267: Chapter 267 A chilling thought

Han Jingyang cupped his hands. "You flatter me, Section Chief Tan. It was just self-preservation, nothing more than minor tricks not worth mentioning."

Miss Tan smiled sweetly. "These aren't minor tricks, but great wisdom. Every move you make targets human nature directly. You managed to reap the benefits without doing anything at all. In the words of Director Zhang, those who play tactics usually have… rather dirty hearts. Tee-hee."

Han Jingyang also smiled. "How does Miss Tan plan to deal with these people?"

"Naturally, we will follow legal procedures: arrest, investigation, trial, and imprisonment."

"I don't need to be involved, do I?"

"Mr. Han, don't joke. You haven't killed anyone, nor have you incited others to kill. Of course, you don't need to."

"Then I can take the things in the box, right?"

"Of course you can. Those are your spoils of war, Mr. Han. Director Zhang and even Section Chief Bai are aware of this."

"Thank you, Section Chief Tan."

"You're welcome." Miss Tan turned her head to look at Li Laojiu. "Li Laojiu, Li Xiaoming, Zhang Hu, you are under arrest. Do not offer futile resistance; please surrender peacefully, or don't blame us for being impolite."

Li Laojiu glared at Han Jingyang with hatred, as if he could kill him with his gaze alone, but he stood motionless and allowed Miss Tan's people to handcuff him.

Li Xiaoming and Zhang Hu struggled slightly, but they didn't dare to resist.

The deterrent power of the Bureau of Religious Affairs was still quite significant. After all, it was a powerful official institution with ten thousand ways to handle nobodies like them.

Miss Tan finished her task, shook hands with Han Jingyang, and then looked at Liu Cheng and Huang Jianshe. "Mr. Han, do you need any help?"

Han Jingyang shook his head. "Thank you, thank you. There's nothing I need help with for the moment. If I do need something, I will definitely trouble you."

"Stay safe, Mr. Han. See you later."

"See you."

After Miss Tan and her group escorted the three men, including Li Laojiu, away, Han Jingyang waved at Huang Jianshe with a chuckle. "Old Huang, didn't expect this, did you? We meet again."

Huang Jianshe no longer displayed that servile and submissive attitude. He stood straight with a stern expression, staring at Han Jingyang with fierce eyes. "Han, we didn't provoke you, didn't bother you, and even avoided you. Why are you hounding us relentlessly? Have we ever offended you?"

Han Jingyang shook his head. "No, no, no. We have no grudges, and that's still the case. As long as you don't stop me from reclaiming my spoils of war, I couldn't care less if you live or die."

"Bullshit! That is our brothers' treasure, our life savings."

"Sorry, it's mine now. It's my spoils of war. If you want to take it back, show me what you've got. Let me see just how much weight Huang Jianyong's brother really carries."

"You, don't think you're so tough just because you're famous. Han Jingyang, there will be someone more powerful to deal with you."

"As long as it's not you, you coward. You're far worse than your brother, Huang Jianyong."

"You, you…"

Huang Jianshe's expression became even uglier, his gaze grew fiercer, and there were even signs of bloodshot eyes.

At this moment, Liu Cheng patted Huang Jianshe's shoulder and said to Han Jingyang, "Mr. Han, this can be considered a meeting where we got to know each other through a fight. Fortunately, no misunderstanding occurred. To be honest, I don't want to have any conflict with you at all. I know my own worth, and I know your strength. So, Mr. Han, the treasure is yours. We shall meet again."

Han Jingyang smiled. "Meet again? No, no, no, Captain Liu. This matter isn't over yet."

"What do you mean?"

"Wang Wei asked me to bring a message to you."

"Who?"

"Wang Wei. She is the daughter of the elderly couple, Wang Jinliang and Liu Guihua, who were murdered by you some time ago. She was once a member of your group and the poor girl who received your orders to infiltrate He Dingkun's side."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around Han Jingyang was shocked: Liu Jing, Shi Xiaoya, Xu Xin, the father-daughter pair, and Monk Kongyun.

The information hidden in this sentence was substantial.

Wasn't it Huang Jianyong who murdered Wang Jinliang?

How did it get linked to Captain Liu Cheng?

Wang Jinliang's daughter was once in the same group as Liu Cheng?

Liu Cheng and his people had designs on He Dingkun? They actually arranged for someone to infiltrate He Dingkun's side?

Combined with the death of Wang Wei, the deaths of the Wang Jinliang couple, Huang Jianyong's suicide, and the many tragedies caused by Huang Jianyong and his group, it was chilling to the bone.

Upon hearing this, Liu Cheng turned and ran.

But Monk Kongyun pressed his palms together and let out an "Om."

The sound was not loud, and the tone was not high.

Yet, Liu Cheng, who was running, fell headfirst as if struck in the back by a heavy hammer, unable to get up for a long time.

Xu Xin rushed over and restrained Liu Cheng, but when he looked down, his expression changed. "He's dead, poisoned!"

Han Jingyang sighed. "Ruthless, they are all ruthless people. I didn't even say I was going to kill him; was that necessary?"

As he spoke, he looked at Huang Jianshe. "What about you? Why didn't you run? Are you not afraid of being caught by me?"

Huang Jianshe looked bewildered, looking at Han Jingyang and then at Liu Cheng, whose seven orifices were slowly oozing black blood. "Why would I run?"

Han Jingyang gave a soft snort. "Humph, keep pretending. Go ahead and pretend. Huang Jianshe, you certainly hide things well, but countless clues tell me you're no pushover. Your rank within your organization is higher than your brother's, and your strength should be even greater."

Huang Jianshe shook his head. "Han Jingyang, I admit I did hide some things, but what you said, I really don't know about. I only started learning skills from my brother after I grew up. He always covered for me and protected me very well. It wasn't until you forced my brother to his death that Liu Cheng found me, told me some things, and said he would help me get the treasure my brother left behind. That's why I cooperated with Liu Cheng. I never participated in any organization you're talking about."

Speaking of this, he sighed again. "If I were really part of some organization, would I just watch you drive my brother to a dead end?"

"Really not?"

"Really not!"

"Never killed anyone?"

"No!"

"And never committed a crime?"

"No."

"Then you can go."

"Really?" Huang Jianshe was stunned.

Han Jingyang nodded slightly. "I, Han Jingyang, keep my word. If I say I'll let you go, I'll let you go. I would never do something like going back on my word."

Huang Jianshe cautiously took two steps. "Then I'm leaving."

"Go, go. Don't wait for me to change my mind. Of course, even more so, don't let me catch you doing anything wrong."

Upon hearing this, Huang Jianshe sped up and left the scene. After exiting the small grove, he ran off in a flash.

Everyone turned to look at Han Jingyang.

Han Jingyang shrugged. "This kind of person might come in handy one day."

Xu Jingyun tilted her head and asked in confusion, "But I always feel like Big Brother Han is playing some big game again."

"Playing games, playing games, all you know is playing games," Han Jingyang said irritably. "If I hadn't really failed to find any dirt on this guy, I wouldn't have let him go."

"Do we people in the martial arts world also care about evidence?"

"We still can't kill people just because of suspicion," Han Jingyang waved his hand. "Come, the moment of harvest has arrived. Let's see what good treasures there are. Everyone gets one as a reward for your hard work. Note them down first, and I'll give them to you after I perform the Consecration later."

Everyone was overjoyed; even Monk Kongyun rushed towards the box without standing on ceremony.

Only the Lin sisters stood there a bit shyly.

Han Jingyang shook his head. "You two get one too, no need to be polite. Speaking of which, your undercover work went very smoothly. You actually managed to infiltrate Li Laojiu's ranks. The information you two sent back helped me a great deal; otherwise, it wouldn't have been this simple to deal with Li Laojiu."