Chapter 12 The Inadvertent Exposure

Smack!

At the same time, the door of cubicle 03 was violently pushed open.

The young military police officer from the provincial department, who had been guarding outside, rushed in with a frosty expression. When he saw Yuan Zhenghong disarmed and subdued by Li Tianran, his brow furrowed with murderous intent, and he threw a punch.

The punch carried a whistling sound of wind.

Clearly, this military police officer was also an expert!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned to Yuan Zhenghong's side, acting as a personal bodyguard.

Seeing this, Li Tianran retreated half a step, supporting himself with his right palm, and grabbed at the fist heading for his nose!

Peng!

A muffled sound.

Li Tianran's large hand firmly grasped the military police officer's fist, preventing him from advancing any further, stopping it five inches in front of Li Tianran's face.

The military police officer's expression changed slightly. He tried to pull back twice, only to find that his arm was clamped as if by iron tongs, unable to move, let alone break free!

Reacting quickly, the military police officer immediately raised his right knee, striking towards Li Tianran's lower abdomen at an extremely strange angle.

Rushing Knee!

This move is extremely powerful in combat. Generally, unless there is a significant difference in physical strength, being hit in the lower abdomen or other soft parts of the body would definitely send someone to the hospital for a few months of recovery.

This military police officer's attack was extremely ruthless, a fatal move!

Li Tianran's response to this move was simple. He moved slightly to the right, and then, in a flash of lightning, used the butt of the gun he had seized from Yuan Zhenghong to strike the other man's knee joint!

Smack!

The force was light, but the military police officer's expression instantly changed. His calf suddenly twitched forward uncontrollably, and the aggressive rushing knee attack was defused.

Furthermore, with this forward twitch of his calf, his center of balance shifted, and thus, a powerful rushing knee turned into… a split.

Smack!

The military police officer's thigh lightly brushed past Li Tianran's side, and then landed heavily on the ground in a perfectly standard split, his legs almost forming a straight line. Even the most professional dance teacher couldn't find any fault with it, it was so perfect!

If it weren't for the extremely atmosphere-breaking sound of fabric tearing…

The atmosphere froze.

All of this happened in a flash of lightning.

It was only now that Yuan Zhenghong reacted and sternly said, "Xiao Yi, that's very rude!"

Yuan Wen and Hanhan also ran in upon hearing the commotion, and screamed as soon as they saw the scene, "Ah!"

Yuan Wen quickly covered her and Hanhan's eyes, turned around and stomped her feet angrily, "Yuan Yi! Are you crazy! You exhibitionist!"

On the other side, the military police officer used the strength of his legs to bounce directly to his feet, standing there again like a javelin, his movements indescribably cool, arrogant, and awesome.

If the crotch of his pants hadn't been torn, revealing his Pikachu thermal underwear, this scene would definitely have captivated thousands of young girls.

The young military police officer's expression remained very serious, his face frosty, without revealing even a hint of embarrassment or awkwardness, standing calmly beside Yuan Zhenghong.

Yuan Zhenghong covered his face, looking helpless, and casually grabbed a blue shirt from the nearby stool and threw it to the young military police officer, saying with disappointment, "Wrap it around your waist, cover it up a bit!"

Then, Yuan Zhenghong turned to look at Li Tianran and said somewhat awkwardly, "This is Yuan Yi, my eldest nephew, Yuan Wen's cousin. His personality is… a bit stiff!"

Only then did Li Tianran notice that Yuan Zhenghong, Yuan Wen, and this young military police officer shared over 60% similarity in appearance.

"If you hadn't had a gun in your hand and happened to hit the ligament below my knee, triggering a knee-jerk reflex, you wouldn't have been able to break my rushing knee," Yuan Yi said slowly, looking at Li Tianran expressionlessly.

Yes, Li Tianran's method of breaking Yuan Yi's aggressive rushing knee was very simple.

He hit Yuan Yi's funny bone with the gun butt…

"We were just sparring," Yuan Zhenghong walked over and said in a deep voice, "And losing is losing. Don't make excuses for your failure."

"Big brother…" Hanhan ran over and gently tugged on Li Tianran's hand.

Li Tianran also smiled and said, "It was all a misunderstanding."

He reached out and handed Yuan Zhenghong's gun back.

"I'll have Yuan Wen handle the formalities for you. You can go home," Yuan Zhenghong said with a smile, shaking hands with Li Tianran, and then said, "We won't pursue the source of your firearms, but they must be confiscated."

This handling method was already more lenient than Li Tianran had expected.

Anyway, those firearms weren't worth many points…

"By the way… how was Wang Bing's case handled?" Li Tianran suddenly thought of Wang Bing.

His own matter was resolved, but Wang Bing was still in custody. If he was really convicted, Wang Bing's family would be completely broken up.

Although he didn't know exactly what Wang Bing had done, Li Tianran always felt that Wang Bing didn't seem like the kind of evil person who would kill people at will and commit all kinds of crimes.

And earlier, a military police officer had also told him that Wang Bing's charge was "manslaughter."

"If Wang Bing's account of the destruction of the Wells team is true, then the source of the supplies in Wang Bing's house can be explained, and the motive for the deceased couple's illegal intrusion, as Wang Bing said, will also be confirmed," Yuan Wen stood aside and said softly, "In that case, Wang Bing's actions would be considered legitimate self-defense, and he would be innocent."

The reason Wang Bing was convicted before was because the source of the supplies in his house couldn't be verified. Now, with Li Tianran's confirmation, all that was needed was to check the location where the Wells team was destroyed, and it could be verified quickly.

In this way, Wang Bing's testimony would be strongly supported by evidence.

He would soon be released without charge.

Only then did Li Tianran feel relieved.

……

Yuan Zhenghong stood in front of the office window, watching Li Tianran and Hanhan leave in a police car, and sighed slightly, "What a pity… he's a very talented person. It's our loss that we couldn't recruit him."

Yuan Yi stood beside Yuan Zhenghong expressionlessly and said, "Actually… I can reluctantly serve as the leader of this plan."

Yuan Zhenghong glanced at him and sneered, "You? Your command and social skills are terrible. You haven't even had a friend since you were a child. Even your most prized personal combat skills were suppressed by Li Tianran. What makes you think you can shoulder this important task? You call yourself a 'martial arts fanatic,' I think you're turning into an idiot!"

Hearing his own uncle's ridicule, Yuan Yi said indifferently, "I'll repeat myself… the reason he was able to break my move was because he had an iron weapon in his hand. If he had only used his palms and fists, the force and hardness wouldn't have been enough to make me have a knee-jerk reaction! To be precise… he cheated in this exchange!"

"In a real battle, the enemy won't create a fair fighting environment for you," Yuan Zhenghong said, "You should think about how to prevent him from breaking your move!"

Yuan Yi was silent for a long time. He lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"Change the angle? No, no, no… the rushing knee is all about moving forward relentlessly. Once you change direction, the force will also weaken. That's self-destructive."

"Increase the speed? Still no, the opponent is waiting for the opportunity, accelerating will only make me get countered faster…"

"Feint as a cover… this move might work, but it might affect the next few variations…"

Watching his nephew's almost insane appearance, Yuan Zhenghong sighed and was about to leave.

Just then, Yuan Yi suddenly laughed loudly.

"I've got it! I've got it!"

"The reason he was able to break my move was because he had an iron weapon in his hand, which could increase his destructive power… I can also equip myself with some gear! As long as I protect my knees, how will he break my move?"

Yuan Zhenghong was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, instead of trying to think of changes in moves, I might as well wear knee pads." A hint of "I understand" appeared on Yuan Yi's cold face, and the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, "Or…"

"I can wear another pair of cotton pants!"