Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 745 I'll Take Responsibility for Your Father

Xiao Wei sized up the bureau chief and said, "I'm from the Provincial Department's Inspection Division, and my identification is in my clothes. Besides, I'm a member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference. You need to explain this properly." Xiao Wei raised his handcuffed hands.

Chen Hui said, "My dad is the executive director of the Northeast Electric Power Bureau, my mom is the deputy director of the Northeast Financial Management Bureau, and I'm nothing but a nobody."

Wang Gang said, "My dad is the brigade commander of the artillery brigade of the 8th Army. This is my buddy. His dad is just a minor general."

Miler covered her face and looked at the bureau chief: "I'm the least important person here. My dad is the mayor of Xidu City. He has no right to control you."

The chief's face contorted in pain. He hissed and turned to the junior officer beside him, asking, "Where are their clothes? Why won't they even let them wear clothes?" The junior officer, looking exasperated, went to the car and retrieved the clothes from the group.

The bureau chief said, "Well, come inside and change your clothes first. We can talk slowly, and I'd like to understand the situation. I didn't know what happened beforehand, so I apologize for any inconvenience."

Several people, wrapped in bathrobes, went into the building and changed their clothes in an office.

Xiao Wei pulled out his ID and handed it over. The bureau chief took it and glanced at it, cursing Gangzi's ancestors in his mind. "Damn it, this guy's trying to kill me!" At this point, Dalian wasn't a sub-provincial city yet, just an ordinary prefecture-level city. He, as a branch bureau chief, was only a section-level cadre. Moreover, this guy was not only a full-fledged division chief but also a member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference. If this matter were to be reported to higher authorities, he could forget about being the bureau chief.

The bureau chief rubbed his hands together, thought for a moment, and said, "Well, it was Chief Prosecutor Qu who made the request. I didn't have time to investigate, and this misunderstanding has arisen. I'm really sorry." At this point, he didn't care about anything else. The most important thing was to clear himself of any suspicion. Forget about the chief prosecutor; he had to sell himself out.

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay, this has nothing to do with you, we understand. Do you have a phone? Can we use it?"

The bureau chief said, "Alright, come to my office to make the call." He led a few people up to the third floor, opened the office door, and invited the five people in.

Gangzi rushed up: "What's going on, Uncle Zhu? Why did you send them here? Shouldn't the interrogation be on the first floor?" Gangzi pushed open the door and said a few words without any politeness.

The bureau chief glanced at him and said, "Wait a moment, go downstairs and wait. I'll be down in a bit."

Gangzi paused for a moment, then said, "I'm going to call my dad." He turned and left.

Miler said, "I'll call first. There's an office here for our province. Director, you should be able to find the phone number, right?"

The bureau chief asked, "Where?"

Mile said, "The Kedah Northern Representative Office in Dali."

The bureau chief took out a small black book and flipped through it: "401748".

Miler dialed the number, but no one answered after it rang for a long time. Xiaowei said, "Everyone's off work now, no one's going to answer."

Miler thought for a moment, dialed 113, and asked the operator for a number.

That's the inconvenience of making long-distance calls right now; you can't dial directly, you have to go through a transfer, and the transfer time is uncertain—it might connect immediately, it might take several hours, or it might not connect until tomorrow. Once the other end is connected, the operator will call you back.

Perhaps because this was the Public Security Bureau, or perhaps because it was a high-ranking official with special privileges, the phone rang after about ten minutes, and Miler answered it.

"Dad, I was with Zhang Wei and Chen Hui. We arrived at Dalian tonight. They were going to buy a few buildings here, but we got beaten up while taking a shower. Yeah, we all got beaten up. We're at the police station now. No, no, the police station is quite reasonable; they didn't make things difficult for us. The guy's dad is the deputy chief prosecutor of this district. He's incredibly powerful. He said he was going to kill us. He forced us into a room with a gun and arranged for a few women to tear their clothes off so he could sue us."

"Yeah, I only got hit a few times, I'm fine, just really angry. If it weren't for the reasonable bureau chief, who knows what might have happened by now."

After exchanging a few words, Miler hung up the phone and said, "My dad will call the provincial government first thing tomorrow morning."

Li Weibing picked up the phone and dialed, but no one answered. He tried another number, but still no one answered. He said to Wang Gang, "I only know the office phone number, but no one's answering." Wang Gang took the phone and said, "I'm calling my dad."

Another call to 113, this time even faster, it got through in less than five minutes, maybe because the other party was a high-ranking military officer, who knows.

Wang Gang picked up the phone: "Dad, don't scold me yet, let me finish. I'm in Dalian with some friends: Weibing, Mayor Miler of Xidu Rice Market, Zhang Wei, and Chen Hui—the two I told you about last time. They're opening a new store, and we came over to have some fun. We thought we'd buy a few buildings in Dalian on the way. We arrived tonight, and after we went to take a shower, we got into a fight with some people."

No, we really didn't start anything. That guy came over reeking of alcohol and started acting all high and mighty on my head. I told him to get up because he was spitting in my face, and he spat in my face back at me.

Then the five of us got into a fight with eight or nine of them. It wasn't a big deal, we just got punched a few times. The key thing is that the other guy's dad is the deputy chief prosecutor of this district. He had the bathhouse owner use a sprayer to force us into a room, then brought in a few women to tear their clothes off. Then his dad ordered the local police station to arrest us.

"It's alright, the bureau chief is quite reasonable; he didn't make things difficult for us. Dad, I can't swallow this."

"What do you want?" Xiao Wei and the others hadn't heard a word Mayor Mi had said for so long, but Brigade Commander Wang was indeed an artilleryman; his loud voice was clearly audible to Xiao Wei and the others.

Wang Gang said, "Dad, I want to smash that shop. The owner isn't a good person either; he's hoarding guns and knives and keeping prostitutes. The guards called here a few times but no one answered, so I came to find you."

"Then why would I need a prosecutor?"

Wang Gang said, "No need, Xiaowei and Xiaohui can handle it."

"Okay, what's your phone number? I'll have someone contact you. I'm taking the blame for this, this is outrageous."

Wang Gang gave the phone number and hung up. After waiting for about ten minutes, the phone rang, and Wang Gang answered it.

"Hey? Is this Wang Gang? Where are you now?" Another loud voice.

Wang Gang said, "I'm at the Zhongshan branch."

The person on the other end said, "Okay, wait there, I'll have someone come find you." Then they hung up.

Chen Hui picked up the phone; it was still 113. He figured the operator at 113 would be driven crazy tonight.

Chen Hui's side was simple; he just said Xiao Wei had also been beaten, no need for further explanation. Old Chen simply didn't believe Xiao Wei could cause trouble; it must be the other party's fault. He hung up after saying "I understand."

Xiao Wei looked around and said, "Do I even need to fight anymore? How come I'm no longer involved?"

My child is visiting me for summer vacation, and I'll be spending the next few days with him.

(End of this chapter)