Chapter 157

In Longkou District, on Guanghua Avenue, two armored vehicles from the riot police team led the way, their lights flashing, followed by four SUVs.

The convoy moved slowly, hugging the Guanghua Avenue overpass, then exited onto the service road and continued straight ahead.

Inside the lead vehicle, Su Tianyu pointed to the dashcam and law enforcement recorder on the roof and asked, "Does this thing work?"

"Yes," the driver nodded.

"Okay," Su Tianyu responded, falling silent.

The car continued forward, soon reaching an intersection where Su Tianyu saw a procession of at least four or five hundred protesters.

"Reverse!"

Su Tianyu instructed in a low voice, "There are protesters ahead. We'll take another route."

"Understood!" The driver responded, turning the steering wheel to make a U-turn.

On the street, a man suddenly shouted, "They're law enforcement vehicles! Damn it, they're all the same! Stop them!"

His shout echoed around, and a large number of people responded immediately. A mob of forty or fifty, wielding various tools and equipment, rushed forward.

"Get out of the car!"

"You can't even maintain order in the city, what are you flashing your lights for?!"

"…!"

A crowd swarmed around, shouting deafeningly. Some even threw bricks and debris at the convoy.

The convoy struggled to turn around in the narrow street, and with the crowd surging forward so quickly, the vehicles were trapped.

In the middle vehicle, Riel watched everything unfold, his brow furrowed, his heart suddenly pounding.

Su Tianyu immediately pushed open the door and jumped out, raising his gun and shouting, "Everyone, please calm down! Don't do anything rash! We're under orders to escort Supervisory Council Chairman Riel to the Municipal Government. You must trust the judiciary…!"

From the crowd, Lu Feng's brother, Er Mao, yelled directly, "Trust your ass! You're all the same!"

"Riel is that corrupt official from the Supervisory Council! He's the one who ordered the protection of Baolong Group, and that worker was driven to his death by him!"

"That old bastard has embezzled who knows how much money in Dragon City!"

"What's the point of a trial? The upper echelons always protect each other. When he goes back, he'll just spend two years in prison at most!"

"Who will pay for the life of that dead miner?!"

"…!"

The shouts exploded in the crowd. Su Tianyu fired a warning shot, but was immediately hit by two small bricks. He immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Back, back!"

"Kill Riel!"

"Beat him!"

With emotions running high, the leading man shouted again, and the dense crowd surged forward in an instant.

Inside the vehicles, the soldiers guarding Riel, along with the riot police, seeing so many people rushing forward, immediately pushed open the car doors and fled. They all had guns, firing warning shots as they retreated.

Inside the vehicle, Riel and the remaining five or six Supervisory Council leaders were all handcuffed to their seats, unable to move at all.

Riel's hair was disheveled, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at the frenzied crowd, involuntarily swallowing.

"Bang!"

The car door was yanked open, and Riel turned his head to see a man with a stern face wearing a baseball cap.

"You looking for me? I'm the wanted man who killed that trash at Baolong! My name is Su Tiannan!"

"Me too, I'm Er Mao, Chairman Riel!" Another burly man rushed up.

Riel looked at the two men and roared hysterically, "Despicable yellow monkeys!! You want to use this riot…!"

"I just don't get it. You're sixty-something years old, nothing works anymore, how can you still have such a strong sense of superiority?!" Su Tiannan pulled a pair of shiny iron pliers from his pocket. "Killing you in one go wouldn't be fair to those who died tonight!"

"Thwack!"

Su Tiannan's mouth twitched, his hands gripping the iron pliers. He suddenly thrust them into the car, piercing Riel's chest and pinning him to the seat.

"Hold still, keep your head straight, don't mess up your hairstyle!" Er Mao gritted his teeth, pressing down on Riel's head with his left hand, while his right hand held a hammer. He smashed the hammer against Riel's shoulder blades repeatedly.

Inside the vehicle, Riel screamed like a demon in pain, but Er Mao's actions didn't stop until he had smashed and shattered both of Riel's shoulders, only then did he retreat, panting.

Around the vehicle, shouts and curses echoed incessantly. Er Mao and Su Tiannan stepped back, and the crowd surged forward again, wielding not weapons, but tools used for work: shovels, hammers, multi-tools, and the like.

The crowd surrounded the car, and hammered at Riel.

Blood sprayed everywhere, and the thick, metallic smell filled the air!

Riel didn't even have a chance to call for help before he was beaten into a pulp. Before his death, he turned his head and saw Su Tianyu in the crowd.

Su Tianyu smiled at him, and slowly made a throat-slitting gesture, shouting, "Fire a warning shot! At all costs, save Riel!!"

"Glug glug…"

Blood bubbles foamed from Riel's mouth as he convulsed, his eyes wide, and died under the tools used by the working class.

Su Tianyu was protected by seven or eight workers from his association, and discreetly left the scene.

A few seconds later.

In an alley, Su Tianyu wiped the sweat from his face, lit a cigarette, and dialed Li Mingsheng's number. "Leader, we were attacked by protesters on Guanghua Avenue, Riel is dead…!"

"Pay attention to calming the public's emotions. Do not fire on them, and do not take any extreme actions," Li Mingsheng replied calmly.

"Yes!" Su Tianyu hung up the phone.

Outside the alley, Da Bai, Su Tiannan, Lao Hei, Er Mao, and others also ran over.

"Give me a cigarette!" Su Tiannan waved his hand and shouted.

Gou Liuzi threw the cigarette pack to the crowd. Everyone lit one, leaned against the wall of the alley, and took deep drags, trying to calm their nerves.

After a while, Da Bai looked at the sky and suddenly said, "This time it's settled. We don't have to worry about running away with our families anymore!! The association has gained a foothold! We brothers have made our mark."

Su Tianyu took a puff of his cigarette and turned to look at Er Mao. "Talk to Feng Ge about leaving Changqing Company. Let's work together!"

Er Mao grinned when he heard this. "I'd like to, but… I don't know if Feng Ge will agree."

In the darkness, everyone finished their cigarettes. Su Tianyu waved his hand and shouted, "We finally made it to dawn!! Let's go!"

On the street, someone suggested, "Let's throw this bastard's body into the mine where the accident happened!"

"Let's go!"

…

Baolong Group.

Zhang Taotao stood in her office, holding a phone. "My suggestion is to notify the public relations department to immediately issue a statement to the outside world, criticizing the mining company's practices, and starting a self-examination of various departments from the group down, to give the public an explanation… Don't tell me about the Supervisory Council or political positions!! If you don't agree, I can only liquidate my shares."

At the same time.

Li Mingsheng changed his clothes and stood in the Municipal Building, looking at the chaotic city, speechless for a long time.

Next to him, Ouyang Zhen took a sip of water and said with emotion, "Once the higher-ups intervene, everything will return to normal."

Li Mingsheng turned to look at him. "Does the Minzheng Dang (People's Political Party) being in charge of Dragon City guarantee good management?"

Ouyang Zhen was suddenly stunned by these words. "What do you mean?"

Li Mingsheng shook his head. "I don't mean anything."