Chapter 139: Righteousness Triumphs Over Evil [Grand Finale]

This story is purely a work of fiction.

"That was ten years ago, times have changed. You know that, my dear Manager Ma?" Then, the person added, "Right, calling you Manager Ma is doing you a favor; I should really call you Scatterbrained Ma, don't you think, Scatterbrained Ma?" Wu Huayang taunted.

"Don't try to play games with me here. If you want to pick a fight, you'll have to see if you're even in my league." Ma Shengwei seemed entirely unfearful. With that, Ma Shengwei hung up the phone.

Although Ma Shengwei sounded tough, he was actually terrified inside.

He called Lü Jiahui, "Grab your passport immediately, go to the airport, leave Dahe, and hide abroad. I have pressing matters to deal with right now."

Upon receiving the call, Lü Jiahui was scared out of his wits. "Has something happened?"

"Never mind whether something has happened or not; just flee right now. I've already booked your plane ticket, and I've transferred enough money into your overseas bank account to last you for several lifetimes. Hurry!" Ma Shengwei commanded.

After arranging his younger brother's escape plan, Ma Shengwei replayed his earlier conversation with the stranger in his mind.

He simply could not swallow this insult. Ever since he arrived in Dahe, no one had ever mocked him like this, calling him "Scatterbrained Ma."

In his hometown, "Scatterbrained Ma" was a derogatory term, meaning a fool. But Ma Shengwei had always considered himself immensely brilliant, rarely holding the intelligence of ordinary people in any regard.

Ma Shengwei picked up the satellite phone again. "Sorry about that, we were interrupted for a moment. Let's continue our chat."

"A moment? What kind of moment? Thinking about how to make a clean getaway, right?" Chi Xiyu asked.

Realizing the person on the other end was a different, familiar voice, Ma Shengwei quickly asked, "And who are you?"

"I am Chi Xiyu. You shouldn't be unfamiliar with that name," Chi Xiyu replied with utmost seriousness.

"Chi Zhaoming's son?" Ma Shengwei asked in astonishment.

"Yes, that's right. I am indeed Chi Zhaoming's son, Chi Xiyu," Xiyu answered.

"Instead of going to the hospital to see your father for the very last time, you have the leisure to idle away your time chatting with me here?" Ma Shengwei questioned.

"I will go see him. But right now, nothing is more important than putting you behind bars," Chi Xiyu said righteously.

"Let's go back to what I said before: let's rely on ability. Didn't your uncle try just like you back then, wanting to put me in prison and claiming he would toll the death knell for me? And what was the result? If not tolling the death knell for himself, he was at least driven out of the police force, wasn't he?" Ma Shengwei said through clenched teeth, his fists itching for action.

"Just wait for me to toll your death knell. I certainly will. I don't have time to engage in verbal sparring with you here; I'm at the airport catching a fugitive," Chi Xiyu said.

Ma Shengwei felt his blood run cold, thinking that his brother must be at the airport right now. Could they be arresting Lü Jiahui? He asked himself, "Are you at the airport? I don't believe it."

The informant's location had already been sent to Ma Shengwei's phone. Upon receiving the geolocation data, Ma Shengwei felt utterly hopeless.

"It's not me at the airport; my colleagues are at the airport arresting your lovely younger brother. And..." Chi Xiyu replied. "I'll also give you some bad news: your silencing operation has failed. Mayor Bian is already in the interrogation room of the provincial department, confessing to everything he has done."

At that very moment, another call came in on Xiyu's phone. "I have another call coming in, hanging up."

Chi Xiyu hung up and answered the new call. Action Squad Three transmitted the news that Lü Jiahui had been successfully arrested. Unfortunately, before the arrest operation began, Gao Yating had received a warning from Will, been picked up by Will using an MC Entertainment helicopter, flown to QD Airport in City H, and escaped via Country K. The police had already issued a red notice for Gao Yating.

Simultaneously, at the Supreme 球吧 Bar, Leng Junfeng, Dai Yongjiu, and all relevant personnel from Douhao Finance were rounded up in one fell swoop.

At the gravesite of Chi Zhaoming's father in Xiaohe, Wu Zhengzhe dug up the earthenware jar that Chi Zhaoming had asked him to bury by the grave on the night of grave-sweeping, and carefully retrieved the evidence left behind by Ma Shengwei's crimes.

In the surgical ward of the hospital, Chi Zhaoming's lung infection was worsening day by day, and he even lapsed into a coma on the fifteenth day after his surgery.

After returning to the country and undergoing meticulous treatment and care by specialists, Xiao Jin had regained consciousness.

Xiao Jin's awakening could be said to be the most favorable news for the closure of the Dahe case.

Seeing Xiao Jin wake up, Xiao Yi wept tears of joy, holding his hand and crying like a broken dam. When she learned that Dai Yongjiu had been arrested, she desperately wanted to see the man who had been love at first sight for her.

She had not seen this beloved man of hers for ten years, but her application for a visit was temporarily denied.

In the Dahe interrogation room, Wang Yifa and Zhang Chi from the Hexi Vocational College also confessed fully to their criminal acts. Wang Yifa had been driven by greed to harbor murderous intentions toward Fan Wei's aunt, leading to the aunt's tragic fate.

Before arresting Lü Jiahui, the investigative task force had suspected Zhang Chi. It was not until Lü Jiahui was captured that they learned Fan Wei's death was because an accidental goal scored by Fan Wei had caused massive losses for Leng Junfeng, Ghost-Face, and Lü Jiahui, prompting Lü Jiahui to organize Ghost-Face's gang to murder Fan Wei to vent their hatred.

On the night of Fan Wei's death, Dahe head coach Nian Weiyi was also murdered by Lü Jiahui's gang in a hotel room, dismembered, placed in a sack weighted down with large stones, and sunk to the bottom of the Dahe River.

The special investigation team found Nian Weiyi's body at Yantangwei in Dahe, corroborating the confessions of Ghost-Face's gang.

In Ma Shengwei's secret vault, a roomful of cash was discovered. Ironically, when entering that secret vault, the impenetrable underground vault door operated on a voice-activated password.

The investigators tried using the password provided by Ma Shengwei, but the digital lock refused to budge. They had no choice but to bring Ma Shengwei to the scene. When he spoke the words, "Enforce the law for the people, remain honest and perform official duties cleanly," the door swung open in response—a supreme and biting irony.

On the day the Dahe mafia-style crime case went to trial, criminals such as Ma Shengwei, Leng Junfeng, Ghost-Face, and Lü Jiahui were facing the solemn judgment of the law.

Seated in a wheelchair, Xiao Jin was pushed slowly into the courtroom by Xiao Yi. Upon seeing Xiao Jin, Ma Shengwei seemed to begin trembling uncontrollably; this was a scene he had never, in his wildest dreams, expected.

When Xiao Yi's gaze met Dai Yongjiu's, Dai Yongjiu was overwhelmed with emotion and instantly burst into tears.

Xiao Jin's memory had largely recovered, and he arrived at the scene as the primary witness.

In the surgical department of the Dahe Hospital, Professor Qu Wenkai called Wu Zhengzhe to inform him of Chi Zhaoming's critical condition. "You need to bring Chi Xiyu over immediately; this might be his last chance to see his father."

After ending the call, Wu Zhengzhe handed the evidence retrieved from Dahe to the defense counsel. Chi Xiyu, who was attending the hearing from the gallery, saw his uncle Wu Zhengzhe motioning to him and hurried over to his side.

Upon learning that his father was critically ill, Chi Xiyu and Wu Zhengzhe prepared to set off for the Dahe Hospital.

Lying in his hospital bed at the Dahe Hospital, Chi Zhaoming saw Wu Zhengzhe and his son arrive, and a ray of hopeful light seemed to return to his eyes.

Wu Zhengzhe sat by Chi Zhaoming's side and informed him that the Dahe underworld forces had been completely eradicated, and that he himself had received notice of reinstatement.

"Then I can rest easy. You must guide Xiyu well; I am entrusting him and Du Juan to you," Chi Zhaoming said, his eyes now shimmering with tears.

"I've already organized your novel for you, but I can't quite decide on a title," Wu Zhengzhe said, looking at Chi Zhaoming.

"We are all pursuers on the road of life, chasing our ideals with a set life goal in mind. We each harbor our own desires, and desire in itself is not wrong. The mistake I made in those past years was forgetting one principle: if one desires without knowing when to stop, one loses what one desires; if one possesses without knowing contentment, one loses what one possesses. Why don't you title the novel *City of Desire*?" Chi Zhaoming's voice was growing weak.

"Good, good, we finally have one—just that title: *City of Desire*. I love it!" Wu Zhengzhe said joyfully.

Mingyue and Situ arrived at the Dahe Hospital at that very moment and entered the ward.

She pushed her way to Chi Zhaoming's bedside, and seeing her eldest brother on the verge of death, her tears burst forth uncontrollably as she grasped his hand.

Chi Zhaoming spoke in a faint voice, "I'm sorry!"

Mingyue wiped away a tear with her hand. "Don't you ever say sorry again!"

Xiyu also came to Chi Zhaoming's side, gazing at his father. Chi Zhaoming took Chi Xiyu's hand and placed it into Wu Zhengzhe's hand.

Xiyu glanced at Du Juan, who stood quietly off to the side.

Chi Zhaoming slowly closed his eyes, a smile gracing his face.

A ray of sunlight from outside the window shone upon the bed and upon Chi Zhaoming's face, carrying an expression of comfort and a radiant smile.

Thus, Chi Zhaoming quietly departed. The dreams he had painstakingly pursued vanished weightlessly like a shadow, leaving behind only heavy sighs for the living! [Series Finale]