Xiao Selang's expression was grim.

Liu Kuangdao... he was very clear about who he was. Right now, Young Master Yu was busy with a great plan, preparing to rewrite the structure of the underground world of Huadu. Among the three major forces in the plan, the most important were the organizations controlled by Yu Tianlin, Liu Kuangdao, and Dog King; conflicts with these individuals must be avoided for now.

Thus, the appearance of Liu Qianhui had greatly impacted Xiao Selang's initial plans and his next moves.

Queen Qi was also slightly taken aback, seeing Liu Qianhui casting affectionate glances at Lin Hai, a surge of jealousy irked her heart, and she turned to glare fiercely at that dead beast.

The dead beast pretended to look away indifferently at Xiao Selang, deliberately ignoring Queen Qi's jealous gaze.

Li Changfeng's smile grew wider and longer as Brother Lin could turn danger into safety, and his mood was quite elated.

"Miss Liu, can you afford the accusation of illegal possession of a firearm?" Although Xiao Selang did not want to clash with Liu Qianhui, he would not allow his own dignity to be trampled on.

"Whoever dares to hurt Lin Hai, I will shoot them dead. It's just a matter of spending life in prison."

"What a 'just.'" Xiao Selang's face grew uglier.

Xiao Guitu was incredibly shocked inside. The Lin Hai he originally thought to be a foolish, poor ghost, actually knew so many people, which was far beyond his expectations.

"Ah, it seems today's issues should be minimized," Xiao Guitu sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat annoyed about being slapped for nothing.

Xiao Selang was trying to find a way to step down for now and let today's incident pass, planning to deal with Lin Hai deadly later when suddenly a red flag sedan slowly drove into the venue.

A calm middle-aged man in a neat black suit, full of spirit, qi, and right-mindedness, stepped down from the passenger side.

The middle-aged man went to the back, bent over to open the door, and a pair of high heels slowly stepped out of the car into everyone's sight.

Following that, a middle-aged professional woman wearing sunglasses walked over directly from that side, with the middle-aged man closely following her like a personal bodyguard.

Xiao Selang was both puzzled and shocked because he recognized this middle-aged woman.

"Mayor Tao, what brings you here?" Xiao Selang asked in confusion.

All eyes present were focused on Tao Xia.

As the first robust female deputy mayor of Huadu city, rumored to be soon promoted—whether as the mayor or as the party secretary, becoming the focus of everyone's curiosity.

Besides the greater influence brought about by the upcoming promotion, Tao Xia's assertive style, decisive actions, and her wholehearted service for the people—really, genuinely serving the people—her work attitude, and her hatred for evil, severe crackdown on corrupt officials also made her a figure of reverence in Huadu's bustling official scene.

Moreover, Tao Xia was in charge of the disciplinary committees, and now, in the era of fighting "tigers" and swatting "flies" to build the Huaxia dream, one could imagine her daunting presence in the eyes of various officials.

"I just came to have a look, Director Xiao, continue with your work," Tao Xia said indifferently, her thoughts indecipherable behind her sunglasses.

Actually, Tao Xia came here mainly because she heard someone was going to disturb this place.

Perhaps others didn't know that this place buried a Tomb of Honor of a special woman, but due to her grandfather, Tao Xia was well aware that in this modest and tranquil land, there rested a woman who forever held a place in that man's heart.

Before arriving, Tao Xia had already made countless analyses and guesses about the outcome in her mind. She feared that Lin Hai, in a fit of rage, would clash with the police.

Others might not know Lin Hai's strength, but Tao Xia was acutely aware. The former mysterious special forces instructor of Dragon Tooth—Long Hai, who had dominated the Dragon and Tiger List battles, beating all experts including Kirin and the Yin-Yang Sword. With such formidable skills, the Huadu police would stand no chance if he were enraged.

But if he killed a police officer, and did so openly, it would be extremely detrimental to Lin Hai.

Seven years ago, she had already considered herself Lin Hai's woman. For her man, she knew she had to do something. Although they could not marry, she was willing to be the woman behind the scenes, striving to be the best such woman she could, devising strategies and dedicating herself wholeheartedly, all to secure a place in his heart.

Xiao Selang opened his mouth, somewhat surprised by Tao Xia's response.

Just as he was about to give orders to take Lin Hai and Xiao Guitu back for a slow interrogation and use the opportunity to further tighten the screws on Lin Hai, Tao Xia spoke again.

"Lin Hai, do you have time later? Let's have tea together. You always turn me down; you must give me face today." Tao Xia's tone carried an unmistakable note of playful anger and reproach.

"This…" Xiao Guitu's eyes widened. The iron-fisted female Mayor of Huadu was asking Lin Hai out for tea? And from her tone, it seemed less of an invitation and more of a small plea, hoping Lin Hai would grace her with his presence.

"Is that possible?"

"Did my ears just deceive me?"

"Mayor Tao knows Lin Hai?"

"What is Lin Hai's background?"

Almost everyone had the same expression, faces filled with shock, mouths agape in astonishment, standing dazedly on the spot, unable to keep up with what was happening.

"I'm afraid I'm a bit busy at the moment, I need to handle the situation at hand," Lin Hai said, feeling touched inside. Tao Xia, to give him face, did not hesitate to use a pleading tone. It must have been hard for her.

At this, everyone was astounded once more.

"Damn, did my ears just play tricks on me?"

The first iron-fisted female Mayor, in charge of the Discipline Inspection Commission, countless officials in Huadu wished to establish ties with the beautiful Mayor Tao, even attempting to curry favor. And today? A seemingly ordinary guy knew the Mayor and was even refusing her request…

In Xiao Guitu's mind, "This Lin Hai is really snubbing a face that's been offered. The Mayor might be friends with him, but to openly snub the Mayor in front of everyone might not bode well…"

"Idiot remains an idiot. The Mayor gives face, and this fool doesn't cherish it, deserves to be dealt with harshly," Xiao Selang thought with satisfaction.

Queen Qi thought to herself, this is bad. Being a woman, she knew that if a man publicly disregarded a woman, he was probably asking for trouble.

Li Changfeng was also nervous inside: "Brother Hai, this is a good opportunity. If the Mayor steps in, you could surely turn danger into safety. How could you be so stubborn!"

Liu Qianhui was also greatly worried.

However, Tao Xia merely smiled mildly, showing no sign of anger, but instead said, "Alright, I'll wait for you. Consider this me asking you out for tea, what do you say?"

"What?" Xiao Guitu was so shocked he nearly gasped.

"This is so unscientific! When did the iron-fisted female Mayor become so amiable?" Xiao Selang's eyes nearly popped out.

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