Free Web NovelChapter 2492: Chapter 2556: Everything Requires Evidence
"Got it, hubby. You focus on work, I’ll take care of our son, don’t worry!" Yue Liang’s mother quickly said.
"Alright, let it be for now, notify me if anything happens!" District Chief Yue hung up the phone with a grim face.
Hearing the busy tone from the phone, Yue Liang’s mother slammed the phone onto the table and cursed softly. A lady at the same table asked, "What happened? I heard it’s about Little Liang?"
"Nothing much, just a car accident. But he’s okay; the car might have just gotten a little dented." Yue Liang’s mother replied with a displeased look.
"Oh? It’s good that he’s fine. Our Little Liang is such a good boy, he won’t cause trouble. Don’t be upset, kids get startled easily, it might make them timid for life!" another woman consoled.
"I never said I’d punish him, but his dad is worried. I won’t play cards, I’ll go home and take the child to the hospital for a checkup!" Yue Liang’s mother said.
Saying that, she wanted to pack up her things. Seeing this, the other women knew they couldn’t continue playing and nodded, "Alright, don’t play then. Go back quickly, but don’t worry. If the car’s damaged, it can be repaired. As long as he’s alright."
"Yeah, I’ll be going now!" Yue Liang’s mother said, grabbing her bag and leaving in a hurry.
With one player missing, the card game couldn’t go on, so the three women started gossiping. One said that District Chief Yue was a charming man, capable, with many women. Another said if it weren’t for Yue Liang’s mother’s allure, he wouldn’t have chosen her. Some also said that they’ve heard District Chief Yue has very unique tastes, liking thrilling things in bed that ordinary women wouldn’t tolerate.
Others speculated, "Really? I never thought someone with District Chief Yue’s looks would enjoy that kind of thing."
Someone else said, "Why not? The more normal someone seems, the more perverse they might be inside. Don’t you know those with power and money can be quite twisted nowadays?"
Of course, Yue Liang’s mother didn’t hear these discussions, but when she’s with others, she gossips about others just the same.
Meanwhile, after hanging up the phone, District Chief Yue still felt uneasy. After all, he hadn’t personally contacted his son. Thinking it over, he dialed Wang Gang’s number. This time, the phone rang more than ten times without being answered, making District Chief Yue frown. Calculating the time, it had been two hours; there should be some update by now, right? They couldn’t just leave him hanging.
Wang Gang is known to be rash in handling things. Doesn’t he know I’m waiting for news? If it involved someone else, District Chief Yue might not care if a few people died. But since it concerns his own son, he couldn’t help worrying more.
So, he quickly called two more times, but still no answer. District Chief Yue frowned, pacing while holding his phone, looking out the window. The open view from the district committee office building allowed him to see far without obstruction.
Li Yifei sat at the desk, with a phone on it, naturally Wang Gang’s. It had just received three calls, labeled "District Chief," meaning Yue Buqun as people call him. Li Yifei chuckled to himself, thinking, finally getting anxious?
But unfortunately, things won’t end like this. Or rather, they’re just beginning; we’ll take our time.
"Boss Golden Eagle, Captain Tiezhu just called; they’ve caught that brat Yue Liang, damn it, he’s an animal," a policeman came in to report.
"What’s the deal?" Li Yifei raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Damn, he and some second-generation heirs were doing drugs at home, and they kidnapped an innocent high school girl, tying her to the bed in the bedroom, drugged her. Judging by the situation, they’d likely assault her after getting high. Lucky Captain Tiezhu arrived in time and controlled Yue Liang and the others, saving the girl," the policeman reported.
Li Yifei frowned hearing this. He hadn’t expected it to escalate to this. Damn, Yue Liang is truly a beast. He thought at such a young age, even if he went bad, it wouldn’t be too severe. But now even drugs are involved, and damn it, he kidnapped an innocent girl. Li Yifei knows these drugged bastards aren’t human, after getting high, they could just go wild...
"Really giving his dad a face, well, the more it is, the more we have to say," Li Yifei said softly.
"Damn, I wonder if Captain Tiezhu laid hands on him. This bastard, the bastard’s kid should be beaten to death," the policeman cursed softly.
"But he’s just a kid, you can’t do that, it’s not good to beat him to death!" Li Yifei said this, and the policeman showed a puzzled expression, about to retort, when he heard Li Yifei calmly say, "Break his limbs, let him be a living dead for life."
"Brilliant! Boss Golden Eagle, your solution is brilliant!" The policeman immediately chuckled in surprise, giving a thumbs-up and repeatedly praising.
"Nonsense, with the law in place, we can’t resort to vigilante justice, but now that we have so much evidence, we have plenty of ways to punish him!"
"Yeah, we have many ways." The police officer nodded in agreement.
Although Li Yifei had seen many young men worse than Yue Liang, they were mostly from war-torn areas. He didn’t expect this Second-Generation Heir to be despicable to this extent, and this was just what they happened to stumble upon. If it was in the past? The fact that he could do such things meant it was definitely not the first time.
Yue Buqun, oh Yue Buqun, what a well-educated son you have! Li Yifei stood up and walked to the window to look outside. Frankly, he wasn’t afraid of making a big fuss about this. Even if it escalated to the District Committee level, or even to the city or provincial level, Li Yifei wouldn’t be afraid, because the other party was indeed in the wrong and deserved to be dealt with. However... forget it, just deal with it this time, although it’s a bit over the line.
Initially, Li Yifei thought it was just a matter of someone from a wealthy family running away and getting Yang Jin to handle the situation, thinking they wanted to spend some money to settle it. But he didn’t expect it would involve a district chief, but since it came to this, they might as well handle it.
Zhao Tiezhu didn’t send Xiaowu home because she was not in the right state. Clearly, she was scared, and the drugs in her system hadn’t worn off yet. It was better not to send her home right away. Her parents were ordinary people, and knowing about this would surely frighten them terribly. If word got back to the school, it would also have a big impact on Xiaowu. Nowadays, young kids can be quite terrifying.
Considering these factors, Zhao Tiezhu took Xiaowu to the hospital and explained clearly that he was handling a case and that the criminal happened to be Yue Liang, having nothing to do with Xiaowu. She could wait in the car to calm down and not worry. However, Xiaowu shook her head and wanted to go upstairs with Zhao Tiezhu rather than stay in the car.
Li Yifei saw Zhao Tiezhu escort a young girl upstairs and stood up to greet them.
"Boss Golden Eagle, I caught the person, but..." Zhao Tiezhu paused here.
"What’s wrong?" Li Yifei asked. He glanced at the young girl; she was tall, her complexion wasn’t great, but she was a beauty in the making. Of course, she was just a kid, and Li Yifei didn’t harbor any improper thoughts. He also knew the whole story and felt some pity for her. She hadn’t done anything wrong yet became a target for bad guys. Her looks were natural, not her fault.
Zhao Tiezhu said, "I hit someone, I hit Yue Liang."
"That’s no big deal, you hit him, so what? If you didn’t, I would have asked someone to deal with him." Li Yifei chuckled and stepped aside. "Come in, get the girl something to eat, don’t be afraid, the uncles here are all police officers, not bad guys."
"Thank you..." Xiaowu said softly.
Zhao Tiezhu scratched his head, chuckled foolishly, and said, "Sorry for causing trouble, boss."
"This is trouble? Brother Tiezhu, if you even dare to hit the district chief later, I’ll really admire you."
"How could I, he’s the district chief, I can’t..." Zhao Tiezhu instinctively shook his head.
"Hit the district chief." Li Yifei narrowed his eyes, patted Zhao Tiezhu’s shoulder, and said, "This kind of person doesn’t deserve to be a district chief, only to sit in jail."
"Boss Golden Eagle, are you sure you can put him in jail?" Zhao Tiezhu got interested, and a few police officers nearby also stretched their necks to listen.
"It’s not a matter of being sure or not; if he committed a crime, he should be punished. Of course, if he truly were an honest official without any faults, I would apologize to him. We can’t frame an honest official; otherwise, we’d be no better than the bad guys ourselves!" At this point, Li Yifei shook his head with a smile. "But do you think the latter is possible?"
"Impossible!" Zhao Tiezhu and the others shook their heads repeatedly, and a police officer said, "Boss Golden Eagle, I could believe the earth is flat before believing Yue Buqun is a good official. In recent years, so many major projects backed by provincial and municipal funds have either gone bankrupt or gone south midway. If he really had the ability, it wouldn’t be like this, and I’ve heard it’s because he’s been siphoning off money, so there was never any intention to truly develop the new development zone."
"Everything must be based on evidence." Li Yifei pointed at the speaking police officer. The officer’s face stiffened, and he said awkwardly, "I just heard about it. After all, I’m just a small cop with no evidence."
"No, you do. What you mentioned is suspicious evidence, meaning it needs to be verified. It could be true or false, but it provides a direction!" Li Yifei chuckled, "The same goes for you all. Don’t mention things without any basis. But if there are some well-founded but indirectly evidenced allegations, you can put them forward. Sort them out and hand them over to the Discipline Inspection Commission. Let them verify the truth; we’re just responsible for providing the evidence."
"Boss Golden Eagle, you’re right, let’s sort it out!" The police officer was encouraged and quickly walked out.
Zhao Tiezhu sighed, and when Li Yifei asked him what was wrong, Zhao Tiezhu shook his head, looking somewhat deflated. Under Li Yifei’s pressing, Zhao Tiezhu finally said, "Boss Golden Eagle, do you think those higher-up officials, are they really unaware of what Yue Buqun has been up to? I don’t believe it. The issues that have arisen over the years, the big leaders don’t seem to care, allowing things to develop and even deteriorate. I don’t understand."
