Right path to power

"Who do we have here? It's Director Chung. What? You've got time to settle some scores today? Fine, then you go ahead and uphold justice. They deliberately braked suddenly, severely damaging my new car. What should we do about this, Director Chung?"

After Huang Shulei finished speaking, he looked at Zhong Haibo with a face full of disdain.

He was well aware of the situation of the deputy director of the public security bureau, so like Liu Weiwei, he didn't take Zhong Haibo seriously at all.

Song Wanqing said, "Director Zhong, we didn't brake suddenly on purpose. They deliberately caused a rear-end collision and deleted our video evidence."

"Words are meaningless; where's the evidence?"

"Yes, without evidence, they can sue you for defamation."

"You're supposed to be an intellectual, how come you don't even know this basic common sense?"

"That's right, they're not even as good as those of us who didn't finish elementary school."

Huang Shulei's followers started echoing and stirring up trouble again, attempting to mislead the public about the truth.

Zhong Haibo sneered, "Evidence? What a coincidence, I actually have some here. Would you like to take a look?"

As he spoke, he took out his phone, turned on the video recording, and walked straight to the two cars to check the collision marks.

"Is there really a video? Why don't you dare show it to us?" The blond-haired guy started stirring things up again.

Zhong Haibo continued his detailed examination without paying any attention to anything else.

"Yes, I'm afraid it's going to be another one..."

The others behind the blond-haired man chimed in, but before they could finish speaking, Zhong Haibo interrupted them: "Whether there's evidence or not, what does it have to do with you? When the police are handling a case, bystanders should not interfere, otherwise they will be dealt with as obstructing official business."

Huang Mao, enraged, blurted out, "We're Lei Ge's friends, why can't we...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized he had been tricked into revealing information, and could only awkwardly back away. Huang Shulei, standing to the side, was so angry that he almost kicked him.

"Since you are friends, your testimony lacks credibility and will not be accepted by the police."

After saying that, Zhong Haibo turned to Liu Weiwei: "Since you're here, come and watch this video with me."

Liu Weiwei walked over, and Huang Shulei followed suit. The expressions on their faces changed drastically in an instant.

Liu Weiwei was furious, his face turning ashen. He hadn't expected Lin Xiao to have such a trick up his sleeve. What was even more grating was that Lin Xiao had repeatedly warned him to be careful, but now he had become the biggest joke.

Huang Shulei's face fell. Not only had all his previous plans fallen through, but he might even get burned...

Sure enough, before he could react, Zhong Haibo gave the order: "Li Yi, take Huang Shulei back to the branch office for investigation. Liu Weiwei, given your violation, I will report the situation truthfully to the Party Committee of the Bureau and the Discipline Inspection Department of the Municipal Bureau."

In the blink of an eye, Zhong Haibo had taken control of the situation.

It turns out that Lin Xiao had specially installed a dashcam this morning, and the card reader and memory card were placed in the armrest box. Unexpectedly, the effect was immediate.

When the sports car crashed into him, he had a premonition that something was wrong, so he copied the video from his dashcam to his phone. When he saw that Huang Shulei was driving and demanding huge compensation, he concluded that it was a setup by Huang Shulei, so he sent the video to Su Anji, which led to the Zhong Haibo incident.

Huang Shulei was furious. He had just been humiliated by Lin Xiao in Fuchuan this morning, and now, not only had he failed to get revenge on his own turf, but he was also about to be taken away. Where would he put his face if word got out? How could he ever face anyone again?

He winked at Liu Weiwei, but Liu Weiwei stood aside without saying a word.

Although Liu Weiwei looked down on Zhong Haibo, he was still a deputy director in name and in fact, and besides, he had indeed been drinking.

Moreover, the video clearly recorded the entire process: Huang Shulei's sports car followed for a long time, and after Lin Xiao's car slowed down, he accelerated and sped up, directly crashing into Lin Xiao's car and causing the so-called rear-end collision.

Therefore, it is in his best interest to stay out of it.

"Director Chung, right? I was driving tonight. This person deliberately caused a rear-end collision to extort a huge amount of compensation. He is suspected of extortion, instructing others to give false testimony, and attempting to frame a public official. I am formally reporting this to you. Please handle this according to the law, and I also request that the public security authorities promptly report the progress of the investigation to me."

Song Wanqing said angrily, knowing that Lin Xiao was still holding the title of acting county head and should not get too involved in such matters.

Besides, she was indeed driving tonight, so it's perfectly reasonable for her to take responsibility and hold the other party accountable.

Relationships within the system are so delicate; the so-called entanglements never involve right or wrong, only one's position. Sometimes, even if it's not your fault, you can still be dragged into the mire.

Although Song Wanqing was not interested in an official career, she was, after all, from the Song family of Beicheng, so her political acumen was definitely more acute than that of the average person.

Of course, this intuition only comes into play when it comes to Lin Xiao's affairs.

What a beautiful, intelligent, and insightful woman!

"Hahaha, we'll see then. I'd like to see how many of my rules you can pull off."

Huang Shulei was still shouting, unaware that he was about to face a terrible disaster.

At this moment, Lin Xiao said to Zhong Haibo, "Director Zhong, the details of the matter are very clear. You can handle it officially. If you encounter any difficulties in the process, you can report to your superiors. I believe that the public security system of our city and district will give my wife and me a satisfactory answer."

Zhong Haibo nodded, then turned to Li Yi and said sternly, "Li Yi, what are you waiting for? Cuff him! Disobeying orders? Are you waiting for punishment?"

Li Yi's forehead was sweating, and he looked helplessly at Liu Weiwei, but the latter's gaze was fixed on Huang Shulei beside him.

Huang Shulei glared at Li Yi, then took out his phone and dialed the number of Zhao Lixun, the director of the Zhenxing District Public Security Bureau.

Then, Zhong Haibo received a call from Zhao Lixun: "Zhong Haibo, what are you trying to do? If you don't want to improve yourself, don't drag me down with you!"

Zhong Haibo responded firmly: "Director Zhao, I am performing my duties. Cases assigned by the municipal bureau leaders must be investigated and dealt with strictly, regardless of who is involved."

"You...you're using the Municipal Public Security Bureau to pressure me?"

"This was personally instructed to me by the leaders of the Municipal Bureau."

"Since this is being supervised by the Municipal Bureau, I'll take over this personally. You don't need to worry about it."

"Director Zhao, I've already taken care of things at the scene. Also, Liu Weiwei, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, is suspected of deliberately destroying evidence; I will recommend to the Party Committee of the Bureau that he be removed from his post."

Faced with Zhao Lixun's attempt to forcefully intervene, Zhong Haibo did not back down at all.

Zhao Lixun on the other end of the phone was also surprised, never expecting that the usually taciturn Zhong Haibo would be so tough today.

Zhao Lixun called Huang Shulei again, asking him to come back to the station first, and that he would handle the rest.

"Fine, I'll go with you. I want to see how you're going to get out of this mess," Huang Shulei sneered.

After Huang Shulei was taken into the car, Zhong Haibo turned to Lin Xiao and his wife and said, "County Chief Lin, please come with me to the station to give a statement."

"Can."

"I'll have the car towed to a repair shop, and we'll see what happens next."

"Thank you for your help, Director Chung."

"Don't mention it. On the contrary, it's our work that's not up to par, and we've made you both laugh."

Lin Xiao smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, Song Wanqing took the initiative to say, "Director Zhong, my husband is usually quite busy with work, so please handle this matter with me."

Zhong Haibo glanced at Lin Xiao, and after receiving a tacit look, said, "Alright, then thank you for your trouble, Director Song."

"We've troubled Director Zhong." Song Wanqing smiled.

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all."

Su Anji specifically instructed over the phone that "County Magistrate Lin's wife" must not be wronged. Therefore, even though he didn't know Song Wanqing's background, Zhong Haibo kept this sentence firmly in mind.

After giving their statements at the police station and indicating that they would not accept a settlement, the couple went home.

Back home, Song Wanqing was furious: "The leaders condone their family members' wrongdoings, and the industrial park reeks! Isn't anyone in charge?"

"Don't be angry. Since we've run into this, let's do something about it."

"Hmm, you don't need to worry about this, let me handle it."

Song Wanqing grew up in a privileged environment and worked in the provincial propaganda department. She had little experience with grassroots issues, and Lin Xiao rarely talked to her about work-related problems. So, when these ugly faces appeared before her, it did have a significant impact on her.

"Yes, Mrs. Lin."

The next day, as soon as I got to work, Zhong Haibo called.

"County Chief Lin, last night Director Zhao personally took over the case, went through the motions, and released Huang Shulei. I've already been suspended from my duties, and I've heard that the District Commission for Discipline Inspection is about to launch an investigation into my alleged embezzlement of case-handling funds. I'm sorry, County Chief Lin, could you please tell Director Song that I'm powerless to help with this matter for the time being?"

On the phone, Zhong Haibo sounded helpless and indignant.

He never expected the district to be so ruthless, openly suppressing him and even deploying the disciplinary committee. It was clear they wanted to crush him completely, showing absolutely no bottom line.

Lin Xiao's face darkened; he was also stunned by Zhenxing District's actions.

This is no longer just protecting one's own; it's openly excluding those who disagree with one's own.

This is a major taboo in officialdom!