Reborn as a Noble's Son

At this moment, the glamorous woman also didn’t dare to speak. For her to be in charge at such a place, she had to be someone well-informed. Who was Director Chen? As being in charge of such an establishment, she had many dealings with the police. She was also well aware of some of the internal affairs of the police. In the entire Liangxi, there were only a few directors surnamed Chen, but in the city bureau, there was only one – Chen Le, Cheng Le, the head of the city bureau.

This was a big shot closely connected with the mayor. And now, he was leading the operation himself. There was no option but this time but to accept her bad luck.

Chen Le, with a significant look, glanced at Qin Aihua next to him. The Jinding Hotel was in Liangjiang’s territory, and Qin Aihua had not heard a trace of wind about it?

Now, it was even quite deliberately said like this, seemingly to censure the other party. But, in reality, the situation might not be that simple.

After a moment’s contemplation, Chen Le instructed: “Zhang Zhen, pass my order, have everyone brought back to the city bureau for investigation and record-taking. Enforce punishment on those who deserve it, detain those who need to be detained, bring back the person in charge here and investigate strictly. Block off this place entirely. Let us go down and take a look.”

When Chen Le took the leaders down to the base of the Jinding building, at that moment, a large number of onlookers were gathered outside the entrance of the Jinding Hotel. The police officers on standby had already set up a cordon.

Seeing Chen Le approach, the crowd cleared a path. At that moment, on the marble ground, a middle-aged obese man clad only in a pair of red underwear was sprawled out, his head smashed in. One could even see white brain matter flowing out.

The police chief of Yanling City, Zheng Yong, who had been waiting downstairs, came forward: “Director Chen, this man jumped from the window on the fourth floor. Possibly, he didn’t land firmly. Each floor of the Jinding Hotel is quite high. The height of floors one to four adds up to a total of eighteen meters. When he fell, he landed headfirst. He died on impact.”

Speaking, Zheng Yong continued in a low voice: “Director Chen, I know this man, Deputy District Chief Li Yaozu of Liangjiang District. I heard he’s a distant relative of Deputy Mayor Li. I’m afraid his death will cause a lot of trouble.”

Listening to Zheng Yong’s words, Chen Le’s brow furrowed. He hadn’t expected this regular operation against prostitution to uncover something so unexpected. A deputy division level official needing a woman, wasn’t that easy to deal with? Was it necessary to come to this sort of place?

If it had been a division level or deputy division level official, that would be normal. But a deputy division level one? Chen Le had never heard of such a case. Moreover, he was the standing deputy district chief of Liangjiang District, a man with actual power. Only an accessory exposure, and wouldn’t the woman automatically come forward?

Li Yaozu was probably afraid of being caught red-handed. If this came out, Li Yaozu’s political career would be over. The city would probably make an immediate decision to dismiss him. A government leader publicly visiting prostitutes, wasn’t this smearing the reputation of the city party committee and city government? He hadn’t expected that in trying to avoid arrest, Li Yaozu would lose his life.

As for Li Yaozu, Chen Le didn’t have too many thoughts. If such a person died in such a situation, well, he died. What could his family do? For the sake of their reputation, they probably wouldn’t make too much fuss. Instead, it was Zheng Yong. He appeared very casual on the surface, the typical image of a country bumpkin. However, he was unexpectedly thorough. This was somewhat surprising to Chen Le. This man was worth paying some attention to. He could be a good cadet to train.

Having thought of this, Chen Le said: “Call the Forensic Division to move the body back for forensic identification, and then send it to the funeral parlor to inform the family to claim the body. You handle the follow-up matters here.”

…

At the top floor of Liangxi Grand Hotel, in the luxury suite, as the official hotel for the city party committee and city government, Li Guohua had an exclusive suite here.

The layout was two bedrooms and a living room. A big bedroom with a queen-size bed and white furniture looked very simple, yet impressive.

Next to that, there was a small room, which the city party officials could use as an office. The large living room was decorated as a guest room. Italian genuine leather sofa, beige leather surface, in the middle was a marble coffee table with a bonsai on top.

In the corner on the left, there was a high tripod stand on which a vase was placed. The whole room was very grand.

On the floor was an exquisite and luxurious Turkish carpet. At this moment, Li Guohua was sitting on the main seat of the sofa. On the left, on a single seat sofa, a middle-aged man around forty was sitting.

Seeing Li Guohua resting with his eyes closed, the man felt a bit troubled, gritted his teeth, took out a card from his pocket, placed it on the coffee table, and handed it over, smiling: “Mayor Li, I need to trouble you a bit more with this matter. For the sake of Little Tao, you have to help me no matter what. Last time, Nie Zhenbang openly hit Little Tao in Jingcheng. This grudge has festered. This time, it’s not a big deal that he raided my hotel. But he was obviously trying to embarrass you. Isn’t it clear to everyone the kind of relationship I have with you? By doing this, he’s blatantly disrespecting you.”

At this moment, Li Guohua opened his eyes. Guo Yulong, this man, appeared to be versatile. Using his distant kinship with the Guo family, he reached his current position, he did indeed have some ability.

He saw clearly then that Guo Yulong’s claim of distant kinship wouldn’t save him from anything. At this point, Guo Yulong had to cling onto him, Li Guohua.

However, Li Guohua was no fool. He didn’t value money to such an extent. While it was fine to accept money in certain situations, the money Guo Yulong offered was too risky for him.

“Boss Guo, what on earth are you doing? At this point, the city is already unified in understanding. Everything has to make way for the Eastern Development Forum. Now, you are acting against the trend. Not only will Nie Zhenbang deal with you but you won’t get through Secretary Fan either. You must go by the book in this matter. Take your stuff back. There definitely will be fines. As for the leading figures among your subordinates, they are bound to be sentenced. As for the suspension for rectification, I will help you a bit. It should only be a matter of days,” Li Guohua said indifferently. He did not react to Guo Yulong’s provocation. This kind of trick was too common, there was no way he was going to fall for shared resentment.

As for the shutdown for rectification, Li Guohua was not worried. Liangxi City was not that big and the Jinding Hotel, being a five-star hotel, would be the main hosting group. The Municipal Party Committee wouldn’t take any drastic measures.

It was at this time, however, that Huang Bao walked into the room. In a whisper, he said, “Mayor, the family of Li Yaozu is here. They’re quite agitated and would like to meet you. What should we do?”

Upon hearing these words, a flicker of surprise flashed in Li Guohua’s eyes. He turned to Guo Yulong and calmly said, “Boss Guo, now, there is a good opportunity.”

Seeing Guo Yulong’s surprised expression, Li Guohua grinned and explained, “Boss Guo, think about it. Li Yaozu, where did he die? A surprise inspection by the Municipal Bureau drove a man to jump off a building. The mishandling of such a major incident greatly reflects the insufficiencies in municipal police law enforcement. The family of the deceased has some complaints. Wanting to vent some emotions at the government is normal. Life is the most precious thing, it shouldn’t be lost in vain.”

This was a sudden idea of Li Guohua. Nie Zhenbang is acting mighty now, isn’t he? He even managed to drive a Li family member to death. Although Li Guohua knew very well this issue would most likely not yield any result, it would surely be worthwhile if he could make Nie Zhenbang uncomfortable.

However, this kind of method couldn’t be put on a stage. Hence, Li Guohua could only incite Guo Yulong to do it. With Guo Yulong’s financial support, they could stir up some trouble with the help of Li Yaozu’s family members and some other individuals in the society. This would indeed put some pressure on Nie Zhenbang.

Seeing Guo Yulong’s hesitation, Li Guohua calmly urged him, “Boss Guo, for matters like this, you have got to be bold and daring. Hesitation isn’t like you at all. The Jinding incident, I will bear it in mind, tomorrow I will communicate further with Secretary Fan. After all, you are one of Liangxi City’s major taxpayers. Whatever happened below wasn’t really up to you. Having become collateral damage, you still have to take care of this, don’t you?”

With that said, if Guo Yulong still didn’t understand what Li Guohua meant, he wouldn’t have been capable of creating such a huge family business.

Guo Yulong’s position in the Guo family was a bit awkward. While he was considered a collateral relative, the relationship is so distant that they could almost be regarded as distant kin, related only through a common ancestor. It was only because of his rise in business that he gradually approached the core of the Guo family. Asking the Guo family to fully support him, however, was not practical.

Guo Yulong saw this situation clearly. This was just an opportunity for him to leverage his connection with the Guo family to facilitate his business. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be trying to curry favor with Li Guohua.

With a resolute gritting of his teeth, Guo Yulong nodded and said, “Alright, Guohua, I will follow your arrangements for this issue.”

Li Guohua nodded to Huang Bao. Shortly after, a woman in her thirties with lingering charm entered. She was slightly plump and her sharp, mean eyes were particularly striking. Following her were several middle-aged men who vaguely resembled her.

As soon as the woman entered, she began to weep, “Guohua, you must help our Yaozu. The damned Public Security Bureau. Our Yaozu died in such a miserable way and they are still trying to smear him. They are literally crapping on our Li family’s head.”

“Shut up!” Li Guohua roared, his face turned grave. He watched as the woman threw a tantrum on the floor, and sternly said, “Huang Qiue, don’t play these games with me. You know very well whether Li Yaozu died from whoring or not. A deputy director-level official, if he wants a woman, there’s no need for him to hire prostitutes. You don’t think you bear any responsibility? If you want to tell this story outside, it’s fine. But you bring these words here. Do you think I’m a fool?”

After a pause, Li Guohua continued, “Li Yaozu brought this on himself. Not party disciplined, is already giving consideration to his death.”

Upon hearing these words, Huang Qiue panicked. Her tears and pretense of innocence stopped abruptly, she stood up and said, “Guohua, Yaozu was a member of the Li family after all. You can’t ignore that.”

That was the exact response Li Guohua was aiming for, he smiled and responded, “Huang Qiue, I don’t have a good solution. But this gentleman here can guide you in the right direction. If this matter is handled appropriately, you as a widow raising an orphan can live comfortably for the rest of your life. There won’t be any major problems.”(