Chapter 5 Is Anyone Fighting Here?

  Near midnight, the Zhang family's door was knocked violently. A few hours of sleep had sobered up Zhang Jun, and upon opening the door, he saw Li Jianguo and two inspectors standing at the entrance with serious faces. Zhang Jun slightly furrowed his brow: "Director Li, what's going on..."

  Li Jian Guo showed a few angry expressions: "Old Zhang, Old Zhang, what can I say about you? It's already been confirmed that you leaked the information and let the suspect of the 8.15 robbery and murder case escape. Now it's the Inspection Team from the higher authorities who have come to investigate. You'd better confess everything honestly, at most you'll just lose your police uniform. But if you're still stubborn and refuse to cooperate, the ones coming next won't be from the Inspection Team, but from the Discipline Inspection Committee. I've run around for this opportunity for you, brother..."

  Zhang Jun is a straightforward person, slightly rigid but not an old stubborn who refuses to adapt. After leaving the army for so many years, working as a criminal police or ordinary police on the front line is more out of interest. He doesn't resist improving his living conditions in his spare time, after all, people don't live in a vacuum. He once thought Li Jianguo was a good friend who could go through thick and thin together, but the changes over the past decade have led to a situation where they are now just exchanging empty pleasantries. At this moment, when their relationship is almost at breaking point, Zhang Jun doesn't want to use fake smiles to pretend to be friendly anymore. He lets out a cold laugh: "Is that so? Then I really must thank Director Li for his trouble. What virtue or ability do I, Zhang Jun, have that would make Director Li go to such great lengths to care about me?"

  Kong Mei and Zhang Yi Qing stood in the living room, their faces filled with anxiety, it had come to a point of no return, the final battle was inevitable.

  Li Jian didn't expect Zhang Jun, who was not good at speaking, to counterattack so sharply. He let out a cold hum and pointed his finger, saying: "Zhang Jun, I'm representing the bureau in talking to you now, so be more respectful in your attitude. Don't bring those bad habits from society into my presence. You came to find me so late at night, do you know why?"

  Zhang Jun hadn't even had a chance to speak, when Zhang Shidong walked out from behind him, reached out and grabbed Li Jianguo's finger: "Where did this fly come from, buzzing around, disturbing people's sleep."

  Li Jianguo swung his arm trying to break free but found himself seemingly clamped by an iron pincer, shouting: "What are you doing, assaulting a police officer?"

  The two inspectors behind saw Li Jianguo being restrained and immediately rushed up to prepare for a scuffle with Zhang Shidong.

  Wow!

  In the midnight corridor, the crisp sound was particularly loud, accompanied by Li Jianguo's pig-like screams, which woke up many sleeping neighbors in the building. Zhang Jun and his wife were not on good terms with their neighbors, but in this era where everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door, some neighbors still opened their doors and looked out with kitchen knives in hand.

  "Seize... seize him..." Li Jianguo roared, gesturing to grab Zhang Shidong.

  Zhang Jun shouted: "Xiao Dong."

  Kong Mei and her mother were shocked, covering their mouths with their hands. They were surprised and didn't know what to say, but deep down, they felt an overwhelming sense of excitement. At this critical moment when the family needed another man to take charge, Zhang Shidong not only stood up but also did so in a direct and unconventional way, standing alongside Zhang Jun. No matter what the outcome was, Kong Mei's anxious heart calmed down instantly because her husband had taken action. With her son by her side, she felt everything would be okay.

  As for Zhang Yiqing, the reflection was even greater. As a young girl, she thought her brother was a bad kid for being lazy every day. But when she grew up and started to have unconventional contact with society, she began to think that having such a brother wasn't so bad after all. At this moment, she looked at her brother with complete admiration, her eyes shining like little stars. She told herself, "Zhang Yiqing, you have an idol now! Look, your brother is so cool! He even dared to bend the deputy director's finger back. What was his pose just now? Ah, yes... it was like this... oh no, not that way... it was more like this..."

  Zhang Shidong leaned forward and said in a voice that Li Jianguo, the three of them, and his own family could hear: "You're from Malergoubei, dare to come to my house looking for trouble? Are you tired of living? You have the nerve?" As he spoke, he kicked out with a loud "thud", sending Li Jianguo flying like a ball into the second floor hallway. The two inspectors who had followed Li Jianguo were stunned and secretly grateful that Li Jianguo had always been wary of Zhang Jun. All three of them had come out armed, and the two men simultaneously drew their guns. Zhang Shidong leaned forward, his hands fluttering in the air, and suddenly there was a clattering sound as the guns disassembled themselves, the parts falling to the ground. The two men were completely stunned, unable to understand how the weapon that was supposed to be the master of the world had lost its edge.

  A sudden, rhythmic footsteps came from the stairs, Zhang Shidong put down his hands, hugged his arms, leaned against the door, gave more space to his father, and lit a cigarette in his mouth with a snap of his fingers, responding to Li Jianguo's loud shout.

  "You dare to attack a police officer, I will make you go to jail, let you go to jail."

  "Whoever looks at me, I'll punch you; Comrade Policemen, did you see that?"

  It was Lin Ziqiang and his party who came up from downstairs. In Zhang Shidong's eyes, he was a pseudo-high-end with not enough grades in professional skills, but as someone who could return to the army with special talents, Lin Ziqiang's political wisdom was beyond doubt. He didn't know how much power his former instructor had, but he knew that the person who called him in advance was a certain kind of person. He still remembered that it was that person, like an immortal, who changed the fate of himself and many others with just one stroke of his pen.

  Doing favors for others and returning them is something Lin Ziqiang must learn, now that he has returned to secular society. After rushing through everything as quickly as possible, he heard that Li Jianguo had brought people to the Zhang family to capture Ah Hao and others, but instead of going personally, he ran over here to deliver this favor in person.

  Lin Ziqiang saw that Li Jianguo had no ability to resist and also saw the gun parts on the ground, perfectly matching Zhang Shidong's words. He spread his hands: "Is anyone hitting people here? Did you see it?"

  Those who can follow Lin Ziqiang are all clever people. The few people squeezed in the corridor hurriedly shook their heads: "Didn't see."

  "Director Lin!" Zhang Jun took advantage of the voice-controlled light in the corridor to see Lin Ziqiang clearly, and despite wearing pajamas, he stood at attention and saluted: "Director Lin, how did you get here?"

  Lin Ziqiang returned the salute very formally, stepping up two steps at a time, and surprisingly extended both hands to shake hands with Zhang Jun: "Comrade Zhang Jun, I apologize for the trouble you've been caused. Li Jianguo is corrupt and disregards the law, he will be punished by the law. You have remained unyielding under pressure, which is a blessing for the people of Pingjiang..."

  Zhang Jun was stunned, and Li Jianguo was even more stunned. They were handcuffed before they suddenly realized that the one who came here was Lin, the director of the provincial hall. What did he say about himself?

  In less than a minute, Li Jianguo felt the world spinning around him, everything was shattered, and even the most basic defense and resistance were gone.

  Zhang Jun had not yet recovered from the sudden change in attitude of Lin Ziqiang, who was secretly nicknamed "Hei Mian Bao Gong" by everyone. The urgent phone ringtone rang out in Lin Ziqiang's pocket, and he answered: "Hello? What? I know..."

  Instead, he said to Zhang Jun: "You take a good rest. The boss of the De Hao Bath Center has run away. He privately stored guns and was involved in a homicide case. We must catch him."

  Zhang Jun was still a bit dazed, his mind couldn't keep up, and for a moment he didn't respond. Just as Lin Ziqiang furrowed his brow and turned to leave, Zhang Shidong, who had been smoking, spoke up: "Since there's a gun, I'll follow you to take a look."

  Lin Ziqiang's capable subordinates were originally worried that the hall chief would personally come to this side to catch Li Jianguo, leaving a gap on the other side. Not to mention Pingjiang City, but the entire Beihai Province had not had a single shooting case in years. If Ah Hao really brought a gun, the danger would be great. Upon hearing Zhang Shidong's words, he subconsciously licked his lips, and Lin Ziqiang suddenly turned around, revealing a look of surprise and delight.

  If it were Zhang Shidong two years ago, he wouldn't have understood human feelings and worldly affairs so well. Two years of traveling around the world, he has experienced too much, Lin Ziqiang came for himself, naturally he won't let his actions have any omissions, can't let merit turn into mistakes.

  ………

  A minute later, several people who were holding down Li Jianguo looked at each other.

  "Let Lin Ting and that young man go together?"

  "Who is that kid? Lin Ting seems to be listening to him a lot."

  "Has Comrade Ping Jiang already set up checkpoints at every intersection?"

  "Was it Lin Ting who just helped that kid by covering up for him?"

  "Is it? Is it?"

  "Right, was that Huiyi just now?"

  "It's even more outrageous than what they show in movies, am I seeing things?"