Chapter 1 The First People's Hospital
"Ah, it hurts…"
Lying on the hospital bed, Shen Junjie roared angrily at the doctor examining his right hand, "Damn it, do you know how to do this? It's killing me."
"Can you calm down?" The doctor's face darkened at his scolding.
"Young Master Shen, please calm down and cooperate with the doctor's treatment."
Chen Tao tried to appease him, but Shen Junjie didn't appreciate it at all. He cursed, "I can't swallow this. That guy named Wan…"
"Wan Yunting!"
"Yes, Wan Yunting! I have to kill him." Shen Junjie's face contorted with ferocity as he shouted.
Fang Kangning frowned and sniffed. Chen Tao noticed this detail and said to Zhang Li, "You take Young Master Fang back first. We'll take care of Young Master Shen."
"Young Master Fang, come to my place," Zhang Li said, linking her arm through Fang Kangning's with a charming smile.
"Alright."
Fang Kangning nodded and said to Shen Junjie on the bed, "Take care of your injuries. I'll take care of that Wan Yunting for you later."
"Don't worry, Young Master Fang. Zhang Li, take good care of Young Master Fang, don't let anything go wrong."
"I know."
Zhang Li responded and left, linking Fang Kangning's arm.
"Captain Wu, Fang Kangning and Zhang Li have left."
In a black sedan parked in the right-hand parking spot by the hospital entrance, Cao Peng reported into his earpiece, with Niu Qiuling sitting in the passenger seat.
"Split into two teams. One team follows Fang Kangning and Zhang Li, and the other team continues to monitor Chen Tao and Shen Junjie!"
"Understood."
Cao Peng nodded and said to Niu Qiuling, "You and Xiao Chen stay here. I'll go after Fang Kangning and Zhang Li."
"Okay."
With that, Niu Qiuling and the young police officer named Chen Xiaofei remained at the hospital, while Cao Peng and another police officer drove off to follow Fang Kangning.
"Sister Niu, do you think we can catch this big fish!"
Chen Xiaofei glanced at Niu Qiuling, who was wearing a sexy, form-fitting dress…
"Of course, I transferred to Huadu precisely for… Well, what are you looking at? Take your eyes off me!"
Suddenly noticing the guy's gaze lingering on her, Niu Qiuling, enraged, slapped Chen Xiaofei on the back of his head. She quickly covered herself, but it was still impossible to conceal the desire she ignited, leaving her face flushed with embarrassment and anger.
"Someone's coming!"
Chen Xiaofei suddenly reminded her. A Mercedes-Benz sedan screeched to a halt at the entrance of the hospital building. A middle-aged man got out and hurried into the building.
"Who is that?"
Niu Qiuling asked curiously. Chen Xiaofei took a closer look and said, "He should be Shen Junjie's father, Shen Ziqiang!"
In the hospital room, Shen Junjie's wails continued, leaving Chen Tao and Huang Dawei helpless.
Shen Ziqiang pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing his son on the bed, his face immediately turned grim.
"Mr. Shen, you're here."
Chen Tao and Huang Dawei quickly greeted him. Shen Ziqiang walked over, and Shen Junjie immediately pointed to his right hand, saying, "Dad, my right hand was broken. You have to avenge me."
Shen Ziqiang turned and glared coldly at Chen Tao, "Mr. Chen, who beat my son?"
"It's like this, Mr. Shen…"
Chen Tao recounted what happened at the Lingwei Club truthfully…
He knew that Shen Ziqiang was extremely protective of his own, and with Shen Junjie being his only son, he indulged his son's arrogance and unchecked behavior outside.
"It was Wan Yunting, Dad, Wan Yunting broke my hand!"
Shen Junjie directly stated that Wan Yunting had broken his right hand, and tearfully complained to his father, "You must get this revenge for me."
"Wan Yunting, the rapist?"
Shen Ziqiang had been present at the Wang family's birthday banquet that night.
"I apologize, Mr. Shen."
Chen Tao said with a face full of apology, "Wan Yunting and I have a feud. Tonight's events happened because of him, which led to Young Master Shen being beaten. It was my negligence in supervision. I ask for your scolding, Mr. Shen."
Shen Ziqiang waved his hand and turned to him, "I only want to know, Mr. Chen, how do you plan to deal with that Wan Yunting!"
Chen Tao raised his index finger and adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, sighing, "To be honest, I can't deal with him right now. After all, Mr. Shen, you saw Wan Yunting break a tree with one punch at the Wang family that night. If we try to solve it with brute force, ordinary people might not be able to handle him!"
Shen Ziqiang frowned. The sight of Wan Yunting breaking a tree as thick as a bowl with a single punch that night had shocked everyone present.
"Actually, we don't need to think about how to teach him a lesson!"
Chen Tao's eyes narrowed. "I understand Wan Yunting. He cares a lot about his second brother, who lives off his wife!"
Shen Ziqiang immediately understood his meaning, "You want me to make a move on the Wang family?"
Chen Tao smiled and nodded, "The Wang family doesn't think highly of Wan Yunting. If we can make some trouble from within and get them to fight among themselves, wouldn't it be better for us to just watch the show?"
This sly plan was quite devious.
Shen Ziqiang nodded. He understood what he needed to do.
Recently, Wang Corporation wanted to obtain financing from Ziqiang Group. They had discussed it at the birthday banquet, but the contract had not yet been signed.
Seeing that Shen Junjie's right hand had been reattached, but he needed to be observed in the hospital for one night, Chen Tao and Huang Dawei took their leave.
"Mr. Chen, earlier at the Lingwei Club, Wan Yunting suddenly approached me and asked about that year's incident!"
As they went downstairs together, Huang Dawei still mentioned this matter.
"Oh."
Chen Tao's eyes turned sinister. It was as he expected.
"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. I didn't say anything I shouldn't have," Huang Dawei quickly assured him. Chen Tao patted his shoulder and smiled, "Dawei, you, Zhang Li, and I are all in the same boat. If anyone sinks, no one will be well off. Do you understand?"
"I understand."
Huang Dawei nodded. After all, he had been following Chen Tao in his behind-the-scenes businesses for years. Even if he wanted to get out now, he couldn't.
"This time, let Shen Ziqiang probe Wan Yunting's background for us!"
Beneath his gold-rimmed glasses, Chen Tao's eyes were sinister because he realized that the people Wan Yunting had been interacting with since his release from prison were all unusual.
First, he had cured the illness of the richest man Kang Hongwen's mother, and now he was involved with the queen of Lingwei, who had connections in both the legitimate and illegitimate worlds.
Therefore, Chen Tao had to re-evaluate Wan Yunting. This was why he seized this opportunity to use Shen Ziqiang to test Wan Yunting's depths, to see if he would leverage Kang Hongwen's connections!
"Sister Niu, Chen Tao and them are out."
In a black sedan, Chen Xiaofei saw Chen Tao and Huang Dawei emerge and immediately get into a Mercedes-Benz and leave.
Niu Qiuling immediately reported the situation to Captain Wu and received instructions to return temporarily and no longer follow Chen Tao.
"Understood." Niu Qiuling nodded and then said to Chen Xiaofei, "No need to follow. We're returning to the police station."
Chen Xiaofei nodded and drove back to the police station.
"That Wan Yunting, do you know who he is?" Niu Qiuling asked curiously, recalling Wan Yunting.
"Him? Of course, I know."
Chen Xiaofei nodded and smiled, "In the past, their Wan family was a very famous enterprise in our Huadu. It's just a pity that he was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a female classmate.
"And his parents died in a car accident, leading to the bankruptcy of Wan Shi Group. In the end, his second brother became a live-in son-in-law to the Wang family, becoming the widely talked-about husband who lives off his wife.
"As for his eldest sister, she married a super scumbag and is reportedly often subjected to domestic violence. It's truly unfortunate."
This kind of news could be found with a simple search on Baidu.
"However, that Wan Yunting has always claimed he was framed and that he was set up by others!" Chen Xiaofei said.
Niu Qiuling asked in confusion, "Who framed him?"
"Coincidentally, it was Chen Tao!" Chen Xiaofei said with a smile.
This time, Niu Qiuling was surprised.
Chen Xiaofei smiled, "Just search on Baidu for the news of the rape case at Huadu University seven years ago, and you'll find a lot of gossip about them."
Niu Qiuling then took out her phone and searched on Baidu. Sure enough, news related to the rape case seven years ago in Huadu appeared from various perspectives. Among them, a piece of gossip revealed that Wan Yunting and Chen Tao had a rivalry in pursuing the campus belle Fang Yanxi.
"Fang Yanxi!"
Upon seeing the key person's name, Niu Qiuling exclaimed in surprise, "Could she be Fang Kangning's cousin?"
"That's right."
Chen Xiaofei nodded and said, "She returned from England three months ago and directly took over as the president of Fang Corporation. She is now also known as the 'Iceberg CEO' of Huadu's business community. She's very beautiful."
"This is too much of a coincidence!"
Niu Qiuling was astonished, not expecting these people to be connected.
It seemed she needed to find an opportunity to get closer to that Wan Yunting. Perhaps he knew some of Chen Tao's unknown secrets!
Niu Qiuling thought to herself…