Chapter 137 In the Dead of Night

It was past one in the morning in the mayor's office at City Hall.

Despite the late hour, Li Mingsheng was still at his desk, staring down at a tablet computer.

Li Yuan stood beside him, brewing a fresh pot of tea for his boss.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The office door was suddenly rapped. Without looking up, Li Mingsheng said, "Come in."

Secretary-General Wang Changli pushed open the door and hurried to the desk.

Li Mingsheng glanced up at him and asked, "What is it?"

"Something's happened at the Police Department…" Wang Changli's tone was urgent. "Xiao Yu went to a meeting at the Police Department, taking the Xingxun Section with him, to conduct an internal investigation. He took down Lao Shang right there at the meeting. Leader, Lao Shang, after all…"

Li Mingsheng, hearing only half of it, waved his hand to interrupt Wang Changli, "Internal investigation? Do you want me to say something? What should I say? If there's something, there's something. If there's nothing, there's nothing."

"Thump!"

Li Mingsheng reached out and threw the tablet on the desk, pointing at it as he added, "Take a look for yourself. What's the public opinion like right now?"

Wang Changli looked at the Weiternet page displayed on the tablet, filled with posts blasting the Dragon City police system.

Li Mingsheng waved his hand. "Alright, go handle it."

Wang Changli nodded and turned to leave the office.

In the hallway, he stroked his chin, thought for a moment, then took out his phone and made a call.

…

At the same time, in a lounge at the Police Department, Su Tianyu was sitting on a sofa, smoking.

"Ring, ring, ring!"

The phone rang throughout the room. Su Tianyu took out his phone and answered, "Hello, Uncle Wang?"

Wang Changli asked gently, "Nothing much, I just wanted to ask, are you still at the Police Department?"

Su Tianyu nodded. "Yes."

Wang Changli asked tactfully, "Lao Shang is there too, right? The leader's idea is, after the meeting, for you and Lao Shang to come over here and give a work report."

The meaning was already clear, but Su Tianyu still replied directly, "I've taken down Lao Shang. Not only him, but Wang Daolin has also been placed under isolation and review. The Police Department is completely rotten. This time I came back… I'm here to kill."

Hearing this, Wang Changli was a little stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Su Tianyu held the phone, his voice hoarse, "Tens of tons of goods! Isn't that a bit too much?! This isn't a question of whether to give the garrison special privileges, nor is it a matter of position. This is someone using the so-called political structure to fill their own vault with money! And doing it unscrupulously!"

Wang Changli was silent for a long time before saying, "Alright, then I won't ask."

Su Tianyu said, "Uncle Wang, please report to the leader. I still have to continue the meeting here, so I'll leave it at that."

With that, the two hung up.

…

At City Hall, Wang Changli stood in the hallway, thought for a full two minutes, then reached out again and knocked on the office door.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Come in!"

Wang Changli pushed open the door and walked in. Li Mingsheng frowned slightly when he saw him.

Wang Changli walked quickly to Li Mingsheng and said in a low voice, "Mayor… not only has Lao Shang been taken down, but Wang Daolin is also out of the picture. From what Tianyu said, the reason should be the failure of the capture operation."

Li Mingsheng glanced at Wang Changli and replied helplessly, "You… I told you, this matter is unspeakable. If you ask, he'll have a thousand ways to shut you up. Let him make a fuss. Flies don't bite seamless eggs. The behind-the-scenes manipulator isn't the problem, being pushed up is the biggest problem."

Wang Changli was a righteous person and, after thinking for a long time, still softly advised, "Leader, Lao Shang has been in the team for so many years after all… and he was the first to support us when there were changes in the Police Department, now…?"

Li Mingsheng frowned and waved his hand. "Don't say these things now! Don't say them!"

"Ah!"

Wang Changli sighed and nodded slowly, then replied softly, "Then I'll go first…"

…

At the Dragon City Police Department, Su Tianyu had just hung up the phone with Secretary-General Wang when he got up and left the lounge, returning to the meeting room.

At this time, everyone in the meeting room was tense, their eyes fixed on Su Tianyu, cautiously assessing his expression.

Su Tianyu sat down again, folded his hands, and swept his gaze over everyone, "You're all veterans, pillars of the state. Now that we have the country, we must also have humanity. It's not that we won't give you special privileges, but you should feel your pockets and ask yourselves, who has taken the police unit seriously in the past few years? But you have to have a sense of proportion! What time is it already? The public opinion outside is already in such a state, and you still dare to tip people off to me? Are you a little confused about who you're working for? Do you only recognize money?! Huh?!"

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to respond.

Su Tianyu's voice wasn't loud, but it was very stern, "From today onwards, the Quantong Bureau will conduct a three-day internal investigation of the Police Department. During this period, no one above the rank of police chief is allowed to leave the Police Department, and no family members are allowed to leave Dragon City. If you leave, you'll be considered a fugitive!"

After saying that, Su Tianyu left the meeting room directly with Hou Guoyu, leaving a group of people sitting in their chairs, looking at each other uneasily.

…

At the same time, in the garrison headquarters compound, inside a cadre family building.

Lu Guangwei stood by the window, gently pulling back the curtain and looking outside. Below were patrolling soldiers, guarding the safety of the compound.

His mistress sat on the bed next to him, fiddling with her phone boredly, scrolling through Weiternet as she asked, "Is the company completely finished? There's still a lot of money in the account that hasn't been transferred yet."

Lu Guangwei frowned tightly. "Don't worry about that money. It's easy to be found. We have to find a way to slip away."

"Ring, ring, ring!"

Just as the two were talking, Lu Guangwei's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and, seeing the caller ID, his expression relaxed slightly, "Hello, Brother, I've arrived at the camp."

"The wind is tight these days. Stay in there and don't go anywhere." Jiang Zheng instructed on the phone, "During this period, don't answer if anyone contacts you."

"Brother, I always feel like something's not quite right with this." Lu Guangwei said in a low voice, "This series of events is too strange! I was fine just two days ago, how did it suddenly become like this? Even if Old Wang is gone, who exposed our warehouse? Why did it suddenly catch fire for no reason?"

"Someone will investigate this matter." Jiang Zheng's tone was serious, "But that's not your concern. Stay put. As long as you're in the military camp, no one can touch you, understand?"

Lu Guangwei gritted his teeth and said, "Understood… Damn it, if I find out who's behind this, I'll kill him…!"

The two hung up the phone, and Lu Guangwei's expression became even more gloomy.

…

Back in the car downstairs, Su Tianyu took out his phone and made a call directly, "Qiqi, help me make an appointment with Tan Mingzhao, I want to talk to him."

An Qiqi reacted and asked on the phone, "Is it about Lu Guangwei's matter?"

Su Tianyu nodded emphatically, "Yes!"

An Qiqi didn't hesitate and said directly, "Okay, I'll make an appointment for you."