There was a direct flight from the capital to Hai City. Yesterday, he received a call from He Li that Chen Xing would rush back today. For this reason, Chen Xing also lied to Zhang Ningning, saying that he would go back to Hai City to pick up his family. This excuse was reasonable, and Zhang Ningning did not think much about it, because Chen Xing would go back today and come back tomorrow.
At Haicheng Airport, He Li, who had planned to pick up Chen Xing at the airport, turned back halfway. There was no other reason. He Li had been feeling that someone was tailing him these days. Today, on the road to the airport, this feeling was even more obvious. He Li simply sent a text message to Chen Xing to explain the situation and went back the way he came. When Chen Xing got off the plane, he saw the text message. Frowning, he picked up the phone and called him. He Li, where are you now?
Now that I'm at McDonald's, I always feel like I'm being followed. Now, I don't feel safe staying in places with fewer people. I can only feel safe staying in places with more people. I don't even dare to go home. As He Hi talked to Chen Xing on the phone, she turned her head and looked around. She felt suspicious in her heart. At a glance, she felt that everyone was suspicious.
Don't think too much about it. Don't make yourself too nervous. Even if someone really followed you, they only followed you and didn't do anything else. This meant that they didn't have any ill intentions towards you, so you didn't have to worry too much. Chen Xing comforted him. "Do what you have to do now. If you really don't dare to stay at home alone, you can go to your friend's place. I won't meet you today. This time, I think the person behind this is not targeting you, but me. It's not suitable for us to meet yet."
Are you trying to say that Sister Chu and I were implicated by you? He Li's eyes widened.
I can't be sure yet. I'll get to the bottom of it. As for Sister Chu's matter, I'll take care of it. I don't care if you're targeting me or not, I won't let you go.
Get hurt. Chen Xing narrowed his eyes. If it was directed at him, Chen Xing might have already figured out who was behind it.
After talking with He Li on the phone, Chen Xing took a taxi back to the city. In the car, Chen Xing contacted Yang Ming and made an appointment for a place to sit together. After receiving the news from He Li yesterday, Chen Xing originally wanted to call Yang Ming and ask him in person. Later, after thinking about it, he gave up. In this kind of thing, it was better to ask him face to face than to ask him over the phone. After all, people were unpredictable.
Yang Ming arrived earlier than Chen Xing. When Chen Xing arrived, Yang Ming was sitting alone and drinking tea. Seeing Chen Xing, Yang Ming stood up with a smile. Now it was time to call him Director Chen.
Director Yang is too polite. Why are we so distant? Just call me Chen Xing. Chen Xing smiled and looked at Yang Ming calmly. He didn't see anything strange.
It's New Year's Eve in two days. Chen Xing, don't tell me you're coming back to celebrate the New Year now. Yang Ming didn't treat Chen Xing as an outsider and said half-jokingly.
I'm going to spend the New Year in the capital this year. I have something to do today. As Chen Xing spoke, he was still observing Yang Ming. Director Yang, you should know Chu Rong. She's my friend. I heard that she was arrested by the Public Security Bureau?
Chu Rong was arrested by the people from our bureau? Yang Ming was surprised. I've never heard of this.
Director Yang really didn't know? This time, Chen Xing was also suspicious. Yang Ming was the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau. There was no reason for him not to know about this. As he thought about it, the way Chen Xing looked at Yang Ming also changed. As the old saying went, when people leave, the tea cools down. Now that he was transferred out of Jianghai, although it was a promotion, it was hard to say whether he would have the chance to be transferred back to Jianghai in the future. Who knew if Yang Ming's thoughts had also changed. After all, Yang Ming didn't know about his relationship with the Zhang family. Under the drive of some external factors, it was also possible that Yang Ming's attitude changed.
Chen Xing, I really don't know about this. Yang Ming shook his head helplessly. He could hear the tone of Chen Xing's words. If he didn't explain it clearly, it was very likely to cause a misunderstanding. Yang Ming also told Chen Xing about the situation of the Public Security Bureau and expressed his attitude. Every deputy in the Bureau was in charge of different things. It was possible that someone else had instructed the subordinates to do the case. I'll call back now and ask. I'll know the answer soon.
Chen Xing nodded slightly. He was skeptical about what Yang Ming said. Watching the other party make a phone call, Chen Xing also wanted to see what was going on. It was too early to make a conclusion.
Yang Ming was a person with real power in the Public Security Bureau. It was easy for him to get information. After calling back to the Bureau, Yang Ming got the information he wanted to know. Then he put the phone on the table. Yang Ming spread his hands helplessly to Chen Xing. There was indeed such a thing. Zhang Yuanrong was directly in charge of it. He was the executive deputy. This was not easy to deal with.
In what name did the people in the Bureau take away Chu Rong? Chen Xing looked gloomy. In his heart, he had finally cleared up his doubts about Yang Ming. Chen Xing also didn't see the slightest bit of pretentiousness in Yang Ming's actions.
Someone reported that Chu Rong's construction team had killed someone. The families of the deceased asked Chu Rong for compensation. Chu Rong didn't give them. Instead, he found someone to threaten the families of the deceased. Chu Rong was now taken away for investigation. The case had not been determined yet. Yang Ming smiled bitterly.
How could it be possible? As soon as Chen Xing heard this, he didn't believe it. Based on his understanding of Chu Rong, it was impossible for Chu Rong to do such a thing.
Chen Xing, this kind of thing was really hard to say. Nowadays, all kinds of strange things could happen. Yang Ming didn't directly refute Chen Xing's words, but he also expressed his opinion. After all, he was not familiar with Chu Rong. Seeing Chen Xing's face was not good, Yang Ming said again, "How about I go back to the Bureau now to figure out the situation? Now I can only get a general idea by making a phone call."
"Well, then I can only trouble Director Yang to go back now. I have to go back to the capital tomorrow. Time is tight. I hope Director Yang can give me an answer in the afternoon." Chen Xing nodded and told the truth to Yang Ming. "Director Yang, I came back in a hurry because of this. Chu Rong is my friend. The reason why she was taken away by the Public Security Bureau may not be that simple. There are deeper reasons. I can't tell you the details now. But I guess the person behind this is targeting me. Chu Rong is just a target, and the real target is me."
"Is there such a thing?" Yang Ming, who had just stood up, was stunned. Originally, he didn't take this matter to heart. Hearing Chen Xing's words, Yang Ming was shocked. "Someone wants to target Chen Xing?"
"Chen Xing, are you sure?" Yang Ming couldn't help but ask.
"I came back specially. Director Yang, what do you think?" Chen Xing said helplessly.
"Okay, I will go back immediately. I will find out the truth about Chu Rong as soon as possible." Yang Ming also became serious. Since Chen Xing had said so, he had no reason not to be serious.
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The whistling wind was like a knife blowing on their faces. The sun peeked out from the clouds. The weather was half cloudy. It was neither cold nor hot. Compared with the bitter cold in the capital, Hai City could be said to be warm. The only thing that could make people feel cold was when the wind blew. Because Hai City was near the sea, there were always many windy days.
Chen Xing went home at noon. After staying for half an hour, Chen Xing appeared in a hotel near the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Yang Ming waited for Chen Xing in the private room with a serious face. As the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, it was not difficult for Yang Ming to make efforts to find out some information. It was because of some information that even Yang Ming, the Deputy Director, felt the pressure.
Chen Xing, the case of Chu Rong was indeed a little unusual. Looking up at Chen Xing, Yang Ming told him all the information he had found, which was more detailed than what he had learned in the morning. The case was handled by Zhang Yuanrong himself. The cause was just a report letter. I told you this morning, but the more accurate information I got was that the report letter was anonymous. However, Zhang Yuanrong unexpectedly attached great importance to such an anonymous report letter. This case didn't seem to be a big deal, but Zhang Yuanrong made a big scene. The case was handled by the Second Criminal Police Team of the Municipal Bureau. As for Chu Rong, except for the police officers, no one was allowed to visit him without his permission.
Even you can't? Chen Xing looked up at Yang Ming.
I can't either. Yang Ming shook his head with a sullen face. No matter what, he was one of the main leaders in the bureau. At noon, he wanted to know more about the case of Chu Rong and asked to see Chu Rong. As a result, he was contradicted by Fan Yonggang, the captain of the Second Criminal Police Team. Fan Yonggang didn't dare to offend Yang Ming openly. He just used Zhang Yuanrong as a shield, which made Yang Ming so angry that his face darkened. What Fan Yonggang said to Yang Ming at that time had another meaning. Yang Ming was just the Deputy Director, while Zhang Yuanrong was the Executive Deputy Director. Yang Ming was just a little bit weaker than Zhang Yuanrong. It would be strange if Yang Ming wasn't angry. Fan Yonggang was Zhang Yuanrong's confidant, so Yang Ming didn't want to argue with him.
An anonymous report directly attracted the attention of the Executive Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau? Chen Xing smiled coldly. This kind of situation could only be used to fool people who didn't understand. Chen Xing stayed in the system himself. He knew how difficult it was to send a report to the leader, let alone an anonymous report. Basically, it was ignored. However, an anonymous report was sent to the desk of the Executive Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. It also successfully attracted the attention of Zhang Yuanrong and he personally took charge of this case. All these coincidences were too coincidental.
You can't see Chu Rong, but you should be able to know about Chu Rong's current situation and how she is now. Chen Xing looked at Yang Ming. He didn't believe that as the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, Yang Ming didn't have a few confidants in the bureau.
Chu Rong is fine now. She is just cooperating with the investigation. Chen Xing, you can rest assured about this. Yang Ming gave Chen Xing a reassuring look. Then, he said with a strange look, "I also have people in the second team of the Criminal Police Brigade. According to the information I got, it really has something to do with you. The interrogators' questions were somewhat misleading. They asked if Chu Rong had anything to do with you. Someone even hinted to Chu Rong in private that the leader in charge of this case knew you. If Chu Rong said that she had something to do with you, nothing would happen …"
"Ha, it turns out that the interrogators played the good guy and the bad guy. They wanted to make Chu Rong admit that she had something to do with me." Chen Xing was so angry that he laughed. "Old Yang, do you know who is behind Zhang Yuanrong?
I really don't know about this. " Yang Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head. Zhang Yuanrong was the second-in-command in the bureau. The only person who could order him around was Director Huang Ming. Of course, I was talking about the people in the public security system. If it was the main leaders in the city, they would definitely have the ability to do so. But no matter if it was Director Huang or the other leaders in the city, I don't think they would want to make things difficult for you. Moreover, you have been transferred out of Hai City. Who would deliberately target you?
It doesn't make sense. That's right, I have been transferred out of Hai City. There is no point for the people in the city to plot against me now. So it can't be someone from the city. Chen Xing sneered. He knew who was the biggest suspect. To be honest, when he heard the news yesterday, other than thinking that it could be Wang Zheng, he also suspected Zhao Yiping. But after thinking about it carefully, the possibility of Zhao Yiping was very small. Zhao Yiping knew that he was engaged to the Zhang family. No matter how stupid he was, he wouldn't get involved in this kind of thing. So what if he relied on the Zhang family? Could Zhao Yiping afford to offend the Zhang family? The answer was no.
Did Huang Ming know what Zhang Yuanrong was doing? Chen Xing also wanted to know if Huang Ming knew about it.
The possibility of Zhang Yuanrong reporting to Director Huang was slim, but I reckoned Director Huang would know about it. Even though Director Huang usually delegated power, it was built on the foundation of absolute control. Deputies like us had our own positions in the bureau, but Director Huang intentionally allowed us to do as we pleased. Rather than saying he delegated power, it would be more accurate to say that he wanted us to keep each other in check. He didn't come to the bureau often, but he was definitely more aware of the happenings in the bureau than us deputies. Zhang Yuanrong wouldn't be able to hide from him if he wanted to do something under Director Huang's watch. Yang Ming explained the situation to Chen Xing. He could hear the underlying meaning in Chen Xing's words. Chen Xing wanted to confirm if Huang Ming had anything to do with it.
Chen Xing, let me share my thoughts. I think Director Huang is aware of the situation, but he can't possibly be directly related to the person who is targeting you because he has no reason to harm you. It wouldn't benefit him in any way. But why would he leave Zhang Yuanrong alone? That's really incomprehensible. Yang Ming shook his head.
Your analysis isn't unreasonable, but it's hard to tell what's in a man's heart. In this world, the kindest thing is the human heart, but the ugliest is also the human heart. Chen Xing clenched his fists. Huang Ming has no reason to harm me because we don't think it would benefit him in any way. But what about Zhang Yuanrong? What reason does he have to harm me? Does it benefit him in any way? Moreover, Zhang Yuanrong isn't like Huang Ming. He should know that if such a thing were to be found out, even if he was the Deputy Director, he wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
You're right. Yang Ming smiled bitterly and nodded. He had his own thoughts, but similarly, he couldn't find a reason to refute Chen Xing.
How much do you know about Zhang Yuanrong? Tell me in detail. Chen Xing's knuckles tapped on the table, deep in thought.
Zhang Yuanrong was transferred from Jiang City's Municipal Bureau. He likes to shoot his mouth off and does things with a high profile. He likes to put on a big show. But then again, he's pretty good at handling cases. Yang Ming pondered over Zhang Yuanrong carefully. As for Zhang Yuanrong's circle of friends, I'm not sure. This time, he directly handled this case to target you. I don't know who instructed him to do so, but I don't think it was his own idea.
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