"Uncle, there's no need."
Zhang Cheng smiled calmly, pushed aside the old village chief, and walked forward slowly.
His innate composure caused the previously boisterous villagers to unconsciously make way for him.
Zhong Te watched Zhang Cheng walk towards him step by step, surrounded by villagers who seemed to be lurking like a pack of wolves. His palms, gripping the gun, were drenched in cold sweat. An urge to fire immediately and a deep-seated fear were battling fiercely within him.
“Zhong Te”.
Zhang Cheng stood still, his voice calm, yet carrying a power that pierced through people's hearts.
"You didn't come to arrest me for no reason."
"You should know that Secretary Liu told me to go back to the village to recuperate. The person who's backing you up must be someone important, right?"
Zhang Cheng's gaze seemed to see through everything. He didn't give Zhong Te a chance to speak and continued speaking to himself:
"Are they after the smelter?"
One sentence made Zhong Te's pupils suddenly contract!
This name is a top secret in the county recently! How could he know it?!
Seeing Zhong Te's horrified expression, Zhang Cheng understood that Zhou Yuanhang's intelligence was correct.
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips as he addressed the villagers around him in a loud voice: "Uncles and elders, please spread out a bit. I need to have a private chat with Deputy Director Zhong."
He then looked at the three trembling young police officers.
"Comrades, please step back as well."
The three of them instinctively looked at Zhong Te.
Zhong Te's eyes flickered with uncertainty before he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Take five steps back!"
Once the bystanders had left, Zhang Cheng leaned close to Zhong Te's ear, his voice as soft as a devil's whisper.
"Zhong Te, do you think you're so smart? Or do you think I, Zhang Cheng, am just a pushover for you to manipulate?"
"You've secretly investigated me, so you should know that I'm the one who has the final say in Zhangjia Village. You dare to mess with me with just three people? Who gave you the guts?"
"You!" Zhong Te's face flushed red with anger at this crude yet direct remark.
Zhang Cheng completely ignored his anger and continued to use cold words to scrape away at his self-esteem.
"Everything you have is given to you by the Liu family. Without Liu Miaomiao, what are you? Just a pathetic wretch who climbed to the position of deputy director by relying on a woman's connections."
"Zhang Cheng, you fucking want to die!" Zhong Te completely lost control, raising his pistol sharply and pressing the dark muzzle firmly against Zhang Cheng's temple!
The entire room fell silent!
The hearts of all the villagers were in their throats!
However, Zhang Cheng laughed, a laugh full of contempt and disdain.
"Shoot!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"Do you think you can leave Zhangjia Village alive after firing that shot today?"
“Let me tell you, if I fall, you and the person who backs you up will both be buried with me! My fellow villagers are my support. And you? What is your support? Is it that so-called ‘benefactor’ who used you as a pawn?”
Zhang Cheng's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, as if they could pierce Zhong Te's soul.
"You're just a dog in his hands, a dog he can discard at any time. You're not worthy to fight me."
“I…” Zhong Te trembled violently. Every word Zhang Cheng said hit his heart like a heavy hammer, shattering his pitiful pride.
"Do you want to know how Zhao Daming got the position of deputy director?"
Zhang Cheng changed the subject, his voice now filled with seduction.
"He always helped me, so he got promoted. But you, you've always opposed me, yet you're still stuck in the same place, and you're even going to be used as a pawn. Zhong Te, power bestowed by others is ultimately just a mirage. True power comes from what you seize with your own hands!"
"I can help you!"
Zhong Te suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse: "You..."
“I can get Zhao Daming promoted, and I can naturally help you advance as well.” Zhang Cheng’s lips curled into a playful smile. “The premise is that you have to have that value.”
Zhong Te was panting heavily, his inner defenses crumbling inch by inch. His desire for power and his fear of the future led him to make a choice.
"Zhong Yaodang!"
He practically spat out the name through gritted teeth.
"What?" Zhang Cheng's gaze sharpened.
“Zhong Yaodang sent me to deal with you!” Zhong Te deflated like a punctured balloon, completely slumped down. “He’s Li Yuanchao’s childhood friend, and Li Yuanchao likes Li Yuanyuan… Their connections are incredibly powerful; we can’t beat them…”
Zhang Cheng instantly understood all the key points.
It's that vixen Li Yuanyuan causing all those romantic entanglements again.
A flicker of annoyance crossed his mind, but more than that, a chilling fighting spirit stirred within him.
Second generation?
Hehe, so what?
In this era, where the law cannot reach, fists are used to settle scores!
If they don't follow the law, then... send them on their way!
“Deputy Director Zhong,” Zhang Cheng suddenly smiled and patted him on the shoulder, “I’ve decided, I’m going back to the county town with you.”
"Huh?" Zhong Te was completely stunned; the reversal was too fast for him to keep up with.
“Weren’t you here to arrest me? I’ll go with you.” Zhang Cheng smiled innocently. “Perfect, I also want to go to the county town to see what kind of extraordinary person this Zhong Yaodang is.”
Going to the county town is not about running away, but about facing the challenge!
He wanted to let those self-important second-generation rich kids know that Funing is not a place they can come and go as they please!
After speaking, Zhang Cheng turned around and faced all the villagers.
"Uncles and elders, please go back! I'm an old friend of Deputy Director Zhong. He invited me to the county for a cup of tea to discuss cooperation!"
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