Logically speaking, if the HQ were to personally handle the case and take over the local police force, it would be the same as questioning the local police force's ability.
This was something that any ability user would be very dissatisfied with.
However, Ran Jing maintained her composure. After all, didn't she say that the person sent by the higher-ups would definitely be at a higher level than them? As for the ability, she wasn't in a hurry to question it right now and would just wait and see. However, Ran Jing still had her doubts about the ability of the person sent by the higher-ups.
However, she still had to show some poise in this situation.
She shook hands with Xu Cheng behind her. "Sorry for troubling you, Mr. Fang."
"Let's work together." Xu Cheng changed his voice into a hoarse one, afraid that Ran Jing would recognize his voice.
"Why are you wearing a mask?" Ran Jing felt that this person was very rude. He wrapped himself up so tightly and wore a mask, acting so mysteriously. For someone who had appeared out of nowhere and stolen their business, Ran Jing's straightforward temper had already been honed over the years to not directly question him on the spot.
Xu Cheng directly said, "There are some wounds on my face that I can't show to others, please understand."
Ran Jing didn't give up. "My name is Ran Jing."
"You can just call me Mr. Fang."
Ran Jing raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile, "What, you can't even show your name?"
Xu Cheng lightly laughed. "Fang Yucheng."
At this moment, someone from the higher-ups came over and said something to Ran Jing. Ran Jing turned around and said to her subordinates, "Let's end the meeting for now. Everyone, sort out the information you have on the East Gate case."
The subordinates all picked up their notebooks and left one after another.
The higher-ups were left to host this temporary meeting.
At this time, Ran Jing directly said, "Leader, this East Gate smuggling case, we've been investigating it since I took office. It's been almost three years, and now you've suddenly disrupted all of our work. To be honest, it's not right."
The leader bitterly smiled and waved his hand. "I know you've always been protective and don't want the entire Shangcheng Police Force to be laughed at for this case, but Little Jing, this is an urgent problem for the higher-ups to solve. In order to take care of your feelings, the higher-ups only sent Mr. Fang here to help. They didn't say that the entire team wouldn't be able to handle this case, so you guys don't have to be too conflicted."
Of course not!
Ran Jing directly said, "Sir, I'm not underestimating this Mr. Fang. I just want to ask, how much does he know about this case?"
Xu Cheng: "Strictly speaking, I haven't."
Ran Jing: "That's right. I'm not saying anything bad about Mr. Fang, I just feel that if someone who doesn't understand the case suddenly takes over, it won't help the case at all. Instead, it will make our comrades who have been working hard for this case even more unhappy. As their leader, I need to explain this to the higher-ups."
Xu Cheng's mask didn't show any expression, but he was actually just sitting there without saying a word, quietly looking at Ran Jing.
This woman was still so headstrong. To put it bluntly, she just didn't want others to interfere with her business.
That leader looked at Xu Cheng. "Comrade Fang, do you have anything to say?"
He knew that the Dragon Group was directly involved in this matter, so he was only here on behalf of the provincial leaders to receive and help with the transfer of work.
Xu Cheng and Ran Jing sat face to face. He leaned back in his chair and didn't say a word.
Ran Jing looked at him with no intention of backing down.
Xu Cheng smiled. "Director Ran, do you want to stay out of this case and give you some more time? How long do you need to clean it up?"
Ran Jing's interest was piqued. "Then I'll report the progress of our work to the leader. So far, we've locked onto a total of five people. These five people might be important members of this smuggling network. They have a fixed number of people and an entire network. This way, they're very secretive, and even our undercover agents can't get in. These five people are under our surveillance, yet they're still able to quietly control the entire smuggling operation. This is enough to show that they're a very organized and meticulous organization. But I believe that, given a little more time, we'll be able to dismantle this organization."
At this moment, Xu Cheng opened his mouth. "Okay, then I can give you some more time, but I want to participate in any of your operations behind the scenes."
Ran Jing: "That's not a problem."
She also wanted to prove their abilities.
Leader: "Then that's great. Everyone can compromise and take a step back, and everyone will be happy."
Ran Jing stood up and officially shook hands with Xu Cheng. "Thank you for your understanding."
She needed to stabilize the morale of the team, so she was very grateful for Xu Cheng's concession.
When Xu Cheng shook hands with her, Ran Jing saw that his entire hand was terrifyingly pale, but she still pretended to be calm and shook hands with him. However, she felt a little more sympathy for Xu Cheng. In her heart, she thought that Xu Cheng was someone with a physical defect, and she shouldn't be so domineering.
Xu Cheng followed Ran Jing to their behind-the-scenes studio. There was all the equipment here, and it was a temporary command center for the East Gate Port smuggling case.
Ran Jing placed the information on the five suspects on Xu Cheng's table and said, "These five people used to be core members of North Gate. After disbanding, they didn't have much success in society, so they went back to their old profession. It's not like we didn't catch any goods. These five people were caught at every report, but they weren't caught with the goods. They were all relatively small smuggling cases, and they were released after a few days."
Xu Cheng said, "I'm afraid they were used as a distraction for the police. From the information on these five people, they might not even be the core members of this case."
Ran Jing was surprised. "What do you mean?"
Xu Cheng: "Look at their past records in North Gate. If they had the guts, they would've made it a long time ago, and they wouldn't be like this. So, I'm thinking that someone is using them to make the police beat around the bush. The real big fish can't be caught by you guys, but you guys can catch the small fish however you want. You guys have been keeping an eye on them for three years now, and they're already scared that you guys are watching too much, but they don't want you guys to get nothing. So, they cleverly took the initiative to not need you guys to do a thorough investigation and just feed the small fish to you guys. They even indirectly reported them to you guys, which is truly a one-stop service. "
Ran Jing's face slightly blushed upon hearing this. She felt that this Mr. Fang was too direct.
He was basically scolding them for being led around by the nose.
"Mr. Fang, then what do you think is good about them doing this? Attracting us to the port all day long, and they still want to commit crimes? That's not possible, right? "Ran Jing asked.
"Then what kind of things are you guys smuggling in every smuggling case?"
Ran Jing: "A lot, like electrical appliances, digital products, etc."
Xu Cheng: "Then the only case you guys didn't catch was the D trafficking case, right?"
Ran Jing nodded. "Indeed not, but the anti-narcotics team said that they found a lot of these things in Shangcheng."
"Isn't that right? If we give the small fish those electrical appliances, would you guys be able to catch the real big profits?" Xu Cheng said.
(End of Chapter 1)
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