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Chapter 96 Thank you!

Zhang Tao saw that Tu Yuan was silent and thoughtful.

He then said, "You can take your time to think about this. I need to report to the police station in three days."

"Just give me an answer within three days."

"I don't need you to give me an answer right away."

Zhang Tao was well aware of Tu Yuan's hesitation.

These are things you can't just make a decision on a whim.

It definitely requires careful consideration and weighing of the pros and cons.

It's good that Tu Yuan can hesitate; it would be bad if he made a decision immediately.

Seeing that Zhang Tao wasn't urging him, Tu Yuan didn't give an immediate reply either, saying he needed to go back and think about it carefully.

Tu Yuan returned to his office.

Wei Ming, the duty officer in the integrated command center, approached with a fawning smile: "Brother Yuan! Want to go downstairs for a smoke together?!"

As he spoke, Wei Ming took out a pack of cigarettes, which was a pack of Silver Black Lotus cigarettes costing fifty federal dollars.

Tu Yuan remembered that Wei Ming used to smoke cigarettes that cost twenty-one packs each.

Today, the sudden purchase of such expensive cigarettes naturally led to the discovery, after Zhang Tao's transfer notice came down, that Zhang Tao was not going to the Shizhong District Public Security Bureau as previously rumored.

Instead, he was stationed at the Xingsheng District Public Security Bureau, where he served as deputy director.

For a police officer like Wei Ming, he wouldn't bother to understand Zhang Tao's specific responsibilities; he only knew that Zhang Tao's position as deputy director was prestigious.

He is the direct superior of everyone at Zhenghe Police Station.

In the future, he will not only be in charge of the Zhenghe Police Station, but also the new director of the Zhenghe Police Station!

Tu Yuan was Zhang Tao's most trusted confidant in the Zhenghe Police Station, so his future status would definitely be extraordinary.

So, Wei Ming's purchase of this pack of cigarettes today was partly an attempt to curry favor with Tu Yuan again, and partly an attempt to admit his mistake.

But Tu Yuan faced the cigarette that Wei Ming offered him.

She waved her hand slightly, her expression calm, and said, "No, I have something to do, so I won't go with you!"

As he spoke, Tu Yuan took out his phone and started looking at it.

Tu Yuan, on the other hand, was looking at the major news stories that the Federation was reporting that day.

Tu Yuan has always paid close attention to these kinds of news.

Wei Ming naturally saw Tu Yuan's actions and understood that Tu Yuan didn't have anything to do with him at all, but simply didn't want to get involved with him.

Wei Ming's face turned somewhat pale at this moment.

He glanced at the others in the office and sensed that they were all watching him out of the corner of their eyes, their gazes filled with mockery and ridicule.

Tu Yuan naturally wouldn't care about Wei Ming's feelings at this moment.

He had always given the other people in the institute the impression that he was easy to get along with.

However, being easy to get along with doesn't mean he'll tolerate others without any limits.

When news broke that Zhang Tao was to be transferred to the Shizhong District, Wei Ming began to distance himself from him.

Tu Yuan is unlikely to accept Wei Ming's attempts to curry favor again.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

This controversy surrounding Zhang Tao's transfer also presented Tu Yuan with an opportunity to truly see through others.

Tu Yuan also had his own scale in his heart, deciding which people he could deepen his relationship with and which people he could completely ignore.

At this moment, Tu Yuan already had the answer in his heart.

Without a doubt, Wei Ming was the kind of person we could completely ignore afterward.

Of course, even if Wei Ming wanted to blame someone, he couldn't blame Tu Yuan.

It was his own decisions that led to his current situation; Tu Yuan never did anything bad to him from beginning to end.

They were very kind to him.

However, when Wei Ming heard that Zhang Tao was going to be transferred to the Shizhong District Public Security Bureau, he was certain that Tu Yuan would not have a good time at the Zhenghe Public Security Station, so he immediately decided to distance himself from Tu Yuan.

He had already offended Shi Guoqing, the director, in the integrated command center.

If Zhang Tao doesn't sever ties with Tu Yuan at this critical juncture when he's about to be transferred to the Shizhong District Public Security Bureau, his future will likely be even more difficult than before.

Wei Ming felt that, from his own perspective, there was nothing wrong with the decision.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky; Zhang Tao was eventually transferred to the Xingsheng District Public Security Bureau and became its deputy director.

This made Wei Ming feel like he was caught in the middle.

Shi Guoqing is petty; even though he had previously apologized, he still made things difficult for him.

So later, when Tu Yuan came to the office, he approached Tu Yuan.

His actions did indeed benefit him greatly; Shi Guoqing stopped making things difficult for him, and the other people in the office were no longer as indifferent to him as before.

He even bragged in front of Shi Guoqing when Sun Guangrong lost power because he had latched onto Tu Yuan's coattails.

Thinking about all this, Wei Ming felt extremely confused and his face showed a bitter expression.

He knew that, given Shi Guoqing's personality, he would face countless difficulties in the future.

Previously, when Sun Guangrong lost power, Wei Ming secretly mocked Shi Guoqing for not being flexible enough. If Sun Guangrong couldn't be relied on, why not just turn around and do something else?

But Shi Guoqing stubbornly stuck to Sun Guangrong and showed no intention of siding with Zhang Tao.

Looking back now, Shi Guoqing understood the reasoning behind this better than he did.

Not everyone is qualified to be a fence-sitter; Wei Ming only vaguely understood this principle at this moment.

The price of understanding it was far too high for him.

Tu Yuan was unaware of Wei Ming's thoughts and intentions.

Tu Yuan was intently reading the news when he came across a story he had previously noticed.

This refers to the escape of the city head of Fuquan City, Xinchang Prefecture, with the help of the Lamu Cult.

The results are in.

This city official has been arrested by the federal government, and the top leaders of the Lamu sect have been completely eradicated.

Moreover, all those people of status and position who were connected with this cult were implicated as a result.

This even affected the highest levels of Xinchang Prefecture, resulting in a large number of high-level personnel transfers and changes.

Others used their status and power to resist federal investigations and incite unrest.

According to the news, the unrest has now been completely quelled.

This news clearly didn't happen in a single day.

The fact that the news was only released today indicates that it had been suppressed all along.

Tu Yuan now had a clear understanding of the Federation's dominance.

In this entire state, the upper echelons underwent a massive reshuffle, and each of these upper echelons can be described as an exceptionally skilled martial artist and mental master.

Tu Yuan could imagine the process of taking action against these people; it would be an absolutely chaotic and thrilling affair.

The power of a tycoon who controls a state is absolutely immeasurable in terms of his own strength and the resources he can mobilize.

And it happened on the territory he had cultivated for so long.

But in the end, they were all completely crushed and shattered under the will of the Federation.

This short news announcement, barely a few dozen words long, conceals the dramatic changes happening throughout the state.

Seeing this news, Tu Yuan's mind was no longer at peace, and it stirred up quite a few waves.

After a while, Li Fan from the General Management Office found Tu Yuan and asked him to go downstairs for a smoke.

Tu Yuan readily agreed.

Upon seeing this, Wei Ming's expression became even more complicated and unpleasant.

He understood that Tu Yuan and he were now like strangers!

Tu Yuan stood under the flower bed trees in front of the office building, smoking with Li Fan, Zhou Shucheng, the director of the finance office, and Gao Danyang, the captain of the patrol team.

There were several police officers nearby, but because they were not as high-ranking as Zhou Shucheng and the others, they could only stand a little distance away from the four of them.

Tu Yuan has the lowest police rank among the four, but if you observe carefully, you will find that when Tu Yuan smokes and talks, the other three listen carefully without interrupting.

This means that Tu Yuan's status among them is not low!

Besides the fact that Tu Yuan was Zhang Tao's assistant police officer, another reason for this was that Zhang Tao, Zhou Shucheng, and Gao Danyang all revealed that Tu Yuan played a role in Zhang Tao's transfer to the Xingsheng District Public Security Bureau branch.

Gao Danyang had always felt that Tu Yuan was not simple.

After Zhang Tao said that, he felt even more strongly that Tu Yuan had a powerful background.

Therefore, they became even more enthusiastic towards Tu Yuan, but their enthusiasm was tinged with caution.

He was afraid that he might say something wrong and displease Tu Yuan.

Although Zhou Shucheng didn't think like Gao Danyang, he also felt that Tu Yuan must have some other background besides Zhang Tao.

Therefore, they treated Tu Yuan with great enthusiasm.

Li Fan was unaware of the intricacies of the situation; he only noticed Zhou Shucheng and Gao Danyang's attitude towards Tu Yuan, and he also understood that Tu Yuan possessed astonishing martial arts talent.

Naturally, he acted very warmly and affectionately in front of Tu Yuan, and paid more attention to Tu Yuan's expression changes when speaking.

The other police officers nearby could naturally see the attitude of Li Fan and the other two towards Tu Yuan.

Therefore, Tu Yuan suddenly became shrouded in mystery in their hearts, and they felt more awe towards him.

Tu Yuan naturally sensed these changes.

However, he did not waver; in fact, he became even more vigilant.

Tu Yuan knew very well that he was currently in a top-heavy situation.

He was able to receive such a warm welcome from these people mainly because he leveraged their influence.

Rather than relying on his own abilities to gain everyone's approval.

His foundation always lay in his own strength, but his strength was actually inferior to that of Li Fan and the others.

Tu Yuan was very clear about this.

After finishing their cigarettes, everyone gradually walked towards their offices.

Tu Yuan was the same, except he had just reached the stairwell of the office building.

Then I heard someone call my name.

The officer who stopped him was the policeman on duty at the gate of the local police station today.

"Brother Yuan! Someone's looking for you at the door!"

"They say their surname is Deng!"

As soon as Tu Yuan turned around, the police officer on duty spoke in a respectful tone.

Upon hearing the surname Deng, Tu Yuan's expression immediately changed.

He immediately walked towards the door.

As Tu Yuan approached the entrance of the police station, he saw a Federal brand car parked on the roadside in front of the station.

The license plate starts with "Dong E" and the license plate number is "Dong E00092".

"Dong E" is the first letter of the license plate in Shengyun City. The brand name indicates that the vehicle is an official vehicle, and the "92" in the license plate number indicates that the owner of the vehicle ranks 92nd among public officials in Shengyun City.

Despite its low ranking, there are fewer than two hundred public officials in the entire Shengyun City who are qualified to own such a dedicated official vehicle.

Take Bi Jianchao, the director of the Xingsheng District Public Security Bureau, for example; he is not qualified to have such a dedicated official vehicle.

There are nearly 100,000 public officials in the entire Shengyun City.

Looking at it this way, you can see how valuable this number is.

Tu Yuan walked to the door, and the back window of the car rolled down, revealing Deng Shilin's youthful face.

Deng Shilin's mood has clearly improved a lot today.

It seems she has emerged from the shadow cast by Gao Shanhu and his two companions, but Deng Shilin's expression is clearly somewhat off at this moment.

Seeing Deng Shilin's expression, Tu Yuan's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, but he quickly smoothed them out.

At this moment, the rear door on the other side opened.

A man in a black suit got out of the car.

The man in the suit appeared somewhat thin, about 1.75 meters tall, with angular features.

The moment Tu Yuan saw the man in the suit, he recognized him as Deng Shishan, the deputy director of the Municipal Personnel Bureau.

When Tu Yuan was searching for Deng Shilin's information in the civil affairs system, he saw Deng Shishan's photo.

However, Deng Shishan in person looks more imposing than in the photos, especially his eyes, which are much sharper than in the pictures.

Deng Shilin and Deng Shishan don't look very alike; perhaps Deng Shilin resembles her mother more.

Deng Shishan's face didn't show much expression; in fact, it was somewhat indifferent.

He walked around the vehicle, stopped a short distance in front of Tu Yuan, looked at him, and said calmly, "You're Tu Yuan?!"

Deng Shishan's tone was condescending and arrogant.

After sensing Deng Shishan's attitude.

The expression on Tu Yuan's face also disappeared.

"I am Tu Yuan, and who are you?!"

"I am Deng Shishan, Deng Shilin's father!"

"I came to see you today specifically to thank you! I feel you fulfilled your duties as a police officer very well, protecting my daughter from the perpetrators!"

"Having a police officer like you is a blessing for us federal citizens!"

Upon hearing this, Tu Yuanshang gave a polite smile: "Mr. Deng, you are right. Maintaining public order in the Federation and protecting the rights of its citizens is my duty!"

"So you really didn't need to come all this way in person."

Tu Yuan felt a chill in his heart, but his tone remained respectful.

Tu Yuan knew very well that Deng Shishan's strength was something he needed to look up to at this moment.

Perhaps this is precisely why Deng Shishan has such an arrogant attitude.

When Deng Shishan came up to express his gratitude, he immediately shifted the blame for Tu Yuan's act of saving Deng Shilin to Tu Yuan simply fulfilling his duties as a police officer.

This is tantamount to implying to Tu Yuan that it was only right and proper for him to save Deng Shilin.

This also downplays the kindness of Tu Yuan in saving Deng Shilin.

Tu Yuan naturally understood the deeper meaning behind Deng Shishan's words.

Upon hearing Tu Yuan's words, Deng Shishan's lips curled into a slight smile, and he said, "I'm glad you have such awareness!"

"Of course, while you are simply fulfilling your duties, as Xiaolin's father, I should also express my personal gratitude to you!"

After Deng Shishan finished speaking, he slightly raised his right hand, and the trunk of the car behind him opened automatically. Then, a square black box, about the size of a basketball, and beautifully packaged, floated into the air.

Then it floated directly to Tu Yuan at an extremely fast speed.

"This contains a new type of medicine that the Black Lotus Group has only recently developed, suitable for second-stage martial arts practitioners."

"Of course, you probably can't buy it on the market now."

"This is a thank-you gift; please accept it!"

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