PNB Chapter 1289 The Icebreaker
Chapter 1289 The Icebreaker
The director's office on the third floor of the Changwu City Police Station in Zhongjiang Province.
"Director Shen, have we made a breakthrough this time?" Chang Fei, the head of the public security section, asked Wei Cheng.
"Pretty much. Anyway, I've already explained away the task the city gave me, so they have no excuse to use this to sabotage my operation!" Wei Cheng looked at the young policeman who had taken the initiative to join him, a kind smile on his face.
Chang Fei, head of the Public Security Section of the Changwu City Public Security Bureau, graduated from police academy two years ago and has been working in the Public Security Section ever since, without any change in position.
When Wei Cheng was parachuted in, although many people below him were outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant for various reasons, there were still some who wanted to take a shortcut, or like Chang Fei, who had been frustrated and unsuccessful for a long time, to come and join him, although such people were still few.
"Director Shen, the waters in Changwu City are actually quite deep. I feel like there's a huge net hanging over it, but no one knows who's holding the ropes of that net yet!" Chang Fei said with a helpless expression.
"I'm here as the bureau chief for two reasons: firstly, to rectify the public security situation in Changwu City, and secondly, to ensure the smooth transformation of the Provincial No. 1 Steel Company. Therefore, there are some things that must be resolved, otherwise neither of these tasks can be accomplished," Wei Cheng said.
"The transformation of Provincial No. 1 Steel? What's going on?" Although Chang Fei was a local of Changwu, he really didn't know anything about the No. 1 Steel. This matter was only circulating among the upper echelons of the city.
“The Provincial No. 1 Steel has been losing money year after year, and because it is located in the city center, the pollution is too serious. So the steel company only has two options: either find another site and upgrade its technology and transform, but the government simply does not have the ability to do so due to financial difficulties. So there is only the second option: to introduce capital and turn the Provincial No. 1 Steel into a private company! And now the Provincial No. 1 Steel has been packaged and sold by the province to some entrepreneurs in Shanghai. My task is to escort this transformation!” Wei Cheng said with a smile.
"So, resolving Director Li's case this time has opened a loophole for your work?" Chang Fei asked curiously.
“That’s right. Steel mill reform will inevitably cause social unrest, and our task is to maintain social stability during this unrest and ensure the smooth progress of the reform. You could say that the two things can be summarized as one thing: maintaining social stability,” Wei Cheng said with a smile.
"Director Shen, just give the order!" Chang Fei quickly pledged his loyalty.
"Haha, Xiao Chang, don't worry, there's always more work to be done. Our current task is to find out how many people are caught in that invisible net, and who is pulling the rope! That's our main objective right now!" Wei Cheng said.
"Yes, Director!" Chang Fei replied.
"Bang!" The swinging golf club struck the man's face, sending the golf ball flying out of his mouth, along with several of his teeth.
"Sir, please spare me! I really didn't reveal any information to that Wang Tiezhu!" the man lying on the ground said, his voice trembling with tears.
"What guarantees do you have? Do you know how much damage this has caused to the family?" Zhao Xiaosheng asked the man fiercely.
"Sir, I never expected the new director to have such influence in Mingzhu! I've never heard of any police chief in the mainland, no! Let alone a police chief, even if the police chiefs of various provinces sent letters to the Mingzhu police, they wouldn't be able to find the person in two days!" The man's expression was full of fear.
For the man who frequently traveled between the mainland and Mingzhu, this was something he had never seen before! He knew the police and people of Mingzhu all too well; their contempt for the mainland was genuine, and they always believed that the mainland was a backward and remote area.
The new Director Shen simply sent a letter of assistance to the West Kowloon Police Station in Mingzhu in the name of the Changwu City Police Department. In less than 48 hours, they found and took control of Wang Tiezhu's wife and children.
By the time the people he sent to monitor Yang Feng and her son found out, the two had already entered the police station. When they sent him a message that he wanted to go to the prison to see Wang Tiezhu, Wang Tiezhu already knew about his wife and child's situation.
Faced with such insidious tactics from the police, Wang Tiezhu dared not gamble anymore and could only spill the beans, selling him to the police.
Fortunately, he was well-informed and managed to hide in a secluded place before the police arrived to arrest him. He then quickly contacted Zhao Xiaosheng.
He never expected Zhao Xiaosheng to use such cruel methods against an old man who had served the Zhao family for years. He knew Zhao Xiaosheng; this was an attempt to silence him. He had no choice but to beg for mercy! He didn't want to die!
"You didn't think of that? Why didn't you eliminate this hidden danger sooner? After Wang Tiezhu went to prison, you should have gotten rid of that mother and son! Make them disappear! Then there wouldn't be this trouble today!" Zhao Xiaosheng said angrily.
The man was speechless upon hearing Zhao Xiaosheng's words. He thought he had already gone too far, but Zhao Xiaosheng was even more shameless. He knew that today was his death day!
Seeing the man's resigned expression, Zhao Xiaosheng lost interest in arguing with him and waved to the person next to him.
Two people immediately came over and dragged the man, who had already resigned himself to his fate, out of Zhao Xiaosheng's office.
"Boss, what do we do now?" a man asked as he walked over.
"Send his whole family away! Try to handle it as cleanly as possible! After all, a missing person case and a murder case are two different things, and the police's efforts and determination to solve cases are also different!" Zhao Xiaosheng said.
"Yes!" The man nodded and walked out. The boss said to make it clean, and the only clean option was to sink it in the river. Once it's filled with cement, it won't be discovered for years?
At this moment, Zhao Xiaosheng was looking out the window at the scenery and at the police station compound, which was less than 500 meters away as the crow flies. The anger on Zhao Xiaosheng's face grew stronger and stronger.
I spent so much money and effort to get rid of the troublesome Director Li, but I didn't expect that the new Director Li who was parachuted in would be even more difficult to deal with!
"Hmph, our game has only just begun! Don't worry, we'll play slowly later!" Zhao Xiaosheng muttered, looking at the police station in the distance.
Meanwhile, inside the police station, Wei Cheng frowned as he looked at the case file that Wang Tiezhu had provided. The investigation had reached this point after trying various forms of verification. Wang Tiezhu was just an executor, and the higher-ups would not allow him to know who the mastermind was. So Wang Tiezhu was no longer of any use!