369: Chapter 358: Things Escalate 369: Chapter 358: Things Escalate Given the lack of respect the other party showed, Song Yun didn’t plan on how to handle them; after all, they carried a badge of the Armed Police Force.
He took the phone from the other party’s hand and said, “Why are you arresting me?
Do you have a warrant?
Do you have evidence?”
“The arrest warrant is on its way, and as for evidence, you’ll find out once you’re inside,” the leading man said coldly.
“Comrade Song Yun, can you come with us now?”
“What is Wang Lei trying to do?
Does he no longer value his life?” Song Yun muttered with narrowed eyes.
When Mr.
Song had secretly visited Sunan and met a group of the province’s high-level figures, Wang Lei was among them.
His title was the Director of the Sunan Provincial Public Security Department.
Song Yun wondered what had gotten into him today to come and cause trouble.
Well, if he sought trouble with Song Yun, he could just wait for Mr.
Song to make his move.
“Comrade Song Yun, are you ready to come with us now?” the leading man said with a displeased look upon hearing Song Yun’s words.
To him, Song Yun was just a lowlife thug, and personally arresting him was giving Song Yun enough face.
“What if I don’t want to go right now?” Song Yun scoffed.
“Then don’t blame us for being tough,” the man said, waving his hand.
The armed police and special forces swiftly aimed their guns at Song Yun, while the Shura Alliance members seethed with anger, itching to fight these bastards.
“Alright, alright, I’ll go along with you—what can you do to me?” Song Yun shook his head in resignation.
Upon hearing this, the man ordered the guns lowered and pointed at the people behind Song Yun, “You all need to come with us too.”
It would have been excusable if only Song Yun was taken, maybe he had offended someone.
But asking the alliance’s high-level members to go along spelled trouble.
Without them, the Shura Alliance would be leaderless.
Inevitably, some would take advantage by claiming a piece of what belonged to others.
Song Yun, who usually capitalized on others, could not allow these bastards to take his turf.
He shrugged and said, “Come on, I’ll go with you, they haven’t broken the law.”
“Whether they have broken the law is not for you to decide, but for the court to judge,” the man sneered.
“I suggest you surrender willingly, or else don’t blame us for getting physical.”
“Hey, I’m just a fortune-telling member of the Martial World, what do you want with me?” Li Tang said grievously on the side.
“Who have I bothered?”
“You are spreading superstition.
You need to come with us for re-education.”
“Damn it, I am a legitimate heir of the Taoist lineage.
If you won’t give me face, don’t blame me for not giving you face either.” Li Tang infuriatedly took out his phone and made a call to someone unknown.
The man didn’t order anyone to snatch Li Tang’s phone.
He was just an instrument of the arrest; there was no explicit order to prevent calls for aid.
Besides, if this thug did have significant connections, this could backfire.
Years of experience within the system taught the man the usual procedure: to minimize big issues and dissolve small ones.
If undesirable individuals were truly upset, a few would be sacrificed to take the blame.
After making the call, Li Tang brashly said, “Come on, you wanted to take me in, right?
Let’s get on with it and stop dawdling.”
Seeing how nonchalant Li Tang was, Song Yun wondered if the lad had called the Taoist Sect.
That would be interesting.
Although these Taoist practitioners kept out of worldly affairs, they had extensive connections.
Many high-level figures had intricate ties with the Taoist Sect.
Though officially they combated superstition, in private, they were quite friendly.
With Li Tang’s call, the Taoist Sect would undoubtedly start calling bigwigs to protect him.
This would turn Sunan into a chessboard of power struggle.
Wang Lei, oh Wang Lei, you’ve consumed the courage of the Leopard and offended nearly half of Huaxia’s high-level figures.
Song Yun couldn’t let Li Tang be the only one making efforts, so he called Mr.
Song and explained the situation.
After a long silence, Mr.
Song said, “My dear grandson, go with them.
I do want to see what kind of spectacle they’re trying to create.”
After Mr.
Song hung up, Song Yun said, “Let’s go then.
Since you’ve allowed us to make calls, you must not be deeply involved in this affair.
I can see you’re just a pawn those big shots threw out.
Don’t worry, you won’t get into trouble over this.”
The man swallowed nervously, realizing that his way of operating within the system was still unproblematic.
When immortals clash, mortals must retreat.
“Let’s go now then,” said the man, whose tone shifted as he still couldn’t gauge the depth of Song Yun and his group.
When they got into the car, the man presented several handcuffs and said, “Sorry, just standard procedure.”
Song Yun nodded and leaned against the car window, pondering who could be behind Wang Lei’s actions.
Although Gulang was formidable, he would not be respected by someone of Wang Lei’s stature, who was among the provincial cadre.
If Gulang was not the instigator, it was indeed curious.
With him as the biggest rival, who else would want to trouble Song Yun?
Setting those aside, a chilling thought crossed Song Yun’s mind: the provincial authorities might be targeting him.
That was a frightening prospect, but considering he had no connections or financial disputes with them, he let go of the concern.
Regardless, upon arrival, the real intentions of Wang Lei would be revealed.
As soon as Song Yun and his group were brought into the hall, most of the Shura Alliance’s nightclubs were sealed off.
The situation intensified, and some medium and small organizations, unable to restrain their excitement, sent their people to nibble away at the Shura Alliance’s territory.
With the arrest of the alliance’s high-level members, the Shura Alliance was left headless, causing panic among the newer recruits.
At this moment, Jue Wu suddenly stood up, leading a host of disciples to harshly deal with those who harbored ill intentions.
They also issued an edict to the smaller organizations to regurgitate the taken territory, or face retaliatory action.
As for Gulang and Long Tiantian, they remained inactive.
Their response, or lack thereof, indicated they weren’t thrilled about Song Yun’s arrest and had even executed several people who urged them to devour the Shura Alliance’s territories.