Right path to power

"Huh? Call him the director? Do you think you can just see our director whenever you want? And what are you banging on? Can you afford to pay for the damage?"

A middle-aged woman inside leaned down and glanced out the window, speaking angrily.

"Call your Director Zhan Shixiong over here," Lin Xiao shouted again in a deep voice.

"No, who are you? What are you shouting for? This is the police station, not a market," the middle-aged woman replied dismissively once again.

Lin Xiao approached the window and said coldly, "Fine, I've got your badge number. I'll tell you who I am now. I'm Lin Xiao, the deputy director of the county government office. Call Director Zhan Shixiong right now and tell him that County Chief Gong is waiting for him in the service hall."

"What? You're the deputy director? I'm the deputy minister! Young man, take my advice, don't cause trouble at the police station, or you'll be arrested in no time."

Lin Xiao was furious. She couldn't tell if this woman was experiencing menopausal symptoms that were causing her mental and hearing problems, or if everyone here was like that.

Gong Lei remained calm and said to Lin Xiao, "Xiao Lin, call Zhan Shixiong directly and tell him to come to the lobby immediately."

Lin Xiao nodded as he took out his phone, scrolled through his contacts, found Zhan Shixiong's number, and dialed it directly.

The call was quickly connected, and Lin Xiao spoke first: "Director Zhan, County Chief Gong is currently in the service hall on the first floor of your Public Security Bureau. Please come over here immediately."

A cheerful voice came from the other end: "Director Lin, could you please tell County Chief Gong that I haven't received any prior notice that the county chief is coming to the bureau to guide our work? I'm currently out on business and won't be able to get back for a while. Please tell County Chief Gong that I will report to him as soon as I get back."

"What a coincidence, Director Zhan," Lin Xiao said coldly.

"Director Lin, what are you saying? How would I know when this case will be resolved? I'm not a fortune teller, am I?"

Lin Xiao didn't respond. Instead, she covered her phone and whispered something to Gong Lei beside her. Gong Lei then sneered and said, "Very good!"

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiao said, "That's settled then!" and hung up the phone.

On the other end, after putting down his phone, Zhan Shixiong smiled and said to Hong Feng beside him, "That guy surnamed Gong went to the bureau and even asked me to come over."

"You'd better be careful. I think he has designs on the county public security bureau."

"You mean he wants to mess with me? Heh, then try it. It's not that easy to mess with me."

Zhan Shixiong was so confident because he had a distant relative who was a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee. So even though the top two leaders of Fengshan County had changed several times, he remained unmoved.

"Better safe than sorry, it's always better to be careful," Hong Feng reminded him again.

However, Zhan Shixiong's face was still full of arrogance.

On the other end, after hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao found the number of Chu Wenjun, the political commissar of the county public security bureau, in her contacts and called him. After explaining why she was calling, Chu Wenjun arrived in the lobby within a minute or two.

"Welcome, welcome, welcome County Head Gong to the County Bureau to guide our work."

Chu Wenjun jogged over and hurriedly extended his hands to Gong Lei, who shook them in return.

Then, Chu Wenjun introduced the several deputy directors who were following behind him.

"Political Commissar Chu, take a look for yourself. So many people have come to do business, and not only is there no water and no fans, but there aren't even any chairs to sit on."

Furthermore, a member of the public just fainted on the ground, and the staff inside didn't even bother to check on him. But a police officer with a three-star rank also walked through the lobby without paying any attention to him.

I just want to ask you, are these big characters pasted on the wall just for decoration? Are your daily slogans about protecting peace and serving the people just empty words?

Gong Lei pointed to the prominent words "Serve the People" on the right-hand wall and said sternly. His loud and deep voice immediately attracted the attention of the people who were there for business.

The county bureau leaders who came along were criticized until their faces turned red, while Chu Wenjun hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "County Chief Gong, your criticism is correct. Our work has indeed fallen short. We will rectify the problems of poor service and poor environment, and we will think from the perspective of the people who come to us for help. We will definitely satisfy the leaders and reassure the people."

Normally, Zhan Shixiong was very domineering in the bureau because of his status and connections. Chu Wenjun, the political commissar, was suppressed to the point that he had almost no say and could not accomplish anything. It seemed that he was just muddling through his days.

With Zhan Shixiong absent today, Chu Wenjun was thinking of doing something, and coincidentally, Gong Lei came to inspect and uncovered many problems. Chu Wenjun immediately felt that an opportunity had come.

After saying "Take care of yourself" again, Gong Lei left with Lin Xiao.

"Everyone, you've all heard County Chief Gong's request. We need to hold a meeting to discuss and come up with a rectification plan. Let's go, meet in the meeting room."

After Chu Wenjun finished speaking, he turned to walk back, and the other deputy directors had no choice but to follow behind.

However, after discussing for most of the day, they still couldn't reach a conclusion, which made Chu Wenjun quite embarrassed. This incident also clearly showed Chu Wenjun's situation in the county bureau.

As it approached the end of the workday, Chu Wenjun had no choice but to end the meeting.

While Lin Xiao was organizing documents in the office, she received a call from Liu Yun.

"Director Lin, would you do me the honor of having dinner together tonight?"

"Tonight? Let me check the time."

"What? Do I need to make a reservation to have dinner with you now?"

"Get lost! You know that's not what I meant. I have to see if the boss has made any arrangements."

"Oh, I see. Then go and ask him. By the way, Deputy Director Xu Jingnan from the county bureau is also going tonight."

Lin Xiao was taken aback at first, then smiled and thought that if there was one more person with ideas in the county public security bureau, then there would be one more opportunity to rectify the situation.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao picked up a document and went into the inner office. He explained the situation to Gong Lei and shared his own thoughts.

After thinking for a moment, Gong Lei said, "Xu Jingnan is a veteran police officer. He is a typical example of someone who has worked his way up to his current position through military merit. He is quite outstanding in both ability and seniority. You can definitely get to know him better."

That Zhan Shixiong, relying on someone backing him up, usually acts too aggressively. While he seems to have won over a large number of people, he has actually offended quite a few as well.

In that case, I think if we sincerely express our attitude, our chances will be better.

Lin Xiaoxin understood and said with a smile, "Yes, many times a fortress begins to crumble from within."

After getting off work, Lin Xiao packed her things and went downstairs. After leaving the county government gate, she thought she still had plenty of time, so she decided to walk to Jinxing Restaurant, just as a form of exercise.

As he walked, he unknowingly walked quite a distance when he suddenly heard a clear, angry, and familiar voice.

"What are you doing? Let go? I'm calling for help!"

Lin Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a short-haired man grabbing the arm of a woman wearing a white T-shirt in front of a bakery.

Taking a few more steps forward and looking closely, the woman was clearly Hu Qingqing, who had originally worked in the Information Department and had now been transferred to the Supervision Office.

"Beautiful lady, listen to your brother. If you promise me, I'll let go. Besides, shouting won't do any good; who's going to care?"

The short-haired man continued in a lewd manner, showing no intention of letting go.

"You filthy scoundrel, let go of me!"

Hu Qingqing struggled while swinging her other hand at the short-haired man, but the effect was not very good.

"Hey, it's always been the case that beauties are paired with heroes! Just come with me, I'll treat you to all the good food and drinks, why would you need bread?"

"Get out of here, or I'll call the police."

"Haha, call the police? I'm so scared, do you want me to call the police for you? Hahaha..."

Seeing that Hu Qingqing refused to comply, the short-haired man also began to get angry. He increased his movements and strength, and tried to pull Hu Qingqing close to him.

"Wow, it smells so good! You..."

next second.

With a scream of "Ah...", the short-haired man collapsed to the ground.

"Who the hell kicked me? Are they looking to die?"

"It's me!"