Chapter 297: Demon Control Late at Night
When Old Jin tallied up Shi Guowei's invoices, he was shocked. It wouldn't have been a big deal if he hadn't counted them, but he did. Mayor Shi's spending was truly high, and it primarily went to two places: the Good Taste Restaurant and the Dongli Famous Cigarette and Liquor Store.
Tian Dehan and I met again. I said, "Secretary, it's obvious that both of these businesses were run by Shi Guowei. He also runs hotels, shops, and a battlefield, taking advantage of every opportunity to make money."
He treats being an official as a business. He'll do anything that makes money. He has no business caring about how Dongli develops. If you don't take down a man like him, you'll be doing a disservice to the people of Dongli."
Tian Dehan nodded.
I discussed the details with him and let Lao Jin take the lead, collect information first, and then report it under real name.
In the following days, I clearly felt that someone was following me every day.
I called Chun Yazi over and told him the situation. He patted his chest and said that two or three of them would not be his match.
I said, "I walk home along the riverbank every night. You can just stand a hundred or two hundred meters away from me and follow me."
So, I always returned home at 11 o'clock every night. The riverbank was deserted. One day, two days, three days were fine. But on the fourth night, something happened.
It was a moonless night, lit only by the dim glow of streetlights. A gentle breeze picked up, and for December, the nights were a bit chilly. I had a premonition that the trees along the riverbank were setting an ambush.
As expected, two figures rushed out from the woods. I threw a handful of "fixing powder" and the two men immediately squatted down.
Chun Yazi heard the noise and came running up. I said, "Drag them to the woods."
Chun Yazi dragged the two people down the embankment as if they were carrying New Year pigs.
I sat cross-legged across from them. "Two heroes, I, Wan Shanhong, don't know you. If we don't know each other, we have no grudges. Why do you want to harm me?"
Chun Yazi shouted, "Hurry up and tell me."
The two men were still trying to force their way through. I said, "I, Wan Shanhong, have been traveling the world. Without some skill, I wouldn't dare give a lecture in Dongli Town. Tell me, who ordered this?"
Chun Yazi said, "Three nice words are not worth a slap in the face." Then he hit the two men, one on the left and one on the right, until they screamed.
After shouting, he still refused to confess.
I observed these two. They were fat and looked like dead pigs that were not afraid of boiling water. They just glared at us fiercely.
The other thin man, though tough, was clearly just an accomplice. So, I'll start with the thin man. I smiled at him and said, "You don't want to tell me, right? I'll rip off one of your arms and cripple you."
Chun Yazi stared at me, thinking I was joking.
I pushed the thin man's left hand, and it dislocated instantly. He was so frightened that his face turned pale. He cried out "Ouch!"
The fat man's expression also changed, and Chun Yazi became extremely envious.
"I'll give you three minutes. If you don't tell me within three minutes, your hand will always be like this. If you tell me, I'll push it back into place."
"I said, I said, he invited me to do it."
I reset the thin man's left hand. I said to the fat man, "Do you want me to cripple you?"
He kowtowed and said, "No, no, it was Mayor Shi's brother-in-law who asked us to do it."
I said, "Okay, let's do it again. Please explain it in more detail. I want to record it."
He refused to speak again.
"Then your hands will be completely useless."
I was about to start. He bowed again and said, "Okay, I'll tell you. I'll tell you."
He repeated exactly what Mayor Shi's brother-in-law had said—essentially, that I, Wan Shanhong, was deliberately working against him. The Bainiao Lake project didn't want his sand and gravel, nor his construction team.
We need to give some advice to the new secretary, saying that industries that damage the ecology, such as sand field brick factories, should be rectified and the bamboo industry should be developed.
So, they need to show Wan Shanhong some strength, ideally by crippling one of her legs. As for a few years in jail, Mayor Shi promises to get them out.
After hearing this, Chunzi slapped the fat man twice more. This time, the fat man's mouth was bleeding. The thin man was so scared that he huddled up in a ball, afraid that Chunzi would hit him.
I said, "I haven't met anyone who wants to break my legs yet. But if I want to kill you, I have a way.
I'll give you two a plum blossom palm strike, and you'll never die, and there won't be much meaning in living. You feel weak all day long, heroes, do you want to give it a try?
The two men were so scared that they turned pale and shook their heads repeatedly.
"It's not over yet. You have to do one thing for me, or I won't hit you with the Plum Blossom Palm."
The thin man asked hurriedly: "Please tell me."
"Go back and tell Mayor Shi's brother-in-law that we've been following her for a while but haven't been able to take action. Besides, this isn't just words. Get his brother-in-law to write down the proof. How much does it cost to break Wan Shanhong's leg?"
The fat man said, "Don't look for him anymore. He has already signed the agreement."
I said, "Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, rush to the entrance of the Rising Sun Hotel and give it to him. Did you see it clearly?"
The fat man glanced at Chun Yazi a few more times.
"If you don't hand it in on time, you'll become useless, feeling powerless all day. I have a clear distinction between what I love and what I hate. If you go against me, I'll make it difficult for you.
Cooperate with me, and everything that happened before will be written off. Okay, I just gave you anesthesia, now I'll give you the antidote."
The two of them were tired again, so I said, "Let's go."
After the two of them disappeared, Chun Yazi said, "Master, if you have any other skills, please teach me some."
I said, "When my master taught me the art of immobilization, he told me to only teach it to three people. I taught it to Master Chen Er, Elder Shu, and my son. If I teach it to anyone else, my own skills will be wasted. As for the art of bone setting, if you want to learn it, go find Elder Shu. I can introduce you."
He smiled and said, "I don't want to learn bone setting. Since you can't teach me the art of body fixation anymore, I'll learn it from Elder Shu."
I laughed and said, "You are such a clever fellow."
The next day, Fatty handed Chun Yazi an envelope. Chun Yazi handed it to me and I opened it. It said, "Duan Wanshan's red hands and legs for 300,000 yuan."
I raised my head and smiled: "My worth is too low."
I met with Tian Dehan in the afternoon and told him everything. He slammed his hand on the table and said, "I'll get started right away."
Ten days later, news came: Guo Wei looked powerful, and he encountered Lao Jin who had evidence, "evidence of hiring a murderer" in Tian Dehan's hand, and materials collected on investments in the sand field and the hotel.
Shi Guowei was in trouble.
Unexpectedly, he was so vulnerable that he was called by the Discipline Inspection Commission and confessed after being frightened.
Shi Guowei was imprisoned, and a new mayor was appointed. I finally felt relieved. As for how Dongli would develop, that was Secretary Tian's responsibility.
Time flew by, and it was January of the second year in Shangzhou. The head of Shen's unit had also been replaced. He came to see me several times, and I told him about the case of Lao Jin from Dongli Town.
What it means is that you are also in charge of the finances and can collect Lao Ding's information. Lao Ding can make up stories and accuse you of having a relationship with a nightclub lady. Now that the situation has changed, you can fight back.
Director Shen said, "Old Ding has lost his mind and is willing to claim reimbursement for anything."
I said, "You figure out how to do it yourself."
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