135: Chapter 135 Do you think this is a proper student?

The top floor of the Hot-Blooded Mansion.

Wei Zhuang had just finished investigating the scene with Fei Shan and his men when his phone rang.

The caller was none other than Wei Zhuang's eldest brother, the current head of the Wei Family and Director of the Department of Legal Affairs, Wei Yuan.

"Eldest brother? What are your instructions?"

"Fifth brother, Uncle Seven suddenly called just now, asking what gifts we're all sending for Mingzhu's birthday tomorrow. I felt his tone was a bit strange, so I wanted to check if something happened on your end?"

"What could possibly have happened? Aren't you being a bit too sensitive? Maybe Uncle Seven was just asking casually."

"What are you doing right now?"

"Handling a case. One of Second Brother's little slush funds got robbed."

"Is the loss significant?"

"It's alright, just four or five hundred million. Oh, there were a few items in there that were indeed intended as gifts for Fourth Sister."

"Has the thief been caught?"

"Not yet, I just finished looking at the scene. The methods were quite professional and unfamiliar. Coupled with the poor security measures here, there are almost no useful clues to be found. I'm afraid I won't be able to crack the case anytime soon."

"Anything else?"

"Uh... well, there's also Third Brother's kid, Wei Lin... He previously put a bounty on someone, and this person just happens to be Shang Yuqing's new flame."

"Wei Lin? How did Old Third raise his kid? He's learned to hire hitmen at such a young age?"

"Don't be angry, Eldest Brother. You can't entirely blame him. That brat didn't have eyes; he actually dared to flirt with the Jiang Family's daughter. Following Third Brother's wishes, I've just taken the person into custody."

"Foolish! Since he's Shang Yuqing's new flame, why did you insist on arresting him? Do you think she'll just let it go?"

"That kid had a bounty on his head. Third Brother's intention was that nothing should go wrong in the next two days, so he asked me to detain him first. I figured locking him up for three days would be fine, and it'll teach him a lesson."

"Fifth, I've noticed you all have been acting with less and less discretion lately. Involving Bishop Shang—is that not considered a major issue? And not one of you told me?"

Wei Zhuang felt a bit awkward. "Eldest Brother, you're so busy every day, I didn't want to add to your troubles. Besides, you know Shang Yuqing. Touching one of her lovers—how could that possibly count as getting Bishop Shang involved?"

But the tone of Wei Yuan on the other end of the phone turned abruptly stern.

"Bishop Shang only has this one sister! What more does it take to count as being involved?"

"No wonder Uncle Seven made such a strange call. It's basically confirmed now that the problem lies with you. Shang Yuqing must have already lodged a complaint!"

"Release him immediately."

Wei Zhuang was quite reluctant and explained again, "Eldest Brother, this kid is not just some pretty boy."

"Also, I've found out that a month ago, this person was still one of Ye Baiming's mine slaves."

"I also found out he was once temporarily appointed as a deputy officer in Linshan Market by Wei Baoquan. Later, when Wei Baoquan and Ma Chi died in battle, he was the only one who survived."

"Just one month later, he openly enrolled in the First Specialized Academy with a recommendation letter from the Civil Affairs Department, which happens to be a blind spot for us."

"The three hitmen who took the bounty on him last night have already been found dead in the Old Town. Tonight, at the Hot-Blooded Arena, he won over twenty million in just over ten minutes. Do you think this is a proper student?"

"What is his intention in provoking Wei Lin at school while hooking up with Shang Yuqing on the other side?"

"Eldest Brother, all these incidents force me to suspect that he is a pawn used by certain people against our Wei Family. Am I wrong to arrest and investigate him?"

"Give me three days, and I'll definitely be able to interrogate something out of him!"

Wei Yuan on the other end was silent for a moment, then said, "Even so, you still have to let him go."

"What! I don't understand!"

"What's there to not understand? Do you want to keep Uncle Seven and Bishop Shang waiting for news? With people watching from above right now, it will be very difficult for you to continue investigating, and you'll easily alert the enemy. Loosen your grip for now; don't be impatient."

Wei Zhuang sighed deeply. "Alright, I understand."

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In the first-floor lobby, the longer Shang Yuqing waited, the more irritable she became.

Especially seeing Mad Dog standing by, completely indifferent, which only made her more annoyed.

"Mad Dog, Tang Long is your friend too. Can't you think of a way to get him out?"

Mad Dog couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Miss Shang has already made a move, do you still need me?"

"You know my relationship with my brother; he might not necessarily help me with this kind of thing."

Mad Dog twisted his mouth. "Then I have even less of a way. You know my junior sister—asking her to kill someone is no problem, but if I ask her to help save someone, she'll break my legs."

"Useless waste! For Tang Long to make a friend like you, he really didn't have eyes."

Mad Dog rarely didn't talk back.

Because he knew clearly that since the High Priest could send Red Hand to protect Tang Long, the Wei Family couldn't touch him at all. Touching him would only be asking for trouble, and he might even end up unlucky.

He was very happy to see this situation, so he didn't want to get involved at all.

At this moment, Wei Zhuang's figure appeared again and walked quickly toward the main entrance.

He arrived at a police car, opened the door, sat inside, and sat shoulder-to-shoulder with Tang Long.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Wei Zhuang, Deputy Director of the Song City Jingan Division. Simply put, all Jingan Officers and criminals in Song City are under my jurisdiction."

"Kid, normally, someone of your caliber isn't qualified to speak to me. But today is a special situation, so I won't be so particular."

"Now I am officially warning you, and this is the only time I will warn you: do not provoke Wei Lin again."

"Otherwise, I will let you rot in the dirtiest and smelliest prison in Song City."

"Do you understand?"

Tang Long looked at him with surprise.

Am I mistaken? Listening to this, does he mean he's going to let me go?

Come on, you're the big boss of the Jingan Division!

You handcuffed me so arrogantly just a moment ago, only to give me this half-hearted threat now?

Tang Long had originally been guessing that with his background and experiences, if even a few people in the Song City Jingan Division weren't complete idiots, they should have been able to find something. Perhaps they could even connect Wei Baoquan's death to him.

If they were even more capable, they could also find his shadow in the deaths of those hitmen in the Old Town.

In a fit of rage, this Director Wei should have thrown him into prison, or even killed him, which wouldn't have been strange at all.

If that were the case, he wouldn't even need to plan anything; the Wei Family would have crashed and burned on their own.

But he actually wants to let him go. What's going on?

By logic, Mad Dog wouldn't leak information recklessly. As for Shang Yuqing, she would at most leak it to her brother.

Would Bishop Shang directly tell the Wei Family to release the person? Probably not.

According to Lv Yang, regarding his identity, the High Priest issued a 'gag order' to the three bishops, not even allowing them to ask about it. If Bishop Shang heard that his sister had slept with him, he would probably be sitting on pins and needles right now.

Furthermore, the Wei Family also has a bishop. They are competitors, so it's impossible for them to risk offending their boss to help with this kind of thing.

That means there are some changes he doesn't understand.

Should he provoke Director Wei a bit more to test the specific reason?

But just at this moment, a message suddenly appeared in his vision.

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