122: Chapter 119 Security Bureau

Watching the group of people drive away into the distance, Li Changsheng slowly lowered his hand.

"That Director Jiang seemed quite amiable."

Li Changsheng hadn't expected that the leader just now was actually a director from Wu City. His purpose was clear: nothing more than showing friendliness, while seemingly hinting that he shouldn't cause any trouble.

They're all a bunch of old foxes.

Li Changsheng sighed inwardly. Although his actions were for the best, such a rash act of killing eight people in a fit of rage could hardly fail to make people wary.

Of course, he understood the other party; after all, they were administrators and should naturally consider the safety of the public.

"However, there was no choice. Perhaps if it happened again, I would still take action."

Li Changsheng shook his head, but his brow furrowed slightly.

"That group of people just now felt a bit off, like..."

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The car drove along the slightly bumpy cement road in the countryside. In the middle car, Xiao Zhang, Director Zhang, and Director Jiang were all sitting together.

"Xiao Zhang, you've spent some time with this Mr. Li. What kind of person do you think he is?"

Director Jiang spoke slowly. He had a blood pressure monitor strapped to his arm, and he breathed steadily as he spoke.

"Director Jiang, Brother Li is actually a pretty good person, but he definitely needs to be taken seriously. Oh right, that video from last time was a clip of Brother Li throwing a punch; I feel like even those boxing champions might not be able to fight better than him."

Zhang Zhirong spoke with a very solemn expression. After all, everyone present was a leader, except for the driver.

However, after he finished speaking, neither Director Zhang nor Director Jiang had any reaction, which made Zhang Zhirong a bit suspicious.

The next moment, it was the driver in the front row who spoke up instead.

"How is that Mr. Li's relationship with his neighbors usually? What are some of his daily habits? What does he do every day?"

The driver's voice was calm, and his eyes remained fixed on the road ahead.

Zhang Zhirong was sitting in the back row with his uncle, Director Zhang. At this moment, through the front mirror, he saw only a very ordinary and unremarkable face.

This was the kind of face that would typically go completely unnoticed in a crowd.

Zhang Zhirong looked at his uncle, Director Zhang, and seeing him nod inconspicuously, he then said:

"Mr. Li has a good relationship with his neighbors on a daily basis, and everyone has a lot of praise for him. In all the days I was there, I never saw him have a conflict with anyone.

Moreover, he is a very loyal and righteous person; if the neighbors have any trouble, he will lend a hand.

His daily habits... are practicing martial arts. Yes, he spends a lot of time exercising every day, with an unshakeable morning run. And he runs very fast; it doesn't look like an ordinary person exercising at all, but rather like someone competing in a race.

He also likes to read, but they are all books on traditional martial arts, and occasionally he'll look into some medical books."

"Medical books? Can you disclose what specific field they are in?" the driver spoke again.

"Um... they should be some books about Traditional Chinese Medicine, involving human meridians, acupoints, and the application of pharmacology and the like.

I don't understand it much, so I don't really know the specifics of that," Zhang Zhirong said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Mm, okay. Comrade Zhang Zhirong, you have completed your task excellently."

The driver simply said these words and didn't speak another word. The atmosphere in the car suddenly became exceptionally silent.

After a long while, Director Jiang let out a long sigh of relief and commented.

"Not bad, my blood pressure has dropped. It seems I can't stop taking the blood pressure medication!" Director Jiang lamented, looking a bit depressed as he took off the blood pressure monitor.

"Director Jiang, you are working too hard for public affairs. You could actually slow down and not let yourself get so tired," Director Zhang said with a worried expression at this time.

"Sigh, there's no choice. I still have to be busy for a while lately," Director Jiang waved his hand, his tone carrying quite a bit of integrity.

Zhang Zhirong sat in the back row with a face full of suspicion; he always felt the atmosphere in the car was very strange.

And what exactly was the deal with this driver?

Why did both his uncle and Director Jiang seem to be trying hard to perform?

He looked toward his uncle, but his uncle didn't even glance at him, clearly unwilling to say more.

How could Director Zhang dare to say anything right now? At least while sharing a car with this person, he didn't want to say anything at all.

This was because this person had come from the Security Bureau. When he saw Director Jiang bringing this person to his small branch bureau, he had been nervous for a while.

But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. He hadn't committed any crimes, so why should he feel guilty?

As for why the people from the Security Bureau didn't personally come forward to contact Mr. Li, Director Zhang and Director Jiang weren't clear on that; it wasn't their place to interfere with how the higher-ups wanted to handle things.

Since the other party was unwilling to show their face or reveal their identity, they naturally played along with the act.

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Humming a little tune, Li Changsheng leisurely made his way home. The meeting just now had also mentioned the matter of the bounty.

Director Jiang had already stated that in three days, the four million would be deposited. He just needed to go to the bureau to complete the handover, and there might be some questioning required, which Li Changsheng didn't mind.

Huh!

Suddenly, Li Changsheng saw Third Uncle standing at his own doorway not far away, talking to two men dressed in windbreakers, looking like hikers.

By the time Li Changsheng walked over, the two had already finished chatting with Third Uncle and happened to pass him by.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng shook his head. It was normal for there to be many tourists in the village; there were always some self-driving tourists asking for directions or looking for a place to stay every day, none of which was unusual.

"Why are there so many people coming to travel lately?"

Just then, Third Uncle, who had turned to go home, muttered these words to himself, causing Li Changsheng to freeze instantly.

He hurriedly grabbed Third Uncle.

"Third Uncle, are there many tourists in the village lately?" Li Changsheng asked.

Seeing it was Li Changsheng, Third Uncle smiled, then nodded with some confusion on his face.

"Isn't that right? What time is it now? The holidays are almost over. In previous years, there wouldn't even be a few tourists during these days, and we aren't even at the main gate of Wudang Mountain.

We are here in the back mountains; even during New Year's or other festivals, at most four or five tourists would pass through here in a day.

But now, it's quite something. For the past two days, there have been over a dozen people wandering around the village every day."

Hearing this, Li Changsheng's expression became somewhat solemn, and he couldn't help but ask again: "Then are they all asking about renting rooms or for directions?"

Third Uncle shook his head.

"Not exactly. They ask about renting rooms and directions, but they also ask some strange questions."

"Strange questions?"

"Yes, they were asking if anything has happened in the village lately. I felt they were suspicious, so I didn't say anything. Last time the police said poachers came to our village and tied up Zhang Ya-zi's whole family under the guise of staying the night.

Your Third Uncle isn't that stupid!"

As he spoke, Third Uncle gave a very shrewd smile.

Li Changsheng also echoed the smile, but his expression had already become a bit stiff.

"Sigh, Changsheng, do you think more poachers have come to our village?"

"Changsheng?"

"Ah, Third Uncle, I'm listening."

Being called several times by Third Uncle, Li Changsheng finally snapped out of it.

Third Uncle looked at Li Changsheng suspiciously, "Changsheng, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Anyway, Third Uncle, I have something to take care of, so I'll be going now!" Li Changsheng waved his hand, then turned and left in a hurry.