84: Chapter 84 Cao Yun's Wrath

It was like talking to an old friend he had known for a long time.

Wang Yang smiled, his tone relaxed.

"Uncle Cao, it's me."

Secretary General Cao Yun laughed.

"What made you think of calling me? Is something the matter?"

Wang Yang leaned back in his chair, glanced at Deputy Director Zhou Xiong sitting opposite him, and said in a calm tone.

"Uncle Cao, I'm currently at the Yuntian City Public Security Bureau, being detained on charges of fighting."

"The other party is a Deputy Director from the Police Station named Deputy Director Zhou Xiong, and he wants to lock me up for twenty days."

There was a second of silence on the other end of the line.

Then, Secretary General Cao Yun's voice changed.

It was no longer the gentle, cordial tone from before, but carried an undercurrent of suppressed fury.

"What did you say? You've been detained? Who gave them the nerve?"

Wang Yang smiled.

"Uncle Cao, don't be anxious. I'm just letting you know, in case you can't find me later."

Secretary General Cao Yun took a deep breath.

"Xiao Yang, you just wait. I'll handle this matter immediately. I'd like to see who has the audacity to touch someone of mine, Secretary General Cao Yun."

Wang Yang nodded.

"Alright, sorry to trouble you, Uncle Cao."

"What trouble? You just wait, I'll be there right away."

The call ended.

The interrogation room fell silent.

Wang Yang put his phone back in his pocket, a smile on his lips, watching Deputy Director Zhou Xiong opposite him.

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong held his teacup, looking at him with a mocking smile on his face.

"Finished acting?"

Wang Yang didn't speak.

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong took a sip of tea and shook his head.

"Young man, it's a pity you aren't an actor with acting skills like that. 'Uncle Cao'? Do you think you're in a TV drama?"

Wang Yang smiled.

"Deputy Director Zhou, do you think I'm acting?"

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong sneered.

"Otherwise what? A migrant worker from out of town, and you know the Municipal Government Secretary-General? You know him, and he calls you 'Xiao Yang'? Do you take me for a three-year-old child?"

Wang Yang leaned back in his chair, watching him.

"Then let's make a bet."

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong was taken aback for a moment.

"A bet? What are we betting on?"

A smile curled at the corners of Wang Yang's mouth.

"Let's bet on whether I'm acting or not. Within ten minutes, if the 'Uncle Cao' I mentioned doesn't come, or if he comes and can't save me, I'll accept my fate."

"You can lock me up for as long as you want, write a self-criticism, pay a fine—whatever you say, I'll do."

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong looked at him, his eyes narrowing.

"What if he does come?"

Wang Yang smiled.

"If he comes, you let me go, and then tell me everything Mingde has done over these years, from start to finish."

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong stared at him for several seconds.

Wang Yang just sat there, unhurried and calm, with a smile on his face.

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

This kid, why is he so calm?

Could he really have some sort of background?

No, that's not right.

Mingde said he was just a migrant worker from out of town with no background.

Mingde wouldn't lie to him.

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong gritted his teeth.

"Fine. I'll take that bet."

He put his teacup on the table and sat back down.

"I'd like to see what kind of big shot you can call over."

Wang Yang didn't speak, just leaned back against the chair, a smile on his lips.

The interrogation room fell silent.

The clock on the wall ticked away, each sound clearly audible.

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong stared at Wang Yang, wanting to see something on his face.

But Wang Yang just sat there, unhurried and calm, as if he were waiting for an old friend to come over for tea.

Deputy Director Zhou Xiong felt less and less confident.

...

Meanwhile.

Yuntian City Municipal Government Building, Secretary-General's office.

Secretary General Cao Yun hung up the phone, his face livid.

He was forty-eight years old, his hair neatly combed, wearing a dark jacket, looking capable and composed.

Having been in the Yuntian City political scene for over twenty years, he had seen all sorts of storms.

He had long since mastered the ability to keep his emotions hidden.

But at this moment, his expression was as gloomy as the sky before a storm.

"Public Security Station? Deputy Director? Detaining my person?"

He stood up and paced the office twice, getting angrier the more he thought about it.

He picked up his phone, found a number, and dialed it directly.

The phone rang twice before it was answered.

"Secretary-General Cao? Hello, hello!"

The voice on the other end carried a fawning tone.

Secretary General Cao Yun didn't bother with pleasantries, his tone as cold as ice.

"Bureau Chief Sun Tao, the people in your public security system are becoming more and more capable these days."

The person on the other end was taken aback.

"Secretary-General Cao, what's wrong? What happened?"

Secretary General Cao Yun's voice rose a few notches.

"What's wrong? My person has been detained at your East City Public Security Station! A Deputy Director says my person was fighting and wants to lock him up for twenty days!"

Bureau Chief Sun Tao's breathing stopped.

"Secretary-General Cao, p-please don't be anxious, I'll investigate immediately! Who is the person you are referring to?"

Secretary General Cao Yun took a deep breath.

"Wang Yang. He's at the Public Security Station right now. Tell me, what did he do? Who gave them the nerve to arrest people at will?"

Sweat instantly broke out on Bureau Chief Sun Tao's forehead.

"Secretary-General Cao, rest assured, I will handle this immediately! I will go personally! I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Secretary General Cao Yun's voice was cold.

"I'm heading over now. If anything happens to him before I arrive, you can stop being Bureau Chief."

Bureau Chief Sun Tao trembled all over.

"Yes, yes, yes! I guarantee it! I'll be there immediately!"

Secretary General Cao Yun hung up, grabbed his jacket, and strode out of the office.

...

Yuntian City Public Security Bureau Chief's office.

Bureau Chief Sun Tao hung up the phone, completely stunned.

He sat in his chair, his phone still clutched in his hand, his palms covered in sweat.

Secretary General Cao Yun had called personally, and his tone was so severe.

What exactly was that person's background?

He had been in this line of work for twenty years and had never seen Secretary General Cao Yun this agitated.

Bureau Chief Sun Tao stood up abruptly, not daring to delay for a single moment.

He picked up his car keys from the table and, while walking out, dialed a number.

The phone rang twice before it was answered.

"Bureau Chief Sun? Hello, hello!"

It was the voice of Station Chief Wu Neng on the other end, carrying a hint of fawning.

Bureau Chief Sun Tao didn't give him a chance for pleasantries, his voice urgent and heavy.

"Station Chief Wu Neng, has your Public Security Station arrested someone named Wang Yang?"

Station Chief Wu Neng was taken aback.

"Wang Yang? I... I'm not sure..."

Bureau Chief Sun Tao's voice rose.

"Not sure? You're the Station Chief, and you're telling me you're not sure? Your people arrested someone, and you're telling me you're not sure?"

Station Chief Wu Neng panicked.

"Bureau Chief Sun, please don't be anxious, I'll investigate immediately! Immediately!"

Bureau Chief Sun Tao took a deep breath.

"Let me tell you, this Wang Yang is Secretary General Cao Yun's person. Secretary General Cao Yun is currently on his way to your station. I'm warning you, if a single hair on this person's head is missing before I arrive, you can stop being Station Chief!"

Station Chief Wu Neng's mind went blank.

"S-Secretary-General Cao?"

"Yes! Secretary General Cao Yun! You'd better weigh the consequences yourself!"

Bureau Chief Sun Tao finished, hung up the phone, opened his car door, and sped off.

...

The scene shifted.

Station Chief Wu Neng sat in his chair, still clutching his phone, his face as pale as paper.

He was forty-five years old and had worked in the Public Security Station for over a decade, having finally climbed to the position of Station Chief.

Usually, he only dealt with trivial matters in his jurisdiction.

Secretary General Cao Yun?

That was a big shot he could never reach in his lifetime.