The guard's voice had barely fallen when five or six cars roared up to the main villa.
Before the cars could even stop, agile figures armed with weapons leaped out, quickly surrounding the main villa.
Then, a tall, thin man with black-rimmed glasses, who looked very capable, stepped out of the most luxurious car, his leather boots clicking.
"Go, all of you, charge in!"
The man with black-rimmed glasses waved his hand, leading a dozen guards into the main villa, while the remaining seven or eight, armed, stood guard at the entrance.
There was no doubt that this person was Bai Zhenwei, the Director of General Affairs for the City Defense Department. In a sense, the Director of General Affairs was the third most powerful person in Sucheng, with authority and status far exceeding that of the Inspector General, Liang Youming.
In fact, Bai Zhenwei had been promoted from the Inspectorate himself. Even now, with Liang Youming controlling the Inspectorate, many middle management positions were held by Bai Zhenwei's confidantes. It was no wonder Bai Zhenwei didn't give Liang Youming a second thought.
The commotion startled the servants of the Liu family, but Xiao Yunlong's expression remained unchanged. He didn't even bother to get up and check the situation, continuing to sit and eat his lunch.
"Patriarch, these people are clearly here with ill intentions. What should we do now?" the gatekeeper guard asked.
Liu Hongguo remained seated, waving his hand and chuckling, "What's the panic? With Mr. Xiao here, the sky of Sucheng won't fall. You're dismissed, go down."
"Yes, Patriarch." The gatekeeper guard turned to leave, then suddenly remembered, "Oh, Patriarch, should we call over the group's security?"
"No need!" Liu Hongguo waved his hand.
He knew Xiao Yunlong's background. With the King of Zhenbei present, even if the City Lord of Jiangdong Province came, he would have to kneel. Therefore, Liu Hongguo had nothing to worry about.
Soon, Bai Zhenwei and his men stormed in. His gaze immediately locked onto Xiao Yunlong, who was sitting at the dining table.
"You are Xiao Yunlong, aren't you? Guards, take him down!" Bai Zhenwei shouted, waving his hand.
Xiao Yunlong continued to eat as if no one else was there, not even bothering to look up at him.
Liu Hongguo, however, couldn't stand by and quickly stood up. "So it's Director Bai. Yunlong is our Liu family's son-in-law. Are you arresting him? Is there some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding? Are you kidding me? If it weren't for something important, would I personally come to arrest him?" Bai Zhenwei scoffed.
"Then may I ask Director Bai, what crime has Mr. Xiao committed that requires your personal intervention?" Liu Hongguo asked.
Bai Zhenwei snorted, "I don't need to explain to you why I'm arresting him. Liu Hongguo, although we know each other, I warn you, don't try to interfere, or I'll arrest you too!"
Liu Hongguo shook his head and sighed, "Director Bai, you've truly misunderstood me. I'm not trying to obstruct you. I just thought, as acquaintances, I'd kindly remind you to be cautious."
"Kindly remind me? Who do you think you are? We were comrades in arms in the Southern Territory back then, but you were injured and retired, while I stayed in the Southern Territory camp. Now I'm the Director of General Affairs for the Sucheng City Defense Department. That's not something you can still look up to!"
Bai Zhenwei sneered and waved his hand, "Move, take this kid down. If he dares to resist, kill him without mercy!"
Seeing his determined actions, Liu Hongguo felt it inappropriate to say more. He smiled, shook his head, and stepped aside.
He had genuinely intended to offer a friendly reminder to his former comrade. But not only was it unappreciated, it was also mistaken for an attempt to curry favor. Since that was the case, he had nothing more to say.
As two guards moved to apprehend Xiao Yunlong, suddenly, over a dozen cars roared in.
Soon, Liang Youming arrived with a large contingent, bringing more than thirty people, even more than Bai Zhenwei had brought.
"Director Bai, please calm down. Quickly tell your men to stop!" Liang Youming shouted, signaling with his eyes for several subordinates to intervene.
Bai Zhenwei was naturally furious. "Liang Youming, what is the meaning of this? Are you openly challenging me?"
Liang Youming plastered a smile on his face. "Director Bai, you misunderstand. With my capabilities, how could I dare to challenge you?"
"Since you don't dare, then immediately tell your men to get out of the way!" Bai Zhenwei stood in the center of the hall, looking furious.
"This... Director, I'm afraid I can't ask them to move aside!"
Liang Youming then quickly added, "Director Bai, you've truly misunderstood regarding Mr. Xiao. Ouyang Mingquan was not murdered by Mr. Xiao; he actually committed suicide out of guilt. If you don't believe me, I've brought a witness today."
With that, Liang Youming beckoned, and the previously apprehended culprit was brought in.
"Director Bai, this criminal is the one Ouyang Mingquan secretly bribed and instructed to kill in the hospital. If you don't believe me, you can ask him!" Liang Youming said.
Bai Zhenwei sneered, "This is ridiculous. Ouyang Mingquan is already dead. You can slander him however you wish. You say you have a witness, but don't I have one too?"
"Bring in my witness!" Bai Zhenwei said, also waving his hand.
Soon, a young man was brought in. Bai Zhenwei said sternly, "Liang Youming, you should recognize him. He was a minor inspector in your Inspectorate. He's the one who told me that this Xiao Yunlong framed him, which led to Ouyang Mingquan's death by drowning!"
"This is slander, Director Bai. This fellow is clearly slandering and framing Mr. Xiao!" Liang Youming retorted.
"You call my witness slander? Then what about your so-called witness? You casually picked a prisoner from jail and call him a witness, trying to slander and frame Ouyang Mingquan. Do you really think I'll believe that?"
Bai Zhenwei shouted angrily. "Liang Youming, I don't want to waste words with you. I order you now, immediately tell your men to get out of the way!"
At this moment, the forces brought by both sides had formed a standoff. Both sides were armed, and the atmosphere was tense.
Liang Youming remained unmoving, saying sternly, "Director Bai, you want to twist right and wrong and act with impunity based on this person's one-sided testimony, openly disregarding public law and discipline. If I hadn't encountered this before, I wouldn't have cared. But seeing it today, I absolutely cannot stand idly by!"
His words were righteous. In reality, if Liang Youming hadn't known Xiao Yunlong's identity, or if Xiao Yunlong were anyone else today, Liang Youming wouldn't have dared to openly challenge Bai Zhenwei, the Director of General Affairs of the City Defense Department, even with a hundred times the courage.
"Good, good, good!"
Bai Zhenwei uttered three "good"s in succession, his nose almost twitching with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "I see now why Ouyang Mingquan died. It turns out that you, Ouyang Mingquan, you dog, colluded with this brat named Xiao."
"Even now, you still want to protect this kid? Liang Youming, I'll give you one last warning: immediately tell your men to get out of the way, or I'll report it to Jiangdong Province and have you removed as Inspector General, do you hear me!"
Liang Youming stood firm, saying word for word, "Bai Zhenwei, since it has come to this, I might as well tell you, with me here today, you won't be able to touch a single hair on Mr. Xiao. Even if I am removed tomorrow, my attitude will remain the same!"
As he said this, Liang Youming couldn't help but think to himself, the King of Zhenbei was behind him. As long as he held onto this great tree, who could do anything to him? Let alone a mere Director of General Affairs of the City Defense Department, even the City Lord of Jiangdong wouldn't be able to move him!
Throughout this entire time, Xiao Yunlong remained seated calmly, holding his chopsticks and eating his lunch as if the tense confrontation before him had nothing to do with him.
"Liang Youming... I think you're courting death!" Bai Zhenwei roared, and the dozen or so subordinates he brought immediately raised their weapons.
"Bai Zhenwei, I'm not afraid to tell you, if you dare to make a move today, you'll be the one courting death. Try me if you don't believe it!" Liang Youming said sternly.
The men on both sides raised their weapons, on the verge of conflict.
Bai Zhenwei glared at Liang Youming, then looked at Xiao Yunlong. Ultimately, he didn't dare to act, as Liang Youming had brought significantly more men than he had.
Moreover, he could tell that Liang Youming wasn't bluffing. If he were to act forcefully, Bai Zhenwei knew he wouldn't come out on top.
"Liang Youming, your guts are getting bigger and bigger. I've noted down today's matter. I'm telling you now, if you can still wear that official hat for more than three days, I'll write my name backward!"
"We'll see!" Bai Zhenwei said, then waved his hand, preparing to lead his dozen or so subordinates away.
Liang Youming naturally wouldn't stop him. However, at this moment, Xiao Yunlong finally finished eating and slowly put down his chopsticks. "This is not your home. You can't just come and go as you please. Do you really think I'm made of dough?"
"Hmm? What did you say, kid? Say it again if you dare?" Bai Zhenwei abruptly stopped, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"A mere Director of General Affairs of the City Defense Department dares to be so arrogant. I'll tell you now, let alone Ouyang Mingquan committing suicide out of guilt, even if I had killed him, the fact that he dared to handcuff me means he deserved death."
Xiao Yunlong finally looked up and swept his gaze over Bai Zhenwei. He continued, "And you, a mere ant, dare to confront me? Listen carefully, kneel down immediately, kowtow and apologize, otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"What did you say? Make me kneel and kowtow to apologize? Damn it, you're truly arrogant..."
But before he could finish, Xiao Yunlong suddenly moved, and a fierce wind swept through the hall.
The next moment, Xiao Yunlong was in front of Bai Zhenwei.
"Do you really think having a dozen subordinates makes you powerful? You truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!"
As Xiao Yunlong spoke with a deep, cold shout, he unleashed two lightning-fast kicks.
With two cracking sounds, Bai Zhenwei's legs snapped, and he knelt directly before Xiao Yunlong.