HPDBC Chapter 128 Bounty of 10,000!
Chapter 128 Bounty of 10,000!
They say the most handsome men are those who work hard.
At this moment, Wang Xiaodan, in a dark corner, transformed into a little fangirl, leaning on the windowsill and quietly watching Dawei's reflection in the glass.
To be honest, the adopted grandson that Old Wang chose does look quite a bit like Old Wang himself.
Old Wang used to have this same expression when he did things.
She reached out her finger, wanting to touch the reflection in the glass next door. A slight smile curved her lips as she recalled Dawei's bold behavior earlier, and she almost burst out laughing.
……
At this point, Zheng Zhiguo's situation became much worse.
For him, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Zheng Zhiguo sat in the office of the director of the Wufeng County Public Security Bureau, eating fried rice noodles and drinking Sanjidi soup.
The bureau chief of Wufeng County, smoking a cigarette, looked at Zheng Zhiguo with a troubled expression: "Old Zheng, you should go back. What's the point of you staying here all this time?"
"Wait a little longer."
"I've already sent everyone out. If there's any news, I'll just call you. It's getting late, can't you let me go back and get some sleep?"
The car repair shop owner, a cripple, was murdered within the territory of Wufeng County, and the trail went cold.
Unable to deliver on his mission, Zheng Zhiguo had no choice but to stay in Wufeng County and fight it out, forcing the Wufeng County Public Security Bureau to help him find witnesses.
After searching for a long time, I couldn't find a single clue.
He refused to go back and stayed here, putting pressure on Director Wen of Wufeng County. The two had known each other for a long time and had a personal relationship, so Director Wen couldn't easily send him away.
It was already close to midnight.
This is not how you investigate a case.
Director Wen had no choice but to ask him to leave.
"You go to sleep, I'll wait for news here."
"Oh, you're going to wait like this? I'm going back to sleep. How am I supposed to sleep?"
"If you can't sleep, keep me company while I have tea. With us here, our subordinates won't slack off while working overtime."
Director Wen shook his head helplessly: "I'm not even worried if someone dies in Wufeng County, why are you so anxious?"
Zheng Zhiguo's face was full of exhaustion: "Old Wen, you don't know."
The newly appointed County Magistrate Chen has been attacked for the second time.
The first time it was bricks, this time it's three masked killers with knives.
If this isn't explained, even if County Chief Chen doesn't punish me, I won't have the face to stay in the bureau.
Please help me, old buddy, I'm having such a hard time.
Director Wen sighed deeply: "I'm just trying to help you. If we can't find a witness today, we can keep looking tomorrow. There's no rush."
"If anyone provides valuable clues after you post this message, we will reward them with 100,000 yuan."
"One hundred thousand?"
"Yes, a reward of 100,000!" Zheng Zhiguo had no other choice.
"Who would pay for it? Our bureau doesn't have that kind of money. Wufeng County and Yuanshan County are both notoriously poor."
"Just send it out like this for now. Whether the clues are valuable or not is up to us to decide."
The implication is that they don't want to offer a reward and are simply trying to scam people.
Director Wen pointed at him and said, "You, you...you're just being a scoundrel."
"You can post it like this first. If someone actually provides a lead, I'll apply to the county magistrate later, and the reward will be given to you by Yuanshan County, okay?"
"He's just making empty promises again."
"Old Wen, the Provincial Public Security Bureau is coming down soon. If they ask about it, I'll say you didn't help. Don't blame me then."
"You!" Director Wen was so angry he wanted to curse. He slapped his thigh, called the deputy director over, and announced the reward notice.
Xiaotang Town.
More than 200 plainclothes police officers suddenly appeared on the side of the national highway and drove towards Xiaotang Town.
When the national highway turned onto the mountain road, the lead car stopped, and several people got out and held down a lookout boy who was hiding by the roadside.
The man's phone was confiscated on the spot, and a group of police officers sneaked into Xiaotang Town in the dark of night.
The town was still bustling.
All the hot spring resorts were lit up.
The neon lights at the entrances of each store were brighter than the last.
The convoy drove into the town center.
Everyone got off the bus.
They began to disperse and rushed towards various hot spring resorts.
Shouts filled the streets of Xiaotang Town, and someone even jumped from the second floor of the hot spring resort, breaking their leg.
The customers who frequent this place, as well as the prostitutes who work here, have never been investigated or seen anything like this in the past ten years.
The sudden arrival of a large group of police officers was like a godsend, instantly turning the hot spring industry in Xiaotang Town upside down.
Less than half an hour.
More than 300 men and women were arrested.
Some escaped, but we don't have enough police force. We can only arrest this many for now.
These people were transferred from Qinghe City, a neighboring city, by the Provincial Public Security Department.
No one was notified.
I just wanted to respond to the assassination attempt on Chen Dawei, which was orchestrated by Xu Aiguo.
The police in Yuanshan County probably wouldn't understand how to handle the situation in Xiaotang Town.
The best solution is to take them by surprise and bring in a group of people from other places who have no vested interests in the matter.
Secretary Tan, accompanied by the town mayor and deputy mayor, rushed to the scene.
Secretary Tan looked at the scene with surprise and found the leading officer: "Comrade, what's going on? Where did you come from?"
"Police are investigating; no comment."
The leaders of the Qinghe City Public Security Bureau showed their credentials, didn't waste any words with him, and ordered him to be taken away.
The group, in a grand procession, headed towards Qinghe City.
"Old Tan, didn't you say you'd already spoken to Zheng Zhiguo? Why are you still acting like this?"
"What should we do?"
"This is a real problem. Dozens of hot spring owners have been arrested... What will happen to our local economy?"
"What are you saying? Let's talk about keeping your jobs first!" Old Tan said angrily.
Among those present, several had clean hands.
If these bosses are arrested and start making baseless accusations, they'll all be in trouble.
Secretary Tan walked to a secluded spot and called Zheng Zhiguo.
"Director Zheng, isn't that a bit unfair of you?"
"What kind of underhanded talk is this? Are you alright?"
"I just greeted you, and the police raided Xiaotang Town, arresting hundreds of people!"
Zheng Zhiguo was taken aback. All the police in the county were working overtime to investigate Dawei's attack. Who had time to investigate Xiaotang Town?
"I don't know, I didn't arrange it."
"Then who else?"
Do you remember whose badge number they were?
Old Tan mentioned the name on the document he had just seen, and Old Wen nodded repeatedly, whispering that Zheng Zhiguo was a bureau chief in Qinghe City.
Zheng Zhiguo immediately understood that this was being orchestrated by the Provincial Public Security Department.
"Old Tan, there's nothing I can do to help with this. It was an operation coordinated by the provincial department, and I didn't know about it beforehand. Good luck to you."
Zheng Zhiguo hung up the phone.
Looking back, I'm glad I didn't accept Lao Tan's money while I was in the car.
He was just feeling smug when he realized that Xiaotang Town would have a much better reputation without those hot springs, which would reduce the amount of infamy Zheng Zhiguo would bear.
But one sentence from Lao Wen instantly chilled Zheng Zhiguo's heart to the bone.
"The provincial department's actions show they don't trust you. Have you been targeted?"
In the local context, "点了" means being reported, sued, or targeted and framed.
Zheng Zhiguo was taken aback. Yes…
The sudden action caught him, the bureau chief, completely off guard. Wasn't this a precaution against him?
Moreover, the choice of Xiaotang Town as the specific location is significant.
This indicates that the provincial department already knew about the hot springs in Xiaotang Town.
County Chief Dawei was attacked here again.
Minister Xu Aiguo is Dawei's powerful backer, and everyone in Yuanshan County knows that Xu Aiguo is pointing fingers at them—if they fail to perform their duties properly again, they will be the next ones to be dealt with.
If the province can arrest hundreds of people in Xiaotang Town in one go, they can take down Zheng Zhiguo without lifting a finger.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhiguo wiped the sweat from his brow. County Magistrate Dawei was kind and righteous, giving him chances time and time again. Minister Xu, on the other hand, was ruthless; he was decisive and merciless...