Ah Wai paced anxiously around the office. Before Wang Xuan was taken away, he had instructed him to find a lawyer and bail him out. Although Ah Wai didn't understand why, he knew he had to do as instructed.
The problem was, he had once been a 49er. When had he ever come into contact with an upscale profession like law? Where was he supposed to find a lawyer at this critical moment?
Grabbing his hair hard, Ah Wai was so anxious that sweat broke out all over him.
"Bang!"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Zhou Kun strode in, asking at top speed, "What happened? How did the boss get taken away by the police?"
"How the hell should I know why the boss was taken away!" Ah Wai turned his head and roared.
"Then what do we do now? Didn't the boss leave any instructions?"
"He did! He told me to find a lawyer and bail him out, but I don't know any lawyers!" Ah Wai was so anxious he was almost in tears. He had barely enjoyed a few days of good times when something this serious suddenly happened. He was completely dumbfounded.
"You don't know any, and neither do I, but Brother Ji definitely does!" Saying this, Zhou Kun quickly went to the desk, picked up the phone, and dialed.
Cao Hong looked at Wang Xuan's wretched appearance and walked over with a sinister chuckle. Lowering his head, he said coldly, "Admit your crimes, and I'll let you go. Don't worry, I won't send you to prison. You'll still be the famous Brother Blood Dragon, but..."
He reached out, lifted Wang Xuan's chin, and stared into his eyes. In a commanding tone, he said, "Transfer money to an overseas account on time every month. I think you understand what I mean, right?"
"Heh heh, cough, cough..." Wang Xuan had never wanted to kill anyone so badly in his life. He wanted to kill this man viciously—kill him for a full hour!
After staring at Cao Hong for a full minute, he said, "You really think you're something special. You want me to bribe you? Do you even have the qualifications?"
Submit and confess?
That was impossible!
"I'll make you understand whether I have the qualifications!" Cao Hong sneered. "Continue!"
Rustle.
The plastic bag was once again pulled over Wang Xuan's head. Once again, he struggled for air. Once again, he was deprived of oxygen. His face gradually turned purple, his hands and feet kicked violently, and thin strangulation marks began to ooze blood.
Death wasn't frightening. What was frightening was the process of dying.
"Brother Ji, this is A Kun, Brother Xuan's subordinate. The police have taken Brother Xuan away!"
"We don't know the exact situation either, but before Brother Xuan left, he told us to find a lawyer and bail him out! But we don't know any lawyers!"
"Okay, let me write it down."
Zhou Kun quickly took out a pen and wrote down a string of numbers. "Thanks, Brother Ji. I'm hanging up!"
He dialed another number. "Hello, Lawyer Li?"
"I'm with East Star. Brother Baki gave me your contact information. Our boss, East Star's Brother Blood Dragon, was just taken away by the police. Before he left, he instructed us to find a lawyer and bail him out. Okay, okay, then we'll meet at the police station. Please hurry! Thank you!"
After ending the call, Zhou Kun let out a long breath and immediately turned to leave.
"Wait for me, I'm coming too!" Ah Wai chased after him.
"You stay here and hold down the fort. The nightclub needs someone too. It's only the second day since opening, and a lot of things can't function without anyone here. The younger brothers will fall into chaos. This place is the foundation Brother Xuan worked so hard to establish. As long as the lawyer goes to the police station, that'll be enough. It doesn't matter which of us goes."
"Th-then, all right!" Ah Wai hesitated briefly before giving up. He really wouldn't be much use there.
"Whew, whew, whew, whew..."
His body had been deprived of oxygen for too long, and Wang Xuan had become completely dazed. His head swayed unsteadily, his eyes were bloodshot, and they stared blankly without a trace of vitality.
After a long while, once his consciousness finally returned, Cao Hong sneered and patted Wang Xuan's face. "Well? Do you think I have the qualifications now?"
That foolish, reckless streak in Wang Xuan rose again. His mind was boiling, as if his brains had been thrown into a pot and brought to a boil!
"Heh heh, heh heh!" Madness and murderous intent shone from his blood-red eyes. Wang Xuan slowly drew in a deep breath.
"Ptui!"
Saliva mixed with blood sprayed all over Cao Hong's face.
"Fuck!"
He had just started cursing when the saliva flowed into Cao Hong's mouth. "Ptui, ptui, ptui..."
He spat disgustedly several times, then grabbed some paper and scrubbed his face furiously for quite a while, disgusting the police officer beside him.
Damn it, this was the first time in his life someone had spat all over his face. Cao Hong was so enraged he nearly went berserk. He viciously kicked Wang Xuan.
"Clang!"
"Ow!"
Cao Hong had forgotten that Wang Xuan was strapped to an interrogation chair. Although Wang Xuan couldn't move, the iron chair protected him well. Cao Hong had put all his strength into the kick, only to slam his foot into the chair. The iron chair rang with a loud clang, and Cao Hong clutched his foot, rolling around in pain and howling nonstop!
"Hahahahaha! You idiot! With an IQ like yours, you still want to extort dirty money? Is your brain full of lard?" Seeing his enemy in such a miserable state, Wang Xuan laughed without restraint.
"Fuck your mother! You bastard, you think you can keep pretending to be a revolutionary? Fine! Let's see how long you can keep it up!" Cao Hong snatched the plastic bag from the nearby police officer and violently pulled it over Wang Xuan's head again.
The sensation of death came rushing back, drawing closer to Wang Xuan bit by bit and tormenting him without end...
Zhou Kun finally met Lawyer Li outside the police station and hurriedly pulled him inside.
"Officer, this is my lawyer's license. I'm here to bail out my client, Mr. Wang Xuan." After entering the police station, Lawyer Li easily found the appropriate person and began handling the bail procedures. Clearly, he had done this kind of work many times before.
An officer took the lawyer's license, glanced at it, and returned it. He then began looking through the files of the suspects who had been brought in.
He searched through them one by one at a leisurely pace as time slowly passed. Zhou Kun was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Wang Xuan's fate was tied to his own future, so how could he not worry?
Watching the officer's sluggish movements, Lawyer Li slightly furrowed his brows, sensing that something was wrong. Normally, anyone could pay the money and arrange bail. Why had Wang Xuan specifically needed a lawyer?
In truth, Wang Xuan had merely been taking precautions.
"What's your badge number? I want to see my client immediately. I suspect you're using torture to extract a confession!" Lawyer Li had encountered far too many similar cases and was highly experienced. He immediately identified the crux of the problem.
The officer sighed. There was nothing he could do now. Cao Hong, it wasn't that your brother didn't want to help you—it was that they had found someone who knew what he was doing!
He set down the file in his hand, immediately pulled Wang Xuan's documents from the drawer, and handed them to Lawyer Li.
"Fuck!" Seeing this, Zhou Kun immediately exploded. "You clearly knew the documents were in the drawer, so why were you searching through those files? You were obviously just wasting time."
"Enough talk. Are you handling this or not?" The officer snorted coldly and glanced at Zhou Kun.
"We're handling it!"
"I'll say it again!" Lawyer Li wasn't as easy to brush off as Zhou Kun. His tone was firm as he enunciated each word. "I want to see my client immediately. Right now. Immediately. If you keep delaying, I'll sue you!"
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