Extreme Almightiest Young Master Chapter 34

After glancing at the files, Fan Ming’s eyes blinked rapidly before they widened in shock—how could it be him? The entire Tianhai City had been turned upside down five years ago due to his disappearance. How could he suddenly reappear? This was magical, an individual missing for over five years suddenly showing up and even directing others to attack and retaliate against a foreign teacher?

Hmm? The person missing for five years has returned and is teaching French at Yingbo University? Before he disappeared, he was only 17, now he must be in his twenties. Unless he had undergone further studies in the past five years, how could it be possible? Moreover, even with advanced studies, it would take a genius to achieve that—and he was anything but a gentleman back then.

Recalling the incident with Lin Feng from years past, it was so notorious that everyone in Tianhai City knew about it. His parents, living in another province, had sold their corporate business while trying to find their son. They put everything aside and moved to Tianhai City with one goal in mind: to find their son at all costs.

Back then, the expenses for hiring people to continuously search every day near the scene of the incident were astronomical, so much so that salvage crews from several nearby provinces made a fortune. And over the years, they never stopped searching, hoping to catch a glimpse of their son. The TV news had covered the story many times. Later, the media coverage just fizzled out. Probably they ran out of money.

Well, that’s good—a down-and-out young master, now his parents have neither money nor influence, there shouldn’t be too much trouble. After thinking for a moment, a faint smile appeared on Fan Ming’s lips.

"Director, the meeting room is ready." An officer called softly from outside the door.

"Alright, let’s leave it at that," Fan Ming muttered to himself, pondering over the most prudent course of action.

"Good morning, Director."

...

When Fan Ming entered the meeting room, everyone greeted him, a feeling he quite enjoyed. It was one of the reasons he always liked to hold meetings. With a wave of his hand, he signaled everyone to take their seats.

"Captain Wang, you sent someone for Lin Feng, didn’t you?" Fan Ming asked first.

"Yes, I sent Xiao Chen and Xiao Hu," Wang Ming, a detective from the branch criminal police team, replied.

Wang Ming, at over 40, is a seasoned detective in the city’s southern branch. Despite earning numerous accolades, he remained a mere assistant captain of the criminal police due to his hot temper, hatred of evil, strong sense of justice, unwillingness to compromise, and frequent offenses against various leaders.

However, younger officers held Wang Ming in high regard. They appreciated his willingness to share his knowledge and experience.

"Let’s all share our thoughts on this afternoon’s foreign assault case," Fan Ming threw out the topic, then picked up his cup and leisurely began to sip tea.

"What’s there to say? Just handle it by the book. Plus, the process described by the involved party is very clear. In my opinion, that Frenchman didn’t lie," declared Li Dong, captain of the criminal police team. Since Director Fan hadn’t specified how to proceed, there must be a reason. Normally, even if Lin Feng wasn’t the one who hit Rafael, the case would be biased towards the Frenchman, with additional charges tacked on. After weighing his options, he decided to stand against Lin Feng—it seemed like the safest bet.

"Yes, I get the same feeling. Plus, we should consider that the victim is a foreigner. Such incidents are always tricky to handle. One misstep could certainly stir up disputes," Fan Ming added, content with Li Dong’s response.

"Director, I think this might just be a regular public security incident. I pulled up the footage from that area’s cameras online just now. There were a few people talking there at the time—it didn’t look like a deliberate act of revenge, not at all like the foreigner described as being hit out of nowhere," Wang Ming, sensing the director’s partiality in his words, couldn’t help but express his opinion in the name of justice.

Fan Ming frowned slightly, thinking to himself that this fellow was too rigid and unable to read the situation.

"Video footage? From that distance, how could you see clearly? You must be seeing things," Fan Ming quickly interjected, not wanting to continue the discussion. If they kept arguing over this, and he slipped up, what authority would he have left as the leader? Meanwhile, he thought about how to promptly delete the video recording Wang Ming mentioned.

"But, Captain Wang, I still think it’s Lin Feng’s problem. Think about it—if it wasn’t Lin Feng, then why would he threaten him with a ’Blood Disaster’ during their chat this morning? Moreover, they’d just had an argument in the morning, and then he was attacked in the afternoon—doesn’t that suggest something? At the least, it shows motive. I believe if Lin Feng could utter ’Blood Disaster,’ he surely threatened first and instructed others to act afterward," Li Dong interjected, thinking to himself that it was foolish not to decipher the director’s intent and to speak recklessly instead.

"But I saw it clearly on the video just now. It was nothing like the foreigner said; he was attacked out of the blue. They were talking just before the altercation. It’s clear he lied. If you don’t believe me, I can bring the footage for verification. So what if he’s a foreigner? Should an innocent young teacher be blamed just because the accuser is from abroad?" Wang Ming went on, feeling irritated. How could he not understand the meaning behind Director Fan Ming’s words? Yet, what he saw was the truth.

"Everyone says the distance is so far, how could the video possibly be clear? Why are you still fixating on it?" Fan Ming tapped the table twice, thinking to himself how can you still not understand at your age? No wonder the others who started with you have all been promoted, while only you are still stuck here. You deserve to never get promoted.

"Oh, right, nobody knows this yet, but I received two calls while in the office. I only learned then that Mr. Dole, the Deputy Consul at the French Consulate in Tianhai City, had already called the Municipal Committee and the City Government to complain. This matter is no longer simply a civil dispute. It involves foreigners and even the Deputy Consul from the embassy. Both the Municipal Committee and the City Government have demanded that we handle this case impartially and strictly—otherwise, it will lead to very serious consequences and an extremely negative impact," Fan Ming observed as some people began to waver under Wang Ming’s persistence, murmuring in quiet discussion.

In order to quickly unify the thinking, he selectively revealed certain things to let everyone get an inkling of what was happening.

"Moreover, the Bolinte Group, a well-known foreign enterprise in Tianhai City, is also pressuring the City Government, claiming that if the case is not handled properly, they will withdraw their investment from Tianhai." Fan Ming added another piece of information.

What kind of company is the Bolinte Group? Who in Tianhai City doesn’t know? Nearly a hundred thousand employees and a worth of several billion—a super-large corporation indeed. With such a company making such a statement, how could the City Government not be nervous? Not to mention, what if they really did withdraw their investment? What would happen to the nearly a hundred thousand employees? How to support them? How to arrange their employment?

Now, everyone seated understood why Director Fan insisted on handling Lin Feng so strictly. The foreigner named Rafael had an uncle who was the Deputy Consul at the embassy, and backing him was the very famous foreign enterprise Bolinte Group with nearly a hundred thousand employees—who wouldn’t sink when faced with such a behemoth?

That young man was really bold, daring to provoke such powerful influences. Impressive, truly impressive, impressively ignorant of life and death.

"To avoid a more serious diplomatic dispute and to prevent severe international ramifications, I believe he should be dealt with severely," Li Dong immediately expressed his explosive opinion.

Having said so much, even those who had been hesitant previously were now nodding their heads, following along with Fan Ming’s suggestion.

"Then let’s settle on this, try to clarify the details of the entire process, then transfer it to the relevant department. Remember, we must enforce the law impartially." Fan Ming, seeing that the time was ripe and that everyone agreed, immediately made the decision without giving Wang Ming another chance to speak.

"No one disagrees, right?!" Fan Ming asked.

"No."

"I disagree. Are we really going to show bias just because he is a foreigner? How can you let a young university teacher suffer an unfounded accusation? I believe this matter still needs investigation. I reserve my opinion," Wang Ming once again stood his ground. Although he knew his lone voice was futile, he just wanted to be true to his conscience...

"Didn’t you hear what I said? Get to it immediately," Fan Ming, truly enraged, thought to himself, this guy is really begging for it, not backing down until I lose my temper. If it weren’t for the fact that you’re an old comrade, I would have sent you home by now.

"I won’t go. This matter is really nothing. I’ll go right now and round up those thugs who beat people. I refuse to believe it—just because of a foreigner’s identity, we have to let a young university teacher suffer and even go to jail. Why? Are foreigners superior?" Wang Ming stared at Director Fan Ming, refusing to yield.

At this moment, as the two of them exchanged words, the atmosphere in the meeting room was already incredibly tense.

"Go wherever you like. Take a two-day leave, go home and rest," said Fan Ming, truly furious, cursing in his mind, can’t you just not talk back? Are you going to die if you don’t? With your attitude, you might as well stay at home and rest. As long as you keep quiet and don’t annoy me, that’s all you need to do.

Hmph, after this matter is over, I’ll see how I deal with you. I don’t need insubordinate people like you in my team.

"Meeting adjourned. Li Dong, go and take a statement from that person. By tonight, I want to see the material," Fan Ming ordered directly and then walked away with his cup.

"Yes, Director," a police officer named Li Dong responded. Then he glanced at Wang Ming, feeling very speechless, thinking to himself, Brother Wang has been the same for so many years, over 40 years old and still hasn’t changed a bit. But it’s also good; without his defiance, how could I stand out?

Alright, since you say the surveillance camera wasn’t clear, I will go and catch those guys myself, and then we’ll see how you handle it! Wang Ming was fired up too and wouldn’t stop until the matter was clear...