Shaking the City

Bang! Li Fei knocked down the last Bear Strength Gang underling. He shook the iron rod in his hand, flinging off the blood clinging to it.

Even now, his Blood Rage state had not ended.

After the battle, he had used up a little more than two Blood Souls in total, one of which had been consumed by Blood Rage.

"Sure enough, being more cautious was the right choice."

Li Fei touched the clothes pierced by the dagger at the small of his back and muttered.

To guard against a possible attack from the Tiger Sabre Gang, he had not only prepared lime powder to carry with him, but had also specially asked Li Lei for a Stab Proof Vest.

Although the Myriad Blood Bead could withstand damage, wearing a Stab Proof Vest made things even safer.

As a squad leader of the Overseeing Bureau, it was easy for Li Lei to get Li Fei a Stab Proof Vest.

Li Fei wore the vest beneath his clothes every day. It weighed more than ten pounds, making it perfect for weight-bearing exercises and physical training.

"Who sent you here?"

Li Fei walked over to Liu Wen and asked.

Liu Wen covered his lower body, his face twisted in pain.

He glared at Li Fei with venom in his eyes.

"Bah! If you've got the guts, kill me!"

"Heh."

Li Fei could not be bothered to argue with him. He crouched down and began searching him.

In the end, he found some coins and paper money, adding up to roughly fifty yuan. It was not a small haul.

Next, Li Fei searched more than a dozen underlings one after another. The least serious injury among them was a fractured arm, and after they fell, Li Fei had followed up with a soccer kick, kicking them unconscious with their faces covered in blood.

But they were poor. The money on all of them combined amounted to only a little over ten yuan.

He had earned more than sixty yuan from one fight, absorbed some energy, and gained practical combat experience. Li Fei felt thoroughly satisfied.

Finally, he tore other people's clothes into strips, bound Liu Wen's hands behind his back, and dragged him away from the small woods.

After leaving the area, Li Fei found a small shop with a public telephone. He handed the owner a five-cent coin and prepared to make a call.

Telephones in this era were still rotary-dial models. Their distribution throughout the Great Blue Dynasty was not very high, with only around twenty percent of households using one.

The Li Family naturally had a telephone installed, but at this hour, Li Lei probably had not returned home yet.

So Li Fei called the telephone at Li Lei's office.

The call was answered quickly. "Hello? Who is this?"

The voice on the other end was not Li Lei's.

"Hello, I'm Captain Li's son, Li Fei. Is Captain Li there?"

"Oh, it's Xiao Fei. Captain Li is in a meeting right now. Is something wrong?"

"It's like this: I was attacked on the road, and I need to tell Captain Li about it."

"I understand. I'll go inform Captain Li right away. Please wait!"

The person on the other end immediately became serious. A moment later, the sound of him running away came through the receiver.

More than a minute later, hurried footsteps rang out, followed by Li Lei's anxious voice. "Xiao Fei, you were attacked? Are you all right?"

Li Fei glanced at Liu Wen, who was still covering his lower body with a deathly pale face, and said, "Uncle Li, I'm fine. I caught one of the people who attacked me. I'm at a small shop on Changle Street."

"Good. I'll bring people over immediately. Be careful!"

"Okay."

After hanging up, Li Fei quietly sat outside the shop and waited.

Liu Wen lay at his feet with his hands bound behind him, repeatedly drawing the attention of passersby, but no one dared to come over and meddle.

Inside the Overseeing Bureau, Li Lei put down the phone and ordered his subordinates with an expression of fury:

"First Brigade, assemble! Come with me!"

A squad in the Overseeing Bureau consisted of ten people, while a brigade had five or six squads. Li Lei had dozens of people under his command, and under normal circumstances, he did not need to personally lead an operation.

So when he said he would lead them himself, the squad members immediately realized how serious the situation was and all straightened up.

A little over ten minutes later, a Bureau van stopped in front of Li Fei.

Li Lei got out of the passenger seat. The rear doors of the van opened, and ten fully armed Overseeing Bureau Inspectors carrying Tiger-style Rifles climbed out one after another.

The sight terrified all the pedestrians on the street, and they hurriedly kept their distance.

"Xiao Fei, are you all right?"

Li Lei quickly walked up to Li Fei and looked him over from head to toe. Only after confirming that Li Fei was unharmed did he relax.

"I'm fine."

Li Fei shook his head, then pointed at Liu Wen on the ground. "He was the one who brought people to attack me."

"Liu Wen?"

Li Lei recognized him at a glance.

The Bear Strength Gang was a newly emerging gang, and it was connected to the Tiger Sabre Gang. Naturally, the Overseeing Bureau had a record on them.

Liu Wen glanced at Li Lei and simply chose to close his eyes.

"Very impressive. You people dare to attack the family of an Overseeing Bureau officer now!"

Li Lei spoke in an icy tone, his eyes filled with killing intent.

At home, he usually appeared stern, but whether toward Li Fei or Li Tianyu, he was very gentle and rarely spoke harshly.

The expression he revealed now reminded Li Fei that his Uncle Li had once been a veteran of the battlefield.

"Cuff this bastard and take him back!"

Li Lei pointed at Liu Wen on the ground.

"Yes, sir!"

Two squad members stepped forward and handcuffed Liu Wen, then dragged him back to the van with extreme roughness.

"Xiao Fei, come back to the bureau with me too and give a statement."

Li Lei reined in his anger and spoke gently to Li Fei.

"Okay."

Li Fei nodded.

"That's more or less what happened."

In Li Lei's office, Li Fei gave a rough account of how he had been attacked that day.

When Li Lei heard that someone had stabbed Li Fei in the lower back with a dagger, his expression turned frighteningly dark.

At the same time, he felt a deep lingering fear. If Li Fei had not been cautious enough to ask him for a Stab Proof Vest in advance, Li Fei would truly have been crippled that day!

He had been as close as brothers with Li Fei's father, and over the years, he had always treated Li Fei like his own son.

Now that his own son had nearly been crippled, Li Lei's mood could be imagined.

"I understand. Xiao Fei, I'll have someone take you home later. Don't worry. I'll handle this matter. I absolutely won't let people bully you for nothing!"

Li Lei spoke to Li Fei, then turned and walked out of his office.

He went straight to the interrogation room, where Liu Wen was being questioned.

"How is it?"

Li Lei asked his squad member.

"Captain Li, this man is an old hand. He's keeping his mouth tightly shut. We won't get anything through a normal interrogation. Should we use other methods?"

The squad member asked.

Li Lei said, "Handle it yourselves. Mind the limits."

After saying that, he turned and left, not staying to interrogate Liu Wen personally.

He knew very well that if the Tiger Sabre Gang was behind this, Liu Wen definitely would not give them up.

If he bore it alone, he would at most be locked up for a few years and suffer a little.

But if he exposed the Tiger Sabre Gang, not only would Liu Wen die, his family would die with him!

Li Lei hurried up to the fourth floor and arrived outside an office. He knocked, then went inside and closed the door.

The person sitting in the office was Lu Sheng, the captain of the First Brigade of the Xingcheng Overseeing Bureau.

"Captain Li?"

Lu Sheng was somewhat surprised to see Li Lei. Glancing at the closed door, he smiled. "Sit down. What brings you here?"

"Captain Lu."

Li Lei did not sit. Instead, he saluted him. "My son, Li Fei, was attacked in the Changping District area this afternoon. The attackers were the Bear Strength Gang's leader, Liu Wen, and more than a dozen of his underlings. I've already captured Liu Wen and brought him back to the bureau."

"Oh?"

Lu Sheng's expression changed slightly as he leaned forward. "Is Xiao Fei all right?"

Li Lei said, "Fortunately, he learned some skills from Mr. Hao Yi at the Military Academy. He's fine, but it was still extremely dangerous. He was only a step away from being crippled."

"Mm."

Lu Sheng pondered. "So what did you come to me for?"

"I suspect there's another mastermind behind this, and it's highly likely that someone from the Tiger Sabre Gang ordered it. I want to apply to personally lead a team in raiding the Tiger Sabre Gang's headquarters and bringing back some suspects!"

Li Lei was the squad leader of the Second Brigade. Technically, even if he wanted to apply for an operation, he should have submitted the request to the captain of the Second Brigade.

But he had come directly to Lu Sheng.

Of course, the First Brigade held a special position, and Lu Sheng truly did have the authority to approve Li Lei's operation.

Lu Sheng gave Li Lei a deep look, then suddenly slammed his hand on the desk. "This Tiger Sabre Gang actually dares to order an attack on the family of someone from our Overseeing Bureau now? They're completely lawless!"

"Captain Li, I approve your application. Go ahead and do whatever you need to. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lei stood straight and saluted Lu Sheng once more.

"Yes, sir! I guarantee mission completion!"