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

The following morning, at the home of Chen Guodong, director of the Luzhou Public Security Bureau.

The old-style residential building's corridors were piled with coal briquettes and pickle jars, but Chen Guodong's security door was brand new with stainless steel edging, and the doorknob even had a gold foil sticker that read "Safe Entry and Exit" on it—this family had long since stopped living on wages.

Qi Tongjiang had just stood at the door when it opened.

Chen Guodong, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, still in his pajamas and wearing crocodile-skin slippers, clearly had been waiting for him for a long time.

"You're here?"

He grinned and said, "Come in quickly, the tea is ready."

In the living room, a purple clay teapot sits on a mahogany coffee table, next to a stack of unopened packs of Zhonghua cigarettes.

Instead of children's award certificates, what hangs on the wall is a calligraphy of the phrase "Great virtue carries all things"—signed by a retired senior cadre.

"Director Chen, this is a bit troublesome!"

Qi Tongjiang didn't stand on ceremony and locked the door behind him: "You'll have to worry about it!"

Chen Guodong smiled and said slowly, "Tongjiang, you're too kind. We're all on the same side, no need to be so formal!"

"The things that need to be done still need to be done, and I can't be ignorant of the rules, can I?" Qi Tongjiang said politely.

"Tongjiang, it has to be you. I wouldn't make an exception for anyone else!"

"That's right!" Qi Tongjiang said politely.

"Your brother's still so straightforward!"

Chen Guodong patted Qi Tongjiang on the shoulder and asked, "What does Director Qi mean?"

"Hi!"

Qi Tongjiang said helplessly, "Don't you know my brother's situation? It's inconvenient for him to come forward, so only I could. Director Chen, Dahai is also a brother of my brother's, someone he's been through thick and thin with. You don't know, back when he was in school..."

"Dahai scraped together every penny!" Chen Guodong added, "He even went to a black kiln and broke a leg. Oh dear, Dahai and Director Qi were sworn brothers!"

"That's for sure!" Qi Tongjiang said, "Director Chen, you already knew?"

Chen Guodong fiddled with the two stacks of banknotes in his hand, and said with a smile, "Of course! But don't worry, I'll get it done for you. Without Director Qi, I wouldn't be where I am today. Don't worry, it's not a big problem!"

He turned around, took a bottle of Moutai from the liquor cabinet, and poured a glass for each of them: "So, what do you want to do?"

"It's that gang rape case."

Qi Tongjiang stated bluntly: "A few brothers from my hometown got drunk and had an affair with a female college student... Now they're going to file a case. My brother's idea is to handle it technically."

"It's nothing!"

Chen Guodong slowly began, "As long as the victim is dealt with, you guys just need to be careful, but..."

At this point, Chen Guodong narrowed his eyes: "You have to shut her up."

"Don't worry, Da Hai will handle this personally."

Qi Tongjiang sneered, "Her father is a laid-off worker, and her son is still in high school—once the money is there, she'll shut up."

"Smart!" Chen Guodong laughed, then stuffed two more packs of Zhonghua cigarettes into Qi Tongjiang's pocket. "Remember, no bank transfer, cash transaction, no trace. Later, I'll have the Economic Crime Investigation Team find out the woman has a history of false accusation, and the case will be completely overturned!"

The two smiled at each other.

Everything is understood without words!

The door closed, and the curtains of the inner bedroom were lifted.

Chen Guodong's wife rushed out, her eyes shining: "How much did they give you?!"

"This number!" Chen Guodong gestured with one finger.

"Okay, okay!"

Chen Guodong's wife hugged him and kissed him, saying, "Old Chen, it has to be you!"

Chen Guodong didn't mind at all; he was already used to it: "Didn't you want Chanel? I'll buy it for you right now!"

Meanwhile, Chen Guodong's wife was looking in the mirror at a photo of herself trying on the Cartier bracelet she had just ordered, muttering, "New Chanel, La Mer, limited edition LV... now I have them all!"

After a pause, Chen Guodong's wife called out to him, "Old Chen, I've booked a Thermage treatment at the beauty salon next month! You're really something, honey!"

Chen Guodong stood at the door, watching his wife's frenzied state. Instead of stopping her, he hummed a little tune with a smug look on his face.

"Okay, dress up nicely!"

Then, Chen Guodong took out his phone and dialed a number: "Hey, Lao Li, help me find out about someone—that female student from Luzhou Teachers College who was gang-raped, which factory did her father work for? Yes, I need all his details..."

……

……

On the outskirts of Luzhou, three black SUVs were parked outside a low brick house.

Qi Tonghai limped at the front, followed by seven or eight tattooed youths. He didn't knock, but kicked the courtyard gate open, and the iron lock snapped.

Inside the house, the girl's father was squatting in front of the stove brewing medicine when he heard a loud noise and suddenly stood up, smashing the medicine pot in his hand with a "bang".

The girl peeked out from the inner room, her face ashen white—it was the female college student who had been gang-raped.

"What...what do you want to do?" The father asked, trembling as he stood in front of his daughter.

Qi Tonghai sneered, pulled a bulging brown paper bag from his pocket, and slammed it onto the table.

Banknotes were scattered all over the ground, and the brand-new hundred-yuan bills were glaringly blood-red under the dim light.

"Three hundred thousand." His voice was cold. "Take the money, drop the case. Go to the police station before 3 p.m. today to sign a letter of understanding."

The girl's father's lips trembled: "But...but this is rape! She just graduated from university..."

"Rape?"

Qi Tonghai suddenly grabbed his collar, slammed him against the wall, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent: "You reported this to the police yourselves! Now you're turning around and accusing me. Do you believe I'll make your whole family disappear from Luzhou?"

He leaned closer to the girl, his voice low but sharp as a knife: "If you're smart, you'll sign it obediently."

otherwise……"

He glanced at his henchmen behind him, a sinister smile creeping across his face.

"Next time, it won't just be us coming."

The girl trembled all over, tears streaming silently down her face, but she bit her lip tightly to keep from crying out.

The father collapsed to the ground, looking at the banknotes scattered all over the floor, then at his daughter's desperate eyes, and finally broke down, covering his face in despair.

"...Okay, okay...we'll sign..."

Qi Tonghai released his grip with satisfaction, straightened his collar, and turned to leave, uttering a single sentence:

"Remember, this money is hush money, not compensation. If I find out you're doing anything underhanded—"

He reached out and touched the girl's eyes: "You can forget about having those eyes."

The girl was terrified.

Suddenly, Qi Tonghai laughed and said, "Oh dear, I can't just give you this 300,000 for nothing!"

"What, what are you going to do?" The girl looked at Qi Tonghai with a pale face.

Qi Tonghai chuckled, then suddenly exerted force, hoisting the girl onto his shoulder and heading towards the bedroom.

"What are you doing, what are you doing, you bunch of beasts!" The girl's father struggled, but was quickly kicked against the wall.

Then, the sounds of a girl crying and Qi Tonghai's unrestrained voice could be heard.

Then they heard Qi Tonghai say, "Hey guys, come over here and give this little wench a good thrashing!"

A group of people burst into laughter.