178: Chapter 178 was a little scary, but not much.

The two brothers, Qin Hai and Qin He, sneered directly.

"Move aside, or we'll beat you up along with him!"

Lin Jiang stood in front of Qin Chuan, refusing to budge an inch. He said righteously, "Try hitting someone and see what happens. I don't believe you dare to assault people in broad daylight!"

"Brother, do it!"

Qin Hai shouted, not hesitating for a second. He swung an iron rod and smashed it over, not worried in the slightest about killing someone.

He was truly not afraid.

Because he had recently climbed up a towering tree—he had established a connection with a disciple of Master Wang Sen, Master Wang. Just yesterday, he had even treated the man to a meal.

Who was Master Wang Sen?

He was the sky of Wanshun County!

Not just in Wanshun County, but in Ningzhou City, and even in the entire Jiangnan Province, he had tremendous influence. With just one word from him, the previous County Party Secretary of Wanshun County had to leave in disgrace.

Master Wang Sen had several disciples, each of them an arrogant existence who held absolute sway in Wanshun County, where their word was law.

It was precisely because of this that Qin Hai felt so emboldened, preparing to deal with Lin Jiang as well. As for Qin Chuan, he planned to cripple him first to vent the pent-up anger from last time.

By this time, there were already many onlookers.

Seeing the Qin Hai brothers make their move, many villagers shook their heads inwardly. It was too heartless; that was their uncle's son, how could they bring themselves to do this?

"Qin Hai, don't do it, you are family, everything can be negotiated by sitting down!"

"That's an iron rod, someone could die!"

Some kind-hearted villagers shouted, trying to persuade them not to fight, but the two brothers turned a deaf ear. Qin Jianshe and his wife were even fanning the flames on the sidelines.

"Break his legs for me!"

"Son, beat him to death!"

The two brothers rushed up, swinging their iron rods. One of them aimed a blow at Lin Jiang's head. This was a lethal strike; if hit, he would either die or be crippled.

Fortunately, Lin Jiang was a P.E. teacher with quick reflexes, and he dodged it instantly, shouting loudly, "Qin Chuan, look out!"

Because Qin Hai had already picked up an iron rod and was swinging it at Qin Chuan.

Seeing that the other party was using lethal force, Qin Chuan showed no mercy. He grabbed the iron rod Qin Hai swung at him, then kicked out.

"Snap!" A sound rang out, and many people heard it. Qin Hai's thigh bone was kicked directly, snapping in two. He let out a miserable scream and fell to the ground, howling.

What!

Qin He gave up chasing Lin Jiang and turned to smash at Qin Chuan. However, he was met with a kick—Qin Chuan delivered a beautiful side kick.

This kick landed squarely on Qin He's chest, sending him flying several meters away. He fell heavily to the ground, unable to get up, and lay there screaming; clearly, his injuries were not light.

Qin Jianshe was terrified, having never expected his two sons to end up in such a miserable state.

He grabbed a hoe and rushed over, shouting sharply, "Qin Chuan, I'll fight you to the death!"

Qin Chuan blocked him with his foot, and Qin Jianshe fell to the ground, face-planting into the dirt, unable to get up for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhao Ping was stunned for a moment, then began to wail and roll on the ground, shouting as she rolled.

"That devil Qin Chuan, he's beating us, everyone look!"

The onlookers were initially stunned, not expecting this outcome. They had been worried that Qin Chuan would be injured, but instead, the three of them—Qin Jianshe and his sons—were lying on the ground.

After they came to their senses, someone in the crowd shouted "Good!" and some people couldn't help but laugh happily.

At this, Zhao Ping rolled on the ground even more violently.

Less than two minutes later, a police car arrived, and the leader was, once again, Deputy Police Station Chief Song Zhengwei.

"Who called the police?"

"I did."

"What's going on?"

Before Qin Chuan could answer, Zhao Ping quickly scrambled up from the ground and gave a twisted, exaggerated account of the events.

"Deputy Police Station Chief Song, you must seek justice for us. That devil Qin Chuan beat us. Look, my husband and both my sons have been beaten by him..."

After listening, Deputy Police Station Chief Song Zhengwei's face sank slightly. "Is that so?"

He knew Qin Chuan's identity—Director of the Market Supervision Bureau of Jianning City, Handong Province—and felt a little afraid, but not much.

Why not much? After the last incident, he had thought about it many times later and realized he had been overly cautious. Qin Chuan was an official from Handong Province, and this was Jiangnan Province; there was no need to be so afraid of him.

Additionally, regarding the last incident, he had received a total of 30,000 yuan in bribes from Qin Hai, and those matters had just fizzled out. The case that was supposed to be filed was cancelled, and the entire Qin Hai family had been released.

Qin Chuan saw the look on Deputy Police Station Chief Song Zhengwei's face and knew he was about to take sides. He said with a cold face, "The situation is completely the opposite. They encroached on my homestead and were the first to use lethal force against me. My actions constitute legitimate self-defense."

Deputy Police Station Chief Song Zhengwei chided, "Whether it's legitimate self-defense is not for you to decide. I only see that you injured people. Come back to the Police Station with us to assist with the investigation."

Qin Hai groaned and added, twisting the truth, "Deputy Police Station Chief Song, my bones were broken by him. You must make sure he rots in jail."

"Deputy Police Station Chief Song, Brother Leopard is my big brother. I'll call him and let him talk to you."

"Don't, there's no need to disturb Brother Leopard. I know how to handle this matter."

Who was Brother Leopard?

He was one of Master Wang Sen's disciples. His original name was Shangguan Le, but he probably felt that name wasn't imposing enough, so after becoming Master Wang Sen's disciple, he changed his name to Shangguan Bao. Everyone respectfully addressed him as Brother Leopard, or Lord Leopard.

Once the name Shangguan Bao was brought out, Deputy Police Station Chief Song Zhengwei's attitude immediately changed. He waved his hand with a dignified expression and said, "Cuff him, take him away!"

A police officer nearby took out handcuffs and prepared to cuff Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan stared at Deputy Police Station Chief Song Zhengwei. "You don't distinguish right from wrong, and without asking me about the specific circumstances of the matter, you want to put handcuffs on me. I seriously question the fairness of your law enforcement."

With Shangguan Bao involved, Deputy Police Station Chief Song Zhengwei was no longer wary of Qin Chuan's status as a Market Supervision Bureau Director. He sneered coldly, "I don't need you to teach me how to handle cases. As a state civil servant, assaulting people is an aggravating factor."

Qin Chuan knew that it was impossible to reason with such a person, so he couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on him. He took out his phone and dialed the number of Director of the County Committee Office, Director Hu Bing, directly.

The phone connected after one ring, and Director Hu Bing's respectful voice immediately came through, "Secretary, do you have any instructions?"

Qin Chuan said, "I am in Qin Family Village, Changning Town. Someone assaulted me, and I used legitimate self-defense. The people from the Changning Town Police Station are siding with the aggressors and want to take me back to the Police Station in handcuffs..."

What!

They've got some nerve! To actually dare to handcuff the new County Party Secretary—they've rebelled against the heavens!

After finishing the call, Director Hu Bing felt a surge of rage rush straight to his head. Seeing that the call had ended, he didn't say a word and immediately called Director Zhu Huabing of the County Public Security Bureau.

"Director Zhu Huabing, are you people planning a rebellion? You actually dare to handcuff the newly appointed County Party Secretary."

Director Zhu Huabing of the Public Security Bureau was confused and stunned for a long time before he reacted. "Director Hu, what exactly is going on?"

After understanding exactly what was going on, Director Zhu Huabing couldn't sit still. Without a word, he grabbed his car keys and ran outside.

Damn it, the new County Party Secretary hadn't even taken office yet and was already being handcuffed by his own subordinates; his position as Director of the Public Security Bureau was in danger.

He was at odds with Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Yuan Hui, and the other party just wanted to get rid of him. If this matter wasn't handled well and the other party used it as an excuse to make trouble, then he, as the Director of the Public Security Bureau, would really be finished.