Chapter 590: Chapter 595: No Witnesses_1
Upon receiving Yang Ling’s instructions, Qin Lang dared not delay and immediately dialed Director Liu Haidong, head of the criminal investigation division at the city’s Public Security Bureau...
Yang Ling had specifically requested Director Liu because not long before, he had seen the portly director dining in a private room at Longyue Building. Yang Lin had even toasted with the director at that dinner.
Having heard Yang Ling’s clamor, Lin Feng looked at him with slight bewilderment, chuckling inwardly.
The mayor’s son? Isn’t the mayor of Jiangzhou City Cao Tiannan? How can this guy claim to be the mayor’s son? Does Mayor Cao have a mistress who gave Cao Ying such a quirky brother?
When Cao Ying heard Yang Ling claim to be the mayor’s son, her expression showed a hint of surprise. Of course, she knew that besides Mayor Cao, Jiangzhou City had four deputy mayors. She also knew that Yang Tian was the executive deputy mayor of Jiangzhou City, his rank only slightly lower than that of her father, Cao Tiannan.
No wonder Yang Ling was so arrogant. Yang Tian was slightly older than Cao Tiannan. He had deeper experience in the venue of Jiangzhou than Cao Tiannan and possessed strong abilities. If not for Cao Tiannan’s unique foresight in economic development, Yang Tian might have genuinely had a chance at promotion!
In other words, Yang Tian was actually Cao Tiannan’s rival. The two had almost no personal interaction outside of work, which was why Yang Ling didn’t recognize Cao Ying, leading to today’s tragic situation...
For Yang Ling, this was indeed a tragedy! When Yang Ling saw the expressions on Lin Feng and Cao Ying’s faces change, he assumed they were scared. He smirked arrogantly and said, "Scared now? Too late! You’ll learn not to mess with me once we get to the station!"
Lin Feng and Cao Ying exchanged a strange look, both tacitly choosing not to speak. They shook their heads, preparing to leave directly!
Neither Lin Feng nor Cao Ying could be bothered with this foolish son of a deputy mayor any longer. If this situation escalated, it could tarnish the reputations of Cao Ying and her father, Cao Tiannan, which would be detrimental.
"Think you can leave? Qin Lang, call some people to stop them!" Upon seeing Lin Feng and Cao Ying wanting to leave, Yang Ling instinctively roared.
At this moment, the two security guards Lin Feng had just knocked down had patted themselves off and gotten back up. Including the backup that had arrived, a total of seven or eight men now blocked the bar’s entrance, preventing Lin Feng from leaving...
The Longyue Building’s security guards merely surrounded Lin Feng, not daring to act recklessly. Although they knew the man and woman before them had provoked the mayor’s son, who knew what their backgrounds were? The mayor’s son was naturally someone they couldn’t afford to offend. However, anyone who dared to provoke the mayor’s son was likely not a minor figure either!
Security guards at a place like Longyue Building were all very shrewd. Surrounding Lin Feng was a gesture to appease Yang Ling; actually fighting for him like a reckless fool would be idiotic...
Liu Haidong, the deputy director of Jiangzhou City’s Public Security Bureau, was no fool either. However, when Qin Lang called to that Yang Ling had been beaten up in a bar at Longyue Building, he had no choice but to abandon his dinner and rush over to assess the situation.
"Little Qin, Yang Ling, what happened? What are all these people doing here, causing such a commotion?" Dressed in plain clothes, the portly Liu Haidong, accompanied by a young detective in his twenties, pushed through the human wall of security guards at the entrance and walked into the bar, asking nonchalantly.
"Director Liu, you’ve come at just the right time..." Seeing Liu Haidong appear, Yang Ling approached joyfully, pointed at his own neck, and said to Liu Haidong, "Director Liu, look at my neck! That bastard almost killed me..."
When Liu Haidong entered the bar, he saw Lin Feng surrounded by numerous security guards but looking perfectly calm. He initially assumed Lin Feng and Yang Ling were just messing around. However, one glance at Yang Ling’s neck and Liu Haidong’s expression changed instantly.
Yang Ling’s neck was already bright red, with a deep purple palm print clearly visible! Such a mark would have required considerable force. Someone had actually injured Young Master Yang! Cold sweat instantly trickled down Liu Haidong’s back!
"Who are you, and why did you intentionally assault him?!" Liu Haidong glared at Lin Feng, questioning him with a stern voice and harsh expression!
Intentional assault was a criminal offense. Liu Haidong, resentful and eager to curry favor with Yang Ling, had already decided to classify Lin Feng’s actions as such...
The same incident could be defined as a brawl or instigating trouble, but these charges were clearly not as severe as intentional assault. Having worked in the public security system for over a decade, Liu Haidong was naturally adept at such nuances. With a single, casually posed question, he had already backed Lin Feng into a corner!
"Me, intentionally assault someone?" Lin Feng pointed at Yang Ling, looked at Liu Haidong with a smirk, and said, "I didn’t intentionally assault anyone. Isn’t this fellow still alive and kicking? He’s not injured at all, alright!"
"Hmph! Whether Young Master Yang is injured isn’t for you to say. We’ll have him examined at the hospital!" Liu Haidong replied to Lin Feng coldly. "As for you, who are you to dare cause trouble at Longyue Building? How did your family raise you?"
Liu Haidong didn’t recognize Lin Feng, but he knew that anyone who could afford to spend money at Longyue Building was not to be underestimated. Therefore, he didn’t immediately order his subordinates to handcuff Lin Feng.
"Who I am is none of your concern..." Lin Feng, unaccustomed to leveraging his family’s status, retorted to Liu Haidong, "I certainly didn’t intentionally assault this Young Master Yang. He was harassing my girlfriend in the bar and speaking offensively. I merely pulled him away and then asked him to apologize. That’s the simple truth of what happened. Many people in the bar saw it; they can all testify for me!"
Girlfriend?!
It finally dawned on Yang Ling.
So Lin Feng and Cao Ying aren’t siblings! Damn it, I’ve been played by this guy!
This realization infuriated him further.
"Is that so? Young Master Yang, what do you say?" Liu Haidong felt a headache coming on after hearing Lin Feng’s account. He turned to Yang Ling and asked, feigning nonchalance.
"Heh heh... Director Liu, since he claims so many people can testify for him, why don’t you just ask the witnesses!" Yang Ling’s tone grew increasingly ominous. He sneered, his gaze sweeping across the bar, then said gravely to Liu Haidong.
Yang Ling naturally knew Lin Feng’s account was much closer to the truth than his own; it could even be said to be the actual course of events.
However, in this bar, who would dare testify for Lin Feng at the risk of offending Mayor Yang?
"I was drinking just now, I didn’t see anything..."
"I was playing a game on my phone just now, didn’t hear any commotion! Not sure..."
"I only saw that guy grab Young Master Yang’s neck..."
The truth was, no one dared to testify for Lin Feng. When Liu Haidong questioned the young patrons in the bar, they all claimed to be unclear about what had happened. A few who did speak up even helped Yang Ling by pointing fingers at Lin Feng...
The smile on Lin Feng’s face grew increasingly strange!
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