The request made by Yu Zhou was not only unexpected by Liu Bing but by everyone present.
In this environment, was it truly meaningful to go see Liu Dalong and mock him?
However, since Yu Zhou insisted, and even said it was to give himself closure, Liu Bing ultimately didn't say much and agreed.
After all, this matter was a mere trifle to him, something that could be accomplished with a simple order.
At the detention center, Yu Zhou looked at Liu Dalong, who had visibly lost weight, without any hint of mockery on his face.
As for Liu Dalong, upon seeing that the visitor was Yu Zhou, he immediately became enraged.
This guy was truly a persistent ghost. Even in his current state, he still came to mock him?
However, Yu Zhou at this moment seemed oblivious to the other's emotions, remaining completely calm.
This made Liu Dalong, despite being handcuffed, unable to resist wanting to punch Yu Zhou in the face.
"You're not that bored, are you? Did you really just come to mock me?"
"If so, congratulations, you've succeeded. I am now completely no match for you."
Though enraged, Liu Dalong also knew that he could do nothing to Yu Zhou now, and his own fate was bound to be miserable.
But what of it? He knew his own misdeeds, and Yu Zhou was, at most, the spark that ignited the situation. Though resentful, he was powerless.
"I'm not that bored. I just came to see you, and also to say goodbye to the past."
Yu Zhou's expression was serene. In truth, he knew that coming here wouldn't accomplish anything.
But whether in his past life or this one, Liu Dalong was the person he hated the most, his deepest obsession.
If this obsession wasn't let go, he would never find peace.
Now that everything had settled, it was, in a way, a release for him.
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been caught so quickly."
Gritting his teeth, Liu Dalong inwardly hated Yu Zhou fiercely. If he could, he wished he could dismember the man before him.
"My fault? Do you truly believe yourself when you say that?"
"If you hadn't committed evil deeds yourself, how could you have ended up like this?"
"Do you think, with your brother-in-law, the deputy district chief, you could always act tyrannically in Jiangbei? What you've done, even if not today, would have been repaid sooner or later."
"Justice may be delayed, but it will not be denied. Some things are truly like this."
Yu Zhou found it somewhat amusing.
Perhaps there were indeed people in this world who did all sorts of evil yet remained free.
But that would definitely not be Liu Dalong before him.
Not only was his background not powerful enough, but he was also arrogant and foolish.
If he had acted discreetly, without such ostentation, perhaps even if he had wanted to do something, it would have been difficult to succeed.
You've clearly done those things, yet you still chose to be so high-profile. Who can you blame? Falling into this trap was inevitable.
As expected, after hearing Yu Zhou's words, Liu Dalong fell silent.
Was he foolish? In truth, he was indeed foolish.
But foolishness didn't equate to stupidity. He naturally knew that his actions, like trying to cover a fire with a sieve, couldn't be hidden forever.
Who could he blame? He could only blame himself for becoming gradually inflated and arrogant after reaping benefits.
A minor figure he had once dismissed became his undoing in the end.
This was no one else's fault; if there was anyone to blame, it truly had to be himself.
"So, you came here just to mock me?"
Liu Dalong suddenly felt that he shouldn't get agitated, as it was not worth it, and even if he did, he no longer had the means to do anything to Yu Zhou.
"Of course not. Consider me missing you, so I came to see you."
"Now that I've seen you, and it's destined to be our last meeting, from now on, we have no further connection."
Yu Zhou shook his head with a wry smile.
Before coming to see him, Yu Zhou had felt a lingering obsession, wanting to conclude this matter perfectly and give himself closure.
However, suddenly, he found seeing Liu Dalong meaningless.
He felt no thrill of successful revenge, and his interest completely waned.
Waving goodbye to Liu Dalong, Yu Zhou finally stopped talking, informed the police he was finished, and left the visitation room.
"I never thought that after being abandoned by everyone, the only one to visit me would be the person who personally sent me to prison."
Liu Dalong watched Yu Zhou's retreating back, also with a sigh of emotion.
That feeling was akin to seeing through the world's fickleness after experiencing its glories.
In the end, he could only heave a sigh and return to his cell with the police. His fate was sealed.
Even if not all his crimes were unearthed, a bullet was unavoidable.
This parting was truly forever.
After visiting Liu Dalong, Yu Zhou rested at home for a few days.
Then, he began his routine life, focusing on reorganizing the management of the entire dried fruit factory.
Indeed, reforming an existing enterprise was sometimes less satisfying than establishing one from scratch.
Even with generous rewards, the employees of the factory had become somewhat more dedicated.
However, when it came to implementing management systems, the resistance was still immense.
Those employees had long been accustomed to a life where they could come and go as they pleased.
Suddenly imposing strict management, even prohibiting them from leaving the factory during work hours, not only caused the workers to complain but some even began to climb over the walls to leave.
"My child's school is about to finish soon, and if I don't pick them up, no one will."
"I don't care, I'm leaving this gate today no matter what."
At the entrance of the dried fruit factory, a woman in her thirties was shouting furiously.
Even though the security guards had already explained that it wasn't yet time to leave work, she was regardless trying to force her way out.
"Didn't we issue a notice a few days ago? Workers were supposed to be informed in advance, and the new regulations were to be implemented starting today."
"Anyone who doesn't comply will be punished. What's going on? Why are people causing trouble even at noon?"
Yu Zhou, on his way to the cafeteria, saw the scene at the factory entrance.
Frowning, he began to ask Liang Xiaohai.
It wasn't that he hadn't given the workers time; the regulations had been posted on the factory's bulletin board a few days prior.
This regulation had also been agreed upon by everyone.
So why, on the day of implementation, were people still causing problems at noon?