Under investigation by relevant departments, everything gradually came to light. Yan Jiecheng's actions immediately came to the attention of those with ulterior motives.
The higher-ups responded with just a few simple words: "Handle him severely." The police officers who received the order did not alert him. The investigation into Yan Jiecheng's involvement in protecting others in robbery and extortion had already been completed. But for Yan Jiecheng to act so recklessly, someone must be protecting him.
The authorities are still gathering evidence to dismantle Yan Jiecheng's protective network as well. Moreover, they also intend to dismantle the drug trafficking ring.
Before the relevant departments could take any action against Yan Jiecheng, his retaliation had already begun. Wei Hua wasn't a fool; Wei Hua had some kind of cheat code.
Whether it was fate or the result of Yan Jiecheng's many evil deeds, on his way to his entertainment club, someone suddenly rushed out carrying explosives.
Yan Jiecheng was trembling with fear as soon as he got off the bus. Because he had broken his leg before and his physical condition was not very good, Yan Jiecheng could not run fast at all.
Because he came here every day, Yan Jiecheng was completely unprepared and didn't even have any henchmen with him. Yan Jiecheng had considered running to his entertainment club, but the other party was coming from that direction, and given the power of the explosives they had, running there would be like walking into a trap.
Seeing the approaching figures, Yan Jiecheng could only speed up his escape. He even threw things around him at the two men who were trying to harm him.
If I can stall for time, my men will definitely find out what's happening here, and then no one will be able to hurt me.
Yan Jiecheng knew all this, and so did the two men seeking revenge. They decided to pursue Yan Jiecheng from both sides; even if they could stop one, the other could catch up. Soon, the two men were closing the distance between themselves and Yan Jiecheng.
Yan Jiecheng knew that continuing to run on the street would be futile, so in order to attract more attention, he started running towards the overpass.
People were coming and going on the overpass, and Yan Jiecheng believed that the other party wouldn't dare to take any action. But Yan Jiecheng underestimated the power of hatred. If Yan Jiecheng could do such a thing to get revenge on Sha Zhu, what about those whose families he had ruined?
One of them, seeing that they had caught up with Yan Jiecheng, immediately detonated the explosives in his hand. Although the thing looked terrifying, its power was about the same as fireworks. There was a loud bang, but unfortunately, not a single piece of concrete on the bridge was blown away.
This startled everyone. Someone like Yan Jiecheng didn't have time to care about the power of the attack. At that moment, all Yan Jiecheng wanted was to escape.
Although he had dodged the explosive charge, the other person still had a bundle of explosives. If that were thrown at him, he would be dead for sure. The richer a person is, the more afraid they are of dying.
Yan Jiecheng could only limp and keep fleeing, escaping wherever the roads were complicated. The two behind him tried their best to chase after them, because there were other people behind them.
About ten minutes had passed, and Yan Jiecheng's men had arrived. Even the nearby police officers had received the information and were rushing to the scene.
Both sides wanted to get as close as possible to the people they wanted to be near. Yan Jiecheng, fleeing for his life, was oblivious to all this. All he knew was that these people were getting closer and closer. In his panic, Yan Jiecheng ran into a scrap metal yard.
Yan Jiekuang thought a business opportunity had come his way, and was just about to get up when he bumped into Yan Jiecheng. Yan Jiekuang, who was in the process of heating a paint bucket, bumped into his elder brother.
In his haste to escape, Yan Jiecheng ran so fast that he knocked Yan Jiekuang over, knocking over other things in the process.
The scrap yard was already a mess. The paint on the paint buckets was flammable and explosive, and Yan Jiecheng rolled into the junk along with it.
Whether it was bad luck or something else, Yan Jiecheng was instantly set on fire. Realizing what had happened, he could only quickly take off his clothes.
The surrounding area was littered with debris, including various types of plastic and plastic products. Yan Jiecheng's speed in undressing couldn't keep up with the rate at which these things burned. Not only were Yan Jiecheng's clothes on fire, but the surrounding area was also ablaze.
Yan Jiekuang was so anxious that tears streamed down his face, not because he was worried about Yan Jiecheng. He had spent money to acquire these things, and he was hoping to make money from them.
Don't expect to find any safety equipment in scrap yards; fire safety is not yet widely available in this era.
Two men who harbored grudges against Yan Jiecheng, upon seeing that he had already been burned, immediately stood there and burst into laughter, wishing he had been burned alive.
The police officers from the local station and Yan Jiecheng's men arrived, but they could only search for water elsewhere to rescue him. No one was willing to risk being burned themselves to go in and save him. The only option was for Yan Jiecheng to struggle to escape the fire, and then extinguish the flames on his body.
As Yan Jiecheng escaped, he tripped over some broken debris on the ground, causing him to burn for another minute or two. By the time the others rescued him, he was completely blackened by the burns; although he wasn't dead, he was severely burned.
While the police officers from the local police station were taking Yan Jiecheng to the hospital for treatment, they also arrested the two attackers.
After taking them back and questioning them, it turned out that these people all had a grudge against Yan Jiecheng. Their families had all suffered persecution at Yan Jiecheng's hands. The two of them, at most, were only accused of intimidation; after a brief reprimand, they were released by the police at the local station. If it had actually been a bomb, they might have been sentenced, but their homemade concoction, aside from being louder, wasn't even a proper explosive. Its power was far less than that of ordinary fireworks.
Ordinary people don't know how to make bombs. The bombs they make are simply a concentrated version of the gunpowder from firecrackers. Due to their poor manufacturing skills, they're basically just larger firecrackers.
The relevant authorities saw that Yan Jiecheng had become like this. After Yan Jiecheng's surgery, they secretly detained him and conducted a surprise interrogation.
Yan Jiecheng wasn't very defiant and quickly confessed everything. His protective network wasn't very strong either. Soon, a group of people were brought down, including the head of the public security bureau and two city leaders.
Yan Jiecheng was just the trigger; there were many people like him, and those second-generation rich kids who were bewitched by him were basically arrested.
Perhaps because it was discovered earlier, this time the number of deaths was slightly less than in 1983. Originally, more than 20,000 people should have been executed, but this time there were fewer than 20,000.
However, quite a few people went to jail, and this crackdown has improved social morals considerably. After Yan Jiecheng was executed, his gang was effectively wiped out.
Bai Jie and Liu Guangqi were both implicated to some extent. Liu Guangqi fared relatively better; he mainly condoned others' drug trafficking. He wasn't directly involved himself, and although he was punished, he didn't go to jail. Bai Jie, however, was different. She was sentenced to two years in prison for forcing others into prostitution. The main responsibility naturally fell on Yan Jiecheng. Yan Jiecheng was the boss; Bai Jie was merely a pimp.
The biggest beneficiary of this affair should be Julie. Although she was Yan Jiecheng's mistress for a few months, those months also made Julie a millionaire.
Although most of the property was confiscated by the state—after all, it's understandable that a manager of a bar or entertainment venue would have a higher salary—the gold and silver jewelry that Yan Jie bought for Julie was also confiscated. However, his legally obtained assets were not recovered.
Julie thus became a winner in life. However, Julie didn't only gain advantages; she also suffered some disadvantages. Yan Jiecheng's illness was passed on to Julie. A single drink or action can reveal a whole world, and no one knows whether she ultimately benefited or suffered a loss.
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