Director You was somewhat annoyed. You, Song Guanchao, are the District Chief of Tongchi District; what are you doing here in Zhujiang District?

Moreover, he was part of the police system, whose superior unit was the Police Department, not your Zhujiang District.

I give you face by calling you District Chief Song; without face, what are you?

Of course, Director You was just thinking this and wouldn't really make the scene unpleasant.

He pulled out the chair and sat down, saying, "District Chief Song, this is the branch."

The implication was that this was his territory.

Song Guanchao chuckled, picked up the document in front of him, and tossed it over.

Director You was a bit befuddled, picked up the document.

A moment later, his face changed drastically.

The three deputy directors had been observing.

Seeing the reaction of Director You, they felt a bit panicked inside.

What's written on this document?

"This, this..." Director You couldn't even speak properly.

"If you have anything to say, go talk to the Disciplinary Committee."

Song Guanchao picked up his phone and dialed Secretary Wang's number: "Secretary Wang, come over."

The atmosphere in the meeting room dropped to freezing point.

They were puzzled and uncertain; to whom was Song Guanchao calling?

Which Secretary Wang?

Quickly, the meeting room door was pushed open again.

Disciplinary Committee Secretary Wang Pinyan, accompanied by eight committee members, all in formal attire, wore the red national emblem pin on their chest.

This posture made Director You and the three deputy directors stiffen, their faces turning pale instantly.

Secretary Wang walked over, swept them with an impassive look: "Take them away."

Eight Disciplinary Committee members stepped forward, stood on both sides.

The four were utterly panicking.

"District Chief Song, I, I...there must be a misunderstanding."

"District Chief Song, what have we committed?"

The three deputy directors were in a panic.

Song Guanchao said nothing, neither did the Disciplinary Committee; they proceeded to take them away directly.

Song Guanchao said, "I mentioned, if you have anything to say, explain it to the comrades from the Disciplinary Committee; don't tell me."

"Right now, it's only the Disciplinary Committee in charge, you'd better cooperate. Whether there's a problem, and how severe it is will be determined after investigation, and you will be treated fairly."

"But if you don't cooperate, I will have to ask Captain Shi to assist the Disciplinary Committee's comrades in restraining you."

"None of you wish for things to escalate, right?"

The four's lips trembled, but eventually, they stood up.

Secretary Wang turned around and left, taking the four with him.

The police at the branch, seeing the four directors taken away by the Disciplinary Committee, were shocked.

This news spread quickly.

A branch has only four directors; all being taken away is no ordinary matter.

Spreading out, the Lingjiang official scene would quake.

Some speculated, possibly due to Qin Yuejin's suicide.

Because the four directors of Zhujiang Branch were all Qin Yuejin's men.

Surely, City Committee's Secretary Qu had started purging Qin Yuejin's faction personnels, aiming to reshuffle the Police Department.

News spread, within the police system, those related to Qin Yuejin were shivering with unease.

They were fearful and worried, wondering if they would be next?

...

After people were taken away, Song Guanchao said, "Secretary Jiang, go call the branch office's director over."

"Okay."

Quickly, the branch office director, a forty-something woman, was brought in.

The woman already knew the directors were taken by the Disciplinary Committee; she stood in the meeting room, not daring to raise her head, heartbeat quickened.

Song Guanchao said, "Introduce yourself."

"I, my name is Yang Mei."

"Director Yang, please sit."

"Y-Yes."

Yang Mei sat properly, eyes filled with panic.

Song Guanchao threw the previous document over: "Director Yang, have a look."

Yang Mei took the document, her face changed dramatically after reading it.

Song Guanchao asked, "Is the content on the document true?"

The document's content detailed that parents of female university students involved in unsecured loans reported the issue, only to be arrested instead.

Such matters could only be ordered by one director and a few branch directors, but specific actions required participants.

Therefore, within this branch, there were definitely many involved.

And from Yang Mei's reaction, she was evidently aware.

"Why isn't Director Yang speaking?"

"I...I don't know."

"You don't know?" Song Guanchao chuckled, "It seems my status as Tongchi District Chief isn't very effective in Zhujiang District Branch. How about this, I invite the Disciplinary Committee comrades over to have a chat with you, alright?"

Yang Mei's face turned even paler: "No, no...I...it's true."

"Tell me, how many people were arrested?"

"Seven."

"Where are they?"

"In the detention center."

"How long have they been detained?"

"I...don't remember."

"Records of reporting, dispatch, transfer to detention center are all handled by your department. You say you don't remember?"

"The workload is too big, and everything is entered into the system."

"Then bring up the relevant information."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

"You sit here, make a call, let someone below bring it up."

"Okay." Yang Mei knew she couldn't hide this matter and could only follow Song Guanchao's instructions.

Relevant information was soon delivered.

Song Guanchao and Captain Shi each took a copy, carefully reviewing.

A total of seven people, the earliest one was detained a year ago.

This person was forty-eight years old, a villager from a village under Dujiang City.

He lost contact with his daughter for over three months and had contacted his daughter's university, which was Lingjiang Normal University, but received no useful information.

Then he personally came to Lingjiang and reported to Zhujiang District, then went to the branch to make a statement.

After making the statement, the police detained him for "creating disturbances" and held him until today.

The other people were in similar situations.

Captain Shi's expression turned terrifyingly dark.

He put down the document, throwing the pen and paper over: "Write down all the police who knew and participated."

A few minutes later, looking at the names on the list, his anger surged again.

There were as many as 12 people involved!

This wasn't a police station; it was practically a bandit's den!

Captain Shi really wanted to order them all to be arrested immediately.

But rationality told him that it couldn't be done.

Too many people.

Moreover, these were frontline officers, all armed.

Arresting recklessly might cause unnecessary conflict.

Reinforcements were needed!

He looked at Song Guanchao: "We need to call some people over."

Song Guanchao nodded: "I'll arrange it."

In the police station, there weren't many he could trust.

But fortunately, there was still Liang Hao.

"Hello, Mayor Liang, is Director Ma of Huayuan District Branch your person?"

He didn't shy away, directly asking in front of several people.

"Yes, what's up?"

"It's good; have him bring some people over to Zhujiang Branch."

Song Guanchao briefly explained the situation here.

Liang Hao was startled.

They were going to arrest so many people!

No wonder reinforcements from other districts were needed.

"Okay, I'll notify him. I'll personally bring people over later; I'll call you when I arrive."

After hanging up, Song Guanchao said, "We can't directly arrest them; we need a way to call them out."

If it was only arresting one or two people, it wouldn't be a big issue.

But with so many people, all armed, the risk was extremely high.

Though most people comply when arrested.

But some may act impulsively.

If even one acts impulsively, it could lead to severe consequences.

We must find a way to eliminate this risk.

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