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Ms. Wu became even more agitated, pointing her finger at her nose: "You won't apologize, huh? Fine, you won't apologize, and you'll have to deal with that policeman from yesterday too! You just wait! I'll make you pay!"

Xia Jie said, "A clear conscience fears no accusation. Do as you please!"

Ms. Wu was even angrier. She pointed at Xia Jie and snorted coldly. Cheng Hao saw this and quickly smiled and said, "Ms. Wu, don't be angry. Xia Jie was just saying. Are you thirsty? Let me get you a glass of water."

Dr. Wu said coldly, "I'm not here to ask for water today; I'm here to demand justice. Will you apologize or not?"

Xia Jie insisted, "I did nothing wrong, there's nothing to apologize for."

Cheng Hao had encountered people like Ms. Wu before and knew the consequences of being targeted and harassed by them, with endless petitions and reports. Especially for those within the system, it would make life unbearable, and promotions would be out of the question.

He suddenly became a little anxious and advised, "Xia Jie, don't be stubborn. Just bear with it. She's about the same age as your aunt. It's no big deal for you to apologize."

Xia Jie was a little disappointed when she heard her master say that. She hadn't done anything wrong, and she was expected to apologize just because someone made a fuss. What kind of logic was that?

He turned and retorted, "Master, is she the only one with dignity? Don't I have dignity? Why should I apologize to her? Does being a police officer mean you have to swallow your pride?"

Dr. Wu sneered a few times, pointed at Xia Jie and said, "You won't apologize, huh? I gave you a chance, and you didn't. Now you want to apologize, but I won't accept it. Remember this: you'd better stay this stubborn and insist on not apologizing!"

With that, he picked up his bag and walked out.

Cheng Hao hurriedly chased after her: "Hey, Ms. Wu, let's talk about this again when we get back. We've already resolved such a big issue as the child's problem..."

But Dr. Wu had already gotten into the car, slammed the door, and left.

Xia Jie's face turned deathly pale with anger, and she stood there without saying a word.

Cheng Hao sighed, "Sigh, Xia Jie, what kind of people do you encounter as a cop? Especially someone like this who's being unreasonable. Why bother arguing with her? Apologizing won't hurt you, and that'll be fine."

Xia Jie stubbornly said, "Since I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize? It's a matter of dignity. Don't police officers have dignity?"

Cheng Hao didn't know how to answer, and after a long while, he said, "Look at your temper. What did I say? As a policeman, you often suffer injustices. If you keep taking it so seriously..."

Xia Jie interrupted him: "Master, what are you trying to say? Are you trying to say that if you're too serious, you can't be a policeman?!"

Cheng Hao was stunned.

"Xiao Jie, that's not what Master meant."

Xia Jie said, "I know, Master, I know you care about me, but I don't need this kind of care. Please give me some space."

Cheng Hao said, "Xiao Jie, you're still young and haven't experienced much. You've never met someone like Ms. Wu. When she goes crazy, she dares to complain and petition every day. We face accountability from above every day, and we can't even do our jobs peacefully. We might even be punished. Just like Officer Chen Xincheng, he once kindly saved someone, but he was petitioned and complained about every day, endlessly. In the end, he was still punished. He's so capable, but he's never been promoted."

"Xiaojie, I don't want you to be targeted by people like that."

Xia Jie said, "Master, thank you for your concern. I did nothing wrong, so why should I apologize? It's just because they're being unreasonable and making trouble. I won't apologize. Let them complain if they want."

Seeing Xia Jie's determined expression, Cheng Hao wanted to say something, but Ms. Wu had already left, and it was too late to say anything. He sighed and could only try his best to mediate.

The next morning, Wang Shouyi was sitting in his office processing documents when the phone suddenly rang.

The person on the other end of the line said, "Director Song, what's the matter? Is this Xia Jie? Cheng Hao reported this to me yesterday. I've also looked into the situation. Ms. Wu came to report the case, insisting on reporting it as a criminal case. Xia Jie asked her to have her blood drawn, which is the normal procedure."

"Perhaps our work attitude was not good, which made her less than satisfied. However, we will definitely correct it in the future and the same situation will not happen again. We hope the leader can understand."

"Moreover, after she called the police, we dispatched a large number of officers, and within just half an hour, we found her child. We did a perfect job in this regard."

Director Song paced back and forth in his office: "Master, I'm relieved to hear you say that. Xia Jie really did nothing wrong."

"However, now that the public is monitoring the situation, while ensuring that we fulfill our duties, we must also take into account the feelings of the citizens. The police and the people are one family! You need to resolve this matter as soon as possible and stop her from calling the mayor's hotline to report it."

Wang Shouyi replied, "Understood. I will convey the director's instructions to the next meeting tomorrow, improve our work quality, and humbly accept the supervision of the general public!"

Director Song said with satisfaction, "Master, I trust you to get things done! I believe that under your leadership, the Qilihe Police Station will surely achieve even greater success!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Shouyi sighed.

Ye Wei happened to be passing by and heard him sighing. She came in and asked, "Chief, why are you sighing again?"

Wang Shouyi rubbed his temples: "Xia Jie really did get a complaint. Why is she so stubborn!"

Ye Wei laughed and said, "What's there to sigh about? Didn't we find out yesterday?"

Wang Shouyi sighed and said, "Xia Jie looks well-behaved, but she's actually stubborn, just like her father. She may not say it, but she's very principled."

Ye Wei nodded: "Yes, Xia Jie is very thoughtful."

Wang Shouyi discussed with her: "The director just called. The complaint must be resolved. If you ask me, we should just apologize! We'll take turns playing the good cop and the bad cop. At least let her apologize to that woman, and that will be enough to give the higher-ups an explanation."

Ye Wei looked troubled: "Actually, if this happened to me, I wouldn't apologize either. What did Xia Jie do wrong?"

Wang Shouyi was speechless: "Ye Wei, you're the instructor, what you're saying isn't right, is it? We'll stick to principles in important matters, but this is a minor issue like Ms. Wu's, caused by a family conflict. Do you want to use the law to sentence her, have her fired by her workplace, or take away her custody rights?"

"Letting her make a scene endlessly will not only affect the work of the institute, but also hinder the resolution of the problem. Is it worth it? I'm warning you, no matter how much you can't understand it, you can only persuade her to compromise in a while."

At this moment, Li Mu suddenly walked in and interjected, "Chief, I have a different opinion. Since our procedures are correct and there's nothing wrong with anything, why should we make Xia Jie apologize? Just because Ms. Wu is being unreasonable, we can't even protect our own comrades, how can we protect the people!"

Wang Shouyi was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Li Mu and said, "You brat, when have I ever not protected my comrades?"

Li Mu said, "Then why are you still making Xia Jie apologize?"

Wang Shouyi said, "It was precisely to protect her that we made her apologize. Otherwise, if Ms. Wu kept harassing her and reporting her to higher authorities every day, how could she ever have peace in the future?"

Li Mu said, "What you're saying is avoiding the main issue and focusing on the trivial. Instead of resolving the conflict, you're making your comrade compromise. You say you're doing this for Xia Jie's own good, but I think she'd rather be punished than accept your good intentions."

Wang Shouyi glared at him: "You brat..."

Chapter 374 Pressure

After arguing with Wang Shouyi for a while without convincing each other, Li Mu returned to his office, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and knew that, facing pressure from the bureau, Wang Shouyi would still try to persuade Xia Jie to apologize.

Unless, the external pressure disappears.

I took out my phone and searched for local news. There were already seven or eight articles about Ms. Wu. However, this kind of thing isn't particularly unusual; it's not the kind of news that will go viral in a short time.

Many news stories like this might attract some attention at first, but then disappear after a few days. Others, however, need a long time to develop before gradually gaining wider attention.

Neither of these two methods is suitable for the current situation, so the only option is to guide the narrative from behind the scenes and accelerate the spread of the news.

As a skilled hacker, boosting news clicks and trending topics is second nature to him. According to the website's algorithm, the more visits and clicks, the more traffic and exposure he receives.

I believe that within a day or two, Ms. Wu will become a local internet celebrity.

After fiddling around in the office for a while, Li Mu suddenly seemed to faintly hear Xia Jie's voice. He realized that Wang Shouyi had started to work on Xia Jie's mindset.

He shook his head, stood up, opened the door, and went over!

……

On the other side, after Li Mu left, Wang Shouyi hesitated for a moment, but still decided to try to persuade Xia Jie.

Ye Wei said, "Instructor, you are in charge of ideological work in the institute. You can't ignore Xia Jie's matter. Call Xia Jie over and let's work on her together."

Ye Wei hesitated for a moment: "Director, should we really persuade Xia Jie to apologize?"

Wang Shouyi said helplessly, "What else can we do? The bureau told us to resolve this as soon as possible. Ms. Wu doesn't seem like the type to give up easily, so we can't afford to waste time with her."

Ye Wei hesitated and said, "I think there's some truth to what Li Mu just said. Why don't we call Li Mu over too, and the three of us can work together to persuade Xia Jie?"

Wang Shouyi glared at her: "Instructor, we must prioritize the overall situation. If we ask Director Li to help persuade Xia Jie, he'll probably help Xia Jie persuade us too."

“Let’s just handle this conversation between the two of us. Don’t inform Li Mu. If Xia Jie knew that Li Mu supported her, she wouldn’t compromise even if she was supposed to.”

Ye Wei smiled helplessly: "Alright! I'll find them right away."

A few minutes later, Xia Jie appeared at the door: "Report."

Wang Shouyi greeted her warmly: "Xia Jie, come in quickly, has your mother returned from Qingdao yet?"

Xia Jie was speechless: "Director, you just asked about this a few days ago."

Wang Shouyi pointed at her and said, "Hehe, you little girl, you never leave people a way out when you speak."

Xia Jie said, "Chief, let's not talk about my mother anymore. It's all in the past. I'm just an ordinary police officer in the station now. Please tell me what's on your mind."

Wang Shouyi rubbed his hands together, somewhat embarrassed: "Xia Jie, it's like this, you really didn't do anything wrong regarding Ms. Wu's matter, we all know that."

"But Ms. Wu is a stubborn person. She's been calling the 12345 mayor's hotline all the time and even went to the bureau's inspection team to file a complaint. All she wants is an apology. Xia Jie, let's just be magnanimous and apologize, shall we?"

Xia Jie bit her lip, looking at Wang Shouyi in disbelief. She was already disappointed that her master had asked her to apologize, but she never expected that the kind and amiable Director Wang Shouyi, whom she respected, would also ask her to apologize. She felt a little wronged: "Director, I'll apologize, but please tell me what I did wrong?"

Wang Shouyi was speechless for a moment, and could only look at Ye Wei and say awkwardly, "Look at this child, her temper is just like her father's!"

As the instructor of the institute, and given what Wang Shouyi had said earlier, Ye Wei had no choice but to join the team trying to persuade him.

After thinking for a moment, she advised from another angle: "Xia Jie, strictly speaking, your work wasn't without flaws. The person involved is anxious because she can't find her child. Your words touched a nerve. You could have told her then that the case didn't meet the criteria for criminal prosecution."

Xia Jie said, "It really doesn't meet the criteria for filing a missing person case! I told her that on the spot! But she wouldn't let it go and insisted on filing a criminal case."

"If I had directly refused to file a case under those circumstances, wouldn't she have gotten even angrier? Would she have reported me even more aggressively? If that had happened, would you still be urging me to apologize today?"

"Actually, whether I agreed to her request to file a criminal case or not, trouble was unavoidable at the time."

Ye Wei was stumped by the question.

Wang Shouyi quickly tried to smooth things over: "Xia Jie, you're still young. Some things aren't as simple as you think. You have to compromise when necessary."

Xia Jie argued back, "Chief, I'm young and don't quite understand what you're saying. Could you please tell me where I'm wrong?"

Wang Shouyi was at his wits' end. After much deliberation, he said, "You haven't done anything seriously wrong, but she's causing trouble everywhere, making it impossible for the institute and the bureau to work normally. Do you think it's better for us to swallow our pride, apologize, and ask for some peace and quiet, or to just let her cause trouble and disrupt the institute's normal operations?"

Xia Jie looked at him, her mood low, and said, "Does the director mean that I've affected the normal work of the institute?"

Wang Shouyi said, "That's not what I meant. I meant that as a policeman, you'll encounter all sorts of people, so don't take it personally."

Xia Jie retorted, "Are you saying that the public's awareness is low?"