Chapter 238 - 238 237 Messing Around

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238: Chapter 237: Messing Around 238: Chapter 237: Messing Around On Thursday, in the conference room of the County Committee building of Anchang County, sat the seven standing committee members of the county. However, this time, thanks to Xiao Yanzi’s insistence, the meeting was expanded to include leaders from subordinate towns with significant proposals and plans, including Liu Hun. Li Tianyang had intended to teach Liu Hun a lesson by showing him who’s boss, and here he was, willingly presenting himself as a target. Li was more than happy to oblige. As soon as the meeting started, Li Tianyang delivered a self-righteous speech that was as empty and uninteresting as a moldy corn cob. Then it was Xiao Yanzi’s turn. Although her words were the same, it seemed that today she had an extra touch of seductiveness that others struggled to notice, casting glances at Liu Hun from time to time while speaking. The Standing Committee meeting proceeded methodically, with the proposal to merge three villages of Taiping Town scheduled for last. Earlier discussions on proposals from other towns were bland and uneventful, utterly devoid of any real points of contention. Nonetheless, from the voting on these proposals, it was easy to discern the internal strife and separation between the County’s party and government teams, resembling water mixed with gasoline—seemingly together yet fundamentally apart. Liu Hun was listening in boredom when suddenly his phone vibrated in his pocket. He pulled it out to find a message from Zhao Mingjie, “The number has been frequently calling these past few days and has been located by Qian Ji. I am going to find someone now. Can you come?” Liu Hun hadn’t expected the rabbit hiding in its hole to stick its head out. Although he was eager to unearth something, he definitely couldn’t leave now, so he sent a reply to Zhao Mingjie and put his phone away. “So... next up is the proposal from Taiping Town. Let me see...” Li Tianyang said, beginning to search through the documents on the table. Liu Hun glanced at his watch, quietly waiting for Chen Yuanxin, the troublemaker, to make his entrance—anyone using him was bound to get stinky. “Knock, knock, knock!” Just as Li Tianyang was looking through the documents, a sudden knocking at the door caused everyone in the meeting room to tense up. Those who were in the know felt like stagehands waiting for an actor to enter a play, while those unaware of the situation could only sit and watch for excitement. “Go see who it is,” Li Tianyang said to his secretary Xiao Zhou, putting down the documents in his hand. Xiao Zhou nodded, walked briskly to the door, and as he placed his hand on the doorknob, a smug smile flashed across his face. But as he slowly opened the door, his smile turned to confusion, “Who are you?” “I’m Wang Bing from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Yuhua City Police Bureau. May I ask if Mr. Liu Hun is here?” asked the leading police officer to Secretary Zhou. Secretary Zhou was stunned. He had expected Chen Yuanxin, but why on earth were people from the Criminal Investigation Department of the city police bureau suddenly appearing and looking for Liu Hun? This was not part of his calculations. Secretary Zhou wasn’t the only one confused. Li Tianyang, Xiao Yanzi, and even Liu Hun himself were taken aback. After Secretary Zhou stepped aside, Wang Bing, as part of the Police system, didn’t know much about the personnel of Anchang County, but he was well aware of Xiao Yanzi, the political belle of Anchang County—truly a scent that drifted for miles. With a smile, Wang Bing approached Xiao Yanzi, “Deputy County Chief Xiao, I am Wang Bing from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Yuhua City Police Bureau. We have visited Wanbao Village, and hearing that Mr. Liu was attending a meeting here, we hurried over. May I know which one of you is Mr. Liu Hun?” Li Tianyang watched Wang Bing take the initiative to talk to Xiao Yanzi and ignore him, and he felt a surge of unpleasantness inside. After all, who was the real number one in Anchang County? This Wang fellow was too clueless! Liu Hun also felt like he was wandering in a fog, not understanding what was happening. He quickly stood up and walked over to Wang Bing, “I’m Liu Hun. What’s the matter?” “Mr. Liu, we received a report yesterday morning that Chen Yuanxin, a reporter for ‘Entertainment Weekend,’ was found dead in his apartment. We suspect it was a murder. During our investigation, we learned that you had a dispute with him over Ms. Shi Bi. Could you cooperate with us and answer a few questions?” Wang Bing said gravely to Liu Hun. For a murder case of this magnitude, there was significant pressure from above, so even if it meant interrupting the County Committee’s meeting, he needed to get to the bottom of it. Chen Yuanxin was dead! This news exploded in the minds of several people on the scene. Li Tianyang, who was usually as cunning as a monkey, had a frozen expression in that moment. Those who knew that today’s meeting was a setup and were waiting for Chen Yuanxin to be served up also revealed shocked expressions to varying degrees. “Do I need to go back to the police station with you?” Liu Hun asked Wang Bing. He quickly regained his composure; his mind spun like a windmill as he subconsciously surmised that if the police had concluded it was murder, then Chen Yuanxin couldn’t have died accidentally. Since Li Tianyang’s group still needed him, the person who took him out could only be related to that photo of Wan Qiliang, and it was even very likely linked to the forces behind Wan Qiliang, as well as those Superpower Users lurking in the shadows. “I don’t think that will be necessary!” The speaker wasn’t Wang Bing but Li Tianyang. His words chirped through the silence like a rooster’s crow in a sparrow’s forest, finally making everyone realize he was the real authority here. Li Tianyang cleared his throat and then spoke to Wang Bing, “Officer Wang, our County Committee meeting still needs to continue with the voting. This matter here is somewhat related to Comrade Liu Hun. So, we’d also like to hear, if Liu Hun is implicated in this case, we may need to carefully consider many things.” Li Tianyang stuck his butt out, and everyone in the room could tell what kind of crap he was trying to pull, especially Liu Hun, who was crystal clear in his mind; with Chen Yuanxin dead, blackening his own name was no longer possible. But once the police confirmed his involvement in the case, Li Tianyang could make a big fuss about it and ultimately scrap the three-village merger plan, rendering all of Liu Hun’s efforts fruitless. If Li Tianyang was the sly old fox, Xiao Yanzi was a dazzling peony – nobody to be taken lightly. She instantly grasped Li Tianyang’s tactic and then said to Wang Bing with a smile, “Officer Wang, it seems that judicial regulations require us to respect the privacy and opinions of the involved parties, right?” While Wang Bing was a cop, he was still a civil servant at heart. He sniffed out the implication immediately, knowing these people had connections and backing in the city, and he didn’t want to offend anyone. So, he tossed the ball to Liu Hun, “Mr. Liu, our questioning will be brief. What do you think?” Hearing this, Xiao Yanzi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Liu Hun left without publicly showing any stains, there was no way Li Tianyang could negate the three-village merger plan! Ren Peiling was also at the side, incessantly winking at Liu Hun – almost as if she’d throw her big eyes at him. She had talked with Xiao Yanzi in the bedroom all of last night, and the two had opened their hearts like sisters. She knew Xiao Yanzi harbored fondness, even affection, for Liu Hun; therefore, as long as Liu Hun himself had no issues, Xiao Yanzi would surely be able to safeguard the proposal. “Let’s just ask here! It’s no big deal!” Liu Hun said to Wang Bing quite casually, with a smile on his face that showed no signs of disguise or nervousness. Wang Bing was slightly taken aback. Even he could see that this was bad for Liu Hun – it was like he was pouring fuel on the fire and seemed to revel in the blaze. Liu Hun’s decision once again surprised everyone in the meeting room. Taking into account Chen Yuanxin’s death, it was like adding two pounds to an already hefty load. Nobody knew what Liu Hun was up to, but everybody understood that if he couldn’t bear the weight, he’d be left holding the bag! “Alright.” Wang Bing nodded, pulled out his notebook and asked Liu Hun, “Mr. Liu, we found your fingerprints at the residence of the deceased Chen Yuanxin. When did you visit Mr. Chen’s home, and what for?” Wang Bing’s question made everyone in the meeting room tense. Li Tianyang exchanged a look with Secretary Zhou; aside from taking pleasure in each other’s misfortune, there was also a hint of fear in their eyes. If Liu Hun truly was the murderer, the same methods used against Chen Yuanxin could be turned against them – no need for two knives to slaughter pigs and dogs. Liu Hun’s mind quickly turned, and he casually reached into his pocket, as if he had a habit of calling Zhao Mingjie, while saying to Wang Bing, “Let me think about it...” Pretending to ponder for a few seconds, guessing the phone call was connected, he then continued, “Did you also find the fingerprints of a lady, Captain Zhao Mingjie of the Anchang County Criminal Police, right?” Wang Bing was as slick as they come from rolling in the oil of experience. He had considered many possibilities and replied calmly with a nod, “Yes!” Liu Hun reflected for a moment; just a few minutes ago, Zhao Mingjie had texted him, saying she was on her way to investigate a phone number, which meant she couldn’t possibly be controlled by the detectives from Yuhua City Public Security Bureau. So, as long as he could straighten out the story with Wang Bing now, Zhao Mingjie, through the phone in his pocket, would be able to hear everything and they would successfully corroborate their stories, making the explanation hold up. “Because I briefly served as the agent for Miss Shi Bi, you must also be aware of the false news about her being disfigured. The source of this was arranging an interview with journalist Chen Yuanxin. So, later on because of this matter, I and Officer Zhao visited him three days ago to inquire about it,” Liu Hun told Wang Bing, not showing any panic, deceitfully spinning his yarn with skill. As a detective, Wang Bing scrutinized Liu Hun’s face for any slip-ups but found – absolutely none. He nodded and then asked Liu Hun, “Yesterday night, between 2 am and 3 am, where were you, Mr. Liu?” “At home in Wanbao Village, a lot of people can vouch for me. I was reconciling accounts with the village chiefs of the previous front village and Wanbao Village until after midnight,” Liu Hun replied to Wang Bing, and that much was no lie.

Chapter 238 - 238 237 Messing Around

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