On ordinary days, Li Faxian coveted Sister Flower"s body and dreamed of sleeping with her, but not now. No matter how sweet and charming she acted toward him, they were in full view of the public and he, as a police chief, had to show a righteous face in order to maintain the reputation of the police in the public eye, which was his unshirkable responsibility. To maintain the rule of law in Tianhe City was a duty he could not neglect, at least in public. Sister Flower did not expect Li Faxian to be so ruthless. It was not easy to deal with this guy on ordinary days, but at least he would leave her some leeway. They got on with each other like this before.
There were no illegal projects going on in the Free Man. After all, they were in a cla.s.sy downtown neighborhood. A single unwarranted crime affecting the quality of life of the surrounding residents could be cause for the Free Man to be seized and shut down. In the past, Sister Flower would let Kun take money from the till and bribe Li Faxian to make sure this didn"t happen. Although she was sure Kun would skim some off the top, as long as she could handle the matter within reasonable limits, she was okay with it. Li Faxian had obeyed the rules over the past few years without making too much trouble for Sister Flower and her Free Man Bar.
Of course, what he really wanted was Sister Flower"s body, but he had to find a way to coerce her into it, such as threatening to close the Free Man Bar outright. However, he needed incriminating evidence to use against her, which was Li Faxian"s evil plan was hard to realize until now.
What"s more, he knew that Jia Quan had long coveted Sister Flower"s body, and he preferred to let Jia Quan philander her first. In fact, he wanted to present Sister Flower as a "gift" to him, and when Jia Quan had had enough of her, Li Faxian would have her all to himself.
In his eyes, women were tools to be played with by men. It didn"t matter who came first and who came next, as long as everyone got a turn to play.
Sister Flower endured the anger in her heart and spoke to Li Faxian coldly: "If you have any evidence, come in and arrest the one who committed a crime in my nightclub. If you"re just here to stir trouble, well, you can get lost, no matter who you are!"
For many years, she secretly looked down on Li Faxian. Even Jia Quan was respectful to her when he came to the Free Man, let alone Li Faxian, who was just a director of a small police station.
Most importantly, Sister Flower did not commit any crime. She was completely innocent and not afraid of anything.
As for Ru Ru and Pei Xiang, they would definitely have to grovel at his feet in such a situation. They knew Li Faxian had too much evidence against them in his hands. If he were in a bad mood, it would be well within his power to throw them in jail and shut down their venues for good.
Hearing Xiao Jinhua"s rather stiff words, Li Faxian"s expression soured and he shouted, "Shut down the Free Man Bar! Take away these street girls! Take them all to the station for interrogation and punish them. Even in broad daylight, you are so arrogant as to stand in the street soliciting pa.s.sersby. How dare you dishonor my city during this delicate period!..."
Li Faixian stood imperiously in front of the venue with his hands on his waist as the crowd of onlookers grew. In the name of justice, he stood in front of all the frightened dancers, chastising and spewing out dogma, beaming with righteous fury and morality, but his words did not come to their natural end, for a strong hand came up and clamped around his mouth.
Qin Feng fiercely glared at him, squeezing his jowls until he almost dislocated his jaw. "I"m warning you, these girls are dancers whom we have invited to a simple dinner party. They are not prost.i.tutes. Do you see them soliciting anyone? They are all just university students making some income on the side. You stand here with your fake righteousness and spit out accusations without any proof, is that what a police director should do? I think you"re the one dishonoring the city here! You"re upset because I kicked you out this morning, aren"t you? Well, you took no time at all to come get your revenge. Do you want to handcuff me first, then?"
Qin Feng grabbed Li Faxian"s collar, and the other policemen immediately rushed to take him down. But just as they were about to jump him, Li Faxian wisely stopped them and pulled Qin Feng"s hand off his face. "You all heard him. This Qin Feng, who is the a.s.sistant manager of the Free Man Bar, is interfering with an active police investigation and threatens an officer of the law. Record him, let him see what evidence is."
The policemen quickly pointed their shoulder cameras at Qin Feng"s hands on Li Faxian"s collar.
Li Faxian curled his lips and hummed, "Come on, punch me in front of the cameras. For attacking a government official, I can lock you up for at least three years. Try it if you don"t believe me!"
Qin Feng was not impressed. "I don"t think so. The court is the people"s court, nothing to do with you."
Qin Feng would fearlessly oppose anyone who harmed or mistreated others, be they a police station director or a drug lord, without a single thought for the consequences.
Li Faxian realized that what he said was indefensible, but he also knew that as long as he did not fight back in front of the cameras, he could frame Qin Feng anyway he wanted. If he removed the sound from the recording, the video would show quite a clear picture: Qin Feng a.s.saulting him and preventing the police from handling the case. Qin Feng would undoubtedly be convicted and sentenced to a few years in the slammer. Li Faxian would be sure to take very good "care" of him in prison.
"Come on if you dare! I bet you don"t, because you"re a loser!" Li Faxian wanted to provoke Qin Feng, but he was afraid of being heard by the crowd and lowered his voice. Even so, Sister Flower and Jiang Xiaowen, who were closest to them, heard everything.
Qin Feng felt his blood boil. He didn"t care about consequences at that moment. In his view, Li Faxian was a sc.u.mbag who should be kicked off the force without delay, like a fly in a pot of soup. Such a person only undermined the integrity and discipline of the police force.
"Go to h.e.l.l!"
Qin Feng raised his fist.
"Don"t!" Sister Flower"s sharp voice resounded through the sky.
She managed to push him away before Qin Feng"s fist hit Li Faxian"s face.
"Qin Feng, don"t! He"s just baiting you! You"ll be breaking the law if you hit him. Don"t play into his hand. Even if he arrests us, he"ll have to release us sooner or later. We haven"t done anything illegal!"