“Clap, clap, clap!”
As Wang Anguo turned to go back inside to make the call, Li Yi clapped his hands and said to the Liu uncle and nephew, “What a masterful retreat-to-advance strategy! What a noble act of putting the greater good before family ties! I’m truly impressed!”
Although the performance between the Liu siblings had been smooth and convincing just now,
it was still just a performance. Others might not have noticed, but Li Yi, having lived two lifetimes, possessed a keen eye—how could he possibly miss it?
From the moment Li Yi stepped through the Wang family’s front door, he’d sensed something was off.
Although the Liu family wasn’t a first-rate clan, they were certainly among the top of the second tier. The head of the Liu family possessed both keen insight and considerable power; otherwise, he wouldn’t have held such a high position.
After all that had happened, there was no way he would let Liu Dongping act recklessly—unless he was truly a brainless fool.
But a general who had survived the war—how could he possibly lack even this basic awareness? Clearly, there was another motive behind this.
Earlier, Li Yi hadn’t understood what the Liu family was up to. But when this man and woman stepped forward and staged this spectacle of sacrificing family for the greater good right before his eyes, Li Yi finally saw through it.
All this time, the Liu family had been using a strategy of retreating to advance—prepared to sacrifice Liu Dongping in order to protect the rest of the Liu family.
Liu Xiao, the third son of the Liu family, was about to speak when he was stopped by his niece, Liu Dongxia.
Liu Dongxia slowly walked up to Li Yi and said, “So you’re Li Yi. Everyone says the Jiang family has an extraordinary son-in-law. Now that I’ve met you, you really are quite the handsome fellow!”
“Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Liu Dongxia, Liu Dongping’s older sister. This is my third uncle, Liu Xiao…”
Before she could finish, Li Yi said coolly, “I’m not interested in your identities. And I’d like to add that this little charade you’ve staged is truly terrible!”
Liu Dongxia’s pupils contracted slightly, and she glared at Li Yi. “What do you mean by that?”
“Exactly what I said. Do you really think that by putting on this charade of sacrificing family for the greater good, you can absolve the entire Liu family of blame?” Li Yi said with a smirk.
“So it seems you’re determined to destroy the Liu family?” Liu Dongxia said coldly.
Li Yi replied indifferently, “They say birds of a feather flock together. You and that scum of a brother of yours share the same twisted values!”
“What do you mean by that?” Liu Dongxia frowned.
“What do you mean I’m determined to destroy the Liu family? Why don’t you take a look at the filthy deeds your own family members have committed?”
Li Yi continued, “Honestly, before that scumbag Liu Dongping framed my brother, I had absolutely no connection with your Liu family and couldn’t care less about you. So where does this talk of ‘ruining your family’ come from? You’re just digging your own graves!”
“Li Yi, don’t go too far!”
“Me, going too far? What a joke. It was clearly your Liu family that provoked me first, yet you claim I’m trying to destroy you. You Lius really do have your values growing out of your asses—how twisted!” Li Yi said coldly.
Liu Dongxia suppressed her anger and said in a low voice, “What Dongping did certainly violated Party discipline and national laws, but now that he has turned himself in and will face legal judgment, I hope this matter ends here…”
Before she could finish, Li Yi cut her off coldly: “End it here? Do you really think that’s possible?”
“You…”
Liu Dongxia then fixed her gaze on Li Yi and said coldly, “It seems you’re determined to go down in flames with the Liu family?”
“We’ll go down fighting—do you even have what it takes?” Li Yi said with a look of contempt.
“Don’t think that just because the Jiang and Ye families have your backs, you can look down on the Liu family. We’ve made a name for ourselves in Beijing—we’re no pushovers!” Liu Dongxia snapped angrily.
“It’s not that I underestimate your Liu family, but raising a scum like Liu Dongping shows just how limited your vision is. If you want to go down fighting with me, you’re not even worthy of the challenge!”
In his previous life, when Liu Dongping’s crimes were exposed, the Liu family narrowly escaped disaster by sacrificing their own kin in the name of justice.
Though they didn’t emerge completely unscathed—the head of the Liu family eventually stepped back from the limelight because of it—at least no one else was implicated, and the second and third generations of the Liu family went on to do quite well for themselves.
But in this life, since they were so determined to prove themselves in front of him, Li Yi would absolutely not give them any chance to make a comeback.
“What exactly do you want before you’ll stop?” Liu Dongxia said, struggling to contain her rage.
Although she didn’t want to admit it, the Liu family was truly no match for the Jiang family, especially since that bastard had the Ye family backing him.
Furthermore, he had good relations with the Lin and Liang families as well.
There were even rumors that Old Chen held this guy in high regard and frequently dropped by his home.
Therefore, as long as there was any room for compromise, Liu Dongxia didn’t want her family to go head-to-head with this guy.
“If you want me to back down, that’s fine. First, your Liu family must not interfere with Liu Dongping’s trial. Whether it’s life imprisonment or the death penalty, he must face the full force of the law!”
Li Yi continued, “Second, everyone involved in this matter—especially those who acted as Liu Dongping’s accomplices—must all face consequences, including but not limited to those small-time thugs, officials at all levels, and public security cadres!”
“And your husband must voluntarily step down from his position, and the entire Liu family must get out of Beijing!”
Upon hearing these words, not only were Liu Dongxia and Liu Dongping, the brother and sister, terrified, but even Wang Anguo, who had just emerged from the room, as well as Zhou Wen, Yang Zhiwen, and the others standing behind Li Yi, were left speechless.
This left absolutely no room for Liu Dongping or the Liu family to survive!
If the Liu family were to agree to Li Yi’s terms, the day of their complete annihilation would not be far off.
After all, a political family like the Lius had no shortage of rivals, and given the extremely sensitive position held by a certain member of the Liu family, who knows how many people were keeping a close eye on them.
Once the Liu family lost power, their rivals wouldn’t miss the chance to crush them completely—even without the Jiang and Ye families lifting a finger.
In fact, the fact that Li Yi’s manifestos and the materials he’d gathered were able to be distributed smoothly wasn’t entirely due to Jiang Longcheng’s influence.
To be honest, without Old Master Jiang’s direct involvement, Jiang Longcheng’s influence simply isn’t that great.
There were other forces behind the scenes fanning the flames, with some hoping to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
Liu Dongxia and Liu Xiao clearly hadn’t anticipated that Li Yi’s demands would be so harsh; the rage on their faces was now impossible to hide.
Liu Dongxia shouted angrily, “Li Yi, do you really think the Liu family is afraid of you? Since you’ve left us no way out, the Liu family won’t let you off easy either!”
No sooner had she finished speaking than Li Yi replied coldly, “Fine. Then let’s each play by our own rules…”
Just then, the familiar wail of a police siren suddenly echoed from outside.
Immediately afterward, a police car pulled up in front of the Wang family’s gate.
Before long, Li Gang, Yin Jianping, and the others walked in from outside, accompanied by several uniformed police officers.
Upon seeing Li Yi, Liu Dongping, and the others, as well as the courtyard filled with injured people, everyone was taken aback.
Li Gang immediately stepped forward and asked, “Comrade Li Yi, Chief Wang, are you all right?”
Wang Anguo replied immediately, “We’re all fine. The suspect, Liu Dongping, has turned himself in. Take them back for questioning, and get the injured to the hospital for treatment!”
“Yes, sir!”
As Li Gang and the others approached him with handcuffs, Liu Dongping looked at Liu Dongxia with terror in his eyes and cried out tremblingly, “Sis…”
Liu Dongxia understood her brother’s meaning and said immediately, “Dongping, go back with them first. Your sister and Dad will handle the rest!”
“Sis, you have to save me. I…”
Before he could finish, Li Gang snapped the handcuffs onto him and led him toward the police car outside.
After Liu Dongping was taken away, Liu Dongxia didn’t stay there either. After shooting Li Yi a glare, she left the Wang residence with Liu Xiao…
………