Chapter Twelve: The Man Behind the Scenes

  Liu Fei is Liu Fei, and in an instant, he has already come up with a countermeasure. He tilted his neck slightly, revealing a dissatisfied expression with a hint of rascality, saying: "Uncle Liu, you can't do this to me, I won't be able to take it! You three are my idols, when will I have the achievements of today and be able to laugh proudly at the world?"

  Xiao Yuanshan and Liu Fei shook hands, then patted Liu Jianqing's shoulder and said: "Old Liu, look at this! This Liu Fei is so young yet so slick, it's not simple at all. Look at how roundabout his words are! The three of us haven't offended each other, yet he's answered your question, isn't that wonderful?!" After finishing speaking, he glared at Xiao Qiang and said: "Xiao Qiang, look at this! From now on, learn from Liu Fei a bit more!"

  Xiao Qiang looked at Liu Fei with a bitter face and a resentful gaze, making an extremely dissatisfied expression towards him. Liu Fei winked at him playfully.

  After the three big men sat down, Xu Wei said: "Liu Fei, I heard that you were injured to save them three. It's really a pity for you! If there is anything that Uncle Liu can help with, just speak up, and Uncle Liu will definitely get it done for you!"

  Liu Fei's heart was shaken, and he had already burst out laughing in his mind. Haha, a deputy minister of finance offering to help him? What an honor! He thought to himself, it's worth letting his brothers suffer a bit more for this. However, the laughter was hidden deep within him, and on his face, he wore a serious expression, shaking his head firmly: "Uncle Liu, I don't like hearing you say that! I'm helping them because they're my brothers. As long as I still have breath in me, I won't let my brothers be bullied, even if it's the king himself! This has nothing to do with you!" This was what Liu Fei thought in his heart. Although he knew how precious a deputy minister of finance's help was, he also knew that with his current weight, he wasn't worthy of such a gesture. If he really didn't know better and asked for help, the other party might not refuse, but they would see him as foolish from then on. He absolutely wouldn't do something so stupid.

  Liu Fei's words were finished, and the room fell silent for a moment. Xu Wei did not expect Liu Fei to say such things, at first feeling somewhat annoyed, with blue veins bulging on his forehead, looking at Xu Zhe who was staring at Liu Fei, signaling him to apologize, but Liu Fei pretended not to hear, after finishing speaking he had an air of "do as you please".

  Liu Jianqing and Xiao Yuanshan exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. They hadn't expected that Liu Fei, a small fry who was far inferior to a deputy department head, would dare not to give face to a deputy minister. However, they soon understood the reason behind it and nodded their heads simultaneously. This little guy's ambition is indeed not small, he actually understands the principle of using a long line to catch big fish.

  "Haha, Liu Fei, you're not bad, quite righteous, I like it! However, today you and Liu Zhuang, Xiao Qiang were all bullied, we can't just let them get away with it. Although we don't want to stir up trouble, we also need to let those guys know that we won't be bullied by anyone! What do you think, how should we take revenge? And Liu Zhuang, Xiao Qiang, what about you two, what kind of bullying did you suffer?"

  "Dad, I don't care about others, but you must bring that Song Laoliu to justice. You have no idea what he said when I told him my dad was the Deputy Minister of Public Security in his hotel!" Liu Zhuang interrupted, his face filled with indignation.

  Liu Jianqing saw his son so angry and knew he must have been wronged. This kid had never been wronged from childhood to adulthood, and today he was so angry that Liu Jianqing's heart was also very unhappy. As a clean and honest official, Liu Jianqing was well-known for his integrity, but his doting on his son was also widely known. He said coldly, "What did Song Laoliu say?"

  "I told you not to get angry!" Liu Tuan carefully watched his father.

  "Speak!" Liu Jianqing said loudly.

  "Song Lao Liu said that if my dad was the Deputy Minister of Public Security, he would be the father of the Deputy Minister of Public Security! I got anxious as soon as I heard it……” Liu Zhuang hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by a loud roar from Liu Jianqing. He saw him clenching his fists tightly on his chest, his forehead bulging with blue veins, clearly extremely angry, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and it seemed like he was about to jump up at any moment.

  Xiao Yuanshan hastily pulled Liu Jianqing "Old Liu, calm down first, let them finish speaking and then we'll make a decision, no matter what you decide in the end, I will fully support you!"

  Xu Wei snorted and said: "Count me in, what do you need me to say? The underworld is bullying my son now, it's really lawless!"

  Liu Fei furrowed his brow and recalled for a moment before starting to say, "Uncle Liu, I feel that this matter is not as simple as us being bullied!"

  Liu Jianqing didn't say anything and looked at Liu Fei.

  Liu Fei continued: "At first glance, this matter seems to be that we were bullied by others. However, from start to finish, it involves a large network. Firstly, when we had dinner at the Athens Palace Hotel, we were extorted 500,000 yuan by the manager of the hotel's banquet hall. She dared to do so because her boss was Song Lao Liu. After we dealt with the manager, Song Lao Liu appeared and demanded that we pay 2 million yuan. He was so arrogant because he had a network of connections behind him. Firstly, he had a background in organized crime, otherwise, we wouldn't have had such an intense conflict with him at the hotel. Later, after his bodyguards and security guards were taken care of by me, he called the police to take us away to the White Tower Temple Police Station, trying to use the power of the police to deal with us. And that's where we suffered a loss! After all, we are just law-abiding citizens and cannot go against the national machine! The head of the White Tower Temple Police Station, Wu Guansheng, was Song Lao Liu's direct backer, but having only Wu Guansheng would not have led to what happened later. When the matter involved Boss Xue, Song Lao Liu's weight was no longer sufficient. At that time, at the police station, Song Lao Liu had called a deputy director of the municipal bureau, Ma, and although we don't know how they communicated, it was precisely because of this phone call that Song Lao Liu dared to be so arrogant as to summon over 40 thugs to rush into the public security bureau and beat people. And it was precisely this that provoked Boss Xue, leading to Vice Premier Sun stepping in to resolve the matter. I reckon you didn't have an easy time either, Uncle Liu?"

  Liu Jianqing nodded, "Liu Fei, what you said is correct. Xue Da Boss and Vice Premier Sun are university classmates and have a very good relationship. This time, Xue Da Boss brought the lawsuit to Vice Premier Sun, making him very angry. He instructed that this matter must be thoroughly investigated. After your analysis, I already know what to do!" After finishing speaking, he gave a mysterious smile, but Liu Fei saw from his smile a sharp and cold glint of a knife being raised high, destined to bring down a large group of people.

  Liu Jianqing looked at Liu Fei with a thoughtful expression, but in his heart, he was laughing. This Liu Fei seemed to be his lucky star after all. He could be considered as the direct line of Vice Premier Sun, while Ma Tianyu, the deputy director of the Yanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau, was someone from the opposing side of Vice Premier Sun. This person was cunning and ruthless, but he acted extremely cautiously and was a highly valued person on that side. Unexpectedly, because of the Athens Imperial Palace incident, Liu Jianqing had grasped his handle! This time, he would likely shine again. At Liu Jianqing's position, it was not easy to stand out, so he had a deep appreciation for Liu Fei in his heart.

  Liu Fei thought to himself: "Ma Tianyu, Ma Tianyu, I must get you involved in this, we may not have any grudges or grievances between us, but you're actually serving as a protective umbrella for the evil forces, I won't let you off easy! It's because of people like you that those rascals and hooligans down there can bully and harass the countryside with impunity. Now that you've run into me, you'd better resign yourself to your fate!"

  The next day, all major media in Yanjing City reported a shocking piece of news: Song Laosixi, the boss of the Athenian Imperial Palace, was sentenced to death for extortion, organizing gang fights and murder! Wu Guansheng, the director of the White Tower Temple police station, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for harboring underworld organizations and dereliction of duty! On this day, Ma Tianyu, the vice mayor of Yanjing City, was transferred to the Education Bureau as a deputy bureau chief due to his dereliction of duty. Although his rank remained unchanged, the taste of being transferred from a powerful department to a relatively powerless one was thought-provoking.

  But who would have thought that behind this series of events, the real mastermind was just a 20-year-old young man who had just stepped out of university - Liu Fei!