite useful, and he wanted to see if he could get anything good.
So, Jiang Bai, being impulsive, decided to try his luck with the lottery again.
The roulette wheel appears the next second.
Several choices appeared on the giant roulette wheel, but Jiang Bai didn't bother to look at them. It was pointless to look or not, because he knew one thing: whether he liked it or not, the choices on the roulette wheel could not be changed.
The system cannot change its rules because of Jiang Bai's will, unless it is upgraded again, which may change things, but not now.
This thing is entirely a gamble.
So Jiang Bai did it with his eyes closed.
"Congratulations, host. You have obtained a spatial ring. This ring is indestructible and its appearance can be changed at will. It contains ten cubic meters of space and can store any non-living items."
The next second, a golden dragon head ring appeared on Jiang Bai's hand. A giant dragon coiled into a ring, with a prominent dragon head, bright eyes, made of pure gold, and gemstones set in its eyes, making it look lifelike.
Jiang Bai really liked it.
However, this thing is not very practical for Jiang Bai. Apart from being able to carry some things so that Jiang Bai no longer has to worry about luggage, it is not very useful.
Jiang Bai isn't involved in smuggling, nor does he sell laundry detergent, so why would he need this stuff?
Fortunately, it has an indestructible attribute; otherwise, it would be completely useless to Jiang Bai. He would have to keep it as a special item during battles, which would be truly tragic.
After playing with it for a while, Jiang Bai put it on his ring finger and looked at it. It looked pretty good, except for being too dazzling. It was quite a good accessory.
Then, with a thought, a decorative vase on the nearby table vanished into thin air and reappeared in Jiang Bai's ring space the next second. His spirit could penetrate it and he could clearly understand the situation inside.
With a renewed thought, the item appeared, extremely convenient, so that Jiang Bai would no longer have to exert himself when carrying things in the future.
More importantly, according to the information provided by the system, this thing also has a preservation function; anything placed inside will not spoil or deteriorate, which is quite a nice feature.
Jiang Bai decided that when he had time in the future, he would put some food and clothes in there, just in case.
Otherwise, it would be a waste to just leave this thing lying around.
Frankly speaking, this thing isn't very useful, and it falls far short of Jiang Bai's expectations. It's not what Jiang Bai wanted; he wanted something that could directly improve his strength, but the system clearly didn't give him what he needed.
Left with no other choice, Jiang Bai could only fall into deep thought once again, pondering whether to continue the lottery or to exchange his prestige for strength to improve his "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill".
Jiang Bai was caught in a dilemma.
Chapter 481 The Tiger Soul Shines Again, Heaven and Earth Reign Supreme
"System, please exchange for the fourth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill for me first."
In the end, Jiang Bai made a decision: he would improve his strength first.
His current strength is still too weak. Strictly speaking, he is only at the peak of the second-grade master. He should be able to reach the first-grade realm and condense true qi by advancing one level.
Despite the extraordinary power of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, reaching the highest level still requires reaching the seventh level. However, the sixth level should be enough to fight the opponent to a standstill.
Jiang Bai dared not think about those things, and he didn't have enough prestige points to support them, so he chose to first improve his strength and enhance himself until he reached the first level.
"Alright, young man!"
The system granted Jiang Bai's request, deducting tens of thousands of prestige points. The next second, Jiang Bai felt power come out of nowhere, flowing into his body from all directions.
The warm feeling made him feel incredibly comfortable.
I almost couldn't resist getting completely absorbed in it.
After a long while, the comfortable feeling that was enough to make one groan subsided, and Jiang Bai returned to normal, feeling full of power throughout his body. The "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" naturally reached the fourth level, and his whole body was filled with surging power.
True Qi automatically condensed, and Jiang Bai activated the Dragon Elephant True Qi, which then emerged.
The black true energy, though lacking corrosive properties, grants Jiang Bai destructive power with every move he makes, as it contains the ability to penetrate everything.
Jiang Bai circulated the Dragon Elephant True Qi, feeling that his power could at least double with the amplification of the True Qi.
This gave Jiang Bai the power to easily defeat opponents of the same level.
However, there is still a big gap between him and top-level masters. He is only at the initial stage of the first rank now. The next level should be the intermediate stage of the first rank, and the sixth level is the peak of the first rank. If he wants to break through, he probably needs to reach the seventh level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique.
After all, top-tier experts are simply too monstrous. Even someone who has just entered the top tier can easily wipe out ten first-tier experts, as can be seen from Yang Wudi's previous battles.
The experts from the Nangong family were powerless against him, unable to withstand a single blow, and were killed in a single move every time.
The skill of a top-tier expert is evident.
Having improved his strength and raised it to the fourth level of the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill," Jiang Bai became much more confident, and his mind began to stir again.
I'm starting to think about doing something else.
For example... pulling some kind of lottery or similar trick.
"System lottery! Premium lottery!"
Jiang Bai was such a gambler that he finally couldn't resist and chose to participate in the lottery.
After saying this, Jiang Bai wanted to slap himself. This choice was clearly irrational; he should have exchanged for the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" instead.
Unfortunately, what's done is done, and the system won't give him a chance to regret it.
Helplessly, the roulette wheel spun, and Jiang Bai didn't even dare to look at it, fearing he would draw some trash and regret it later.
"Ding dong, young man, congratulations! You have won the divine weapon Tiger Soul (Sealed Edition) in the lottery. Legend has it that it was the weapon wielded by the demon god Chi You. Its specific origin is unknown. There are rumors that Chi You killed his son to feed the demon and slaughtered a tiger to forge the weapon. It is known as 'Tiger Soul shines again, and the world is ruled by it'! It contains the peerless sword technique'Seven Great Hatreds'."
"Tiger Soul has the property of devouring its master, affecting the user and even turning against the master. Although this sword is a sealed version with weakened effects, the host still needs to be careful."
The next second, a strange longsword appeared in Jiang Bai's hand. It was more than a meter long and the blade was shaped like a tiger's tail joint. The blade had obvious green patterns, mainly based on bone and veins, and it was extremely fierce.
As Jiang Bai held it in his hand, he felt a surge of killing intent coursing through his body. A tiger seemed to be roaring incessantly in his mind, followed by the "Seven Great Hatreds of Devouring Heaven and Destroying Earth," which almost made Jiang Bai unable to resist rushing out and causing a bloodbath.
Jiang Bai was so frightened that he quickly threw the thing into his spatial ring, not daring to touch it at all.
He knew that with his current strength, if he forced himself to use this thing, there could only be one outcome: Jiang Bai would suffer a qi deviation!
He became a monster, a demon, who only knew how to kill and had no emotions whatsoever.
"Damn it! This thing is powerful, but if I had this sealed version of the Tiger Soul, I could go out and hack and slash through eighteen streets. With the Seven Great Hatreds, I could not only take on Yang Wudi one-on-one, but I could also put up a fight against the head of the Nangong family."
"The problem is this piece of junk. If I keep it, I'll go crazy sooner or later."
Jiang Bai couldn't help but mutter curses to himself.
This thing is powerful, but it is also a deadly weapon and should not be used rashly. Just like the Seven Injury Fist, it will injure the opponent first and then the user. It should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
Jiang Bai wasn't unaware of the origins of this thing. In his previous life, he had read comics and knew that it was one of the divine weapons. He also knew whether this thing was useful or not, and what its drawbacks were.
Jiang Bai wasn't surprised by its appearance. The system could get anything, whether it was virtual or real, as long as you had enough prestige, you could exchange for it. So Jiang Bai wasn't particularly curious about it.
I'm just not very satisfied with the result. If I had to choose a divine weapon, something like the Heavenly Crystal or the Void would be much better than this ferocious thing.
"Holy crap, two high-level lottery draws, and 200,000 reputation points just vanished like that? I'm so angry!"
Jiang Bai was furious. He had 200,000 reputation points and had participated in two lottery draws. Although he hadn't missed out on either of the two high-level draws, the rewards he received were, to be fair, quite good.
However, the difference between what Jiang Bai had expected and what he wanted was far too great. What he wanted was not these things, but to increase his strength. The spatial ring did not increase his strength in the slightest.
The Divine Weapon Tiger Soul greatly enhances his strength. If Jiang Bai were to take out this item, he would absolutely be able to cut through eighteen streets without any resistance.
The problem is, Jiang Bai doesn't dare to use it!
He used it so much that he was the first to run out of time.
As a result, this powerful item became a collectible in Jiang Bai's spatial storage, and he dared not use it unless absolutely necessary. It was of no use in increasing his own strength.
"What do we do now? Should we go for the lottery, or the lottery, or the lottery..." Jiang Bai muttered to himself.
In truth, he had already given his answer. Although his remaining prestige points could have raised Jiang Bai's strength by one level, reaching the fifth level of the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill," Jiang Bai, caught up in a gambler's mentality, was fixated on the lottery.
He personally felt that he had lost money in the previous two lotteries, wasting 200,000 prestige points. It was obviously impossible for him to give up now. He hoped to make up for the losses from the previous one in the last lottery.
This aligns with Jiang Bai's personal interests.
Because of this thought, Jiang Bai wanted to try his luck again. He refused to believe that he was so unlucky as to waste 300,000 reputation points from three lottery draws.
Chapter 482 A Surge in Strength
"System, I want to participate in the lottery!"
In the end, Jiang Bai made his own choice.
As expected, Jiang Bai chose to participate in the lottery, just as he had done many times before, placing all his hopes on this lottery.
If this lottery doesn't boost Jiang Bai's strength, then he'll have no choice but to sadly bury himself in hard work again and wait until he has enough prestige points before trying to improve.
That will be a long and painful process.
Jiang Bai didn't want to face it.
The next second, the system's lottery wheel appeared in front of Jiang Bai. This time, he dared not be so careless, just like the previous two times when he didn't even look at it before letting it start.
This time, Jiang Bai carefully examined the six rewards on the roulette wheel.
The first one reads: "The Tathagata Palm, according to legend, is a martial arts masterpiece passed down by the Buddha to mortals in order to save all sentient beings and relieve them from calamities. It is a masterpiece that has shaken the ages and is powerful enough to overcome natural disasters and calamities and subdue demons."
Jiang Bai didn't look at the rest. He was too familiar with this thing, having been exposed to it since childhood. But precisely because of this, Jiang Bai gave up on it directly. This thing was powerful, but it was meaningless to Jiang Bai now. What he needed was strength.
The Tathagata Palm can enhance his combat power, making it much more powerful than the Heavenly Frost Fist. The problem is that it does not increase his own strength at all.
It's like a child holding a nuclear bomb; he can't use it at all. Although it's intimidating, he'll still get beaten to a pulp by a strong, healthy young man.
This is not what Jiang Bai wanted.
The second one has "Dugu Nine Swords" written on it.
Jiang Bai didn't even glance at it, dismissing it outright. This thing was utterly useless; he already had Tiger Soul and the "Seven Great Hatreds," so why would he need this piece of junk?
The third one, above it, is the Heavenly Weapon, Taixu!
Jiang Bai simply ignored it.
The fourth one is interesting; it's an artificial intelligence brain. According to the system's introduction, it's a product of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization, containing endless technological power.
It is the final survivor that recorded all the technology of a civilization at the time of its destruction.
If Jiang Bai could obtain this, his company and his personal strength would multiply, and if possible, he might even be able to venture into the stars and the sea in the future.
Jiang Bai was quite envious of this. Although he had drawn this item, it wasn't very useful right now. However, given enough time, its power would be far more practical than Jiang Bai improving his cultivation level by several realms.
So when Jiang Bai saw this, he was immediately attracted and listed it as one of his goals.
The fifth is a kind of superpower, spatial ability, which, along with Gu Tengkong's death, is also a good choice.
With this superpower, Jiang Bai would no longer be afraid of being chased and attacked. He could go anywhere with ease, and even if he couldn't win a fight, running away would be no problem.
When Jiang Bai first met Gu Tengkong, he was very interested in this ability, and he never expected it to appear in the options list.
This put Jiang Bai in a great mood. Two of the five were already useful, so he wouldn't lose out no matter which one he got.
He had just checked and found that the price of this item would be several times higher if it were exchanged with prestige points.
Thinking about it this way, as long as Jiang Bai draws one, he'll have already broken even.
But when Jiang Bai saw the third one, he was a little confused.
His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He was certain, absolutely certain, and convinced that this was exactly what he wanted most. It was simple, without any detailed explanation, just one line of text: "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, upgraded three levels."
This delighted Jiang Bai, as it was exactly what he wanted most at the moment.
He's already at the fourth level. What does it mean to advance three levels?
Jiang Bai didn't even dare to think about it.
That means Jiang Bai will immediately be able to break through and become a top-tier expert, capable of contending with Yang Wudi, the most powerful among top-tier experts.
No, it's not about confronting, it's about potentially crushing Yang Wudi.
However, this is not absolute. It is certain that he can crush the head of the Nangong family, but it is hard to say whether he can crush Yang Wudi, after all, Yang Wudi is at the peak of the seventh level.
But Jiang Bai was already very happy.
Then the roulette wheel spun, and Jiang Bai's heartbeat rose and fell with the movement of the pointer. He hadn't felt this way in a long time, and he was incredibly excited at this moment.
The pointer moved across one selection after another, and finally... landed on the last option!
"Congratulations, host! You have received a reward: your Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique has been upgraded by three levels!"
The system's voice rang in Jiang Bai's mind, and he had never found the voice so pleasant.
However, at this moment, he felt that the system's cold and strange voice was so kind and friendly, which excited Jiang Bai.
The next second, Jiang Bai felt endless power surging in from all directions.
It surged into his limbs and bones, and into his dantian acupoints.
Jiang Bai felt as if he were in the womb, the warmth making him feel lazy and sleepy.
But this feeling didn't last long. Jiang Bai felt a heart-wrenching pain, his whole body ached terribly, and he felt as if he had been torn in half, howling miserably.
The energy infusion was too great, and Jiang Bai's body couldn't withstand it for a while, so he no longer felt comfortable, only excruciating pain.
This feeling lasted for about a minute before slowly ending. Jiang Bai was covered in sweat, his face pale, and he collapsed on the ground, unable to get up again. He couldn't muster even the slightest bit of strength.
He doesn't want to do anything right now, he just wants to lie here, motionless, forever.
It took him a while to recover, and he let out a long breath and stood up.
He felt as if he had been reborn. He threw a punch, and the sound of air being cut through the air followed. He pierced through the opposite wall, which startled Jiang Bai so much that he quickly stopped.
He could have achieved that kind of power before, but this time it was an unconscious, effortless punch that was several times stronger than before.
His strength had increased by at least ten times compared to before today, and he had finally joined the ranks of the strongest. If he encountered the head of the Nangong family again, Jiang Bai was confident that he would not need to run away, but could rush up directly and beat that guy to a pulp just like Yang Wudi.
More importantly, at this moment, Jiang Bai fully mastered the Dragon Elephant True Qi and comprehended his own fist intent, or rather, palm intent, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm!
A martial art inherent in the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.
Combined with Jiang Bai's cultivation of the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill," its power is boundless.
Jiang Bai hadn't understood it before, thinking that the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" was just a technique and not a real martial art.
Now he realizes that he was wrong.
How could such a unique skill not have a corresponding martial art?
He simply hadn't been able to grasp or discover it before because his cultivation level was too low. Now, with the system's help, he has completely mastered it, and his combat power has skyrocketed.
Chapter 483 Wanru has been arrested?
Jiang Bai's strength surged, and he was in high spirits. He then put the golden dragon head ring on his hand and proudly ordered the hotel chef to prepare many delicious dishes to put in it.
Not only is it safe inside, but the temperature of the food won't change either, which makes Jiang Bai very satisfied.
In addition, some clothes, daily necessities, and cash were also put in, with a little from each country, which greatly reassured Jiang Bai.
After a good night's sleep, he rested well and prepared to see Zhao Wuji off the next day.
Xu Changsheng said he would give Zhao Wuji three days, but Zhao Wuji told Jiang Bai directly that he would leave after settling Jiang Bai's matter. He had already said it while drinking that it would be the next morning.
The next day, Jiang Bai happily prepared to see Zhao Wuji off, but unexpectedly, when he arrived at Zhao Wuji's house, Wang Bao told him that Zhao Wuji had left with Xu Changsheng early in the morning without telling anyone.
He simply left a letter for Wang Bao, giving some brief instructions, and also mentioned Jiang Bai, telling Jiang Bai not to worry, that he and Xu Changsheng were going to a mysterious place, and that if his daughter wanted to find him in the future, he asked Jiang Bai to help stop her, etc.
Jiang Bai was also very concerned about where Zhao Wuji had gone.
However, in Wang Bao's words, no one knows where Xu Changsheng actually lives. In the past twenty years, counting the time, it has been a full twenty-four years since Xu Changsheng first appeared and took Liu Rumei away.
In the past twenty-four years, Xu Changsheng has only appeared a few times. People all over the world have been looking for him, but no one has been able to find his address. They only know that he should be in an extremely mysterious place, but Wang Bao cannot say exactly where.
They only said that unless Xu Changsheng showed up on his own initiative, no one would be able to find him.
Jiang Bai had no choice but to give up.
He was going to go back to class properly. The incident with Vice Principal Chen had caused quite a stir. The old principal had to personally talk to Jiang Bai to calm things down. The condition was that Jiang Bai would attend classes properly for a while and not keep disappearing.
Jiang Bai smiled and agreed, but he didn't really care about it.
Teaching is just a hobby for him; he doesn't really rely on it for a living.
"Ding-dong, host, please accept this new mission from the great system! Given your perfect completion of the previous mission, the system issues a new mission: 'World's Number One.' You must become the richest person in the world within three years, both openly and secretly. Success will reward you with 500,000 prestige points; failure will deduct 500,000!"
"Friendship Enhancement: True wealth is beyond the host's imagination. Young man, figure out a way to complete this arduous task."
The sudden release of this task made Jiang Bai frown.
This task doesn't sound difficult; it's just about making money, right?
This task is very simple; the current richest person on the Forbes list only has seven or eight hundred billion US dollars.
That translates to about 500 billion yuan in personal assets. The exact amount hasn't been estimated, but it should be around that figure.
The entire assets of the Empire Enterprises amount to only a few tens of billions, plus the funds that Jiang Bai has hidden overseas.
It's estimated that the assets are around 50 billion. It's difficult to increase them more than tenfold in three years. It's very difficult for ordinary people, but for Jiang Bai, it's not a problem at all.
If he were truly obsessed with money, with his strength and influence, making money would be incredibly easy for him!
If Jiang Bai puts in the effort, he is confident that he can expand the company to this extent within a year. Of course, he will face many problems, but they are not major.
However, the system gave him three years and a friendly reminder, letting Jiang Bai know that things were probably not so simple.
It will probably take a lot of effort to complete.
The truly wealthy people in this world are not those who stand out, but rather the real tycoons hidden in the shadows, those who control powerful families, and those who are virtually invisible. They are the truly rich.
The system's task clearly included them.
Putting aside everything else, just take the Nangong family. I once heard Cheng Tiangang mention it, and they are incredibly wealthy, controlling countless economic lifelines in Southeast Asia.
They hold many industries in many countries, and this is the result of decades of hardship they suffered in China.
It's just that these assets, distributed among thousands or tens of thousands of members, don't seem so conspicuous, but... without a doubt, they belong to the Nangong family.
The scale is at least over a trillion, which is equivalent to one or two hundred billion US dollars.
It sounds scary, but which of the Fortune 500 companies isn't worth hundreds of billions of US dollars?
These companies are cross-shareholdings of various institutions and manipulated under various names. After going through layers of mystery, you will find that the owners of many companies are all the same person or institution.
There are far too many cases like this.
To surpass them and become the richest man, Jiang Bai faces no small amount of difficulty. However, for the sake of those 500,000 prestige points, no matter how difficult it is, Jiang Bai will find a way to overcome all obstacles.
If there are no conditions, create them!
Moreover, this task isn't something Jiang Bai can decide; he can't just refuse to accept it. The system has to listen to him.
Does the system listen to Jiang Bai?
The answer is clearly no!
Therefore, Jiang Bai had no choice but to accept the task passively.
Jiang Bai accepted the task, and the system playfully told him, "Work hard, young man! You will win in life."
Jiang Bai really wanted to spit in his face, but in the end she held back.
Then, on his way back to school, Jiang Bai's phone rang. It was Ma Shuyuan calling, and Jiang Bai quickly answered.
Because Ma Shuyuan wouldn't call me for no reason. If she did call, it would definitely be about Lin Wanru: "Big cousin, something bad has happened! Wanru is in trouble!"
"What's wrong?" Jiang Bai's heart skipped a beat! He quickly asked.
He didn't know what had happened to Lin Wanru. Logically speaking, he had already resolved the matter with the Nangong family. Apart from the old man Nangong Qingyun calling to ask for his grandson, no one from the Nangong family had contacted him once during this period.
With Yang Wudi's warning, they probably wouldn't dare to act recklessly. Not only them, but the aristocratic families wouldn't dare to act recklessly either.
Given this, Jiang Bai couldn't think of any other enemies he might have.
It seems there's a revenge fund at work, a huge sum, and many people are eyeing it. But I've already arranged for someone to keep an eye on it, and now that I've lost control, who's going to take on this task?
And even if they accepted the mission, shouldn't they have attacked him directly?
Why did you go to find Lin Wanru?
"Wanru, Wanru has been arrested! The police have taken her away!"
Ma Shuyuan said anxiously, her voice even sounding like she was about to cry.
Chapter 484 Those bastards, stop right there!
"He was taken away by the police?" Jiang Bai was a little stunned.
Are there still such blind people in Tiandu these days?
Not to mention that many people know about Lin Wanru's relationship with him, Wanru couldn't possibly have committed a crime. Even if she had, no one would dare to arrest her. So what? Does this mean she was taken away by someone?
Which bastard is tired of living?
This doesn't make sense!
That area was the jurisdiction of Tao's family, Chang Shiyun's old classmate, and belonged to the Upper East District.
Although Jiang Bai hadn't given Lin Wanru any specific instructions, he didn't believe the Tao family was unaware of Lin Wanru's situation. If they didn't even know this, his job as branch director was over.
So when Ma Shuyuan said this, Jiang Bai's first reaction was not surprise or worry, but simply confusion.
Full of doubts.
"I understand. Which police force took him away?" Jiang Bai asked.
He was very curious about who it was, whether it was someone from the Upper East District Police Station, and if so, he would have to confront the Tao family.
If not, then you should definitely have a serious talk with them.
This matter cannot be left unresolved.
"I don't know. They only said they'd take me to a nearby branch. I'm in the car right now. They're in front of me. It should be the Shangdong Branch," Ma Shuyuan said, somewhat bewildered. She didn't really know the answer to this question.
"Oh, you go ahead, I'll be there soon. Don't worry, there won't be any problems. I'll call them now and ask what's going on," Jiang Bai said to comfort Ma Shuyuan.
Since it's the Upper East Side, everything should be fine. The Tao family wouldn't be so clueless.
He knew that the matter from last time was not over yet, so he went to Jiang Bai several times afterward and said a lot of nice things until Jiang Bai promised him that he would never report it to higher authorities, which put his mind at ease.
It hadn't been long, and Jiang Bai didn't believe the Tao family was targeting him.
After getting on the bus, Jiang Bai searched for a long time before realizing that he hadn't saved the other person's number on his phone at all. It was simply because the other person wasn't high-ranking enough. Jiang Bai now truly associates with only the most important people, having hundreds of numbers saved in his phone.
Although the Tao family is not low-level, they are still not quite qualified.
"Xiao Tian, do you have the phone number of the Tao family, the chief of the Shangdong District Police Station?"
Once in the car, Jiang Bai asked Xiao Tian, "What Jiang Bai doesn't usually have, Xiao Tian definitely does."
When most people give Jiang Bai their business cards, they also give one to Xiao Tian. Jiang Bai also gives Xiao Tian whatever he receives, so Xiao Tian is like a little computer. If Jiang Bai doesn't know something, he just asks him.
Xiao Tian has always done a good job and has never let Jiang Bai down.
"some!"
Sure enough, Xiao Tian did have it and quickly gave them his phone number.
The Tao family on the other end answered the call immediately and respectfully said, "Mr. Jiang, what can I do for you?"
Tao Jia didn't know why Jiang Bai called him, but he was certain it wasn't just for casual conversation.
"Here's the thing, I want to ask you why you arrested my cousin! I don't understand why you would go to such lengths to arrest a college student who lives a secluded life. Are you trying to get rid of my cousin, or are you trying to get rid of me, Jiang Bai?"
Jiang Bai didn't stand on ceremony with him and immediately launched into a tirade, slapping the other man in the face.
One sentence sent chills down the Tao family's spine.
"Who would dare to mess with you! Even if they did, it wouldn't be someone as insignificant as me!"
Tao Jia was furious inside, but he quickly said aloud, "Mr. Jiang must have misunderstood something. I don't know anything about this. I'll go and ask right away to see what's going on and give Mr. Jiang a satisfactory explanation."
"How can your Shangdong District Branch be so unreliable? Even you, the chief, don't know why you arrested someone? The person has already been taken away, and you're telling me you don't know? Fine... I can't talk to you, I'll have Cheng Tiangang talk to you."
Jiang Bai was not satisfied with this explanation and said coldly.
"No! Please don't... I will give you an explanation as soon as possible. Anyone who dares to arrest Miss Lin will be punished severely. Don't worry, leave it to me, leave it to me, I will handle it well!"
Upon hearing this, the Tao family almost burst into tears.
The entire Tiandu police force utterly detested, feared, and felt utterly helpless against Jiang Bai's behavior of calling for reinforcements at the slightest provocation, especially the deputy minister.
The fact that they didn't cause a huge uproar last time was just luck. The Tao family doesn't want to be associated with Minister Cheng. If they are, they're completely finished.
He felt like crying but had no tears. He didn't know which blind bastard had actually gone and kidnapped Lin Wanru.
Of course he knew who Lin Wanru was. Ever since he accidentally captured Jiang Bai last time, he had obtained information and photos of all the people around Jiang Bai through Chang Shiyun, and then hung them in his office.
Every time someone came, no matter who it was, he would repeatedly warn them to be careful of these people, and not to arrest these people, no matter who else they were.
Lin Wanru was even on the list, and ranked very high. He felt that everyone in the branch office should know her, and he wondered which bastard did it.
This is meant to make trouble for the Tao family!
Not to mention Jiang Bai didn't believe it, even the Tao family themselves didn't believe it. What bad things could a well-behaved girl like her do that would require her to be arrested?
They even went to someone else's school to arrest people?
Besides, even if they did something wrong, they can't be arrested!
Jiang Bai grunted in response, and Tao Jia immediately rushed out of the office, shouting as soon as he stepped outside, "Which bastard went to Tiandu University to arrest someone today? Step forward!"
At this moment, he didn't care about his image anymore. He stood on the sixth floor and shouted down loudly, instantly silencing the busy courtyard. The people below looked at each other and looked up at the roof.
Just then, a police car drove in, and several people got out. Tao Jia happened to see Lin Wanru getting out of the car.
Despite Lin Wanru's long hair and her head being lowered, Tao Jia still clearly saw her when she raised her head slightly as she got out of the car. He didn't know why, but his eyesight was so good at this moment; he saw Lin Wanru at a glance.
To his despair, Lin Wan did get off the bus, but she was still handcuffed.
This made the Tao family feel dizzy and almost faint.
It was indeed one of my own men who made the arrest; it was indeed their Upper East District Police Station…
He recognized those guys; they were new auxiliary police officers, and there was only one police officer among them. But he still clearly recognized them as his own men.
It wasn't someone impersonating me.
"You bastards! You stop right there! Don't move!"
Tao shouted at the loudest voice he could muster, pointing at the people who had just gotten off the bus. He was so anxious that he almost jumped out of the sixth-floor window as he spoke.
As he spoke, he started to pull out his gun, ready to go down and take down those bastards!
Chapter 485 The situation is a bit chaotic
Fortunately, he was still rational, or rather, he couldn't have been irrational, because he was too far away. Anyway, he just shouted, and everyone in the courtyard was too scared to move. Lin Wanru also looked upstairs with a blank expression.
However, at this moment, Tao Jia had already rushed downstairs, running downstairs at the fastest speed he had ever been. Fortunately, he was originally a retired soldier and had not lost his skills over the years, exercising regularly. He ran down the six floors in just one minute.
They rushed down into the courtyard at top speed.
At this time, all the staff in the branch office had come out. Some started to go downstairs, while others craned their necks to look down from the corridor outside the office.
Tao Jia rushed out and charged directly at a police officer in front of Lin Wanru. He then leaped up and kicked the officer to the ground!
His movements were incredibly swift, flowing smoothly like water.
After kicking one of them over, Director Tao quickly slapped each of the two auxiliary police officers next to him, the slaps being incredibly loud.
"You bastards, who gave you permission to arrest her? Open Miss Lin's door right now! Hurry up! Or I'll kill you all!"
He actually looked like he was about to pull out a gun while talking, completely confusing the onlookers.
Several quick-thinking veteran police officers rushed over and restrained Director Tao. They wondered what had gotten into him today, that he was assaulting a police officer in public and even trying to draw his gun.
This...this is very abnormal.
Even the two deputies upstairs had a glint in their eyes, wondering whether they should escalate the matter to their superiors.
A police station chief actually assaulted a police officer in public and even tried to draw his gun.
This matter is extremely serious.
If the higher-ups find out about this, Tao's position as the branch bureau chief will be in jeopardy.
However, they quickly dismissed the idea, because while the veteran police officers were quickly unlocking Lin Wanru's handcuffs, the Tao family had already calmed down. They walked up to Lin Wanru and said with a guilty look, "Miss Lin, you've been frightened. Please don't take it to heart. These bastards must have had some nerve to harass you! Don't worry, I'll make them pay."
"I only hope that Miss Lin will be magnanimous and not tell Master Jiang about this!"
Tears were welling up in her eyes as she spoke.
Although he had little contact with Jiang Bai, he knew what kind of person Jiang Bai was, and given his relationship with Chang Shiyun, he naturally understood him even more thoroughly.
Jiang Bai deeply understands the importance of Lin Wanru to him.
If Jiang Bai finds out about this, it would be strange if he didn't expose it!
One sentence caused two deputy directors who had originally planned to watch the commotion to stare at each other across the corridor outside their office, before they dashed downstairs in a flash.
Just kidding, the Tao family all call him Master Jiang, how many Master Jiangs are there in a day?
Who else could it be but Jiang Bai?
Now, who in the Tiandu police force doesn't know what Master Jiang does, and who doesn't know his relationship with Minister Cheng?
Then don't use too much iron!
Not to mention, the Tao family had hung photos of Jiang Bai, Lin Wanru, and others in their office, and had even issued stern warnings about them during meetings.
If they didn't recognize him earlier and still can't react now, this deputy director might as well quit his job.
The police from their branch arrested someone, Jiang Bai's cousin, a law-abiding college student, and they even handcuffed her!
This is going to cause a huge uproar!
No wonder the Tao family was so angry, they almost drew their guns. Not to mention the Tao family, those two of them would have loved to shoot their grandsons right now!
They think these guys are too comfortable in their positions and want them to pack their bags and get out!
Cutting off someone's money is like killing their parents; cutting off someone's career path is even more painful than killing their whole family. If we let them go, what will become of us?
Then, a bizarre scene unfolded at the Upper East Side Precinct. The chief had just violently assaulted an officer and was about to draw his gun when he was stopped. Two deputy chiefs rushed down with weapons, one on each side, and started fighting.
Without showing any mercy, they chased two auxiliary police officers and one police officer all over the yard.
This sight left everyone dumbfounded.
Lin Wanru was equally bewildered.
"Um..." Lin Wanru opened her mouth, her face slightly flushed.
As soon as she spoke, all the noise in the courtyard immediately ceased. The two deputy directors and the Tao family members immediately focused their attention on Lin Wanru, their hearts pounding, waiting for her to speak.
The problem now is that this young lady might not speak up, but instead wait for Jiang Bai to come and complain, which would be troublesome.
As long as they ask, no matter what the conditions are, they must agree immediately. This matter absolutely cannot be blown out of proportion, otherwise, not only them, but even the Municipal Bureau will not be able to withstand Cheng Laohu's wrath.
"Um... I really didn't commit a crime."
Lin Wanru said with a slightly flushed face. As she finished speaking, her eyes began to well up with tears.
The people around were terrified; if she started crying, things would get even worse.
Besides, young lady, you can't just say you didn't do it. Who would dare to frame you for something? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Even if you don't say it, we know!
"Ahem, we know... how could Miss Lin have committed a crime! Someone must have framed you. Our people arrested you without investigating properly. Don't worry, the Upper East District Branch will definitely give you an explanation! We guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Tao Jia was the first to express his support, and the two deputy directors and the political commissar who had just walked in nodded in agreement. The team unanimously approved the proposal.
No one objected.
Just kidding, only a fool would object at this point; that would only make things difficult for themselves!
"Who says she didn't commit a crime! This little bitch hired someone to beat up my son, and you didn't do anything about it? This vixen says she's innocent just because of one sentence? What are you cops doing! I'm going to sue you, I'm going to report this to your superiors!"
"She hit my son, and you're saying she's okay!"
"Are you all biased towards this pretty little vixen because she's pretty? Let me tell you, if you don't give me an explanation for what happened today, I'm not letting this go! My brother is the Secretary-General of the Upper East District Committee!"
However, their unanimous approval did not mean that others agreed. Naturally, no one in the branch office dared to disagree, but some people were different. At this moment, a group of men and women walked in, and the woman shouted at the Tao family.
He spoke with great authority, and I don't know who he was, but he had a very imposing manner.
In fact, they hadn't just arrived; they had come back with the police car, but they hadn't gone inside and had just parked outside. As soon as they came in, they heard the conversation between the Tao family and Lin Wanru, and immediately flew into a rage, pointing at the Tao family and yelling.
After saying this, he yelled, "Why did you unlock her handcuffs? Cuff them back on! This little bitch hired people who beat my son so badly he's in the hospital, and you're not even handcuffing him! Are you all in cahoots?! I want to see your chief, I want to see your superiors! I'm going to sue you!"
Chapter 486 The Murderer Has Arrived
The woman, who was overweight and heavily made up, immediately drew everyone's attention with her shout.
Everyone present, regardless of gender, looked at him with strange expressions.
The man next to her wasn't surprised by the scene and said arrogantly, "I have serious doubts about the way your police work. My son was beaten at Tiandu University by someone this woman ordered, and you didn't even investigate before wanting to release him? This is favoritism and corruption! I'm going to report this to your superiors!"
"I am the director. You can report anything to me. But I'm very curious, who beat your son? Was it Miss Lin?" The Tao family stepped forward without hesitation at this moment.
He didn't want to punish Lin Wanru; he didn't have the guts either.
He stepped forward to stand up for Lin Wanru.
At the same time, they should remove this matter from the Upper East Side Police Station. As for who should be implicated, that's none of their business. Ideally, it should be someone influential, like the woman's brother.
The Secretary-General of the Upper East Side is a deputy director-general level official, holding a high position and wielding great power, but the Tao family is also a deputy director-general level official, so they are not afraid of him at all.
A secretary-general is basically a steward. When they meet, the Tao family is polite and courteous, but when something really happens, he just ignores them. What else can he do to the Tao family?
"It was this little bitch who ordered it!" the fat woman roared coldly.
Pointing at Lin Wanru, he just blurted it out!
"Are you looking for death!" Upon hearing this, the two deputy directors next to him immediately wanted to make a move.
They might not even notice if they saw them cursing Lin Wanru to her face, or they might ignore it. But who knows what Jiang Bai will think afterward? What if Master Jiang thinks they deliberately stood by and did nothing? Then they won't be any better off.
The best option is to rush up and beat this fat woman in front of you.
In fact, that was exactly what they planned to do, and the Tao family also intended to do the same. However, he was more experienced than the other two, and he looked at the woman in front of him coldly and said, "So that means it's not Miss Lin. Then what right do you have to curse people here? And why do you want us to arrest you?"
"You also ordered these people to do this? Looks like you bribed them? Or did you use your brother's name to get them to do things for you? Humph! Do you know that this is a crime?"
Upon hearing Tao Jia's words, the other party's arrogance immediately diminished, and they looked at Tao Jia with some fear, sensing that something was amiss.
"This person is blatantly obstructing our work as law enforcement, and is suspected of insulting others, making false accusations, and bribing our staff. Guards, arrest her! I want to see if her brother can protect her!"
The Tao family is trying to escalate the situation; they're trying to frame someone!
The two deputy directors standing nearby felt a chill run down their spines, their gazes towards the Tao family filled with a hint of fear. They thought to themselves, "No wonder they can be directors while I can only be a deputy. The Tao family is shady!"
If these charges are confirmed, he'll be in jail for at least a few years.
This is much better than beating them up, and if they were actually beaten, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves. It's better to do it this way.
At Tao Jia's command, no one objected. Immediately, several veteran police officers who sensed something was wrong rushed out and, without saying a word, pinned the man to the ground.
"What...what are you doing! My brother is the secretary-general! They beat my son and they think they're in the right! You're all in cahoots! I'm going to sue you! I'm going to sue you! My brother won't let you get away with this!"
"Yes, we will definitely sue you! You must have taken bribes! Leaving the murderer alone while trying to arrest us? Do you think we're easy to bully? You just wait!"
The man next to him also shouted.
As he spoke, he took out his phone and made a call. Once the call connected, he shouted, "Brother, someone arrested your sister, and someone beat up your nephew. Now these police officers are not only not helping us, but they also want to arrest us. You must help us!"
After saying this, and after the other end of the line said something, the middle-aged man immediately straightened his back, took the phone, and walked over to the Tao family member, saying, "The Secretary-General wants you to answer the phone!"
"Secretary-General Lin, I am on official business. Your sister is suspected of breaking the law. What, are you trying to interfere with the judiciary?"
Normally, the Tao family might have given him face, but now he had to protect himself and absolutely couldn't give anyone face, otherwise he would be finished.
"Director Tao, that's going too far. I don't know who the other party is, but I know my nephew has been beaten and is still in the hospital. My sister went to the police station to report it, and now you police want to arrest my sister? You're completely lawless! I will definitely report this to higher authorities!"
Secretary-General Lin was immediately turned away when he answered the phone, and he became furious, shouting at the door.
He wasn't someone to be trifled with. The Tao family didn't give him face, so he wasn't going to give them any either. He wanted to show them that it wasn't so easy to bully his family.
"I don't know what happened to your nephew, but I know your sister is definitely involved. She made a false accusation, obstructed justice, and bribed the officers. Well, maybe not bribery... she used your name to order the police to arrest an innocent girl!"
"I think you should stop worrying about your sister and focus on yourself. Tsk tsk, you even brought back Jiang Ye's cousin and cursed her in front of him. I think... your job as secretary-general is over."
A few words silenced the other person immediately. After a long while, the other person said, "Is she really Mr. Jiang's cousin?"
"Is that even possible?" Tao Jia replied calmly.
Secretary-General Lin paused for a moment and then said, "Old Tao, let's have dinner together sometime. What happened today was my fault. Thank you."
After saying that, he hung up the phone. Tao Jia then threw the phone back at the other party: "It seems your brother-in-law can't handle this matter. I think you'd better tell the truth. Why did you falsely accuse Miss Lin?"
"We're making a false accusation? She hired a thug to injure my son Yang Yang, and he's still in the hospital. The doctor said he has multiple fractures, which meets the criteria for disability. How can it be a false accusation? You can't be unreasonable! Are you letting that thug get away with it just because he's powerful?"
Yang Yang's father roared. As he said this, he realized that something might be wrong, but now he had no way out.
After saying that, he added, "Don't think you can cover up the truth. You can't hide the murderer from me! I will definitely appeal and tell the media about this."
He had already planned it all out. If the Upper East Side sided with Lin Wanru, he would appeal to higher authorities and make a big scene to at least deter the other side from taking any rash actions.
"Well, the culprit is here. It's me. I'm the one who hit your son. Your son attacked me first, so I just taught him a lesson. What's wrong with that? You're not happy? Come find me! Black or white, overt or covert, it's up to you!"
Just then, a voice rang out, and Ma Shuyuan and Jiang Bai arrived almost simultaneously.
The one speaking was naturally Jiang Bai, the "murderer".
Chapter 487 Mission
Jiang Bai's appearance caused everyone present to change their expressions, and the woman who had been pinned down began to struggle.
Struggling, she shouted, "You murderer! My son Yang Yang was such a good boy! Because of you and this vixen, you betrayed him and beat him up like that. He'll be left with health problems for the rest of his life and will never be able to practice karate again. That was his dream! You two despicable bastards ruined his dream! I'm going to fight you to the death!"
Jiang Bai was speechless at these words. "Your son... what a good child he is?"
He's a complete lunatic and a domestic violence perpetrator. If we don't teach him a lesson, he won't even know who he is.
Besides, he was the one who attacked first, so Jiang Bai couldn't even fight back?
Does Jiang Bai think he's easy to bully?
"We won't let this go. You've colluded with corrupt cops. I will definitely report this to the media. I, Yang Baijun, am not someone to be trifled with! Don't you even know who I am? I'm a big shot in the Tiandu business world. You think you can bully me? Humph!"
"Don't think you can control everything just because you're in power. My brother-in-law might not dare to mess with you, but I'll definitely make you pay. I have friends in the capital too! They're not to be trifled with!"
The couple, still so aggressive, remained defiant even now. They didn't even realize the problem when his brother-in-law hung up the phone.
Or perhaps they realized the problem, but felt they should fight for their son.
It has to be said that this family are all fanatics. Seeing the two of them like this, Jiang Bai understood why Yang Yang acted that way.
"Xiao Tian, what did he say his name was? Do you remember him?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai glanced at the other person lazily. He didn't recognize him, which could only prove one thing: this guy was bragging. In Tiandu, Yang Baijun was just a nobody, not worth mentioning.
"I don't know him!" Xiao Tian smiled slightly, then thought for a moment, took out a business card, walked over, and handed it to Yang Baijun.
"Why are you giving me your business card? Who do you think you are..." Yang Baijun shouted, holding Xiao Tian's business card.
But halfway through his sentence, his expression suddenly changed. He stared at the business card for a long time, then looked at Jiang Bai in front of him with a look of horror.
"Master Jiang..."
Yang Baijun felt his calves spinning. Admittedly, he was a figure of some importance in Tiandu, at least within his circle.
He was nothing in the entire capital, but that didn't stop him from knowing what the Imperial Enterprises were or who Jiang Bai was.
In the past two days, this matter has spread throughout Tiandu. Everyone, big and small, who has even the slightest bit of information knows that Master Zhao is gone, and Master Jiang will be in charge of Tiandu from now on!
This guy has offended Jiang Bai. How is he supposed to get along in Tiandu now?
Whether you can get by or not is another matter entirely.
Yang Baijun, a nobody, knew far too much about Jiang Bai's legends, though most of it was hearsay. The more exaggerated and bizarre the stories, the more frightened he became.
He doesn't even have the courage to say a word now.
"What do you say now?" Jiang Bai glanced at the other party indifferently.
"You…you can say whatever you want."
Yang Baijun dared not shout anymore, and his wife also realized that something was wrong, so she wisely shut her mouth.
Jiang Bai ignored him and went straight to Wanru's side, asking about her well-being and checking on her for a while. After finding that Wanru was alright, he said to the Tao family, "Director Tao, I saw everything just now. It's not your fault. Thank you."
One sentence made the Tao family so happy they almost fainted. As long as Jiang Bai didn't blame them for this, they were content. They even received thanks, which was just too good to be true.
"Is it up to you to handle?" Jiang Bai glanced at the Tao family and said noncommittally.
Tao Jia understood what he meant, and with a chuckle, he assured him, "Mr. Jiang, rest assured, I will definitely handle this matter well!"
Isn't this just teaching these two guys a lesson?
Could this possibly stump the Tao family?
Although the Tao family are not corrupt cops and never do such things, some of his subordinates are very experienced in this area.
It wouldn't be easier to handle than to fabricate charges against these two guys in no time, enough to make you unbearable.
"Don't go too far, but give them a lesson they'll never forget. That's only because of Wanru. If it were someone else, who knows what would happen? Maybe they would have driven a good girl to her death. I hate people like that the most."
Jiang Bai glanced at the Tao family and said with a smile.
His meaning was clear: he wanted to make the other party remember this lesson and teach them a lesson they would never forget. However, since there wasn't much hatred involved, Jiang Bai didn't want to cause someone's family to be destroyed over such a trivial matter.
It's not that it's impossible, it's just not worth it. As a person, you should always leave room for maneuver. This is a basic principle of being a decent human being. Anything that goes to extremes can never last.
The Tao family understood Jiang Bai's words immediately and nodded in agreement.
Jiang Bai stopped talking and left with Lin Wanru, ignoring Yang Yang's parents from beginning to end. He couldn't be bothered with such a paranoid and neurotic family.
On the contrary, Xiao Tian patted Yang Yang's father on the shoulder as he left, and said with a forced smile, "Remember, you two better cooperate with Director Tao later. I'll be keeping an eye on you. If you don't cooperate... hehe..."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Arrest them! Charge them with obstructing justice, making false accusations, and assaulting police officers! Oh, and you should interrogate them thoroughly to see if they have any other crimes. Hmm, let's use the same work style we had during the crackdown more than ten years ago."
"Although this is no longer encouraged, and I personally strongly oppose it, however... this will be a special case, a one-time exception, and will not be repeated!"
Tao Jia said calmly, and the two deputy directors next to him quickly expressed their agreement.
Some of the young people were still confused and didn't know what was going on when several veteran police officers immediately took action. They kicked the man to the ground, slapped him repeatedly, handcuffed him, and dragged him into the house.
As they walked, they shouted, "There was a fraud case and a robbery a while ago. Were you and your husband responsible? Confess!"
The remaining people looked at each other, unsure of what to say, and the Tao family ignored them and turned to leave.
Instead, the political commissar, who had been standing there without saying a word, spoke up and shouted in the courtyard: "No one is allowed to utter a single word about what happened today. If anyone does, I guarantee he will be fired immediately and made to take off this uniform!"
"Also, you all need to be more careful from now on. When you have free time, you can go to the director's office and take a look. There are some photos of good citizens in our jurisdiction on the walls of the director's office. They would never commit a crime. You all need to recognize them carefully so that you don't embarrass me again in the future!"
After saying that, feeling it wasn't safe enough, he then shouted, "I'll take some photos of the director's office and put them in the conference room. Everyone should treat this as a political task. The bureau will give you three days to make sure you recognize all the people and memorize everyone's information. There will be an assessment in three days. Anyone who fails the assessment will be sent home and suspended!"
Chapter 488 Suspicious Points
Jiang Bai took Lin Wanru away. The two of them had a meal, watched a movie, and had a good time all day to calm Lin Wanru down before sending her back.
The next day, Lee Cheong-di called, urging Jiang Bai to go to South Korea to help him get things done.
They also mentioned that the matter they had promised Jiang Bai was already underway.
Of course, they also asked Zhao Wuji why he suddenly announced his retirement.
Jiang Bai didn't hide anything from him and told him directly that Xu Changsheng had been taken away, but he knew nothing about anything else.
As for the departure date, Jiang Bai delayed taking immediate action, citing the need to stabilize the situation, and dragged it out for more than a week. Only after Li Qingdi kept urging him did Jiang Bai finally set off.
Unfortunately, they didn't fly directly there. Instead, they flew to Binhai first, where they had a big meal with Wu Tianxi and cursed Lee Chung-di. Then, with Wu Tianxi's help, they boarded a luxury cruise ship docked at Binhai and headed straight for South Korea.
Upon hearing this news, Li Qingdi was so angry that he cursed and yelled at Jiang Bai, "Jiang Bai, do you know that this is an extremely urgent matter? We have already investigated and found out that the person is in Hanyang City. If you delay any longer, his injuries will heal. Once he heals, I estimate that he will immediately escape or hand over the items to foreign forces. By then, it will be too late to regret it!"
"Well, there's nothing I can do about it, I'm already on the ship anyway."
Lying in the spacious and comfortable top-tier suite of the "Eros," admiring the rippling blue sea and the cloudless sky, Jiang Bai, leaning back and swirling a glass of red wine, responded lazily.
Li Qingdi was anxious, yet he wasn't. He had been quite exhausted lately, with one thing after another coming up. Naturally, he wanted to take this opportunity to enjoy himself.
According to Wu Tianxi, this incredibly luxurious "Cupid" is on its maiden voyage, which will last quite a while, and there are quite a few beautiful women on board.
Of course, Jiang Bai wouldn't stay that long. He estimated that it would only take two days to reach South Korea. He just wanted to wander around and relax.
"I'll send a helicopter to pick you up! Then I'll have a private jet take you there!" Li Qingdi said angrily.
"That won't do. If I do that, I'll be discovered before I even arrive. Didn't you say that hostile foreign forces are supporting and helping that guy? If you openly send me over like this, won't they get wind of it immediately? I'll just stroll over as a tourist, and no one will find out!"
Jiang Bai decisively rejected the other party's suggestion.
Actually, I'm just being lazy; I don't want to go so soon anyway.
He simply wanted to annoy Lee Cheong-di.
After saying that, he hung up the phone, even removing the battery, and then, while tasting the wine, he looked at a document.
This is Li Yaoji's information, the vicious guy that Li Qingdi described as ruthless.
This information had actually reached Jiang Bai a few days ago, but he was too lazy to look at it. Now that he had some free time, he was enjoying the sunshine and began to study it.
According to the information provided by Li Qingdi, this Li Yaoji's origins are unclear. He appeared in the Northwest more than a year ago, causing trouble in a certain place, gathering a group of people to work for him, engaging in some illegal and criminal activities, and quickly accumulating some wealth and power.
According to the local police investigation, Li Yaoji is involved in many murder cases.
However, there is a strange thing: the main characters in these murder cases were all completely missing.
If it were a murder, the body should be found, or at least there should be some clues. But in these cases, there are no leads on any of the people involved, and the victims' bodies have not been found to this day.
The reason it is said to be related to Li Yaoji is that the investigation found that all of these people had met with Li Yaoji before they died, but there is no evidence to show that Li Yaoji did this.
According to the principle of presumption of innocence, Li Yaoji really cannot be held accountable for this matter.
No wonder he was able to evade justice for so long.
Jiang Bai noticed a common characteristic of the victims: they were all women, and all of them were young girls, ranging in age from sixteen to their early twenties. This piqued Jiang Bai's curiosity.
Could it be that Li Yaoji has some kind of psychological problem and is a deranged serial killer who specifically targets single women?
What kind of harm have you suffered from women in the past?
Jiang Bai was curious about this, but he had no way of knowing the truth, since the victim had disappeared and Li Yaoji had also fled.
He wanted to know the truth, but had no way of finding out.
However, there was one thing Jiang Bai couldn't understand: according to the information, although Li Yaoji had committed many evil deeds and caused havoc in the village over the past year, he had done a pretty good job on the surface and no one had caught him doing anything wrong.
He has never revealed his special abilities to anyone outside.
This is not only what is written in Li Qingdi's records, but Jiang Bai also said the same thing when he asked someone to investigate.
But the God Group attacked this person, and they even mobilized one of the Four Heavenly Kings and some other members, which made Jiang Bai very curious.
The Four Heavenly Kings are the backbone of the divine group. They don't usually go out easily. When something happens, their subordinates will do it. The Four Heavenly Kings are like four generals who only step forward to lead troops into battle at critical moments.
Based on Li Yaoji's previous performance, he was at most a gang leader. Why would the God Group send one of their top leaders and a whole bunch of people with him?
This is clearly not normal.
What's even more unusual is why the God Group is targeting him?
Li Yaoji had never demonstrated his abilities before, so how did the God Group know that he had superpowers?
Their intelligence network has become so advanced?
Jiang Bai found it hard to believe.
Even if they knew the other party had superpowers, but the other party had never shown them, why would the God Group mobilize so many combat forces?
This doesn't make sense.
The God Group is still very busy. The Four Heavenly Kings are in charge of everything, so how could they be mobilized easily?
Shouldn't this matter take time?
For example, if the Divine Group discovers Li Yaoji and sends people to deal with him, they will only send out so many experts after suffering losses, because they realize how powerful the opponent is. This makes sense.
But they suddenly took action without any prior probing, and mobilized so many people, which is clearly not normal.
Jiang Bai suspected that Li Qingdi had concealed something from the information he had given him, something he didn't want him to know, which was why it wasn't shown in the information.
More importantly, Li Qingdi only told him that Li Yaoji had taken something away. The documents say it was a box, but the contents and purpose of the box are not shown at all.
This is clearly something she doesn't want me to know.
There were too many inconsistencies in the information, which made Jiang Bai suspicious that Li Qingdi was hiding something.
Jiang Bai had no way of knowing what was being hidden. To find out, he would probably have to meet Li Yaoji and capture him...
Chapter 489 Han Youxi
However, is Li Yaoji really that easy to deal with?
Jiang Bai expressed his doubts.
Jiang Bai put down the documents in his hand and left the room.
The "Eros" is 360 meters long, 47 meters wide, and 65 meters above the waterline. It has 16 decks, each with cabins, and a total of 2,700 guest rooms. It is a behemoth, reportedly taking six years to build and costing over a billion dollars. It has seven themed "communities": Central Park, Pedestrian Street, Broadway, Swimming and Sports Center, Marine Health and Fitness Center, Entertainment Center, and Youth Activity Center.
It also has its own artificial wave pool and artificial beach, making it extremely luxurious.
This maiden voyage attracted countless people. It departs from Sanbu, South Korea, stops at the seaside, then returns to Sanbu, passes through Sanbu to Yamato and Kyoto, where it will make a brief stop before officially beginning its round-the-world trip.
However, Jiang Bai had no interest in actually taking this cruise ship for a round-the-world trip that would last several months. That was something only wealthy and leisurely people could afford to enjoy. Jiang Bai had some money, but he simply couldn't stay idle.
If he were to actually spend several months doing this, Lee Cheong-di would fight him to the death.
So he wisely chose to disembark in Shanfu to find the hidden Li Yaoji and bring him back to China.
Although he still had doubts about this matter, he was no longer the same as before. Because he had completed the previous mission, his strength had increased dramatically. Even when facing Yang Wudi, he was confident that he could defeat him, let alone Li Yaoji, who was being chased around by the God Group.
Jiang Bai changed into a pair of flashy beach shorts, went shirtless, and swaggered out the door, attracting a lot of stares along the way.
It's not because Jiang Bai's clothes are anything special; in fact, many people do the same thing.
What's so captivating isn't so much Jiang Bai himself, but rather his incredibly muscular physique, with his eight-pack abs and not an ounce of excess fat. Combined with his height of over 1.8 meters, it perfectly embodies all human aesthetic standards, a golden ratio that draws the attention of many.
As Jiang Bai walked up to the main deck, he received countless flirtatious glances, which stirred up some thoughts in him.
After all, he had seen several women with good figures along the way, from various countries, mainly Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, as well as some blonde, blue-eyed Persian women, many of whom had hot figures.
However, Jiang Bai quickly abandoned this plan. The women in Yamato had too short legs for him. There seemed to be a few nice ones in South Korea, but their standard plastic surgery faces made Jiang Bai very doubtful about their purity.
There are some in China too, but Jiang Bai lacks interest. He is quite interested in golden cats, but they all have companions, and Jiang Bai can't very well steal one away from them.
With just a cruise ship adrift on the vast ocean, such a tiny place, Jiang Bai didn't want to be chased and beaten by some burly man.
Of course, that man couldn't beat him, but what could Jiang Bai do?
You can't just become an adulterer and then beat up the other man, can you? That... doesn't meet Jiang Bai's moral bottom line.
So Jiang Bai walked out alone, found a great spot to lean against, and leisurely basked in the sun. He realized he lacked sunlight and that he should probably tan himself to be more attractive.
However, he also knew that this was impossible. At his current level, even if he lay on the beach at the equator and sunburned for months without sleep, it probably wouldn't change his skin color at all.
After lying there leisurely for a while, Jiang Bai looked around from the recliner and was surprised to find a woman with an extremely hot figure lying not far away, wearing a sky-blue bikini.
She looked to be in her early twenties, though it was hard to say exactly how young. She was about 170 centimeters tall, with slender, long legs and an exquisitely beautiful face. Even though she was wearing sunglasses, you could still make out her mesmerizing features.
"Damn, a classic surgically enhanced face!"
When Jiang Bai saw the other person's face, he couldn't say he didn't like it; in fact, he thought it was very pretty, just a bit... a standard plastic surgery face, as if many women were getting plastic surgery in that direction.
However, this person has excellent features: fair skin, like mutton fat, and a face shape that is very suitable for plastic surgery.
She's practically the template for the plastic surgery industry.
As Jiang Bai was observing the other person, the other person also saw Jiang Bai, deliberately took off her glasses, glanced at Jiang Bai, and her big eyes were full of doubt, allowing Jiang Bai to see her in full.
At that moment, Jiang Bai concluded that countless South Korean women must have undergone plastic surgery to look like her, but due to limited natural talent, no one could achieve the same level of transformation.
Jiang Bai really wanted to ask her where she had the surgery, because she looked really pretty. He planned to recommend that hospital to any of his relatives' children who weren't growing up well.
However, Jiang Bai ultimately gave up because he wasn't familiar with the other person, and it would inevitably be awkward if he spoke up.
More importantly, hundreds of people come and go here, and all the men's eyes are focused on this woman. Some have wanted to strike up a conversation, but the four imposing, black-clad men standing next to her are enough to deter them.
Jiang Bai wasn't afraid, he just felt there was no need to cause trouble. He came out to have fun, not to fight.
However, he had unconsciously assessed the fighting strength of these people in his mind, and then felt that he could easily deal with them with a wave of his hand. In fact, he was already thinking about fighting, but he didn't know it himself.
After observing the other person for a while, looking them up and down, and seeing that the other person was also staring at him, Jiang Bai smiled politely, then lay down and stopped observing.
A few minutes later, a figure appeared in front of Jiang Bai, speaking in Korean: "Hello, may I introduce myself? I am Han Youxi!"
Her voice was clear and beautiful, with a unique South Korean flavor. Most people would definitely not understand it, but for Jiang Bai, a language whiz who is fluent in more than a hundred languages and even knows a little bit of African bird language, this was not a problem.
He took off his sunglasses, glanced at the other person, and gave them a questioning look.
Upon closer inspection, the other person bore a resemblance to Han Jiaren, whom Jiang Bai had seen on television in his previous life, but was even more striking in appearance and details.
Seeing Jiang Bai's reaction, a man in black next to him said, "My young lady said her name is Han Youxi, and she hopes to get to know you."
Well, this guy even has his own translator.
"I know, I'm just curious, why do you want to get to know me? There are so many people here, why are you looking for me?"