SLAP!

Yang Hu delivered another fierce slap.

Li Fen winced in pain. Despite her anger and resentment, she knew she had met her match.

In this welfare institute, her arrogance and despotism were infamous. It wasn't just the children she bullied; she treated her colleagues and even charitable visitors with the same overbearing manner.

It wasn't that she was naturally like this; she acted this way because she had the director's backing.

Usually, everyone deferred to her to some extent, but today, she had run into someone truly ruthless.

"Pah!" Li Fen spat out a mouthful of blood and pointed at Shanshan with a venomous glare. "You're ratting me out just because I made you wash dishes for a couple of days? We have plenty of time. Just you wait and see how I deal with you!"

"So young and already a tattletale. Quite the skill you've picked up, eh!"

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, looking ready to strike.

Terrified, Shanshan trembled violently and clung tightly to Chen Yang.

"Believe it or not, I'll kill you today," Yang Hu snarled, his anger boiling over.

How could such an unreasonable shrew exist in this world, one so vicious to a five-year-old child? Seeing how she was so clearly used to throwing her weight around, one could only imagine how many children silently endured her abuse every day.

At this thought, Yang Hu could no longer contain his rage and threw a punch.

BANG!

Blood gushed from Li Fen's head as she collapsed to her knees.

The sudden commotion attracted the attention of other staff members, and within moments, a dozen people ran over.

The leader was a short, chubby, balding man in his fifties. He had a greasy face and was dressed in flashy clothes.

As the director of the welfare institute, Wang Hai wielded immense authority. Seeing Li Fen's bloodied face, he roared in fury, "Who did this?"

"Him!" Li Fen, her head spinning, let herself slump to the ground. She pointed first at Yang Hu, then at Chen Yang.

Yang Hu had hit her, but Chen Yang had given the order.

Then she started wailing about how being a good person gets you nowhere, acting as if she wanted to die.

"You said you were just here to visit, so how could you hit someone?" Wang Hai demanded, recognizing Yang Hu from when he had filled out the visitor registration earlier.

Yang Hu's expression remained icy, his eyes fixed on Li Fen on the ground.

"Are you the director here?" Chen Yang asked.

"I am!" Wang Hai looked at Chen Yang, guessing he was the one in charge. He questioned, "Answer me. Why did you assault my staff member?"

"If I remember correctly, millions of yuan are transferred to this institute's account annually. These funds are for daily expenses, staff wages, and facility maintenance. So, why are young children doing chores like washing dishes and laundry? If they resist in the slightest, they're probably beaten quite severely, aren't they?"

As he spoke, Chen Yang gently rolled up Shanshan's sleeve, revealing shocking blue and purple bruises on her tender arm.

This scene left Wang Hai stunned. So these two are here to cause trouble?

Then, he forced a smile and said nonchalantly, "Kid, you'd better keep your mouth shut about things that don't concern you! Besides, the issue here is that you've assaulted my staff!"

Chen Yang pulled Shanshan's sleeve back down and asked her softly, "Do you get beaten often?"

"She... she hits me almost every day," Shanshan said, her head lowered as she fiddled with the hem of her clothes. "I have to wash dishes for hundreds of people. If there's even a tiny stain left, she beats me with a stick."

"After the dishes, I have to do the laundry. By the time I'm finished, it's almost dawn, but she doesn't let me sleep during the day."

Shanshan's body convulsed with sobs, her tears splashing onto Chen Yang's arm.

"I knew it was you, you little rat!" Li Fen snarled as she struggled to her feet, wiping blood from her face. "Go on, keep talking. The days are long. We'll see how I deal with you then!"

"Shut up!" Wang Hai snapped, his brow twitching. He then turned to Yang Hu. "Visiting hours are over. Please leave immediately!"

He was, after all, feeling guilty and didn't want the situation to escalate, as it would do him no good.

Chen Yang ignored him. "If you can't answer my earlier question, I will take it to the highest authority."

Wang Hai was taken aback for a moment, then laughed. "Kid, don't push your luck! I am the highest authority here. I'm the emperor. I call all the shots!"

Wang Hai was emphatic and brimming with confidence, carrying the air of a street thug.

"I've already made a concession. If you insist on staying, then I'll have to settle this score properly, and you might just end up in a jail cell!" Wang Hai said, his expression arrogant and his tone menacing.

But Chen Yang didn't even spare him a glance. He simply instructed Yang Hu, "Get the person in charge over here immediately. They have fifteen minutes."

Wang Hai was speechless. Who did this guy think he was? Demanding the person in charge to show up, just like that? And with a fifteen-minute deadline?

"Haha!" Wang Hai burst out laughing. "Kid, it looks like you're determined to challenge me to the end. In that case, don't blame me for being discourteous!"

Completely ignoring him, Chen Yang carried Shanshan toward the shade of a tree.

"Director, call the police! Have them arrested!" Li Fen whispered, sidling up to Wang Hai.

"Of course I'm calling the police!" Wang Hai said darkly. "Trespassing in a welfare institute and molesting a child... that's enough to let him rot in prison for half his life."

"Heh heh, the director is as ruthless as ever."

A short distance away, Yang Hu hung up his phone. With his hands clasped behind his back, he walked up to Wang Hai and smiled. "Someone is definitely going to die here today. As for who... I can't say. But I hope you two are ready."

Wang Hai and Li Fen were stunned into silence.

Yang Hu patted Wang Hai's shoulder, then pulled over a chair, sat down, and lit a cigarette.

He knew that Chen Yang's calm demeanor concealed a raging inferno. This incident had crossed a line. It was unforgivable.

Before long, a middle-aged man in a stand-up collar jacket ran over, followed by three assistants drenched in sweat.

At the sight of this man, Wang Hai's face paled, and Li Fen was so terrified she couldn't utter a sound.

"S-Secretary Huang, what brings you here?" Wang Hai stammered, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead as he forced himself to greet him.

"Hmph!" The man, Huang Zhenxuan, snorted heavily. "Why am I here? Don't you know perfectly well? Forcing these children to wash dishes and do laundry... You have some nerve!"

"A misunderstanding! Secretary Huang, this is all a misunderstanding!" Wang Hai insisted, his face ashen.

"I'll deal with you later," Huang Zhenxuan said coldly, pointing at him.

Walking over to Yang Hu, Huang Zhenxuan extended a hand with a smile. "Hello, I'm Huang Zhenxuan from the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"Hello." Yang Hu rose and nodded, presenting an ID. "Hanyun Valley, Deputy Commander, Yang Hu."

"Greetings, Martial Guard Yang!" Huang Zhenxuan said with trepidation, returning the ID respectfully while trying to suppress the turmoil in his heart.

Then, his gaze drifted subconsciously to the young man sitting under the tree, holding a little girl.

Could that be... the Zhennan Prince?

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