A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1142 Han Dong-Min's Fate

"Old Master Lu, you've misunderstood my words. That's not what I meant at all," said Han Dong-Min anxiously when he heard what Lu Cang-Qiong had just said. Fear had his heart racing a mile a second. He did not really know the extent of Lu Cang-Qiong's influence. But this was a man whom He Lan-Shan had personally welcomed when he had arrived at Yunzhou. It was clear that he wasn't someone whom Han Dong-Min could trifle with.

"Is that so? What do you mean then?"

Lu Cang-Qiong had reached the limits of his patience.

He could tell that Han Dong-Min seemed intent on speaking up for Ye Fan and helping the young man. He had no intentions of helping the Lu family with their revenge.

A dark look appeared on his face. He turned towards He Lan-Shan and thundered furiously. "Lan-Shan, is this the way the Jiangdong provincial government works? Is this the way you train your men? You seem to have lost your way. Instead of exacting justice for the people of Yunzhou, your men are now speaking up for ruffians and gangsters."

"How do you expect the folks of Yunzhou to sleep at night? Can the Jiangdong provincial government rest easy at night? Can our great country rest easy at night? If we don't get rid of these bad apples, the entire barrel will soon be filled with rotten apples. There will be chaos in Yunzhou!"

His harsh words were filled with judgment and disapproval.

He Lan-Shan was humiliated by the reprimand.

He flushed and began to apologize profusely.

"Please don't be upset, Old Master Lu. I'll make sure this matter is dealt with. You'll have a satisfactory answer." Having said that, he turned and glared at Han Dong-Min furiously. "Han Dong-Min, I'm going to ask you one last time. Are you going to make the arrest or not?"

"Secretary He, you're putting me in a terrible spot. This is above my paygrade," lamented Han Dong-Min. He was stuck between He Lan-Shan and Ye Fan, a rock and a hard place.

"I see what's going on here. You're going to disobey my direct orders," said He Lan-Shan furiously.

"You've failed in your duty as a government official and in your obligation as a member of our law-abiding society. Your disobedience of my direct orders is an explicit show of insubordination. You have no regard for the law, for your leaders and for your organization. You have neither principles nor morals that you uphold. You defied your superiors and aligned yourself with criminals and ruffians. As the head of the Jiangdong provincial government, I strip you of your authority and office in Yunzhou. You shall never be promoted or given another office."

He Lan-Shan was truly livid.

He had felt embarrassed by the farce that was happening in Jiangdong and causing him so much grief. Lu's presence had made things worse.

Han Dong-Min's open and public insubordination had added insult to injury. There was no way He Lan-Shan could have kept his temper under control in such a circumstance.

In a fit of anger, he had stripped Han Dong-Min of his title and office.

He was to be sent away to the impoverished and remote countryside to live amongst the poor villagers.

With a few words, he had destroyed Han Dong-Min's future.

All blood drained from Han Dong-Min's face. He shook violently and nearly collapsed onto the ground. Devastation and despair filled his eyes.

Like Ye Fan, he had been born in a rural village and had come from a family of

farmers.

His parents had scrimped and saved so that he could get a college education and get a job in the government.

He had toiled and labored over the years and risen from the position of a lowly clerk to where he was today.

His achievements had been hard earned.

Han Dong-Min had never taken them for granted.

He was a relentless and disciplined worker who put himself at the frontline every day, working hard for the benefit of his people and the country.

Throughout the years, he had initiated many projects that had helped the community. Bringing joy and happiness to the hardworking peasants of their country had been his lifelong ambition.

His achievements had been plentiful and his efforts repeatedly recognized.

He had a brighter and better future than Wu Wei-Tao.

He had never let his people down and he had never failed in his duties as a government official.

Han Dong-Min could not have foreseen that the career that he had fought so hard for his whole life would be ruined in a single day.

It didn't matter what he had done and how much love and respect he had earned from the people. None of that mattered in the face of a few words of rebuke from Lu Cang-Qiong and Wu Wei-Tao's malicious sabotage.

This was the greatest irony of his life.

His ambitions and his career had come to an end.

Han Dong-Min stood like an idiot, with his utter despair clear on his face. All life seemed to have drained from his body.

Han Dong-Min, you're not my match with it comes to politics," thought Wu Wei-Tao gleefully as a smug smile tugged at his lips. He was the one who had the most to gain from Han Dong-Min's downfall. Han Dong-Min had been his greatest rival and competitor in Yunzhou.

The vice mayor had the love of the people in Yunzhou and enjoyed greater respect than Wu Wei-Tao did.

Han Dong-Min was also more competent than Wu Wei-Tao.

The mayor had been worried that he might be replaced by Han Dong-Min one of these days.

His fears had been realized when Han Dong-Min had taken over all his duties after he had been temporarily stripped of his office.

He Lan-Shan's expulsion of Han Dong-Min from the latter's office had rid Wu Wei-Tao of his greatest worry.

Having announced Han Dong-Min's punishment, He Lan-Shan ignored the man and turned towards Wu Wei-Tao. "Wu Wei-Tao, I'm returning you the powers that you've been stripped of. You know what to do next."

Wu Wei-Tao was overjoyed. He slammed his palm against his chest proudly and promised He Lan-Shan and the others. "Don't worry, Secretary He. Leave the rest to me. Ye Fan's been wreaking havoc in Jiangdong, abusing his power and mistreating our people. He is a menace to Yunzhou."

"We've suffered his misdeeds for too long. I would have done something about him even if he hadn't killed Mr Lu's grandson. We're going to make him pay for everything that he's done. Secretary He, Mr Lu, don't worry. I'll summon the full force of Yunzhou's police and arrest every single one of these ruffians! I'm make sure justice is served and that Yunzhou, Jiangdong and Old Master Lu are appeased."

The mayor issued an order immediately and summoned every unit in the police force. Almost a thousand men gathered at Haiyuan Restaurant and surrounded Ye Fan.

Chaos descended upon Yunzhou once again.

The sirens of hundreds of police vehicles blared loudly as these cars sped down the streets and flooded the roads around Haiyuan Restaurant.

"Mr Chu, what should we do next? The government is coming after us now!" Li Er and the rest paled in terror at the sight before them.