Chapter Nineteen: The Troublesome Policewoman Liu Xia

  "What's going on, that landlord still hasn't confessed? If Li Yang was killed by her accomplices, we'll all have to take off our police uniforms! You must increase the intensity of the interrogation and pry open this fat woman's mouth!" Liu Xia shouted.

  What kind of landlord would kill himself? Li Yang was full of doubts as he parked his car and walked over.

  "Officer Liu, why are there so many people here? What's going on?" Li Yang quickly walked up to Liu Xia and asked in a low voice.

  "Ah, Liuyang? Is that really you! Where on earth have you been for the past day and night?" Liu Xia exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Liuyang.

  Li Yang scratched his nose awkwardly and smiled: "I... I went out to play, is there anything wrong?"

  The crowd downstairs heard Li Yang's voice and looked over here one after another. Ji Wengtou Lingfeng was also among them, and when he saw Li Yang, he excitedly shouted: "Brother Li, we've finally found you! Do you know that our company has sent out hundreds of people to look for you in the past day? But it's as if you vanished into thin air, and it's driven us crazy!"

  Ling Feng rushed over in a flash, at this time his eyes were slightly dark, and it was obvious that he had not slept enough.

  Li Yang patted his shoulder with a hint of apology and said in a low voice, "Thanks for your hard work. I just had something to attend to and went out for a trip. You guys didn't reveal my identity, did you? I don't want people to know that I became rich overnight."

  Ling Feng smiled slightly, revealing two small tiger teeth: "How could that be? We just said you are an ordinary employee of our company."

  Only then did Lei Yang breathe a sigh of relief. What he feared most was that everyone would question the origin of his wealth, especially since he had sold gold and steel but couldn't produce any proof of their source, which was a sore spot for him.

  Under everyone's questioning, Li Yang had no choice but to come up with a reason that even he thought was far-fetched.

  He said he ran to the internet cafe to surf the internet, and when everyone asked which internet cafe it was, he said he got drunk and hit his head, and completely forgot. Although everyone had a disbelieving face, they could do nothing but secretly resent these ubiquitous small internet cafes.

  The incident started because yesterday afternoon, Li Ling, the head teacher of Lei Yang's class, came to visit Lei Yang's home, but no one was at home. The neighbor told her that Lei Tianjun was hospitalized, which coincidentally confirmed the reason for Lei Yang's absence from school. Then, Li Ling brought gifts and rushed to the hospital ward to visit Lei Tianjun, still without seeing Lei Yang.

  She learned from Wang Fang that Li Yang said he went to school, and Li Ling naturally knew that Li Yang was not in school, and told Wang Fang about the situation.

  Wang Fang anxiously contacted Ling Nan, the CEO of Nanfeng Group, through hospital leaders and asked if Li Yang had gone to the company, but was informed that he hadn't seen Li Yang.

  Wang Fang had only this one precious son, and he suddenly disappeared, her heart sank, she begged Ling Nan to help find out what happened to Li Yang.

  Ling Feng attaches great importance to the unique smelting technology in Li Yang's hands. He first used his connections to check the surveillance cameras near Li Yang's home and found that Li Yang's bicycle rode into a quiet alley and suddenly disappeared, which shocked him greatly and also drew attention from the police station.

  They initially thought that the camera was malfunctioning, but after retrieving footage from dozens of surrounding cameras, they found no trace of Li Yang or his bicycle.

  In theory, Li Yang should not have left the vicinity of their residential area. The possibility of him being kidnapped is very high. Under Ling Feng's urging, the police station launched an investigation into Li Yang's disappearance at the fastest speed.

  The fat landlady who had just quarreled with Li Yang was immediately brought out for emergency trial after being put under police surveillance, and she was originally detained by the police station.

  The fat landlady would have seen a ghost if she knew where Li Yang was, the police station's most skilled interrogators had been entertaining her for a day and night, but still didn't get any clues about Li Yang.

  Knowing that he had only been gone for a day and yet caused such chaos, Li Yang couldn't help but think to himself that these people were too sensitive. He had only been away for one day and it was already like this; if he were to be gone for two months, wouldn't it be the end of the world?

  Then Li Yang made a self-criticism in public and said a lot of good words before sending these people back.

  Ling Feng pulled Lei Yang's hand and said, "Brother, where did you buy your Dongfeng car? Why is it that the one my dad bought for me is completely different? Not only is it extremely loud when I drive it, but it's also very slow. When I tried to drive it into the water, it stalled and almost got me drowned!"

  Li Yang covered his mouth and laughed secretly, patting his shoulder and saying: "The car your dad bought for you is a new one, right?"

  "Of course, it's a brand new Dongfeng car!"

  "That's right, this Dongfeng truck is like a person, it wasn't great when it was young, but once it grows up, it'll be powerful. From now on, drive your Dongfeng truck honestly and let your dad haul two years' worth of ore to train it, this car will definitely take off!"

  "Big brother, I feel like you're cheating me. If my friends knew I was driving a Dongfeng truck, they'd laugh to death!"

  "Hehe, just practice your driving, why bother with so much?" Li Yang sneered and pushed him away.

  After sending away those people, Li Yang was about to slip away when he was stopped by Liu Xia with a furious expression.

  She stepped forward, grabbed Li Yang's arm and whispered: "Li Yang, I've finally figured out your problem! The Nanfeng Group said they bought a large amount of special steel from you, but they don't know where your factory is! In the two days I spent searching for you, I even went to your hometown, but no one has ever heard that you've set up any kind of factory. You'd better tell me where you stole these materials from, or else I'll take you to the police station right now!"

  When she said that, Li Yang's little heart thumped loudly and he asked timidly: "Where is your partner? Why didn't he come?"

  Liu Xia's face turned cold and she said: "He has gone to attend to other matters, don't dodge the issue, answer my question honestly!"

  "You came alone, doesn't that go against your department's rules? Or did your police station not even file a case for this matter?" Li Yang asked in puzzlement.

  "Hmph! Your Nanfeng Group is so powerful, today for finding you, Ling Nan almost drove our director crazy, who dares to investigate you?"

  "Haha, that's all I can say, it's a trade secret, can't be revealed!" Li Yang said with a laugh, holding up his hands.

  Liu Xia stepped forward, grabbing Lei Yang's left hand and twisting his arm behind him with a loud crack. Her eyebrows inverted in anger as she said: "From the moment I first saw you, I knew there was something wrong with you! Just because our director doesn't allow us to investigate you, it doesn't mean I won't be able to deal with you! You're not going anywhere today, and if you don't confess where those steel materials came from, don't think about me letting you off!"

  "Oh no, beautiful girl, how can you be so violent? You hit me as soon as you said you would, it hurts a lot!"

  "If you know what's good for you, then honestly confess your problems, there's no use in being eloquent!"

  "Officer, I'm really a legitimate businessman! Those steel materials are really for my own factory's use!"

  "Then take me to your factory for a walk, and I'll let you go after I've seen it!"

  "I'm not going, I won't go! I still need to call mom and dad to let them know I'm safe, and I also have to go to school!"

  "I just called Uncle Li and Auntie Li to report my safety, and I'm still on the phone with your school to ask for a leave of absence for you, saying that you need to assist me with the case."

  "I'm going to pass out! If you say it like that, they'll misunderstand and think I did something bad!"

  "You were never a good person! Be honest, follow me obediently to your factory, if you can't find it, I'll make you cry until you can't cry anymore!"

  Li Yang glanced at Liu Xia's motorcycle and said with a smirk, "Officer, my factory is very far from here. Your motorcycle is so worn out that it's really tiring to ride."

  "It's fine if you just hold onto the rope and follow the motorcycle, why are you talking so much nonsense when I'm letting you ride in the car? Hurry up and get on!" Liu Xia released Lei Yang's wrist and got on the motorcycle.

  Liyang furrowed his brow and said: "I forgot to tell you, my factory is over 500 kilometers away from Dongnan City. Officer, are you sure you want to ride a motorcycle there?"

  "Five hundred kilometers, is it that far?" Liu Xia got off the motorcycle with a gloomy face again. She stretched her head to take a look at the oil gauge of the motorcycle, and her expression didn't look good.

  "Haha, I know what you're up to, you're moonlighting and the gas money is coming out of your own pocket. With a big bike like that Yamaha 250, a round trip of 500 kilometers will cost at least 600 yuan in gas, which is probably half a month's salary for you, right?" Li Yang teased from the side.

  Liu Xia scowled and locked up the motorcycle, saying to Yang Ming: "You're still smiling, just wait till I find your Achilles' heel! I heard from Ling Feng that you have a broken Dongfeng car, where is it? Take me there in that Dongfeng car, hurry up, time's running out, we still have a long way to go."

  "Officer Liu, the Dongfeng car is really fuel-inefficient. Let's not go, or you can reimburse me 1,000 yuan for gas and I'll take you there?" Li Yang said with a disappointed face.

  "Get out of here! If you can afford to drive, then you can afford the gas money. Don't dare complain again or I'll handcuff you!"

  Li Yang had no choice but to let the mining ship fly to a nearby deserted alley, turned into a Dongfeng truck, and took Liu Xia away.

  "Humph! You're really something, driving this broken-down car and running a factory too. I'm finding you more and more suspicious now!" Liu Xia glared at Lei Yang's old Dongfeng with disdain.

  "This is a good car, it's just been worn out from hauling ore outside, but the inside is still new!" Leyang said with some annoyance.

  He opened the car door and got in, sitting down next to Liu Xia. He rolled his eyes around for a moment before slapping his forehead and exclaiming loudly: "Oh no! My driver's license was left at that broken internet cafe last night, Officer Liu, we can't go today after all. You should help me find my license instead."

  Liu Xia frowned in the passenger seat and scolded, "What's wrong with you? The driver's license wasn't lost, you hid it, right? Stop making excuses, drive quickly, or else I'll really take you to court!"

  "I'm driving without a license now, and as a police officer, you really don't care?" Li Yang sneered.

  "I'm a criminal police officer, not a traffic cop, I don't have the authority to manage this, hurry up and drive away! If you really get checked by my traffic police brothers, I'll vouch for you!" Liu Xia waved her hand impatiently.