Free Web NovelChapter 2488: Chapter 2552: Public Resentment
Who would have thought that such an incident would bring out Li Yifei? These cops were all glad they came today. When they go back and talk about it with their colleagues, those guys will probably be green with envy. People who haven’t served in the military wouldn’t understand that feeling. This was their idol when they were serving. Ask yourself, how could someone who excels in hand-to-hand combat, marksmanship, and every kind of military competition not become their idol?
Once Li Yifei’s identity was revealed, they naturally weren’t worried anymore. To still worry about Li Yifei’s safety would be an underestimation of him.
Zhao Tiezhu scratched his head and grinned foolishly, "Golden Eagle Captain, today’s matter... we all want to help you out. Although we aren’t of high rank, we’re all men with guts. Damn it, those bastards are really unscrupulous, especially that son of Yue Buqun... he’s practically a menace to the community, and he deserves some punishment!"
Li Yifei nodded and said, "Okay, I will pursue this matter to the end. This Yue Buqun... hmm? Why is his name that?"
Someone immediately explained the origin of the name to Li Yifei. After listening, Li Yifei understood, nodded, and said, "He really lives up to his name, hehe, the end for Yue Buqun was terrible, and this guy won’t fare any better!"
"These are just legends... not necessarily true!" Zhao Tiezhu kindly reminded.
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Rumors aren’t always false. His son drives a sports car worth over 8 million yuan, which isn’t something an average family can afford!"
"That’s true... he’s been District Chief for so many years, overseeing a newly developed area; it’s suspicious if he’s clean. Last year, his son crashed a supercar, reportedly bought for 6 million, and this year he’s already switched to a sports car worth over 8 million!" A policeman looked like he was talking to himself, but he was actually giving Li Yifei a clue. A District Chief’s son might be able to drive a sports car, but where did the money come from? A sports car doesn’t just show up in their home for no reason; it’s either earned or the source is not legitimate, and the former... is almost impossible. What can he earn with that salary?
There’s hardly any need to think further. After hearing this, Li Yifei smiled and nodded, saying, "Looking at it this way, District Chief Yue really is quite corrupt."
"Boss Golden Eagle, this matter... there are lots of rumors, we small-timers obviously can’t know too much, so don’t take it all to heart..." an older policeman reminded softly. No one wants a corrupt leader, especially a big one. If they could switch to someone a bit less corrupt, it would be better for them.
He was worried that Li Yifei would take this as evidence... As things progressed, everyone knew Li Yifei was going to deal with people, and it seemed the long-flourishing District Chief Yue was going to be in trouble.
They had complete faith in Li Yifei, and with his two identities, either one is enough to instill fear, especially the identity of the richest man. Nowadays, the Li family’s prestige is very high in the entire province, and this prestige is not accumulated only through wealth, but also through charity homes, foundations, and providing lots of jobs. Overall, people’s impressions of the Li family are quite positive.
And having reached a certain level, people who know the kind of power that Li Yifei now holds have enough confidence in him. If Li Yifei wants to make a move, Yue Buqun definitely can’t withstand it.
Li Yifei nodded and said with a smile, "I know, rest assured, I will pursue this matter to the end and not let anyone go."
"That’s good, if you need us, just give the command. We can let Golden Eagle Boss lead us once, and afterward, we can have something to brag about to our other brothers."
"Yes, yes, haha, it feels like returning to the army, that feeling is amazing."
Everyone couldn’t help but get excited. Li Yifei didn’t expect his identity to have such an effect. These people seemed to value his identity as the Team Leader of the Flying Hawk Squad more than that of the richest man, which made him feel really happy. Li Yifei still had the heart of a soldier. His style, his views on certain things, still bore the imprint of military training. In any case, Li Yifei was enjoying this identity.
What surprised Li Yifei was that the instructor was also a veteran. Supported by others, he came over and apologized to Li Yifei slurredly, "Golden Eagle, the earlier matter was my fault, I shouldn’t have... shouldn’t have shielded them, it’s a bad habit formed over the years, covering things up when problems arise instead of addressing them and solving them!"
Li Yifei looked at him seriously, lightly nodded, and said, "It wasn’t right for me to hit either, but I really don’t agree with the way you handle things. Today, it was me you met. If it were someone else, would you have succumbed? You’re not only officials but also hold a special position as police officers. If you’re like this, what if society collapses? Of course, I don’t expect a few words to change you or anyone. I know you have your difficulties, but always leave a line, don’t push people too far."
The overly aggressive Yang Jin had already gone to treat his leg. If he found out afterward the kind of person he provoked, he might get scared into a heart attack. As for that armed policeman, Li Yifei didn’t trouble him, but that beating was for nothing; there was no way he’d get payback.
Li Yifei thought for a bit and said to Zhao Tiezhu, "Brother Tiezhu, take people and arrest the perpetrator. I’ll take responsibility for everything."
Zhao Tiezhu immediately clicked his heels, saluting, then said loudly, "Rest assured, Captain, I promise to complete the mission. No matter where Yue Liang is hiding, I’ll bring him out."
"Alright, thank you!" Li Yifei nodded, returning the salute. Zhao Tiezhu immediately turned to gather his men, taking with him a group of SWAT officers and two people who had some information about Yue Liang. A group of them brushed out.
This group now thoroughly admired Li Yifei, if not obeyed outright. Li Yifei didn’t just use them; since he let them help, he would handle the matter cleanly without leaving them with any trouble.
He couldn’t possibly go around flipping for Yue Liang himself. The city might not be big, but catching someone isn’t easy too. With Zhao Tiezhu and the others handling it, it should be much easier.
Wang Gang slowly woke up, not witnessing the previous passionate scene nor was he aware of Li Yifei’s identity. Holding his aching head, Wang Gang took a while to remember exactly what he had gone through. He... had been beaten, and the assailant was that thug who was now sitting back in his original seat.
Wang Gang stood up, eyes both angry and aggrieved. He found that the room was missing many police officers; the SWAT team was gone, only his subordinates remained. He spat and swayed slightly, pointing at Li Yifei and cursing, "You’re goddamn... you’ve got guts, all of you have guts, this matter won’t end today, daddy will kill you!"
Li Yifei chuckled with an amused look, but before he could speak, someone rushed over from the side and kicked Wang Gang in the butt—it was that young policeman, and he cursed as he kicked, "You damn... Wang Gang, what are you showing off for, still daring to spout nonsense."
Thud, was the sound of the kick, bang, was Wang Gang’s head hitting the conference table. He would have never dreamed that one of his subordinates would come up and kick him, so he was defenseless, ready to lash out with some abuse.
The young cop, not afraid in the least, didn’t fall back after the kick but stood beside Wang Gang, yanking him up by his clothes, angrily shouting, "Wang Gang, as Sub-bureau Chief, you break the law while knowing it, colluding with the underworld, engaging in all sorts of lowly deeds, harboring criminals, remember that incident with the drug dealers? We lost two brothers, and what did you do? You said to release the drug dealers, damn it, I’ll fuck you up!"
Li Yifei didn’t expect there to be another story. He furrowed his brow and didn’t stop the young officer’s actions.
Wang Gang was a bit dazed, what the hell happened? Is it the end of the world? How come these cops dare to treat me like this? Not just the young cop, even the older officers and subordinates looked at him with cold, angry, and agitated expressions. What on earth had happened?
Wang Gang took another hit, the pain sobered him up a bit. Seeing the young officer cursing at him, Wang Gang retorted immediately, "You dare kick me? Tired of living, aren’t you? I’m the chief, your leader, you damn..."
"Kicking is exactly right!" Another shadow swept over, kicking Wang Gang on the back, with an angry voice following: "You call yourself a chief? You damn deserve it? I’ll hit you today, at worst I’ll lose this job!"
What Li Yifei didn’t know was that this brother, who had been a cop for about ten years, almost couldn’t continue his career a few years back. His wife, a few years younger, used to do some business at home and was very lovely and pretty, caught Wang Gang’s interest, who pursued her for quite a while. Back then, this brother didn’t know, his wife didn’t dare tell him either, and Wang Gang directly sent him out on missions to make his move easier. If not for her steadfastness, Wang Gang would have succeeded...
After he found out, the brother angrily confronted Wang Gang. He was just an ordinary cop, while Wang Gang was already the Chief. What chance did he have? Plus, Wang Gang had a bunch of cronies and he ended up getting beaten and disciplined. The incident blew over after that, but for years he was called "Green Hat Man" behind his back, so he had a fire in his heart. Now seeing Wang Gang in trouble, he too rushed in to vent, kicking to release some anger.
Li Yifei didn’t know the backstory, but with a second person joining, a third soon followed. It looked like Wang Gang was quite hated, not treating his subordinates well, mean-spirited, not even remotely close to being a good official.
