Soon, Wang Dongchuan was dressed and walking down the stairs.

In the hall on the first floor, two middle-aged men looked anxious, pacing back and forth like ants on a hot pan.

Seeing Wang Dongchuan, the two men hurriedly said, "Councilman Wang, please save us! We're done for!"

Wang Dongchuan raised his eyebrows.

These two men were both promoted by him personally and were considered his confidants. They were usually very stable and had never made any major mistakes.

But now, the two of them had rushed to his house in a panic, asking him to save their lives as soon as they opened their mouths. Immediately, Wang Dongchuan had a bad feeling in his heart.

"What's going on?" Wang Dongchuan waved his hand, telling his wife to return to the room. He walked down the stairs and said in a deep voice, "Tell me slowly!"

The two middle-aged men exchanged glances, and then, as if they had made up their minds, they knelt down in front of Wang Dongchuan, who was more than a dozen years younger than them, with expressions of shame and fear on their faces. "Councilman Wang, this time we're really done for..."

"What the hell happened! Speak!" Wang Dongchuan's heart skipped a beat, and he reprimanded sternly.

"Let me tell you..." Councilman Li was thin and frail. He grabbed Wang Dongchuan's trouser leg, trembling as he said, "Late last night, the military police局 (jūn jǐng jú, military police bureau) cracked down on a cult organization entrenched in the southern district. This cult organization used religion as a cover, but in reality, they were engaged in kidnapping and trafficking of people..."

Wang Dongchuan's face was gloomy, and he didn't speak.

"Last night, the people from the military police局 (jūn jǐng jú, military police bureau) took action, cracked down on this cult organization, arrested a large number of criminals, and rescued many people... The nature of the crime is extremely bad, and the ringleaders will definitely be shot!" Councilman Li said in fear.

Wang Dongchuan's brow twitched wildly, and anger was building up. He squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Don't tell me that you two are the masterminds behind this cult organization!"

"No! Of course not!" Councilman Guo waved his hands quickly, his fat trembling with fear. "We are members of the council, how could we participate in cult activities?"

Hearing the denial, Wang Dongchuan breathed a sigh of relief.

But immediately afterward, he frowned again. If Councilman Li and Councilman Guo were not the masterminds, then what were they afraid of?

"We are buyers! We have done business with that cult!" Councilman Li couldn't help it any longer and burst into tears, hugging Wang Dongchuan's thigh and saying, "But I only bought once, really only once!"

"What did you buy people for..." Wang Dongchuan was still a little confused, but then, his pupils suddenly shrank, and a kind of murderous aura emerged from him. He stood up abruptly and asked, word by word, "Did you buy... women?"

"It's just that the world has changed recently, we are too worried about the future, and we are under too much pressure... So, so we wanted to release it in this way..." Councilman Guo trembled and defended in a low voice, "But it really was only once! And we handled the people we bought very cleanly afterward, without leaving any traces!"

Bang!

A ceramic teapot exploded directly on Councilman Guo's head, and scalding boiling water splashed all over him, causing him to howl in pain.

"Why... don't you go die?" Wang Dongchuan was still holding the handle of the ceramic teapot in his hand, and his face had turned ashen with anger. He felt a surge of anger in his chest, which was about to explode!

"Councilman Wang, you have to help us!"

Seeing this, Councilman Li hugged Wang Dongchuan's thigh and cried loudly.

"Get out of here!" Wang Dongchuan kicked Councilman Li in the face, and a terrifying expression appeared on his gentle face. He trembled as he pointed at the two of them and said, "You are council members, do you know how many eyes are watching your every word and action? Even saying the wrong word can lead to disaster! How dare you do such a thing!"

"We know we were wrong!" Councilman Li and Councilman Guo knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically and crying, "The entire southern district is searching now. If you don't save us, we're really done for!"

Wang Dongchuan pointed at their heads and cursed them relentlessly.

"You deserve to die, and it's not a pity!" Wang Dongchuan was tired of scolding and slumped on the sofa, feeling extremely tired.

Councilman Li and Councilman Guo looked at each other, and then said in a low voice, "We deserve to die and have betrayed your trust... It doesn't matter if we die, but we are afraid of implicating you."

Councilman Li trembled and said, "We heard that the capital may promote military-political integration in the future, but at the forefront of reform, we have committed a crime... You are the one who directly promoted us. If this matter is exposed, it will also be a stain on your resume..."

Wang Dongchuan suddenly opened his eyes, glared at Councilman Li and Councilman Guo, and asked with disbelief, "Are you threatening me?"

"How dare we..." Councilman Li trembled and said, "We are just afraid of implicating you, so we rushed to inform you so that you can prepare in advance!"

The expression on Wang Dongchuan's face was wonderful.

He looked at Councilman Li and Councilman Guo and showed expressions of wanting to kill them several times.

Wang Dongchuan couldn't be blamed for this.

These two people really deserved to die!

They traded with criminals, and they happened to commit the crime at this critical moment!

The fact was just like what Councilman Li and Councilman Guo said. The two of them were promoted by Wang Dongchuan personally. If they were to be exposed at the critical moment of the election, then Wang Dongchuan, as their direct leader, would inevitably be implicated.

If it was before, Wang Dongchuan would not be worried.

But now, the situation in Yanhuang Realm is changing drastically every day, and no one knows what will happen next.

If military-political integration is really going to be promoted, then can Wang Dongchuan, who is implicated at this juncture, still expect any promotion opportunities?

Most likely, he will be transferred to the logistics department and become a sinecure!

"You really deserve to die..." Wang Dongchuan also became anxious. He walked around the living room, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

After a moment, he turned to look at Councilman Li and Councilman Guo, and asked, "Who knows that you participated in this matter?"

"Only the head of that organization knows our identities... By the way, they may still have transaction records and other things in their hands," Councilman Li replied in a low voice.

Wang Dongchuan's mind was spinning rapidly, and he was considering what kind of method he should use to get through this matter smoothly without affecting himself!

"Are you sure you have dealt with all the traces?" Wang Dongchuan suddenly looked at the two of them and asked in a low voice.

Councilman Li and Councilman Guo were overjoyed when they heard this. Wang Dongchuan could ask such a question, which meant that he would not ignore them!

They were saved!

"Yes! We are sure!" The two nodded like chickens pecking at rice!

"Transaction accounts... that kind of thing can be forged and is not considered strong evidence." Wang Dongchuan muttered to himself, "As long as we can take care of the arrested leader and change her confession, there is a chance for this matter!"

He was indeed angry before and wanted to kill these two people or push them out to the military police局 (jūn jǐng jú, military police bureau) regardless of the consequences, letting the military police shoot them.

But after calming down, he still chose his career.

At a fork in the road, Wang Dongchuan ultimately chose this seemingly broad but treacherous path.