Chapter 152: I, Li Mu, Insist on Interfering!!
BOOM!!
Amid the wailing of space itself, an irresistible crushing pressure descended.
Captain Song sensed that terrifying might, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
He frantically mobilized his True Essence and activated his personal cultivation art, Golden Armor Iron Shirt!
The speed at which he condensed his defense was indeed fast.
In an instant, a faint golden glow surged out from his body, taking the shape of soft armor.
The glow was deepest at his chest and Dantian Sea, while less important areas were slightly paler, clearly because there was no room to improve them.
It was not too late.
But it was useless.
The moment the crushing pressure descended, Captain Song’s entire body became like a plastic toy being squeezed by a compressor.
His legs twisted and snapped, and his whole body was abruptly crushed flat onto the ground.
The hard bluestone floor shattered into powder and caved deeply downward.
Just the shockwave that erupted from it alone sent the caught-off-guard Section Chief Zhao, the executive, the wealthy woman, and even the little girl all flying backward. They slammed hard into the wall.
Section Chief Zhao and the executive were somewhat better off, since they were High-Grade Martial Artists themselves.
Being slammed into the wall left them with only light injuries.
But the wealthy woman and the little girl were miserable. The wealthy woman in particular left a human-shaped dent directly in the wall.
Her hands and feet were all broken, and her internal organs were probably severely injured as well. She could not even scream.
The little girl seemed to have suffered the lightest injuries, but blood was still leaking from her mouth and nose, and her cries were piercing.
A perfectly fine room had been blasted into a half-ruined state in an instant.
The only intact area was where Li Mu was seated, along with the chair beneath him.
With a crack, Li Mu snapped open the handcuffs.
Then he waved away the rising dust with his hand and walked up to Captain Song.
At this moment, both of Captain Song’s legs had been shattered. If not for the protective cultivation art of a Ninth Grade Martial Artist, his upper body would probably have been reduced to pulp as well.
Barely alive, he coughed up blood, his eyes filled with incomparable fear and disbelief as he looked at Li Mu.
Li Mu grabbed him by the hair and lifted his head slightly.
“Do you think my audio and video recording can leave this Law Enforcement Department?”
Captain Song truly had not expected Li Mu’s strength to be this terrifying.
He had not even moved!
Just two words had beaten him half to death?
“How... how dare you?”
Even if he beat his head bloody trying, he could not understand it. He was the Captain of the Law Enforcement Department’s brigade, and this place was the Law Enforcement Department!
Moreover, this was a Level-One Branch, second only to headquarters!
Was Li Mu some kind of desperado?
Or was he someone from the Heaven Society?
He had heard before that outstanding geniuses would definitely be targeted by the Heaven Society sooner or later.
With Li Mu’s strength, could he have already been assimilated by the Heaven Society?
“If you had at least put on an act and asked me what happened, I would not have been this angry.”
“You did not ask right from wrong, and you even turned off the cameras. You wanted to stand up for them?”
“Did you ever think about the price you would have to pay?”
Li Mu truly was somewhat enraged.
For people who treated human lives like grass, as long as they offended Li Mu...
He would wipe out every single one he encountered.
Captain Song was already trembling like a sieve and could no longer speak.
Li Mu rose and walked toward Section Chief Zhao and the others.
At this point, the wealthy woman had completely lost her mind.
She had never expected Li Mu to dare make a move even here, and Captain Song was not his match.
Since Li Mu dared to beat a law enforcement official half to death inside the Law Enforcement Department, he absolutely would not let her off either. Begging for mercy was useless.
“Do not come over! Do not come over!!”
“Stop! We are members of the Sun Family. You still have time to run now.”
“If you dare touch me, it will be too late for you to run! The Sun Family will not let you off!!”
Section Chief Zhao also said, “Young man, you do not know what you are doing. If you dare touch us again, you are finished!”
Li Mu nodded slightly.
“The Sun Family, is it? Then let us start with you.”
Section Chief Zhao and the others still had not understood what he meant.
Suddenly, a burst of noise rang out from outside.
The door was slammed open with a boom, and a Profound Rank expert charged in with several law enforcement officers.
Naturally, a Profound Rank expert was stationed in the Law Enforcement Department.
With such a huge disturbance from Li Mu’s side, the Vice Minister of the First Branch was alerted immediately.
When they saw the Vice Minister enter, Section Chief Zhao and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.
The Vice Minister coldly swept a glance over Captain Song before locking his gaze onto Li Mu without looking away.
“Surrender without resistance. Do not make me waste effort!”
However, before he could even stand firm, a group of Abyss-Suppressing Army soldiers rushed in with a thunderous commotion.
There were at least twenty or thirty of them, instantly crowding the entire room.
They surrounded all the law enforcement officers, including the Vice Minister.
The Vice Minister was immediately startled and asked in confusion, “What are you doing!?”
However, the Abyss-Suppressing Army soldiers ignored him. Instead, they saluted Li Mu and called out, “Tiger Marquis Li!!”
Tiger Marquis Li?
If the ones saluting had not been Abyss-Suppressing Army soldiers, they would have even thought Li Mu’s name was Li Huhou.
The Vice Minister was the first to have a bad premonition, and his mind instantly buzzed.
Li Mu, however, was as steady as an old dog.
From the moment he walked into this Law Enforcement Department, he had already used his Technological Watch to start a live video broadcast to Wanren Military District.
The Technological Watches used by the Abyss-Suppressing Army, especially by its officers, were far more powerful than mobile phones in terms of communication.
They could transmit messages even in a place like the Abyss.
In a place like this, everything that had happened around Li Mu just now had been seen by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
It would have been strange if they did not appear.
At that moment, a voice hurried over.
It was none other than the Minister of the First Law Enforcement Branch, Tong Longyi.
He pushed through the crowd and quickly came forward. He looked at the mess covering the floor, then looked at Li Mu.
He forced out a faint smile.
“Tiger Marquis Li, I am Tong Longyi, the Minister of the Law Enforcement Branch.”
“I truly never expected that our first meeting would be in this manner.”
“My subordinates were ignorant and offended the Tiger Marquis. Please give us a chance to atone for our mistake. I will arrange a reception for you shortly.”
As he spoke, Tong Longyi stepped forward to shake hands.
The Law Enforcement Department was a paramilitary institution and had deep ties with the Abyss-Suppressing Army.
Some time ago, he happened to go to Ironhand City and had met Bai Tiewei there, so he recognized Li Mu.
He knew that Li Mu was an officer of the Abyss-Suppressing Army and served under Bai Tiewei’s husband.
Moreover, Li Mu’s military rank had risen extremely quickly. He was already a Tiger Marquis.
Tong Longyi did not know the specific details, but he also knew that this person was extraordinary.
Li Mu, however, only looked at him indifferently and had no intention of shaking his hand at all.
The atmosphere instantly froze.
Tong Longyi maintained his handshaking posture, as though he was determined to wait for Li Mu to give him this way out.
Li Mu said coldly, “Ignorant?”
“Do you think your subordinates were merely ignorant?”
Tong Longyi’s smile also faded somewhat.
He had not expected Li Mu to deny him face to this extent!
How could he not know what kind of people his subordinates were?
He had even tacitly approved many things himself. Otherwise, how could he curry favor with those families and reap benefits from them?
It could be said that he was the greatest protective umbrella for the people in his own department.
So when he came in, he did not need to ask what had happened at all.
He only wanted to settle Li Mu first.
“Tiger Marquis Li, you have just arrived in Linyuan City. You are unfamiliar with the people and the place.”
“One should show mercy where possible. We still have a long future ahead of us.”
Even a fool could hear the implication in his words.
You have just arrived, and you do not know how deep the waters of Linyuan City are. Do not go too far, or we will have plenty of time in the future.
The smile on Li Mu’s face disappeared completely.
“You did not ask about the cause of the matter, nor did you look into it.”
“Family scions can order the Law Enforcement Department around like dogs!”
“You shout the slogan of enforcing the law for the public while doing the dirty work of abusing authority for personal gain!”
“As common people...”
“When they are bullied by families and bullied by power, the Law Enforcement Department is their only support!”
“But once they enter this place, even with evidence of their own justifiable self-defense in their hands...”
“They are told by the people enforcing the law, ‘Go ahead and record as much as you want. Today, neither you nor any evidence will leave this door.’”
“What? Does that mean you can silence people just like that?”
“Just because someone did not give up a spot for a little girl to look at the scenery!?”
“You tell me!”
“If today it had been an ordinary commoner, holding evidence as he sat at the interrogation table, only to be stabbed in the back by the Law Enforcement Department he trusted most, just how much despair would he feel?!”
Li Mu’s roar shook everyone’s ears until they buzzed.
With a bang, he grabbed Tong Longyi by the collar and yanked him in front of himself.
A wave of killing intent that none of them had ever felt before surged out, as though they had been plunged into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Li Mu truly could no longer suppress his anger.
Tong Longyi’s entire body was already trembling with rage.
He was a man in his fifties. When had he ever been grabbed by the collar by a junior and scolded like a dog?
Li Mu had truly not planned to leave him even the slightest bit of face.
“Tiger Marquis Li, if you blow this matter up, I am afraid you will not be able to bear the consequences,” Tong Longyi said through gritted teeth.
Li Mu laughed from anger.
“Heh, heh, heh, heh... you beasts who think yourselves so high above everyone else!”
“You do not care whether the common people live or die. You covet wealth, commit evil, and think you can run rampant without restraint?”
“I, Li Mu, insist on interfering!”
“You think this matter is big? I am going to find your Chief Minister!”
“If the Chief Minister is useless, I will find the Commissioner!”
“If the Commissioner dares shield you as well...”
“Then I, Li Mu, will sit in his position for a few days myself!!”
Tong Longyi was so angry that he nodded repeatedly, his face filled with mockery.
“Good, good, good! I hope you can keep being this arrogant.”
“You are merely a Tiger Marquis. Do you really think you are—”
Before he could finish speaking, a tall figure walked in. Although Li Mu had never met the man in person before, he had already seen videos and photos of him before coming here.
It was An Xing, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Wanren Military District, who had spoken to him earlier.
The moment An Xing appeared, the temperature of the entire space seemed to drop by more than ten degrees, and even Li Mu felt goosebumps break out across his body.
A Profound Rank Sixth Grade expert!
An SS-Grade ice-attribute talent.
It was said that his strength was even fiercer than that of the Commander-in-Chief of Wanren Military District!
“D-Deputy Commander-in-Chief An?”
The Vice Minister at the side immediately went numb all over.
An Xing looked at Tong Longyi. His voice seemed to come from the depths of the Nine Serenities, carrying a bone-chilling cold that was almost tangible.
“You think he is very arrogant?”
Tong Longyi was instantly and completely dumbfounded.
Why had the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Wanren Military District come personally?
Was this Li Mu not just a Tiger Marquis from Pearl Military District?
Was he not someone under Wang Longcheng?
Even Wang Longcheng himself was only a Deputy Commander-in-Chief of a Military District, and he had only been promoted recently.
How did Wanren Military District dare jump out and support Li Mu?
Tong Longyi could no longer see through the relationship behind this.
Although the connections behind him were very strong, no matter how one put it, financial groups and families each pursued their own interests.
In terms of individual strength, no one could contend with the Abyss-Suppressing Army!
If the Abyss-Suppressing Army caught something on them, then they might become abandoned pieces.
“No, Deputy Commander-in-Chief An...”
Tong Longyi’s voice had already begun to tremble.
“Take down all these scum!”