131: Chapter 131 Ono, are you just handing us your good grades?

Inside a private room at Zhilan Restaurant, Su Ye was drinking and chatting with Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le, Li Yi, and Yan Zheng. There were no outsiders present; there was no need to mention Li Yi, who was Su Ye's best bro, while Yan Zheng and Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le shared a bond forged in life-and-death situations. Since Li Yi and Yan Zheng also knew each other and were both Su Ye's brothers, the group spoke without any reservations.

"Little Yi, talk to your sister more when you get home. I heard that a couple of days ago, this Old Chang went to the local branch office and didn't come home at night. I wonder if he's been corrupted."

Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le looked at the smiling Yan Zheng with a horrified expression: "Brother, don't mess with me."

"Little Yi, don't listen to Yan Blackface's nonsense. Heaven and earth are my witness, I was working overtime until late that night. I slept in the office because I didn't want to go home and disturb your sister."

He then pointed at Yan Zheng, looking furious: "Yan Blackface, if you dare to spread rumors about me again, believe it or not, I'll go sleep on your doorstep tomorrow."

Yan Zheng glanced at Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le and let out a scoff: "I don't believe it. If you dare to come, I'll dare to take a video and send it to your wife. If you aren't dragged home by your ear within half an hour, I'll bet against it."

Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le was so angry he pointed at Yan Zheng: "Then I'll spread scandalous rumors about you too."

Yan Zheng curled his lips and spread his hands: "Go ahead, try it. My wife trusts me."

Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le was speechless, while Li Yi and Su Ye watched the show with smiles on their faces.

In the end, Su Ye raised his glass and said: "Alright, alright, you two big brothers, come on, let's have a drink."

Even though they shared a bond forged in life-and-death situations, and both held high positions, with a combined age of seventy or eighty, once they got together—especially in private—they were no different from two children. That is the nature of male camaraderie.

"For you, I dare not slack off, no matter how tired I am, I put on a disguise—" Su Ye put down his glass and looked at the phone screen on the table, then answered it. Yan Zheng and the others lowered their voices.

The voice of Brother Chen came from the other end of the line: "Little Su, did I disturb you?"

Su Ye smiled: "Brother Chen, it's never a disturbance whenever you call."

Brother Chen laughed, then said: "Then I'll make sure to call you at eleven or twelve at night."

Su Ye thought to himself that this old guy was quite mischievous: "Go ahead. You can call all you want, but whether I pick up or not is my business."

Hearing Su Ye's thick-skinned response, Brother Chen laughed and scolded: "You kid, you really are a little fox."

"Alright, enough talk. The Liu Family just called me, saying that the Qin Family wants to invite you out for a meal to have a chat."

Su Ye looked at Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le and Yan Zheng, who were still mocking each other, and thought that the Qin Family was quite fast at gathering information.

Brother Chen continued: "I didn't agree. I said I would call you first to let you know and see what you think."

Su Ye said slowly: "Brother Yan, I'm a person who fears trouble. As the saying goes, it's easy to deal with the King of Hell, but hard to deal with the little devils. I don't know many people, so it's not right for people to come and cause trouble for me every other day."

Brother Chen understood what Su Ye meant. Just as they had discussed before, Su Ye wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys—to deter other animals that might jump around.

"Alright, I understand. Go ahead and enjoy yourself. Brother Ze and I will cover for you; the Liu Family won't be able to reach you."

Su Ye smiled and thanked him: "Then thank you, Brother Chen. But don't refuse them outright. Give them some hope first, and drag it out for three or five days."

"Alright, I got it."

After the call ended, Yan Zheng and Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le stopped mocking each other and looked at Su Ye. Yan Zheng spoke first: "Little Su, now that we've eaten and had our fill of wine, just tell us what's on your mind. As long as it doesn't violate any bottom lines, we can discuss anything. As for Old Chang, his opinion isn't important."

Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le was shocked. "You're representing me now?" He was about to speak when Li Yi, sitting opposite, slowly said: "Brother-in-law, I heard my sister is planning to go home and stay for a week. I haven't been back in a long time, so I plan to go back and stay for a week too."

Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le immediately deflated. He looked at Yan Zheng and then at Li Yi. One was his brother-in-arms, the other was the younger brother of the person he loved most—his brother-in-law. What else could he do but indulge them?

He could only mutter: "Whatever you decide is fine. I just came here to eat and listen to what you decide."

Yan Zheng and Li Yi looked at each other with smiles in their eyes, then looked at Su Ye.

Su Ye had already planned everything out and said slowly: "Both brothers, Sister-in-law, I won't hide anything. We are all our own people, so I'll be direct."

"You should all know about the Qin Family, right?"

Li Yi raised an eyebrow, pulled out a wet wipe to wipe the grease from the corner of his mouth, rinsed his mouth with the honey water on the side, and then lit a thin cigarette: "The Qin Family? Of course I know them. Recently, I've had a conflict with that idiot, the eldest of the Qin Family. He tried to threaten me by going through my friend. Was his head caught in a door or something?"

Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le frowned: "Little Yi, why haven't I heard you mention this? This Qin Family isn't clean. They were involved in organized crime years ago, though they cut ties and backed off during the crackdown. But they still aren't very clean now, and they are very insidious."

After saying this, he looked a bit worried: "How about this, I'll go find someone to pass a word tomorrow and give them a warning."

Li Yi waved his hand holding the thin cigarette: "No need, brother-in-law. It's a minor issue on my end, and I didn't suffer any losses. But Ye-zi, listening to you, it sounds like you've had a conflict with the Qin Family?"

Su Ye nodded and recounted what had happened. He didn't hide anything. After all, things on the cruise ship were consensual. Haven't you seen the lavish parties from years past? Such minor matters are always managed only for the common people; they have nothing to do with the upper echelons.

As expected, the expressions of Yan Zheng and Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le remained unchanged.

"Little Su, what are you planning to do now? We heard your phone call just now. Since you don't intend to bridge the gap and reconcile, that means you're ready to take action."

Su Ye nodded, then said with some annoyance: "I'm afraid that there will still be ignorant flies buzzing in front of me later. Instead of that, it's better to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys once and for all, to make the surroundings quiet and stop people from coming to cause me trouble for no reason."

He then laid out his plan: "I've already finished investigating the Qin Family. Just as you said, they aren't doing anything overly illegal right now, but there are still some problems."

As he spoke, he pulled out a few documents from his bag and handed them to the group. "Involvement in prostitution, selling fake alcohol, gambling, and honey traps—all these situations exist."

"I want Brother Yan to first help me submit a report to the higher-ups about rectifying the business environment, resolving the chaos in the entertainment industry within the jurisdiction, and maintaining public safety. Then, help me investigate who is behind the Qin Family."

"Then, Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le can start targeting them on a small scale, letting the Qin Family lower their guard. I will arrange for people to collect clues and evidence, and then Deputy Bureau Chief Chang Le can help me see how to take action and wipe out the Qin Family in one fell swoop."

Yan Zheng looked at Su Ye and smiled: "Little Su, you are handing us achievements on a silver platter."