Zeng Xianren was so angry he could have killed Xu Xiangbei, but he had to force a smile and say, "Brother Xu, look at me, I’ve been so busy I lost my head.
What I mean is to let them pay up, and I’ll go over and persuade him right away, get them to settle, obediently come up with 500,000, and this matter is on me!"
Actually, he was already cursing Xu Xiangbei’s ancestors in his heart.
"Ah, that would be great, it’s really troubling you, Captain Zeng, so when can I get out?"
Xu Xiangbei’s face carried a faint smile, and inside, he was quite pleased. Who wouldn’t want to earn half a million for nothing?
"It won’t take more than half an hour, just wait, I’ll solve it for you!" Zeng Xianren said as he walked out of the cell, leaving Xu Xiangbei with a solitary silhouette.
Watching that receding figure, Xu Xiangbei couldn’t help but sigh: Ah, the police are getting more formidable these days!
As Zeng Xianren turned around, his face darkened; someone who didn’t know might think he’d lost his parents.
Meanwhile, in another part of the cell, Chen Pingfan was incredibly anxious. Initially, he was very frightened by this situation, but under Zeng Xianren’s threats and bribes, he had no choice but to comply and reach out to Xu Xiangbei with his sinister grip.
But in the end, to his dismay, he found that Xu Xiangbei was the biggest demon. In front of him, Chen was like a chick, posing no threat at all, and his little followers who could fight in normal times were easily taken down, leaving his own life in the hands of others.
In the end, under Xu Xiangbei’s patient persuasion, he dug a big pit and then jumped into it himself, tasked with finding the most beautiful girl in Huaxia within half a year.
No, it had to be a beauty almost impossible to find in the mortal realm, to be his sister and then bring her to Xu Xiangbei as his girlfriend.
And that’s not even the key part. The most important thing is this so-called "sister" must be understanding and gentle.
Chen Pingfan didn’t even know what to say, wondering if such a rare species even exists in the world?
Even if it did, it might not be a girl. At this point, Chen Pingfan suddenly thought of a place; he considered that if he really couldn’t find a way, he might have to make a trip to Thailand, where some things might pass for the real deal!
But for now, he wasn’t that pessimistic because Xu Xiangbei was still in the police station, which was basically run by Zeng Xianren now.
At that time, he could find any excuse to lock Xu Xiangbei up for a few years and then let himself go, wouldn’t that settle everything, ha!
But it seemed like he was going to betray Zeng Xianren just a moment ago; that’s quite troubling. When he comes back to interrogate me, I’ll go for a bitter trick first.
Chen Pingfan’s mind was racing with different plans and exits, which was one of the reasons he managed to survive till now, always finding ways to juggle.
"Bang!" The door of the interrogation room swung open as Zeng Xianren came in with a dark face.
Chen Pingfan immediately plastered a smile on his face, stepping forward respectfully: "Brother Zeng, how’s it going?"
Zeng Xianren’s expression was threatening: "What do you think? I’m telling you, Chen Pingfan, you’ve caused big trouble this time. They are going to sue you, do you understand?"
"No way, Brother Zeng, I did everything according to your orders!" Chen Pingfan looked genuinely fearful.
"What are you saying? What did I ask you to do?" Zeng Xianren jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, roaring loudly.
"You, didn’t you tell me to break him?" Chen Pingfan was terrified, stuttering as he spoke.
"Slap!" Zeng Xianren swung his hand and slapped him.
"Don’t falsely accuse people here, did I ever instruct you to do anything? As you said, your sister committed suicide for Xu Xiangbei, so you came to him for revenge, and now you’re blaming it on me, what do you mean?"
Chen Pingfan clutched his face, tears welling up, and he wanted to rush up and finish off Zeng Xianren, but he could only think about it in his head.
He desperately suppressed his anger, knowing whose territory this was!
Today, this matter was something he could only hold in his heart; it was indeed Zeng Xianren who ordered him to do it.
But he couldn’t say it, he could only admit to doing it himself, like the saying about mud falling in your pants—it’s dirt regardless of if it’s dirt or not; otherwise, his outcome would be tragic.
"Yes, yes, I was wrong, this was my momentary lapse, I just couldn’t stand Xu Xiangbei, that’s why I did it. So what do you say we do now? Little brother here has an 80-year-old mother and a 3-year-old child to feed. If I really go to prison, what about them? Brother Zeng, please have mercy and save me!"
Chen Pingfan pleaded with his face covered, almost kneeling before Zeng Xianren.
Seeing his appearance, Zeng Xianren had a glimmer of satisfaction in his eyes: "Hey, it’s not that this matter can’t be solved. Xu Xiangbei said he is willing to settle?"
"Then what’s his condition?"
"He said not much, just a hundred thousand or so!"
"What?" Chen Pingfan’s voice suddenly raised.
"Keep it down, I’m not deaf. A hundred thousand, he said give him a hundred thousand, and this matter is settled!"
"A hundred thousand? Why doesn’t he go rob instead, forget it, Brother Zeng, tell him I don’t have the money, but I have a life. Let him sue me!"
Chen Pingfan looked downcast. Though he had some money, he didn’t have a hundred thousand.
He would rather go to jail, moreover, Xu Xiangbei wasn’t seriously injured. At most, he’d do three to four years in prison and even perhaps be out in a few months.
Zeng Xianren heard him say he was willing to go to jail, his expression sank, he felt his own desire was too greedy, reaping too much, shooting himself in the foot, but he had no choice but to continue the act.
"You better think clearly, this is intentional injury, it could result in more than ten years of imprisonment!" His tone carried a threat.
"Why? Xu Xiangbei wasn’t even heavily injured? Besides, I wasn’t the main culprit!" Chen Pingfan was prepared to break the situation, looking calm, subtly threatening Zeng Xianren.
"What are you saying? You weren’t the main culprit, then who was?"
"Anyway, I’m no main culprit, someone else is!" Chen Pingfan was cursing in his mind: Aren’t you asking the obvious?
"And I have evidence!"
Listening to his words, Zeng Xianren’s face grew darker, looking at Chen Pingfan, his eyes were filled with a ferocious light, as if ready to silence him.
"Where’s the evidence?"
Facing the ferocious Zeng Xianren, Chen Pingfan swallowed, bracing himself: "The evidence is with a distant relative of mine, anyway, if anything happens to me in the cell, he’ll immediately reveal the main culprit and directly sue in court!"
"Are you threatening me?" The voice came from Hell, as if from the netherworld, like the howl of a hungry wolf.
"Brother Zeng, what do you mean? I don’t understand what you’re saying. I threaten you? Why would I threaten you? Anyway, you aren’t the main culprit!" Having decided to break the situation, Chen Pingfan became fearless, speaking without regard, leaving Zeng Xianren at a loss for words.
"How about this, brother, don’t say I don’t help you. You and I are good brothers, you take 500,000, and I’ll take 500,000, my 500,000 I’ll lend to you without interest, just write an IOU! Then hand the money over to him and this will be done, see how good I am?"
Zeng Xianren, helpless, stepped forward, patting Chen Pingfan on the shoulder, pretending to be affable.
"Then just send me to court, I’d rather go to jail!" Chen Pingfan steeled his heart, speaking calmly, his fearlessness frightened Zeng Xianren. He really wanted to silence him but couldn’t.
As the saying goes, the bold fear the shameless, the shameless fear the fearless, and the fearless fear the mentally ill. Now, Chen Pingfan seemed fearless, a typical tough nut, except for lunatics, who else on earth would he fear.
Zeng Xianren, having no choice, finally gritted his teeth, speaking with great heartache: "Haha, brother, I’ll help you all the way, I can’t watch you go to jail, you hand over 500,000, and I’ll give you 500,000, and this will be solved, alright?"
"This..." Chen Pingfan wanted to say more, but seeing Zeng Xianren’s increasingly dark face, the murderous look in his eyes, always ready to consume someone, he swallowed, knowing he should not push further.
He immediately changed his tone: "That’s great, Brother, you are truly my savior, you are living Buddha, I will be grateful to you forever!"
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