Chapter 385: Leng Yue
"Rest assured, Young Master Chen. Once he's here with me, he won't be leaving alive!" Ma Wanli nodded in agreement and then strode out of the room.
Inside the interrogation room, Zhao Dong was handcuffed to the corner of a table with several men in police uniforms standing over him. The men were holding batons and stun guns, which crackled with terrifying electricity.
"Kid, do you confess to the murder?" one of the men asked fiercely.
Zhao Dong snorted coldly. "I was acting in self-defense!"
"Bullshit!" The man viciously struck Zhao Dong's back with his baton. "Does self-defense mean gouging out someone's eyes? Does it mean breaking their limbs?"
As he spoke, the baton fell on Zhao Dong's body like a downpour, a clear attempt to beat a confession out of him.
SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!
Agonizing pain surged through him. Zhao Dong was battered until his skin split and his flesh tore, and his clothes were ripped to shreds. But he clenched his jaw and didn't make a sound.
Seeing this, the man flew into a rage. "Damn it! You're really not afraid of dying, are you?"
Zhao Dong said grimly, "You're trying to coerce a confession. That's illegal!"
"Heh, illegal?" The man laughed hysterically. "Kid, do you have any fucking idea where you are? In this place, I am the law! Today, I'm going to show you what the law really is!" He then gestured to the others. "Boys, beat him half to death! I refuse to believe he won't talk!"
At his command, the men swarmed forward, swinging their batons at Zhao Dong.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
The blows rained down on Zhao Dong's body. Even though he was a cultivator and the beating didn't cause him any serious harm, how could he continue to endure such humiliation?
"Fuck! You're all courting death!"
Finally, Zhao Dong let out an enraged roar.
SNAP!
The alloy handcuffs shattered in his grasp.
At the sight, the men around him turned pale with fright. "Holy shit! He... he tore the handcuffs apart? Is he even fucking human?"
They were all stunned. Before they could react, Zhao Dong's fists were already flying.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
A series of heavy impacts rang out as the men screamed in agony.
This sudden turn of events immediately alerted the people in the monitoring room.
"Call for backup! A prisoner is assaulting officers! We need support, now!" an officer shouted, slamming his hand on the alarm button. A piercing siren immediately echoed throughout the Inspector General's Bureau.
A moment later, nearly a hundred police officers armed with rifles and shotguns completely surrounded Zhao Dong as he stepped out of the interrogation room. The air was dead silent.
Zhao Dong stared coldly at the crowd, not backing down an inch. On the contrary, the officers, intimidated by his aura, found their palms sweating despite holding rifles. For a moment, both sides were locked in a standoff.
"Make way!"
At that moment, an icy yet melodious female voice cut through the crowd.
The officers parted, and a woman in a white blouse and tight jeans appeared before Zhao Dong. She had a curvaceous figure, standing over 1.7 meters tall with long, slender, straight legs. Her loose white blouse could hardly contain her magnificent curves.
Looking up, her face was like ice, giving off an unapproachable aura, like a thousand-year-old glacier. She had almond-shaped eyes, red lips, and her long hair was tied up high. Despite her scowl, her looks were in no way inferior to the starlet He Xiao.
In fact, paired with her queenly demeanor, she was the kind of woman who ignited a man's desire to conquer.
The moment he saw her, the word "queen" came to mind... the kind of aloof, imperious queen that otaku fantasize about, the kind who would lift your chin with her high heel and demand your utter submission with a defiant look.
The woman's icy gaze pierced Zhao Dong before shifting to a nearby officer. "What happened?" she asked indifferently.
The woman was sparing with her words, but those two simple words carried immense pressure.
The officer hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained, "This man is suspected of attempted murder. He refused to cooperate during the interrogation and even injured four officers."
"What!?" The woman exploded with rage.
She strode up to Zhao Dong. Her black high-heeled leather boots gave her enough height to look down on him slightly. "You've got some nerve, causing trouble in the Inspector General's Bureau. Do you believe I can shoot you dead right here, right now?"
"Who are you? Do you have that much authority?" Zhao Dong's tone was just as cold.
The woman's face darkened. "Leng Yue, Inspector General of Provincial City!"
Zhao Dong scoffed. "Oh, so you're the Inspector General? Just another sanctimonious hypocrite."
"How dare you!" Leng Yue's fury erupted. She whipped the pistol from her waist and pointed it straight at Zhao Dong's head.
Seeing this, Zhao Dong grinned. Faced with the dark muzzle, he was utterly unfazed. "Go on, shoot," he taunted. "What's wrong? Don't you dare? Or is that gun in your hand just a toy?" He chuckled. "Looks like you're not much of a woman, holding a gun that's so limp."
Zhao Dong's mockery was scathing. Leng Yue was seething. She desperately wanted to put a bullet through his head, but she couldn't. Zhao Dong had only assaulted them; he hadn't made another move since. If she shot him dead now, the consequences would be unthinkable.
He had her figured out perfectly, which was why he was so brazen. He refused to believe that a woman who could become Inspector General was an impulsive fool.
Filled with his own rage and seeing that Leng Yue was practically fuming, Zhao Dong didn't back down. He pushed further. "Heh, you think you're fit to be Inspector General with that little courage? I bet you slept your way to the top, didn't you? Sure, you've got the looks. If you got on your knees for some big shot like a little hungry kitten, I'm sure he wouldn't mind tossing you the title of Inspector General to play with."
"You bastard!" Leng Yue was utterly infuriated by his words. "Shut your filthy mouth!" she roared. "I am the Provincial City Sanda champion! My case-solving rate was the highest in the Inspector General's Bureau for three consecutive years! I got where I am through pure strength!"
"Ha, strength?" Zhao Dong sneered. "With those fancy-looking, useless moves? A Sanda champion? Did your opponents let you win because they felt bad hitting a woman?"
"Let me win?" Leng Yue's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "If you don't believe me, do you dare to fight me and find out?"
"No. I don't make a habit of hitting women," Zhao Dong replied dismissively.
Hearing this, Leng Yue sneered, "You don't, or you don't dare? Weren't you acting all high and mighty a minute ago? Scared now? And look at you, acting all wronged. You think we've been unfair to you? With that cowardly attitude, you deserve any injustice that comes your way!"
Zhao Dong burst out laughing. "Inspector General, you really are stubborn, aren't you? You won't be convinced until you're staring at your own coffin."
"Fine! Since you're asking to be humiliated, I'll grant your wish!"
Without another word, after Zhao Dong agreed, Leng Yue led him directly to the training ground behind the Inspector General's Bureau.