Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

Looking at the dozen or so people who all bowed their heads, some had bald patches here, some had bald patches there, and some were even worse off, with their smooth scalps covered in red spots when their hair was lifted up.

The police officers couldn't help but chuckle, but thankfully, they were all seasoned veterans and didn't burst out laughing.

"Dear citizens, please rest assured, I have already had someone investigate."

Wu Zhenyu spoke up,

As they were speaking, several policemen ran out of the back hall, led by Xi Hongshi.

When others have a happy occasion, they are in high spirits and walk with a swagger.

Because Li Dakang kept his word, he is now the deputy director of the office of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, a deputy division-level position, a direct promotion of half a rank.

If we just wait a few months, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the brackets will be gone.

"Chief, we've found it."

Xi Hongshi held a tablet computer in his hand and swiped it a couple of times. "Look, according to the identification of a concerned citizen, it is this old man. He bought it from this old man that night. The old man gave himself the name Liu Yishou, but that's a lie. His real name is Liu Zhonghai."

However, Wu Zhenyu was stunned when he looked at the old man's appearance on the tablet. Wasn't this the old man that Li Dakang's secretary, Xiao Jin, had asked him to check the other day? He also seemed to have oily hair?

The more he thought about it, the more alarmed he became. He knew something bad might have happened.

He later heard Mayor Ye Qian say that Secretary Li, Minister Liu, and Xiao Jin were all using this oil.

Li Dakang and Liu Wenyu alone are terrifying enough. If they recommend others, wouldn't the municipal party committee be thrown into chaos?

He immediately asked, "Comrade Hongshi, have you found Liu Yishou's whereabouts?"

Xi Hongshi hesitated for a moment, glanced at the dozen or so people staring at him expectantly, and swiped the tablet a couple of times. "These are the clues we've tracked down, limited to Jingzhou City."

Liu Zhonghai, male, 3 years old, primary school diploma, ... Relevant criminal record: On March 15th, he was caught red-handed during a foreign language learning and cleaning activity at the Shanshui Group and detained for 15 days. He left on the evening of the 28th on a flight to Baiyun International Airport...

Bad thing!

Wu Zhenyu sighed inwardly.

This will make it harder to investigate.

If the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau were to make a call to Director Qi, finding someone within the province would be manageable, but crossing provincial borders, especially over such a long distance, would be quite difficult.

This old man, who used the alias Liu Yishou, hadn't committed any major crimes. It was possible to request his arrest across provinces, but it required the influence of Director Qi.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that it involved Li Dakang and Liu Wenyu, he could have left right now.

Forget it, let Secretary Li pull some strings then.

"Dear citizens, please rest assured that our police are already investigating this person's whereabouts. Please don't worry."

Wu Zhenyu returned the tablet and addressed the crowd in a deep voice.

"No, when will you catch them?"

"Is this arrest just going to end in months or even half a year with no word from them, and then it'll all just fizzle out?"

"That's right, that's right..."

"Don't worry, it absolutely won't happen."

Wu Zhenyu assured that when he told Li Dakang about it, the latter immediately asked Director Qi to find someone.

If they still can't find it by then, what can they do?

Afterwards, Xi Hongshi and the others chatted amongst themselves until they saw the people off.

Wu Zhenyu immediately returned to his office, called Xiao Jin, and asked her about it.

"Comrade Hongshi, please organize the materials. I'll go see Secretary Li in an hour."

Xi Hongshi, standing in front of the desk, was taken aback. Did he really need to ask Li Dakang for such a small matter?

"Director, isn't it making a mountain out of a molehill by looking for Secretary Li? It's not a big deal; if we can't find him, we can just stall for time..."

"Look, Comrade Hongshi, your understanding is flawed!"

Wu Zhenyu criticized, "We must keep all the people's problems in mind and work hard to solve them. You need to change your behavior in the detention center as soon as possible."

"Understood, Director. My understanding was inadequate, and I need to learn from you."

Xi Hongshi immediately changed his tune.

"That's more like it!"

……

"Where is Secretary Li Dakang?"

Liu Wenyu, who had originally asked for leave today, suddenly returned to the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee. After getting off the car, he rushed into the Municipal Party Committee and went to find Li Dakang.

"Minister Liu, it seems that Secretary Li just went to see Mayor Ye."

The office director replied.

"Okay, I understand."

Liu Wenyu turned and left, taking out her phone to call Xiao Jin.

The office director stood there, somewhat bewildered.

Liu Wenyu didn't take leave today, so why did he suddenly come back? And why was he so rude? And if he's coming back, why is he wearing a baseball cap while working at the municipal party committee? What kind of behavior is that?

After going downstairs, Liu Wenyu got into the car and said in a deep voice, "Go to Lakeside Garden, quickly."

……

A lakeside garden near the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee.

Xiao Jin hung up the phone, ran up to Li Dakang, and said, "Secretary Li, Minister Liu just called you. I told her I was here, and she said she'd be right over."

Liu Wenyu didn't ask for leave, so what urgent matter could it be?

Li Dakang thought to himself, then waved his hand and said, "I understand."

"Old Ye, shall we go wait over there for a bit, and enjoy the scenery while we're at it?"

After saying that, without waiting for Ye Qian to speak, she pulled him to the lakeside.

The two were positioned very close to the lake, surrounded by a white jade railing.

"Hiss, who did this project? The railings are getting a bit loose."

As soon as Li Dakang put his hand on it, he felt a noticeable swaying.

Ye Qian glanced at it and said indifferently, "Be careful. It's been so many years. There's no steel reinforcement inside. The municipal project has scheduled a renovation and reconstruction for next month, but construction hasn't even started yet."

"oh,"

Li Dakang nodded, then sighed and turned to say, "Old Ye, let's just let this go. We've already made a lot of fools of ourselves; we can't let this get out of hand..."

Did I say anything?

"If the two of us, the eldest brother, didn't talk about the second brother, we'd have lost all face long ago."

Ye Qian glanced at him, then took out a cigarette and lit it.

"That means I'm overthinking it, haha, that's good."

Li Dakang breathed a sigh of relief; he didn't want the hard-won relationship between the two of them to be ruined.

"Hey, this whole thing is Lin Wenjie's and Fan Tong's fault. Why did we apologize to them individually and then bring it up to others? It makes everyone lose face."

"right."

Ye Qian echoed in agreement.

If the two don't keep their accounts, then this whole thing wouldn't have happened.

"Let's not talk about this anymore."

Ye Qian composed himself and spoke in his usual tone, "Old Li, tell me, when did you and Comrade Xiao Ai start this?"

Li Dakang blushed. Hearing Zhong Xiaoai's name, he felt a soreness in his lower back. He rubbed it discreetly and said irritably, "When did this start? Don't you know why?"

"I really don't know."

Ye Qian shook his head, his expression turning strange as he thought of the rumors circulating.

"I mean, you two didn't actually have your eyes on each other all along, did you?"

"fart!"

Li Dakang immediately retorted that he couldn't take the blame for this.

"Do you think I, Li Dakang, am that kind of person? I've had my eye on him for a long time. What do you take Hou Liangping for?"

"Did his subordinates make this up out of boredom? They must have nothing better to do."