The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"You lost."

These were the first words Hou Jidao said after seeing Chen Fang again.

Then.

He waved his hand.

The two men in black suits carrying Song Jiangshan stepped forward and threw Song Jiangshan directly at the door.

Chen Fang took a closer look.

At this moment, although Song Jiangshan was severely injured, he still had faint breathing, meaning he wasn't dead yet.

The stone hanging in his heart finally dropped.

He was just about to step forward to bring Song Jiangshan back.

Hou Jidao's cane directly pointed at Song Jiangshan's forehead.

"You can take him away, but you have to hand over Shangguan Shoudong to me."

Chen Fang's footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

At this moment, Shangguan Shoudong was already being protected behind by Zhang Cheng and Guo Peihan.

Upon hearing these words.

Shangguan Shoudong forcibly pushed aside the people in front of him, walked out, and went straight to Chen Fang's side, finally facing Hou Jidao directly.

Seeing this.

Hou Jidao sneered.

He said, "I thought you didn't dare to show up."

"I can't help it, unlike you, I won't sacrifice innocent lives for power."

Shangguan Shoudong said.

Hou Jidao burst into laughter.

He said, "If what you said is true, you should have died from the beginning. How many people died to protect you, yet you still pretend here that it's meaningful?"

"No, no, no, it's different. The reason I've stayed alive isn't because I'm afraid of death, but because I want to tell you that justice can never bow to evil, never!"

"Hahaha... Who is justice and who is evil, that's written by the victors. After this is over, the one who kills you will be Chen Fang, not me."

Hou Jidao laughed.

At this time, a victor's smile had already begun to spread across his face.

In fact, it's indeed true.

As long as Shangguan Shoudong died, the truth of the matter would be whatever Hou Jidao said it was.

People like Chen Fang would never have the chance to speak.

Hou Jidao sighed deeply.

He said, "Alright, it's finally over."

After saying this.

His gaze shifted to Chen Fang's face.

He said, "Chen Fang, actually, I have high hopes for you. If you stand with me, what I can give you is definitely more than what they can offer you. Now, I give you one last chance, if you personally take care of Shangguan Shoudong, not only will I spare you and your brothers, but I'll also make you a hero of this crisis. How about it? Want to think about it?"

"Sounds truly tempting."

Chen Fang said.

He paused, then continued, "But I'm a man with a conscience. Doing this would haunt me for the rest of my life, so you better take your offer back."

"To die so young, isn't it too much of a pity?"

Hou Jidao asked.

Chen Fang smiled and said, "Compared to death, I'm more afraid of living in a nightmare for the rest of my life."

This answer was essentially his final answer.

Hou Jidao didn't want to waste time on him anymore.

He nodded.

He said, "Alright, as I said, I respect all of your decisions."

As soon as these words were spoken.

He glanced at Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian raised his handgun, aiming it first at Shangguan Shoudong.

Chen Fang immediately stepped in front of Shangguan Shoudong, effectively taking the gun's aim onto himself.

"Chen Fang, you..."

Shangguan Shoudong didn't expect Chen Fang to be so resolute in the face of death.

"Shoot!"

Chen Fang looked at Zhang Jian's gun with the determination of one ready to die.

The aura he emitted even caused Zhang Jian, who was ready to pull the trigger, to feel a bit uneasy.

He looked uncertainly at Hou Jidao.

Hou Jidao laughed and said, "Since someone wishes to die, let him be."

This sentence was the command allowing Zhang Jian to fire.

Zhang Jian nodded.

His finger tightened on the trigger.

With just a little more force, Chen Fang would have to bid farewell to this world.

And just when he was about to shoot.

A bang rang out.

Zhang Jian's head exploded, blood and brain matter splattering, even some reaching Hou Jidao's face.

Then.

Zhang Jian fell straight to the ground, dead.

The men in black suits immediately surrounded Hou Jidao protectively.

Their eyes wandered, trying to see who fired the shot.

At this moment.

Rapid footsteps came from the staircase.

Then, numerous police cars and military vehicles drove out from the small road beside the auditorium, quickly arriving at the entrance of the canteen building.

Once the car doors opened.

Fully armed armed police and soldiers swiftly surrounded the building.

Looking at the balcony corridors on both sides.

Small squads of special forces appeared on both sides.

Their guns pointed at Hou Jidao and his men.

At this moment.

Chen Fang finally opened his eyes.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Saying to Hou Jidao, "You lost."

With the special forces advancing.

Hou Jidao's men finally couldn't hold out, throwing down their weapons and squatting on the ground holding their heads.

Only Hou Jidao stood straight with his cane.

Clearly, he still couldn't believe why the situation took a turn at the last moment.

In the open space of the canteen building.

The second Provincial Committee car slowly drove in.

The driver got out and opened the rear door.

Who stepped out of the car was none other than the governor, Jiang Chuo.

In other words, the troops before them were all brought by Jiang Chuo.

Jiang Chuo, after getting out of the car, looked up and, under the escort of armed personnel, walked up the stairs.

Soon.

He appeared at the hallway entrance.

He and Hou Jidao made eye contact for a moment.

Without saying a word.

Then he walked into the large private room.

He went straight to Shangguan Shoudong and said with a face of guilt, "Mr. Shangguan, I'm sorry for being late."

"You arrived just in time."

The exhilarated Shangguan Shoudong, having survived, clapped Jiang Chuo on the shoulder.

This scene left Hou Jidao in disbelief.

In contrast, Chen Fang was not terribly surprised.

It was as if Jiang Chuo's appearance was entirely within his expectations.

Next.

Jiang Chuo looked at Chen Fang.

His gaze was extremely complex.

After a pause, he said, "Comrade Chen Fang, you handle the aftermath, I'll take the leaders to a safe place."

"Understood, Governor Jiang."

Chen Fang said.

And so.

Under Jiang Chuo's personal escort.

Shangguan Shoudong, Zhu Chuanguo, as well as leaders from the Political Affairs Office and the Provincial Committee were all successfully taken away.

Hou Jidao and his men were naturally all captured.

A shocking riot thus came to a mysterious end.

Walking out of the private room door.

The scene before him left Chen Fang stunned.

The balcony corridors on the second floor, the stairs, and the entrance to the first-floor staircase were littered with numerous corpses.

There were both policemen who protected them at the time.

And those men in black brought by Hou Jidao.

The scene was unbearable to look at.