134: It's you! It's you!

"Yes, boss, I'll definitely speed things up; please rest assured, Brother Qiang," Dao Ge guaranteed, patting his chest.

"I don't need any guarantees; I need results. You know my methods," the boss said sinisterly.

With that, he and his bodyguards prepared to leave.

Before he left, he stood in the middle, his eyes slightly narrowed, scanning over each of the underlings. The underlings obediently lowered their heads; no one dared to meet his gaze.

This was the feeling he wanted. Earlier, these underlings were shouting, "Dao Ge is mighty!" He wanted to show them who the real boss was here.

Ye Lin had noticed this person the moment he entered. He seemed a bit familiar, but Ye Lin couldn't place him.

He looked at Sun Jinghua beside him, only to see a look of sudden realization on his face.

So he asked in a low voice, "Who is this?"

Sun Jinghua said resentfully, "This is Gu Teng, the second boss of Qiang Teng. He's done countless bad deeds, but we've never been able to catch him."

Ye Lin suddenly understood. It seemed it really was Qiang Teng Group forcibly demolishing Chengguan Village. However, from the looks of it now, even if he caught Gu Teng, he wouldn't be able to get anything out of him.

And these underlings wouldn't betray him. Besides, it was possible that Gu Teng hadn't even personally acted.

"Brother, should we arrest him too?" As Sun Jinghua said this, he suddenly felt a surge of adrenaline, as if his whole body was trembling.

"No need. There's no evidence, so arresting him is useless," Ye Lin shook his head.

The two lowered their heads and remained silent as Gu Teng's gaze swept over them.

Ye Lin also lowered his head.

Gu Teng's gaze swept past, then suddenly stopped and returned to Ye Lin. This person seemed a bit familiar.

Seeing Gu Teng staring at Ye Lin, Dao Ge quickly explained, "Boss, this is someone who came from out of town to join us. He's quite capable."

Ye Lin took the opportunity to look up, grinned, and fawningly called out, "Hello, boss."

Gu Teng had already intended to let Ye Lin go, but then he suddenly seemed to remember something.

He abruptly took a step back, pointed at Ye Lin, and exclaimed loudly, "Damn it, it's you!"

Ye Lin also remembered who he was at this moment.

His expression darkened, and he said slowly, "So you are Sang Rong. No wonder we couldn't catch you."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked!

Sun Jinghua, standing next to him, looked utterly bewildered. Wasn't Sang Rong that mysterious triad boss?

How could he be Gu Teng? Although Sang Rong was very mysterious, the police had photos of him, and aside from his build, his face was completely different.

"Brother, are you mistaken?" Sun Jinghua reminded him.

Ye Lin said calmly, "No mistake. He used a disguise when he was Sang Rong."

Dao Ge also sensed that something was wrong at this point and sternly demanded, "Who exactly are you?"

Ye Lin and Sun Jinghua pulled out their police badges from their pockets, displayed them, and calmly said, "Police!"

As these two words were uttered, all the underlings panicked. It's human nature for thieves to fear officials; it's an inherent instinct.

The three Chen family members, who had been kneeling on the ground looking ashen, seemed to find hope when they heard Ye Lin and his Comrade were Police Officers. They cried out loudly, "Police Officer, you must save us! We were forced to sign the agreement!"

"Police! Run!"

Someone shouted, and several underlings frantically tried to run towards the door.

But everyone just saw a blur, and the person who had entered with Gu Teng was already at the doorway, delivering a slap to the underling trying to escape.

Smack!

The huge, fan-like palm struck the underling's face. A powerful gust of wind swept through, and the underling was spun around on the spot and knocked unconscious.

The remaining underlings were completely stunned by this slap and all stopped in their tracks.

Gu Teng sneered and reprimanded, "Xiao Dao, your underlings need more training. What a mess."

Dao Ge was already drenched in sweat, not from fear of Ye Lin, but from the realization that he had unknowingly recruited two Police Officers as his underlings. He truly didn't know the meaning of death.

"Dao Ge, right? We now suspect you of intentionally murdering Chen Youhan and Guan Xiaohe. We are now arresting you according to the law. Lay down your weapons. Confess and be lenient; resist and be dealt with severely," Ye Lin shouted sternly.

The person who had just been so thuggish suddenly became righteous, leaving Dao Ge somewhat flustered. He could only look to Gu Teng for help.

Gu Teng smiled faintly. "Assaulting a Police Officer is a serious crime. Don't look at me. But just because he says he's a Police Officer, does that make him one? I think his identification might be fake, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Dao Ge instantly understood.

He pointed the iron rod in his hand at Ye Lin and shouted, "Brothers, these are fake police! Go! Killing them is doing justice for the people. Don't hold back!"

His underlings were still bewildered, but a few clever ones understood their boss's meaning. They followed suit, shouting, "Fake police dare to come out and deceive people! Go, brothers! It's not illegal to expose fakes!"

Under the instigation of a few, the other underlings seemed to understand and swarmed forward with a whoosh.

Ye Lin secretly cursed, "Damn it, these guys really are desperate!"

"Back to back, be careful," Ye Lin said in a low voice to Sun Jinghua.

Sun Jinghua nervously acknowledged, adjusting his stance to prepare for the enemy. He was still a bit nervous facing so many people.

Because Ye Lin had deceived them more aggressively, the animosity towards him was greater, so most of the underlings wanted to kill Ye Lin first, which eased the pressure on Sun Jinghua's side a bit.

He dodged an incoming iron rod, grabbed one underling's arm, twisted it, and then kicked the underling to the ground.

Immediately after, he ducked, landed a straight punch on another underling's face, but an iron rod solidly struck his back, causing a burning pain.

This forced Sun Jinghua to abandon his pursuit and turn to defend himself. Although he could gain the upper hand in a one-on-one fight, he still couldn't avoid being hit with a few rods occasionally.

Compared to Sun Jinghua, who was taking hits, Ye Lin appeared much more composed.

The Ghost Foot footwork given by the system, combined with close-quarters combat techniques, made him adept at this kind of small-scale fighting, especially when paired with bone-setting techniques; he was practically unstoppable.

He didn't seem to dodge much, simply turning his body slightly, then grabbing the hand of an approaching underling and, with a 'crack,' directly dislocating their elbow joint.

"Ah—"

The underling screamed in agony, clutching his arm and falling to the ground, temporarily losing his combat effectiveness.

After several such moves, three underlings were already lying on the ground, clutching their arms.

The remaining underlings seemed to have learned their lesson. Broken arms, huh? Then I'll use my legs.

Several flying kicks aimed at Ye Lin, but they were even more ineffective against Ghost Foot's footwork.

Ye Lin didn't even bother to dodge, directly countering with a kick, striking the underling's knee joint from the side, instantly taking down several more underlings.