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An Xin gasped sharply and exchanged a glance with Li Xiang.

The two men muttered in unison, "Is he trying to bribe us?"

Subsequently.

The tacit understanding between partners is reflected in a single glance.

An Xin turned and walked alone towards the dormitory corridor, while Li Xiang went into the convenience store...

……

Not long after.

Li Xiang walked out of the convenience store carrying two boxes of instant noodles.

And standing before him to greet him was none other than Wang Liang!

At this moment, under the moonlight.

Under the moonlight, Wang Liang's smile took on a slightly sinister air.

His eyes were fixed on Li Xiang's direction: "Officer Li, do you have time? I'd like to talk to you."

Li Xiang moved away from Wang Liang without hesitation: "I have nothing to talk to you about."

"It's inconvenient for someone like me, a grassroots worker, to get too close to a leader like you."

The words fell.

Wang Liang remained calm and composed, and simply chuckled.

"Officer Li, I can give you a chance to stop working at the grassroots level."

"Two years at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and you've been promoted to captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment. That's pretty good progress, isn't it?"

But Li Xiang showed no sign of being moved and continued walking forward.

Wang Liang simply stood still and whispered, "Li Xiang!"

“If I remember correctly, your father’s name is Li Shan, and he is also from Mang Village. I have reason to suspect that Li Youtian’s actions this time were instigated by him… And you are the protector of Mang Village’s malicious disruption of the Qinghua District’s reconstruction work.”

The words fell.

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The instant noodle box in Li Xiang's hand fell to the ground with a thud. Li Xiang turned around abruptly and strode towards Wang Liang, yelling, "What the hell do you mean?"

As he spoke, Li Xiang threw a punch at Wang Liang's face!

"Try touching my dad!"

Wang Liang didn't speak, but just chuckled sinisterly twice, then pushed up his glasses.

"Li Xiang, Li Xiang, you dare to hit the mayor's secretary? Don't you want to wear this police uniform anymore?"

Li Xiang said in a low, fierce voice, "Do you dare let anyone know that you came to see me today?"

Wang Liang just smiled and slowly freed his collar from Li Xiang's grasp.

"I dared to come to you today because I'm not afraid of letting anyone know."

"I just don't understand, what's so good about her and that stubborn kid An Xin?"

... ... ...

“An Changlin and Meng Dehai are both his uncles. An Xin will have plenty of opportunities for promotion in the future, but you, Li Xiang… don’t want to follow in your master’s footsteps and stay at the grassroots level for your whole life, do you?”

Li Xiang didn't speak, but his eyes kept flickering, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Secretary Wang spoke up at this moment, saying, "Li Xiang, you need a powerful backer."

"Mayor Zhao will be your backer, guaranteeing you'll become the captain of the criminal investigation team within three years. And I assure you, Li Shan will be able to extricate himself from this matter."

"Otherwise... I can't guarantee whether there's any connection between Li Shan and Li Youtian."

……

After a while.

In Li Xiang's dormitory.

An Xin jumped up from her dorm bed in shock: "Li Xiang, you said yes to him?"

"How could you agree to that? A man like him... we should just take him to the city police station..."

Li Xiang remained silent, and An Xin gradually fell silent as well.

After a long pause, An Xin finally spoke, her voice trembling: "Li Xiang, are you going to drag them down with you?"

"Do you know that even if Zhao Lidong steps down, no one can protect you? You'll be considered to have colluded with Zhao Lidong! You..."

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Li Xiang sighed: "An Xin, what other way do we have to find something to use against Zhao Lidong?"

"Right now, we don't know what's going on with Master; he refuses to tell the truth, and there's pressure from above... We really have no other choice."

Chapter 120 We have a comrade-in-arms outside!

This night.

Li Xiang lay in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Actually, the reason I agreed to Secretary Wang's request today was not only to collect evidence against Zhao Lidong, but also for another reason.

That was for his father.

Li Xiang's mother died early, and his father raised him single-handedly.

In any case, Li Xiang couldn't just stand by and watch his father be threatened because of him.

Li Xiang tossed and turned all night.

Until dawn.

Li Xiang rubbed his slightly swollen eyes.

The road ahead is too dark.

This glimmer of light is far from enough to illuminate that path...

I've followed in my master's footsteps.

As he thought about it, Li Xiang gave a wry smile.

If only I hadn't told Anxin.

Anxin probably didn't sleep a wink last night either...

Also at this time.

"One, three, three!" Bang!

With a loud bang, the dormitory door was suddenly pushed open.

An Xin, with her hair all messy, squeezed into Li Xiang's dorm room, startling Li Xiang: "What are you doing?"

You almost scared my heart out!

An Xin didn't say anything, but quickly walked up to Li Xiang.

He has two rather large dark circles under his eyes.

But those eyes shone brightly!

"Li Xiang, I've thought of someone you can go find!"

Li Xiang paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "An Xin!"

"That's Zhao Lidong. Don't forget how deep the waters run behind him."

“Our former Director Meng is now at most on the same level as him, and their power is not much different. No one can protect me in this matter!”

"But if it's Zhao Lidong in return, it's worth it!"

And this moment.

What Li Xiang fears most is not that he's on the same boat as Zhao Lidong and won't be able to extricate himself later.

Instead, they worried that no matter how much evidence they collected, it would be blocked by Zhao Lidong's protectors!

But at that moment, An Xin gripped Li Xiang's shoulders tightly.

"No, that's not right, someone can protect you! Absolutely! And he can do you a huge favor!"

"You forgot, there's also Gao Qilin!"

The words fell.

Li Xiang couldn't help but gasp.

Yes.

How could I have forgotten something so important?

Gao Qilin! The true power behind Gao's Real Estate!

Gao Qilin not only provided assistance to the city's construction projects but also to the city bureau's leads on several occasions.