Chapter 13

"Take care of yourself, I'll call the police when I go out." Jiang Yan whispered a reminder to him, then called her father to get in the car.

"Jia Rong, be sure to stay safe."

To their surprise, her father-in-law, who rarely gave Lin Yu a proper look, also couldn't help but give a worried instruction as they left.

"Hand it over."

After Jiang Yan and the others left, the scar-faced man couldn't wait to surround Lin Yu with his people, reaching out to grab the scroll in Lin Yu's hand.

Lin Yu's lips curled into a playful smile, then he grabbed the scar-faced man's wrist in a flash, twisted it forcefully, and with a crack, the scar-faced man's wrist broke. Lin Yu then kicked him in the chest, and before the scar-faced man could even cry out in pain, he flew out and landed heavily five meters away, rolling twice before stopping.

"Sorry, I used a bit too much force." Lin Yu said apologetically. He had tried to control himself, but he hadn't expected his strength to be so great.

The scar-faced man groaned in pain, got up, and spat out a mouthful of blood, then hissed, "Kill him for me!"

The group of thugs, who had been stunned by Lin Yu's move, were only now regaining their senses. They immediately raised their knives and sticks and charged at him.

But when they got close, Lin Yu was nowhere to be seen!

"Here I am."

Lin Yu patted one of the thugs on the back. As the thug turned around, Lin Yu slapped him on the head, and the thug fell to the ground unconscious with a thud.

The group of thugs was terrified by Lin Yu's terrifying skills. They screamed to mask their fear and charged at him again with their weapons.

Lin Yu didn't want to waste time with them. With a single chop to each, within ten seconds, all the thugs were on the ground.

"Who... who are you?"

The scar-faced man's mouth was wide open, his hand covering his chest, his face full of shock as he looked at Lin Yu. In the time it took him to lift his head, all his men had fallen.

Li, Li Xiaolong?

Impossible! Even if Li Xiaolong were alive, he couldn't have done it so quickly!

The scar-faced man was filled with fear.

"It doesn't matter who I am. Just remember, I'm someone you can't mess with." Lin Yu walked up to the scar-faced man, his face stern and commanding.

"Go back and tell the shop owner not to think about my scroll anymore. And when you see my wife again, be polite. If you look at her the wrong way, I'll gouge out your eyes. Got it?"

"Y-Yes."

The scar-faced man was drenched in cold sweat, Lin Yu's voice making him shiver.

Watching Lin Yu's retreating back, the scar-faced man gritted his teeth, a sinister look on his face, and then pulled out his phone and made a call.

Lin Yu, holding the scroll, went straight home. Seeing that Lin Yu and the scroll were both unharmed, Jiang Jingren and Jiang Yan were filled with shock and asked how he had returned.

"The police came as soon as you left and scared them away." Lin Yu casually made up a lie.

Jiang Yan let out a long breath and said, "Thank goodness I called the police. They arrived just in time."

Lin Yu handed the scroll to Jiang Jingren, who was overjoyed and immediately poured Lin Yu a cup of tea, saying affectionately, "Son-in-law, you've worked hard. Sit down and have a drink."

Jiang Jingren now looked at Lin Yu with great fondness. This son-in-law had truly brought him face today, not only helping him acquire an invaluable treasure but also making a famous antique dealer like Tang Zongyun actively seek his favor. In over fifty years, he had never been as happy as he was today.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes at her father. Just a moment ago, he had been insisting on her divorcing Lin Yu, but now he was calling him "son-in-law."

"Jiang Yan, stay and keep your father company. I have something to do, so I'll be going out."

Lin Yu found it hard to call her "wife," so he simply used her name.

After saying this, Lin Yu didn't waste any more time and left, heading to Wei Gongxun's house. It was almost time for their appointment.

However, just as he reached the entrance of the neighborhood, two police cars pulled up, and four or five officers in uniform stopped him.

"Are you He Jia Rong? You are suspected of malicious assault. Please come with us." One of the officers, a middle-aged man with a square face, showed his badge and said coldly.

As the square-faced man spoke, the others watched him like he was a dangerous enemy, their hands on their holsters, ready to shoot if he made any sudden moves.

Lin Yu was speechless. From the looks of it, the scar-faced man had called the police. For a big thug to call the police after being beaten was pretty pathetic.

Since they had tried to rob him first, Lin Yu wasn't afraid. He got into the car with them, intending to explain the situation at the police station.

What Lin Yu didn't know was that the square-faced man was the older brother of the scar-faced man and the shop owner. After being beaten, the scar-faced man had called him, asking him to arrest Lin Yu and try to extort the scroll from him.

As soon as they arrived at the police station, Lin Yu's phone was confiscated, and he was taken to a small interrogation room and locked to a chair.

A few moments later, the square-faced man and a young officer entered and sat down opposite him.

"Are you He Jia Rong? This afternoon on Shimen Road, you injured eleven people, correct?"

"Yes, but they were trying to rob me first..."

"Answer me, did you or did you not?"

Before Lin Yu could finish, the square-faced man coldly interrupted him.

"Yes." Lin Yu nodded.

"These eleven people are now in the hospital. Five have minor injuries, four have serious injuries, and two are still unconscious, with a risk of death."

"That's impossible. With the force I used, they should have woken up after a short while. They can't be in danger of dying." Lin Yu frowned.

"Do you think there's no risk just because you say so? Do you want to see the hospital reports?" The square-faced man was furious, his tone extremely intimidating.

Seeing the square-faced man's eager expression, Lin Yu suddenly felt something was off.

"Listen, kid, they're going to sue you. If the court convicts you, you'll be in jail for at least ten to twenty years." The square-faced man's face was stern as he tried to pressure Lin Yu.

Then his tone softened, "But they also said that if you hand over the scroll, they'll drop the charges."

"Then let them sue me." Lin Yu smiled indifferently, now realizing that the square-faced man was in cahoots with the scar-faced man.

The square-faced man gave the young officer a look, signaling him to show Lin Yu some "colors."

Over the years, the square-faced man had arrested countless people. Many had been as arrogant as Lin Yu at first, but after a few minutes with him, they all begged for mercy.

The young officer stood up, walked to Lin Yu, and waved a blue-light-emitting taser, saying, "Kid, some things you can't handle. Keeping them will only bring trouble."

He was the square-faced man's confidant, and the square-faced man had already told him everything, so he was working hard to get a share of the spoils.

Lin Yu ignored him.

"Ungrateful brat!"

The young officer was enraged, turned the taser to its highest setting, and lunged at Lin Yu.

Unnoticed by the young officer, Lin Yu kicked him in the ankle.

The young officer felt a sharp pain in his foot, his body lurched, and he fell to the ground. His elbow hit the floor, and the taser in his hand jabbed into his own neck. His body convulsed, and he passed out without a sound.

"Tsk, tsk, that thing is pretty powerful."

Lin Yu, who had never seen such a device before, was excited.

"You dared to assault a police officer!" The square-faced man slammed his hand on the table, furious. "I warn you, I can shoot you right now!"

He pointed at Lin Yu with one hand and reached for his gun with the other.

"I also warn you, if you don't let me go, Wei Gongxun will be here soon, and you'll lose your badge." Lin Yu's face showed no fear, and he snorted.

Hearing "Wei Gongxun," the square-faced man's expression changed. He knew who the head of the Qinghai Public Security Bureau was.

"Do you know Director Wei?" The square-faced man frowned, staring intently at Lin Yu, trying to read his expression.

"Of course, and we're on good terms." Lin Yu smiled.

"Bullshit, a country bumpkin like you could know our Director Wei?"

It was impossible. Before arresting Lin Yu, he had investigated him and found that the guy was just a good fighter, with no money or background. His in-laws were government officials, but they held minor positions with no real power.

"Believe it or not, he'll be here in less than five minutes."

Lin Yu glanced at the young officer's watch. It had been twenty minutes since his appointment with Wei Gongxun.

Lin Yu deduced that Wei Gongxun, not hearing from him, would call. With his phone confiscated and turned off, Wei Gongxun, being a detective, would realize he was in danger and order his subordinates to check the surveillance.

Twenty minutes was enough for the police.

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

The square-faced man didn't believe Lin Yu and picked up a rubber baton to teach him a lesson.

Just as he raised the baton, the door was suddenly kicked open, and seven or eight fully armed police officers rushed in, guns drawn.

The square-faced man was taken down by two officers before he could react.

"Brother He, are you okay?"

Wei Gongxun ran in, looking apologetic. "Sorry, I'm late."

"It's fine, it's fine." Lin Yu's face was calm, but he was inwardly surprised.

He had expected Wei Gongxun to come, but not with so many armed officers. Besides the ones in the room, there were at least ten more outside, as if they were rescuing a hostage from terrorists.

After all, this was a police station under his jurisdiction. Was it really necessary to go to such lengths for his subordinates?

For Wei Gongxun, it was necessary. If it had been anyone else, a phone call would have been enough to get the station chief to release him. But the one arrested was Lin Yu. Who was Lin Yu?

Lin Yu was his wife's savior and his father-in-law's honored guest. He couldn't let anything happen to Lin Yu!

He couldn't take any risks, especially since the surveillance showed four or five police officers with guns arresting Lin Yu.

Without knowing the full situation, he had called in the special forces from the headquarters to rescue Lin Yu.

The station chief was now standing outside, bowing, his face pale, sweating profusely, and trembling in fear. He knew he was finished.

In over twenty years as a police officer, he had never seen the head of the Public Security Bureau personally lead a special forces team on a mission. He never thought it would happen to him, and it would surely become a laughingstock in the police system.

The person inside must be a god-like figure.

This idiot, this fool, this moron!

He wanted to cry but could only curse the square-faced man in his heart.

"Abusing your position and acting privately, handcuff him!" Wei Gongxun shouted at the square-faced man.

The square-faced man was shocked by the scene and was handcuffed before he could react.

At that moment, in the Baoyuan Pavilion antique shop, the shop owner was sitting in a chair, sipping tea from a small red clay pot, waiting for good news from his brother.

He was surprised by his younger brother's failure that afternoon, but he was confident that his older brother would succeed. His older brother was always reliable and had never failed in all these years.

He could already see the Ming Qie scroll in his hands, and the money flying everywhere, making him chuckle.

Suddenly, his phone rang. He eagerly answered, "Hello, Brother Three, did it work?"

"Work? Do you know who you've offended?!" The scar-faced man's voice was filled with suppressed sobs.

"What happened?" The shop owner sensed something was wrong and sat up straight.

"The head of the Public Security Bureau personally led a team to rescue him. My brother was taken away by the special forces, and just now, the Qinghai Public Security Bureau issued an A-level warrant for my arrest! Brother, I'm finished!" The scar-faced man couldn't hold back and burst into tears.