I changed the world.

"Taozi, what's wrong? You look so gloomy after not seeing you for a few days..." Zhang Jing was sitting in the outdoor area of ​​a seafood barbecue stall, with his childhood friend Wang Tao sitting next to him. In front of them was a bottle of beer and a pile of freshly grilled skewers.

"Sigh... Life is tough..." Wang Tao sighed deeply with a heavy expression, picked up a skewer of grilled squid, and took a big bite.

"What's wrong? Didn't you just get a beautiful female partner?" Zhang Jingqi asked. "You seemed quite happy on the phone a few days ago."

"What happened? Did you get cheated on?" Zhang Jing asked mischievously.

"Go away, go away~~~~" Wang Tao gestured for him to leave, finished the skewers in his hand in a few bites, and sighed again: "Sigh... But this time I'm really in trouble."

"Let me tell you, this Wang Ting is a tigress..." Wang Tao wasn't one to keep quiet, so he looked around and lowered his voice to speak to Zhang Jing.

"Oh? Tell me about it..." Zhang Jing also became interested and leaned closer to ask with the intention of listening to gossip.

"She's just been promoted to a squad leader in the criminal investigation team, and she actually dared to rush into the director's office and slam her fist on the table!" Wang Tao said with a lingering fear in his eyes. "You didn't see what happened. I was completely dumbfounded. You could hear her even through the door. The whole station was eerily quiet, and everyone was giving me strange looks..."

Chapter Seventy: The Shen Family of Linzhou

"So arrogant? Isn't she afraid the chief will make things difficult for her?" Zhang Jing was also puzzled. Whether in his past life or this life, the police, as a powerful force, have a stronger sense of hierarchy than other professions. The situation Wang Tao described was indeed unheard of.

"Sigh... I used to believe she had connections, now I really do." Wang Tao sighed, looking down. "But with my small frame, I'm afraid I'll get dragged into this..."

"What exactly happened?"

"I'll tell you this in secret, but don't spread it around." Wang Tao poured himself some more beer and clinked glasses with Zhang Jing: "A few days ago, our bureau received a case. It's about someone investigating a pollution incident at a printing and dyeing factory in Tianchang Village. They were beaten up, and they were seriously injured. They're still lying in the Affiliated Hospital of Southeast University."

“The three people who were beaten were all young people. I heard they were from some kind of charity organization. After the bureau took over the case, they sent people to visit them, but the printing and dyeing factory denied it and insisted that they knew nothing about it.”

"Oh?" Zhang Jing frowned slightly, and the smile on his face faded. "A printing and dyeing factory? Is it called... um, Xingfa Printing and Dyeing Factory?"

“Yes, it’s this factory. Hey? Ah Jin, you know about this too?” Wang Tao looked at his friend with some surprise.

“I’ve heard people say that before, it’s okay, you can continue…”

“Logically, this matter should have been investigated further. If you ask me, it’s most likely that the dyeing factory beat someone up and is now denying it. The incident just happened, and the evidence is still there. If we really wanted to investigate, there’s no way we wouldn’t be able to find out.” Wang Tao took another sip of beer. “But later, the bureau chief spoke up directly, saying that the police resources were limited and the bureau couldn’t spare the manpower for this kind of case without evidence, so the case was put on hold.”

"So dark-skinned? Isn't he afraid someone will expose him?"

“Let me tell you, Ah Jin, this kind of thing is perfectly normal,” Wang Tao said, pursing his lips. “Although I’m a newbie, I can figure this out. Either someone gave money or someone put in a good word. As for the bureau chief, his excuse is that there’s not enough manpower, and there’s a reason for that.”

Seeing his friend listening attentively, Wang Tao gestured with the bamboo skewer in his hand: "Those guys who got beaten up must have had their files checked. They definitely don't have any connections. If there were any untouchable people, the chief wouldn't get involved. Besides, the chief didn't say he wouldn't investigate; he's just short-staffed..."

"But investigating these kinds of things requires evidence, especially physical evidence, footprints, fingerprints, and the like. If you wait a few days, all the traces will be gone, and you won't be able to find anything even if you investigate again. Without evidence, it's just a war of words, and no matter how you fight it, it won't work."