Chapter 155 The State's Violent Machine
Outside the Wang's Enterprises office building.
Wang Jieyong also expressed his correct thinking to the media reporters in the villa. The angry young people influenced by the radio, the ordinary people who were incited, the stock investors who were trapped and could not sell due to the limit down, and the families of the victims who could not be satisfied even after the deaths of the first three people, all came to shout and march in front of the Wang Group office building.
Many people continued to gather in this direction, and several incidents of vandalism and looting occurred along the way. They waved inflammatory posters and shouted at the top of their lungs.
"As long as the Wang family business stands, we will stay here."
"Wang Jieyong must die, justice will never die!"
"Give me back my hard-earned money! You've stolen my stocks, give me back my hard-earned money!"
"The Wang family's enterprises are cold-blooded and ruthless, turning a blind eye to deaths in the line of duty, with seven people dying suddenly in one year!"
"Wang Jieyong is the mastermind behind everything, responsible for dozens of deaths. As long as he is not eliminated, Liancheng will never have peace!"
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A group of security guards suddenly emerged from the Wang's Enterprises office building, wielding batons and attempting to disperse the gathered troublemakers.
Seeing that the Wang family not only refused to admit their mistake but also attacked them with force, the group became even more indignant and attempted to break through the security cordon and rush into the building.
The security captain picked up a high-pressure water hose and sprayed it at the crowd. In the early winter weather, this action did not calm the troublemakers down, but instead fueled their anger.
"Charge in, smash their stuff, and drive all the lackeys out!"
Smash their stuff!
"Wang Jieyong, get out here!"
"Smash everything manufactured by the Wang family! Anyone who speaks on their behalf is a lackey!"
The security guards could no longer hold back the enraged crowd. They fell to the ground, some were trampled, some were beaten, and more rushed into the Wang's Enterprise office building.
The tide of anger surged through the Wang Corporation office building, but the enraged crowd quickly shifted its focus elsewhere.
"Those who use their things, live in their houses, and give them money are all lackeys and must all be overthrown!"
"Down with exploitation! Down with the Wang family!"
"Justice will never die, and we must never admit defeat!"
"Liujin Garden, Haoxian Villa, Fujiazhuang Staff Quarters, and Liuguipo Port—these were all built by the Wang family and their cronies. Smash them! Smash them!"
"This is their employee vehicle!! Smash it!! Smash it!!"
"This car has an access pass, come and smash it!"
The increasingly agitated crowd swept in like a hurricane, smashing everything inside and outside the Wang's Enterprises office building.
Just as a hurricane dissipates in every corner of Liancheng, just as a virus infects more and more people to join the □□.
"...Hey, here, here's a wallet, lots of money." Someone was sneaking around in the crowd, trying to steal money from the car.
"Quickly tell them that the gold shop is also owned by someone surnamed Wang, and let them smash up the gold shop!"
"The law doesn't punish everyone, so smash it! We must smash it!"
"Who cares who owns it? If we don't make some money now, when will we?"
"Haha, I've smashed it! Thanks, Mr. Wang, I hope you have a good New Year!"
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Municipal Public Security Bureau, Confidential Interview Room.
Five key leaders from the Municipal Bureau were all present.
Gu Yanzheng and another colleague, one tall and one short, stood opposite each other, receiving task assignments.
"...Combating incitement of groups and latent evil forces is a challenging and complex task. We must accomplish this national mission efficiently and thoroughly."
Tu Ju said in a calm voice, "I hereby announce that the special task force for the crackdown on organized crime has established a command center ahead of schedule and will immediately enter the cleanup phase! Deputy Team Leader Gu Yanzheng, as the head of the core operations department, will be responsible for high-level coordination, maintaining the rule of law in the city, handling mass incidents, and has full authority to respond to emergencies and conduct armed deterrence!"
The operation involved a multi-level joint effort, commanding and coordinating the armed police, judicial and supervisory departments, courts, the Ministry of Supervision, information supervision departments, mainstream media, and grassroots organizations. "Gu Yanzheng, you've been appointed to this critical mission. The safety and property of the people of Liancheng rests in your hands. Can you complete this task?"
"Report! We are determined to complete the mission and defend the dignity of the law to the death!"
Director Tu shifted his gaze to his colleague beside him: "And what about you?"
"Report! Suppress the riots and defend the dignity of the law to the death!"
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Haoxian Villa.
Outside Wang Jieyong's courtyard, groups of people were gathered in twos and threes.
Half an hour ago, Shen Zhenzhu found a cassette tape in Wang Yafei's bag. It was an unedited tape titled "Straightforward Crimes".
Upon Shen Zhenzhu's report, Director Liu ordered Shen Zhenzhu and others to forcibly detain Wang Yafei and quickly take her to the Criminal Investigation Team for emergency interrogation.
"Why are you arresting my daughter?" Wang Jieyong stood downstairs, watching Wang Yafei, handcuffed, walk down the stairs step by step, and couldn't help but feel worried.
Xu Lan stepped forward and said, "You brat, what trouble have you gotten yourself into outside?"
Shen Zhenzhu said, "Everything is kept secret, and everyone is forbidden from speaking to Wang Yafei."
Hearing the sounds of breaking glass and banging on the door, Xu Lan exclaimed in terror, "Are you going to take her out to take the blame? Her father and I are innocent! You can't leave! You have to protect us!"
Xiao Bai, handcuffing the silent Wang Yafei, pushed Xu Lan aside and tried to leave.
The doorway from the living room to the courtyard was crowded with media reporters who were snapping photos frantically, ignoring Wang Jieyong's attempts to stop them, trying to get the first scoop on the news.
The arrest of the "eldest princess" of the Wang family business is such a great revelation.
However, Shen Zhenzhu and her men were on high alert, and they were unable to find a way to break through.
They crowded together, refocusing their attention on Wang Jieyong: "Mr. Wang, someone jumped off the roof of your office building! It was a stock investor who was trapped in a losing position!"
"They've already jumped!"
"What is the reason for Section Chief Shen's arrest of Wang Yafei? Is it related to the recent citywide riots?"
The reporters used words cautiously and did not use terms such as "riot," "riot," or "turmoil" casually.
Before Shen Zhenzhu could speak, Wang Yafei broke her silence and laughed as she walked, "So what if she jumps off a building? Justice will never die, justice will never die!"
Her remarks drew a flurry of photos and videos from reporters, who were eager for her to say more.
When Wang Jieyong heard her repeatedly mention his catchphrase, he angrily cursed, "Useless! Your mother didn't hit you hard enough. Do you think this is the time for you to be willful?!"
"My mom hit me because she was forcing me to sleep with Lu Mintao!" Wang Yafei shouted, ignoring Xiaobai's attempts to stop her. "Xu Lan forced me to sleep with Lu Mintao because she couldn't give up her wealth and status!"
A reporter astutely noticed the problem and immediately asked, "Why does Xu Lan feel threatened? Is President Wang going to hand over the company to someone else?"
Wang Jieyong rushed in front of the reporters, revealing his true colors. He viciously pulled out a police baton from the vase and shouted, "She's an ungrateful dog! Don't even think about getting any news from our house!"
As Wang Jieyong was speaking, he rushed up to Wang Yafei in front of the reporters and cameras and raised his baton high. Lu Ye rushed out from behind Chen Zhenzhu, grabbed the baton with one hand, and slammed it to the side in the next second!
His huge, obese body crashed to the ground, and he groaned in pain, saying, "Quick, quickly gag her."
Xu Lan was about to rush forward when Zhao Qiqi stopped her, saying, "Don't move!"
The couple's actions were all captured on camera by reporters, which surprised some and made others think it was just as expected.
Wang Yafei laughed maniacally, shouting, "Wang Jieyong has been keeping a mistress in Liujin Garden! For many, many years, her son is already twenty-five!! Go over there and ask anyone, everyone knows where Mrs. Wang lives!"
"Nonsense!" Wang Jieyong shouted in despair, "You...you're an ungrateful dog!"
"It's all over, it's all over." Xu Lan slumped to the ground, crying pitifully, "Why is no one helping me? Why is no one helping me?"
As soon as Wang Yafei finished speaking, a reporter called her colleagues to rush to Liujin Garden.
Ring ring—
Ring ring.
The cell phone rang.
Shen Zhenzhu came out of Wang Jieyong's house and stood by the car to answer the phone: "...The person has been brought out, the house is full of reporters...Yes. I'll be there right away."
She hung up the phone and told Zhao Qiqi, "Go to the Wang's Enterprises office building. 'Death Listener' is on the top floor demanding to see Wang Yafei."
Xiao Bai opened the car door for Chen Zhenzhu. Chen Zhenzhu bent down and saw Wang Yafei's nonchalant expression. She asked in a low voice, "You two had planned this all along, right?"
Wang Yafei said calmly, "I thought you would only find out that I was the murderer when we got there, but unfortunately we can't escape now."
Shen Zhenzhu got into the car and turned her head to look at her expressionless face.
Who exactly is the 'death listener'?
Wang Yafei raised an eyebrow and said, "You'll find out when we get there."
Shen Zhenzhu had a guess in her mind, but she felt it was too absurd: "The two of you alone could never have made such a big fuss. Who else is pushing things along behind the scenes?"
Wang Yafei shook her head and said after a long while, "I can't say that they are just helping us."
Chen Zhenzhu leaned back in her seat and nodded: "Then I'll show you the world you want. Brother Aqi, take the detour from People's Square."
Wang Yafei maintained her aloof demeanor. With her deep facial features, double eyelids, high nose bridge, and impressive height of 1.7 meters, she would undoubtedly be a stunning beauty if her eyes held a bit more sparkle.
But she had already withered.
In what should have been the most vibrant years, it withered away impatiently.
"What are these people doing?" Xiao Bai sat on Wang Yafei's other side and saw groups of high school students pouring out of the school, ignoring the principal and teachers' attempts to stop them, waving the legs of dismantled tables and chairs, smashing taxis and private cars along the street, and even attacking school teachers.
On the other side of the road, someone threw a lit bottle into a store, shouting, "The boss's surname is Wang, and people with the surname Wang are oppressing us!"
"Ah... Waaah, help!"
"I'm bleeding so much, please help me."
The road ahead was congested, and people kept running past the police car.
The road is impassable one kilometer from Wang Yafei's home to the Wang's Enterprise office building.
Ahead, excited workers drove excavators and tractors, shouting in the midst of the riot that they wanted to avenge their relatives and friends and level the Wang family's office building.
"Stop the car!" Chen Zhenzhu suddenly shouted.
After the police car stopped, its trunk was hit hard by someone.
Shen Zhenzhu rushed out of the car and took a baby who couldn't speak from a private car parked by the roadside. The baby was hypothermic and cried so hard that she almost fainted.
Behind the private car, someone used a lighter to ignite books, smashed the window, and threw them inside before moving on to the next car. Burning, smashing, arson.
"Are they crazy?" Zhao Qiqi honked the horn loudly.
Little White stared wide-eyed at everything outside: "This is terrifying, unbelievable."
Chen Zhenzhu unbuttoned her cotton-padded coat and held the baby in her arms to warm it: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Wang Yafei was stunned; she couldn't believe such a thing had happened.
Angry shouts and protests surrounded countless people, along with a few helpless cries and painful groans.
The number of irrational people had far exceeded Wang Yafei and Wang Xihua's expectations.
"How could this happen... Ah!!" She staggered out of the car and watched as someone fell to their death from the building.
Shen Zhenzhu quickly pointed to the seventh floor where the person who fell was located, where two figures were trying to escape: "Catch them! They threw him down!"
Lu Ye and Wu Zhongguo drew their guns and rushed up the stairs.
Behind Shen Zhenzhu and the others, several more people rushed out of the savings bank, with a teller behind them shouting in despair, "Ah!! Someone's robbing a bank!"
There were burning bonfires in the streets and crowds of people who had lost their minds and could not control themselves. Some were taking the opportunity to revel and have fun, while others were in pain and grief.
"My shop, my shop... My surname is Deng, not Wang, why are you smashing my shop?"
"Because you drive nearby, there must be some lackeys of the Wang family who have eaten here!"
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The situation escalated, and conflict erupted.
For a moment, Shen Zhenzhu didn't know if she was in the human world or in hell. Many evil spirits took the opportunity to roam, wishing that the fire would burn even brighter, that more people would die, and that society would descend into even greater chaos!
In the streets and alleys, the revelers gradually became dissatisfied with attacking unarmed civilians.
Some of them rushed off to other streets to continue their revelry, while others slowly approached the police cars, and when they reached them, they grinned maliciously and asked, "Are you police officers here to help us smash windows or to help those shop owners?"
Shen Zhenzhu, holding the baby in the car, pulled out a gun and pointed it at his nose: "Get out."
"This woman told me to get lost, hahaha—"
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Smash one?"
"Sure."
Shen Zhenzhu gritted her teeth, placed the baby in Wang Yafei's arms, and unlocked her handcuffs: "If you still have any humanity, take good care of her first."
Wang Yafei looked at Chen Zhenzhu, Xiaobai, and Zhao Qiqi, who were still trying to get out of the car in front of the thugs, and whispered, "There are too many of them, you can't beat them."
Shen Zhenzhu stepped out of the car, slammed the door shut, raised her gun, and said, word by word, "I am never afraid of crime; criminals should be afraid of me!"
Xiao Bai also shouted, "I am a police officer, I am here to protect the people, everyone stop committing crimes!"
Zhao Qiqi unscrewed the car keys, threw them to Wang Yafei, and without saying a word got out of the car, pulled out a pistol, and confronted the thugs.
"Hey, now we buddies have a weapon."
"Go! There are more than ten of us, are we afraid of those three?"
"It's time we could play with guns."
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Shen Zhenzhu faced off against them in a tense standoff. Just when things were at a critical moment and the legal order was crumbling, a helicopter appeared in the sky above the street, shouting warnings.
"Warning! Everyone, cease all movement and remain in place. Warning! Everyone, cease all movement and remain in place—"
"What the hell?" The leader stopped in his tracks and looked up.
The crowd behind him, who were about to light the alcohol bottles, also stopped in their tracks.
One armed police vehicle after another sped into Shen Zhenzhu's view from both ends of the street. Fully armed personnel jumped out of the vehicles.
Wearing helmets, sunglasses, and goggles in a pure dark camouflage pattern, they methodically entered each area, as if injecting a powerful tranquilizer into a chaotic world.
"Group A, take control of the North Zone."
"Team B, block off the streets."
"Team C, proceed with the arrests, leave no one behind."
"action."
Gunshots mingled with screams as the suddenly arriving troops were released like a fully drawn bow, leaving everyone defenseless.
The thugs who were just mocking the police were suddenly knocked to the ground, with no chance to fight back: "Brothers, watch out, they really can shoot! Ahh—justice will never die, justice will never die!"
The footsteps merged into a heavy, orderly, and overwhelming torrent. They split into several tactical squads, and along the shadows of the walls, they quickly swept across the streets, coalescing into an impenetrable encirclement.
They precisely pierced through the darkness, leaving no place for those who tried to take advantage of the situation to hide.
This is an aura of absolute discipline, steely spirit, and unwavering righteousness. Without a need for roars, their mere presence freezes and suppresses all clamor and evil instantly.
They are the direct embodiment of the will of the law, the unsheathed machinery of state violence. When they act, they are swift and decisive, sweeping away all obstacles and using violence to suppress violence.
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Outside the police car.
"Who are these people?" Xiaobai had never seen such a situation before, and she thought that Shen Zhenzhu should know.
However, Shen Zhenzhu was completely unaware of this.
The fully armed personnel all wore an "SAS" department badge pinned to the left breast of their uniforms.
"Special Air Service?" Xiao Bai said, "Isn't that a foreign special air service?"
“No, it should be Special Anti-Social Forces Task Force…” Shen Zhenzhu tried to spell it out, frowning as she said, “Special Task Force for Combating Organized Crime…?”
Zhao Qiqi didn't quite understand, scratched his head and said, "Anyway, they're here to help us."
Another command vehicle approached from ahead, and a man dressed in the same manner stepped out. As soon as his back appeared, Chen Zhenzhu froze.
"Brother Zheng..."
"Boss? Where is he? I'll go pick him up." Zhao Qiqi looked around but couldn't find Gu Yanzheng.
Then, the man waved, and a vehicle carrying SAS personnel opened its doors. The two knife-wielding thugs who had just thrown the man out were escorted into the vehicle. The vehicle did not stop and quickly moved on to the next location.
The people hiding upstairs cheered enthusiastically.
"How come someone took our men away?" Lu Ye and Wu Zhongguo came out from behind, carrying the kitchen knives they had snatched, and were also confused about the situation. Fortunately, neither of them was injured.
“Sister Pearl is asking,” Xiao Bai said.
"SAS is a special department of the Ministry of Public Security, directly under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Public Security Department. When your cooperation is needed, you must cooperate." Director Liu's voice came through the mobile phone. He told Shen Zhenzhu, "Continue to solve the case. Don't worry about anything else."
"Yes!" Shen Zhenzhu hung up the phone and repeated Director Liu's words to them.
Xiao Bai pondered for a moment and said, "Provincial Public Security Bureau... ah..."
Zhao Qiqi asked, "What is it?"
Xiao Bai shut her mouth, secretly glanced at Chen Zhenzhu, and whispered, "Actually, I don't really know either, really."
I'd only seen Gu Yanzheng a few times over there; so that's what he was planning for. He'd been preparing for this for quite some time.
Shen Zhenzhu smiled and said, "I understand."
Just as they were talking, another armed squad passed by behind them. Although Shen Zhenzhu had clearly dodged, the leader of the squad still lightly bumped her arm.
Wu Zhongguo asked, puzzled, "Hey, what's wrong with this guy?"
An inexplicable sense of familiarity suddenly welled up inside her, and Chen Zhenzhu stared blankly at the back of the figure running away with a gun in hand.
"The person who bumped into you was the shortest one inside, and it looked like a woman." Lu Ye said stupidly, "Wow, that's impressive. I didn't even know when the provincial department held the selection."
It's her!
Shen Zhenzhu's eyes welled up with tears as she watched the figure going against the flow of the crowd, facing armed crime head-on.
Justice will never die.
Ideals never die.
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"Taking a long vacation, hehehe, taking a long vacation, hehehe..." Shen Zhenzhu couldn't control her voice.
"Did she almost cry just now?" Lu Ye whispered to Zhao Qiqi in the driver's seat and the passenger seat.
Wang Yafei held the baby and kept trying to soothe him, but she couldn't understand what they were saying anyway.
The road was cleared in time. As Zhao Qiqi drove, she said, "Yes, my eyes turned red so easily."
Lu Ye glanced back again and said, "Then why is she grinning like that?"
Zhao Qiqi also noticed that Shen Zhenzhu's emotions were very unstable; she cried and laughed, laughed and cried, and then cried and laughed again while playing with her little silver knife.
It's like a deranged serial killer wanting to skin someone alive.
"High stress can lead to early menopause, it's quite strange. Haven't you noticed that Wang Yafei doesn't dare to cause any trouble anymore?"
"..." Wang Yafei held the baby tightly against the car window. She had an appointment and couldn't afford to die here.
Shen Zhenzhu's lips twitched. Ha, these ignorant humans.
Liancheng was placed under complete lockdown, and the municipal government issued an emergency notice ordering all residents to stay indoors and not to go out.
Thanks to the SAS, the roads were quickly cleared, and groups of rioters and troublemakers were arrested, preventing them from spreading to other areas in a timely manner.
"Where is the person you want to see?" Shen Zhenzhu asked Wang Yafei as she got out of the car, holding her wrist.
Wang Yafei was completely disoriented by the chaotic situation before her. She cried out in panic and terror, "Xiao Hua, Xiao Hua! I'm here, where are you?!"
Xiao Hua? Wang Xihua.
It really was him.
Chen Zhenzhu and Xiaobai exchanged a glance.
"Shouldn't they be mortal enemies?" Lu Ye whispered. "One is a daughter born to a legitimate wife, and the other is a son born out of wedlock... How come they're so close?"
Shen Zhenzhu stopped Wang Yafei, who was trying to search around, and asked more definitively, "Is your accomplice Wang Xihua?"
Wang Yafei was no longer afraid. She sneered and said, "So what if we are? Half-siblings can only fight and kill each other, but can't they be good friends?"
Below the Wang Group office building, there were people running and fleeing in all directions, as well as reckless individuals facing armed guns head-on.
Wang Yafei led Chen Zhenzhu towards the agreed-upon parking lot, looking around: "Where's the car? Where's the car we agreed to leave here together?"
"Look, there's someone on the roof! Is he going to jump off again?" Xiaobai pulled Chen Zhenzhu and pointed to the roof of the office building.
Four or five warning lines had been set up on the ground along their route, all from people who jumped from the same rooftop.
"Jump! If you don't jump, you're a coward!"
"Justice will never die! We will follow the 'listeners of death'! Jump, jump!!"
"No—!!!" Wang Yafei cried out in despair, "Wang Xihua, don't jump, please don't jump!"
SAS armed personnel brushed past them, seemingly under orders, and while driving away other instigators, they did not disturb Shen Zhenzhu's investigation.
Wang Yafei could barely stand, and was supported by Chen Zhenzhu and Xiaobai on either side, swaying precariously.
"Wang Xihua, I am the police officer in charge of the case. Please remain calm and do not act impulsively!" Shen Zhenzhu cupped her hands to her lips like a megaphone and shouted loudly, "I have brought the person you want to see. I can give you a chance to talk face to face."
After speaking, Shen Zhenzhu squinted and looked up, while Wang Xihua on the top floor just stared at them.
Shen Zhenzhu left the baby with Xiaobai and said to Lu Ye, "Take Wang Yafei upstairs."
She tossed the mobile phone to Wu Zhongguo, who stayed where he was and dialed the fire department: "Another one is going to jump off the building, you guys better come back quickly."
Wang Yafei was on the verge of a mental breakdown and stopped halfway through her walk: "Medicine, give me my medicine first."
Shen Zhenzhu took out a bottle of tranquilizers and asked, "How many pills?"
Wang Yafei said with a sob in her voice, "All of them."
Shen Zhenzhu didn't ask her any more questions. She glanced at the instructions on the back of the bottle, poured out two pills, and fed them to her.
"Go upstairs," Chen Zhenzhu said. "Do you want him to die?"
"I'd rather die than let him die." Wang Yafei gripped the handrail tightly, weeping silently.
She originally wanted to enjoy the afterglow of their madness with Wang Xihua, and go to a place where no one knew their identities. Whether they were family or friends, living a simple and poor life in the distance would be better than having their wings torn off and being locked in a cage.
Seeing the mess on the ground, the innocent victims wailing, and the babies who couldn't find their parents, Wang Yafei realized that they had been too idealistic about their actions.
Once malice takes root, its growth is already out of control.
They will now personally taste the bitter fruit of their actions.
"Yafei, you've come." Wang Xihua, with her back to the sky, revealed a pale smile: "Tell me, why did things turn out this way? We didn't intend to kill any more people."
Why is it that when this world has hurt us, it makes us suffer even more?
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Author's Note: Old Gu: You like to fight violence with violence, huh? I'm here.
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See you tomorrow, there's a red envelope coming! [Let me see]
This is a fictional story with some original settings.
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