City of Sin (Chapter 8: Huge Bribery)

  Yu Fei was watching the gunfight on his handheld computer in a very safe place, and he was very satisfied with the professional defense level of the security company. It only took a few minutes to solve so many armed intruders, and he just needed to pay for the cost of ammunition procurement. E3 also sat in the car with Ya Yun, who felt that these dozen or so security guards were even stronger than the national defense army, and even the special forces of their own country were no match for them. "The people you hired are simply combat robots, how did they solve everything so quickly? Let's go back to the scene and take a look."

  "Alright, let's go back." Yu Fei should also come out and take charge of the remaining situation.

  The armored vehicle had just arrived near the barracks when Yu Fei saw Wu Junwen leading a team to clean up the battlefield. Many of the weapons were stained with the blood of the bandits, but they didn't have time to clean them and instead put each one in a plastic bag as evidence, including the broken bulletproof vests. The driver of the container truck had also been killed, and the entire vehicle was now a piece of evidence.

  "Look, how lively, leaving us so many things. These guns are not enough to be used as evidence, but they can arm a whole company. Unfortunately, the quality of these weapons is too poor, not as good as ours. Look at the bulletproof vests that were penetrated by 6.8mm bullets, they're really stupid and don't respect our company's professional qualities." Wu Junwen said while collecting the guns with his gloves on.

  "Not bad, are you hoping they come to ambush every day?" Yu Fei knew that Wu Junwen liked fighting in his heart, and opening a security company was just a helpless move. Wu Junwen said: "It's really not interesting, playing such small tricks until when, next time each of them drives a tank, or an attack helicopter, that would be exciting, and we can also show our defensive capabilities."

  "Don't say that, they might actually buy a tank and launch a sneak attack here. I don't want my barracks to become a battlefield. Those bastards really have the money to buy tanks, unlike you who earn your money legally. Put these bodies in the morgue for now, and keep the weapons safe too. We'll handle the handover procedures after we're done with the operation." Yu Fei returned to the armored vehicle and continued patrolling the streets.

  Yahuan sat in the passenger seat, feeling nauseous from the bloody scene earlier. She had always thought that such scenes were not visible during peaceful times, and did not expect such things to happen in a prosperous city. She estimated that the military was somewhat safe, "Don't you worry about your safety living in the barracks all day?"

  "There's nothing to worry about, the security company will take care of them. If someone tries to attack our military camp, it'll only make the security company's stock go up earlier. They can't do anything else. As long as they don't catch any thieves and just pretend to patrol the streets, everything will be fine. Maybe all the garrison troops in the country are just pretending too, I saw on the news that they haven't encountered any big cases." Yu Fei drove his car around the city district, he didn't carefully look at the images shot by the rear camera, he was being followed without knowing it. The sturdy armored vehicle made him less vigilant, he believed that currently no one could penetrate this car.

  Yah Yun was too busy looking at the street scenery and didn't pay much attention, "Let's go have some tea."

  "Alright, let's go to a less crowded place." Yu Fei drove the car onto a not-so-bustling street, parked it, and then accompanied Ya Yun for tea. In fact, being with the President's daughter was still quite inconvenient - he couldn't say nothing, after all she was a colleague in the same unit, nor could he let her know too clearly, especially his own self-defense methods.

  Yahuan ordered two milk teas and some pastries, then sat by the window sipping her tea while gazing outside. Yu Fei looked out the window and said, "If someone wanted to take me down, they could just stand across the street, pull out a gun, and fire away. But I believe the people I've wronged aren't at that level yet. Unless I was a military prosecutor investigating whether generals were embezzling military funds or selling weapons on the black market - now that's a dangerous job."

  "Is it that serious?" Ya Yun looked at him curiously.

  Just as the two of them started drinking tea, several luxury cars stopped outside the teahouse. A beautiful woman got out of a Maybach 62 luxury car, followed by some slightly inferior high-end cars that Yu Fei still couldn't afford. The young and pretty girl left more than a dozen bodyguards at the door and walked into the teahouse alone. There was no one else in the entire restaurant drinking tea. She didn't even look at the other empty seats and directly sat down on the chair with her back against the glass window. She happened to be within the sight of the bodyguards outside, but at the same time, she also blocked Yu Fei's and Ya Yun's line of sight.

  "You're blocking me." Yayun put down her teacup, showing dissatisfaction.

  The girl didn't seem to care what Ya Yun said, as if she didn't exist. She turned to Yu Fei and said: "Sorry to disturb you while you're having afternoon tea, my name is Ruan Yingxiu. My father was detained by your constabulary for gambling, and I want to bail him out. I haven't found a lawyer yet, so I came here myself. From what I know, it's rare for people to be released after being caught by the constabulary, except for unimportant people who can go in and come out easily. Others can only go in but not come out. I'm not the rich girl you imagine, I don't spend my days eating, drinking, and having fun. I also read local news and understand current events. Many people are arrested by the constabulary and don't get bail, and very few are sentenced because they didn't survive to see a judge. I don't know why this is happening. All I want is for my father to stay alive."

  Ya Yun turned her head away, not looking at the pretty girl in front of her. Yu Fei continued to drink tea and smoke his cigar, not making any comment. He didn't know who this girl was, and he hadn't finished questioning all the people he had caught yet, so he just kept waiting for the girl to speak. Ruan Yingxiu said: "The local entrepreneurs are all rough men, including my father. They've done some illegal business, and when they have money, they show off. So if something happens to him, I just want him to live. If he breaks the law, you can sue him, put him in jail. If it's found out that he's done something wrong, he can be sentenced to death. Even if he dies, he must die with dignity, and not die mysteriously on the way to court."

  "Are you saying I'm resorting to illegal means? Not letting them see the judge?" Yu Fei asked her in a very dissatisfied tone. Ruan Yingxiu was extremely calm, not showing any signs of anger at all, and she continued smiling as she said: "I didn't mean that, I know it's not something you'd do. The local gangs have a complex web of relationships, every influential person knows some things about others. Even if my father publicly stated he wouldn't implicate anyone else, others would still think that way. You don't want to go to jail, of course, you'd want to be the scapegoat witness. As long as they sell out my father, he'll be free. If all his friends who know about his arrest think this way, it's likely he won't be able to leave the detention center."

  Yu Fei was also very surprised, those gang leaders who were considered trash by themselves could also give birth to such a child. The little girl looked good and had good quality, but unfortunately, her family background was a bit problematic. Looking at the bodyguards she brought with her, they weren't bad either. If he could find a wife who could afford to hire bodyguards, that would be great, at least he wouldn't have to worry about it himself. However, this wasn't very likely either. If he really did end up with this girl in front of him, his ideals would also be buried. Even if he didn't do anything, others would still say he was harboring a criminal organization. Yu Fei patiently listened to him finish speaking and then asked: "What exactly do you want from me?"

  "I just wish my father were alive." She said, pulling out a checkbook from her handbag, signing it and handing it to Yu Fei without writing an amount. "This check is from my father's company, you can fill in any number, take all the money he earned in his lifetime, can you buy life with money?"

  "Gambling offense doesn't depend on the amount, your father wasn't running a casino, he was detained in a hotel. Even if the judge dislikes people like him, they won't be sentenced to death. There's no such thing as buying someone's life, and you openly bribing me will get me into trouble. I won't accept this check." Yu Fei didn't even stretch out his hand or glance at the check.

  "What do you want?" Ruan Yingxiu still didn't know his ambition, of course, she didn't know what he wanted, so she asked him directly. In fact, asking like this wouldn't yield any results either. Even if they secretly met with Yu Fei, he wouldn't compromise with the criminal elements. He couldn't actively make himself unclean, although he wasn't clean enough and had already done illegal things. However, this didn't conflict with his ideals. Accepting bribes was a completely different concept. He could privately hire people to kill all the criminals to improve the local environment, but he wouldn't accept their bribes to protect them. As a mercenary, he did things in a simple and direct way. To have good public security, he would use this as the center and apply all means necessary. This was directly related to his low education level. He never thought that legal means could eliminate professional criminals. He didn't have the normal person's concept of it.

  "I want you." Yu Fei said with a pretended serious tone.

  Yahuan glared at him with great displeasure, and Yu Fei didn't know if Yahuan was glaring at him out of disgust for accepting bribes or out of jealousy, as the beautiful girl sitting next to him made her uncomfortable. Ruan Yingxiu appeared particularly calm, she had already thought about the conversation on the way, anticipating such a situation, and she said very naturally and sincerely: "No problem, whether I go to your house or you come to mine, I promise there won't be any issues."

  Yu Fei smiled slyly, "I don't really have a home, the army is my home. You can't come to the barracks to find me, can you? It wouldn't look good if the soldiers saw us together. And it's not likely I'd go to your house either. I don't have a search warrant and I don't know what I could do there unless... unless you're hosting an illegal gambling gathering at home and I come to kick in the door and arrest you."

  Yi Yun felt slightly relieved when she heard this response, it seemed that this guy was indeed a tough character as touted in the news, and he didn't even want to be bribed with money or beauty. Was it because she was sitting here that affected them? What would Yu Fei be like if she wasn't around? Yi Yun felt that she had underestimated things.

  Ruan Yingxiu smiled helplessly, "It seems I'm still not likable."

  "You're not a superstar in the comics, no need to please everyone." Yu Fei said slyly, continuing: "I won't accept any form of bribery from anyone. Go bribe the high-ranking generals if you don't like my presence, or bribe my superiors to transfer me away or even disband the local gendarmerie. Your money is enough to bribe those generals, and if they're happy, they'll send special agents to kill me directly. That way, things will be simple, and your wealth and beauty will take effect."