The people in the hotel already knew something big was happening today, so no one was surprised, and no one bothered to deal with Ye Liangchen even when he was causing a commotion.

They took the VIP elevator all the way up, escorting him to the room.

It was only when he saw Li Yifei sitting there like a general that Ye Liangchen finally realized what was really going on.

"Damn, you dared to deceive me!" Ye Liangchen shouted loudly, but halfway through, his stomach felt a sharp pain as he took another punch. This was from another cop; with Ye Liangchen being uncooperative along the way, the three of them had taken turns roughing him up. After all, this **** was in trouble, so they might as well be heavy-handed!

The captain’s face twisted for a moment, and after holding back for a while, he walked over to Ye Liangchen and said, "Ye Liangchen, don’t blame me for this. You were ruthless when you screwed me over, damn it!"

Li Yifei said, "Speak, who put you up to this against me!"

"No one, I just don’t like the look of you and wanted to do it!" Ye Liangchen was straightforward, admitting it without any hesitation upon seeing the situation.

Li Yifei nodded, stood up, walked over, looked down at Ye Liangchen, and said, "You sure got some spine, so tell me, where have we met before? What made you dislike me?"

"You..." Ye Liangchen was slightly taken aback. He had never seen Li Yifei before. He was just being instructed by someone else, but he couldn’t reveal who was behind it. After a moment of dodging eyes, he said, "It was a few days ago, in a restaurant, you glared at me and... and I just hated you for it!"

"Never lied before, have you?" Li Yifei nearly laughed, slowly leaning in closer, staring at Ye Liangchen, and said, "This is South Dian Province, not the northeast; you don’t beat someone just for looking at you. Heck, this doesn’t even happen in the northeast!"

"I... that’s the reason, or why else would I give you trouble?" Ye Liangchen replied.

"Yes, why else would you give me trouble!" Li Yifei nodded, then coldly said, "Such pure and simple folk in South Dian Province, even their grudges are purely genuine."

"No, it’s not like that, sir, we’re... we were deceived too, otherwise we would never have done such a thing!" Several policemen hurried to explain.

"Li Yifei, what can you do to me?" Hearing this, Ye Liangchen realized everything was exposed, so he decided to just go for broke, thinking at worst, he’d just take a beating.

But was it just a beating? Finding one of the main culprits, Li Yifei wouldn’t just let him off easily. He reached a finger and touched the man’s chest, a seemingly ordinary touch but infused with True Qi that hit the man’s acupoints.

True Qi uncontrolled entering an ordinary person’s body is a nightmare, as their meridians are either extremely slender or simply blocked. The Qi forcing its way creates a path, and such a taste cannot be described by ordinary pain. Within seconds, Ye Liangchen cried out in pain, sweat dripping in large beads. Still, he yelled, "Li Yifei, you’d better not let me, Ye Liangchen, get out of here alive, or I will never let you go!"

"Oh, one isn’t enough? Let’s add another!" Li Yifei said and touched him again. The other five policemen were dumbfounded, looking at Li Yifei in fear. This guy just pointed at him, and Ye Liangchen was in such pain! If he pointed at them... how painful would it be?

Seconds later, Ye Liangchen was banging his head on the floor, making a thudding sound, and the policemen couldn’t help but wince.

"Heh, pretty tough!" Li Yifei smiled faintly, moved behind Ye Liangchen, and kicked him right on the coccyx, but it wasn’t about the kick. The True Qi surged in, and Ye Liangchen howled like a slaughtered pig, the Qi having shot directly to his vital spot. Although there are many meridians there, they’re even finer and blocked, meaning pain there is at the highest level, reaching up to level twelve pain, one of the most severe.

Ye Liangchen collapsed, writhing in pain, yet unable to pass out because the pain was so intense his brain had shut off the fainting function.

It lasted for a full minute before he couldn’t voice any sound due to the immense tension, his muscles cramped all over. However, Li Yifei had sealed a certain acupoint, so he did not lose control of his bladder and bowels.

"Ready to talk now?" Li Yifei asked after letting him rest for a bit.

If not, he could continue enjoying it.

"I... I, Ye Liangchen, I certainly won’t... no, no, I’ll talk, I’ll talk, alright!" Lying on the ground like a whipped dog, Ye Liangchen finally couldn’t hold back and begged for mercy.

"Speak!" Li Yifei said.

"It was... it was Zhao Xianmin who told me to do it. After he heard about your arrival in South Dian Province, he invited a few of us to drink, and during the meal, he mentioned you and wanted us to make some trouble to disgust you. I... I couldn’t resist, so I just went along."

"Do you know who I am?"

"I know, Li Yifei, known as Old Soldier on Twitter! I, Ye Liangchen, also have over twenty thousand followers, and I’m an opinion leader!"

"Is that what I asked you?" Li Yifei had a plan in mind—it seemed Zhao Xianmin wanted these people to stir up some trouble. If they could ruin his reputation, great; if not, they would at least make things unpleasant for him.

At the very least, they could create some trouble for him and consume quite a bit of his time.

Unfortunately, this first wave was thwarted right away, dealt with by Li Yifei through violent means. One could imagine, if Li Yifei had cooperated with them earlier, even if nothing was found, the captain could find a pretext to bring Li Yifei back to the Public Security Bureau. Even under the guise of cooperating with an investigation, they could detain him for a while, which would both disgust Li Yifei and waste his time; it would be a win-win.

Unfortunately, it failed, and then Li Yifei dragged each of them out; now they had gotten to Zhao Xianmin. Hearing this name, Li Yifei knew it was someone from the Zhao Family, but he didn’t know what branch of the family he belonged to.

Ye Liangchen continued, "Although I, Ye Liangchen, am not doing so well, not in a high position, I’m a person who stands up for friends. Zhao Xianmin said you bullied him, so as a brother, I have to back him up!"

"So it ended up like this?" Li Yifei responded.

"This...is my bad luck!" Ye Liangchen was stumped, and Li Yifei asked, "What is Zhao Xianmin’s relation to the Zhao Family?"

"He’s the second generation of the Zhao Family, but not from the main branch. He’s developing in South Dian Province, also a director, but in the financial bureau. Even though his position isn’t high, because of the Zhao Family, he holds significant status, doesn’t lack money, and knows many people, so..."

"Well, well, Zhao Xianmin, Ye Liangchen!" Li Yifei laughed; understanding the reason was good. Not having a clue or knowing whom to retaliate against would have put Li Yifei in a bad mood.

"I, Ye Liangchen, take responsibility for my actions; don’t you..."

"Smack!" Li Yifei kicked out, directly hitting Ye Liangchen’s face. This kick was forceful, and Ye Liangchen flew straight out, crashing headfirst into a wall about four or five meters away; with a loud thud, after the heavy noise, Ye Liangchen fell to the ground, convulsed a few times, and then went completely still.

A few police officers took a simultaneous sharp breath; they almost forgot how violent this young man in front of them was—he truly dared to strike, no matter who the opponent was.

The captain’s face turned pale and said, "Mr. Li, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have set you up, I...accept punishment."

"You’re guilty too, but I’m not planning to deal with you anymore, same goes for you all!" Li Yifei glanced at him coldly and said.

This sentence was practically heavenly music; they thought they were all doomed, but it turned out the other party suddenly decided to let them go. Several faces, swollen and ugly as they were, forced smiles. Then they heard Li Yifei say, "I’ll give you a task; do it well, and this matter will be over. If not, this won’t end, and you guys won’t have it easy either."

Their smiles froze, but they quickly said, "Mr. Li, please tell us."

"Hmm, keep an eye on this person, right here. None of you are allowed to leave. Of course, you can leave if you want, but I know where you work, and it’ll be easy to find you!"

"No, no, we definitely won’t leave; we’ll make sure to help Mr. Li handle this matter!" one police officer hurriedly said.

"I hope you keep your word," Li Yifei said.

"We won’t dare not to; rest assured, Mr. Li." Another police officer quickly chimed in.

Li Yifei was going to catch Zhao Xianmin; since it was something the Zhao Family did, Li Yifei saw no need to hold back. He intended to confront them regardless. Now, knowing the real culprit, Li Yifei wanted to drag him out. Even if he only caught a small fish, following the trail could lead him to the Zhao Family behind it.

The police officers agreed, while He Fangqing left with Li Yifei. Li Yifei wasn’t comfortable leaving her there. As the two left, Li Yifei didn’t worry about the police officers running away; they could run, but could they escape entirely?

The power Li Yifei had demonstrated should be enough to intimidate these police officers.

Li Yifei thought of this as he drove to the financial bureau. Zhao Xianmin was at the City Financial Bureau. A director in such a place wasn’t simple; the benefits were substantial. With the Zhao Family backing him, even if he embezzled a little more, there would be no worries. That’s why he drove an Audi A7 to work, a car far superior to that of the bureau chief.

Zhao Xianmin had just finished a meeting, and when he looked at his phone, he saw a message from his friend Ye Liangchen. Opening it, he read one line that said, "Xianmin, the thing you asked me to handle, I’ve done it!"