Chapter 576: Chapter 576: No Chance of Turning Things Around in This Lifetime
As soon as Huo Tingdong arrived, Lin Qi’s expression seemed somewhat uneasy: “Honey…”
Huo Tingdong walked over to her, squatted down in front of her, and gently cupped her face.
The bright red fingerprints on her face were very noticeable.
Fifteen minutes ago, he received a call and immediately pushed back the meeting to rush here. Seeing Lin Qi injured, he carefully checked for other injuries: “Is there anywhere else you’re hurt?”
“I’m fine.”
Lin Qi said, “Thankfully, Mr. Du was here.”
Huo Tingdong looked at Du Shaoheng.
Du Shaoheng’s cheekbone was only slightly bruised.
Huo Tingdong: “Are you okay?”
Du Shaoheng replied, “I’m fine.”
Huo Tingdong asked somewhat impatiently: “Where is he?”
Du Shaoheng pointed to the interrogation room: “He’s still making a statement.”
Huo Tingdong: “Got it.”
He stood up and said to Lin Qi: “You sit here obediently and don’t go anywhere. Wait for me a moment.”
After speaking, Huo Tingdong headed to the interrogation room.
Lin Qi got nervous: “What are you going to do?”
It seemed as though Huo Tingdong hadn’t heard her. As he approached the door, through it, he heard the man’s enraged voice: “Hitting people is wrong! But it was their son who started hitting first! A parent protecting their child, my son was beaten, can I not hit back?!”
With a bang.
Huo Tingdong kicked the door wide open.
The two auxiliary officers inside, who were taking the statement, jumped in shock as Huo Tingdong burst in. They stood up vigilantly and shouted, “Who are you?”
Huo Tingdong glanced at them: “I’m Lin Qi’s family member, my surname is Huo.”
Both officers immediately chose to keep silent!
Lin Qi had used her ID during the statement, clearly displaying the name of her spouse.
“Huo Tingdong.”
Almost no one in Beijing didn’t know this name.
This was their first time meeting Huo Tingdong in person. No wonder he was the man leading Huace Group, his aura was terrifyingly powerful.
Huo Tingdong: “Can you guys step out for a moment? I need some private space with this gentleman.”
The two officers nodded: “Okay.”
They wisely packed up their notebooks and exited the room, thoughtfully closing the door behind them.
Huo Tingdong walked over, picked up the man’s ID from the table, glanced at it, and enunciated, “Lin, Jian, Ye.”
This name seemed somewhat familiar.
Lin Jianye managed a famous debt collection company.
He had some credentials and background, and debt collecting was known to be a gray industry. Anyone thriving in this field would dabble in various connections.
Debt collection companies maintained a group of thugs who used to implement violent collections, employing every conceivable method to collect debts.
He had heard of this name back when the economy was tough a few years ago. Some business owners went bankrupt, deeply in debt, including a once-glorious female CEO of a concrete company, who was forced to jump from a building. One of the creditors was Lin Jianye, and this incident was quite sensational at the time.
Huo Tingdong put down the ID and grabbed his collar.
Lin Jianye roughly tried to loosen his grip: “Let go! Who are you?!”
Just as he finished speaking, with a bang, Huo Tingdong raised his leg and fiercely kicked him in the chest. Lin Jianye was sent flying, collapsing on the floor with the chair’s legs breaking two of them.
He let out a muffled groan, furiously trying to get back up but hadn’t yet swung his fist before, with a thump, Huo Tingdong grabbed his hair and slammed his head hard against the wall.
He lowered his head, coldly staring into his face: “Which hand?”
The sudden question left Lin Jianye momentarily puzzled: “What are you doing?”
Huo Tingdong: “I’m asking you which hand you used to bully my wife?”
Is he the husband of that woman?
Lin Jianye became even more furious: “You dare to touch me again!”
With a thud.
Huo Tingdong punched him hard in the face, throwing him to the ground.
Lin Jianye couldn’t believe that with his massive physique, he couldn’t resist Huo Tingdong at all!
Huo Tingdong walked over and crushed his right hand fiercely: “Is it this hand?”
Lin Jianye grimaced in pain, terrified, trying to retract his hand.
Huo Tingdong snorted coldly, stomping hard on his knuckles: “If you won’t say, then both hands will be ruined!”
Outside.
Lin Qi heard the intermittent clanging sounds from the interrogation room, like heavy objects hitting the floor.
She listened with her heart racing, knowing the man was big, worrying that Huo Tingdong might suffer.
Du Shaoheng suddenly caught her: “What are you doing?”
Lin Qi: “I’m afraid he’ll bully my husband!”
Du Shaoheng looked at her and laughed incredulously: “Don’t worry.”
Lin Qi: “I hear sounds of fighting coming from inside…”
Just as she finished speaking, the door suddenly opened from the inside.
Huo Tingdong walked out, straightening his slightly disheveled shirt and tie, and headed towards Lin Qi: “Let’s go.”
Lin Qi stopped him, checking him carefully. He didn’t have a single injury.
Huo Tingdong: “What are you checking?”
Lin Qi: “I heard sounds of fighting…”
She spoke as she glanced into the interrogation room, unable to stop her lips from twitching hard.
Inside the room, Lin Jianye lay on the ground, unable to even crawl up, and she caught a glimpse of his swollen face!
Oh well!
It wasn’t a fight; it was a one-sided beating!
She hadn’t expected Huo Tingdong to be so robust, especially since he was wearing a suit that prevented any real movement.
But she forgot entirely that Huo Tingdong’s background made this kind of opponent no match for him.
Not to mention touching him, he couldn’t even touch a strand of his hair.
Lin Qi: “Could you have killed someone?”
Huo Tingdong: “Left him with some breath.”
After giving the man a harsh lesson, he finally vented his anger. He teasingly flicked her nose, still in the mood for a joke: “Don’t worry, even if I killed someone, I can afford the consequences.”
Lin Qi said: “There’s no need to stoop to his level.”
Huo Tingdong: “He touched you, he deserves to die.”
Pausing, he asked: “How did this kind of person bully you? Didn’t you bring bodyguards with you?”
Lin Qi rubbed her temples: “I went to the hospital to see Junjun, what’s the point of bringing bodyguards, doesn’t it seem weird…”
Huo Tingdong: “Next time, no matter what you’re going out to do, bring two bodyguards. If you’re afraid it’ll be too flashy, I’ll instruct them to stay out of sight unless necessary.”
Lin Qi listened and nodded: “I’ll make sure of it next time.”
Mo Ke followed them out the door, listening to their conversation, rubbing his nose.
That man obviously had eyes but couldn’t see, provoking someone he shouldn’t have. Breaking a few bones was minor; the real devastation was that he’d be ruined for life.
He could tell that Huo Tingdong was serious. Once he seriously dealt with a person, that person would never recover for the rest of their life.