The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"You won't kill me, because my death is of no benefit to you,"

Chen Fang said indifferently.

Qi Hui asked, "Why? I've gotten to where I am today because of you. I have a thousand reasons to kill you."

Chen Fang smiled and said, "I'm afraid that in Jinde County right now, there are more people who want you dead than those who want me dead, aren't there? You are only valuable to me. In the hands of others, you wouldn't get any chance to speak, and that, you understand better than I do."

His words hit the mark.

Qi Hui was suddenly at a loss for words.

As for the mastermind behind the scenes,

Qi Hui was now like a ticking time bomb.

It's only after death that one can really keep their mouth shut, and since Pan Youde is already dead, Qi Hui naturally has to die too.

Seeing that Qi Hui had gone silent,

Chen Fang said, "Tell me who is the mastermind behind you and Pan Youde, and I will let you out of here."

"Why should I trust you?"

Qi Hui asked.

Chen Fang shrugged and said, "You may choose not to trust me, but aside from me, you have no one else to trust, do you? Otherwise, you wouldn't be making this call to me."

"Fine, I can tell you, but first, you have to arrange for me to leave the city. Once I'm gone, I'll naturally give you the answer you want,"

Qi Hui said.

Chen Fang held up a finger and swayed it, "No, you must tell me first. After that, I'll consider how to get you out of the city."

"Chen Fang, don't play games with me! I've got nowhere else to go now, and killing you would be no loss to me,"

Qi Hui burst out in anger.

He took several quick steps,

and came right up to Chen Fang,

pulling out a dagger and pressing it against Chen Fang's neck.

They locked eyes,

murderous intent billowing.

After seeing Qi Hui's face clearly, it became apparent how filthy he was from head to toe, with even his hair in disarray. It seemed that his day on the run had been very ragged.

"If you kill me, the outcome will be the same,"

Chen Fang said calmly.

Qi Hui clenched his teeth,

his hand shaking continuously.

It seemed he was undecided.

Chen Fang was confident that he would eventually capitulate.

Just at that moment, Qi Hui suddenly looked over Chen Fang's shoulder, his expression turning to one of terror.

"Be careful..."

He had barely uttered these words,

when there was a thud.

Chen Fang only felt as if someone had struck his head heavily, a suffocating and dizzying sensation washed over him, and he collapsed to the ground.

In a haze, he saw a figure step over him and head toward the retreating Qi Hui...

What happened next, he had no idea.

When he next opened his eyes,

he saw a brightly lit ceiling.

A strong medicinal smell filled his nostrils.

He didn't need to guess; he was in a hospital.

When he struggled to sit up, he realized his left hand was handcuffed to the bed rail.

"You're awake?"

A female doctor wearing a mask stood before him.

He couldn't see her face, but her eyes were large, flickering, and full of vitality.

"Doc... Doctor... Where am I?"

Chen Fang asked with a weak voice.

"Where else could you be? Of course, you're in a hospital. Don't move around. You have a severe concussion and need to rest,"

she said.

After speaking,

the doctor glanced at the monitor next to her and said to the nurse beside her, "Vital signs stable, but keep a close watch."

As soon as she finished,

the door to the ward was pushed open with a bang.

Two men in police uniforms walked in.

One of them, in his forties,

showed Chen Fang his badge and said, "Comrade Chen Fang, I am the Deputy Director of the County Public Security Bureau, the Captain of the Criminal Police Brigade. My name is Ye Wenxu. I am now officially questioning you, please..."

Ye Wenxu hadn't finished speaking,

when the female doctor interrupted, "Can't you see the patient just woke up and hasn't fully recovered? Please leave immediately!"

"We're conducting official business here!"

Ye Wenxu said, somewhat displeased.

The female doctor said coldly, "You're working, and I'm working too. I don't care who you are, or who he is. Until I give you permission to come in, you have to leave!"

Ye Wenxu wanted to explode.

The policeman next to him tugged at him.

His eyes signaled him to just leave.

Ye Wenxu had no choice.

He could only leave in discontent.

Chen Fang was also perplexed.

He could remember what happened before he passed out last night, but how come after just one night's sleep, he found himself handcuffed to the bed?

"Doctor... Doctor? Who brought me here?"

Chen Fang asked.

The doctor was pressing something on the machine beside her and said, "I don't know. Don't talk, you need to rest now, that's the most important thing."

"Then... Then why am I handcuffed?"

Chen Fang asked again.

The doctor responded, "I've already told you I don't know. Even if I did, I couldn't tell you. This is Jinde County Hospital, and my name is Su Lu'an, I'm your neurologist."

After saying this,

Su Lu'an opened the door and left.

In the moment the door opened, Chen Fang saw several policemen standing outside the ward, whispering and discussing something.

Could it be that Qi Hui had had an accident?

This time,

Chen Fang didn't know how long he'd been lying down.

From daylight until night.

During that time, only the nurse and Su Lu'an came a few times.

Besides that,

No one else came in.

The next morning,

Su Lu'an, wearing a mask, came in and examined Chen Fang before asking, "How are you feeling today?"

Chen Fang replied, "I'm feeling much better, my head isn't as foggy anymore."

Su Lu'an nodded her head.

She turned and opened the door, saying to someone outside, "The patient has just recovered, but we don't know the specifics yet, and he still needs observation. You have only fifteen minutes, and when the time is up, you must leave."

"Alright, Doctor."

Someone at the door responded.

After Su Lu'an left, the two policemen from yesterday came in again.

One held a notebook for record-keeping.

The other was Ye Wenxu, still harboring a grudge, and he asked with a hostile tone, "Comrade Chen Fang, I'm going to ask you a few questions. Please answer truthfully."

"Ask away."

Chen Fang said.

Ye Wenxu paused for a moment, then asked, "Why were you meeting with Qi Hui in private?"

"He said he wanted to make a deal with me."

"What deal?"

Ye Wenxu asked.

Chen Fang thought for a moment and said, "He said he had evidence of Pan Youde's crimes, and he wanted to exchange this evidence for me helping him get out of town."

Chen Fang said this

Because he didn't want others to know that he was still investigating the mastermind behind Pan Youde.

Otherwise, the other party would definitely make a preemptive move.

Ye Wenxu frowned and asked, "Why didn't you report it to the police? Qi Hui is a wanted criminal. Don't you know to report to the police immediately?"

"Because Qi Hui said, if I called the police, he wouldn't show up."

Chen Fang replied.

"So why did the two of you end up in a fight?"

Ye Wenxu asked.

Chen Fang was startled.

He asked, "What fight? We didn't fight. There were others there at that time, someone knocked me down."

"Comrade Chen Fang, don't play tricks with me. I've been a criminal policeman for nearly twenty years; I've seen all sorts of situations. When we received the report and arrived at the scene, it was just the two of you. Do you think you can fool me, does that work?"

At this point, Ye Wenxu's tone became even more menacing.

Chen Fang asked, "How is Qi Hui doing?"

"You don't know how Qi Hui is doing?"

The other policeman who was recording asked.

Chen Fang shook his head and said, "I don't know, I lost consciousness before him."

"He's dead, killed with a single stab."

Ye Wenxu said.