Free Web NovelChapter 2126: Chapter 2086: Eradication
The officer didn’t know who exactly from above called the station chief, but it was clear that the chief was under a lot of pressure. He had originally thought that the local influence of the Zhu Family Grave around the county was huge and that he’d have to give them some degree of consideration.
Now, with one phone call from above, the criminal case had turned into a civil dispute.
If it’s a civil dispute, then the young man shouldn’t be kept here.
Moreover, this isn’t someone the young man could afford to provoke.
"Chief, I just personally brought him food, and he didn’t even glance at it."
"What should we do? We’ve received a call, and this young man isn’t simple."
It was obvious that the chief had to personally go and invite the young man out.
As the chief proceeded to the holding cell.
He entered and saw Ye Qiu lying on the bed, while the other suspects just watched.
"Mr. Ye, there must be a misunderstanding. The county police made a mistake. Come out with me now."
"Misunderstanding? Just with a word?" Ye Qiu asked coldly.
"It was easy to get me in, but getting me out isn’t that simple."
This made the chief of the detention center frown even more.
"Mr. Ye, then, what do you want?"
"Just spread a rumor that I was beaten up badly in the detention center."
"I, I don’t dare to do that."
If Ye Qiu were just an ordinary person, his death would at most lead to family trouble.
But now, things were different. Ye Qiu wasn’t simple. Letting the word out that the young man was beaten badly in his detention center would mean risking his own position.
"Mr. Ye, are you trying to kill me? It took me forty years to get this far in my career." The detention center chief said.
To him, the detention center was a lucrative place, and he probably had further potential prospects.
Ye Qiu just glanced at him, completely ignoring him.
"Alright then, I’ll say you were beaten badly."
The detention center chief had no choice but to let the rumor spread that Ye Qiu was beaten badly inside.
Soon, even the county and nearby towns knew about it.
It spread that Ye Qiu was taken to the detention center, beaten badly, and possibly wouldn’t be out for years.
In reality, Ye Qiu had already called Ye Weidong and the others. He was fine and didn’t want to leave just yet.
He wanted to uproot the influence of the Zhu Family Grave descendants.
If such local powers weren’t removed, they would keep causing trouble.
Though Ye Qiu didn’t take them seriously, their repeated troublemaking through their network disgusted him.
After eight at night, the detention center chief treated Ye Qiu to a lavish meal and said many nice things before Ye Qiu was ready to leave.
"Mr. Ye, it really was a misunderstanding this time."
When someone took Ye Qiu back to the town, the detention center chief finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Ye Qiu leave.
"Chief, who exactly is he?"
"Who? I don’t know, but a call came from the province, so what kind of person do you think?"
Province?
Ye Qiu rode back to the town, returned to the hotel, and went upstairs to the room to take a shower, as entering the place brought some bad luck.
After washing up, Ye Qiu called Li Qianqian.
"Ye Qiu, you’re out?"
"Just got back. Did you call your dad?"
"No, I didn’t." Li Qianqian said.
So, who did?
Ye Qiu knew that the detention center chief wouldn’t suddenly treat him well for no reason and just let him out over a civil dispute without external pressure.
"Whatever, let’s sleep early."
Early the next morning, Ye Qiu and Li Qianqian had just woken up when Ye Qiu’s phone rang. It was Cai Yong calling.
"Brother Qiu, I’ve followed your instructions."
"Good, this time we must uproot everything; Have you found the leaders behind those thugs?"
"Yes, found them."
"I’ll handle it tonight."
No matter how strong the local forces of the Zhu Family Grave were in the county or nearby towns, Ye Qiu was determined to uproot them this time.
After hanging up, Ye Qiu and Li Qianqian went downstairs.
As they got into the car, Liu Lingxiu asked, "Ye Qiu, were you alright last night?"
"As if they dared, they treated me like a grandmaster."
Grandmaster?
Liu Lingxiu couldn’t help but laugh.
They drove back to Ye Family Village.
Ye Family Village was still bustling.
The village slaughtered two pigs daily to entertain the villagers and helpers.
Two pigs, totaling hundreds of pounds, along with other meats, made every day feel like New Year.
Ye Weidong hired workers for road and graveyard construction.
The pay was high, and materials were directly purchased from the county.
The road construction wasn’t long, with bulldozers and excavators paving the way and cement being laid.
Due to tight timelines, the main work was done quickly, with more to follow when Ye Qiu and Ye Weidong returned to Jinling.
At this moment, shocking news came in.
A deputy county head surnamed Zhu was taken directly by the municipal discipline commission when he returned to his office before attending a meeting.
Allegedly, apart from being accused of corruption with solid evidence, he abused his power to bully others.
Other Zhu-related officials were also taken away when they reported to work the next day or received calls.
The deputy chief from the town’s police station, surnamed Zhu, found colleagues and commission officers waiting for him.
Revealing themselves, the commission officers made Zhu collapse as he realized his downfall.
"This has nothing to do with me!" Deputy Chief Zhu shouted.
But he was taken away for municipal commission investigation.
Seeing Zhu leave, the remaining chief and deputy chief exchanged glances with sweating foreheads.
Needless to say, it was connected to the Zhu Family.
Or rather, it was connected to that young man named Ye.
"Chief, what’s going on?"
"You still don’t know? He provoked someone he shouldn’t have."
"You mean that guy named Ye?"
"Who else besides him?"
"Wasn’t he taken to the county detention center yesterday and beaten up badly?"
