Top-tier Unruly Master

Dancheng, at Xu Guanjie's home.

Xu Guanjie was sitting inside the study. Ever since Ding Fan cured his mysterious illness last time, his health had returned to normal. However, to allow Xu Guanjie to recuperate properly, his superiors had specifically granted him a month's leave for rest.

During this time, various friends and family as well as some leaders and superiors visited his home to inquire about his health.

These were all normal human interactions. However, it was during this time that something happened that gave Xu Guanjie a headache, and he simply couldn't explain it clearly.

In the past few days, for some unknown reason, people from the Ye Family, one of the Four Great Families of Huaxia Country, had also sent someone to visit Xu Guanjie's home.

Although Xu Guanjie was the Vice Mayor of Dancheng, in the eyes of the Four Great Families, this position wasn't really significant. Moreover, Xu Guanjie had little contact with the Ye Family, so he was puzzled as to why they would come to visit him.

The visitor from the Ye Family was Ye Chenliang.

Ye Chenliang, in his twenties, was considered a talented youngster among the third generation of the Ye Family. He was mainly in charge of some of the Ye Family's businesses in the north. Those who knew Ye Chenliang couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up, praising him for being meticulous, magnanimous in his dealings, proudly independent, and unruffled...

After interacting with Xu Guanjie, Ye Chenliang's purpose for the visit became clear—he was there to propose marriage.

Ye Chenliang had known Xu Rui for quite some time. Although Xu Rui had a hint of a prodigal son, Ye Chenliang admired her carefree temperament. Having obtained his family's consent, he traveled to Dancheng to propose marriage to Xu Guanjie.

For Xu Guanjie, becoming in-laws with one of the Four Great Families of Huaxia Country was naturally good news. However, he was well aware of his daughter's temper, so his response was not to oppose the marriage. Whether it would succeed or not depended on Xu Rui's attitude.

What followed gave Xu Guanjie a real headache. Ye Chenliang had heard that Xu Guanjie had some curiosities he wished to admire, so Xu Guanjie took him to his collection room for a viewing.

Coming out from the collection room, Ye Chenliang began to feel unwell. As time went on, his condition worsened, and over the past few days, he eventually lost consciousness.

During this time, Ye Chenliang had been staying in the hospital. After a series of checks from the hospital, the conclusion was that Ye Chenliang's condition was virtually identical to the previous illness of Xu Guanjie.

Ye Chenliang was a rising star of the Ye Family from Yanjing's Four Great Families. If something were to happen to such a person in his home, then under the pressure from the Ye Family, he couldn't possibly come out unscathed.

Xu Guanjie hurriedly arranged for people to summon Ding Fan, but to his utter shock, Ding Fan was nowhere to be found.

This strange illness was beyond the expertise of scholars and specialists from the General Hospital. If they couldn't locate Ding Fan, then wouldn't Ye Chenliang's situation become extremely dangerous?

Although Xu Guanjie had sent many people out searching, and even Xu Rui had mobilized her resources, they still found no trace of Ding Fan. It was as if he had vanished into thin air.

...

"Dad, I've searched for Zhou Ruoran," Xu Rui walked into the study while Xu Guanjie was deep in thought.

"How did it go, any news of Ding Fan?" Xu Guanjie immediately stood up, his face tense as he looked at Xu Rui.

Xu Rui shook her head slightly. "She doesn't know Ding Fan's whereabouts either..."

Xu Guanjie sighed softly and frowned even more tightly. If the matter involving the Ye Family wasn't handled properly, Xu Guanjie knew he couldn't escape responsibility, especially since the man had fallen ill inexplicably at his home.

Xu Rui looked at Xu Guanjie with some distress. Her father had just recovered from a serious illness and should've been resting well, but unexpectedly, he now faced such a predicament.

Although Xu Rui wanted to convince Xu Guanjie, she was at a loss for what to say in the moment. Without finding Ding Fan, everything seemed futile.

Just then, Xu Rui's phone rang. She looked at the caller ID; it was Lin Qingqing calling.

"Xu Rui, did you go find Zhou Ruoran today?"

The moment Xu Rui answered the call, Lin Qingqing's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Sister Qingqing, I'm sorry, I didn't listen and went to see Zhou Ruoran behind your back. But now, I really need to find Ding Fan. If I can't, things will get very bad."

After hearing Xu Rui's reply, the voice on the other side paused for a bit. "What exactly happened?"

Xu Rui quickly explained the whole situation—how Ye Chenliang came to their house for a marriage proposal and then mysteriously fell ill. "Sister Qingqing, if we can't find Ding Fan now, Ye Chenliang will surely be in danger. If something happens to a member of the Ye Family at our home... Sister Qingqing, you know the outcome without saying it, right?"

"...If that's really the case, then I'll help you look for Ding Fan."

Lin Qingqing had promised Ding Fan not to tell anyone about his affairs. Although Xu Rui had approached her before, Lin Qingqing had never disclosed Ding Fan's whereabouts. However, now that the Xu Family was at risk, Lin Qingqing decided to break her promise and inform Xu Rui about Ding Fan.

"Sister Qingqing, you know where Ding Fan is?" Xu Rui's eyes widened, and her voice quivered with excitement.

"Starting from now, you must keep this a secret..." Lin Qingqing's voice came through the phone. "Because Ding Fan is in a very dangerous situation right now."

...

Ding Fan and Ning Luoxi had hardly slept in her room the whole night. After studying through the night, Ning Luoxi could now accurately identify the acupoints on the soles of the feet.

Although she hadn't slept all night, Ning Luoxi insisted on going to work. Ding Fan had intended to ask for leave on behalf of Ning Luoxi, but he knew she was very stubborn about such matters, so he used an acupoint massaging technique to help alleviate some of her weariness. That way, she wouldn't feel too tired during the day.

Ning Luoxi went off to work, and Ding Fan got up to check on the twelve flower seeds he had planted in the yard. There wasn't much happening with the seeds just buried in the soil, so he simply watered them a bit more.

"Where's Ding Fan? Where is he?"

Ding Fan was in the backyard when he heard a commotion coming from the front.

Immediately, Ding Fan headed towards the medicine shop in the front. If it was Li Guangming leading people to cause trouble again, then it was time to teach them a lesson.

However, as he entered the pharmacy, Ding Fan was taken aback. It wasn't thugs that had come to the shop this time, but rather four police officers in uniform.

"Officer, this Ding Fan is my tenant. I don't know what law he's broken..." Ning Zhanshan said, stepping in front of Ding Fan and speaking to the officers.

"What? Now the police need to consult with you when enforcing the law?" One of the plump police officers spoke up among the four.

"Uncle Ning, since these people are here for me, let me handle it." After saying this, Ding Fan didn't wait for Ning Zhanshan to respond and walked right up to the police officers.

"Is your name Ding Fan?" After sizing Ding Fan up, the officer spoke.

Ding Fan nodded slowly. "It is."

"Cuff him! Take him away." Once the officer confirmed Ding Fan's identity, he didn't waste any more words and directed the other officers to act.

Another police officer took out handcuffs and immediately cuffed Ding Fan without any explanation.

"Hey?... What law has Ding Fan broken that you just cuff him like this..." Ning Zhanshan, seeing the police going to arrest Ding Fan, hurried to step forward.

"If you keep interfering stubbornly, we'll have to charge you with obstructing official duties," said the plump officer sternly, addressing Ning Zhanshan.

Ning Zhanshan wanted to say more, but Ding Fan interrupted. "Uncle Ning, it's alright. I'll return soon after I leave."

The plump officer, growing impatient, waved his hand at his subordinates. "Take him away, take him away!"

The officers didn't say another word and began to push Ding Fan out of the pharmacy.

As Ning Zhanshan watched Ding Fan being taken to the police car by the officers, he began to grow anxious. He hurried to call Ning Zhanlun.

"Zhanlun, the police have taken Ding Fan. Think of a way to help," he said over the phone.

"Big brother, the officers who took Ding Fan are from the District Police Station; my rank isn't high enough to have a say in this..."

The District Police Station? Ning Zhanshan was taken aback. He truly couldn't understand what crime Ding Fan could have possibly committed to involve the District Police Station.

"Zhanlun, in that case, find out what's happening with Ding Fan. I'll think of other ways..."

After hanging up the phone, Ning Zhanshan pondered for a moment, then decided to call Ning Luoxi.

After telling Ning Luoxi about Ding Fan's situation over the phone, Ning Zhanshan prepared to leave for the district offices to see what he could do.

But just as he stepped out the front door...

Four luxury sports cars and an Audi A6 pulled up in front of Ning Family Pharmacy.

"Lao Su, the Doctor you mentioned is here?"

Two people then got out of the Audi A6, one of whom was Xu Guanjie and the other, Vice Mayor Qin Long from Dongcheng.

Qin Long and Xu Guanjie had previously worked together under Old Master Qin and later became vice mayors of different cities. As soon as Xu Guanjie arrived in Dongcheng, he had made a call to Qin Long and briefed him on the situation.

When Qin Long heard that someone from the Ye Family was on death's doorstep, he didn't dare delay; he put aside his work and accompanied Xu Guanjie on his visit.

"Uncle Qin, this is the place." At that moment, Xu Rui also got out of her sports car, hurried to the entrance of the pharmacy, and coincidentally blocked Ning Zhanshan's path as he was about to leave.

"Is Ding Fan here?"

Ning Zhanshan hadn't expected so many people to be looking for Ding Fan today. He sized Xu Rui up and down. "Who are you looking for Ding Fan for?"

"I am Vice Mayor Qin Long from Dongcheng. Is Ding Fan here?" Qin Long stepped forward and asked.

Vice Mayor?!

Ning Zhanshan blinked, bewildered. What was going on today that even the vice mayor had come looking for Ding Fan?!