This man, a secular disciple of Southern Shaolin, was after all a master of the Inner Strength realm, and already possessed considerable cultivation. His qi surged powerfully, his robes rustling with every move, creating a truly formidable aura.
He was executing the Shaolin Great Strength Vajra Palm. Such a powerful and domineering palm technique, if it landed, would not only shatter a person but even a hard marble monument.
However, Xiao Yunlong remained seated in his office chair, not even bothering to glance at the man.
As the man's surging palm force was about to strike, Xiao Yunlong's right hand flashed upwards, instantly seizing his wrist.
The scene, which had been filled with imposing momentum, froze instantly!
"This..." The burly man was stunned, disbelief flooding his face. He couldn't help but roar, "You... you can actually grab my hand? How is this possible!"
As he roared, the burly man unleashed almost all the inner energy from his dantian, attempting to break free from the grip. However, his wrist felt as if it had taken root with the man's right hand, utterly incapable of moving.
At this moment, the burly man was truly shocked and terrified!
Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining two strong men shouted, "This kid looks suspicious, let's go together!"
With that, the two men adopted their stances and attacked from both sides.
"You've only learned a bit of the surface. Forget about you, even your Shaolin ancestors might not dare to be so presumptuous!"
Xiao Yunlong let out a cold snort, his five fingers gripping the man's wrist suddenly tightening, directly snapping the joint.
The burly man cried out in pain, arching backward.
Xiao Yunlong flicked him away lightly, then swiftly delivered two kicks.
Two thuds echoed in the quiet hall. The two Shaolin secular disciples who had charged forward were kicked flying before they could even react.
Du Mingheng watched this scene, stunned, his eyes wide with disbelief.
These three burly men were martial arts experts he had painstakingly invited. They were secular disciples of Southern Shaolin, his reliance. Yet, in just one encounter, they had been defeated.
"How is this possible? What is going on?" Du Mingheng shook his head repeatedly. Realizing something was amiss, he secretly began to retreat.
Xiao Yunlong clapped his hands, staring at him and sneering, "What, the Deputy Director of the Jiangdong Supervisory Department is actually thinking of running away like a deserter? You're too timid!"
Provoked by this, Du Mingheng found it difficult to leave. After all, many of his subordinates were standing at the door. If he ran now, he would lose face completely.
"What a joke! This is the Jiangdong Supervisory Department, my territory. Why would I run?"
Du Mingheng let out a cold snort, forcing himself to remain calm. He huffed, "I didn't expect you to have such skills, kid. Even the martial arts experts I invited couldn't defeat you. But I warn you, this is the Supervisory Department, and I am the Deputy Director. If you dare to lay a hand on me, you will surely meet your end!"
"Lay a hand on you?"
Xiao Yunlong sat back down in the office chair, a playful grin on his face. "You overestimate yourself. Someone like you doesn't even qualify to make me act!"
Being so belittled and mocked, Du Mingheng gritted his teeth in anger. He coldly snorted, "Then what exactly do you want? Don't say I didn't warn you. If you leave now, I can pretend nothing happened. If you want to escalate things, it won't benefit anyone!"
Xiao Yunlong said coldly, "You dare to set a trap using my woman. You can pretend nothing happened, but I can't just let it go. I've already notified your Supervisory Department Director. He should be here in about fifteen minutes!"
"Alright, we'll decide after the Director arrives!"
Du Mingheng snorted, secretly thinking that he had a good relationship with the Director. Once he arrived, he would naturally side with him. Then, we'll see how this kid handles it.
Of course, seeing Xiao Yunlong sitting motionless in the office chair, Du Mingheng also considered giving the order for the few subordinates by the door to simultaneously pull their triggers and shoot the two of them.
But Du Mingheng was unsure. The opponent's skills were too formidable. He worried that as soon as his order was given, the opponent would react preemptively, or even capture him. In that case, his life would be in danger, as the office was not large.
Besides, Du Mingheng did not want to escalate the matter. If these two named Xiao were shot dead on the spot, it would inevitably alert the higher-ups. If this led to a thorough investigation from above, and the trickery on the film crew's side was uncovered, then it would be a major problem.
The office fell silent again. Xiao Yunlong sat there leisurely. Liu Ruyan, having developed some martial arts skills, could remain calm in such situations.
For a moment, both sides seemed to be in a stalemate, everyone waiting for the arrival of the Supervisory Department Director, Yan Lichu.
Xiao Yunlong looked up at the wall clock. Time was ticking away with the movement of the clock's hands.
When he had called Jun Bufan earlier, he had already stated that he would give Yan Lichu only one hour.
If this Supervisory Department Director could not clarify the entire matter within this hour, then Xiao Yunlong would resolve it in his own way.
This would also mean that Xiao Yunlong would inevitably resort to fighting, even to the point of slaughter. Others might be spared, but Shi Daqiang and Du Mingheng would surely die.
Fortunately, after an hour passed, there was movement outside the Supervisory Department building. Several cars roared into the compound, and then a thin old man with silver hair jumped out before the cars had even fully stopped.
It was evident that this thin old man was extremely flustered and anxious. He was none other than the Director of the Jiangdong Supervisory Department!
Accompanying him were Liang Bendao and Jun Bufan. There was also a van, but no one got out of it, and the doors remained closed. It was unknown if there were people inside or what was being transported.
The numerous supervisory personnel in the hall were confused, wondering if the Director had encountered an urgent matter that caused him to be so flustered.
"Director, are you alright? Did something happen?" a minor leader from the Supervisory Department immediately stepped forward to ask.
"Where is Du Mingheng? Where is that scoundrel?" Yan Lichu demanded directly.
His shouting question stunned all the supervisory personnel present. Everyone could tell that the Director was very angry, even furious.
"The Deputy Director is inside, in his office!" the aforementioned leader quickly replied.
Yan Lichu wasted no time and strode inside.
Jun Bufan stood by the van and said, "Brother Ben, go inside and check on Big Brother's condition. I'll guard here to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation!"
"Alright, Brother Bufan. You must guard here well!" Liang Bendao patted Jun Bufan's shoulder and then walked inside.
At this moment, Shi Daqiang, who was in the office, also heard the commotion and exclaimed excitedly, "It's the Director! Great, the Director is finally back."
Even Du Mingheng sighed, "It's good that the Director is back. If anything uncontrollable happens, I won't have to bear the responsibility."
Others present might not have understood Du Mingheng's words, but Shi Daqiang understood. He knew that the Deputy Director had already planned to order the action team to shoot Xiao Yunlong and the two thugs.
"You few, guard well. Do not slack off or be negligent. The opponent is an extremely vicious thug. It would be bad if the Director were injured. Listen carefully, if anything seems wrong, you are to open fire and shoot!" Shi Daqiang instructed.
"Open fire and shoot? Shi Daqiang, you have quite the audacity. Tell me, who are you planning to shoot?"
Yan Lichu, before even entering, unleashed a torrent of scolding.
Shi Daqiang was instantly bewildered, completely confused, and wondered what had gotten into the Director today.
Yan Lichu walked directly in, his angry eyes fixed on Shi Daqiang, and demanded word by word, "Tell me, who are you planning to shoot?"
Xiao Yunlong watched the scene with interest and a hint of amusement.
Shi Daqiang still did not understand the current situation and explained, "Director, I am not planning to shoot anyone. Today, two thugs broke into our Supervisory Office building. For your safety, I gave such an order."
"Two thugs? Good, very good!"
As Yan Lichu spoke, he glanced at Xiao Yunlong sitting in the office chair. Although he was suppressing his anger on the surface, he was already cursing inwardly: Shi Daqiang, you two blind fools, you actually planned to open fire on Mr. Xiao. He is the King of Zhenbei of Long Country!
If you two fools are tired of living, don't drag me down with you!
Of course, Yan Lichu would never say these words. As the Director of the Jiangdong Supervisory Department, and a figure of some authority, he had naturally heard about the events that occurred in the capital's suburbs more than half a year ago.
Therefore, Yan Lichu knew that Xiao Yunlong's current identity as the King of Zhenbei was sensitive, and he would naturally not reveal it publicly.
"What are you still standing there for? Quickly put away your weapons and tell your men to get out!" Yan Lichu roared, barely containing his rage.
Du Mingheng interjected, "This won't do, Director. This man named Xiao has formidable skills. If they all withdraw, then what if..."
Yan Lichu said nothing, only fixing Du Mingheng with his fiery gaze.
Du Mingheng's momentum was ultimately inferior to the other party's, so he could only lower his head. "Alright, I'll listen to you. Anyway, if anything happens, you'll take responsibility. Don't just stand there, all of you, leave!"
As he spoke, the members of the action team present turned and left, including the three secular disciples of Southern Shaolin.
"Close the door!" Yan Lichu commanded coldly.
With a clang, the door shut heavily!
Shi Daqiang then stepped forward and said, "Director, you've returned at the perfect time. These two individuals, one is a murder suspect who killed someone in front of everyone at the film crew, and I personally apprehended him. As for this man named Xiao, he publicly broke into the Supervisory Department and assaulted and crippled several supervisory personnel, also committing serious crimes. Therefore, I propose that these two murderous thugs be immediately apprehended to uphold the law of the land!"
Yan Lichu smiled, a smile filled with mocking amusement. He coldly said word by word, "Well said, Shi Daqiang. Only now do I understand what it means to be a thief crying 'stop thief'."
Hearing this, Shi Daqiang's face changed, and he asked, "Director, what do you mean by that? I don't understand."
"You don't understand? Coincidentally, I just returned from the film crew. Shall I explain it to you one by one?" Yan Lichu huffed.
At this point, even Du Mingheng's face changed, and he exclaimed, "Director, what did you say? You just returned from the film crew? Why did you go there for no reason?"
"Naturally, Mr. Xiao asked me to go. If I hadn't gone, I might have truly been deceived by you two scoundrels!"
As Yan Lichu said this, he looked up at Xiao Yunlong, and did not forget to clasp his hands in a gesture of goodwill.
Du Mingheng and Shi Daqiang were dumbfounded on the spot, suddenly realizing something was wrong.
Xiao Yunlong said calmly, "Yan Lichu, tell me everything you've investigated, word for word!"
"Yes, Mr. Xiao!"
Yan Lichu clasped his hands again, then turned to Shi Daqiang and coldly snorted, "You just said that the film crew member was killed by Miss Liu's slap, right? But according to the forensic examination, the deceased died of poisoning, not from a slap. That slap could not have been fatal!"
Hearing this, Shi Daqiang's face instantly turned pale, his eyes showing fear.
Although Du Mingheng was also flustered, he still tried his best to remain calm and said, "Director, even if the deceased died of poisoning, there was indeed a conflict between the two of them at the time, and the deceased did indeed fall to the ground after being slapped by this suspect named Liu. Therefore, it is theoretically justifiable for Captain Shi to lead his men to apprehend them. At most, he just hadn't investigated thoroughly enough yet."
Hearing this, Shi Daqiang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I was negligent at the time and did not investigate further before ordering the arrest. This is my dereliction of duty, and I am willing to accept punishment."
Yan Lichu sneered, "You think it's just simple negligence and dereliction of duty? Do you really think I'm that easy to fool? I never expected that this matter was actually orchestrated by you, Du Mingheng!"
Du Mingheng opened his mouth to argue, but Yan Lichu waved his hand to interrupt him. "You may not know this, but I have already sent people to investigate the deceased's family. The deceased was not actually a member of the film crew but had infiltrated it the day before yesterday. The deceased had already been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had about six months to live. Furthermore, according to his family, the deceased agreed to cooperate with the setup for a price of five million!"
"I can also tell you that I have already apprehended the person who acted as the intermediary. I haven't even used any methods to interrogate him, and he has already confessed everything. Shi Daqiang, Du Mingheng, what else do you two have to say now?"
Upon hearing this, Du Mingheng could no longer maintain his composure. His face turned ashen, and his legs trembled like a sieve.
Shi Daqiang's face turned ashen.