Volume 1: Jiangling Storms Chapter 23: Using Brutality to Control Brutality Without Worries

  Who is Liang Tao?

  Ye Jun didn't recognize him, and even in his memories from past lives, he had never seen this fierce man. Based on historical clues, it seemed that the Han family had never encountered such a thing before. Ye Jun temporarily did not plan to take action because he was not confident that he could kick away the fruit knife in the hand of the person behind him, so he didn't dare to make a bold move.

  Liang Tao lounged with his legs raised, lit a cigarette, and had a stubble all over his face, the typical decadent look.

  Han Kuangqing furrowed his brow, slightly angry: "Liang Tao! If you're a man, let my daughter go first. She's young and shouldn't be scared. You like to play, I'll accompany you!"

  "Tsk tsk, Mayor Han, you have such great official power!"

  Liang Tao suddenly clapped his palms, stood up straight, and unexpectedly, beyond everyone's expectation, he made a powerful hook punch, heavily hitting Han Kuangqing's abdomen.

  "Get out of here!"

  Zhong Qing was shocked and pale, hurriedly supporting Han Kuangqing who almost fell to the ground, anxiously asking: "Are you okay?"

  "It doesn't matter!"

  Han Kuangqing's blood surged, and he wiped the fresh blood from his mouth with his hand, staring fiercely at Liang Tao, who was grinning from ear to ear: "Liang Tao! What do you want to do?"

  "How is it?"

  Liang Taodong sneered, glancing at the flustered Han Ya Qian and then at the tear-stained Han Yun. He said with a smirk: "Mayor Han, I'd like to advise you on something - think thrice before acting. Otherwise, if anything happens to your two precious daughters, don't blame me. After all, my brothers downstairs are also human, and they're clamoring to take the place of your two precious daughters to get married and have a good time."

  "How dare you!"

  Han Kuang's face turned blue with rage, he coughed violently and shouted at Liang Tao who was trying to approach Han Ya Qian: "Stop!"

  Liang Tao couldn't be bothered to reason with Han Kuangqing, and with a cheap smile, tried to tease Han Ya Qian who was constantly retreating in self-defense. Suddenly, a hand stretched out, and Ye Jun coldly blocked Han Ya Qian's path: "Had enough?"

  "Mind your own business! Little rabbit, get lost!"

  "Be careful! He used to be in the armed police!"

  Liang Tao sneered and, unexpectedly, the most unremarkable Ye Jun dared to obstruct his heroic display. He suddenly lifted his leg and kicked out with great force. Han Kuang's eyes moved quickly as he prepared to rush forward and block the kick for Ye Jun, but before he could move, he saw Ye Jun's face filled with scornful laughter.

  Scoff?

  Han Kuangqing was well aware that he had not yet reached the age of senility, and his mind flashed with many thoughts in an instant. Even if it was a show-off who didn't know the height of the sky or the thickness of the earth, after seeing Liang Tao's real kung fu kick, he should have instinctively shown panic. Han Kuangqing never thought that a high school student could be so calm and composed in front of Liang Tao, who came from a military police background.

  Whoosh...

  Kicked empty?

  Liang Tao stared at his thigh in disbelief, but suddenly a severe pain came from his body. When he looked closely, he saw Ye Jun's hands clenched into fists and pressed tightly on the kneecap of his thigh.

  "Ah!"

  Liang Tao, who had lifted his leg high, fell heavily to the ground as he couldn't maintain his balance, clutching at his injured knee and wailing in pain. In his previous life, Ye Jun had always been analyzing the vulnerable parts of the human body, which included the knee, neck vertebrae, eyes, temples, occipital bone, heart chamber, and ribs. If it were based on the physical structure at that time, Liang Tao would not have just clutched his head in pain, but would have directly gone into shock and fainted.

  However, Ye Jun obviously didn't intend to give up yet. After all, in his past life, due to being overly emotional, he had caused a series of irreparable consequences. Therefore, Ye Jun, who had long since developed a decisive and ruthless mindset, picked up the fruit knife on the table under the disbelieving gazes of Han Kuangqing and others, and fiercely stabbed it into Liang Tao's thigh.

  Pfft!

  A surge of blood, like a fountain, burst forth, illuminating the room with a ghastly glow, wetting a large area of the floor and even splashing onto the faces of Han Kuangqing, Zhong Qing, and others. Everyone stared in terror at Ye Jun, whose face had already turned pale. They couldn't believe that a high school student could be so ruthless and have such strength. But the most terrified was Liang Tao, who felt that Ye Jun was like a devil from the army, holding a license to kill, and even saw a hint of cold-bloodedness in his eyes.

  "Let her go! Let's sit down and talk about it, how about that?"

  Ye Jun held the fruit knife to Liang Tao's chest and said a sentence that made everyone present feel numb: "I heard that when the blade is inserted into the heart chamber for half a centimeter, as long as it is not pulled out, the person will not die. If we are lucky enough to send him to the hospital, he may still be able to survive. I have always been skeptical of this statement, so let's try it out, how about it? At worst, I'll sacrifice one life for another, just dedicating myself to science. However, my math has never been good, and I'm afraid that this rounding up or down might not be calculated well, and your life would be wasted in vain."

  "Ah Yang, let him go!"

  Intuition told Liang Tao that Ye Jun was really daring, especially with the faintly visible excited gaze. Liang Tao almost burst out in anger, wondering why he had to run into a madman today!

  "Mom!"

  "Don't be afraid, good girl!"

  The tall and sturdy man behind quickly let go, and Han Yun, who had escaped the devil's claws, immediately hugged Zhong Qing tightly.

  "That's right, Uncle Han, this guy should be honest now, you all sit down and have a good talk."

  Ye Jun finished speaking and stood up, Han Kuangqing hastily shouted: "Xiao Jun, where are you going?"

  In this case, it's probably only a ruthless person like Ye Jun who can handle Liang Tao. To be honest, many people in the scene were shocked by Ye Jun's previous move. However, Han Kuangqing is also a sensible person and knows that using such tactics would bring tragedy to his own family. With the selfish idea of "rather than being unlucky myself, it's better for others to be unlucky", he greatly appreciates Ye Jun's violent and decisive approach.

  "Uncle Han, look, I accidentally made a mess of your home. Anyway, we have to help clean up, otherwise when the police come and see all this blood on the floor, we'll both be in trouble, right?"

  "Police? Mayor Han, you dare to call the police?"

  As soon as Ye Jun mentioned it, Liang Tao's original sneering expression suddenly changed, and he pointed at Han Kuang and scolded loudly: "Even if I go to jail, you won't be able to calm down!"

  "Shut up! This has nothing to do with Uncle Han, how can you be so stupid and make such a big fuss? Do you think everyone living nearby is deaf?"

  Ye Jun glanced at the window, intentionally or unintentionally. Liang Tao reacted and looked over, and indeed found several ghostly heads sticking out. Han Qian Sheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up and said to Han Ya Qian, who was at a loss: "Ya Qian, go pull up the curtains."

  "Okay, Grandpa."

  Han Ya Qian was perplexed, originally thinking that the police coming to the door was a good thing, but seeing that many people in the house were staring at the window, she quickly ran over and completely closed the curtains.

  As for Ye Jun, under Liang Tao's gaze that made his scalp feel numb, he squatted down again and sneered: "Be honest, when talking to Uncle Han, you have to be polite. Isn't there a saying, 'harmony brings wealth'? Nobody will pick on you after eating their fill, nor will anyone maliciously target you just because they don't like your face! Look at you, coming to visit empty-handed and holding someone hostage as soon as you enter the door, are you making a movie? You need to make it clear that you've broken the law and should be asking for forgiveness from your superiors. Not acting like you're in a movie showing off your power, got it?"

  Liang Tao's face turned completely red, and it was unclear whether he was angry or suffocating. Just as others thought he would erupt in anger, Liang Tao made a move that surprised everyone present. He shook off the burly man's support, lay on the ground, and kowtowed to Han Kuangqing several times, saying: "Mayor Han, earlier it was indeed my momentary confusion, and had nothing to do with Ah Yang. He simply listened to my orders, if you want to catch someone, catch me! But my brother is truly innocent, it's just that a few big shots in the city wanted to find a scapegoat, so they pinned all the crimes on my brother's head. You must stand up for my brother!"

  "Get up first."

  Han Kuang's face was cold and stern as he watched Ye Jun walk towards the kitchen, accompanied by the sound of splashing water. He couldn't help but call out to Han Ya Qian: "Go get a mop and wipe up all this blood on the floor. Ah Qing, take your daughter to wash her face, then bring out some towels for everyone to wipe themselves down. Dad, I know you have some old white medicine in your trunk, can you go get it?"

  "Thank you Mayor Han."

  Liang Tao's eyes were filled with hot tears. He had previously heard that Han Kuangqing was investigating him and his brother, and he had always misunderstood that there must be a conspiracy behind it. So several times when he visited, his tone was not very good, which also indirectly led to misunderstandings between them, even forming a grudge. Liang Tao naturally thought that Han Kuangqing was the mastermind behind the framing of his brother, while Han Kuangqing felt that Liang Tao had a guilty conscience, after all, when he spoke, it sounded like the tone of an evil force plotting against him, always with prejudice. It wasn't until he came to his senses that he realized it was all just a misunderstanding. Liang Tao couldn't help but cry out: "Mayor Han, I only have this one brother, you must save him! He is truly innocent!"

  "It's not that I don't want to save your brother, but the same thing applies - the city is already forming a team to thoroughly investigate the whole matter and get to the bottom of it. You can rest assured, just don't do anything rash, understand? After all, this case involves too many people, although I'm the acting mayor and am responsible for this matter, the problem is that all the files are in the hands of the law enforcement department, my side is just coordinating with the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate the officials involved."

  Han Kuangqing was also quite annoyed, to be honest, he was also very wronged, and had never thought that a case of corruption that had nothing to do with him would almost turn into a criminal case!

  "Xiao Jun, aren't you afraid?"

  Han Ya Qian looked at Ye Jun washing the fruit knife with a mixture of fear and trepidation, recalling the previous scene. Indeed, she was quite afraid of Ye Jun, even though he used the knife to fight against evil forces, but that cruel and ruthless method still made Han Ya Qian's heart uneasy. However, calming down, if it wasn't for Ye Jun taking action, using violence to control violence, she would definitely have been bullied by Liang Tao. Thinking of some women's tragic experiences, Han Ya Qian even felt a shiver run down her spine.

  "Teacher Han, do you think I'm not afraid? But Grandpa Han is getting old and Uncle Han is injured. If even I am scared, how can I protect you and Auntie? And how can I save Han Yun?"

  Ye Jun revealed a brilliant smile, causing Han Ya Qian's originally tense nerves to relax a lot: "So, even if I'm afraid, I have to encourage myself, can't be afraid, and bravely fight against the evil forces."

  "Anyway, thank you, Xiao Jun."

  Recalling the time when she was most helpless and afraid, it was this high school student in front of her who had blocked the incoming danger for her. A ripple stirred in Han Ya Qian's heart as she smiled: "Xiao Jun, from now on don't call me Teacher Han, anyway you're not much younger than me, just call me Sister Han."