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"Wait, Director Wu, are we just going to let them go like this?"

Just as Wu Chao was staring at the cars speeding away, an untimely voice rang out beside him.

He raised an eyebrow, turned his head, and saw Minister Zhang's face full of doubt and displeasure.

Beside Minister Zhang, a young man with an equally angry face had appeared at some point.

Wu Chao was no stranger to this young man.

The chief of the police department's nephew can also address Wu Chao as "Uncle Wu" when they meet.

Upon seeing Wu Chao looking over, the young man named Zhou Tian immediately started shouting loudly.

"Yeah, Uncle Wu, how could we just let them leave like that?"

"That bastard not only humiliated Minister Zhang in the office just now, but also almost kidnapped me. He definitely had bad intentions, and it was definitely them who caused the explosion."

"Saying they're going to find the culprit behind the explosion might just be an excuse to run away. They'll disappear once they leave the compound."

"If we don't arrest him now, he'll get away. You'll be responsible for all the consequences, Uncle Wu."

"Uncle Wu, you're being foolish!"

Zhou Tian spoke with great distress, his words also revealing a hint of dissatisfaction with Wu Chao.

Although Minister Zhang dared not express himself as openly as Zhou Tian, ​​he kept shaking his head.

"This is like letting a tiger return to the mountain; what are we going to do?"

The other detectives present remained silent as the two continued their back-and-forth.

Apart from the detectives belonging to Wu Chao's faction who showed concern, the other detectives who were not from Wu Chao's faction also had strange looks in their eyes.

Wu Chao was a seasoned veteran, so he naturally understood everyone's subtle cues.

His face remained unchanged, still displaying his serious and dignified demeanor, but his heart sank slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

The bombing just happened, and the entire detective agency's reputation has been trampled underfoot. Instead of thinking about how to arrest the perpetrators, are these people already starting to cause trouble?

Those bastards!

Even if we're not from the same faction, with this crisis looming, can't we just put aside our office politics and unite against a common enemy?

Fuck him!

Wu Chao was seething with anger, cursing these bastards, but his expression remained completely unchanged.

This was an instinct that was almost ingrained in his bones, and it was also the essential composure he needed to become the deputy director of the police department.

If you break down mentally because of a few probing questions, and Minister Zhang and his people notice something amiss, then you'll just be letting their backer benefit for nothing!

Wu Chao knew perfectly well why these people would disregard the bombing and directly target him.

It's actually quite simple. The detective bureau chief's term is four years, and he's about to step down.

After he steps down, according to convention, he is usually promoted from among the current deputy directors, rather than being directly appointed from outside the bureau.

Currently, the two leading candidates for the new head of the police bureau are Wu Chao and another deputy head.

Standing behind Minister Zhang and his colleagues was the deputy director in charge of the administrative department.

Wu Chao, on the other hand, rose through the ranks from the front lines in real combat and is now the deputy director in charge of the operations department.

According to the management system established by the Detective Agency over the decades, all previous directors of the Detective Agency have been promoted from the position of deputy director in charge of operations, which has always been a core belief of the Detective Agency.

The front line is the real battlefield.

Without frontline experience, you can forget about reaching the top position.

However, this convention was broken four years ago.

The current detective commissioner, who was the deputy commissioner in charge of administration four years ago, unexpectedly suppressed the deputy commissioner of operations and successfully took over the position.

Although the incident caused a huge uproar within the detective agency at the time, and several former commissioners angrily protested to the council, it was all to no avail.

Four years have passed, and with a new leadership transition underway, the other side undoubtedly wants to replicate the success of four years ago.

The deputy director of administration is a close associate of the current director and wants to follow in the current director's footsteps to rise to the top again.

Minister Zhang is the logistics minister, a direct subordinate of the deputy director of administration, so naturally he would support his superior's rise to power.

Zhou Tian, ​​needless to say, is the current director's nephew, who also wants to promote a deputy director who is closely related to his family, so that they can still have enough influence in the detective bureau.

As a result, Wu Chao, the deputy director of the operation, naturally became their biggest enemy.

That's why they disregarded the bombing and secretly launched an attack on Wu Chao at this time.

Because Wu Chao did indeed reveal a flaw just now.

With the explosion occurring, Wu Chao, as the deputy director of operations, naturally had an inescapable responsibility to take over the case immediately and arrange for its investigation.

As strangers who suddenly appeared at the scene and had a conflict with the detectives, Wei Yuan and Qin Xiao naturally became the prime suspects and should be apprehended immediately.

Wu Chao did indeed make that arrangement, but it did not succeed.

They even let Wei Yuan and Qin Xiao leave the scene under the pretense of finding the culprit in the bombing. Isn't that a flaw?

Minister Zhang, being a confidant of the Deputy Director of Administration, immediately noticed the flaw and launched a subtle attack in front of most of the detectives.

He didn't have the ability to directly cause Wu Chao's downfall, but with just those few words, he could pin the blame for letting the prime suspect escape on Wu Chao.

If the bombing case remains unsolved, this blame will become a Damocles' sword hanging over Wu Chao's head, completely eliminating any possibility of him rising to power.

As the nephew of the current bureau chief, Zhou Tian's other abilities are not worth mentioning, but his ability to read people is absolutely top-notch.

As soon as Minister Zhang spoke, he immediately joined the delegation.

The two worked together seamlessly to pin the blame on the other detectives, successfully arousing suspicion in their hearts.

If there are any doubts below, they will do some work with the higher-ups later.

Caught between two forces, how could Wu Chao possibly have any chance of becoming the bureau chief?

Minister Zhang and Zhou Tian exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with a fleeting smugness.

Wu Chao's men weren't fools either, and one of them immediately retorted angrily.

But Wu Chao spoke up at this moment.

He glanced at Minister Zhang and the others with a chilling look, causing Minister Zhang to turn his head away and avoid his gaze.

"What's the rush?"

"Even if they made an excuse to run away, with so many people, surely they can't catch even one person?"

"Besides, it's still uncertain whether they are the masterminds."

"What kind of culprit would commit a crime and then foolishly stay in the same spot to try and save people?"

Wu Chao withdrew his gaze and did not look at Minister Zhang and Zhou Tian again.

"Alright, stop standing there and get this place tidied up."

"Send a few people to accompany the ambulance to the hospital to protect our injured colleague."

After issuing the order to clean up the mess, Wu Chao turned to enter the building.

But then, another voice stopped him in his tracks.

"Bureau of Martial Arts".