Seeing Chen Yu coldly say, "Who do you think you are? How dare you point fingers at me?"
Qin Yonggang was stunned, as were the trusted officials standing behind him.
"You brat, do you know who you're talking to?" a young man wearing glasses said coldly. "Do you know that even the mayor of your Zhongyang City is afraid of our Mayor Qin..."
Before the young man could finish speaking, Lin Lele strode forward and slapped him across the face.
"So noisy!" Lin Lele said.
The atmosphere at the scene froze instantly, and everyone was shocked by Lin Lele's sudden action.
"You... how dare you?" The young man covered his swollen face, trembling with anger.
*Smack!*
Lin Lele slapped the other person's other cheek again.
Chen Yu simply watched Lin Lele's behavior indifferently, showing no intention of stopping her.
"Xiao Chen, aren't you going too far?" Qin Yonggang finally couldn't help but speak up, his voice filled with anger and disbelief. "Although I am only a deputy mayor, I am the deputy mayor of a sub-provincial city. I am not comparable to the mayor of a small place like Zhongyang City. You have no right to be presumptuous in front of me!"
"Heh, when Li Dehui was committing his perverse acts and 'declaring himself emperor,' you didn't dare utter a single word and were willing to be his pawn. Now, in front of us, you're putting on airs. Interesting, truly interesting." Chen Yu sneered, "Do you think I'm easier to bully? Or do you think I'm more civilized?"
Chen Yu's words seemed to have stepped on Qin Yonggang's tail, and his face instantly turned ashen, his eyes wide open as if he were about to spit fire.
“That scoundrel Li Dehui holds the nuclear weapons button. If we don’t do what he wants to the Xidu granary, it will be reduced to ashes, and millions of people in Xidu will suffer. I have endured humiliation for the sake of the people of Xidu, and in your eyes I have become a sycophant? In your eyes, are the lives of millions of people less important than your personal face and dignity?” Qin Yonggang’s voice trembled, filled with grief and helplessness.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and continued, "I admit that I chose to compromise under Li De Kui's threats, but that was not my intention. Everything I did was to protect the people of Xidu, to ensure they could have enough to eat during this extreme cold disaster!"
"Clap clap clap~" Chen Yu clapped his hands. "So, does that mean the country should give you an honorary award?"
"Commander Chen, stop with your sarcastic remarks," Qin Yonggang sneered. "You're just a 'militia commander,' the head of the 'cold relief and disaster relief' armed force temporarily authorized by the Zhongyang Municipal Government, while I am the vice mayor of a sub-provincial city. What right do you have to put on airs in front of me? Do you believe I can dismiss you from your post at any time, or even bring you to justice?" Qin Yonggang's voice carried an unquestionable authority; he was trying to use his position to suppress Chen Yu.
"Hahaha~" Upon hearing Qin Yonggang's words, Chen Yu burst into laughter, his laughter filled with disdain and mockery.
"Mayor Qin, there's no need to waste words with this kind of person. Let's take him into custody first!" Director Yan of the Xidu Police Station suddenly interjected, his voice deep and powerful.
Qin Yonggang nodded slightly upon hearing this.
With Qin Yonggang's consent, Director Yan waved his hand, signaling several police officers behind him to step forward and prepare to carry out his order.
Upon seeing this, Qi Xiaowei, Li Zheng, Lin Ping, and Lei Tao all raised their assault rifles and aimed them at Qin Yonggang and the others.
"You bastards! Are you trying to rebel?" Qin Yonggang roared, his face contorted with rage and his eyes flashing with disbelief.
"Xiao Qi, Xiao Lin, you are officers and soldiers of my organization. Do you know what you are doing? You dare to point guns at us leaders! Where has your loyalty and discipline gone? I now order you to arrest this man surnamed Chen immediately!"
At the same time, hundreds of police officers inside the "Imperial City" drew their weapons and aimed them at Chen Yu and his group.
"General, what do we do now?" Qi Xiaowei ignored Qin Yonggang and asked Chen Yu instead.
Chen Yu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said calmly, "Then let's kill them all."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yonggang and the others were amused. In the current situation, Chen Yu still dared to speak so arrogantly. Could it be that he was still thinking of launching missiles from a distance?
Hundreds of guns were pointed at Chen Yu's group, fearing that before the missiles even arrived, Chen Yu and his companions would be riddled with bullets.
However, their joy was short-lived, as the armed forces of the "Tianyu Base" marched into the "Imperial City" in a grand procession.
The enormous roar made the entire "Imperial City" tremble slightly.
"This..." Qin Yonggang was dumbfounded. He stared in disbelief at the well-equipped and well-trained army surging in like a tide. Every soldier had a resolute look in their eyes, as if they were about to carry out a sacred and unshakable mission.
Soon, the entire venue was surrounded.
"Snap~"
Upon seeing this, the police officers instantly lost their will to resist, and their weapons fell to the ground with a crisp sound that echoed through the empty "Imperial City." They realized that against such overwhelming armed forces, any resistance would be futile.
"Mayor Qin, it seems your authority doesn't work here." Chen Yu opened his eyes, his gaze sharp, staring directly at Qin Yonggang, his tone full of sarcasm and calmness. "True power always comes from the trust and support of the people, not from the level of one's position."
Qin Yonggang's face was as pale as paper. He never imagined he would end up like this. From the very beginning, he had made a wrong judgment.
The trusted officials around him looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
Some of them began to regret their initial choice and realized they had chosen the wrong side.
"Pfft~" Qin Yonggang fell to his knees, trembling all over, and said, "Let...let me go."
The other officials and police officers also knelt down, begging for mercy.
Chen Yu did not ignore it. He turned to the bewildered leaders of various factions and said, "Gentlemen, let's talk somewhere else."
With that, he strode away from the scene.
Lin Lele and a group of faction leaders, including Wu Laosan, quickly followed.
Not far away, Chen Yu suddenly stopped and turned to look at Qin Yonggang and the others, saying, "It's a pity. If you had resisted to the death, you might not have had no chance of survival."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
"Da da da da da~"
As the gunshots rang out, accompanied by a shrill and desperate scream, Qin Yonggang and his hundreds of accomplices finally paid a heavy price for their wrong choice.
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