Chapter 58: The Chu Family of the Southwest

When Chu Yanran suddenly spoke up, let alone the others, even Jiang Cheng himself was somewhat dumbfounded.

He could not figure out why Chu Yanran was helping him at all!

Could it be because of the competitive relationship between the Chu family and the Murong family?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend?

The middle-aged police officer looked at Murong Shan and Huang Chengye, wearing an expression of extreme distress.

In the current situation, wasn't this putting him straight over a fire to roast?

He could not afford to offend the Murong family or the Huang family, but neither could he afford to offend the Chu family of the Southwest!

If it could be said that the Murong family and the Huang family controlled the economic bulk of Qingzhou City, then the Chu family of the Southwest could be said to control the very lifeline of the entire Southwest!

Externally, the Qingzhou Chu family was merely a fledgling minor family; yet internally, who did not know that the Chu family had the backing of the Southwest military?

And the Qingzhou Chu family was merely a tiny branch of the Southwest Chu family!

Let alone a lowly police officer like him, even if the Murong family, the Huang family, and the Shen family joined forces, they might still not amount to much in front of the Southwest Chu family!

Of course, no one dared to leak this secret, and people in the business world were even less likely to know about it.

"Miss Chu, I..."

Looking at the middle-aged police officer, Chu Yanran smiled calmly and said, "What? Officer? Do you need me to teach you how to enforce the law? Very well! Since you are hesitating, I, Chu Yanran, will help you out!"

With that, she casually took out her phone and made a call.

Huang Chengye, standing nearby, did not understand why the middle-aged police officer was afraid of Chu Yanran. The Chu family was merely an up-and-coming family in Qingzhou, completely incomparable to major families like the Murong, Huang, and Shen families!

Frowning in annoyance, he said, "Miss Chu, what is the meaning of this? Are you going to offend the Murong and Huang families for the sake of an outsider?"

Chu Yanran cast a casual glance at the slightly enraged Huang Chengye, still smiling cheerfully without the slightest change in her expression.

Noticing the police badge number on the middle-aged man's uniform, she spoke into the phone, "Yes! The badge number is XXXXXX. It's fine; clearing out the rotten apples in the ranks is simply what an ordinary citizen of the Dragon Kingdom should do!"

With that, Chu Yanran smilingly hung up the phone!

Seeing that Chu Yanran completely ignored him, the muscles in Huang Chengye's face involuntarily twitched slightly.

He smiled at the middle-aged police officer Wang Fuchuan and said, "Officer, don't be afraid! My second uncle is Huang Kun, the deputy director of the Dongxing District Branch of the Qingzhou City Public Security Bureau! Just take this Jiang Cheng away, and I'll take responsibility for whatever happens!"

Huang Kun?

Jiang Cheng furrowed his brows tightly!

He had not expected Huang Kun to be a member of the Huang family!

Seeing that Huang Chengye was still pouring oil on the fire, Wang Fuchuan's face turned as dark as charcoal, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently!

You'll take responsibility?

Can you afford to take this responsibility?

A lousy director, and a deputy branch director at that, is worth squat in front of the Chu family!

This bastard was going to get him killed!

However, these words were things he dared not utter under any circumstances.

It was not out of fear of retaliation from the Huang family, but because he could never leak the background of the Chu family even if it cost him his life!

Wang Fuchuan had heard every single word Chu Yanran spoke into the phone just moments ago.

At that moment, he only felt his mouth dry, beads of cold sweat covering his forehead, his heart seemingly sinking to the abyss, and his clothes soaked through with sweat before he even realized it.

In less than half a minute, the middle-aged police officer's phone rang.

It was a call from Bureau Chief Xing Tianming!

Wang Fuchuan swallowed hard, answered the call with trembling hands, and spoke with a quivering voice: "Hello... Hello! Bureau... Bureau Chief! I... I am Wang Fuchuan!"

Immediately, a roar came from the other end of the line.

"Wang Fuchuan, you have some nerve! A public servant actually daring to bend the law for personal gain! I think you can forget about being a detachment captain and get ready to face an investigation by the discipline inspection commission!"

With that, the line on the other end went dead!

"It's over!"

Wang Fuchuan collapsed onto the ground, his face completely drained of color!

Several of his subordinates looked at Wang Fuchuan, each of them looking ashen and complex-faced, as if they had just survived some apocalyptic catastrophe.

The entire scene seemed to freeze, plunging into a dead silence.

Even Huang Chengye, who had been shouting arrogantly just moments before, shut his mouth.

He did not dare to utter another word.

He had heard every single word spoken from the other end of Wang Fuchuan's phone call.

A single phone call had directly dismissed a detachment captain of the Public Security Bureau on the spot.

What on earth was Chu Yanran's background?

Could it be that Chu Yanran also had a powerful backer at the level of a branch bureau chief, just like his second uncle?

For a moment, Huang Chengye's thoughts became immensely complicated!

Murong Shan, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, could no longer remain calm either.

Chu Yanran's thunderous methods had truly shocked him.

He had merely regarded the Chu family as a newly rising family and a competitor to his Tiansheng Group in Qingzhou City.

Murong Shan had never imagined that the Chu family possessed backers at the level of municipal public security branch chiefs.

It seemed he would need to thoroughly investigate the Chu family's background later on!

After a long while, Wang Fuchuan, who had been collapsed on the ground, gritted his teeth, a resolute look flashing across his face as he climbed back up.

Pointing at Ye Rong, who was standing beside Murong Shan, he ordered his subordinates, "You few, take her back to the bureau!"

"What?"

Seeing Wang Fuchuan pointing directly at her, Ye Rong panicked instantly!

Seeing several aggressive police officers walking toward his wife, Murong Shan hurriedly stepped in front of Ye Rong and rebuked angrily, "What do you think you're doing?"

Wang Fuchuan said righteously and coldly, "What am I doing? I received a report from citizens that your wife is suspected of illegally embezzling other people's property. Come with us to the bureau for questioning!"

At this moment, Wang Fuchuan no longer cared about the Huang family or the Murong family; in his eyes, there was only the Chu family now!

With a gloomy expression, Murong Shan shouted coldly, "Let's see who dares!"

With an ashen face, Wang Fuchuan did not yield an inch: "What is it, Mr. Murong? Are you trying to obstruct the police from enforcing the law normally?"

Seeing Wang Fuchuan's stern expression, Murong Shan looked at Chu Yanran, then glared fiercely at Jiang Cheng. He gritted his teeth, and then instantly resumed a warm and amiable smile.

"No, no, no! Miss Chu, it's all a misunderstanding! How could we possibly do anything illegal?"

Chu Yanran arched her slender eyebrows: "A misunderstanding? Uncle Murong, is it really a misunderstanding?"

Murong Shan squeezed out an extremely awkward smile: "Hehe! It's a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding! These pieces of raw jade all belong to Brother Jiang! I was present at the time, and the money to bid for the jade was indeed borrowed by my daughter from Brother Jiang!"

Jiang Cheng felt sick to his stomach just looking at Murong Shan's hypocritical face.

He sneered coldly, "Oh? Mr. Murong, when your wife was seizing my property just now, you didn't say a word. Why are you suddenly willing to tell the truth now?"

"I... Brother Jiang, let's not let this matter go to court, alright? It won't benefit either side, don't you agree?"

Jiang Cheng let out a cold snort and did not reply.

He had truly witnessed the ugly face of businessmen!

Seeing that Jiang Cheng remained unmoved, Murong Shan hurriedly nudged his daughter with his elbow: "Xiaoxue, your mother can't afford to have anything happen to her! Talk to Jiang Cheng and see if we can reach a settlement, alright?"

Biting her red lips, Murong Xue wore an extremely complex expression. On one side was her mother, and on the other was Jiang Cheng. How was she supposed to choose?

Her beautiful eyes stared at Jiang Cheng, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Gazing at the silent Murong Xue, Jiang Cheng let out a secret sigh.

He said to Wang Fuchuan, "Alright, Officer. I am willing to settle; let's just drop this matter!"

Joy flashed across Wang Fuchuan's heart, but he still cast a burning gaze at Chu Yanran standing nearby, seemingly seeking her opinion.

Chu Yanran smiled calmly: "Since the person who reported the case is willing to settle, Officer, I think we should just let it go!"

With that, she took out her phone again and made a call.

A minute later, Wang Fuchuan hung up Xing Tianming's call, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and let out a long breath of relief, as if granted a grand amnesty.

With a half-smile, Chu Yanran said to Wang Fuchuan, "Officer, you must enforce the law impartially and strictly from now on!"

"Yes! Yes! Miss Chu's reminder is well taken! From now on, I, Wang Fuchuan, will definitely enforce the law impartially and be a true public servant of the people!"

With that, he waved to his fellow officers and headed back!

The farce came quickly and left just as quickly.

It was not until the police officers completely vanished from sight that Ye Rong finally relaxed.

Her back was already drenched in sweat!