Chapter 1: The Eye-Catching Wedding

  Ning Fan raised his head and saw a young man with a flat head walking into the restaurant. The young man had a very thick gold chain around his neck, looking rather arrogant.

  "Fang Liang, I remember telling you before, don't show up here." Ning Fan said calmly, looking at the flat-headed young man.

  Pingtou youth Fang Liang calmly took out an apple from his pocket, took a bite, and then spat it out with a "pu" sound. He then looked at Ning Fan with a slanted gaze: "Who the hell are you? Do I know you?"

  The next second, Fang Liang suddenly had a passionate look on his face: "Ah, is that Officer Ning? Sorry sorry, I really didn't recognize you just now. You're not wearing your uniform, it's really hard to tell... damn!"

  Fang Liang suddenly changed his face again, and after spitting out a dirty word, he looked at Ning Fang with a disdainful expression: "What's wrong? What Ning police officer, aren't you fired? Why should I still be so polite to you?"

  As soon as Fang Liang said this, Ning Fan was convinced that his dismissal was indeed known to everyone in Qingyun City, and it was clear that someone had deliberately done so. He also believed that the text message should not have come from the police station, after all, the police would not dismiss someone with such fanfare through a text message to inform everyone.

  "Fang Liang, what are you up to again?" Fang Lanlan walked out of the kitchen with a spatula in her hand, looking furious.

  "Don't you know what I want to do?" Fang Liang looked at Fang Lanlan's alluring figure with a brazen gaze, "Fang Lanlan, my brother gave his life for you, shouldn't you compensate him somehow? My brother is already dead, so just compensate me directly."

  "Get out! Get out of here or I'll call the police!" Fang Lanlan was extremely furious.

  "What's the point of calling the police? You run a restaurant, can't I come here to eat?" Fang Liang said with a dismissive expression. "Fang Lanlan, in the past you had that deadbeat protecting you, now that deadbeat can't even protect himself, what do you have left to rely on?"

  "Fang Liang, you're just like your brother, a beast!" Fang Lanlan said with hatred.

  "What the heck, Fang Lanlan, what kind of innocence are you pretending to have? If this little white face can fool you, why can't I?!" Fang Liang took another bite of his apple and spat it out. "You'd better be smarter, or else don't think about running a good restaurant here!"

  "Lan sister, you go in and stir-fry the dishes, I'll handle things here." Ning Fan finally spoke up, then pulled Beibei out from behind him, "Go, follow Mom to the kitchen."

  "Ning Fan uncle, I want to watch you scold this big bad guy!" But Beibei shook her head and refused to leave.

  "Alright, just watch then, don't be afraid." Ning Fan patted Beibei's head, smiled at her, and then turned to face Fang Liang, his expression darkening.

  Fang Liang has an older brother named Fang Ming. They and Fang Lanlan were originally from the same village. Fang Ming had always liked Fang Lanlan, but unfortunately, Fang Lanlan didn't like him back. She even left to work elsewhere and ended up marrying another man.

  Three years ago, Fang Lanlan and her husband returned to Qingyun City. Then one day, Fang Ming suddenly went crazy and drove on the street, hitting and killing Fang Lanlan's husband!

  This case was a big deal at the time, after Fang Ming was caught, his family had been entangled with Fang Lanlan, asking Fang Lanlan to issue a so-called letter of forgiveness, to save Fang Ming's life, and they were willing to give Fang Lanlan one million yuan in compensation, but Fang Lanlan was unmoved, she insisted on demanding the death penalty for Fang Ming.

  Fang Ming was eventually sentenced to death, and after Fang Ming's execution, Fang Liang continued to harass Fang Lanlan. However, because Ning Fan often came to eat at Fang Lanlan's restaurant, Fang Liang didn't dare to be too excessive.

  But now, Fang Liang apparently feels he can do as he pleases.

  "You want to teach me a lesson?" Fang Liang looked at Ning Fan with a mocking expression, "I'm telling you, Ning, do you really think you're some kind of precious treasure? I was giving you face before because of that piece of skin on your body. Now that it's been stripped away, why would I still be afraid of you? Teach me a lesson? I'm the one who wants to teach you a lesson!"

  Before he had even finished speaking, Fang Liang suddenly threw the apple he had bitten into several times at Ning Fan!

  Ning Fan reached out and grabbed the apple, then calmly said: "I've endured for a few years without beating you up. Precisely because I'm a police officer. Fortunately, now I'm not a police officer."

  With a flick of his hand, Ning Fang's apple flew quickly towards Fang Liang and heavily smashed onto Fang Liang's mouth!

  "Ah!" Fang Liang let out a miserable cry, subconsciously touching his mouth, but found his hands full of blood and several fallen teeth.

  Ning Fan suddenly stood up, took a step forward and appeared in front of Fang Liang, then grabbed one of his arms and twisted it violently!

  "Ah!" Fang Liang opened his bloody mouth and let out a miserable cry, his arm fell weakly, but the cry was quickly cut off, as Ning Fan suddenly grabbed Fang Liang's throat!

  Ning Fan's fingers exerted a slight force to gather, Fang Liang struggled desperately, but found that there was no effect at all. Gradually, his eyes finally revealed an expression of fear.

  "Do you believe me? I can kill you and make sure no one finds any evidence?" Ning Fang coldly stared at Fang Liang.

  The fear in Fang Liang's eyes grew thicker, he nodded desperately and shook his head desperately.

  "Dare to harass Lan sister again?" Ning Fan asked coldly.

  Fang Liang's face turned pale, but he shook his head desperately.

  "Get out!" Ning Fang finally let go of his hand and coldly shouted.

  "Cough, cough..." Fang Liang didn't stop coughing as he hastily ran towards the outside of the restaurant.

  "Halt!" Ning Fang shouted again in a cold tone.

  Fang Liang hastily stopped, stuttering: "Ning, Ning..."

  Ning Fan walked up to Fang Liang and grabbed his arm, twisting it before sending him flying.

  "Ah!" Fang Liang let out a miserable cry again, but immediately afterwards, he discovered that his arm had been reattached.

  "This time it's just a dislocation of your arm. Next time, if I see you here again, I'll directly break your hand!" Ning Fang said coldly.

  "Yes, yes, thank you Ning Ge, thank you Ning Ge..." Fang Liang seemed to be really scared.

  "Pick up your apple and get out! Ning Fan hummed, "Next time you eat an apple, be more careful not to knock out your teeth again."

  "Yes, Ning Ge taught...". Fang Liang picked up the bloody apple from the ground and hastily escaped.

  "Wow, Uncle Ning Fan is so powerful!" Beibei exclaimed excitedly, clapping her hands.

  Ning Fan turned around, but saw Fang Lanlan staring at him with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape. Apparently, Ning Fan's performance just now had completely stunned Fang Lanlan. She had known Ning Fan for almost three years, yet this was the first time she discovered that Ning Fan actually had such a strong side!

  "Lan sister, I'm really hungry." Ning Fan said with a bitter smile.

  "Oh, okay, I'll go stir-fry the dishes." Fang Lanlan finally came back to her senses, her face slightly red, and then hastily walked into the kitchen.

  "Ning Fan uncle, you're so awesome! Are you a great hero?" Beibei was very happy because the big bad guy had been chased away.

  "Bei Bei, this world has no great heroes." Ning Fan smiled slightly, but then secretly shook his head - how could a child understand such words?

  The dishes were served quickly, and Ning Fang, who had been starving for a long time, wolfed down three bowls of rice and finished all the dishes in one sweep, finally filling his stomach.

  Ning Fan was about to leave after buying the ticket, when Fang Lanlan finally couldn't help but say: "Ning Fan, people like Fang Liang are not worth it because of their crimes, you mustn't be impulsive."

  "Lan sister, do you think I really want to kill Fang Liang? Ning Fan was taken aback at first, then laughed, "I just wanted to scare him, a little rascal like Fang Liang must be scared off."

  Fang Lanlan suddenly let out a sigh of relief: "That's good, I was really worried about you just being fired..."

  She smiled awkwardly and changed the subject: "By the way, Ning Fang, don't you have a place to live now? Actually, I still have an empty room."

  "Thank you, Lan sister, I've already asked a friend to help me rent a house." Ning Fan hurriedly said: "My friend is waiting for me, I'll go first."

  "Alright then." Fang Lanlan's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment.

  "Bye bye, Uncle is leaving first." Ning Fan waved goodbye to Bei Bei and then dragged his luggage out of the restaurant.

  "Goodbye, Uncle Ningfan." Beibei's clear voice came from behind.

  Ning Fan felt a sense of melancholy, he indeed had no place to live, but he couldn't stay at Fang Lanlan's house, the mother and daughter were the relatives of the victims in his first case, and they didn't have an easy life, he often ate here, just using his own way to give them some insignificant help.

  Fang Lanlan is a very nice woman, but he has no thoughts about her. Now it seems that he should keep an appropriate distance from them to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

  The ringing of the mobile phone interrupted Ning Fan's thoughts, he took out his mobile phone and saw that familiar landline number, couldn't help but pause for a moment, then he answered the call: "Dad, you're looking for me?"

  "Xiao Fan, you're not a police officer anymore?" On the other end of the phone came a somewhat aged voice, which was Ning Fan's father, Ning Gensheng.

  "Dad, you know too?" Ning Fan felt a little nervous all of a sudden.

  "It's all right, if you're not going to be a cop then don't be one, come back." Ning Gen's voice was surprisingly gentle.

  No blame, no asking for reasons, just letting him go home. For a moment, Ning Fan suddenly felt like crying. His father was still as good to him as ever, with an unconditional kindness.

  "Ning Fan, Ning Fan, isn't it just a lost love? You don't have a girlfriend, but there are more important people in this world for you." For a moment, Ning Fan felt enlightened and was no longer confused.

  "Dad, I still have some things to take care of in the city. After I'm done, I'll head back." Ning Fan replied in as calm a voice as possible.

  "Go and come back after you've finished." Ning Gen Sheng was very concise and quickly hung up the phone.

  Ning Fan was just about to put his phone in his pocket, but at this moment, the phone rang again. He looked at the caller ID and frowned, but still answered the call.

  "Uncle, save me!" A pleasant voice came from the phone.