Chapter 2547: Chapter 2449: Beware of Deception

Earlier, he had an aggressive demeanor, like he was going to ruin Liu Zhibin, but now he was filled with fear, completely unsure of how to handle the situation.

His hands were uncontrollably trembling, his mind was blank, and he could only pray for his brother to arrive quickly because the situation was beyond his control.

At this moment, Jiang Liang saw his brother Jiang Wei as his last straw. He believed his brother, who was experienced and capable, might be able to handle the situation well and smoothly extricate him from this mess?

If Jiang Wei knew his brother was such a clueless troublemaker, he might not even be able to catch his breath and would be directly angered to death. But he wasn’t aware that his brother had already dug a huge pit for him to fall into, so he was currently driving on his way to Huilong Town.

In the time that Jiang Liang was dazed, Liu Zhibin had already explained the whole story to Lawyer Yan in detail.

Yan Yucheng was a very meticulous person. He recorded the entire origin of the incident, the name and address of the newly renovated KTV under Jiang Liang’s name in the county, Liu Zhibin’s renovation schedule, the deposit and balance of the project, and how many workers were involved in the renovation—all details were noted down.

He also inquired about the conflict incident on the town supermarket’s construction site, why the conflict started, the time it occurred, and who were involved in physical confrontations—basically asking about all possible details.

After recording these, Yan Yucheng had a grasp of the situation, smiled at Liu Zhibin, and said:

"Mr. Liu, rest assured, this is just a regular civil dispute. Even if it goes through the proper channels, it doesn’t involve imprisonment, at most there might be some medical expenses to compensate, but certainly not as much as 200,000."

"As for the balance of the project, you needn’t worry. I will help address the contract issues promptly. The labor bureau will not allow such a malicious incident to occur; I’ll apply for labor arbitration on your behalf without any major issues. He won’t escape owing this money."

"Now, what I need to do is visit the hospital to understand the situation of the injured party and be prepared for anything. If you need anything, just call me. Notify me if any signatures are required, I’ll rush back as soon as I can. Until I’ve reviewed any documents, do not easily sign with your or your family’s names, be cautious of deception."

Saying this, Yan Yucheng stood up, put all the entrusted documents back into his briefcase, turned around and saw Xu Zehua and Hou Penglin, then asked:

"Which of you is the officer responsible for this case?"

Xu Zehua and Hou Penglin exchanged a glance, and Hou Penglin had no choice but to step forward with a stiff smile:

"I’m the chief here, my name is Hou Penglin. If Lawyer Yan has any questions, feel free to ask me."

Yan Yucheng smiled, "I’m Yan Yucheng, the representing lawyer for Mr. Liu Zhibin in this case. Here’s my business card."

Yan Yucheng passed his business card to Hou Penglin, then turned back to look at Liu Zhibin, who was handcuffed, and said meaningfully:

"Your office’s way of handling things is indeed distinctive. In a civil dispute, your officers can differentiate like this. My client is handcuffed, yet the other party can sit on the sofa leisurely drinking tea. Quite peculiar!"

Without Yan Yucheng pointing it out, Xu Zehua and Hou Penglin hadn’t even noticed. But as he spoke, both followed his gaze, and their hearts skipped a beat.

Indeed, Liu Zhibin was being questioned, handcuffed and sitting on a cold bench, while Jiang Liang was being treated to nice food and drinks. Just seeing this scene was enough to see which side the police station was on.

Being scrutinized by Yan Yucheng’s sarcastic gaze, Xu Zehua’s smile faltered, turning sharply to Hou Penglin and whispering:

"What are you staring at? Go and unlock those handcuffs!"

Hou Penglin saw the situation, hurriedly moved to unlock the handcuffs, when suddenly, Huo Sining, who had been playing with her nails on the sofa, stood up and chuckled:

"Why unlock them? They’re fine where they are. The police have the responsibility and duty to assist in civil case investigations. Liu Zhibin injured someone; what if he acts violently again?"

"If a civil dispute fails to reach an understanding, we can upgrade it to a criminal case. Directly hand it over to the judicial department, let the courts handle it. Taking it through proper legal channels and resolving it via litigation is also good, don’t you agree, Director Xu?"

Hearing this, Xu Zehua turned green, tears welled within, almost ready to kneel before Huo Sining.

"Madam, ancestor, can you stop playing? I’m terrified of you, isn’t that enough?"

With hands clasped together, Xu Zehua pleaded with Huo Sining, almost in tears.

If this matter escalated to a criminal case and reached the judicial organs, he’d truly be done for. Once it gets official, Du Wenfeng and Tan Minghui couldn’t be kept in the dark, no amount of mouths could explain it.

Huo Sining remained innocent-looking: "But if we don’t do it this way, they’ll try to ruin us, even try to imprison us."

"Oh, right, he wanted to tarnish Mr. Liu’s project team’s reputation so he can’t get any more jobs, isn’t that what he said? Director Xu, your people are really interesting, yesterday a guy named Lei De said he’d kill me, today someone else wants to cut off someone’s career prospects; living here must be tough, such fierce competition!"

Huo Sining spoke with a tone full of mockery, as if joking, but Xu Zehua found it anything but amusing and felt chilled to the bone.

Huo Sining seemed calm, eyes gentle, showing no signs of temper, but when Lei De was mentioned, Xu Zehua knew this madam was truly angry.

"Miss Huo, trust me once more, I promise to handle this properly. Have your lawyer, Mr. Wu, Mr. Liu and his family rest in the lounge over there, let me handle this. I’ll surely give you a satisfactory solution, okay?"

With a low posture, Xu Zehua stared imploringly at Huo Sining, as humble as can be.

For however long Huo Sining stayed silent, Xu Zehua awaited eagerly, sinking mentally deeper, almost into abyssal depths, until she finally sighed, looked at Xu Zehua and said:

"Director Xu, you should know my temper from yesterday. With such an incident, not shooting that guy is already an outcome of his fortunes!"

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