228: Anyone who dares to interfere with judicial fairness will face dire consequences.

Lin Zifeng and Chen Yuxi invited Li Li and the others to dinner together to express their apologies regarding this matter.

At the dinner table, Li Li and the others all expressed great satisfaction with the outcome of the handling.

Yang Xiaohu, Tang Jia, and Liu Shuangshi also took turns toasting Lin Zifeng to express their gratitude.

With what happened today, no one would dare to do such a thing again in the future; they also indicated that when a suitable opportunity arose, they would invite the couple to dinner to show their thanks.

Yang Xiaohu also held Chen Yuxi's hand and made an agreement with her that if they ever went to the capital, they must contact them, and they would certainly host them well then.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was excellent, but since this matter had not yet been fully resolved, Lin Zifeng did not drink much; for him, half a jin of White Liquor was just a light tasting.

The meal ended after more than an hour; everyone shook hands and said goodbye in front of the Farmhouse Restaurant entrance before leaving in their respective vehicles.

Chen Yuxi snuggled up to him and whispered in his ear, "Hubby, I told My father everything that happened today. Don't blame me for not discussing it with you or be angry with me."

"These people are just too lawless. I was really afraid that the people behind them would put pressure on you and cause you stress."

"You silly wife! You did it all for my sake, how could I be angry with you?"

"I guessed you would do that, which is why I was so confident. Your husband isn't a fool; I'm not so arrogant that I can't see myself clearly."

"I have my principles, but I'm not so stupid that I can't be flexible."

"I don't live in a vacuum. If I were so inflexible, how far could I go in the officialdom?"

"As long as I can do practical things for the common people and seek welfare for the vast majority, I will also utilize the resources I can to achieve my goals."

Lin Zifeng spoke his true thoughts into Chen Yuxi's ear.

Chen Yuxi smiled, nodded, and said, "Hubby, you're right to think that way."

The two talked softly along the way, and Li Qiang drove the car into the Residential Community.

After getting out of the car, the two said goodbye to the others and walked upstairs arm in arm.

The night passed without incident. The next morning, the young couple finished breakfast and went to work separately.

Not long after Lin Zifeng arrived at the Office, he received a call from Jia Zhongqi. Lin Zifeng paused for a moment, guessing the purpose of the call, but he could not refuse to answer.

So he waved for Wang Zhongyu to leave, composed himself, and then answered the phone.

"Hello, Secretary Jia. I don't know if you have any instructions for calling so early?"

"Hello, County Magistrate Lin. I don't have any instructions for you today; I'm just entrusted by someone to discuss a private matter with you."

"Director He of the Provincial Public Security Department is my junior from police academy. I know something about the incident that happened at the Yingjianzui Scenic Area."

"The nature of this incident is quite severe, but fortunately, it did not cause serious consequences. I suggest that this case should focus on education!"

"After all, it involves several Provincial Leaders, so some matters should be handled with discretion. A few days of administrative detention to let them learn a lesson, and your Yushu County Government will have an explanation. What do you think, County Magistrate Lin?"

Jia Zhongqi said in a consultative tone.

Lin Zifeng did not expect the other party to speak so clearly and directly. Since the other party was his superior, if he refused directly, it would make the other party lose face and also completely offend them.

So his mind raced, and after brewing for three seconds, he said, "Secretary Jia, this case is still under investigation by the County Bureau. I don't know the final outcome yet."

"Let's wait and see, Secretary Jia."

Lin Zifeng's strategy was to stall, but he would handle the matter as he saw fit.

Hearing Lin Zifeng's reply, Jia Zhongqi knew he was being slippery, but he had already said as much as he could. If he continued to force pressure on him and things blew up, getting himself involved would be counterproductive.

Thinking of this, Jia Zhongqi laughed it off and hung up the phone.

He intended to call Wan Guoliang again to coordinate this matter further.

However, he didn't expect that Wan Guoliang would also play Tai Chi with him. After talking for a long time, Wan Guoliang only revealed one sentence: the leader of this group wanted to harbor evil intentions toward Lin Zifeng's Spouse, so it was difficult for him to intervene.

Jia Zhongqi bumped into soft nails twice and was somewhat annoyed. Just as he was planning to contact others to handle this matter, He Lisheng called him again.

The purpose of He Lisheng's call was to tell Jia Zhongqi that he didn't need to worry about this matter anymore; a Big Leader had already spoken, and whoever dared to interfere with the judicial justice of this case would face the consequences.

After hanging up, Jia Zhongqi felt incredibly depressed. He just wanted to help out and return a favor to his junior, but he didn't expect to end up in such an awkward situation.

He had to extract himself from this case. The Big Leader mentioned by He Lisheng could at the very least determine their future, so if he didn't extract himself, he might suffer greatly in the future.

So, after a brief moment of thought, he called Lin Zifeng and Wan Guoliang again.

The goal was simple: to tell them both to just pretend he had never called.

Lin Zifeng and Wan Guoliang were both smart people and immediately guessed the gist of the matter, so they readily agreed to the other party's request.

Before nine o'clock, Zhu Yushan, led by Wang Zhongyu, walked into his Office.

After they exchanged greetings, Lin Zifeng asked him to sit down, and Zhu Yushan began to report: "County Magistrate, after an overnight interrogation by our Public Security Police Officers, these people have all confessed."

"As soon as work started, we escorted these people to the county detention center for custody."

"We can file a lawsuit against them for picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and attempted forced restriction of personal freedom."

Lin Zifeng nodded and said, "After the lawsuit is filed, what kind of sentencing will they receive?"

"County Magistrate, in my experience, the nature of their illegal and criminal acts is severe, but we stopped them in time, so there were no serious consequences."

"Therefore, the principal offender will be sentenced to at most less than three years, and it may be probation. If actual imprisonment is executed, it will not exceed one year at most."

"After all, apart from the impact, the harm caused is not great."

Zhu Yushan said thoughtfully.

Lin Zifeng nodded and said again, "Then try to execute actual imprisonment. Probation doesn't mean much for these people."

"Alright, County Magistrate, I know what to do. These people are very arrogant! They kept shouting that they would make the handling police officers face the consequences, and they kept spewing foul language."

"They also wanted to call their families, but were sternly refused by our handling police officers."

"With a sentence of less than one year, they don't even need to be sent to prison; they can serve it in the detention center."

"Life in the detention center is much harder than in prison."

Zhu Yushan said with a look of satisfaction.

"We must handle this case within the framework of the law; we cannot let people think that we are deliberately retaliating."

"We must ensure that no one can find any fault at the legal level."

Lin Zifeng nodded and said.

"Please rest assured, County Magistrate, we will definitely handle the case according to the law."

Zhu Yushan hurriedly agreed.