The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Chen Shi drove back to the No. 1 Middle School teachers' apartment, sat in the living room, and smoked one cigarette after another, filling the room with smoke.

Jiang Yiqiu came out of the bedroom, choked by the smoke, and coughed twice: "What's going on? Why are you sitting in the living room smoking so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Jiang Yiqiu asked with a worried look, "What did Secretary Liu want to see you about?"

Chen Shi said casually, "It's nothing serious, let's go to sleep."

Chen Shi threw down his cigarette butt, picked up Jiang Yiqiu, and walked towards the bedroom.

Jiang Yiqiu knew that Chen Shi rarely talked to him about work-related matters, so he stopped asking.

The next day, Chen Shi came to the office, but he was not in the mood to work. He was thinking about who to ask to handle this matter.

First, we can rule out Xu Ping'an, as he is not suitable for this task. Wang Tao is the captain of the Public Security Management Brigade, and his criminal investigation skills are not as good as Zhang Hu's.

Wang Haiyang is currently the head of the Political Work Section, but he does not have the authority to handle cases.

Li Li is the captain of the traffic police brigade, so he's not suitable either. That leaves only one person: Zhang Hu.

Chen Shi picked up his phone and dialed Zhang Hu's number.

Zhang Hu received Chen Shi's call and greeted him with a broad smile: "Director Chen!"

"Zhang Hu, are you free tonight?"

"If you have time, Director Chen, please feel free to ask me anything."

"Come to my place for hot pot tonight."

"it is good"

Chen Shi asked Yang Bin to buy groceries and prepare the hot pot ingredients so he could cook it that evening.

After getting off work, Zhang Hu rushed over, and Chen Shi was waiting for Zhang Hu at home.

Zhang Hu pushed open the door and walked in. Chen Shi stood up and said, "Zhang Hu, please sit down."

"Director Chen, something came up after get off work, so I'm a little late."

"It's okay, I haven't started cooking my hot pot yet."

Zhang Hu smiled and said, "I'll take care of it. Mengmeng went to work in Fushan Town, so I cook for myself whenever I have free time. My cooking skills have improved quite a bit."

Zhang Hu rolled up his sleeves and started cooking the hot pot.

Chen Shi took out a bottle of good wine, opened it, and poured a full glass for Zhang Hu. The two ate and chatted.

Seeing that they had drunk enough, Chen Shi looked at Zhang Hu and said, "Zhang Hu, I have something to tell you. It's a very difficult task, and you must keep it a secret."

Seeing Chen Shi's serious expression, Zhang Hu put down his chopsticks: "Director Chen, don't worry, I won't utter a single word to anyone. For us criminal police, the most important thing is confidentiality. We'll keep all the cases we're involved in to ourselves and won't tell anyone."

Chen Shi said solemnly, "I trust you on this point, which is why I called you here."

Chen Shi lit a cigarette and took a puff.

"When Secretary Liu and Fang Min went on a business trip to Yizhou, Fang Min's ex-husband secretly put a tracking device in her bag and took several photos of her with Secretary Liu."

Her ex-husband used these photos to blackmail Fang Min for five million yuan. Her ex-husband's name is Qin Jin. He has served three years in prison and is addicted to drugs. People like that are capable of anything.

What do you think is the best way to handle this?

Zhang Hu, thinking it was something serious, said casually, "That's easy. Just arrest Qin Jin, extort five million, and that'll be enough to get him a sentence of more than ten years."

Chen Shi asked, "On what charge did you arrest Qin Jin?"

"Extortion? This Qin Jin is incredibly audacious to extort money from Secretary Liu."

Chen Shi looked at Zhang Hu with a solemn expression and remained silent for a long time.

Zhang Hu realized something was wrong. If it were that simple, Chen Shi wouldn't have contacted him alone; Liu Youguang could have resolved it with just one phone call.

Fang Min is the deputy director of the county party committee office. Is there really an improper relationship between her and Secretary Liu?

Thinking about this, Zhang Hu realized the seriousness of the problem. Liu Youguang didn't want to make a big fuss and asked Chen Shi to handle it privately. A leader who can let his subordinate handle this matter must be a confidant.

"Director Chen, I'm not very bright, but I'll follow your instructions. Tell me what to do, and I'll carry it out."

Chen Shi said slowly, "Qin Jin has been using drugs for a year. I suspect that he not only uses drugs but also deals them. Go down and investigate thoroughly, find evidence of his drug dealing, and arrest him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hu's eyes lit up: "Director Chen, you're amazing! How come I didn't think of that? Qin Jin is a drug addict, so his record is definitely not clean. I'll go down and investigate, find evidence of his drug trafficking, arrest him, and at least he'll get a life sentence, or maybe even the death penalty, which will be carried out immediately."

"Qin Jin is blackmailing Fang Min and doesn't dare to come to Chunyang. He's hiding in Yizhou. Take some men there, contact the Yizhou police, track down Qin Jin's whereabouts, find evidence of his drug trafficking, arrest him immediately, and bring him back to Chunyang County for trial."

"Director Chen, rest assured, I will handle this case well."

"One more thing, find the negatives of the photos he secretly took of Secretary Liu and Fang Min, and bring them back to me."

Zhang Hu understood that this was what Liu Youguang needed. He didn't want the photos to circulate, because if his political enemies found out, they would use them to attack him.

Bringing Qin Jin back to Chunyang County puts everything under Liu Youguang's control. If Qin Jin were taken away by the Yizhou police, there would be too many uncontrollable factors. If Qin Jin were to make wild accusations and reveal the photos, things would become difficult to manage.

"Director Chen, I will use every means to obtain the negatives of the photos and bring Qin Jin back to Chunyang County for trial."

Chen Shi nodded in satisfaction: "Zhang Hu, you've worked hard. If you handle this well, I will explain the situation to Secretary Liu and ask him to give you a big credit rating."

Risk and opportunity coexist. Doing things for your superiors well is more effective than solving a hundred major or unsolved cases.

Zhang Hu felt this was an opportunity; if he handled it well, he could take it a step further.

When Zhang Hu returned home, he was very excited. He pulled up Qin Jin's information, studied it all night, and came up with a plan of action.

The next morning, he led three key criminal police officers from the criminal investigation team to Yizhou to arrest Qin Jin.

Chen Shi was in his office approving documents when Yang Xiaobo walked in.

"Director Chen, Principal Yang is here to report to you."

Chen Shi looked at Yang Xiaobo: "Director Yang, you can let the staff of the Party and Government Office handle this kind of small matter. You don't need to do everything yourself in the Party and Government Office."

"Director Chen, I feel that anything concerning you is a major matter, and I only feel at ease when I personally oversee it."

Chen Shi was very satisfied with Yang Xiaobo's performance; he didn't act like a deputy director and was just as good as before.

"Have Principal Yang come to my office."

Yang Xiaobo walked out of the office, and a moment later, Yang Xiong walked in.

Director Chen

Chen Shi stood up: "Principal Yang, please sit down."

The two sat down in the reception room, and Chen Shi poured Yang Xiong a cup of tea.

Yang Xiong reported on the results of the senior year final exams. Overall, the results were quite good. Eleven students scored 600 points, more than 200 students scored above 500 points, and 65 percent of the students scored above 400 points.

After Yang Xiong finished reporting his work, he looked at Chen Shi and said, "Director Chen, there is one more thing. Zhu Jianguo, the vice principal of No. 1 Middle School, will retire in March. I think Jiang Yiqiu, the director of teaching at No. 1 Middle School, is very suitable to fill the vacancy. Jiang Yiqiu has a strong political ideology and is proactive in his work. No. 1 Middle School was able to improve its admission score by several tens of points last year, all thanks to Jiang Yiqiu."

A capable and disciplined Party member is well-suited for important positions where they can fully utilize their talents.

Chen Shi neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply said, "Let's discuss it at the Party Group meeting at the beginning of the term."

Yang Xiong left Chen Shi's office, and Jiang Yiqiu was promoted to vice principal of No. 1 Middle School. Who would dare to object? After all, she was Chen Shi's girlfriend. Did she not want to work in the Education Bureau anymore?