227: Movements from all sides

The door to the small conference room was opened from the outside, and Wan Guoliang's secretary walked in.

"secretary, County Magistrate, Director Zhu has some work he needs to report to both of you leaders."

"County Magistrate Zifeng, I'll leave this to you. Your sister-in-law is waiting for me to come home for dinner! I'm leaving now."

After saying this, Wan Guoliang strode out.

Zhu Yushan, who had just entered, quickly greeted Wan Guoliang, who was about to leave. Wan Guoliang nodded without speaking and strode away.

Zhu Yushan paused for a moment before walking over to Lin Zifeng and whispering, "County Magistrate, I just received a call from Municipal Bureau Chief Zheng Zhonghua.

Director Zheng inquired about the case details. It seems the opposing side has received news and is starting to exert pressure."

Lin Zifeng nodded and asked, "What was Director Zheng's attitude?"

Seeing Lin Zifeng's calm expression, Zhu Yushan’s emotions settled considerably, and he said, "County Magistrate, Director Zheng did not give specific instructions regarding this case.

He only inquired about the case details, and the underlying meaning was to impose the lightest possible penalty within the framework permitted by law.

He asked me if I knew the identities of these individuals. I clearly stated that I did, and I also mentioned that you were personally supervising this case. Director Zheng didn't say anything else and immediately hung up."

"Handle it as required. We must quickly secure the confessions of these individuals, solidify all evidence, and turn this case into an ironclad case.

If anyone puts pressure on you, push it onto me. My private cell phone will be on twenty-four hours a day, and you can call me anytime if anything happens.

I have only one requirement: absolutely do not allow the opposing side to take these people out of Yushu County in any way.

If you can't do that, you won't need to continue serving as the Director of the Public Security Bureau."

Lin Zifeng said in a serious tone.

"Please rest assured, County Magistrate. I will personally supervise things at the Bureau and guarantee the completion of the mission."

Zhu Yushan quickly promised.

Lin Zifeng nodded and meticulously instructed him on some details, afraid that they might make a mistake in their work that the opposing side could exploit.

Zhu Yushan agreed to everything, guaranteeing that everything would be foolproof. Just then, Wang Zhongyu knocked and entered.

"County Magistrate, your sister-in-law and the others have finished giving their statements. Also, I have reserved a private room at the farmhouse restaurant. What do you think?"

Lin Zifeng nodded, then said to Zhu Yushan, "I'll leave this place to you. Call me if anything happens."

After saying this, he walked outside. Zhu Yushan agreed and followed behind him to see him off.

Arriving at the lobby downstairs, Chen Yuxi, Li Li, and the others were waiting there. After exchanging greetings, they all went to the courtyard, got into a car, and drove away from the County Public Security Bureau toward the farmhouse restaurant.

He Lisheng, the Executive Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, received a distress text message from his son but didn't take it too seriously.

He thought his son had made a minor mistake, as usual, and that criticism and education would mostly resolve it.

Besides, with the son of Vice Governor Liu and the son of the Executive Deputy Minister of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department accompanying him, how serious could the trouble be!

Since he didn't have the contact information for the Yushu County Public Security Bureau, he called Zheng Zhonghua, the Director of the Chunhua City Public Security Bureau, and tasked him with investigating the situation.

Zheng Zhonghua couldn't refuse, as the other party was considered a direct superior within the system, so he called Zhu Yushan to get a detailed understanding of the situation.

Zhu Yushan did not conceal anything and reported the actions of these individuals in detail to Zheng Zhonghua.

Finally, he added, "Director Zheng, the actions of these individuals are simply too lawless.

Not only did they forcibly stop the vehicle carrying the female celebrity multiple times, but today they even tried to forcibly abduct the female celebrity. If they had succeeded, the resulting impact would be unimaginable.

What's worse, when the County Magistrate's wife—who is also the person in charge of the scenic area investor—stepped forward to persuade them, Liu Yufei, the leader of the group, actually laid hands on the County Magistrate's wife, attempting to forcibly abduct Director Chen and commit misconduct.

The actions of these people are utterly lawless. County Magistrate Lin has issued a strict order that those who violate the law and commit crimes must be severely punished according to legal statutes.

Therefore, Director Zheng, your subordinate can only follow the County Magistrate's instructions and handle the case according to the law."

Zheng Zhonghua spoke a few vague words and then hung up the phone.

Afterward, Zheng Zhonghua called He Lisheng and relayed all the information to him.

Hearing Zheng Zhonghua's account, He Lisheng was stunned. He hadn't expected the problem to be so serious; he hadn't anticipated the actions of these individuals.

While he was stunned, Zheng Zhonghua hung up the phone.

Seeing the disconnected call, He Lisheng knew that the other party did not want to get involved in this matter, so he didn't call him back.

He guessed correctly. Zheng Zhonghua was very clear that Lin Zifeng was a favorite of the City Level's main leaders, and he certainly didn't want to get involved in this messy business.

He Lisheng paced back and forth in his office for more than ten minutes. Although he hated his son's outrageous behavior, he couldn't just stand by and watch his son get locked up.

So he picked up his phone and called Vice Governor Liu Fushan and Deputy Minister Li Dajiang of the Organization Department separately, reporting the details of the case to both of them.

Liu Fushan immediately stated that these people were lawless and had lost all moral integrity, and he would not care about their fate; they should just accept the fair judgment of the law!

Liu Fushan spoke with great indignation, but He Lisheng could still detect the concern that the other party had hidden extremely well.

Li Dajiang, however, was much more direct. He said on the phone, "Director He, these children have been too reckless. This is a consequence of us being too busy with work and neglecting their discipline.

We must strengthen the education of our children in the future.

What they did this time was indeed too excessive, but fortunately, it did not cause serious consequences.

The Public Security System is directly subordinate to the Provincial Public Security Department. Director He, you should find a way to make the local Public Security Bureau focus primarily on education!

Even if they are detained for a few days to teach them a lesson, that would suffice."

He Lisheng quickly agreed, stating that he would definitely do his best.

He Lisheng felt that what Li Dajiang said made perfect sense. At worst, they could give these people a few days of administrative detention, and the local government would have an explanation.

So he planned to figure out how to operate this matter tomorrow, as it was already late.

What he didn't realize was that starting tomorrow, he wouldn't dare to interfere with this case anymore.

He and Li Dajiang were both part of Liu Fushan's small circle. Tomorrow, Liu Fushan would warn both of them not to interfere with the case, neither openly nor secretly.

This was because Liu Fushan had received a reprimand and warning from a certain person, and if they dared to make any small moves, they would all be implicated.

So, on the morning of the next day, he contacted his police academy senior, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Jia Zhongqi of Chunhua City, asking him to pressure the Yushu County cadres.

He was also preparing to personally lead people to Yushu County, but after receiving Liu Fushan's call, he not only canceled his trip but also called Jia Zhongqi again, implicitly expressing his intention to retract his previous instructions, which angered Jia Zhongqi so much he wanted to curse.

Jia Zhongqi had no choice but to make another round of calls, which made him feel extremely embarrassed. But that is a story for later.