Chapter 986: Chapter 987: You are a Fish, You Can Only Die
After Song Xiaodong beat up those police officers, Li Fangding got the news.
Song Xiaodong and his companions had always been a thorn in his side. As long as they werenât dealt with, he felt uneasy. But over the past ten days, he hadnât heard any news about Song Xiaodong. He genuinely believed Song Xiaodong was scared and didnât dare to show up.
As a Deputy Mayor, he had the confidence that came with his position. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, the position of Deputy Mayor was intimidating enough; people didnât fight against officialsâa notion rooted in the publicâs mind for thousands of years.
Upon returning from the island, Li Fangdingâs achievements were exaggerated in the media, earning him significant merit. Riding this wave of publicity, he was likely to move even further up, making this moment critically important. He couldnât allow anyone to disrupt his plans for promotion.
But today, he suddenly received news that Song Xiaodong not only appeared but also took down several police officers and even recorded everything in an advantageous wayâan exceptionally clever tactic.
From the words of those police officers, Li Fangding understood that Song Xiaodong was there to provoke him.
Then, in less than half an hour, he received more news: Song Xiaodong had actually gone to the mental institution. This made him uneasy; if the matter escalated and drew media attention, it would be hard to suppress.
So he immediately drove to the mental institution, arriving even before Zhao Ping.
Entering the mental institution, he saw Song Xiaodong sitting on a stone bench in the yard, holding a woman in his arms.
The special police officers were surrounding Song Xiaodong, unclear about what they were doing.
"Deputy Mayor Li!" Wang Xianyun saw Li Fangding and quickly came forward.
"Who are you?" Li Fangding looked at a man with a swollen face like a pigâs head and was startled.
"Iâm Wang Xianyun." Wang Xianyun said, feeling aggrieved.
With a furrowed brow, Li Fangding asked, "How did you end up like this?"
"That guy beat me up." Wang Xianyun pointed at Song Xiaodong sitting there.
Li Fangding frowned and asked, "You got beaten up like this, what are those special police doing?"
Wang Xianyun quickly replied, "I donât understand either. After the special police arrived, that guy seemed to know Captain Zhao, and then Deputy Captain Li directly ordered to protect them rather than arrest him."
Li Fangdingâs face changed dramatically. In his position, he knew there had to be more to this. Zhao Ping, as the captain of the special police team, saying to protect Song Xiaodong meant that Song Xiaodongâs identity was quite extraordinary; otherwise, how could Zhao Ping dare to do this?
At this moment, Zhao Ping also arrived. Li Fangding quickly stopped him and whispered, "Captain Zhao, whatâs going on here?"
Zhao Ping looked at Li Fangding and said, "Deputy Mayor Li, whatâs going on with what?"
Li Fangding, with a stern face, replied, "Heâs causing a disturbance here, and your special police team..."
"Deputy Mayor Li, I donât even understand whatâs happening yet. I need to figure it out before dealing with it. As special police, we arrest vicious criminals and handle major events. Let me go and ask about the situation."
After speaking, Zhao Ping left Li Fangding and went straight to Song Xiaodong, snapping his heels together and standing at attention, delivering a standard military salute, and loudly saying to Song Xiaodong, "Hello, Instructor!"
Li Fangdingâs face changed instantly as Zhao Ping directly addressed Song Xiaodong as Instructor!
Zhao Ping was not yet thirty this year. Normally, he wouldnât hold such a high position locally, but he was the captain of the special police team due to his high military rank, apparently transitioning from a battalion-level post.
If Song Xiaodong was Zhao Pingâs instructor, it meant Song Xiaodong must be at least at regiment-level.
A regiment-level military official isnât enough to contend with him as a Deputy Mayor, but if heâs at a higher level, thatâs another story. He had underestimated Song Xiaodong before, so now he could no longer employ his original approach to handle this issue.
Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Youâre not bad."
"Thank you for the compliment, Instructor." Zhao Ping grinned, then asked, "Instructor, whatâs really going on here?"
Song Xiaodong glanced at Li Fangding from afar, calmly saying, "We were both involved in a plane crash, drifted at sea, and they claimed the best survival spots, causing over ten deaths. Later, they wanted us to keep it quiet, which I refused. Also, this flight attendant wanted to speak the truth, so she was brought here."
"What?" Zhao Pingâs face changed significantly. He knew about Li Fangdingâs plane crash incident due to the extensive publicity, but he never expected such hidden truths.
"Instructor! Youâre saying..." Zhao Ping shouted and looked at Song Xiaodong.
"I want justice for the deceased, and fairness for this flight attendant forced into a psychiatric institution."
Song Xiaodongâs tone was calm but exceptionally resolute.
He glanced at Zhao Ping and said, "You can choose to stay out of this and not get involved."
Zhao Ping took a deep breath and said, "No! I must get involved. I joined the army to protect the nation, and I became a special police officer to ensure local safety. Even if it costs everything, Iâll stand with the Instructor."
Song Xiaodong smiled faintly and said, "Well said, I didnât misjudge you."
Zhao Ping clenched his fist and then said, "Then what do you plan to do, Instructor? We canât just directly take him down, right?"
"Donât worry, I want justice. If we just took him down, it wouldnât bring closure to those who unjustly died."
Zhao Ping breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright! Then Iâll follow your lead." But he was somewhat skeptical; Li Fangding was a Deputy Mayor in Jinhua and wielded significant power. How could Song Xiaodong bring down Li Fangding?
Skeptical yet expectant, Zhao Ping eagerly awaited seeing Song Xiaodongâs prowess again, not just in the military but locally.
Li Fangding hesitated briefly before walking directly to Song Xiaodong, laughing and saying, "Mr. Song, we meet again! Shouldnât we have a good talk?"
Song Xiaodong looked at Li Fangding, sneering, "We have nothing to talk about."
Li Fangdingâs smile froze, saying, "Mr. Song, why make it a do-or-die situation?"
Song Xiaodong stared into Li Fangdingâs eyes, slowly saying, "Youâre the fish, destined to die. Iâm the net, unbreakable."