Lu Yang ignored the onlookers and turned his attention to the personnel from the Public Security Bureau holding guns.
"You'd better put your guns down. I don't like it when people point guns at my head!" Lu Yang said coldly.
"Hands behind your head, squat on the ground!" the Public Security Bureau officer continued to shout.
Hearing this, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes. With a flick of his fingers, three silver needles instantly appeared in his palm. Just as he was about to shoot them at the three armed officers, he heard someone shout, "The Director of the Public Security Bureau is here!"
"Hahaha, kid, you're finished. The Director of the Public Security Bureau is here, and you won't escape today even if you had wings!"
Upon hearing this, Detective Zhang immediately laughed. He had been beaten by Lu Yang to this extent, and his heart was filled with extreme anger. However, his men were no match for Lu Yang. At this critical moment, the arrival of the Director of the Public Security Bureau felt like a lifesaver to him.
"Director Zhao, hello. I am Li Zhao, the young master of the South Kingdom Group from Jiangnan City!" Seeing Zhao Changfeng approaching, Li Zhao quickly stepped forward and greeted him.
"South Kingdom Group? Why aren't you staying in your Jiangnan City and coming to our Jiangbei City to cause trouble?" Zhao Changfeng squinted and asked Li Zhao.
"Director Zhao, I'm not causing trouble. This… this kid beat my people and even attacked the Public Security Bureau personnel. Look at what he's done to Detective Zhang?"
"Director Zhao, quickly shoot this kid on the spot, otherwise, who knows what insane things this kid will do!" Li Zhao continued.
"Do I need you to tell me how to do my job?" Zhao Changfeng asked.
"I didn't mean that, I…" Before Li Zhao could finish his sentence, Zhao Changfeng had already walked towards Lu Yang.
"Director, I'm sorry, I've disgraced you. This bastard is too powerful, and I'm not his opponent. Please hurry and have your subordinates arrest this bastard!" Detective Zhang said to Zhao Changfeng as he approached, mistakenly thinking Zhao Changfeng was there to help him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Changfeng glanced at Li Zhao and then looked at Lu Yang.
"Mr. Lu, I apologize. It's my fault for not disciplining my subordinates properly. For what happened, I, on behalf of the Public Security Bureau, offer you my sincere apologies!" Zhao Changfeng said, bowing respectfully to Lu Yang.
Seeing this, everyone's mouths fell open, their eyes filled with disbelief. Lu Yang had clearly beaten someone, yet Zhao Changfeng not only didn't arrest Lu Yang but also apologized to him. Everyone began to wonder what kind of extraordinary background this young man possessed that the esteemed Director of the Public Security Bureau would treat him with such respect.
"No need for apologies. Given the current situation, how do you want to handle it!" Lu Yang said to Zhao Changfeng.
"Mr. Lu, rest assured, I will handle it properly!" Zhao Changfeng said, then walked directly to Detective Zhang and kicked him.
"I promoted you not to let you act atrociously and unscrupulously. You're wearing this uniform and causing trouble everywhere. Hurry back with me, undergo a year of grassroots training. If you perform well after a year, you can continue as a detective; otherwise, get out of the Public Security Bureau!" Zhao Changfeng roared at Detective Zhang.
"Di… Director, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I'll never dare to do it again!" Detective Zhang quickly admitted his mistake. He had truly hit a wall this time. Not only had he failed to curry favor with the young master of the South Kingdom Group, Li Zhao, but he had also almost lost his job.
"Director Zhao, what do you mean by this?"
"Look at my face, what has it become? It's all thanks to this trash. My subordinates have also been crippled by this trash! You're ignoring this and even helping this trash. Are you disrespecting our South Kingdom Group too much?" Li Zhao coldly questioned Zhao Changfeng.
"South Kingdom Group?"
"Do you think it's appropriate for a company from Jiangnan City to run rampant in our Jiangbei City?"
"Moreover, I think you know better than me what happened. I'm not pursuing your responsibility because Mr. Lu hasn't said anything. Otherwise, you would have to come with me to the Public Security Bureau today to deal with this matter!" Zhao Changfeng said coldly to Li Zhao, completely disregarding the South Kingdom Group. Compared to Lu Yang's background, a mere South Kingdom Group was nothing!
"Fine, Zhao Changfeng, remember what you said. I will make you regret your actions in the coming days!" Li Zhao stared at Zhao Changfeng and threatened him coldly.
"Haha, Zhao Changfeng has lived this long and has never feared anyone's threats. If it weren't for Mr. Lu's sake, it would be difficult for you to leave the Public Security Bureau today!" Zhao Changfeng said with a cold laugh, then turned to Lu Yang and asked, "Mr. Lu, this guy is too unappreciative. Shall I have him arrested and dealt with properly?"
"No need. I'm waiting for him to continue his performance!" Lu Yang said with a smile.
"Alright, then Mr. Lu, I'll take my leave first!" Zhao Changfeng said, then ordered his subordinates to escort Detective Zhang into a police car and left the Jiangbei Sichuan Cuisine restaurant.
"It seems your abilities are not enough. The people you found don't have much influence. Who else can you find? Keep looking. I can give you another chance!" Lu Yang sat in his chair, lit a cigarette, and asked Li Zhao coldly.
"Kid, you think you're so great just because you know Zhao Changfeng? He's just a small Director of the Public Security Bureau, I don't even put him in my eyes. If you have the guts, wait for me here!" Li Zhao said, then picked up his phone and made another call.
"Uncle Wei, I've been beaten. I'm at the Jiangbei Sichuan Cuisine restaurant. This person has some background, and the Public Security Bureau people aren't intervening. Only you can help me!" Unexpectedly, the person Li Zhao called this time was the Mayor of Jiangbei City, Wei Guozhen.
"What? You've been beaten?"
"I happen to be dining here too. Wait for a few minutes, and I'll be right there to check!" Wei Guozhen heard Li Zhao and immediately brought his men to the scene. Wei Guozhen and Li Zhao's father, Li Xiangyu, were good friends and had been college classmates, their relationship was extraordinary. It was Wei Guozhen who had arranged for Li Zhao and Wei Mengyao to be together. Now that his good friend's son was being bullied on his turf, Wei Guozhen naturally wouldn't stand by.
"Li Zhao, you are too shameless to call my uncle!" Hearing Li Zhao's phone call, Wei Mengyao immediately said coldly.
"Mengyao, if there were no other way, I wouldn't have called Uncle Wei. It's just that this dog is too difficult to deal with. However, when Uncle Wei arrives, I'll make this dog kneel and kowtow to apologize. Look at what you've done to me just now, I want this dog to repay me tenfold!" Li Zhao roared coldly.
"Then let's see if my uncle will give you face!" Wei Mengyao snorted, secretly thinking, "This is good, let my uncle see the true face of this Li Zhao, and let me get rid of this scumbag sooner!"
"Lu Yang is a great benefactor to our Wei family. My uncle will definitely not do anything that would betray Lu Yang. Li Zhao is going to fall this time!" Thinking this, Wei Mengyao smirked.
"Don't worry, Mengyao. Uncle Wei and my father have been old friends for many years. He will never let me be bullied for nothing!" Li Zhao said with great confidence.
When everyone heard Li Zhao's words, the tide of opinion instantly shifted in Li Zhao's favor.
"I didn't expect the young master of the South Kingdom Group to have such a good relationship with our Jiangbei City Mayor. It seems this kid is doomed this time. This kid should have known when to stop and made peace with Young Master Li, but this kid is too arrogant, not putting Young Master Li in his eyes at all, and even verbally taunting him. Now it's over!"
"Exactly, what rank is the Mayor of Jiangbei City? He's a mayor, several levels higher than the Director of the Public Security Bureau. He thought he could be lawless just by clinging to the Director of the Public Security Bureau. He'll know the power of the Mayor of Jiangbei City later!"
"It's over, it's over, it's absolutely ruined. No one can save him now!"
"..." The crowd of onlookers started whispering again.
Lu Yang sneered, walked directly in front of Li Zhao, and kicked him, sending Li Zhao sprawling on the ground.
"I let you call for backup, not to show off in front of me. Why the hell are you acting tough? I hate people who act tough the most in my life!" Lu Yang said, then kicked Li Zhao seven or eight times, stopping only when Li Zhao screamed in pain.
"You son of a bitch, when my Uncle Wei comes, I'll kill you!" Li Zhao, who had been pampered since childhood, had never been treated like this. He screamed and threatened Lu Yang.
"Damn it, you still haven't learned your lesson!" Lu Yang said, preparing to kick again, but Shen Yiman stopped him.