NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36
Chapter 36: – Chapter 36 Desperate Liu Hai_1
Chapter 36: Chapter 36 Desperate Liu Hai_1
Translator: 549690339
The junior officer spelled out everything succinctly to Lu Chenbing, confessing the connection between Liu Hai and Song Qiang, the arrest of Xu Fan, and how they secretly killed him in the interrogation room, then framed him with the charge of resisting arrest with violence.
Xu Hai’s heart also chilled to the freezing point, bit by bit, with the junior officer’s statement.
After hearing the junior officer’s narrative, Lu Chenbing swept his authoritative gaze over Liu Hai and said, “Liu Hai, we had already set up an investigative team regarding you two months ago. Today happens to be the perfect day to close the net. With the crimes you’ve committed, you’re looking at life imprisonment at the very least. What do you have to say for yourself now?”
“I… I, Liu Hai, will never resign myself to fate!” The face of Liu Hai, originally crestfallen, suddenly twisted into one of madness.
He grabbed the pistol in his hand and pointed it at Lu Chenbing in front of him.
“If you’re investigating me, I’ll drag you down with me!” Liu Hai had never expected this day to come so soon.
He lorded over Songning District every day, acting like its tyrannical overlord, and the idea of being thrown into prison was something he couldn’t accept.
Thus, Liu Hai viciously pulled the trigger of the pistol in his hand aimed at Lu Chenbing.
A broad figure appeared from behind Lu Chenbing, trying to shield him. It was Li Shan, Lu Chenbing’s driver, and a special forces soldier from the Langya Special Forces Brigade.
As the superior officer’s bodyguard, he was always ready to take a bullet for his chief.
Regrettably, though quick, he hadn’t expected Liu Hai to be crazy enough to shoot at the bureau chief, and so his reaction was a step behind.
A look of utter despair flickered in Li Shan’s eyes.
Suddenly, his expression brightened again.
The moment Liu Hai raised his pistol, Xu Fan moved swiftly into action.
In less than the blink of an eye, Xu Fan appeared eerily in front of Liu Hai, and he yanked the heavy shackles on his wrists apart with a pull.
With a “snap,” the wrist holding the pistol was twisted and broken by Xu Fan, who had suddenly materialized beside him.
The pistol in his hand also clattered to the ground with a “thud.”
“I told you, you can’t kill me. Do you believe it now?” Xu Fan said softly to Liu Hai.
“You… you…” desperation filled Liu Hai’s eyes. Now, another charge was added to his crimes: attempted assassination of a superior officer.
“Take him away,” Lu Chenbing ordered forcefully.
A few officers, who were nearly frightened to death when they saw Liu Hai attempt to stab Lu Chenbing, quickly pounced forward at Lu Chenbing’s command, subdued the frantic Liu Hai, and with a “click,” handcuffed him.
This was their only chance to atone for their crimes with merit, and they scrambled over one another, swiftly pushing the handcuffed Liu Hai in front of them.
“Liu Hai? You’ve got some nerve!” Lu Chenbing’s commanding voice coldly addressed Liu Hai.
“Chief Lu, I was confused for a moment… Please, Chief Lu, spare me, I won’t dare do it again…” After his impulsive act, Liu Hai was filled with nothing but regret.
If the things he had done before could have cost him his official position, his recent attempt on Lu Chenbing’s life could have cost him his own.
Just a moment ago, in his frenzy, Liu Hai only thought that they might as well die together, but now, facing Lu Chennong, Liu Hai had started to cling to life again.
“It’s all your fault!” Liu Hai glared at Xu Fan hatefully. If it weren’t for Xu Fan, none of this would’ve happened; he wouldn’t be in an interrogation room backed into a corner like this.
Now, everything was ruined.
As if no one else was there, Xu Fan walked over to Tongtong and scooped her up, then rubbed her little head and said to her, “Daughter, look, justice has indeed triumphed over evil.”
“Yeah! The bad guy’s been caught; Tongtong and Daddy are saved!” Tongtong wiped the not-yet-dry tear streaks from her face and finally smiled happily.
“Young man, thank you for stepping in just now. It’s unbelievable that Liu Hai would go to such lengths; he’s absolutely maniacal.”
“It’s nothing, just lending a hand. Since you’re the director, I hope you can give me justice,” Xu Fan said calmly, without any signs of boasting or seeking credit for saving Lu Chenbing.
“Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, you will be vindicated,” Lu Chenbing said, his eyes flashing with a hint of admiration. Xu Fan’s performance satisfied him greatly. Strong in action, calm and composed, he truly had the demeanor of a great general.
“By the way, you’re Xu Fan, right?” Lu Chenbing continued, turning to Xu Fan.
“Yes, I’m Xu Fan.” Holding his daughter, Xu Fan nodded gently to Lu Chenbing.
“This time, I must thank you profusely!” Lu Chenbing said to Xu Fan with a hearty smile. This young man was indeed remarkable; he not only cured his brother, Lu Chennong’s, long-standing infertility but also subdued the crazed Liu Hai in the nick of time.
“No need to be polite, Director Lu. You also helped rescue me, so we are comrades through adversity; there’s nothing to thank or not thank for,” Xu Fan said indifferently.
“Comrades through adversity, I like that description,” Lu Chenbing said, extending his hand.
Xu Fan also reached out his hand and shook hands with Director Lu.
“Let’s go, take the two people from downstairs away,” Lu Chenbing ordered authoritatively. Several officers, while subduing Liu Hai, also slapped handcuffs on Zhu Touqiang and took them out of the interrogation room.
After everyone had left, Lu Chenbing said to Xu Fan, “Lu Chennong is my cousin. I came here in response to his call, specifically for this. My cousin has been childless for many years, and you cured him; just for that, you are benefactor to the Lu family.”
So it was indeed reinforcements called by Lu Chennong. I wondered why he also had the surname Lu; it turned out they were family.
Xu Fan nodded and said calmly to Lu Chenbing, “I got along with Elder Brother Lu, so I helped treat him. There’s no need to talk about benefactors. As my daughter Tongtong would say, friends should help each other.”
“Haha, Brother Xu, you’re quite something,” Lu Chenbing said, giving Xu Fan a gentle pat on the shoulder, full of appreciation.
Xu Fan’s unflappable demeanor made Lu Chenbing feel very comfortable. Most people, if able to connect with the Lu family, would be bragging about it by now, but Xu Fan did not show any arrogance for curing Lu Chennong and this, Lu Chenbing acknowledged, was rare to find in the world. No wonder his cousin Lu Chennong cared so much about Xu Fan, seeing him as a promising young man.
“Director Lu, if there’s nothing else urgent, I should be leaving now.” Xu Fan said goodbye to Lu Chenbing and turned to leave, remembering that he’d set out to buy a car, yet he hadn’t succeeded and instead ended up in a police station, which was quite unlucky.
“Don’t be in a hurry, little brother. We need to go out for a bit, and we need you to testify against Liu Hai,” Lu Chenbing said, glancing at his watch. “The investigative team should be here by now,” he muttered to himself.