Chapter Fifteen: The Charm of That Kick

  A flash of steel before his eyes, Wen Qing didn't think and immediately inhaled and withdrew his abdomen, taking a big step back. The knife tip, carrying a chill, brushed against the tip of his nose and slid down, almost disemboweling him. Wen Qing's brain was stimulated, and countless goosebumps appeared on his arm skin. His forehead and back were instantly covered in cold sweat. He didn't have time to feel fear, taking advantage of the moment when the knife slid past, he advanced instead of retreating, lifting one foot to viciously kick the person's abdomen.

  The man grunted and retreated a few steps, his face twisted in a scowl.

  At this time, the female salesperson inside was so scared that she covered her head and crouched on the ground, wailing loudly. Tan Xue reacted and hid behind the counter, while only Xu Yao outside not only didn't leave but rushed in, pointing at the man and shouting: "Stop!"

  The man turned his head and saw that, took out a knife and rushed towards Xu Yao, Wen Qing chased after him but couldn't catch up, frightened to the point of pale face, loudly shouted: "Quickly run, run!" Xu Yao seemed to be scared silly, standing there stupidly, the man seeing Wen Qing being so concerned, had the idea of taking Xu Yao as a hostage, stretched out his hand and put it on the girl's waist, horizontally holding the knife at her neck.

  Sudden change occurred.

  Xu Yao's right foot lightly stepped in, inserting itself between the man's legs. One hand grasped the pulse point of his right hand holding the knife, while the other hand reversed and twisted the left hand's index and middle fingers at his waist, then suddenly exerted force.

  The man let out a loud "ahh" as he fell to the ground, his sharp knife clattering to the floor. Xǔ Yáo twisted her waist, raised her shoulder, bent down and grabbed the man's arm, ready to execute a textbook-style over-the-shoulder throw.

  Wen Cheng almost applauded, what a brave and clever beauty. But just then, something that left people speechless happened, Xu Yao fell once, the man didn't move, fell again, still didn't move!

  Xu Yao raised her head and looked at Wen Chen with a pitiful expression, her big eyes flashing back and forth as if to say: He's so heavy!

  "Ah!" Wen Jian almost went crazy, he rushed forward, the man also reacted from the pain, suddenly struggled free from his restraints, kicked Xu Yao's buttocks with one foot, knocking her to the ground, bent down to pick up the dagger, and stabbed at her back.

  This time, he didn't plan on taking hostages; he was going to slaughter everyone in the store.

  All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and Xun Yao was suddenly plunged into a very dangerous situation. Wen Chen could no longer worry about his own safety, and he pounced to the ground, embracing her as they rolled over.

  Bang!

  The knife chopped into the ground with a dull thud, and the man yelled crazily as he hacked again. Wen Jian dodged and weaved, but couldn't avoid it, so she shielded Xu Yao under her body and used all her strength to meet the attack head-on, her two hands firmly pressing against the hilt of the knife.

  The screen froze for an instant, the madman, the piercing cold light, the boy who struggled to hold on, the girl stared blankly at the back of the one who guarded her with his life. This moment would be etched in each other's memories, never to fade away.

  Wen Jian only felt the icy blade getting closer and closer to himself, even seeing his own reflection in the knife. The man had obviously lost his sanity, he no longer held any hope of successfully robbing, all he wanted to do was kill the culprit who was blocking him.

  Cruel, kill!

  The outcome was decided in just a few seconds, and the warm arms began to shake violently from overexertion. Perhaps in the next second, the knife that flashed with a menacing cold light would come crashing down, splitting him in two from forehead to brow.

  Sweat dripped from her face to the ground, making a dripping sound. From Xiu Yao's angle, Wen Chen's back was already soaked through. She finally reacted, and after years of being forced by her brother to practice martial arts, she was different from ordinary girls. In a critical moment, Xiu Yao concentrated all her strength in her legs and kicked out with lightning speed from under Wen Chen, hitting the man's weak point between his legs.

  Ten cruel moves are not as good as one fresh move! When it comes to dealing with men, this is the nuclear bomb!

  The man's face contorted to a strange extent, his eyes snapped open and rolled upwards, showing the whites as he collapsed softly to the ground, the knife slipping from his hand, his body curling up into a ball, convulsing violently.

  His heart and spirit relaxed at the same time, and he fell to the ground in a similar manner.

  From the moment the man entered the store to now, it's only been two minutes, but in that short time, there have been so many twists and turns, with danger lurking around every corner. It's as if they've taken a stroll through the gates of hell. Tan Xue rushed out from behind the counter, not forgetting to carefully kick the sharp knife further away. She pulled Wen Chen along, her eyes filled with tears: "How are you? Are you hurt? Are you hurt?"

  Another female shop assistant also came out of her panic and quickly called the police before rushing outside to ask for help from people in the adjacent store.

  It's said that someone robbed a gold shop and was caught, suddenly many people came in, some of whom tied up the still-trembling Egg Pain guy with a rope from who-knows-where. Xu Yao and Tan Xue helped the powerless Wen Qiang sit down on one side, while the female salesclerk suddenly regained her spirit and began to vividly describe Wen Qiang's heroic fight against the thug to everyone. Wen Qiang listened for a few sentences and realized that this girl must be a fan of martial arts novels, what she said was too fantastical.

  This directly caused everyone to praise Wen Qian with endless words of admiration, and looking at the situation, if it weren't for Xu Yao and Tan Xue, two beautiful women standing beside him, he seemed as if he was going to arrange a marriage for himself.

  It wasn't until the police swarmed in that Wen Ze was freed from the encirclement. Xu Yao seemed to have become much more obedient, standing silently beside him with a concerned expression, occasionally flashing a faint smile in her eyes. When she saw the police arrive, she walked aside and made a phone call before returning to Wen Ze's side to accompany him to the police station for questioning.

  Director Zhao Xinchuan of the Municipal Public Security Bureau rushed to the municipal bureau from a banquet, this malicious robbery case did not cause significant losses, but because Feng Huang Jewelry Store is an introduced Hong Kong-funded enterprise, such an incident has a bad impact on the investment environment in Qingzhou, and more importantly, this store has invested by Qingzhou's richest man Gu Shi Tong.

  Zhao Xinchuan can ignore the emotions of Hong Kong businessmen, which is a headache for attracting investment, but he cannot ignore the face of Shi Tong. As soon as the incident occurred, he received calls from several important figures in the city, asking him to quickly and thoroughly investigate the case and minimize its impact. Among them were Mayor Zhou Yuanting, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Qin Chong, and the richest man Guo Shi Tong. But what surprised Zhao Xinchuan the most was that he also received a call from the new secretary Xu Fuyan.

  Nowadays, Qingzhou is secretly led by Zhou Yuanting after the promotion of Old Secretary Zuo Jinggao, but those who understand the inside story are clear that Qingzhou is still the Qingzhou of Fang Mingdao, the original mayor and current director of the People's Congress!

  As for the new municipal party secretary Xu Fuyan, from his four months as the top official in Qingzhou since March, this person can be completely ignored. Whether it's the Standing Committee or the Party-Government Joint Meeting, he has no ability to control the overall situation, and even within the Municipal Party Committee, he does not have complete control in his own hands.

  In officialdom, there are only two words: incompetence!

  So after a few initial attempts, Xu Fuyan chose to remain silent. At the Standing Committee meetings, he would simply raise his hand in response to Zhou Yuanting's proposals, earning him the nickname "Raise Hand Secretary". His prestige in the Qingzhou official circle had dropped to an all-time low.

  To be blunt, in the history of Qingzhou's party committee and government, there has never been a case where the second-in-command could push the first-in-command to this extent. This kind of political atmosphere is extremely abnormal. Unfortunately, Fang Mingtang and Zhou Yuanting are at the height of their power and have not realized this point at all. Especially with the recent Qinghua Factory incident being widely discussed, Xu Fuyan made a move and immediately retreated, Zhou Yuanting's momentum became even stronger, but it seems that everyone has forgotten one sentence: "When things reach an extreme, they will reverse!"

  As the former secretary Zuo Jing's promoted public security chief, Zhao Xinkuan is not having a good time now. If he wasn't quite obedient and didn't grasp business well, with deep prestige in the public security system, Zhou Yuanting wouldn't be able to catch big handles, otherwise such an important position would have been replaced by his confidants long ago. Therefore, when receiving Xu Fuyan's phone call, he couldn't help but think if there was any deeper meaning behind it, whether it was a signal or something else.

  After all, for something like this, if it's handled well there's no credit to be gained, but if a mistake is made then trouble will ensue. Wasn't Xu Fuyuan kicked in the head for intervening?

  It wasn't until he saw Xu Yao at the police station that Zhao Xinchuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It turned out that this little ancestor was present at the scene of the case, no wonder Secretary Xu's tone was strange. Isn't it true that if something really went wrong with Xu Yao under his own jurisdiction, even if he was just a "raising hand secretary", wouldn't he have to come and clean up after himself, and be depressed to death every day?

  Wiping away cold sweat, he roughly inquired about the case and found a large number of witnesses and on-site investigations. Although the motive for the crime was still unknown, the evidence chain was almost complete, and Zhao Xinchuan already knew what to do. He pretended not to recognize Xu Yao and casually called Qingzhou Daily, Qingzhou Evening News, Qingzhou Broadcasting Station, and Qingzhou TV Station to comfort the big boss in this way, which was still very necessary.

  Zhao Xinchuan thought for a moment, since he was going to send someone off with good wishes, he might as well do it thoroughly. He immediately called the Municipal Party Committee's Propaganda Department: "Hello, Old Li? It's like this... right, my opinion is that we should give it some strong coverage. This is consistent with the city's recent emphasis on spiritual civilization construction, isn't it? ...Uh-huh, good..."

  He hung up the phone, and Zhao Xinchuan hesitated for a moment, but didn't report this matter to Mayor Zhou further. It was just a publicity stunt about the little hero who bravely captured the villain, so Mayor Zhou shouldn't mind too much, right?

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