Chapter 35 Calm Before the Storm
Wang Wenkun was so angry that he was about to spit blood, but unfortunately Qin Chao was now his immediate superior. He had to bite his tongue and swallow the words he wanted to curse at Qin Chao.
However, when his small eyes turned and saw Qin Chao and Su Ji standing together, looking quite matched, a wicked idea suddenly came to his mind. Humph, I can't deal with you face to face, but I can stab you in the back.
With this in mind, he twisted his chubby body and waddled towards the administrative building.
"Hey handsome, do you want to come with me to the sports department's office?" Su Ji suddenly threw a flirtatious look at Qin Chao and teased, "There are many pretty female teachers there!"
"Forget it!" Qin Chao shook his head like a tambourine. "I'm afraid I won't want to come out once I go in."
"Humph, you pervert!" Su Ji gave him a disdainful glance. This little girl was like a red cloud as she floated towards the sports building.
Her figure was so beautiful, and Qin Chao stared at her for a long time before reluctantly turning his gaze away. Indeed, Su Ji was a very good girl. If he could make her his girlfriend, even if his ancestors turned in their graves, he would have no regrets in this life.
But Qin Chao dared not entertain this idea of his ancestors turning in their graves. He straightened his clothes and prepared to return to his own post.
At this moment, a man in a blue police uniform appeared in the distance, followed by two young police officers, one male and one female, walking towards them from the administrative building.
Qin Chao recognized the leader of the group, named Xie Jun, who was the captain of the police team responsible for the Yu Qian suicide case.
Qin Chao immediately greeted him, and Xie Jun recognized him as the school's security director.
"Good morning, Captain Xie!" Qin Chao greeted him and took out the Honghe cigarette from his pocket, offering him a stick. Xie Jun waved his hand and took out a pack of 4 yuan Bai Pi Zhongnanhai from his bag, handing a stick to Qin Chao.
"I still prefer this one, it's strong and cheap," Qin Chao said as he lit a cigarette of the Bai Pi Zhongnanhai brand. He had smoked it before and always felt that the four yuan Zhongnanhai brand was too harsh. Smoking one of these was like smoking a whole pack.
"Captain Xie, may I ask about the case of Yu Qian? How is it going?" Qin Chao asked as he exhaled a cloud of smoke.
"Orders from above say we can't investigate it anymore," replied Xie Jun. The female probationary police officer with them huffed in irritation. "Someone has buried the case, the victim only got a hundred thousand yuan in compensation..."
"Xiao Jing!" Xie Jun coughed, shooting a glare at the intern policewoman. She shrugged and said nothing more.
Qin Chao frowned. He had heard enough to understand what had happened. Just as Su Fei had said, the matter had been suppressed.
"We can't do anything about it," Xie Jun continued, noticing Qin Chao's abnormal mood. He patted the younger man's shoulder and said, "We can only follow orders from above. There's no evidence pointing to Fang Hua. The case is basically ironclad; Yu Qian committed suicide. The autopsy report was wrong, Yu Qian was not pregnant. So, we can't prove that Fang Hua had sexually assaulted her."
Qin Chao sneered and hugged his arms. It seemed that Fang Hua's background was indeed very powerful. Even if Qin Chao knew the truth, he could not be a witness. After all, he could not shout in court that he had seen Yu Qian's ghost, and she had confessed to being raped by Fang Hua!
"Your principal has also admitted that it's the school's responsibility and is willing to pay half of the compensation," Xie Jun added, putting out his cigarette. He patted Qin Chao's shoulder again, seeming to console the young man.
"Sorry, we have to go back to the bureau now. We have a missing person's case to handle."
"Is it Hou Tian's case?" the intern policewoman asked.
"Correct." Several policemen left together, leaving Qin Chao alone on the campus smoking. He finished a whole pack of Hong He cigarettes quickly. He frowned and made up his mind, lifting his foot to walk towards the administration building.
At Su Fei's office door, Qin Chao ran into Wang Wenkun. The fat man came out of Su Fei's office looking smug, lifting his chin to glance at Qin Chao.
The latter's gaze was icy and his mood was sour. With a snort, he made his way out of the room. Wang Wenkun was startled and dared not raise his head. He slinked away from Qin Chao's side, no longer bold and arrogant.
"Secretary Qin, is President Su in?" Although Qin Chao was unhappy, he still politely asked the white-collar beauty sitting at the desk.
Qin Ling was dressed in a black suit with a white shirt underneath. The collar of her shirt was slightly low, revealing a hint of cleavage that was full of allure.
"She's in. Wait for me to ask her." Qin Ling picked up the internal phone on the desk and quickly relayed the message to Qin Chao.
"I'm sorry, President Su said she's very busy right now and can't see you."
"I would like to see what kind of busy she is!" The small flame in Qin Chao's heart burned brightly. Ignoring Qin Ling's obstruction, he pushed open the door to the office and walked right in.
"Qin Chao, what do you want to do?" Su Fei was busy organizing a document when she saw Qin Chao burst in. She furrowed her brows, her face turning cold as a winter wind.
"I'm not going to do anything. I just want to ask a question." Qin Chao sat down in front of Su Fei in a casual manner, with a teasing tone in his voice. "Yu Qian, a young woman in her twenties, is worth 100,000 yuan, isn't she?"
"Qin Ling, you can go out and close the door." Su Fei exhaled a cold breath, took off her glasses, rubbed her temples with a headache, and then gestured for her secretary to leave.
Qin Ling cast a complicated glance at Qin Chao before leaving and closing the door behind her.
"Yu Qian's parents are both in their sixties and had a late child. Her mother is bedridden now, and if we give them 100,000 yuan, it probably won't make much of a difference."
"Alright then, on behalf of the school, I'll give another 100,000 yuan to make it 200,000 yuan, and send it to the couple." Su Fei wasted no time and took out a checkbook, quickly scribbling down a few numbers before tearing off a piece of paper and holding it up.
"You can take this money and give it to them, as a token of our school's apology."
"Hmph..." Qin Chao looked coldly at the check in Su Fei's hand. "Sorry, I think this money is too hot to handle. Even if it was 2 million, it couldn't buy back a human life."
"Qin Chao! What else do you want?!" Su Fei was also angry, slamming the table and shouting, "Yu Qian is already dead. Do you still want to kill everyone in the school and compensate her with their lives?!"
"I just want the real culprit to be punished." Qin Chao leaned back in his chair and said coldly, "I think that's what Liu Chuan and Yu Qian's parents want to see the most."
"Qin Chao, you're dreaming!" Su Fei also calmed down, straightening her glasses on her nose. "You must know the power of the Fang family. Yu Qian was just a college student from the countryside, without money or power. And you? You're just a poor graduate who needs others to give you a job. What can you use to fight against Fang Hua?"
"So you're saying you don't want to help Yu Qian's family seek justice, right?" Qin Chao was very annoyed by Su Fei's words, squinting at the rich girl in front of him.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't! And I don't have to!" Su Fei had been in the business world for many years, and she could see right from wrong clearly. It wasn't worth offending the power of the Fang family for a student.
"Very well." Qin Chao stood up and said, "It seems that our conversation today was not pleasant. Su Fei, I know your family is big and powerful, you can't afford to offend Fang Hua, and you don't dare to. But me, Qin Chao, I am a single man, I am not afraid of anything. Since you all don't want to help Yu Qian, then I will."
"Qin Chao, don't forget your identity!" Su Fei said sternly, "You are just a school security guard, I am still your boss! Who do you think you are? An international policeman? And also, don't go bothering my sister in the future, you're not good enough for her, stay away from her!"
"My beautiful school principal." Qin Chao suddenly turned back, looking at the stunning and attractive principal. "I want you to remember one thing, I never actively went to bother your sister!"
"Nonsense!" Su Fei frowned, breathing heavily, her chest heaving. "From today on, you are no longer the head of security. Go back to being a regular security guard. If you bother my sister again, you won't even have that job anymore!"
"Whatever you say, it's just the head of security, not like the pay is going up much anyway. Do you think I'm willing to do it?"
Qin Chao sneered twice, turned around and rushed out the door, leaving Su Fei in the office, her eyes red with anger.
"Ah! Ah!" The beauty yelled and shouted, pushing everything on the table to the ground. The items made a loud noise as they scattered across the floor. The valuable blue and white porcelain pen holder, worth thousands of dollars, also turned into pieces.
This noise alarmed Qin Ling, the beautiful female secretary who hurriedly ran in, covering her mouth as she looked at the somewhat hysterical Su Fei.
My goodness, what did Qin Chao do to make the chairman so angry?
"Chairman, are you okay?"
"Hoo...hoo..." Su Fei breathed heavily, trying to calm herself down. "Qin Ling, clean up the mess. And, you can appoint Wang Wenkun as the security director again. Qin Chao, I don't believe I can't deal with you!"
"Appoint Wang Wenkun as the security director?" Qin Ling was taken aback. Wang's character was corrupt, how could the chairman let him be the head of security?
"What's wrong? Can't my orders be followed?" Su Fei heard her secretary's unwillingness and vented her anger on Qin Ling.
"No! Everything will be done according to the chairman's instructions!" Qin Ling shook her head repeatedly and started to clean up the office.
The HR department quickly conveyed the appointment of the security director. Wang Wenkun was full of himself and re-worn his baton, wandering around the campus. When he saw students who displeased him, he scolded them mercilessly, as if they were Qin Chao - the guy who always went against him.
This made other security personnel secretly resentful. Wang Wenkun liked to abuse his power. Now that he has climbed back up to the position of security director, they will suffer in the future.
"You...you..." Chen Yingyang, who was bandaged like a mummy, sat in the security room, glaring at Qin Chao. "You have eaten the courage of a leopard! How dare you argue with the chairman! Now you're demoted! Look, in the future, Wang Wenkun will make things difficult for you, what will you do!"
Chapter 36 Who's the Boss
"Qin Chao, you're on night duty today! Everyone else can go home early!" As soon as Wang Wenkun came back, he addressed Qin Chao.
"Sorry, I just finished my shift yesterday, it's not my turn today." Qin Chao crossed his arms and sat on the sofa, completely ignoring Wang Wenkun's orders.
"This is an order for you!"
"I'm sorry, you're just the security chief, not the police chief, and I'm not a policeman either." Qin Chao waved his hand nonchalantly, "I'm not on duty today, what can you do to me?"
"That's outrageous! It's fucking outrageous!" Wang Wenkun was furious, the electric baton in his hand crackling with electricity. "Let me tell you, Qin Chao, I'm the boss here, not you!"
"The boss?" Qin Chao raised an eyebrow and looked up at Wang Wenkun. "Do you think you're in the mafia?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the office that now belonged to Wang Wenkun again, "Do you want to go inside and talk it out and confirm who the real boss is?"
"You... you..." Wang Wenkun's face turned pale, and he remembered his position now. His courage grew, and he said fiercely, "Qin Chao, don't think I'm afraid of you! I have the support of the chairman, I'm not afraid of anything! And don't think others don't know about you seducing Teacher Su Ji! Maybe Yu Qian's death is related to you, maybe the child in her belly is yours!"
"Fuck!" Qin Chao finally exploded with anger. He jumped up from the sofa, and with a gust of wind, he was in front of Wang Wenkun in an instant. Wang Wenkun was shocked and instinctively swung his electric baton.
Qin Chao just waved his hand and sent the electric baton flying. The baton was still emitting blue sparks and slammed into the wall next to it with a bang, knocking off a chunk of the wall and frightening the two nearby security guards.
Qin Chao was already a demon soul, even if he didn't demonize, his body was completely in the state of demonization. In demonic cultivation, this was called a demon soul. According to the Nine Heavens' theory, Qin Chao had already reached the Qi Refinement Stage.
After knocking the electric baton out of Wang Wenkun's hand, Qin Chao grabbed his collar with one hand and lifted the two hundred pounds of flesh into the air, coldly staring at him.
"Wang Wenkun, don't think that being a security director makes you great. Let me tell you, I can think of a hundred ways to kill you!"
With that, he slammed Wang Wenkun to the ground. Wang Wenkun had been lazy since he was a child and never exercised, relying entirely on his connections to become the head of the security team. When Qin Chao threw him down like this, he immediately felt as if his butt had been split into eight pieces, and he winced in pain.
"Qin, Qin Chao, how dare you lay a hand on me! I'm going to Su Dong to report you, just wait to be fired and then arrested by the police!"
"Lay a hand on you?" Qin Chao smiled and bent down to grab Wang Wenkun's shoulder, gently patting his chubby face. The latter felt Qin Chao's hostility, and his body trembled as if he had been electrocuted, and his fat rolled along with him.
"Which of your eyes saw me lay a hand on you? Comrades, who saw me lay a hand on our respected director Wang?"
These security guards had long been resentful of Wang Wenkun, and now that someone was willing to speak up for them and teach him a lesson, they were naturally happy to cooperate.
When Qin Chao asked, they all shook their heads. The youngest colleague, a security guard named Zhang Li, even said coldly, "Oh, it was clearly Director Wang who tripped himself. Director Wang, are you okay? Do you want us to take you to the hospital?"
"You... you..." Faced with the unanimous pressure of his colleagues, Wang Wenkun knew that the situation was lost. It seemed that Qin Chao was really his nemesis.
"Just you wait!" He consoled himself and then ran out, dejected.
The security guards all burst into laughter. They had been oppressed by Wang Wenkun for so long, and today they finally vented their anger!
"Thanks, guys." Qin Chao was very grateful to these colleagues, especially the little guy named Zhang Li. At 18 years old, he was also at the age of being the most justice-loving.
Qin Chao clasped his fists, "After work, I'll treat everyone to a meal, do remember to come!"
"Alright!" Zhang Li quickly responded, "If Qin-ge invites us to a meal, we naturally have to go. But don't be afraid when we try to force you to drink."
"That's right, that's right!" The security guards chimed in agreement. Although Qin Chao had only been here for a few days, he had already earned their admiration. Despite his destitute appearance, they could sense indomitable heroism within him.
Especially with rumors going around that Ms. Su Ji had taken a liking to Qin Chao. Everyone knew that Su Ji was the sister of Su Fei, who basically ran the whole school. Who knows, Qin Chao might even become Su family's son-in-law. With such a powerful backer, why not take the opportunity to make connections now?
"It's a shame he's injured and can't drink," Chen Yingyang said mournfully as he sat there.
"It's better if you don't drink. If you get drunk, we'll all be in danger!" Zhang Li immediately teased.
"Go to hell, you little brat! All you know how to do is talk nonsense!"
"Hahaha, Zhang Li, be careful that Captain Chen doesn't want to have a heart-to-heart with you when he's drunk!"
"Ahh! Then I might as well drink myself to death!"
"You bunch of idiots! If you keep making fun of me, I'll make you all drink with me!"
The security guards all laughed and cursed, and Qin Chao joined in. But no one noticed the deep murderous intent lurking behind Qin Chao's smiling eyes.
Although I don't have the ability to save people, I am more than capable of killing. This was what Qin Chao had said to Rosy that day.
As a Qi-refining stage cultivator, Qin Chao's alcohol tolerance had increased significantly. After drinking with the group of security guards at the table, he rode his bike back home.
Returning to his chilly little house, Qin Chao pulled out a white plastic box from under his bed. Inside, a neatly folded black leather jacket lay. This leather jacket was a gift from his girlfriend back when they graduated. She had used their combined savings to buy it for him as a present for passing his first job interview with flying colors.
But unfortunately, even though he had the highest score in the interview, someone else ended up getting the job.
This clothing was only worn once after being bought. With the departure of his girlfriend, it had been sealed in this box all this time.
"You have suffered with me all this time..." Qin Chao murmured to the leather-scented coat as he held it close. "Now, I am about to embark on a great and earth-shattering task. You are the only thing she left me, so come with me to bear witness..."
Qin Chao donned the black coat and left the house, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
It had been over half a month since Yu Qian's death, and in that time, a strange calm had descended upon everyone, including Yu Qian's family.
Qin Chao came to work every day as usual, joking with his colleagues and occasionally teasing the two female coworkers, Hu Lili and Fang Wen. As for Su Ji, she had mysteriously disappeared again since her last appearance, and nobody knew where she had gone.
Fang Hua and Liu Chuan hadn't shown up at school for several days. According to student gossip, Fang Hua had been arranged by his parents to transfer schools and study abroad.
"Can he really escape?" Qin Chao would always sneer whenever he heard this.
"It seems he was just talking big," Su Fei, who had been observing Qin Chao for several days, sat in her office, sipping a cup of Irish coffee. "I'm just being paranoid. He's just an ordinary security guard, he can't possibly cause any trouble, can he?"
Little did Su Fei know that Qin Chao was slowly but surely casting a net. He was like a patient fisherman, waiting for the fish to come to him.
But he could afford to wait, while others could not.
Meanwhile, in a very famous nightclub in Sunan City...
"Master Fang, we have been searching for Hou Tian for almost a month now, but still cannot find him," a hotel manager wearing a black suit stood humbly in a KTV private room, speaking to Fang Hua who was lounging on a sofa, enjoying the company of a beautiful woman.
"What a waste!" Fang Hua enjoyed the excitement below, but his brow was furrowed. "Sunan City isn't that big, and you can't even find one person. What's the point of keeping you around? I might as well keep two pretty girls to have fun with."
"Fang Shao, don't be angry." The manager hurriedly spoke, "We have been waiting at Hou Tian's house for a long time. Hou Tian is a filial son, and his frail and sickly mother is still at home. If he were alive, he wouldn't have gone so long without coming back to take a look!"
"Humph! What kind of filial son can a scoundrel like him be?" Fang Hua sneered, "I bet he's afraid I'll kill him, so he ran away a long time ago."
"That's impossible. I know Hou Tian. Although his character isn't great, he is indeed very filial."
"Damn it, what do you know? You know nothing about him, and you still can't find him!" Fang Hua flew into a rage, grabbed a wine glass, and threw it at the manager's face.
"Fang Shao, don't be angry. He's already scared!" The beauty pouted, wiggling her butt as she coquettishly spoke to Fang Hua.
"Scared? Good! Haha!" Fang Hua laughed loudly, grabbed the beauty's head, and said, "I am Fang Hua, the young master of the Fang Group! Chen Si is my godfather. Whoever I want dead will die."
"Yes, yes, Fang Shao is amazing! I really admire you!"
"If you admire me, then please use your skills to make me happy. I will buy you anything you want."
"Yes, Fang Shao, watch me..." The beauty once again lay beneath Fang Hua, working hard.
"Sss...this little girl's mouth is really good..." Fang Hua moaned in enjoyment, "Ah, Yu Qian's mouth was also quite good. It's a pity this bitch didn't know her place. She thought that by sleeping with me a few times, she could marry into our Fang family. It's ridiculous. I heard she jumped off a building. What a pity. I still miss her oral skills. Hahaha!"
"Fang Shao, I'm also very skilled..." The beauty immediately wiggled her butt and coquettishly spoke.
"Yes, yes, little baby, you're not bad either!" Fang Hua smiled. His face suddenly turned serious as he said to the manager, "Continue to find Hou Tian for me. I have to fly to the United States this weekend. If you can't find him before then, hmph, don't bother coming to see me again! Prepare to disappear with Hou Tian!"
"Yes, Fang Shao! I understand!"