Xin Yi has been in custody for several days. Shu Rui has used various connections to gather information, and the final news she received is that, based on the identification of eyewitnesses, they firmly believe that it was Xin Yi who killed Fan Zhesi that night. Surveillance footage from the community and nearby streets shows a black SUV appearing in the area on the night of the incident, and the license plate matches Xin Yi's vehicle. Although the suspect in the footage is wearing a cap that obscures their face, their build is strikingly similar to Xin Yi. Additionally, there are links to a recent case at Liyuan Mall. All evidence points to Xin Yi, indicating that this time he is truly in deep trouble.
However, Shu Rui cannot believe that Xin Yi is the cruel murderer. Although they haven't known each other for long, Shu Rui feels she understands him well enough to know he would never commit such an act. This must be a frame-up, a conspiracy! Yet she cannot find any evidence to overturn this situation or any way to clear her beloved's name. Shu Rui feels helpless and has lost interest in managing her company, spending all her time trying to find news about Xin Yi. Even her father, Shu Junxing, has gotten involved. Shu Junxing understands his daughter's feelings; he had heard about Xin Yi from his old friend Hong Tianhu. It was during the collaboration between Three Tiger Group and Junxing Group, which was approved by Shu Junxing. From the perspective of a successful businessman, he believes that Xin Yi is someone with great potential, ambitious enough to reorganize ** at such a young age. Speaking of Shu Junxing's rise to success, it wasn't entirely clean either; without ** background during his entrepreneurial years, success would have been impossible. This is one reason why he has maintained close ties with people like Hong Tianhu.
Shu Junxing's influence has expanded to the provincial level. The Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, Tang Zongming, is a close friend of his. When Shu Junxing called him, all he said was: "If he weren't your son-in-law, it would be fine." Finally understanding the gravity of the situation, Shu Junxing realizes that this matter is far more serious than expected; even the top figure in the Binhai public security system cannot help. It seems there is no way out.
At this moment, public order in Longchuan is also in turmoil, with several criminal cases occurring consecutively. First, law enforcement teams discovered illegal drugs in various entertainment venues. Then there were gang-related brawls, leading to significant arrests of gang members by law enforcement teams. Finally, there was an attempted assassination of Deputy Director of Public Security Jiang Maosheng, who oversees public safety. Naturally, all those involved were captured by Deputy Director Jiang's strategic planning. These incidents stemmed from a gang called Three Tiger Hall. Deputy Director Jiang's decisive actions resonated throughout Longchuan. Meanwhile, anonymous reports began flooding into provincial leaders' offices, accusing current Deputy Director of Criminal Investigation Bureau Lu Jianming of having long tolerated and even encouraged the gang's activities, causing significant negative impacts on both public security efforts and economic development in Longchuan City.
Internally, the atmosphere within Three Tiger Group is grim as well. The Third-in-Command and behind-the-scenes Boss have been arrested; multiple entertainment venues under their banner have been ordered to shut down due to drug involvement. Several venues have been vandalized, and when their brothers resisted, they were caught by law enforcement teams lying in wait. Many members have been imprisoned while those causing trouble escaped unscathed. In desperation, Huang Mang considered mobilizing Beng Hu Lian for retaliation, but they refused to act and remained inactive. As it seemed that the foundation of Three Tiger Group was about to collapse, after several days of this turmoil, blisters formed on Huang Mang's lips from anxiety.
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The Bauhinia Night Club is also an establishment under Three Tiger Group. Due to many entertainment venues being shut down for inspections recently in Longchuan, business at Bauhinia tonight is particularly good; wealthy patrons don't care about closures—they still want to have fun regardless.
Around nine o'clock, a group of men armed with various weapons stormed into Bauhinia Night Club with murderous intent. They immediately began smashing things up. Several security guards rushed down upon hearing the commotion but were brutally beaten as soon as they arrived. After considerable damage had been done and many had been injured, a group of police officers burst in without hesitation and handcuffed several bloodied security guards and the club manager. The manager protested loudly: "Why are you arresting us instead of them?" Upon hearing this, one officer punched him squarely in the face, causing blood to spurt from his nose as he cursed: "Damn it! I'm arresting you because it's an order from our Deputy Director Jiang! What are you gonna do about it?!" After cursing him out, they took everyone away in police cars.
Recently, Deputy Director Jiang has been riding high on his successes against criminal organizations; his reputation has soared due to significant results over consecutive days. The Longchuan TV station even produced a special program for him titled "Sharp Sword," symbolizing Deputy Director Jiang as a sword sweeping away criminal organizations in Longchuan—striking fear into lawbreakers' hearts. In the program, Deputy Director Jiang remained modest and repeatedly stated: "Please don't report on me; what we're doing isn't anything special. As guardians of the people, maintaining justice and combating crime is our duty. We will continue to uphold public safety in Longchuan City for its citizens!" The program received strong positive feedback from viewers who expressed relief and appreciation for having such an excellent officer in Longchuan's public security system.
Thus, every morning lately, Deputy Director Jiang's first task upon waking has been turning on the television to watch Longchuan's morning news for any reports about himself. This morning was no different; he turned on the TV expecting nothing unusual until a report caught his attention. The footage showed armed individuals storming into what appeared to be a nightclub—wielding weapons and causing chaos—followed by security personnel rushing down only to be brutally beaten up themselves. Then police officers charged in and began handcuffing those beaten up instead! The more Deputy Director Jiang watched this unfolding scene on screen, the more horrified he became—especially when he heard one manager shouting: "Why are you arresting us instead of them?" A police officer responded clearly: "Damn it! I'm arresting you because it's an order from our Deputy Director Jiang! What are you gonna do about it?!" Finally, a beautiful female host delivered a poignant commentary: "Is this how our police enforce the law? Are our police really serving the people or just certain individuals?"
It's over! Deputy Director Jiang collapsed onto his sofa drenched in cold sweat—how could this have been filmed? And broadcasted on television? Damn it! This is all because of that useless Ma Biao, stirring up trouble without reason and dragging me into this mess! But now isn't the time for complaints; I need to think quickly about damage control! He hurriedly pulled out his phone intending to call Ma Biao, but just as he did so it rang unexpectedly—startling him so much that he nearly dropped it! Seeing it was a call from Director Liao, he quickly answered: "Director Liao, what happened last night? The TV station aired it! This has huge implications! Both Secretary Li and Secretary Nie have called me about this—what did you do?!"
"Director Liao, this situation is..." Deputy Director Jiang hurriedly began explaining.
"Stop talking and hurry to the office. Explain this matter to me properly. Secretary Li and Secretary Nie are still waiting for my response," Director Liao coldly hung up the phone.
Deputy Director Jiang quickly picked up his phone and dialed Ma Biao. This matter could no longer be covered up; the only option now was to let Ma Biao take the blame first, and then they could discuss it further. However, a very pleasant female voice came from the other end: "Sorry, the number you have dialed is switched off..." Deputy Director Jiang angrily slammed his phone down. It seemed this was definitely not a coincidence; someone must be orchestrating things behind the scenes. Perhaps Ma Biao had already been taken control of.
Deputy Director Jiang anxiously drove to the office, nearly getting into accidents several times along the way. After parking, he hurriedly ran to Director Liao's office, knocking urgently on the door. Inside, Director Liao called out, "Come in!" As soon as he opened the door, Deputy Director Jiang knew something was wrong. In addition to Director Liao, there was another person in the office whom he recognized—Director Zhong from the Provincial Department's Inspection Division.
Director Liao glanced at the sweating Deputy Director Jiang and said, "Sigh, Lao Jiang, why don't you discuss the specifics with Director Zhong?"
Director Zhong stood up and extended his hand to Deputy Director Jiang. "Hello! Deputy Director Jiang, let's talk."
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On the phone, Lu Hanmeng proudly said to Lu Jianming, "How about that? Dad, your daughter is impressive, right? Just one move and those useless cops had nowhere to hide! How are you going to thank me?"
Lu Jianming chuckled, "You little rascal, helping your dad with something and still asking for credit? Your intelligence is just a part of my excellent genes!"
"Don't flatter yourself! My intelligence comes partly from my mom and also from my own hard work! What you passed down is just a stubbornness!"
"Watch your mouth! But Xiaomeng, how did your classmate dare to broadcast something that hasn't been approved by the editor-in-chief? That's against regulations; he won't get punished, will he?" Lu Jianming was clearly in a good mood; usually, this daughter spoke her mind freely, so he wouldn't scold her now.
"Hehe, punished? He might even thank me this time! Without me providing such good leads, how could he have produced such sensational news?"
This time Deputy Director Jiang was in trouble. The Provincial Department's Inspection Division had received a report last night. The colleagues in the Inspection Division immediately reported this matter to Secretary Tang Zongming of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee. Secretary Tang was furious and ordered that this matter be dealt with severely; it was simply tarnishing Binhai's political and legal system. Thus, the Provincial Department's Inspection Division instructed personnel from the City Bureau's Inspection Section to detain the complacent Ma Biao and rushed to Longchuan for investigation. After a quick interrogation, Ma Biao confessed everything—not only was this incident ordered by Deputy Director Jiang but they had done similar things several times before under his direct orders. As for why they did it, Deputy Director Jiang told them to just follow orders without asking too many questions; anyway, there would be benefits for their brothers later on.
Deputy Director Jiang is also an old police officer. Although he usually doesn't do much, he can still be considered an old-school proletarian revolutionary. The organization didn't overly make things difficult for him; they just let him retire early. His son was recently removed from the police force, and now it's his turn. Just a few days ago, he was on a television program basking in the admiration of thousands, and now, within just a few days, he has become a despised figure in the police community. How could such a drastic change happen? Deputy Director Jiang is at a loss for words! If he had known this would happen, he would have been content to be a deputy director. Unfortunately, it's too late for regrets now. Alas!
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