Chapter 820: Shooting Yourself in the Foot

Hearing the two apologize, the eyes of the people from the Special Intelligence Bureau shattered.

The Special Intelligence Bureau was a unique existence in Huaxia; as the two top leaders, even the heads of those big families in the Imperial Capital had to give them Face.

After so many years, when had they ever bowed their heads and apologized to anyone? This was definitely the first time.

Who exactly was this Young man? How could he possess such great power?

“It’s a good comrade who corrects mistakes when he knows them; the attitude is quite good.”

Ye Bufan seemed very satisfied with their performance, nodding and saying, “Since you know you’re wrong, shouldn’t there be some compensation?”

Sun Qingyuan angrily said, “You姓叶, don’t go too far!”

“Am I going too far? I think this request is simply the most reasonable thing.

If I didn’t have some tricks up my sleeve, I’m afraid I would have been tortured by you and then branded a murderer.”

Ye Bufan shook his head again at this point: “But I’ve always been a reasonable person. Since you don’t agree, then forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything.”

Zhao Mingzhen stopped Sun Qingyuan, who was about to lose control, with a look. He clearly understood the consequences of getting angry.

Once that hidden expert was provoked again, the consequences would be even more difficult to manage; it would probably tear down the entire Special Intelligence Bureau.

He said to Ye Bufan, “What compensation do you want?”

“I am a five-good citizen; being caught here by you like this, my spirit is greatly hurt. Shouldn’t there be some compensation for emotional distress?”

Ye Bufan said casually, “Considering you don’t have much money, I won’t ask for too much, just 10 million.”

“10 million? Why don’t you just rob us?”

Sun Qingyuan was so angry his eyes were practically spitting fire. Two entire buildings had been torn down; the subsequent construction was already a bottomless pit, and now he was asking for 10 million from their side.

“It’s not blackmail if there’s a price. Aren’t we discussing this? If you think it’s not suitable, then forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything.”

Ye Bufan held the initiative completely in his hands and was not afraid that the other party would disagree.

Sure enough, Zhao Mingzhen gritted his teeth and said, “Isn’t it just 10 million? I’ll give the money.”

After speaking, he reached out and called over a subordinate, took the checkbook, signed a 10 million check, and handed it over.

Ye Bufan took the check, flicked it, and then put it into his pocket.

In fact, this amount of money was completely dispensable to him now. The reason he took a jab at the other party was to make the Special Intelligence Bureau remember this lesson.

In the future, they shouldn’t casually come looking for him.

Otherwise, the mastermind behind this incident hadn’t been found yet, and he would still have to deal with harassment from the Special Intelligence Bureau from time to time, which was truly irritating.

Sun Qingyuan said, “Is that enough now?”

“I have one last question. If your answer satisfies me, then I’ll leave.”

Zhao Mingzhen said, “Ask away.”

He now wished he could send this plague god away immediately.

“How did you know I was at the Dong family? Why did you arrive just after Dong Fengwu was killed?”

Sun Qingyuan hesitated for a moment and looked at Zhao Mingzhen, as he was the general manager after all.

Zhao Mingzhen said, “This matter is very simple, and there’s nothing to hide.

Before the incident, I suddenly received a call saying that you were at the Dong family and had killed the Family Head Dong Fengwu. If I wanted revenge, I should quickly send people to arrest you.”

Ye Bufan couldn’t help but frown. Although the other party spoke very simply, the amount of information contained within was indeed very large.

First, the other party knew he was at the Dong family and was able to turn the tables, controlling Dong Fengwu.

Secondly, the other party knew about his grievances with the Special Intelligence Bureau. From this, it seemed that it was very likely the mastermind who did it.

After thinking for a moment, he asked again, “Do you know who the other party is?”

Zhao Mingzhen said, “I don’t know. The other party used a special method to hide the phone number and used voice-changing software, so I couldn’t tell their gender or age at all.”

“With the methods of your Special Intelligence Bureau, such a call shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

Zhao Mingzhen said, “You’re right. After receiving the call, I had Deputy Director Sun lead people to the Dong family.

Here, we immediately sent people to investigate the person who made the call. It turned out to be a lost phone. Although the owner was found, it was useless; we simply didn’t know who the other party was.”

“Such a tight method.”

This feeling made Ye Bufan extremely uncomfortable. The mastermind was clearly right beside him, ready to strike at any time, yet he couldn’t find where the enemy was.

Zhao Mingzhen, fearing he wouldn’t believe him, quickly added, “What I said is indeed all true. I really don’t know who that person is.”

He was now completely held in check by the other party, afraid that Ye Bufan would just stay there if he was dissatisfied.

Just then, there was a commotion outside the Special Intelligence Bureau’s gate, followed by Situ Changkong and An Daoyuan rushing in with people from the Xuanyuan Pavilion.

“Zhao Mingzhen, how dare you arrest someone from our Xuanyuan Pavilion…

Situ Changkong took the lead, ready to demand an explanation, but he froze halfway through his shout.

Looking at the surrounding ruins and then at the perfectly fine Ye Bufan, he asked in confusion, “What’s going on? Was your Special Intelligence Bureau bombed?”

Zhao Mingzhen and Sun Qingyuan’s Faces turned ashen with anger, but there was no way to explain such a thing.

They had tried to make an arrest themselves, but ended up shooting themselves in the foot. They could only swallow their bitterness.

Ye Bufan said with a playful expression, “Senior Situ felt that his office conditions were too poor, so he wanted to tear it down and rebuild a new one.”

Seeing the extremely ugly expressions on Zhao Mingzhen’s and Sun Qingyuan’s Faces, Situ Changkong immediately understood something and burst out laughing: “It seems the Special Intelligence Bureau is indeed wealthy. Our Xuanyuan Pavilion’s headquarters is also a bit old and we’d like to renovate it, but unfortunately, we don’t have the money.”

“Senior Situ, it’s fine. I just happen to have some money here; you can take it and use it.”

Ye Bufan finished speaking and reached out, handing over the 10 million check from his pocket.

Situ Changkong took the check, glanced at Zhao Mingzhen’s signature on it, and laughed again.

“You brat did well. You are indeed our Xuanyuan Pavilion’s Fourth Elder.”

Seeing the two of them acting in concert, Zhao Mingzhen and Sun Qingyuan were so angry they wanted to vomit blood. It was clear they had taken their money and were still slapping their Face. Was there anything more infuriating than this?

An Daoyuan stepped forward and said, “Old Zhao, what’s going on? Why did you arrest someone from our Xuanyuan Pavilion?”

“This…”

Zhao Mingzhen was somewhat speechless. With things having developed to this point, the excuses he had prepared earlier were completely useless.

“It’s nothing, they just invited me over for a chat and gave me some subsidies along the way.”

Although Ye Bufan didn’t know An Daoyuan, he could tell that the other party’s status was not low.

He said to Situ Changkong and the other, “It’s fine here now. Let’s go. Staying too long will disturb them building the house.”

Seeing that he was safe and sound, Situ Changkong and the other said nothing more and led their people away from the Special Intelligence Bureau.

“Bastard!”

Sun Qingyuan watched their retreating figures, gritting his teeth in hatred. This operation was a complete loss; not only had they lost all Face, but they had also suffered heavy losses.

Just thinking about the two demolished buildings made their hearts bleed.

He said, “Old Zhao, this matter can’t just be left like this. I can’t swallow this Qi.”