486: Chapter 486 Meddling in other people's business? Arrest them all!

Ma Zhonghe clutched his stomach, his entire body trembling from the pain.

He looked up, the fat on his round face contorted into a twisted mess.

"You... you dare hit me?"

"Do you fucking know who I am? Whose territory is this?"

"This is the Ma Family! This is the territory of the Ma Family!"

He suddenly propped himself up and hissed a roar toward the door, "Men! Get in here!!!"

As soon as his voice fell.

The door to the main hall was violently pushed open from the outside, and seven or eight burly men in black suits rushed in.

Leading them was a hulking man, clutching a rubber baton in his hand.

"Second Master!"

As soon as they entered and saw Ma Zhonghe curled up on the ground, their expressions shifted in unison. They grabbed their weapons and prepared to charge.

However.

Before they could even see the situation in the hall clearly, Ye Chen moved again.

His figure flickered, flitting into the crowd like a phantom.

Slap!

A palm struck the leading man's face. Before he could even let out a scream, he spun twice in mid-air and smashed heavily onto the ground, falling unconscious.

Bang!

Another slap flew into the second burly man's face. He was sent flying back, knocking over two people behind him. The three of them rolled into a heap, fainting on the spot.

Slap!

Slap!!

Slap!!!

...

The crisp sounds of slapping echoed through the hall.

In just two short breaths.

Seven or eight burly men lay scattered across the floor in a mess, all unconscious; not a single one remained standing.

Ye Chen turned around and looked at Ma Zhonghe.

"Can we speak properly now?"

Ma Zhonghe's expression was ugly to the extreme.

The men he brought were veterans who had followed him for over a decade, tough characters who could each fight five or six ordinary people.

Yet before this young man, they couldn't even survive a single encounter.

He hadn't even seen clearly how the other party made his move.

Ma Zhonghe swallowed hard and asked in terror.

"Who... who exactly are you?"

"Why are you meddling in the business of my Ma Family???"

He had always felt.

The Ma Family was already one of the top family powers in the Guang City; ordinary people wouldn't dare interfere with their affairs at all.

But he never expected...

That there would be someone who didn't fear death and dared to stick their nose into others' business!

Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"Ye Chen, Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group's Hidden Dragon Pavilion."

"Someone under you has exposed you for child trafficking. Do you plead guilty?"

Ma Zhonghe's face changed, and he stammered a low growl.

"Plead guilty? What guilt should I admit?"

"I, Ma Zhonghe, act upright and walk straight. Stop your bloody slander!"

"Those kidnappers said that the Ma Family provided the information," Ye Chen said indifferently.

"Bullshit!"

Ma Zhonghe's face turned the color of pig liver.

"I don't know any kidnappers at all! This is a frame-up! This is a setup!"

He then turned his head to look at Ma Tianlai, his voice carrying a hint of anger.

"Big Brother! Are you just going to watch an outsider run wild in our Ma Family? You're just going to watch?"

Ma Tianlai's face was ashen, but he did not speak.

He knew his younger brother all too well.

Over the years, although he couldn't control the shady dealings his brother did on the side, he had heard some rumors.

He just hadn't expected...

That it would involve something like child trafficking.

Ye Chen looked at Ma Zhonghe and suddenly laughed.

"You don't know the kidnappers? What about Hemp Six?"

"His Older Female Cousin is married to one of your managers. You're not going to tell me you didn't know about that either?"

Ma Zhonghe's expression changed completely, a flash of panic appearing in his eyes.

"I... I don't know any Hemp Six, let alone some manager!"

He gritted his teeth and denied it word by word, "None of what you said has anything to do with me!"

"Is that so?"

Ye Chen's smile remained unchanged.

"Then I'll give you one more chance. If you confess honestly now, I can still leave you a way out."

"If you continue to be stubborn and refuse to talk..."

He paused, his voice suddenly turning cold, "Then I'll have no choice but to extract a confession through torture."

Ma Zhonghe's whole body jolted. His eyes widened as he stared at Ye Chen, unable to maintain his composure.

"Tor... torture? You fucking dare?!"

"What kind of thing are you? What right do you have to use torture? I... I'm going to sue you!"

"I'm going to the capital to sue you! I'll make sure you get more than you bargained for!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen was not annoyed but instead laughed even more happily.

"Sue me?"

"Fine, go ahead and sue!"

"As long as you can leave here alive today, you can sue me however you like."

"However..."

He slowly pulled out the ID of the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group from his pocket and toyed with it in his hand.

"I am the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group's Hidden Dragon Pavilion. I have the right to execute first and report later."

"If you confess honestly now, you can keep your life and be investigated while alive."

"If you don't confess honestly, then I'll just have to kill you first and then pin a crime on you—isn't that also possible?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Even Bing Lan, standing to the side, had the corner of her mouth twitch slightly...

Good grief!

Isn't this just being a rogue?

But the problem was...

The Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group seemed to truly have this right.

Executing first and reporting later was written into the Dragon Group's regulations; it was the highest authority granted to the Dragon Group by the Dragon Country.

Especially when it involved national security and major criminal cases, the Chief Instructor and specifically authorized members indeed possessed this power.

Ma Zhonghe's face turned completely white.

He slumped amidst the mess of spilled soup on the floor, his entire body shaking.

If the other party were just an ordinary policeman, he could still act tough, find a lawyer, or use his connections.

But the other party was from the Dragon Group, a Chief Instructor with the authority to execute first and report later.

What did that mean?

It meant that even if the other party really shot him dead, they could just casually pin a crime like resisting arrest, attacking a police officer, or endangering national security on him afterward...

Then not only would his death be in vain, but he would even continue to be thoroughly investigated after death!

Ma Zhonghe was dumbfounded! He was dazed! Cold sweat poured off him like rain!

But if he confessed...

Would he really still have a way to live?

The Dragon Country was extremely strict regarding trafficking!

Ye Chen looked at his cowardly appearance and shook his head: "What? Weren't you quite tough just now? Why aren't you speaking now?"

Ma Zhonghe said in a panic.

"I... I really didn't..."

"Didn't?"

Ye Chen raised his hand, making a motion to step forward.

"Don't! Don't do it!"

Seeing Ye Chen raise his hand, Ma Zhonghe shrank back as if he had been electrocuted. His back slammed into an overturned table leg, causing a sharp pain in his kidneys.

But he could no longer care about the pain.

Because.

A stream of warm liquid was trickling down his pant leg, dripping into the mess of soup on the floor.

Everyone was stunned.

Especially the younger generation around them; their minds went blank one by one.

Huh?

That Second Master, who used to be so arrogant, actually...

Pissed himself???

Ma Zhonghe's face went from white to red, then from red to purple, as if he had been stripped naked in public.

He was considered a figure on the ground in the Guang City; when had he ever been scared into pissing himself?

But what was the use of that?

Did he dare to curse?

Did he dare to talk back?

Watching his own brother's pathetic state, Ma Tianlai's face turned so ashen it looked like it could drip water.

He knew Ma Zhonghe too well.

Although this brother was good-for-nothing, he was by no means a spineless coward.

This was the first time in his life he had seen someone scare his brother like this.

But no matter what, Ma Zhonghe was still a member of the Ma Family.

He was the Second Master of the Ma Family.

He was his own flesh-and-blood younger brother.

If he didn't speak up after seeing his brother forced to wet his pants right in front of him, where would the Ma Family's face go?

In the future, who in the Guang City would still take the Ma Family seriously?

Ma Tianlai took a deep breath, stood up from his chair, and cupped his hands toward Ye Chen.

"Instructor Ye, this old man dares to ask... could there be some misunderstanding in all this?"

Ye Chen tilted his head and glanced at him but did not speak.

Ma Tianlai braced himself and continued.

"This old man is indeed not very clear about the business Zhonghe has been doing over the years."

"But he is, after all, a member of my Ma Family. With the Ma Family's foundation and dignity, it shouldn't come to..."

"Doing such a thing."

He chose his words carefully, each word feeling like he was walking on a tightrope.

"Instructor Ye, do you think we should investigate clearly first?"

"What if those kidnappers are just wildly accusing people?"

Hearing this, the smile on Ye Chen's face slowly faded.

"Old Man Ma, I respect you as a sensible person, so I've been polite since I came in."

"But do you really have no idea at all about what the people under your brother have been doing?"

Ma Tianlai froze.

Ye Chen continued.

"From their methods of operation to their channels for disposing of stolen goods, those kidnappers couldn't have trained for that in just a day or two."

"If your brother were clean, why would those people risk their lives for him?"

"You think the kidnappers are making false accusations, but why did they not accuse anyone else, only him?"

Ma Tianlai's expression grew increasingly grim.

In fact, he understood very well in his heart.

But for the sake of his brother, he had to say a few more words.

Ye Chen looked at him and spoke indifferently.

"Old Man Ma, I advise you: you'd better stay out of this."

"If you want to speak up for him..."

"Then I'll just have to arrest you along with him."