Name: My father is Zhao Dehan, and I hope he will become a dragon!

Three o'clock in the morning, east of Jingzhou City.

Hidden deep within an abandoned textile factory, the "Golden Toad Casino" has a crooked neon sign that glows red like blood.

Pushing open the door, I was greeted by swirling smoke, the sounds of dice rolling, curses, and women's shrill laughter all mixed together.

The second floor.

This is also Chang Chenghu's stronghold.

At this moment, Chang Chenghu was leaning back on a leather sofa, with several stacks of cash piled up at his feet.

He was smoking a cigar and fiddling with a gold-plated lighter.

Chang Chenghu was nothing but a piece of trash in front of Zhao Dehan, Li Dakang, Sha Ruijin, and even Sun Liancheng.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, what kind of person is Chang Chenghu?

The godfather of the underworld in Jingzhou City.

It's no exaggeration to say that he's comparable to Gao Qiqiang of Jingzhou.

"Old Liu, oh Old Liu..."

Chang Chenghu squinted at the thin man kneeling on the ground: "You lent me 30,000 yuan three months ago. Calculated using the 'nine out, thirteen back' interest rate, with compound interest... how much should you pay back now?"

The man's name was Liu the Cripple.

He has a leg disability and is addicted to gambling.

Not long ago, he mortgaged his wife.

He was trembling all over, his forehead hitting the ground: "Boss Chang! Give me a few more days, I can earn it back by working overtime! Next month... next month I'll definitely pay it all back!"

Chang Chenghu laughed heartily, then suddenly bent down, his rough hands touching Liu the Cripple's side, like a butcher weighing pork: "Your kidney... is of good quality. Cut one off, and it can still sell for 80,000."

Liu the Cripple's face turned green: "What?"

Chang Chenghu smiled and said, "I'll be a good Samaritan to the end—I'll cut it up and give you ten thousand yuan as payment, how about it?"

Liu the Cripple was terrified and cried out, "No! Master Chang! I still have a wife and children!"

Snapped!

Chang Chenghu immediately slapped Liu the Cripple across the face and sneered, "Liu the Cripple, who the hell doesn't know you sold your wife a long time ago? Whether she can even fetch three hundred yuan now is still an open question. You're talking to me about your wife and children? Have you no shame? Fine, I think the only thing worth anything about you is these body parts!"

"take away!"

Chang Chenghu waved his hand, and two tattooed, burly men grabbed Liu the Cripple and dragged him towards the basement.

Someone from another province made a reservation.

It's a bit of a hassle, but it's also really valuable.

At that very moment—

"boom!!!"

The casino's iron gate was kicked open!

Powerful flashlights pierced the darkness like swords as dozens of special police officers stormed in with shields, guns pointed at the entire area.

"Police! Don't move! Hands behind your head!"

In an instant, all the underlings were brought under control.

Zhao Donglai strode in.

Chang Chenghu's expression changed drastically, but he quickly forced a smile and straightened his suit: "Oh! Director Zhao! It's a misunderstanding! It's purely a misunderstanding!"

"A misunderstanding?" Zhao Donglai stared at Chang Chenghu. "What misunderstanding? Running a casino, is that wrong?"

Chang Chenghu lowered his voice: "Director Zhao, I'm best buddies with Chief Cheng Du of the Guangming District Branch. This place... is operating legally! It's an entertainment venue!"

Zhao Donglai glanced at the gambling table, cash, and scalpel on the ground, and sneered, "Oh? So you're admitting that you're colluding with criminals?"

Chang Chenghu's expression changed. Even if he was stupid, he knew that it wouldn't matter who came tonight; they were all here specifically to target him.

He subtly flicked his finger, signaling to his subordinate to call Cheng Du immediately.

But it was too late.

A policeman immediately noticed the henchman's actions, kicked him away, and swiftly pinned him to the ground.

Zhao Donglai looked at Chang Chenghu with a half-smile: "Chengdu? Perfect, I'll have him have tea with you later."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu the Cripple scrambled to Zhao Donglai's feet, tears streaming down his face.

"Director Zhao! Help me! They're forcing me to sell my kidney! They said they'll remove it if I don't pay back the money! I still owe 30,000 yuan, but they want 80,000! And they want to remove my kidney!"

Zhao Donglai laughed, his voice low yet booming like thunder: "Fine! Organizing gambling, usury, violent debt collection, illegal organ trafficking—Chang Chenghu, are you going to tear the criminal code to shreds before you're satisfied?"

He abruptly raised his hand and shouted, "Cuff them all! Leave no one alive!"

"Seal all physical evidence and notify the Municipal Procuratorate to intervene in advance!"

Special police surged forward like a tide.

Chang Chenghu tried to struggle, but two burly men twisted his hands behind his back and slammed his face hard onto the gambling table, causing his cigar to roll off the table and become covered in dust.

"Zhao Donglai! Do you know whose man I am?!" he roared.

Zhao Donglai leaned down and whispered in his ear:

"I know.

But after tonight, you're no longer "anyone's person"—you're suspect number one in the case file.

The police car sped away with its siren blaring.

Outside the casino, the sky was already showing the first light of dawn.

Zhao Donglai stood beside the car and dialed Li Dakang's number:

"Secretary Li, the man has been arrested. 47 yuan in gambling funds, three ledgers, and a set of surgical instruments were seized at the scene. Furthermore, Chang Chenghu admitted to having close ties with Cheng Du!"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone before Li Dakang's icy voice came through: "Immediately establish a special task force, with you personally in charge. The focus of the interrogation: Chang Chenghu's financial dealings with Qi Tongwei, organizational structure, and—whether he was instructed to sabotage the Nanhu project."

"clear."

Zhao Donglai paused for a moment, then said, "In addition... Chang Chenghu's underlings are willing to testify that Chang Chenghu himself said: 'The higher-ups want to get rid of Zhao Dehan, and we have to cooperate.'"

Li Dakang's voice turned serious: "Was it recorded?"

"There was no audio recording, but there was a simultaneous written record, and he put his fingerprint on it."

That's enough.

Li Dakang's tone was chilling: "Dig! Dig all the way to the bottom!"

Zhao Donglai paused for a moment, then said, "Secretary Li, should we arrest Cheng Du?"

On the other end of the phone, Li Dakang's voice was sharp and cutting: "Arrest him! Arrest him immediately! But be quick—quick enough that he won't even have time to take out his phone, quick enough that he won't be able to send a single word out!"

Zhao Donglai stood beside the police car, the morning breeze ruffling the hem of his unbuttoned police uniform. He was visibly excited: "Good!"

"Understood." His voice was low but resolute. "I'll go myself."

After hanging up the phone, he turned and strode towards the command vehicle, ordering his deputy, "Notify the Criminal Investigation Division and the Technical Investigation Brigade to assemble in the back alley of the Guangming District Branch in ten minutes!"

"Silence all communication devices, turn off vehicle lights, take side roads, and avoid the main roads monitored by traffic cameras!"

"Furthermore—" His eyes sharpened: "Cut off all external connections within the branch office, including landlines, the intranet, and even the cafeteria's order hotline!"

The deputy was taken aback: "Director Zhao, isn't this... a bit too harsh?"

"If you're not ruthless enough, you won't catch the snake!"

Zhao Donglai sneered, "Chengdu isn't an ordinary policeman; he's Qi Tongwei's mole in the Jingzhou public security system. If we don't uproot him tonight, he'll burn the evidence to ashes tomorrow!"

Cheng Du was considered one of Qi Tongwei's top henchmen.

Taking down Cheng Du would cripple Qi Tongwei's right and left arms.

Zhao Dong has disliked him for quite some time now.

Perfect timing, today I'll completely cripple your left and right arms!