Chapter 125: Chapter 0125: No More Tolerance When Endurance Is Exhausted_1
Sanchahe Village was in complete chaos.
Hordes of villagers blocked the front of Zhang Bin’s villa, crying, shouting, and cursing as they faced off against the police and the demolition team.
The police were still yelling, "Folks, what you’re doing is against the law! Please back away! This villa doesn’t have the proper land permit, which makes it an illegal structure. It must be demolished!"
"A bunch of rabble-rousers! If you don’t move, we’ll arrest every last one of you! Ten days to half a month in a cell will set you straight. And this villa is still coming down," the demolition team’s leader snarled, a vicious grin on his face.
Director Diao from the Land Bureau was the very picture of arrogance. He pointed directly at Zhang Bin’s nose and sneered, "A mere farmer daring to defy the government? Are you courting death? You want to hit me? Go on, I dare you. I can see you’re nothing but a coward."
He was trying to provoke Zhang Bin into throwing a punch. If that happened, the situation would escalate far beyond just demolishing a villa; it would be about tossing Zhang Bin in prison.
Liu Ruolan and Xiao Fang desperately clung to Zhang Bin’s waist, preventing him from moving. They kept shouting for him to calm down and not fall into the trap.
What should have been a joyous housewarming party had devolved into this.
Zhang Bin was so enraged he nearly ground his teeth to dust, yet he forced himself to calm down. He said to Xiao Fang and Liu Ruolan, "Let go of me. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything. Even if they tear the villa down, I won’t lift a finger."
The two women finally released him but remained nervously at his sides, ready to grab him again at the slightest sign he might lash out. They couldn’t bear the thought of Zhang Bin being arrested; the consequences would be unimaginable.
The moment he was free, Zhang Bin walked up to Director Diao and asked in a low voice, "Director Diao, are you married by any chance?"
Director Diao paused, then replied coldly, "What’s it to you whether I’m married or not?"
Zhang Bin put a chummy arm around Director Diao’s shoulder and said with a look of pity, "I’m just concerned for your wife. You see, you have a little problem with impotence, which means you can’t have children. If you’re not married, it’s no big deal. But if you are, it’s a tragedy. Your wife will be forced to live like a widow."
"Bullshit," Director Diao spat. He didn’t believe a word of it; he knew for a fact he didn’t have such a problem.
"You touch my villa, and your ’little brother’ becomes useless. The choice is yours. Why don’t you try now? See if you can feel your ’little buddy’ at all," Zhang Bin whispered in his ear before backing away.
Oh no, what if he just did something to me?
Director Diao’s face turned pale. He quickly tried to concentrate, to feel his ’little Diao,’ but to his horror, he couldn’t sense anything at all. It was as if that part of him had simply vanished. He even reached down to touch himself, only to find there was no feeling whatsoever.
An icy chill washed over his heart. This is terrible! I’ve fallen for a dirty trick! This is bad, really bad! This farmer has some serious skills—he’s not just a master from the Martial World, he’s also a Divine Doctor. I might really be impotent for the rest of my life!
However, as a member of the Diao Clan, he was both cunning and vicious. He gave a nasty smile and said, "Zhang Bin, your cheap tricks are useless. I’m telling you, your villa is coming down today. All these troublemaking villagers will be arrested. And you’ll be arrested for harming me. Your fate is sealed. Your end was decided long ago."
"Fine. We’ll see if it’s your Diao Clan that triumphs, or if it’s your Diao Clan that gets wiped off the face of the earth," Zhang Bin replied, his eyes flashing with an icy light as rage boiled within him.
In that instant, he made a terrifying decision: tonight, he would kill several key members of the Diao Clan. For such a wicked family, annihilation was nothing less than administering heavenly justice.
"Heh heh... I can assure you, it will be you and your family who are turned to dust," Director Diao whispered back with a sinister laugh. He had clearly guessed Zhang Bin’s intentions, which was exactly what the Diao Clan had been hoping for. If they could push Zhang Bin to rebel and drive him insane, dealing with him would be a simple matter.
"My family will live long and well. As for the Diao Clan, your destruction is at hand," Zhang Bin said, his voice thick with killing intent. "And you will be the first to die."
"You..." A deep chill crept into Director Diao’s heart. He felt as if he had just provoked a ferocious tiger.
But the Diao Clan is no ordinary family. How could we possibly fear the threats of a single farmer?
Arrogantly, he bellowed, "Arrest them! Arrest them all!"
The police officers moved in at once, pulling out handcuffs. Caught off guard, Xu Lao’er was slammed to the ground by two officers and cuffed. Several of the villagers who had been shouting the loudest were also cuffed.
"Officers, you’re aiding a tyrant. That leaves me no choice. Don’t blame me if you die."
Zhang Bin was utterly enraged. With a sudden flick of his hand, countless pine needles shot out.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
In a flash, they crossed the distance and pierced the bodies of the police officers.
AAAAAH!
Every single police officer and demolition team member cried out in pain. One by one, they collapsed to the ground, completely paralyzed.
"I thought you said you wouldn’t use force?!" Liu Ruolan and Xiao Fang cried out in exasperation, too late to stop him.
"It was self-defense," Zhang Bin stated.
"But now we’re in huge trouble! This is exactly what the Diao Clan wanted to happen," Liu Ruolan sighed.
"I can watch them tear down my villa, but I can’t stand by and watch them arrest all the villagers! They’re innocent!" Zhang Bin retorted angrily.
"HAHAHA! Zhang Bin, you attacked the police! You can wait to rot in prison for the rest of your life!" Director Diao cackled, bursting with excitement as expected.
"Attack the police? I’m not done. I’m going to slap you, too." Zhang Bin grabbed Director Diao and struck him hard across the face several times.
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
The sharp sounds echoed as Director Diao’s face swelled up, turning a deep red. Several bloody teeth flew from his mouth, clattering against the ground.
"AGH!" Director Diao shrieked like a pig being slaughtered. "You dare to hit me?! You actually dare to hit me?! Your entire family is going to pay for this!"
"I dare to hit you, too! What are you gonna do about it?" Ma Rufei charged forward and also landed several heavy slaps across Director Diao’s face, nearly knocking the man out cold.
"You..." Director Diao was livid, but he didn’t dare utter a single threat toward Ma Rufei.
"You’re nothing but a dog." Ma Rufei sent Director Diao sprawling with a heavy kick.
Meanwhile, Zhang Bin moved to the arrested villagers and began snapping their handcuffs. The cuffs, forged from fine steel, shattered into pieces that clattered to the ground.
The conscious police officers could only stare, their eyes wide with a mixture of terror and disbelief.
Zhang Bin’s expression, however, was grim. He knew this was far from over. The Diao Clan would make their next move soon enough.
He pulled Ma Rufei, Qin Xiaolong, Yue Xing, Tian Guangjin, Liu Qian, and a few others aside to discuss a counter-strategy.