Chapter 83: Thrown into Prison
Chapter 83: Thrown into Prison
“Who are you?”
Lin Mu felt the middle-aged man in charge looked a bit familiar. He seemed to have seen him somewhere, but couldn’t remember right away.
“The world is really small. I didn’t expect to run into you here. But you’re something else, aren’t you? Taking down so many people all by yourself?”
The middle-aged man chuckled, but his gaze towards Lin Mu was very unfriendly.
“So it’s you, Bureau Chief Shen. I didn’t expect you to be in a place like this. It seems they have some connection with you too?”
After thinking carefully, Lin Mu finally remembered who this person was.
Shen Zhuguang, the head of the Municipal Bureau, also the boss of Wang Xiqing’s superior. That day at the Charity Banquet, he had heard Xing Weilong introduce him from a distance.
Now it seemed this Shen Zhuguang had some unclear relationship with Imperial Dynasty too.
“This is an entertainment venue opened by a friend of mine. What you did is really disrespectful, don’t you think?”
Shen Zhuguang stared at Lin Mu with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.
“If these people hadn’t been so unreasonable, why would I come here to cause trouble? Do you think I have nothing better to do?”
Lin Mu didn’t care about this Bureau Chief Shen. He dug his ear and spoke casually.
“Hmph! Bureau Chief Shen, what’s there to say to such a troublemaker? He damaged public property and disrupted normal business operations. Just arrest him directly.”
At that moment, a gloomy-faced young man, around twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, stepped out from behind Shen Zhuguang. He also stared at Lin Mu with an unfriendly expression.
“I don’t need you to tell me how to do my job.”
Shen Zhuguang didn’t even look at the man and replied calmly. At the same time, he glanced at the middle-aged man lying on the ground with empty eyes.
“Now, I am taking you back to the bureau for questioning on charges of intentional assault. Do not resist. Come with us for investigation.”
“They were the ones who hurt people first. Why aren’t you arresting them?”
Lin Mu raised an eyebrow and looked at Shen Zhuguang with interest.
“Heh, young man, coming out into the world too early can easily get you hurt badly.”
Shen Zhuguang shook his head and smiled. He turned around and said, “Take him back and question him thoroughly. Don’t release him until things are clear!”
“Bureau Chief Shen, isn’t this a bit excessive?”
Lin Mu’s eyes flashed as he spoke coldly.
“We handle matters based on law and evidence. There’s no such thing as excessive. Take him away!”
Shen Zhuguang gave Lin Mu a disdainful look and shouted the order directly.
“A-Mu!”
Zhou Shiyun stood up nervously and tightly grabbed Lin Mu’s arm.
“It’s fine, Sister Shiyun. Later, go back and call this number. Just tell them I’ve been arrested.”
Lin Mu leaned close to Zhou Shiyun’s ear and quietly recited a string of phone numbers.
Then two police officers came in from outside, grabbed Lin Mu’s arms from both sides, and took him out of the room.
Just after leaving the room, Lin Mu suddenly stopped. Without turning his head, he gave a cold laugh and said, “I hope you won’t regret today’s decision in the future, Bureau Chief Shen.”
“Brat, you talk tough. I’d like to see how much I’ll regret.”
Shen Zhuguang sneered, not taking Lin Mu seriously at all.
Not long after Lin Mu was taken downstairs, Xing Weilong rushed over. This was a place he often visited, so he naturally had his own channels for information.
But when he arrived, he only saw Zhou Shiyun. Lin Mu had already been taken away.
“Sister Shiyun, what happened?”
Xing Weilong looked around and asked Zhou Shiyun.
“Fatty, A-Mu was arrested by them. Hurry and think of something.”
Zhou Shiyun seemed very anxious. Those people clearly weren’t good folks, and they had official backing too. If Lin Mu was taken in, it definitely wouldn’t end well for him. He might even suffer.
“Don’t worry, Sister Shiyun. Tell me slowly. Who arrested Lin Mu?”
“Lin Mu called him Bureau Chief Shen. I don’t know who he is.”
“Bureau Chief Shen? Could it be Shen Zhuguang?”
Xing Weilong furrowed his brow and described Shen Zhuguang’s appearance. Zhou Shiyun immediately nodded repeatedly.
“Don’t worry, Sister Shiyun. Brother Lin will be fine. Let me take you back first. I’ll think of something on that end.”
Zhou Shiyun had been quite frightened today and didn’t want to stay in this shady place any longer. Xing Weilong sent two people to take her directly back home.
Once at home, Zhou Shiyun calmed down and remembered the phone call Lin Mu asked her to make. She quickly found a piece of paper, wrote down the number, and then dialed it.
After just one ring, someone immediately answered the phone.
“This is a dedicated line. Please state your reason immediately.”
“Uh, hello, I’m a friend of Lin Mu. He was taken away by the public security authorities today and asked me to call this number to inform you.”
“Lin Mu?”
The person on the other end hesitated, then went silent. Less than a minute later, a voice came through again.
“Okay, we’ve received the message. We’ll resolve this issue immediately.”
After saying that, the other party immediately hung up, leaving Zhou Shiyun stunned. It seemed that, in their view, Lin Mu’s arrest was just a trivial matter that could be easily handled.
While Zhou Shiyun was worried, over at the Municipal Police Bureau, Shen Zhuguang was feeling very pleased. He never expected that just by going out for fun today, he could pick up such a big advantage.
That day at the Charity Banquet, he hadn’t met Lin Mu face to face, but he heard that the Yan Family’s young master had some issues with this person. So, by dealing with Lin Mu, he could get connected with the Yan Family. Surely then, his promotion to Jingdu would go smoothly, right?
Standing on the same side as the Yan Family, wealth and prosperity probably wouldn’t be a problem.
Not long after Lin Mu was arrested, Yan Zhongqing received the news and immediately called Shen Zhuguang personally. After some pleasantries, the two reached an agreement: they would quietly finish off Lin Mu.
Knowing that Shen Zhuguang was willing to help, Yan Zhongqing couldn’t have been happier. The person he had tried so hard to kill but failed now had someone voluntarily stepping forward to deal with Lin Mu. The Yan Family didn’t need to lift a finger.
Such good fortune would make anyone feel great.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhuguang was also in high spirits. This Yan Family Head was easy to talk to and promised that as long as he took care of Lin Mu, he could turn to the Yan Family for help with anything in Jingdu in the future. From then on, they would be allies.
With Yan Zhongqing’s assurance, Shen Zhuguang felt secure. After thinking it over carefully, he immediately called someone to come over. Without any interrogation, he sent Lin Mu to a prison that held serious criminals.
He wasn’t foolish enough to have his own people kill Lin Mu directly. Instead, he came up with a plan to use others to do the deed. He would throw Lin Mu into a cell with serious criminals and bribe those criminals. If they killed Lin Mu, they could get their sentences reduced.
This way, Lin Mu would definitely die violently in his cell. Afterwards, they could just make up some excuse to cover it up.
At this time, Lin Mu knew nothing about these matters. He had been diverted mid-route and taken directly to the prison. Without going through the interrogation process, he was locked up directly, and moreover, placed in a cell for serious offenders.
Without intentional murder, without any serious crimes, Lin Mu was just thrown into prison like this and locked up with a bunch of vicious felons.
After entering the cell, Lin Mu immediately caught the attention of all the prisoners. It had been a long time since someone as handsome as Lin Mu had been locked up here. These men’s eyes gleamed with greed, looking at Lin Mu as if he were some peerless beauty.
One by one, the prisoners stood up and walked towards Lin Mu with ill-intentioned smirks. Each of them had various messy tattoos on their bodies, making it clear they were no good.
Lin Mu gave them a scornful glance, showing no fear at all, and walked straight towards an empty bed.
“Hey! Don’t rush. Come over and talk. What did you do?”
“I didn’t do anything. Can’t I come in just for fun?”
Lin Mu spoke without turning his head.
“Oh! Quite arrogant, aren’t you? Daring to talk like that in front of our boss?”
A tall man with a tiger tattoo grinned, revealing a set of large yellow teeth, and sneered.
“Why wouldn’t I dare? I talk to everyone like this. Are you guys special or something?”
Lin Mu stopped walking, turned around, and smiled playfully.
“Ha! Haven’t seen such a cocky kid in a long time. Got guts!”
A few others laughed too, looking at Lin Mu as if he were already dead.
“Anything else? If not, I’m going to rest. I’m very tired. Don’t disturb me.”
Lin Mu shook his head and ignored these people, walking directly to the bed.
“Want to sleep? That’s possible, but you have to pay respects to the group first. Who do you think runs this place?”
A strong middle-aged man in his forties immediately stood up and stared at Lin Mu menacingly.
“Gangs outside have that pay-respects custom. I didn’t expect you to play that game even in prison!”
“Sorry, I really don’t know who runs this place. How about you teach me?”
Lin Mu laughed heartily, turned around directly, and looked at the group with a smile.
“Kid, I think you’re looking for death! Let your grandpa here teach you the rules!”
A burly man stepped forward two steps and threw a punch directly at Lin Mu’s face.
Lin Mu didn’t even bother to dodge. Since this big guy wanted to hit his face so badly, he simply moved his face forward. With a jerk of his neck, his whole head slammed violently into the big man’s fist.
A crisp cracking sound was heard. The big man immediately clutched his own arm, retreating several steps. Beads of sweat instantly dotted his forehead.
Lin Mu’s head strike just now had directly broken the big man’s wrist.
The middle-aged man who seemed to be the boss had a glint in his eyes. His body shifted slightly, and in one step, he crossed over to stand in front of Lin Mu. His movements were quite swift. Both fists shot out simultaneously—one aimed at the chest, the other at the abdomen. From his moves, it was clear he was a trained fighter.
Unfortunately, he was still no match for Lin Mu. Lin Mu just casually reached out his right hand and slapped twice, intercepting both of the middle-aged man’s fists at the same time. The middle-aged man was slapped back several steps, crashing directly into the wall.
All the prisoners were greatly shocked. This boss was the best fighter among them. They never expected he couldn’t even handle one casual move from Lin Mu. It seemed they had really kicked an iron plate this time.