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In the silence, Long Face suddenly screamed, clutching his stomach and rolling under the bed, continuously shouting in pain.
The commotion woke many people up, and a hot-tempered Thick-necked Man shouted, "What the hell are you screaming about? There's a bell at the door, hurry up and ring it so the officer can get you a doctor."
"Look at him like this, what good does cursing do?" Square Face said as he stepped forward to help Long Face while shouting back at Thick-necked Man.
"You bastard!" Thick-necked Man jumped off the bed and charged towards Square Face with great momentum.
Square Face stood his ground and met him head-on.
Thick-necked Man delivered a flying kick, but Square Face surprisingly dodged to the side with agility, landing an elbow strike on Thick-necked Man's neck. Although Thick-necked Man was strong, he was still knocked back a few steps. Seeing Thick-necked Man take a hit, two or three of his acquaintances immediately rushed to attack Square Face.
The situation became chaotic.
Long Face, who had been rolling on the ground in pain, began to roll towards Ordinary's bunk.
When he was less than two meters away from the bed, Long Face suddenly sprang up with speed, a glint of cold light flashing in his hand. Unbeknownst to anyone, he had produced a steel needle about 20 centimeters long. In mid-air, the needle shot towards Ordinary's throat.
Ordinary, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and threw a punch at the steel needle.
With a clang, the needle pierced Ordinary's middle finger but failed to penetrate further.
It turned out that Ordinary was wearing a wide metal ring adorned with intricate patterns on his middle finger. Long Face was momentarily stunned and quickly withdrew his hand. At that moment, Ordinary performed a sideways roll and fell from the upper bunk.
Just as Long Face was about to pursue him, flames suddenly erupted from his back; the prison vest he was wearing caught fire, flames shooting up and even igniting his hair. "There's a fight! Fire!" someone shouted after pressing the alarm bell by the door.
Ordinary landed and hid behind another bunk bed. His gaze swept over to Zhang Yang standing not far away. "Is he a magician? It seems like he just cast a fireball," Ordinary thought in shock.
People were moving chaotically in the cell. With a splash, someone poured a bucket of water over Long Face; with a thud, someone struck Square Face with a blunt object.
A sharp whistle sounded, and those who understood the rules quickly retreated to corners, crouching down with their heads covered. Long Face, still smoking, and Square Face, dazed and sitting on the ground, were left in the center of the room.
After some scolding and exchanges of words, Long Face and Square Face were finally taken away.
"People do not act for themselves will face divine retribution. At this critical moment, Ping'an, Mayor of Ping'an City took action," Zhang Yang said as he walked over to Ordinary. "We already have control over that little matter of his; my mission is simply to protect you."
Ordinary, still shaken, struggled to remove the ring that was nearly pierced through, blood oozing out. He sighed deeply, "How long can you protect me?"
"Counting from when I came in, only ten days. If you’re unwilling to talk, we can’t do anything about it. This is the higher-ups' decision. Honestly, if I could make the call, I would ask you twice, and if you didn’t say anything, I’d just leave. There’s nothing to hesitate about; it’s a dead end anyway. I can’t die with a scapegoat on my back," Zhang Yang said before turning away, walking with a straighter posture than before.
Ordinary gasped for breath and slowly climbed up to the upper bunk.
The next morning, Ordinary, with dark circles under his eyes, approached Zhang Yang and hoarsely said, "That girl was supported by him; the idea was his, and I made the explosives. It’s actually quite simple; opening the jewelry box is equivalent to lighting the fuse."
"I heard that when the girl received the box, she was overjoyed?" Zhang Yang asked.
"Because he had sent her a WeChat message beforehand, saying he was going to give her a jade necklace of high ice and full green. I was the one delivering the jade. In reality, there was only gunpowder in that box," Ordinary whispered.
"Why kill that girl? Did she have evidence of corruption?"
"You all misunderstood. He is indeed not clean, but how could evidence of corruption end up in that girl's hands? She had a male classmate who secretly recorded a video; I don’t need to elaborate on its content. That fool thought he could extort some money and ended up getting dealt with along with the video. Although the girl was unaware, she couldn’t be left alive," Ordinary explained.
"Such imagination—wrapping paper, jewelry box, dazzling jade," Zhang Yang sighed. "No, not dazzling; it’s deadly jade."
That day, Ordinary was summoned for questioning and pressed his fingerprint on the testimony.
At this moment, Zhang Yang had already exited the gates of the detention center. "I didn’t expect to complete the mission in less than three days," he muttered to himself while looking up at the already blazing sun.
A modified off-road vehicle sped towards him, its blue background with white characters reading "Temporary License Plate" still striking as ever. A burly man with a face like it had been chiseled from stone leaned out:
"Get in!"
It was Liu Gang, the only driver from Heavenly Mechanism Group.
"Long time no see, Chief," Zhang Yang smiled as he got into the car.
"I'm a driver, not a chief."
"I know; you're the only driver at Heavenly Mechanism Group. Those others are just chauffeurs. If you hadn't happened to come to the detention center for business, I wouldn’t have had the luck to ride in your car."
"I'm not just passing by; I came specifically to pick you up." Liu Gang tossed a cigarette to Zhang Yang and casually turned on the car radio:
"Good morning, listeners. Next, we have local political news. The Deputy Secretary of the Shanzhou Municipal Committee, Mayor Ping An, attended the integrity supervision seminar held this morning. During the meeting, Ping An pointed out that integrity is not just a slogan and cannot be discussed in vague terms. We need to mobilize all sectors of society to supervise the integrity of government officials, and government departments should also open channels..."
"Tomorrow, the Disciplinary Committee will probably take double regulation measures against Ping An," Liu Gang exhaled a puff of smoke.
"This person has quite an imagination; 'Deadly Jade,' how fresh," Zhang Yang recounted Ping An's tactics to Liu Gang.
"That's normal. When someone is doing something shady, it's easy for their mind to short-circuit," Liu Gang suddenly said. "Since you've completed your task ahead of time, are you interested in joining me for a personal matter?"
"Come on, I finally have a holiday, and now you're trying to stir things up? A personal matter? Shouldn't I ask Fish Head first?" Zhang Yang pulled out his phone and started fiddling with it.
"Why would you ask him about personal matters? Didn't your girlfriend go back to Haizhou for the holiday? I'm going to Haizhou for personal reasons; wouldn't it be perfect for you to hitch a ride?" Liu Gang glanced at Zhang Yang.
"You can't take advantage of others without giving something in return. At least I need to know what this personal matter is," Zhang Yang replied as he sent a text message to Ding Weiwei: "I'm going back to Haizhou today; let’s keep in touch."
"It seems like you've already agreed," Liu Gang pressed a button in the car, and a small screen displayed the content of Zhang Yang's recently sent message.
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