How come I'm invincible?

Chapter 50 What? He bullied me like this, and I'm supposed to thank him?
The official residence of the censor, the courtyard.

Sunlight filtered through the sparse branches and leaves, but it couldn't dispel the subtle gloom in the courtyard.

"Chief Chen, what happened to you?"

Li Dianshi sat on the stone bench, looking at Chen Bantou, whose face was ashen, wearing only a thin undergarment and a robe haphazardly draped over his shoulders, and who was still trembling slightly. He raised his voice in feigned surprise.

Although he was to be transferred, he was still quite well-informed.

All the major events that happen will reach him.

"Lord Li, you must do me justice!" Headman Chen's voice was hoarse and tearful, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Li Dianshi said, "Don't panic, tell me everything slowly, don't rush. First, tell me what happened."

He led Chen Bantou to the stone table, made him sit down, picked up the teapot, and poured him a cup of tea. Chen Bantou took the teacup and took a big gulp. It seemed that he had touched a sore spot. Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face became ferocious.

Li Dianshi noticed all of these expressions.

Good guy.

They were bullied so badly; it seems I've never seen anyone as miserable as Chief Chen.

"My lord, it's not that I, Chen Xingzhi, like to report things, but Song Qing has a subordinate who is extremely arrogant. He is disrespectful to his superiors, has no regard for rank or status, acts tyrannically, and is lawless. I beg you, my lord, to do me justice, remove him from his post, and punish him."

Chen Ban Tou hated Lin Fan to the core, and even when he was just recounting Lin Fan's crimes, he could not hide the anger in his heart.

Li Dianshi frowned, deep in thought, seemingly pondering the matter. This only fueled the fire, as Chen Bantou suddenly stood up, took off his outer garment, and abruptly turned around, exposing his entire back to Li Dianshi.

"My lord! Look! Look with your own eyes! This is all caused by that Lin fellow! He's just a lowly commoner, yet he dared to lay such a cruel hand on me, his head constable. He's so arrogant and domineering. If he's not severely punished, how will we, the police station, lead our officers from now on? Will we ever have any sense of discipline or hierarchy?"

hiss~
When Li Dianshi saw the terrifying whip marks crisscrossing across Chen Bantou's entire back, with the skin torn and the flesh swollen and purplish-black, he couldn't help but gasp.

So cruel?
Are you slaughtering a pig?

Even when he was playing with his concubines, he wasn't this ruthless.

When Chen Bantou woke up, he saw the doctor applying medicine to him, but he immediately stopped him. He struggled to get up and, holding his breath, headed towards the clerk, wanting to show the clerk his injuries.

Let the clerk know that the prefecture has produced a madman.

Li Dianshi got up and tenderly draped a coat over Chen Bantou, saying, "Chen Bantou, calm down, don't get angry. You should rest and recuperate. You can come back when you're better."

As he spoke, the image of Lin Fan from that time flashed through his mind—the domineering force of that blow, and the confident look on Lin Fan's face as he said he would give him a huge credit before he left.

At first, Li Dianshi scoffed at this, dismissing it as nonsense. Anyone can brag, but after that blow, he believed it.

Is this something a human can do?

Chen, the head constable, sat down again. Although he was furious, he subconsciously glanced at the open door of the living room not far away. Logically, since he had arrived, the clerk should have led him into the hall. Why were they chatting in the courtyard?

Just as he was lost in thought.

Li Dianshi said slowly, "Tell me first why he hit you."

Thinking of these humiliating events, Chief Chen was unwilling to say more, but he also recalled how he had been punched unconscious in the street, and the next day, when he went to the police station to find the other party, he drew his knife...

"You said you drew your sword and were going to kill him?"

Li Dianshi grasped the key point, interrupting Chen Bantou's further ramblings and hitting the nail on the head.

"Yes, I was also blinded by anger at the time, but..."

Li Dianshi raised his hand to interrupt, shaking his head and saying, "Are you confused? You drew your sword to kill him, how could he not fight back? Putting aside the facts, didn't you think about how wrong your actions were?"

"If you drew your knife and threatened to kill your colleague at the magistrate's office, you would have been skinned alive anywhere else. Besides, you should know how good he is at fighting. The fact that he didn't retaliate with his knife is out of consideration for our colleagueship. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here. You should thank him properly."

"Oh! I should thank him?"

Chen Bantou was a little confused, not expecting the clerk to say that.

Suddenly, he had a bad feeling.

Could it be that the clerk was bribed?

This is speaking up for the person surnamed Lin.

“Sir, he was wrong, but let’s not talk about that. Let’s talk about what’s happened recently. He took down He Sen, caused a ruckus at the Loyalty Hall, and arrested people indiscriminately, creating panic and affecting stability,” said Chief Chen.

Li Dianshi waved his hand and said, "No, I don't think so. Whether it's He Sen or Zhongyi Hall, they are all cancers in Yong'an. But they have been entrenched for many years and their roots are too deep to be shaken. The people have many complaints about this. Now that the Zhi'an Prefecture has a capable person to take action, it can be considered as saving face for us." As he spoke, he stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked worried about the country and the people.

"You must remember that our Security Bureau is the Security Bureau of the Imperial Court and the Security Bureau of the People. We must stand on the same side as the people. If the people applaud what we do, it means we are doing the right thing. If the people complain, it means we are not doing enough."

"In recent years, although Yong'an has become much more stable under my diligent governance, it is still far from enough."

This set of righteous and morally superior remarks completely stunned Chen Bantou, leaving him speechless for a long time with his mouth agape.

Chen, the squad leader, was both anxious and angry. He didn't care about anything else and said with a sob in his voice, "Sir, are you really going to just ignore him and let him insult me? Sir, he has been in your hands for many years. Even if he has not made any great contributions, he has still worked hard. You can't just ignore him."

"Sigh." Li Dianshi sighed softly, "Xingzhi, they're all my flesh and blood. Whether it's you, Song Qing, or that Lin Fan, they're all the same. Favoring any one of them won't look good, and it won't be good for unity."

He walked over to Chen Bantou, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I think we should just let this matter go. It's normal for you and him to have conflicts and disagreements. Just have a drink and a chat in private to clear things up."

"You're the team leader, you need to prioritize the overall situation."

As soon as these words came out.

Chen Bantou exploded instantly.

This completely ignited his long-suppressed anger and resentment.

Blood rushed to my head, and a thoughtless remark slipped out.

"Sir, how much silver did you take from him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it, and his face turned deathly pale.

Snapped--

Li Dianshi flew into a rage, slammed his fist on the table, and shouted, "Chen Xingzhi, how dare you spout such nonsense! Everyone knows that I, Li, am honest and upright. You are trying to smear me. What are your true intentions?"

Startled, Chief Chen quickly stood up. "Sir, I didn't mean that. I acted impulsively. I deserve to die."

Li Dianshi's face grew cold, his gaze piercing Chen Bantou's heart like a sharp blade. "You have disappointed me greatly. I had hoped that after seeing your hard work over the years, I would put in a good word for you and recommend you for the position of Dianshi. But now that you are a Bantou, you are taking a commoner's job so seriously. If I were to promote you to Dianshi, would you still respect me?"

Pfft!
Chen Bantou knelt down on both knees and kowtowed repeatedly.

"My lord, please calm your anger! I know I was wrong! I will never do it again! Please give me another chance!"

He raised his hand and slapped her across the face in anger.

He wants to improve so much.

After all these years, he was still just a squad leader. The clerk was like a mountain pressing down on him. As long as the mountain didn't move, he had no chance to get ahead. He had even thought about using connections to become a clerk.

But he was unwilling to do so.

The position of clerk is a civil service position; how can it be compared to that of a clerk?

The county government and the local security prefecture were separate entities.

The county government was responsible for the city's construction, taxation, household registration, education, and so on.

The Public Security Bureau was responsible for maintaining public order and stability throughout the city.

He had built up a vast network of connections in the prefectural government, but if he were to become a clerical worker, or be transferred to the county government as a clerical worker, those who used to give him face might not still acknowledge him.

"Alright, go back and stay there to recover from your injuries. I don't want to hear anything more about this matter." Li Dianshi waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away a fly.

"Yes Yes."

Chen, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, scrambled to his feet, ignoring the excruciating pain in his back, and slunk away.

After Chen Bantou's figure completely disappeared, Li Dianshi tapped his fingers on the table, looked back at the living room, and could see the craftsmen coming and going. The lingering force of that blow lingered in his heart for a long time.

But more importantly, he had to pay for the repairs himself.

After a while.

Li Dianshi got up, preparing to go and check on the progress of the repairs.

A hurried voice came.

“Li Dian Shi…”

Grass!
Who the hell is it again?
(End of this chapter)