In a lane in Shanghai.
A courtyard house shrouded in smoke.
A bald man in his fifties, dressed in a Tang suit, was burning incense and praying to Buddha.
Behind him stood rows of burly men in suits, all of whom were bosses of various gangs.
"Boss, someone in Jiangpu is impersonating one of our people to commit fraud. They've been caught!" A gang leader stepped forward and whispered in the bald man's ear.
"Whose people are they?"
"The leader of the Guang Gang used to be a one-eyed man who followed the old man, but he left our gang and went solo! What do you want to do with him?"
The bald man made a throat-slitting gesture, then clasped his hands together and raised them high before bending them deeply.
The other subordinates followed suit.
"It's the old man's birthday today. The guests have already arrived at the venue. Let's go, don't be late!"
A moment later.
Outside the alley, a convoy departed, heading to the Golden Phoenix Hotel, the largest hotel in Shanghai.
Today is the birthday of Qiao Wuye, a veteran figure in Shanghai's underworld and the father of the bald man.
That's right, this bald man is none other than Qiao Wuye's only son, Qiao Liuzi.
Old Master Qiao is getting old and retired from the gang a few years ago. Now the gang is managed by his son, Qiao Liuzi.
Qiao Liuzi is quite powerful. In the few years since he took over his father's position, the gang has developed rapidly and has far surpassed the former leader, the Green Gang.
The main reason is that Qiao Liuzi is ruthless and dares to take drastic measures, targeting gang elders and eliminating some of the troublesome members who have become too powerful to control.
On the other hand, he dares to do any kind of business and make any kind of money.
In the past two years, he has killed a lot of people, including many from within the system. He has done his best to corrupt anyone who could be of use to him.
Those who remained obstinate have already sunk into the Huangpu River, becoming mere skeletons.
Shanghai Beach, a century old, witnesses countless rises and falls in human history.
Qiao Liuzi is now infamous, and people secretly call him a devil who eats people without spitting out the bones.
However, who can subdue this devil?
Currently, there is no such thing.
Because Qiao Liuzi has connections everywhere.
There's a saying in Shanghai: "Apart from the three major families, the Shanghai Emperor reigns supreme."
"The Emperor of Shanghai" refers to Qiao Liuzi.
Aside from the powerful families and relatives of the ancient martial arts clan, how many of the remaining wealthy and noble families would dare to provoke Qiao Liuzi?
Today is Qiao Liuzi's father's birthday. Given Qiao Wuye's status, he probably couldn't invite the city leaders, but with just one phone call, no one in the city dared to refuse him.
"Brother, I just got word from Wang Ba that his shady hospital has been shut down by a group of people!"
On the way, his subordinates suddenly received this message.
"Who is it? Don't you know that Wang Ba is one of my men?" Qiao Liuzi didn't take it seriously at all, and just frowned and asked.
The subordinate said, "I don't know the specifics, but all the local police officers have been mobilized this time. It was that person who ordered them; maybe it's a big shot from above! Boss, this matter is probably going to be quite tricky!"
Qiao Liuzi narrowed his eyes slightly, sighed, and said, "I told Wang Ba a long time ago that it was a dead-end business and advised him to quit as soon as possible. He would be better off doing some flour business with that money, but he just wouldn't listen and kept causing me trouble!"
The subordinate laughed and said, "The key is that this business is indeed very profitable. You don't know, now the entire human trafficking gang in Jiangnan is cooperating with him, and our Qiao Gang is also increasing its income a lot every year!"
Qiao Liuzi nodded and said, "If it's someone from higher up on patrol, don't be afraid. Here's what you do: call Liu Tianming, and I'll talk to him!"
Liu Tianming is the top police officer in the district where the hospital is located.
His subordinates quickly called him.
Qiao Liuzi answered the phone and said with a laugh, "Hey, Lao Liu, what are you doing? You actually arrested my godbrother!"
"Oh dear, Sixth Master, your adopted brother is in deep trouble this time!"
"Stop messing around! What big deal could it be? The whole of Shanghai is under my control. Release him right now! It's my father's birthday today, and he'll be unhappy if he doesn't see Batian!"
"Sixth Master, it's not that I don't want to help, but this time the higher-ups have come down to investigate personally. I've told you before that your brother would get into trouble sooner or later, but you wouldn't believe me. This time, I really can't protect him!"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Liuzi finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
Who goes there?
"Yandu, these are the only two words I can say to you!"
The other party didn't hide it from him either.
Qiao Liuzi slowly clenched his fist. "Can you tell me my name? I've got someone to handle it; it's none of your business!"
"No way! Sixth Master, this guy is tough, you might not be able to handle him. Don't take the risk. If it doesn't work out, just cut your losses and give up!" the other party advised.
Qiao Liuzi took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "Okay, I understand. I know what to do! I only ask for one thing: make sure my brother is well-fed and cared for in there! Don't mistreat him. If he loses even a pound or two, I'll hold you responsible!"
"Sixth Master, don't you know?"
"What?"
Your brother is dead!
...
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Liuzi's face was tense.
"Brother...please accept my condolences!"
"Screw your condolences! Let others grieve!"
Qiao Liuzi roared, then said coldly, "Don't let my dad know about this yet. After the birthday banquet, gather your men and bring all the equipment I've prepared! Damn it, no matter who he is, I'm going to kill him today!"
Qiao Liuzi was furious.
It wasn't because of Wang Batian's death.
In reality, Wang Batian didn't have a high status in the Qiao Gang, but his father cared a lot about this younger brother, treating him like his own son. After all, he was his adopted brother. Now that this had happened, where would Qiao Liuzi's face be? How could he ever face anyone in Shanghai again?
Hospital.
Lin Yu sat in the dean's office, looking at a stack of case files.
These are all pieces of evidence of crimes committed by Li Guiqin and others over the years.
shocking!
The crimes spanned a full twenty years.
It's not just a stack of files.
These are numerous crimes committed over the past two decades.
These are the tears of countless victimized families.
This is a broken heart on the road to finding relatives!
This must be dealt with seriously!
“Governor, this is a video I filmed earlier. I posted it online before, and they asked me to take it down!” Wu Gang showed the video to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu directly instructed him to post it on Douyin, then notified the operations team, and it immediately trended on Weibo. It reached number one on all categories!
Wu Gang was instantly dumbfounded.
Holy crap, this guy wasn't bragging, he actually made it to the trending topics!
Awesome!
Lin Yu coldly looked at Liu Tianming kneeling to the side, his gaze like lightning, "Who threatened Wu Gang to take it off the shelves before, and who knocked on his door in the middle of the night to find out what happened? Shouldn't you explain that to me!"
Liu Tianming lay prostrate on the ground, his buttocks sticking up high, trembling. "Your Excellency, the Governor is wise! Those two were just auxiliary police officers, and they have already been dismissed!"
"Fired?" Lin Yu sneered. "Fired as soon as something goes wrong? Are you sure you're not just taking the blame for your mistakes?"
Snap!
Lin Yu slammed his hand on the table. "I'm telling you, don't try to fool me. If you dare not tell the truth, I'll kill you today!"
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