Similarly.
Tao Qiyue also saw the two people nailed to the ground.
Chen Jinzhao had not lied; Yu Huaixuan and Su Jian were both pinned to the ground. When they saw Chen Jinzhao, their faces showed both fear and resentment, as if they wished they could tear him to pieces.
Chen Jinzhao, however, paid them no mind. He walked out of the living room, still holding Tao Qiyue, and headed towards the entrance of Qinglong Villa.
As for the two men, they dared not make a sound, lest Chen Jinzhao notice them.
Stepping out of the living room into the courtyard of Qinglong Villa, Tao Qiyue, still shaken, said, "Have you considered the terrifying wrath the Su family will unleash next? Can you withstand it? Perhaps I shouldn't leave. I'll stay with you. You did this for me, so how can I leave you to face it alone?"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Chen Jinzhao said, not wishing to elaborate.
How could Tao Qiyue be reassured?
Before she could say anything more, Chen Jinzhao, carrying her, arrived at the main entrance of Qinglong Villa.
Outside the entrance, cars with flashing red and blue lights were parked everywhere. Wang Zhenliang stood at the doorway, putting on his bulletproof vest. Upon seeing Chen Jinzhao emerge from Qinglong Villa with Tao Qiyue in his arms, several police officers immediately aimed their guns at Chen Jinzhao.
Wang Zhenliang raised his hand. "Put your guns down."
He then walked up to Chen Jinzhao and glanced at Tao Qiyue in his embrace. "Qiyue, are you feeling alright?"
"Director Wang, please send her to the hospital first. Qiyue was injected with a large dose of anesthetic. If she isn't sent to the hospital promptly, there might be complications. This entire incident has nothing to do with her; it was all my doing." Chen Jinzhao stated calmly. Wang Zhenliang looked at him with newfound respect and, after a moment, nodded. "Don't worry, I'll arrange for Qiyue to be sent to the hospital immediately and assign additional protection."
"En!"
Tao Qiyue was reluctant to leave.
However, being incapacitated, she was already sent to the car by Chen Jinzhao and then to the hospital.
After seeing Tao Qiyue off, Chen Jinzhao still felt uneasy and said to Wang Zhenliang, "I apologize, I need to make a phone call."
Wang Zhenliang vaguely guessed who Chen Jinzhao intended to call and readily agreed. Chen Jinzhao walked to a corner and called Shangguan Yu'an. "Yu'an, request Elder Xu's permission tonight. I need to deploy Zhu Long. The Su family might send people to Qinglong Villa. After you get Elder Xu's approval, have Zhu Long send twenty men. Five will go to the People's Hospital to protect Tao Qiyue's safety; I fear the Su family might act desperately and silence her. The remaining fifteen will be led by you to Qinglong Villa to prevent the Su family from forcefully interfering."
The battle of wits had begun!
Shangguan Yu'an was also somewhat excited. This was Zhu Long's first mission since its reconstruction!
"Instructor, I guarantee the mission will be completed!"
"En, the sooner the better."
After hanging up the phone.
Wang Zhenliang approached Chen Jinzhao and offered him a cigarette.
Chen Jinzhao accepted it without hesitation, placing it in his mouth. Wang Zhenliang lit it for him. They stood at the entrance, smoking, seemingly in no hurry to enter Qinglong Villa.
"Do you know, on my way here, Su Canghai called me and issued three orders for me to set up snipers to kill you," Wang Zhenliang said with a chuckle. Chen Jinzhao raised an eyebrow at this and chuckled as well. "So, I should thank Director Wang for sparing my life?"
"Not at all!" Wang Zhenliang shook his head.
"I don't have such thoughts. I just find it preposterous. The saying 'punishment does not extend to the Su family' is not just a saying; the Su family has clearly taken it to heart."
"This is a serious provocation of national law, a grave disregard for the legal system!"
"Do what needs to be done. That's my approach."
Chen Jinzhao looked at Wang Zhenliang deeply. It seemed he wasn't as alone as he had imagined. At least on this path, he had found many like-minded friends.
Wang Zhenliang was one of them.
"Can you tell me what happened?" Wang Zhenliang asked.
Chen Jinzhao nodded. "Of course."
He recounted the events of the evening to Wang Zhenliang exactly as they had unfolded. Wang Zhenliang did not doubt him at all, instead narrowing his eyes and extinguishing his cigarette with force. "Harboring assassins, do they really think they rule Jiangnan?"
"Let's go!"
"We'll go meet them."
Immediately after.
Wang Zhenliang addressed the police officers at the scene. "All personnel, listen up! Everyone must wear your body cameras. Before we go in, all mobile phones are to be collected and kept safe. Once inside, no one is allowed to damage the scene. If I find out any of you do, don't blame me for being merciless!"
"Move out!"
Everyone sprang into action.
Wang Zhenliang led the main force to secure Qinglong Villa before entering the crime scene – the first-floor living room.
It wasn't just the young officers who were stunned by the bloody scene; even Wang Zhenliang, with his years of experience as a detective, was taken aback. Fortunately, his adaptability was beyond ordinary, and he quickly recovered.
"This… this was all you?" Wang Zhenliang murmured.
Chen Jinzhao did not deny it.
Wang Zhenliang gasped. It seemed his suspicions were largely correct; Chen Jinzhao did indeed have a military background.
At the same time.
Several officers came down from the second floor and reported to Wang Zhenliang, "Director Wang, we have completely copied the surveillance footage from Qinglong Villa."
Wang Zhenliang nodded. "Keep this safe. Absolutely no third party is allowed to access it!"
"Are the medical personnel here?"
"Treat the wounds of these two individuals and dress them."
Wang Zhenliang was referring to Yu Huaixuan and Su Jian, who were nailed to the floor and had already lost a significant amount of blood. If left unattended, they might bleed to death.
He was not Chen Jinzhao; some things he could not do.
The medical personnel quickly arrived, but even several of them couldn't dislodge the three-edged bayonets from the ground. Chen Jinzhao said calmly, "I'll do it."
Before Wang Zhenliang could say anything, he saw Chen Jinzhao walk over and effortlessly pull out the bayonets and crossbow bolts, leaving the police officers and medical personnel present stunned.
Su Jian immediately began shouting frantically, "Wang Zhenliang, what are you doing? Why are you only arriving now? I ordered you to arrest Chen Jinzhao immediately! He's a deranged violent criminal; shooting him on the spot wouldn't even be excessive!"
Wang Zhenliang remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard Su Jian's outburst.
"Hey!"
"Are you deaf? Aren't you afraid my father will skin you alive?" Su Jian grew increasingly enraged, believing Wang Zhenliang was their Su family's lackey and should obey his orders.
After all, this was how things were done in Jiangning.
Wang Zhenliang said with a cold expression, "Everything you say now could affect your Su family. Therefore, I advise you to speak cautiously. We will thoroughly investigate the entire matter."
"Investigate? Investigate what nonsense!" Su Jian roared.
Wang Zhenliang, being publicly reprimanded, felt a surge of anger.
It wasn't because his reputation was tarnished, but because he felt the Su family was truly going too far, disregarding facts and acting solely for themselves, showing no regard for the law!
"Shut up!" Wang Zhenliang shouted.
Su Jian froze, not expecting Wang Zhenliang to have such courage to reprimand him!
"You..."
He opened his mouth again.
Wang Zhenliang spoke before him. "You colluded with Yu Huaixuan to kidnap Tao Qiyue, a police officer from our Ninghai Municipal Bureau, and injected her with an overdose of anesthetic, attempting to commit indecent acts against her! Not only that, but you also harbored assassins to kill Chen Jinzhao, who came to rescue Tao Qiyue, only for your assassins to be overpowered and killed by Chen Jinzhao."
"The surveillance footage is complete and presents this entire incident clearly before me. Su Jian, do you have anything else to say?"