"Brother Zhang is back." Xu Kuo's voice was flat and indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger. "Weren't you all crying and shouting for an apology? Now that he's here, let's begin."
At this moment, Wang Ming dared not hesitate or feel any resentment.
What dignity or face does a Party Secretary have? In the face of saving his life and the possibility of even harsher punishment, it all becomes bullshit!
He quickly adjusted his posture and began kowtowing to Zhang Zhihe with a series of thuds, his voice filled with heavy sobs, immense humiliation, and a hint of deliberate flattery.
"Brother Zhang... I was wrong! I was really wrong! I'm not human! I'm an animal! I was blind and stupid! I shouldn't have let my good-for-nothing son extort you! I shouldn't have been so foolish as to bring people to cause you trouble! I'm begging you! Please, have mercy and let us go!"
"Brother Zhang! I was wrong! I will never do it again!" Wang Chengxiang also kowtowed desperately, his face covered in snot and tears.
"Brother Zhang! We were wrong! Please forgive us!"
The guards behind them kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy in waves that echoed throughout the courtyard. The scene was both incredibly humiliating and utterly ridiculous.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The loud kowtows and the mind-blowing pleas for mercy from Wang Ming and his son left Zhang Zhihe, Sheng Xu, and the police officers he brought completely stunned, their minds seemingly frozen in shock.
Zhang Zhihe stared blankly at the surreal scene before him, then turned to look at Xu Kuo, who seemed completely unconcerned about everything. He felt his worldview crumbling and being reshaped.
He stammered, his voice trembling, "Brother Xu... Brother Xu Kuo... what... what exactly happened?"
Xu Kuo stood up from his chair, stretched, loosened his muscles, then pointed with his chin at Hei Zi, who was unconscious in the corner, shrugged, and gave an extremely innocent look.
"I don't know either."
Xu Kuo's words revealed a relaxed and carefree attitude: "I just came out for some fresh air and saw them kneeling here in a huge group."
He spread his hands, looking completely bewildered: "He insisted that he had done something wrong to you, Brother Zhang, and that he felt guilty and wanted to kowtow to you to apologize. I couldn't stop him."
Xu Kuo's nonchalant "I don't know either" was more painful for Wang Ming and his son, as well as the group of security guards, than a slap in the face!
This kid is acting innocent after getting the benefit!
He's the one who beat us up like this! And he's pretending to be innocent!
Wang Ming was so angry that his liver ached, and his facial muscles contorted, but he dared not retaliate and could only swallow his anger.
This is so frustrating!
Unfortunately, the police captain, Sheng Xu, was watching him intently from the side. He could only suppress his humiliation and force out a smile that looked worse than crying.
Wang Ming nodded and bowed repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! Yes! It was...it was our conscience that made us come to apologize to Brother Zhang! It has nothing to do with...it has nothing to do with Comrade Xu!"
Wang Chengxiang nodded along like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, yes! We're doing this voluntarily! Voluntarily!"
Looking at the father and son's lifeless state, and then at Hei Zi lying unconscious in the corner, Zhang Zhihe understood perfectly well what was going on.
A change of conscience, or voluntary?
You're kidding me! It must have been the Xu brothers who made the move!
I heard that Blackie is a ruthless character in the city, someone who can kill a bull with one punch!
They were actually taken down by the Xu brothers... just like that?
Who exactly are these Xu brothers? Their skills are terrifying!
The look in his eyes when he looked at Xu Kuo had changed from gratitude to deep awe.
Sheng Xu didn't care whether they did it voluntarily or not; he only looked at the facts.
Wang Ming and his son have been accused of inciting a crowd to cause trouble and extortion, and now there is conclusive evidence of assault!
His face darkened, and with a wave of his hand, he spoke with an air of authority: "Enough with the nonsense! Cuff Wang Ming, Wang Chengxiang, and all these guards! Take them back to the station!"
"Yes!" Several police officers responded and stepped forward, pulling out gleaming handcuffs. "Click! Click!" With a few crisp sounds, the cold handcuffs locked the wrists of Wang Ming and his son.
The icy touch sent a shiver down Wang Ming's spine, completely snapping him out of his dazed state. Boundless fear instantly gripped him!
It's really over!
Once he's in the police force, he's definitely going to lose his job as secretary!
They might end up eating cornbread and going to jail!
"No! Don't arrest me!" Wang Ming suddenly looked up, ignoring the injuries on his face, crawled a few steps on his knees, and desperately kowtowed in the direction of Zhang Zhihe and Xu Kuo, tears streaming down his face.
"Brother Zhang! Master Xu! I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Please, please have mercy on us! Ask Captain Sheng for mercy! Let us go! We'll never dare to do it again! We really won't dare to do it again!"
"Please! Spare us!" Wang Chengxiang cried out, begging for mercy.
Xu Kuo looked at their ugly behavior, a cold light flashing in his eyes, and he snorted coldly.
"Now you know you were wrong? Too late! When you were bullying Brother Zhang, why didn't you think of this day? When you were extorting money from him, why didn't you think of the law? When you brought people to commit violence, why didn't you think of the consequences? It's all your own fault, you brought this upon yourselves, you deserve to die!"
"You!" Wang Ming was speechless, his words choking him. With no hope of mercy, the resentment and ruthlessness he had been suppressing finally erupted.
He suddenly raised his head, stared intently at Xu Kuo, and growled through gritted teeth.
"Xu Kuo! You just wait! I, Wang Ming, will remember this debt! Don't be too smug! Let me tell you, I'll be back sooner or later! When that happens, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Xu Kuo raised an eyebrow, looking at Wang Ming, who seemed to be going crazy, with some surprise.
This old bastard's already been arrested, and he's still thinking about revenge?
Xu Kuo suspected that Wang Ming must have connections, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant. He hadn't been caught all these years, and now he dared to speak so boldly.
Xu Kuo couldn't figure out who was above them, since they hadn't said anything about having someone above them even after what they had just done. It was only because the person above them was so powerful that they wouldn't dare to reveal anything even in this situation.
Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard, accompanied by an old man's anxious shouts: "Make way! Make way! Don't block the way! Saving lives is the priority! Young friend Xu Kuo! How are you? Hang in there! I've brought the medicine box!"
Everyone looked over at the sound and saw the old doctor Yang Zijie carrying a worn wooden medicine box, panting as he rushed into the courtyard. His forehead was covered in sweat, indicating that he had run all the way there.
"Make way! Let me see Xu Kuo's injuries!" Yang Zijie pushed through the crowd and rushed anxiously to the center of the courtyard.
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