Chang Yun led Qin Mu outside and immediately spotted Kang De in the crowd. Kang De gave him a thumbs-up, as if in praise.
In the past, Chang Yun would have been extremely excited. Building a good relationship with Kang De meant building a good relationship with the Kang family.
But today, he felt somewhat uneasy.
Something felt off!
Perhaps it was Zhao Yanan's calm remark, "Good luck," that made him uneasy.
But there was no other way now. The deed was done, and he could only move on.
He escorted Qin Mu back to the station.
As soon as Chang Yun and the others left, Kang De saw Zhao Yanan coming out of the room and immediately went up to her.
"Yanan, what a coincidence! You're staying at this hotel too?"
Kang De asked with a smile, feigning a chance encounter.
This guy's here too?
The moment Zhao Yanan saw Kang De, she immediately understood—this was the mastermind.
Although she didn't know the relationship between Kang De and the director from earlier, given the Kang family's connections in Jiangnan, getting the director's help wouldn't be difficult.
"Kang De, it's one thing for you to act recklessly, but you've dragged others into it too. You've really ruined that director's life."
Zhao Yanan said in a deep voice, "You'd better figure out how to salvage this situation. Offending Qin Mu won't end well for you."
With that, she left, completely ignoring him.
What did she mean?
So what if he offended Qin Mu?
Why was she making such a fuss?
Kang De genuinely didn't know the other party's specific identity, but judging from Zhao Yanan's tone, it sounded like the other party was some kind of big shot?
So young, no matter how powerful, he couldn't possibly be some big shot!
Could that kid be some kind of prince?
What kind of prince would stay in such a small place as Jiangzhou?
Isn't that absurd?
Kang De naturally didn't care, but he couldn't ignore Zhao Yanan's words. He immediately turned around and followed the car from Chang Yun Police Station, preparing to go and check it out.
As soon as Chang Yun returned to the station, he locked Qin Mu in a small dark room, intending to investigate the young man's background first before making a decision.
"Chief, this person seems to be a county magistrate!"
His subordinate investigated and immediately ran over to report, saying, "Chief, are we in trouble?"
A county magistrate?
Upon hearing this, Chang Yun was surprised but also relieved.
Surprised that this person was so young yet had already become a county magistrate.
Relieved because a county magistrate's rank, while not low, wasn't high either; among department-level cadres, it was only considered average.
The ceiling for a division-level official is the county party secretary, then the director of an important municipal department, and only then does one reach the level of a county magistrate.
So, since Qin Mu is a county magistrate, he's not so afraid. With the Kang family involved, he's not particularly difficult to deal with.
"Cousin!"
Kang De walked in from outside and asked, "How's that kid?"
"You're just in time. This kid is a county magistrate."
Chang Yun quickly said, "You didn't know his identity before?"
"How would I know? I only met him today!"
Kang De casually said, "But, a county magistrate isn't a big deal. Let me go in and talk to him!"
"Okay, you handle it yourself. Don't go too far. Just give him a simple humiliation. If you overdo it and he tries to fight back, we'll all be in trouble."
Chang Yun pondered for a moment, then offered a reminder without objection.
"To reach the position of county magistrate, one must be no ordinary person. Making a scene would be disastrous, dragging everyone down with them—it wouldn't be worth it."
"Understood!"
Kang De nodded, then, led by someone nearby, entered the small, dark room.
"Snap!"
The light was suddenly switched on. Looking at Qin Mu sitting opposite him, he immediately laughed, "So, do you recognize me?"
Kang De casually pulled up a chair and sat down next to Qin Mu, displaying an arrogant, victorious air.
"Kang De!"
"Ya Nan's lapdog, too bad you're being ignored!"
Qin Mu chuckled lightly, speaking calmly.
With those few words, Kang De's previous arrogance vanished instantly, replaced by utter humiliation.
How utterly shameful!
He, a member of the prestigious Kang family, was called a lapdog?
At such close range, he could clearly feel the sarcasm in the other person's words, which was truly infuriating. Kant appeared calm on the surface, but inside, he was like a long-simmering volcano, ready to erupt at any moment!
"You're a prisoner now, don't be so arrogant."
Kant said coldly, "Some jokes are better left unsaid, otherwise, you'll be the one who suffers."
"What, you simp, what can you do to me?"
Qin Mu scoffed, saying, "Just be a good simp, don't even dream of turning things around, and don't even think about anything happening with Ya Nan!"
"Because you're destined to be a simp, you'll never be the master!"
Damn it!
Three sentences, three simps, all they know how to do is throw around the word 'simp'?
If you can't speak properly, don't speak at all!
"I know you're deliberately provoking me, trying to make me hit you so you can use it against me, right?"
Kang De gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Let me tell you, I won't let you succeed. I won't fall for your tricks!"
"Haha...you simp, you're still dreaming."
Qin Mu couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "You simp, do you even have the right to hit me? Aren't you ridiculous!"
Ah...
Here comes the simp again!
Qin Mu's words were like a critical hit; Kang De couldn't hold back any longer and couldn't help but raise his fist to smash it towards Qin Mu's head.
He was truly beyond endurance!
Thinking that this was his cousin's office anyway, even if he attacked first, he could easily delete the recording and leave no evidence.
But Kang De underestimated Qin Mu's strength!
Before his fist even reached Qin Mu, the latter suddenly stood up and sent Kang De flying.
"Bang!"
Kang De slammed heavily against the wall, falling to the ground, dizzy and disoriented.
"Ouch..."
Kang De groaned in pain, and as he stood up, he found Qin Mu sitting motionless in a chair, his hands and feet seemingly restrained by shackles.
What's going on?
How did this guy do this?
"Very good!"
"As a clerk in the city bureau, you came to a grassroots police station like this to assault someone. You have no law enforcement authority, Kang De. I think your police career is over."
Qin Mu said calmly, "There are surveillance cameras here. Do you think you still have a future?"
Just as expected!
He'd been tricked!
Kang De was speechless. This guy deliberately provoked him, trying to get him to fight. Now, not only did he not teach the other guy a lesson, but he also suffered some pain.
"What do you think you can do to me? I'll just delete the surveillance footage right now, no big deal."
Kang De completely ignored Qin Mu's threat.
Delete the surveillance footage?
Qin Mu chuckled inwardly. This Kang De, so naive.
Surveillance footage isn't something you can just delete so easily.
The more you delete, the more suspicious it seems!