Official excuse: I've put you on patrol in Handong, and the whole province is in a panic.

Zhao Ruilong said, "Isn't it obvious? You caused this mess, so you have to take responsibility for it..."

Cheng Du's face turned pale, and he had to hold onto the door frame to keep his balance.

"Mr. Zhao, I've been working tirelessly for you, and now you're abandoning me?"

Zhao Ruilong snorted.

"How can I manage? People forget about you now that you're gone. Our old man is no longer the provincial party secretary. The inspection team is being aggressive, and Sha Ruijin has ill intentions towards our old man, spending all his meetings criticizing him! Under these circumstances, how can I possibly manage a mere bureau chief like you? You'd better deal with it yourself!"

Cheng Du's hand slid down the door frame, his fingernails hitting the metal handle with a soft click.

"Mr. Zhao, are you trying to push me out?"

Zhao Ruilong's tone was fierce.

"Du Cheng, I'm warning you, don't bite people indiscriminately. If you honestly admit your mistakes, you might still be spared. But if you blurt out things you shouldn't, no one can save you."

Cheng Du asked in a low voice, "What about Chang Chenghu?"

Zhao Ruilong said, "Someone like Chang Chenghu, he's in jail, so what? What can he do? Who does he think he is?"

Cheng Du closed his eyes briefly, his voice becoming hoarse.

"Mr. Zhao, Chang Chenghu knows a lot... He's been involved in many forced demolitions over the years..."

Zhao Ruilong cursed, "Don't bring up your messy affairs with me! It has nothing to do with me!"

Cheng Du finally couldn't help but say, "What if it involves breaking the law..."

Zhao Ruilong's voice was cold.

"Then you deserve to die!"

The phone hangs up.

Cheng Du stood at the door, holding his phone. The air in the office was so heavy it was hard to breathe.

The landline on the table rang, and the voice of the branch office director came through.

"Director Cheng, the Municipal Bureau's Inspection Team has arrived. They say they want to seal up last night's vehicle dispatch records and equipment depot ledgers."

Cheng Du looked at the chair behind his desk. He used to feel like he had power in his hands when he sat on it, but now he only felt that the back of the chair was like a cold, hard stone.

"Tell them to wait for me."

The office director asked cautiously, "Director Cheng, are you in your office?"

Cheng Du did not answer and hung up the phone directly.

He walked to the filing cabinet, entered the password, and the cabinet door opened. Inside were several external hard drives and several file folders.

Cheng Du reached for the top hard drive, but stopped when his hand touched the hard drive casing. Instead, he took out the black hard drive below and stuffed it into the briefcase compartment.

He opened the office door, and the office director was standing in the doorway, his face showing unease.

"Director Cheng, the people from the Municipal Bureau are in the small conference room. Vice Mayor Zhao personally led the team."

Cheng Du stopped walking.

"Zhao Donglai is here too?"

The office director nodded.

"You're here, and you don't look well."

Cheng Du tucked his briefcase under his arm and straightened the collar of his police uniform.

"Let's go."

In the small conference room, Zhao Donglai sat in the main seat, surrounded by members of the Municipal Bureau's Supervision Detachment, the Discipline Inspection Team, and technical personnel.

After Cheng Du entered, Zhao Donglai looked up at him.

"Comrade Cheng Du, please sit down."

Cheng Du did not sit, but stood by the table.

"Mayor Zhao, if there's anything I can do to cooperate, I'll do my best."

Zhao Donglai pushed a list over.

"First, seal up everything related to last night, including police cars, uniforms, equipment, duty logs, and inventory records. The head of the equipment section, the office director, and the deputy director on duty will all be detained for questioning."

Cheng Du said, "Okay."

Zhao Donglai looked up.

"Chang Chenghu has already confessed that you were the one who arranged for the police car to be borrowed, and you also arranged for someone to take the police uniform from the warehouse."

The muscles on Du Cheng's face twitched.

"Chang Chenghu is talking nonsense. After he was arrested, he would say anything to reduce his responsibility."

Zhao Donglai pushed another copy of the transcript over.

"The deputy head of your branch's equipment section also confessed that he received a call from your office asking him to coordinate two scrapped police cars and a batch of old police uniforms, on the grounds of cooperating with the district's drills."

Cheng Du looked at the transcript but didn't reach out.

"Mayor Zhao, cases are handled based on evidence. I did not sign anything."

Zhao Donglai leaned back in his chair.

"Yes, you didn't sign it, which is why I'm sitting here talking to you today. If you had signed it, the people from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection would already be on their way."

Cheng Du raised his head.

"Mayor Zhao, may I speak with you privately?"

Zhao Donglai stared at him.

There are no outsiders here.

Cheng Du didn't reply, but just glanced around.

Zhao Donglai understood, and he got up and walked out.

"Go next door."

In the small office next door, Zhao Donglai closed the door and said directly, "What do you want to say?"

Cheng Du placed his briefcase on the table, his hand resting on the clasp, but he didn't open it immediately.

"Mayor Zhao, I know you're investigating me now, and I'm not asking you to protect me, but I want to ask, if I confess voluntarily, can the organization give me a chance?"

Zhao Donglai smiled.

"You shouldn't ask me that; you should ask the Discipline Inspection Commission or the inspection team."

Cheng Du gritted his teeth and said, "I understand."

After Zhao Donglai left, Cheng Du returned to his office, locked the door, and dialed the inspection team's contact number.

The person on the other end of the phone was Li Wei.

"Hello, this is the Fifth Inspection Team."

Cheng Du said, "Hello, leader, I am Cheng Du, the director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau in Jingzhou City. I have a major issue to explain to the inspection team, which involves the Dafeng Factory incident last night!"

Li Wei stopped writing, and a drop of ink appeared on the paper.

"Please repeat your name and title."

Du Cheng closed his eyes, then opened them again.

"Chengdu, Director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau, Jingzhou City."

Li Wei said, "Please keep your phone accessible, do not leave the workplace, do not contact any witnesses, and do not transfer any documents. I will report to Team Leader Su immediately."

Cheng Du said, "Can I go to the inspection team's location now?"

Li Wei said, "Do not go there without prior notice. Please wait for further instructions."

After hanging up the phone, Li Wei took the notes and strode towards Su Zhe's office.

Su Zhe was reviewing the equity pledge documents for Dafeng Factory. On the table was a copy of the loan agreement signed by Cai Chenggong, and next to it were the business registration documents of Shanshui Group.

Li Wei knocked on the door and came in.

"Team Leader Su, Cheng Du, the director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau, called and said he wanted to take the initiative to explain the Dafeng Factory incident."

Su Zhe slowed down his hand as he turned the pages, pressing the paper under his palm.

"degree?"

Li Wei nodded.

He said he had major issues to confess and hoped the inspection team would arrange a talk with him.

Su Zhe looked out the window. In the courtyard of the residence, a car with a temporary pass from the provincial department had just stopped. Changshan got out of the car, carrying a sealed bag in his hand.

"Alright, prepare the meeting room. Let Cheng Du come."

Li Wei said, "Then should I have him come over himself? Normally, the person involved should have someone bring him..."

Whether it's the disciplinary committee or the inspection team, when they want to talk to someone, they will have the person brought by a relative or colleague to ensure the person's absolute safety. If anything happens to the person en route, the inspection team or the disciplinary committee can also be exempted from responsibility.

Su Zhe stood up and said, "Have Changshan take some men to pick him up. Don't let him contact anyone on the way. Seal his cell phone temporarily, and keep his briefcase within his sight until they arrive at the base."

Li Wei immediately replied, "Understood."

After Li Wei left.

Su Zhe frowned.

degree...

What should we do with this person?