boyutpedia Chapter 76 Ding Hongzhi's Fate Brings This Calamity
Chapter 76 Ding Hongzhi's Fate Brings This Calamity
Ding Hongzhi glanced at him, said nothing more, sat back down at his desk, picked up the unfinished document, and continued flipping through it.
But he turned the pages much slower than before, and his ears were constantly perked up.
It was obvious that he had no interest in looking at the documents.
Time passed slowly as he waited anxiously.
The clock struck twelve, then struck one.
Just at this time,
Footsteps could be heard in the once quiet corridor outside.
The footsteps were very light.
Judging from the other person's gait and the sound of their footsteps.
Not an expert.
Fang Shuwen made a judgment about the person opposite him.
He gestured for Ding Hongzhi to be quiet, then stood up from his chair and silently pressed himself against the wall by the door.
A very faint "click" sound came from the corridor.
The sound of the door lock being pried open.
It was very faint, but you could still hear it in the corridor late at night.
Fang Shuwen's fingers tightened slightly.
The door was pushed open a crack, then slowly opened.
Not long after, a person came in under the cover of darkness.
He was carrying something in his hand, so he reached inside, took it out, and then prepared to throw it back inside.
Just then, the lights in the room suddenly turned on.
The person who came seemed completely unprepared to be discovered.
When the lights came on, he instinctively closed his eyes.
At that moment, Fang Shuwen moved.
Snake-like gait.
With a mere sway of his body, both hands shot out simultaneously.
Before the other party could react, one hand gripped the other's pulse point, while the other hand snatched the bomb from the other's hand.
Simultaneously,
Ding Hongzhi stood up from behind his desk and walked over to look at the assassin.
He was wearing a gray cloth short jacket, a black cloth mask on his face, and a short knife at his waist.
"These are the people Lin Xiu sent?"
His voice was low, but you could hear the anger in it.
Fang Shuwen ripped off the mask from the man's face.
An unfamiliar face, around thirty years old, square face, with a mole on the corner of his mouth.
He had never seen this person before and did not know him.
He turned the man over, reached into his waistband, and pulled out a brown paper envelope.
Upon opening it, I found a stack of banknotes and a crumpled piece of paper inside.
The note contained only one line: "After the deed is done, head south out of the city; someone will meet you there."
The handwriting is messy, but it's clear that it was written like this on purpose to prevent people from recognizing the handwriting.
Fang Shuwen handed the note to Ding Hongzhi, who took it, glanced at it, and sneered, "Pretty cautious, huh?"
"What do you plan to do with this person?" Fang Shuwen asked.
"Tie him up first, we'll interrogate him later."
Fang Shuwen pulled out two ties from the wardrobe, tied the man's hands and feet tightly, tore off a piece of bed sheet to gag him, and pushed him into the bathroom.
After doing all that, he stood up and dusted off his hands.
"Officer Liang is still in the back alley downstairs, his car is waiting there. If you don't want to alert him, you can go down now and catch him off guard."
Ding Hongzhi glanced at him, his gaze carrying a different meaning.
He didn't ask Fang Shuwen how he knew that Officer Liang was in the back alley.
He simply nodded, took a key from a drawer, and pulled a small metal box from under the bed. Inside was a brand-new Mauser pistol and two magazines.
He tucked the gun into his waistband and put the magazine in his pocket.
"Walk."
The two left the room and walked down the corridor toward the stairwell.
.......
As I went out the back door, a night breeze blew in, carrying a damp chill.
It looks like it's going to rain again.
The back alley was very narrow, with high walls on both sides and only a sliver of sky overhead.
A black Ford was parked at the alley entrance, its headlights off, engine still running, and a faint vibration from the engine could be heard.
When Fang Shuwen walked to the car, he reached out and knocked on the car window.
The glass was rolled down halfway, and Officer Liang's face peeked out from inside.
"Get out of the way! You'll damage the car, can you afford to pay for it?!" a cursed voice rang out.
Then he saw Fang Shuwen's masked face.
Then I saw another person behind this person.
They weren't wearing masks, but they looked very familiar.
It was Ding Hongzhi, the special envoy from Sheng Hai!
Officer Liang's pupils contracted sharply as he realized the operation had been exposed, and his hand instinctively reached for his waist.
But Fang Shuwen was faster. He reached his hand through the car window, grabbed Fang Shuwen's wrist with his five fingers, and twisted it.
A crisp "snap" sounded.
Officer Liang let out a half-scream, the rest of the sound stuck in his throat.
Fang Shuwen had already grabbed his neck with her other hand, pulled him out of the car window, and slammed him to the ground.
Ding Hongzhi squatted down and looked at Officer Liang's face, which was contorted with pain.
"Did Lin Xiu send you?" Officer Liang didn't answer.
"It's fine if you don't want to tell me."
Ding Hongzhi stood up and pressed the muzzle of his gun against Officer Liang's knee.
"I'll count to three. One."
"Yes! It's Section Chief Lin!"
Liang's voice even changed tone.
"He sent me! Commissioner Ding, I'm just a messenger, please don't kill me!"
Ding Hongzhi put away his gun, straightened up, and his expression was unreadable.
"Alright, get up."
Officer Liang struggled to his feet, his right arm hanging limply at his side, almost broken, and his face turned pale with pain.
Ding Hongzhi stopped looking at him and turned to look at Fang Shuwen.
"I'll take the person with me first. I'll remember this incident. Once things are settled, I'll invite Lord Zheng for tea."
Fang Shuwen nodded without saying anything else.
Even now, Ding Hongzhi still believes he is Zheng Gong's man, which is for the best.
His identity should be kept secret if possible.
Since we haven't fully developed yet, we have to play it safe.
Ding Hongzhi shoved Officer Liang into the car, got into the driver's seat himself, started the engine, and drove off along the back alley.
The taillights receded further and further into the night, finally disappearing around the street corner.
Fang Shuwen stood there, the night wind blowing, making his back a little cold.
He originally planned to leave directly.
But after taking two steps, he stopped again.
After thinking for a moment, he turned and walked towards the restaurant.
.......
Twenty minutes later, Fang Shuwen stepped into the restaurant again.
He was just about to go upstairs when a familiar voice came from inside.
"Connect me to the Sheng Hai General Bureau."
It was Ding Hongzhi making the phone call.
They were a bit far away, and the other person's voice came through intermittently, making it difficult to hear clearly.
Fang Shuwen immediately approached silently.
"Yes, I am Ding Hongzhi. Lin Xiu from Xikou sent someone to kill me and frame the Zheng family. I have already caught the person; yes, it was he who sent him."
After a few seconds of silence following what was said on the other end, Ding Hongzhi spoke again:
"There's something else. The Zheng family has been making quite a few moves lately. I had someone investigate and found out that Zheng Shulan may have had contact with Tengshe Nilin before, but that old bastard Zheng Yuanpei is protecting her and won't let me investigate. I originally wanted to use the Wild Wolf Gang to test the Zheng family's reaction, but I didn't expect Lin Xiu to make the first move."
Fang Shuwen frowned.
Was the Wild Wolf Gang hired by Ding Hongzhi?
Listen on.
Ding Hongzhi listened for a long time without knowing what the other person was saying, then replied, "I'll be careful," and hung up the phone.
"So, Lao Fang's arrest is related to Ding Hongzhi?"
Fang Shuwen's murderous intent gradually grew.
Unexpectedly, this impulsive return led him to discover some clues.
"So, Ding Hongzhi really deserves to die today!"