Third Sister had given birth without a hitch, and Li Yi breathed a huge sigh of relief.
To be honest, before Third Sister gave birth, he was genuinely afraid something might happen to her.
It wasn’t that Li Yi was worrying needlessly; it was just that the story template he was following was a bit different, and anything could happen.
Judging by his current situation, he fit the mold of a male-oriented novel protagonist perfectly. According to the conventions of such stories, the protagonist was bound to be a tragic, solitary figure.
The standard setup involves coming from various “famous orphanages”—like the Qidian Orphanage, the Tomato Orphanage, the Shuqi Orphanage, or the Migu Orphanage.
Early on, it’s usually “father dead, mother missing, and an older sister who’s gone missing,” or “daughter living in a doghouse, wife being mistreated…”
In short, the protagonist’s relatives are invariably plagued by misfortune, serving merely as tools for him to show off, humiliate others, and demonstrate his protagonist’s aura.
Back when Jiang Xue went into labor and suddenly faced complications, it scared Li Yi half to death; he was genuinely worried that his third sister might fall victim to the same melodramatic plot.
Fortunately, this time it was a false alarm—mother and child were safe and sound, and Li Yi’s heart finally settled!
After transferring his third sister to a hospital room, he instructed his mother and brother-in-law to take good care of her and the baby, then left.
After all, his eldest sister and her husband were still at home waiting for news, so Li Yi had to go back and update them on the situation to put their minds at ease.
However, as soon as Li Yi reached the entrance of the alley, he spotted a Jeep parked right in front of his house.
Recognizing the familiar license plate, Li Yi’s heart skipped a beat. He immediately got out of the car and hurried toward his house.
Pushing open the living room door, Li Yi saw his eldest brother-in-law and Zhou Rui sitting on the sofa. A teapot and two teacups sat before them, the tea still steaming in the cups.
Seeing Li Yi enter, the two immediately stood up!
“Li Yi, you’re back?”
“Xiao Yi, how’s Nana?”
The first question came from Zhou Rui, and the second from his brother-in-law.
Li Yi first nodded at Zhou Rui, then turned to Yang Wenguang and said, “Brother-in-law, my third sister has given birth. It’s a big, healthy baby boy. Both mother and child are doing well. She’s been moved to a regular ward, and the doctor said she’ll be discharged in a day or two!”
“That’s good… that’s good!”
Then Yang Wenguang said again, “You talk to Director Zhou. I’ll go tell your sister the good news!”
With that, before Li Yi could say a word, he hurriedly left the living room.
Soon, only Li Yi and Zhou Rui remained in the living room.
Li Yi then looked at Zhou Rui and said, “Director Zhou, is there any news on that matter?”
Zhou Rui nodded, then took a file folder from the briefcase he was carrying and handed it to Li Yi.
Li Yi didn’t hesitate; he took the folder and opened it.
Inside was a thick stack of documents. Li Yi pulled them out and began reading immediately.
He had barely skimmed the beginning when the expression on Li Yi’s face changed…
“Director Zhou, is what’s written here true? Is this guy really that devious?”
Zhou Rui nodded and said, “It’s true. I never would have imagined that the son of a general would turn out to be such a scoundrel—a complete and utter scoundrel. It’s simply… simply…”
Having used “absolutely” twice in a row, Zhou Rui couldn’t even think of a word strong enough to describe the extent of Liu Dongping’s depravity.
According to their investigation, Liu Dongping wasn’t just slacking off at work—he was also abusing his position to embezzle public funds on a massive scale and misappropriate both public and private property.
If it were only these matters, it wouldn’t be so bad—for the scions of prominent families, such things are hardly unusual. What was truly unacceptable, however, was that this fellow had rounded up a bunch of small-time thugs, formed a gang called the Dragon-Tiger Gang, and proclaimed himself its leader.
Bolstered by Liu Dongping and the backing of the Liu family, this Dragon-Tiger Gang ran rampant in the southern part of the city, bullying merchants and disrupting their normal operations, harassing men and women, and acting with brazen arrogance. While they weren’t exactly up to every evil under the sun, they were certainly a scourge on the local community.
Most importantly, that bastard Liu Dongping couldn’t keep his hands to himself and was constantly messing around with women.
Moreover, the guy seemed to have a particular kink—he enjoyed forcing women, especially married women, commonly known as “married women.”
Of course, he wouldn’t let pretty young girls slip by either.
So far, the State Security Bureau has identified some seventy or eighty women who have been victimized by that scumbag, and who knows how many more remain unaccounted for.
What’s most infuriating is that every time that scumbag commits his crimes, he takes photos and uses them to threaten the victims into keeping quiet, forcing them to maintain an abnormal relationship with him for a long time.
Of course, over the years, there have been women who weren’t afraid of the Liu family’s power. Some went to the police station to file reports, while others wrote letters of complaint to the relevant authorities.
But Liu Dongping has long since blocked all these avenues—he has people stationed everywhere, from local police stations all the way up to the district bureau, and he even has connections within the disciplinary inspection department.
Often, as soon as a victim filed a report, members of the Dragon Tiger Gang would show up to intimidate her. They used all sorts of underhanded tactics to force her to back down—threatening her with dismissal from her job or even the safety of her family members.
Even the most resolute women, faced with such circumstances, ultimately had no choice but to swallow their pride and endure the humiliation.
If they ever encountered someone who would rather die than give in, they had a solution: they would simply transfer the entire family to a remote area, or even make them vanish without a trace.
In short, although the number of families victimized by that scumbag Liu Dongping and the Dragon-Tiger Gang over the years is beyond count, these bastards have blocked every avenue for the victims to fight back, allowing them to remain at large to this day.
What’s even more chilling is that, out of fear of the Liu family’s power, various departments in Beijing have chosen to remain silent about Liu Dongping’s countless atrocities, which has only emboldened these bastards—until Wang Anguo and Li Gang arrived.
The two of them had been transferred to the capital from the provinces and were not very familiar with the local situation. Moreover, as former military officers, they had a deep-seated hatred for evil.
Upon receiving the report, they naturally refused to turn a blind eye and promptly arrested Liu Dongping.
But what no one could have anticipated was that the bastard not only showed no remorse but, relying on his family’s influence, actually attempted to frame Wang Anguo, Li Gang, and the other investigators—acting as if he were above the law.
After reviewing the files, a cold expression flashed across Li Yi’s face, and he clenched the documents tightly in his hand, as if he were about to explode at any moment.
Seeing this, Zhou Rui immediately said, “We’re still conducting a thorough investigation into this matter and have already gathered substantial evidence. Should we intervene…?”
“No need. I can handle this myself!” Li Yi said in a deep voice.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want Zhou Rui to intervene, but if State Security got involved, the most likely outcome would be a warning from higher-ups to the Liu family—and there was an eighty percent chance the matter would be swept under the rug.
The best-case scenario would be Liu Dongping facing some punishment, but it would absolutely not affect the Liu family standing behind that bastard!
This was absolutely not the outcome Li Yi wanted. He had always believed in the principle of “if they don’t provoke me, I won’t provoke them; but if they do provoke me… I’ll uproot them completely.”
After all, he was taking on the Liu family. If he didn’t finish them off completely, once they recovered, they would undoubtedly spare no effort to exact revenge on him.
Li Yi had no desire to be targeted by such a powerful clan, so he decided: if he was going to do this, he had to uproot the entire Liu family.
As long as his enemies remained alive, he wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly!
“What’s your plan? If you need any help, just ask,” Zhou Rui said.
Li Yi paused to think for a moment, then said, “Director Zhou, have your people keep an eye on Liu Dongping and the key members of the Dragon and Tiger Gang. I need to know their whereabouts at all times!”
“No problem!”
“I’ll handle the rest.”
“Alright…”
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