In fact, even Odd Zhuo himself hadn't expected his reputation to have already spread so far.
This wasn't just because of his relationship with Secretary Dakang, but also because of the major events that had happened around him.
From the time he had officially become the deputy director of the General Administration of 100 Schools … the Gate Between Worlds incident six years ago, the arrest of the younger sister of the Master of Shadow Stream, Jiang Liuying, who had escaped and been recaptured a few months ago, and the most frightening thing was that even the old devil's arrest had something to do with Odd Zhuo …
It could be said that ever since Odd Zhuo had chosen the path of serving the people, his official career had been on the rise and everything had been smooth sailing. He had encountered several major events in a row which some people might never achieve in their entire lives. Just thinking about it made his scalp go numb …
When this police uncle saw Odd Zhuo's face, his reaction wasn't as simple as his scalp going numb; he felt like it was going to explode.
"Zhuo … Zhuo … Director Zhuo? Why are you here, sir? "
The police uncle was so shocked that he couldn't speak coherently. "I'll go get the chief for you!"
This was a big shot. Although he was a leading cadre in Songhai city, which was several cities away from Winter city, the police uncle didn't dare offend him at all. This was a legendary figure who had even brought down the old devil … he couldn't afford to offend him at all …
Odd Zhuo was startled by this police uncle's reaction. "…" He felt that this police uncle had misunderstood something …
Seeing that the police uncle had gone to call for his chief, Odd Zhuo hurriedly pointed to his face and asked Zhao Kai, "Am I that scary?"
Zhao Kai couldn't help snickering. "Ever since that old devil was arrested, there have been different rumors about shifu in every city and place. As for public opinion … there's always truth and falsehood; some news will deliberately exaggerate in order to attract attention."
Odd Zhuo: "… Then how did they spread the rumor about me?"
Zhao Kai: "I'm not sure about the situation in other cities, but there's a widely circulated version in Winter city that shifu assisted General Yi in setting up the Five Elements Great Array, and then used the Verbal Escape Technique to make that old devil cry on the spot and lay down his arms and surrender."
Odd Zhuo: "…"
"It's all gossip, shifu, you don't have to care too much about it." Zhao Kai scratched the back of his head.
Odd Zhuo looked at him. "Then … what do you think about the veracity of these things?"
"I think it's a half-truth." Zhao Kai laughed heartily, "You say, if this is true, and Master is so awesome, then how coquettish must the ancestor be!"
Odd Zhuo: "…"
While they were talking, the policeman who had run out earlier had already returned with his bureau chief. He was a middle-aged man who looked very righteous. From his well-ironed uniform, it could be seen that he was a person who did things in a very disciplined manner.
Out of politeness, Odd Zhuo directly got out of the car without the slightest air of an official. The middle-aged director was blank for a moment before he hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands with him and put on a smile. "Director Zhuo, I've long heard of your great name. I wonder if Director Zhuo is here for official business or personal matters? "
Odd Zhuo thought carefully for a bit before directly saying, "Business."
There was no way he would betray his shifu. Before coming to Sanyuan Road, he had already told Victory Zhao that he absolutely couldn't tell anyone that Ling Zhenren and his people were here.
His shifu had always liked to keep a low profile; if this incident was accidentally reported by the media, shifu would definitely be very unhappy!
After thinking for a bit, Odd Zhuo cleared his throat and continued, "Well, actually, I was the one who led this operation from another city … I haven't had the time to report it yet."
After hearing Odd Zhuo's words, all the police officers present were dumbfounded. "Huh?"
"Not long ago, our Songhai city's General Administration of 100 Schools received a report that some criminals were suspected of kidnapping students. So our General Administration of 100 Schools immediately launched an investigation. In the end, we followed the clues and found this huge dark force organization … "Odd Zhuo had thought of this excuse in the car earlier, and it could be considered a random excuse." The space wall you see now was actually broken by the people we sent. "
"…"
Hearing this, the police officers, including this bureau chief, all sucked in cold breaths.
Odd Zhuo glanced at the police number on this bureau chief's chest, which was engraved with a name. He realized that this bureau chief's surname was Yu, and his first name was Yue.
"Chief Yu Yue! I need to reflect! I … I'm late! " All of a sudden, Odd Zhuo stared at this bureau chief, stepped forward, and gripped his hand with a remorseful expression.
Chief Yu: "…"
"This was a secret operation assigned by our higher-ups, and Secretary Dakang personally signed off on it. As the person in charge of this operation, it was my dereliction of duty for not contacting Winter city in advance!"
"… No, no, no need to take it to heart, Director Zhuo. It was also my fault for not understanding the situation in advance." Chief Yu felt inexplicably flattered.
Then, Zhao Kai and the other police officers saw the two leaders shake hands and bow to each other in apology, as if they were bowing to heaven and earth.
Although this was just a formality, Yu Yue's rumored impression of Odd Zhuo changed a lot. He gripped Odd Zhuo's hand tightly and said with a serious expression, "If there's anything you need us to cooperate with, Director Zhuo, feel free to let us know!"
"Alright!"
Odd Zhuo nodded solemnly, and then unhurriedly set out his requirements.
"First, this is a secret mission assigned to us by Secretary Dakang, so before the results of the investigation are out, we have to keep the news under wraps and not let the media know.
"Second, we have to strictly protect the privacy of everyone in the investigation team entering this dark force's lair … hm, that's all for now."
After Odd Zhuo said this, Chief Yu immediately looked at his subordinate next to him. "Did you hear that? Immediately call the technical team and get the media under control. Those who called for interviews earlier, now reject all of them. "
The junior police officer stood ramrod straight and immediately nodded in salute. "Yes, chief!"
After doing this, Odd Zhuo stared at the broken space wall not far away and heaved a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he had arrived in time and the situation was under control. Otherwise, if the first batch of media had arrived, the situation would have become a lot more troublesome.
Zhao Kai parked the car and followed Odd Zhuo. There was one thing he was very curious about, so he asked Odd Zhuo in a very low voice, "Shifu, when did Secretary Dakang approve this?"
There was no need to hide this matter from his own family, so Odd Zhuo directly answered, "Hm … to be precise, just now."
Zhao Kai was blank. "Just now?"
"That's right, ten minutes ago, on the way here, I sent Secretary Dakang a text message," said Odd Zhuo.
Zhao Kai was stunned. "…"
He had never thought that Odd Zhuo and Secretary Dakang would actually be so familiar with each other that he would immediately approve a text message …
Ignoring Zhao Kai's shocked expression, Odd Zhuo looked at the time and said, "I sent shifu a text message earlier, and he replied with a series of ellipses …"
"What does that mean?"
"You'll know when you're in contact with them more in the future. You have to learn to read all kinds of languages from the ellipses."
"…"
"I reckon they're almost done. I have a task for you now: hold a welcome party for them later. "
"What do you want me to do?" Zhao Kai was suddenly a little nervous.
"Later, I'll drive. Get Chief Yu Yue a five-star red flag of our country and put it on your arm. Then squat on the roof of the car and find two people to support you. Once they come out, we'll drive over … "
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