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

The next morning, Chen Shi arrived at the county government. After finishing the documents in his hand, he looked at Xie Shanquan and said, "Xiao Xie, tell Yang Bin to drive the car to the entrance and wait. I need to go out for a bit."

Xie Shanquan took out his phone and called Yang Bin, asking him to bring the car over.

Chen Shi arrived at the door, and Xie Shanquan quickly stepped forward and opened it. Chen Shi sat down and said to Yang Bin, "To the police station."

When he arrived at the police station, many officers recognized Chen Shi and greeted him.

When Chen Shi arrived at Song Yun's office, Song Yun quickly stood up to greet him: "County Magistrate Chen, please have a seat. If you had something to say, you could have come to your office. Why did you have to make the trip?"

"Old leader, it's been a long time since you've been to the police station. I came to visit."

Song Yun had mixed feelings. Chen Shi used to be his subordinate, but the kid had risen too quickly and was now his boss. The deputy county head ranked ahead of him, mainly because he had entered the Standing Committee, which was beyond Song Yun's reach.

Song Yun poured tea for Chen Shi, who took a sip and said, "Good tea."

"Chen County Magistrate, I have another packet here. Take it and drink it when you leave."

"I still have several packets of tea in my office. I'll come and get more when I finish these."

Chen Shi looked at Song Yun: "Old leader, Secretary Shi Fu of Heyuan Town reported to me that there are criminal gangs in Yumi Village, led by village director Fang Yao and police station chief Fang He. They are inciting villagers to confront the government over the land expropriation for the highway."

Yesterday morning, when staff from the Land and Resources Bureau went to demolish illegal structures, Fang Yao's nephew, Fang Qiang, organized villagers to surround the staff, obstruct law enforcement, and even injured two excavator operators, who are now hospitalized at the People's Hospital.

The official vehicles of the Land and Resources Bureau were also vandalized, which was extremely serious. Secretary Shi Fu ordered Fang He to arrest people, but Fang He claimed it was a group incident and refused to comply, preferring to mediate.

This Fang He is from Yumi Village and is very close to Fang Yao.

Song Yun saw that Fang He, the director of the Heyuan Town Police Station, was involved in organized crime. Chen Shi did not report it to Zhang Xiangdong, but came to him instead, which was to save face for him.

"County Magistrate Chen, how do you intend to handle this matter?"

"The Public Security Bureau set up a special task force, with Xu Ping'an as the team leader, and stationed him at the Heyuan Town Police Station to thoroughly investigate the criminal gangs in Yumi Village."

Song Yun nodded: "Okay, we'll hold a meeting this afternoon to establish a special task force, which will be stationed at the Heyuan Town Police Station on Monday."

Chen Shi chatted with Song Yun for a few minutes, then left the office and went to Xu Ping'an's office.

When Xu Ping'an saw Chen Shi arrive, he quickly stood up and said, "County Chief Chen, if you need anything, just give me a call and I'll come over."

"I came from the Public Security Bureau, so I have to come back and see."

Xu Pingan pulled out a chair for Chen Shi to sit on, and Chen Shi sat down directly in his chair.

Xu Pingan quickly poured tea for Chen Shi, who said, "Pingan, there's something I want to discuss with you. I told Director Song earlier that there are criminal gangs in Yumi Village. The Public Security Bureau has set up a special task force, and you will be the team leader. You can find out the details of the case from Secretary Shi Fu of Heyuan Town."

I have only one request: severely punish those involved in organized crime, no matter who they are; do not let them get away with it.

Xu Pingan thought to himself, "Is this a discussion? It's a direct order."

"Okay, I will thoroughly investigate those involved in organized crime."

Chen Shi chatted with Xu Ping'an for a few minutes before leaving the police station.

Fang He was in his office, and his eyelids had been twitching non-stop lately, making him somewhat restless.

The villagers of Yumi Village vandalized the Land and Resources Bureau's official vehicles and injured people. They did not carry out Shi Fu's order to arrest them. In the past few days, Shi Fu has not taken any action, and it seems that the matter has passed and Shi Fu does not intend to pursue it.

On Monday morning, four police cars from the Public Security Bureau drove into the Heyuan Town Police Station.

Xu Pingan led the team; he was the head of the task force, while Zhang Hu and Wang Tao were the deputy heads.

The auxiliary police officer on duty, having seen Xu Ping'an before, quickly jogged over to greet him: "Director Xu."

More than a dozen police officers got out of the car, all carrying guns. The auxiliary police officer broke out in a cold sweat, wondering to himself, "What big case has happened in Heyuan Town? How come I haven't heard about it?"

Fang He was in his office when a police officer reported to him that Director Xu had arrived at the police station with more than a dozen officers. He hurriedly went out to greet them.

"Director Xu, Captain Zhang, Captain Wang, has this become a major case?"

Xu Pingan looked at Fang He: "Chief Fang, gather all the police officers and auxiliary police officers of the police station in the conference room for a meeting."

Fang He didn't know what had happened. Seeing Xu Ping'an's serious expression, he didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly made arrangements.

Xu Pingan and Zhang Hu entered the conference room. Xu Pingan asked, "Director Fang, is everyone here?"

Fang He said, "All the police officers from Heyuan Town Police Station, including auxiliary police officers, are here."

Xu Pingan solemnly said, "All police officers and auxiliary police officers' cell phones must be handed in."

Four policemen went down to collect the cell phones. Fang He realized something was wrong and tried to warn Fang Yao, but two policemen had already arrived in front of him.

Fang He asked, "Do I have to hand over my phone too?"

The police officer said with a serious expression, "Everyone, without exception."

Fang He's heart raced, sensing something was terribly wrong, and he handed his phone to the police.

Seeing that the phone had been taken away, Xu Ping'an took out the special task force documents and showed them to Fang He: "Director Fang, the Public Security Bureau has established a special task force. I am the leader, and Captain Zhang and Captain Wang are the deputy leaders. The special task force has taken over the Heyuan Town Police Station. Someone reported that you and Fang Yao, the village secretary of Yumi Village, and others are involved in organized crime, organizing villagers to resist the government."

"You are now suspended from your duties pending investigation." Two police officers stepped forward and restrained Fang He.

Fang He hadn't expected things to be this serious. Once he was involved with organized crime, his life would be over. He quickly cried out, "Director Xu, I've been falsely accused. There's no solid evidence. You can't suspend me from my duties for investigation."

Xu Pingan glanced at Fang He: "Take him away."

Xu Pingan arranged the interrogation work, asking Zhang Hu to interrogate Fang He, and Wang Tao to retrieve all the cases handled by the Heyuan Town Police Station, review them one by one, and re-examine any cases with problems.

Zhang Hu, accompanied by two police officers, arrived at the interrogation room. Fang He was surprised to find that he was the one being interrogated, whereas he had always been the one interrogating others.

Zhang Hu asked, "On May 7th, staff from the Land and Resources Bureau went to Yumi Village to demolish illegal buildings. They were surrounded by a criminal gang led by Fang Qiang. They vandalized the Land and Resources Bureau's official vehicles and injured people. I have investigated the case at the police station. Such a serious case, yet the police station did not file a case, only a dispatch record. You led the police to the scene. Why didn't they file a case and report it to the Public Security Bureau to arrest the criminal gang?"

"Team Leader Zhang, you keep talking about organized crime, do you have any evidence? Those are all villagers. Do you think it's easy for villagers to build a house after a lifetime of hard work? It's normal for the land bureau to take some extreme actions when they carry out demolitions."

There were dozens of villagers at the time. How many police officers did the police station have? Could they arrest so many people? If an arrest caused a mass incident, no one could bear the consequences.

As a grassroots police officer, my primary role is mediation, and I try to avoid escalating conflicts. I was acting in accordance with laws and regulations. Captain Zhang, which law did I violate that warrants my suspension pending investigation?