Chapter 142 - 142 141 Rabbits Get Anxious Too

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142: Chapter 141: Rabbits Get Anxious Too 142: Chapter 141: Rabbits Get Anxious Too Liu Hun gave a few instructions to the women that the matter of Yu Weihong’s visit should not be spread around. If someone exploited this information, it might even result in a label slapped onto himself. After he finished instructing, he headed up the mountain with Yu Weihong. The two trudged up the mountain, each step a struggle, but eventually found Bai Hongcai in a hollow halfway up the mountain, looking wild like a savage. Liu Hun glanced at the array of leftover canned food and plastic bags by Bai Hongcai’s side and immediately understood that he was at the end of his rope, probably desperate enough to eat even a rat if he caught one. “Liu Hun, don’t you mock me. I know my situation is pitiful right now, but I’m not yet at a dead end!” Bai Hongcai said with a face more bitter than a frosted melon, shaking his head and sighing. “Hold on!” Liu Hun perked up upon hearing Bai Hongcai’s remark, wondering if the old guy still had an ace up his sleeve, so he spoke up, “Director Bai, since you had Yu Weihong bring me here, and I’m standing right here, just tell me what you want to say.” “I know you have big capabilities. I called you here to beg you to find a way to get me out of Taiping Town. I want to go to the County Committee and blow the whistle! I still have important evidence in my possession, guaranteed to cause a big earthquake in Anchang County!” Bai Hongcai said vehemently, his eyes red with the intensity of a gambler. Liu Hun looked at Bai Hongcai and said, “The whole of Taiping Town is sealed off by the police station, along with the people brought by Mayor Chen. No matter how capable I am, getting you out will be a bother. Besides, you’ve done so many bad things, why on earth should I help you?” “Once out of Taiping Town, I’ll turn myself in to the County Committee and submit the material! I believe the evidence I hold can at least ensure my family’s safety. If I just run like this, I can’t protect anything! They want me dead?! I won’t let him get away with it! Xie Heguo, that damn bastard, dared to use me as a scapegoat?! Fine! If that’s the case, no one is getting away!” Bai Hongcai ranted as if he were drunk, though none would know it. Liu Hun pondered; something wasn’t adding up. Xie Heguo was already laid on the chopping block, on the verge of being slaughtered. Where did this idea that Bai Hongcai was being made a scapegoat come from? So he asked Bai Hongcai, “Xie Heguo can’t escape, and neither can you. There’s no difference.” Bai Hongcai suddenly let out a bitter laugh, pointed at Liu Hun, and said, “You still don’t get it! You have no clue... Do you know what bird Chen Ren is? Do you have any idea what a smiling tiger is?” The more Liu Hun listened, the more something felt off. He suddenly pounced beside Bai Hongcai, grabbed him by the collar, and demanded, “What?! Speak clearly?!” He was very worried, incredibly worried. He had made every effort to crush Xie Heguo, relying most on Chen Ren’s fair and just handling of the law. Now hearing Bai Hongcai’s words, it was clear Chen Ren was not only unreliable but also very likely in cahoots with Xie Heguo. If Xie Heguo managed to get away, the future of Wanbao Village and himself would be completely doomed. After breaking free from Liu Hun’s grip, Bai Hongcai looked at him and said, “Things have come to this point, I’ll just tell you the truth. Any official from the township scrambles to curry favor with those above them, one level licking the next, everyone has connections with those above, and everyone knows what kind of shit their superiors produce.” Liu Hun actually believed this; if it weren’t true, Ren Peiling wouldn’t have been able to find Mayor Chen. His thoughts turned, pondering that Chen Ren, having been brought in by Ren Peiling, should not be biased for Xie Heguo. But Bai Hongcai’s insinuations made him continue to press, “What does smiling tiger mean?” Bai Hongcai shook his head with a smug smile and said, “I know the roots of everyone in the County Committee’s standing committee. That is networking! It’s a tactic! Why do they call Chen Ren a smiling tiger? Because he’s two-faced. He looks all happy with you, but behind your back, he wants money, power, women, and even your life!” Liu Hun tasted the implication; this was about overturning the situation. He immediately asked Bai Hongcai, “You mean Xie Heguo might very well turn the tables?” “It’s not just ‘might’! It’s a sure thing! Unless I can get the material in my hands to the County Committee, Xie Heguo will definitely be vindicated and I’ll be the one to take the fall and end up in jail. And you, Liu Hun, if you continue to stay in Taiping Town, and he leaves, it’ll be Lin Fugui’s turn, and you’ll have nothing good coming!” Bai Hongcai pointed at Liu Hun and said, then suddenly remembering that he was asking for help, he quickly adjusted his tone and added softly, “Helping me is helping yourself.” “Are you so certain?” Liu Hun was still somewhat doubtful. He trusted Ren Peiling more, but Bai Hongcai’s words chilled him to the core. Bai Hongcai let out a cold laugh and said, “I may be greedy and bad, but I’m not foolish in the world of officials. Ever since this scandal broke out, and Xie Heguo didn’t send anyone to get in touch with me, I knew something was wrong. I immediately kept a close eye on Lin Fugui. Just the day before yesterday, I followed Lin Fugui to Xie Heguo’s house.” Liu Hun really hadn’t expected this; these people were adept at getting things done, and in playing their tricks, each seemed to outdo the other. Bai Hongcai continued, “I followed Lin Fugui right up to Xie Heguo’s doorstep. At first, I didn’t knock or make a sound, just pressed my ear against the door to hear what the two were discussing. As I listened, they agreed on bribing Chen Ren and finding a scapegoat. When they mentioned the person’s name, their voices dropped, and I couldn’t make it out through the door.” “So you guessed it was you?” Liu Hun asked again. Bai Hongcai let out a laugh, a smug look spreading across his face as he said, “There are only three people who could be Xie Heguo’s scapegoat: Lin Fugui, me, and Yu Weihong. Lin Fugui is his accomplice, and Yu Weihong ranks too low. Naturally, I’m the prime candidate. That’s what I figured out, and then I knocked on the door, announcing myself as Bai Hongcai. There wasn’t a peep from inside, so I knew I’d definitely been set up as the scapegoat.” Liu Hun now thought that Bai Hongcai was actually quite shrewd, only he had picked the wrong playing field. “So, I took off with Mayor Yu and hid out in the hills. We’ve been figuring out what to do...” His eyes lit up as he turned to Liu Hun and said, “That’s when I thought of you. Don’t worry, I’ve got my own connections at the County Committee. If Chen Ren catches me, the evidence I have is sure to be found. Then we’re both finished. But if I submit the evidence, I can get a lighter sentence, and you and Wanbao Village can be spared. It’s a win-win!” Liu Hun fixed his gaze on Bai Hongcai and posed the question he had always wanted to ask, “You said Xie Heguo bribed Chen Ren. What did he use for the bribe?” “Just wait!” Bai Hongcai told Liu Hun, and then called Yu Weihong over to help him move a large rock. From behind it, they retrieved a thick bundle wrapped in cloth. Unwrapping it, they found it was full of documents. Bai Hongcai picked out a set of papers to show Liu Hun and said, “This is the one million that Huang Xiaofeng transferred to Xie Heguo, all the details are right here. He didn’t just have this million in cash, he also delivered Ren Peiling to Chen Ren to play with. With these two things...” Bai Hongcai didn’t get to finish his sentence as Liu Hun grabbed him and exclaimed, “What did you say? Ren Peiling was given to Chen Ren? Chen Ren was brought in by Ren Peiling; how could he possibly target her? And Ren Peiling isn’t on the same side as Xie Heguo!” “Let go... let go!” Bai Hongcai struggled free of Liu Hun’s grip and then explained, “I told you, we all need to curry favor with those above us. Chen Ren did come! But the connection Ren Peiling relied on was not him! It was Liu Wei, the County Committee Organization Department head who came with him. And of course, Ren Peiling could not possibly be on the same side as Xie Heguo. You misunderstood me, ‘delivering Ren Peiling’ doesn’t need her consent, just need an excuse and some drug powder to settle it!” Standing to the side, Yu Weihong couldn’t resist chiming in, “Exactly, just like Huang Xiaofeng deceived you folks into having dinner at the village up ahead, and then drugged you to knock you out.” With a stroke of his chin and a meaningful look, Bai Hongcai nodded at Liu Hun and said, “Well, there you have it, you’ve got Taiping Town’s beauty Ren Peiling right in your hand. To take down Xie Heguo, one link leads to another, and the last one is Ren Peiling. Tsk, tsk, tsk! You’re quite capable... Why are you grabbing me again!” “Hurry up and come with me! Ren Peiling is in danger!” Liu Hun suddenly shouted, seizing Bai Hongcai and sprinting down the mountain. With Bai Hongcai’s analysis, he had straightened out all the connections, and Ren Peiling, who had been called away by Xiao He, was very likely to become the victim of Xie Heguo’s bribery scandal. The three of them ran down the hill, after which Liu Hun took Bai Hongcai and Yu Weihong back to his home and handed them over to Qin Yue, saying, “Get them masks and take them to Shi Lan to borrow a tractor, then head to the police station and find Zhao Mingjie. Give her this note.” After saying that, Liu Hun tore off a piece of paper and wrote a note: Chief Zhao, there has been a sudden change. Please ensure these two are quickly delivered to the County Committee. Do not let them escape or hand them over to Chen Ren. Handing the note to Qin Yue, Liu Hun then dashed towards the Township Government compound. He knew well that though Qin Yue wouldn’t be able to guard the two men effectively, Bai Hongcai and Yu Weihong wouldn’t dare to run off before they were out of Taiping Town. Once in Zhao Mingjie’s hands, there would be no chance for them to escape – they’d have to obediently go to the County Committee. Racing to the Township Government compound, Liu Hun was worried that Ren Peiling might be taken somewhere else by Xiao He. Taiping Town was so vast that even if he found Ren Peiling, it would already be too late! So as soon as Liu Hun arrived at the Township Government compound, he grabbed the gatekeeper and asked about Ren Peiling. Confirming that she had indeed entered the compound with Xiao He, he took off running towards the Mayor’s office. “Stop! Who are you?!” Four burly men at the door of the Mayor’s office exclaimed as they saw the man approaching.

Chapter 142 - 142 141 Rabbits Get Anxious Too

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