<h4>Chapter 1201: Chapter 1208: The Veteran General Takes Command</h4>


    Seeing Ling Chening out of the nightclub, the gazes of dozens of men in suits all focused on him.


    "Mr. Ling, the nightclub doesn’t open until seven in the evening. Aren’t you a bit early?" A voice came from the crowd. Ling Chen fixed his eyes on the speaker, realizing it was the young man who had driven him and Nanrong Wanqing to the banquet the other day.


    Ling Chen looked around at the crowd, smiled faintly, and said, "I am a bit early. But you don’t need such arge setup to wee me, do you?"


    "Mr. Hong instructed us; since Mr. Ling is a distinguished guest, we must entertain him well." After speaking, the young man nced behind Ling Chen and asked, "Mr. Ling, why are you alone? How about having yourpanionse out?"


    "Sorry, they’re not convenient right now. Whatever the matter is, just address it to me."


    As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of sirens suddenly came from the roadside. Soon, several police cars parked in front of the nightclub. As the car doors opened, more than a dozen police officers stepped out. Seeing them, the young man immediately approached.


    "Officer Luo, this man forcibly entered the nightclub and intentionally hurt people. Please take him back for investigation."


    "Rest assured, we will certainly enforce thew impartially." The officer nodded, then turned his gaze to Ling Chen,manding softly, "Arrest him, take him back, and interrogate him thoroughly."


    "Yes, sir!" Several officers responded and strode toward Ling Chen.


    Seeing the police closing in with handcuffs, Ling Chen inwardly cursed at the unfavorable situation. In such circumstances, he couldn’t resist the police; otherwise, the charges would be severe. In a ce like Beijing, there were too many restrictions; even a small matter could be serious. If any evidence fell into the hands of the enemy, they could find a reason to destroy you even over something trivial. Talk about reason? Hmph! These people were hired by Hong Wei, naturally biased towards him, and they wouldn’t listen to his plea.


    Thinking of this, Ling Chen was momentarily at a loss. He had counted on Tang Yuan to help, but with Tang Yuan not there, he couldn’t do much, or at least couldn’t act officially.


    As thoughts raced through his mind, Ling Chen’s gaze fell on the young man. At that moment, thetter was also looking at him, a mocking smile on his face. Damn it! Ling Chen was secretly displeased; he couldn’t retaliate—really frustrating.


    Just as the officers were about to take Ling Chen away with the handcuffs, a military jeep suddenly rushed over from the roadside.


    Fearing being hit by the jeep, everyone quickly stepped aside. As the jeep came to a halt in front of Ling Chen, the passenger seat door swung open, and an elderly man with white hair, dressed in military uniform, jumped out of the vehicle. At the same time, two more military jeeps arrived and parked by the roadside, with over a dozen armed soldiers surrounding the men in suits.


    Seeing the neers, joy welled up in Ling Chen’s heart, sweeping away the gloomy feelings.


    "What are you doing?" The old man shouted at the officers, "Get back! Anyone who touches him will eat a bullet from me."


    This sudden change stunned everyone present, especially the police, who were all intimidated by the old man’s aura, standing still without daring to move.


    Officer Luo, who was leading the team, finally reacted, jogging over to the old man. After ncing at the general stars on the old man’s shoulder, his legs grew weak, and sweat covered his forehead.


    "G-Ge-General, what... what are you up to?" Officer Luo asked with a forced smile.


    "Nothing much," the old man said coldly. "Upholding justice is supposed to be your job as the police. Since you’re ipetent, let me, an old man, take over. Call your director. If I don’t see him within ten minutes, he’ll be out of his position."


    Hearing the old man’s bold words, Officer Luo dared not ask further, quickly responding with ’Yes’ and scrambled to the side, pulling out his phone.


    Witnessing this, the young man’s expression changed slightly; he discreetly took out his phone, intending to call Hong Wei. However, before he could dial, arge hand suddenly reached out from behind, ruthlessly snatching and smashing his phone to the ground.


    The one who acted was none other than the subordinates brought by the old man.


    "Listen up, all of you! Stand still. Anyone who dares to move, I’ll shoot them. Got it?" The old man shouted coldly. Seeing everyone nodding submissively, he nodded in satisfaction and turned to Ling Chen.


    "You, brat, every time youe to Beijing, you stir up trouble," the old man scolded jokingly. "Isn’t itfortable unless you cause some trouble?"


    Ling Chen embarrassedly scratched his head and said, "General, you can’t me me. The trouble came to me, I couldn’t just ignore it." Pausing, Ling Chen asked softly, "General, how did you know I was here?"


    "Wasn’t it that kid Tang Yuan who called me? He said you were in trouble and hoped I could help you. I didn’t hesitate, immediately brought my guardpany over. Brat, tell me, what’s going on?"


    Ling Chen nodded and recounted the recent events.


    After listening, Qiao Zhen’s expression became displeased, "You did well. Hmph! Whatever happens this time, I’ll back you up. I want to see if Beijing is ruled by Hong Wei or the government."


    Not long after, the police chief responsible for this area arrived at the Wanziqianhong Nightclub.


    Seeing Qiao Zhen in the crowd, he was taken aback and quickly ran over, respectfully greeting, "General Qiao, what brings you here?"


    "I don’t want to waste words with you. Personally lead a team with Ling Chen inside and exin to me how you n to handle this."


    Upon Qiao Zhen’smand, the chief dared not disobey and immediately gathered over a dozen subordinates to follow Ling Chen into the nightclub.


    A few minutester, the police chief emerged from the nightclub, his expression grave.


    "General Qiao, such an incident in my jurisdiction warrants my ountability. Rest assured, I will handle it impartially, not letting any wrongdoers escape."


    "Good." Qiao Zhen nodded, "You arrange for the media; in an hour, hold a press conference here. You’ll host, and I’ll watch."


    Hearing this, the chief hesitated, somewhat reluctantly saying, "General Qiao, isn’t this too much? Maybe... maybe we should handle it discreetly."


    "Discreetly?" Qiao Zhen sneered, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. I warn you, though I’ve retired, removing a small police chief like you is easy. Either do as I say or... take off that uniform and get out immediately."