Watching Zhang Haolong rush over, Lin Yi raised his hand and grabbed his wrist.
Suddenly exerting force!
Ah—
A scream echoed!
Zhang Haolong’s expression was pain-filled, and the agony in his wrist made him grit his molars.
"What level are you at, daring to face off with me?"
Lin Yi exerted force again, causing the bottle in Zhang Haolong’s hand to drop. Lin Yi caught it and smashed it onto his head!
Glass shards flew, and Zhang Haolong was instantly bewildered, seeing stars in his eyes.
His two companions were also stunned.
In their understanding, Lin Yi was a mild-mannered journalist, impossible to be this ruthless.
"If you don’t want to die, behave."
Lin Yi grabbed Zhang Haolong’s hair and lifted his head.
"Speak, who sent you to hassle my colleague?"
"I-it was my boss."
"Your boss is ordered by someone too, right? Speak, who’s the mastermind?"
"I-I don’t know, he just told us to do it, so we went."
"That’s good enough."
Lin Yi pulled out his phone and dialed the police.
This left Zhang Haolong and his friends even more bewildered.
"Brother, don’t do this. We’re just trying to earn a living; don’t call the police on us."
"Not calling the police? Leave you out as New Year’s decorations? Continue causing trouble?"
Squatting on the ground, Zhang Haolong’s trio exchanged looks and said:
"Can I make a phone call?"
"Your boss is Chen Bin, you want to call him, right? But in this situation, better not. When he goes in, you can keep him company."
The trio was dumbfounded, never expecting their boss would also get caught.
"In this scenario, we’re only getting detained, and we’ll be out in a few days. What you’re doing is meaningless; name your price, and we’ll pay you."
"Detained? Out in a few days? You’re a bit naive." Lin Yi chuckled:
"Your actions earlier could be attempted assault, carrying controlled weapons, threatening public safety, and my colleague is a journalist—an identity with special protection—so you’ll certainly face serious charges. As for your boss, he’s the planner behind this all, so he can’t escape either."
After hearing Lin Yi, the trio realized the gravity of the situation.
"You think you call the shots? Is the court yours?"
It was clear Zhang Haolong didn’t believe Lin Yi.
"Don’t rush, you’ll soon find out."
Shortly after calling the police, they arrived.
Seeing the culprits are Zhang Haolong, the expression was calm, knowing the company was always involved in shady business.
"Why call for police?"
"We’re from the radio station, and they carried controlled weapons, threatening my colleague’s safety. So how many years is this punishable?"
Knowing Lin Yi is a journalist, the police’s expressions turned serious.
"This needs to be investigated to conclude, but trust we will handle it thoroughly."
"Their boss is Chen Bin, also involved. You oversee this area, so you probably know him. Figure out a resolution, I’ll follow up on this."
The police exchanged glances with Lin Yi, feeling a bit unnatural.
His tone wasn’t like a journalist’s, more like a leader.
"We know how to handle this."
After handing them over to the police, Lin Yi left.
Zhang Haolong’s issue was trivial to Lin Yi; as long as they were caught, it was enough—waiting on Sun Hancheng’s update was crucial.
The message had been clear; if he didn’t cooperate—jeopardizing his family—then he’d just salute his bravery.
After handling Zhang Haolong, Lin Yi returned home.
Little Nuonuo was already asleep, and Ji Qingyan had just showered.
"Coming back late and not even drinking?"
"Haven’t eaten, dealing with other matters."
"Didn’t go to build relations? Something this big, not even all your connections would help." Ji Qingyan looked surprised at Lin Yi.