Gao Hengyuan couldn’t understand why his old acquaintance, Li Dong, the deputy director of the High-Tech Zone Police Station, had suddenly turned against him. Not only did Li Dong refuse to back him up, but he also twisted the facts and sided with outsiders to frame him!
Normally, in situations like this, it was the police who twisted the truth to help him frame others!
But today… it seemed the roles were reversed!
Furious and unable to think clearly, Gao Hengyuan glared at Li Dong and snarled, “Old Li, what’s the meaning of this? It’s obvious that this woman hit me with her car! How could it be my own traffic accident? Hurry up and arrest these two!”
Li Dong sighed inwardly. Gao Hengyuan wasn’t usually this dense—he was actually quite clever. But today, he was acting like a complete idiot. Li Dong’s demeanor had already made it clear that this woman was someone he couldn’t afford to offend. Yet, Gao Hengyuan still couldn’t read the room and refused to back down.
He was practically digging his own grave!
Li Dong and Gao Hengyuan had always been on good terms, but now Li Dong couldn’t show even the slightest hint of favoritism toward him. He couldn’t even drop a subtle hint.
Otherwise, this fool might end up dragging him down too!
Still, Li Dong didn’t want to completely alienate Gao Hengyuan. After all, Gao Hengyuan had some influence, and Li Dong might need his help in the future. So, he did his best to maintain a stern expression and said, “The truth of this matter will be determined after an investigation at the police station. You, come with us to the station!”
Once they were at the police station and away from this place, Li Dong would have a chance to explain things to Gao Hengyuan properly.
It definitely wasn’t convenient to do so in front of Ye Yuanyuan.
But Gao Hengyuan, consumed by rage, wasn’t in the mood to listen. He had asked Li Dong to arrest Ye Yuanyuan and Jiang Fei, but instead, Li Dong was taking him to the police station. How could Gao Hengyuan swallow this insult?
At this point, he began to realize—or perhaps he had always known—that Ye Yuanyuan had a formidable background. She was probably a second- or third-generation elite, just like him. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be driving a Hummer with military plates.
But so what? He was in the right! He was the victim here, and he was determined to seek justice!
For over twenty years, Gao Hengyuan had gotten away with countless illegal activities. But today, he wanted fairness!
He wanted to rely on the law to resolve this issue fairly!
The spoiled, entitled side of Gao Hengyuan erupted. He pointed at Li Dong and shouted angrily, “Li Dong, cut the crap! It’s obvious who hit whom. Just pull up the surveillance footage, and everything will be clear! If you don’t bring these two to justice, I’ll take this matter over your head! So what if she has connections? So what if she has military plates? I don’t believe she can break the law and get away with it. There’s no such thing in this world!”
As he spoke, the disheveled Gao Hengyuan pulled out his phone, not giving Li Dong any face. “If you’re too scared to handle this and too afraid to offend this woman, fine! I’ll call Uncle He myself and have him deliver justice for me!”
Hearing this, Li Dong’s mouth twitched.
This idiot!
He had originally planned to quietly help Gao Hengyuan out of this mess, to keep him from provoking this woman with her terrifying background. But now, with Gao Hengyuan speaking so rudely and showing him no respect, what could Li Dong do?
He knew who Gao Hengyuan’s “Uncle He” was—a deputy director of the Jin City Public Security Bureau, a significant figure and Li Dong’s superior’s superior.
But this time, Gao Hengyuan had kicked an iron plate. Even if he called in a deputy director, or even a member of the municipal standing committee, it wouldn’t make a difference!
Li Dong almost wanted to let Gao Hengyuan make the call and drag a bunch of people into this mess, just to watch Gao Hengyuan suffer the consequences. But as a party involved, if he allowed Gao Hengyuan to make that call, not only would Gao Hengyuan be in deep trouble, but Li Dong himself would end up in a bad spot. Gao Hengyuan’s backers would surely direct their anger at him for not stopping this disaster.
Because Li Dong knew Ye Yuanyuan’s identity, and if he didn’t stop Gao Hengyuan, it would look like he was setting him up!
So, suppressing his anger and frustration, Li Dong coldly snapped at Gao Hengyuan, “You don’t need to call Director He! Director He was the one who sent me here today! Everything I’m doing is on his orders!”
Hearing Li Dong’s sharp tone, the furious Gao Hengyuan finally snapped out of it. He stared at Li Dong in disbelief, stammering, “Uncle He… sent you here?”
Didn’t that mean even Uncle He didn’t dare to mess with this woman?
Seeing Gao Hengyuan finally shaken, Li Dong couldn’t be bothered with him anymore. He decided then and there that he would avoid associating with this fool in the future. Otherwise, he’d end up getting dragged down sooner or later!
Li Dong walked over to Ye Yuanyuan, his icy demeanor melting away as he put on a warm, friendly smile. “Miss Ye, hello…”
But Ye Yuanyuan waved him off impatiently and admitted bluntly, “No need for pleasantries. I was the one who hit his car.”
“…” Li Dong’s mouth twitched again. He wasn’t stupid—he already knew Ye Yuanyuan had crashed into Gao Hengyuan’s BMW.
But he had been racking his brain to come up with a way to shift the blame onto Gao Hengyuan and let Ye Yuanyuan off the hook.
And now, this lady just openly admitted it!
Even though she confessed, Li Dong still didn’t dare to arrest her. Unless, of course, he wanted to lose his job.
“I also hit him,” Ye Yuanyuan added.
“…Understood,” Li Dong replied, not daring to look at her. He lowered his head slightly, his eyelid twitching.
What was this lady trying to do? She knew he didn’t dare to arrest her, yet she openly admitted everything. Was she trying to make things difficult for him?
“However…” Ye Yuanyuan’s tone suddenly shifted as she glanced at Gao Hengyuan. “I hit his car because he was trying to escape after doing something wrong. I was just stopping him!”
“What did I do wrong? And… I didn’t even provoke you!” Gao Hengyuan protested, feeling wronged.
“But you provoked him!” Ye Yuanyuan pointed at Jiang Fei beside her and said coldly, “Provoking him is worse than provoking me! Provoking him is equivalent to harming the interests of the nation! He represents the nation’s interests!”
“How does he represent the nation’s interests?” Gao Hengyuan suppressed his anger, not daring to raise his voice too much.
He had already investigated Jiang Fei’s background thoroughly. How could Jiang Fei possibly have such significant connections?
If he did, Gao Hengyuan would never have been able to force Jiang Fei out of Jin City Second Hospital!
And even if Jiang Fei had some connection to this woman, wasn’t she exaggerating a bit too much?
How could provoking Jiang Fei be equivalent to harming the nation’s interests?
She really knew how to throw around serious accusations!
Ye Yuanyuan, already impatient, coldly explained, “Jiang Fei is treating my grandfather. Without him, my grandfather’s life would be in danger. So, he represents the nation’s interests!”
Gao Hengyuan was still confused, but Li Dong’s expression suddenly turned serious. He looked at Jiang Fei with newfound respect and silently thanked his lucky stars that he hadn’t completely offended this young miracle doctor.
If Jiang Fei could cure the illness of this lady’s grandfather—Old General Ye—then her words weren’t an exaggeration. After all, Old General Ye was a national treasure, one of the few remaining senior figures in the military.
Li Dong silently reminded himself never to cross Dr. Jiang again!