Chapter 422: Talking Nonsense Without Evidence
"Bang bang bang!"
A series of muffled sounds came, leaving Zhang Jinhua and others staring wide-eyed, their mouths agape.
Not just Ling Feng, Lin Xue was also quite furious, unable to control herself, she joined him in the fray and in a blink of an eye, they knocked everyone down.
About a dozen people lay on the ground, groaning in pain. Ling Feng dusted off his hands, "This old guy’s been up to no good behind the scenes for quite a while, it’s time we took a good look!"
"Yes."
Lin Xue nodded, approaching Zhang Jinhua and the rest, "Don’t be afraid, everyone. Whatever you know, go ahead and tell me, Wang Lao Kan won’t have the chance to bully anyone ever again."
"Officer Lin, thank you, I was wrong before."
Zhang Jinhua, having regained her senses, was firstly shocked by Lin Xue’s martial prowess and secondly saw that she indeed wanted to help everyone, and immediately felt somewhat ashamed.
"No problem, I understand that was your way of protesting," Lin Xue said with a smile.
Ling Feng crouched down, patting Wang Lao Kan’s face, "Not very tough, are you? Fainted from a single slap, I wonder how you could be so overbearing!"
After lightly patting his face a few times, Wang Lao Kan gradually came to, opening his eyes only to see Ling Feng looking at him with a half-smile and feeling a burning pain on his cheek, he then began to recall what had happened.
"You, you dare hit me? Ling, you’re finished!"
Wang Lao Kan, red with rage and humiliation, covered his face as he got up, intending to order his henchmen to attack, but when he saw they were all lying on the ground, he was dumbfounded.
"Having these losers fight me? You must’ve spent too much time in the sticks to realize how big the sky is or how deep the ground is!"
Ling Feng chortled, grabbing Wang Lao Kan by the collar and hoisting him from the ground, "I know someone with a name similar to yours, also surnamed Wang. Wonder why there’s such a huge gap between you as people?"
As he spoke, he walked toward the village, and to the dozen men still groaning in pain on the ground he said, "Get up, all of you, if you don’t want to get hurt worse, follow me into the village!"
Even though they had each only taken a hit or two, they were already terrified of Ling Feng, who was like a fearsome tiger to them. Hearing his words, they hurriedly struggled to their feet.
The villagers of Shahe Village had long been aware that something was happening at the entrance of the village, but seeing Wang Lao Kan and in fear of his power, no one dared to come and watch the excitement.
So, everyone hid behind their own doors or courtyard walls, peeking out stealthily.
Now seeing the old man being carried into the village by Ling Feng caused a stir.
And so, they began to whisper to their neighbors across their yard walls, unsure of Ling Feng’s identity, and perplexed by the presence of a police officer.
But according to everyone’s speculation, it seemed that Wang Lao Kan was finally about to go down!
Zhang Jinhua and the others followed Lin Xue to the square in the center of the village, feeling very conflicted.
They truly hadn’t expected Ling Feng to be so capable, to have actually taken down Wang Lao Kan.
With a "thud," Ling Feng dropped Wang Lao Kan to the ground, looking at him coldly, "From now on, keep your mouth shut and stay put!"
Wang Lao Kan’s eyes darted around, but he didn’t make a sound, his thoughts unknown.
Ling Feng turned to glance at Lin Xue, "Have them lead the way to collect evidence. No need to record it in written form, I fear you won’t be able to handle it all. It would be simpler to use audio and video recordings!"
"Got it, I’ll give it a try."
Lin Xue nodded. Wang Lao Kan was under control, but whether the villagers would dare to expose his past crimes was yet to be seen.
After they left, Ling Feng squatted down to look at Wang Lao Kan, "Do you hate me intensely right now?"
"If you have the guts, kill me!" Wang Lao Kan spat out through clenched teeth.
"Don’t rush, it’s not time for that yet!" Ling Feng said with a cold laugh.
Hearing him say that, Wang Lao Kan chuckled, "Who are you trying to scare? Do you really dare to kill someone? Let me tell you, I can’t be killed, and I’ll be just fine very soon. By then, you’ll be the one in trouble!"
Facing his threat, Ling Feng didn’t take it seriously at all and asked with a smile, "Is that so? Then what do you plan to do to me?"
"Get rid of you? That’s easy. I’ll burn down your breeding farm and greenhouse, smash your clinic, and make you poor again!"
"That’s it?"
Ling Feng laughed and said to Wang Lao Kan, "No wonder you’re just a small village chief, your tricks are so low-end!"
Confronted with Ling Feng’s mockery, Wang Lao Kan’s face turned red with rage as he roared in a low voice, "Don’t be arrogant, I will show you what I’m capable of!"
While they were talking, a group of people approached from the direction of the village entrance. The one leading was a fat man in white, followed by five men in black clothes and sunglasses.
Ling Feng narrowed his eyes to look at them, unsure of what they were here for.
But Wang Lao Kan’s eyes sparkled with excitement as he shouted loudly, "Old Zhao, come save me!"
The fat man was startled and quickly came over and asked, "What’s going on here?"
"Old Zhao, kill this brat for me. He’s the one who beat me and my men! He even said he’s going to drive you out of Shahe Village!" Wang Lao Kan said with a livid face.
Ling Feng looked at him speechlessly. The first part was somewhat accurate, but the latter was an exaggeration. Wasn’t this just fanning the flames?
"Who are you?"
The surnamed Zhao, cautious by nature, glanced at Ling Feng and asked in a deep voice.
"Who I am isn’t important. Are you the one that’s planning to raise pigs here?" Ling Feng stood up and asked.
Perhaps because of his unfriendly tone, the fat man’s men immediately surrounded their boss for protection.
Ling Feng was surprised and thought to himself, such an entourage, this fat man can afford bodyguards and still needs to raise pigs?
"I am Zhao Sirui. May I know how to address you, Sir?" The fat man sized up Ling Feng and asked.
After Ling Feng gave his name, he nodded, "Mr. Ling, is there some misunderstanding between us?"
"There’s definitely a misunderstanding. I’m here for this old thing, and I know nothing about your affairs. However, his recent exaggeration clearly shows he wants to use you to get rid of me. I’ve become rather interested in your identity now!" Ling Feng said with a smile.
Zhao Sirui was taken aback, then smiled, "I’m just a businessman with no special status. Old Wang is getting on in years, lying on the ground isn’t good for his health. Shall we let him get up?"
"Sure," Ling Feng nodded, and seeing Wang Lao Kan trying to get up, he stepped forward and planted his foot on Wang’s chest, "But not now!"
"You!"
Wang Lao Kan felt a pressure on his chest and almost couldn’t catch his breath!
Zhao Sirui was also taken aback, then asked in a cold voice, "Mr. Ling, what do you mean by this?"
"It means nothing. You bought land in the village to build a pig farm, right?" Ling Feng asked.
"That’s right, is there a problem?"
"There is one problem, how much did you pay for the land?" Ling Feng inquired.
Zhao Sirui was once again startled: "Forty thousand per mu, I leased one hundred mu on the east slope for twenty years, what about it?"
"Oh, then the price is quite reasonable!"
Ling Feng nodded and lowered his head to look at Wang Lao Kan, "Four million, you swallowed it all by yourself. Pretty good appetite, eh?"