Therefore, Hong Zhan decided to deal with this matter seriously.

First, the captain of the brigade in Lan'an District should be immediately suspended from his duties. The investigation should proceed after the suspension, leaving him no room to continue his operations.

If any financial dealings or transfer of benefits between him and Hao City are found, he will be handed over to the disciplinary inspection department immediately, without any leniency or delays.

Whoever is responsible should bear that responsibility.

Su Datong should hold him accountable for his management responsibilities, but in a dignified manner.

He is the detachment leader, the direct superior of the battalion commander, and he cannot escape leadership responsibility.

Hong Zhan had already decided that he wouldn't let him leave immediately, but he would leave a solid record of his management responsibility in his file.

When a suitable candidate is found in the future, we will find a pretext to give him a suitable but leisurely position to settle down and reflect.

Hmm, a police academy would be a good option. He could be a mascot there, give classes to the students, and tell them the importance of self-discipline.

As for Hao City, Hong Zhan decided not to investigate further.

Because cross-city accountability investigations are not something a municipal bureau chief should be leading.

The handover letter from the other party arrived, our people signed it and delivered it, and the procedure was completed.

From an administrative perspective, Haoshi did not overstep its authority in any obvious way; it simply exploited loopholes in Bashi's system.

Therefore, all he could do was forward the relevant materials to the Hao City Bureau through official channels, with the message, "Please verify and inform our bureau."

Follow the procedures, keep a record, and push the blame onto someone else.

As for how Hao City will handle it, that's their business, not something Hong Zhan needs to push forward.

His responsibility is to manage the local police force in Bashi.

The risks of cross-city power struggles are too great. He is already walking on thin ice in a minefield, and he absolutely cannot be the vanguard to touch the mines in other areas.

His serious handling of the traffic police system this time is itself a signal.

He wanted everyone to know: next time something similar happens, let's see who in this monopolistic market will dare to sign that document again.

With this in mind, Hong Zhan made a decision and briefly told Lin Bai about his plan.

Lin Bai nodded after listening.

He felt that the director's handling of the situation was perfectly appropriate; he dealt with those who needed to be punished, those who needed to be reprimanded, and those who needed to be pushed away, striking the perfect balance.

"Old Lin," Hong Zhan's gaze fell on Lin Bai, his tone indifferent, "You're an inspector, you know your place."

Lin Bai straightened up and saluted: "Understood."

After saying that, he pushed the door open and went out, gently closing it behind him.

……

On the other side, Fu Ming also successfully obtained Lu Jingxiu's parents' private phone numbers.

As luck would have it, just as he was about to have his secretary inquire about it, someone from Young Master Jiang's side came to him and delivered the information.

The service was incredibly attentive.

They also kindly informed Lu Jingxiu of his parents' identities: his father worked for the municipal party committee, and his mother was a university teacher.

Then, this person offered a friendly suggestion: "Mayor Fu, why don't we just send a few police officers across the city to arrest him? This kind of person doesn't know his place if we don't teach him a lesson."

Who is Fu Ming?

If he still can't understand this blatant attempt to incite trouble and encourage someone to take the blame, then all his years of hard work have been for nothing.

He wouldn't be that stupid.

That being said, although Lu Jingxiu's father works at the municipal party committee, the municipal party committee compound is so big that anyone who comes out to clean, drive, manage archives, etc., can say, "I work at the municipal party committee."

He had already overestimated Lu Jingxiu's abilities; he figured that Lu Jingxiu's father was at most a section-level cadre.

That's the absolute limit.

For a deputy director-general like him to suppress a section chief is as easy as swatting a fly.

But no matter what you say, the other party is in the municipal party committee.

Do you think I, Fu Ming, am stupid? If I go to the next city to arrest someone from the municipal party committee, isn't that tantamount to slapping that city-dominating entity in the face?

If things get out of hand, and I get caught up in a mess, I could face all sorts of accusations, like being reported to the disciplinary committee or accused of illegal detention across cities.

This isn't helping me, it's digging a hole for me!

Instead, they went to the other party's residence to make the arrest...

It's too much trouble. Checking the address is quite a hassle. What he wants is to get things done perfectly in the shortest amount of time so that Young Master Jiang is satisfied.

So he had already decided to call the kid's dad first, threaten him, and make him bring his son over to apologize, and that would be the end of it.

Then, using your connections, without going too far, you can transfer his father to some low-level government office, giving him a sinecure.

We'll just have to tough it out eventually.

As for the university in Bashi where his mother works, he has already asked his secretary to handle it.

He was probably just a counselor or something; firing him directly would be clean and efficient.

As for Lu Jingxiu, the culprit... we'll have to see how Young Master Jiang reacts.

If his father is sensible and brings the person over to sincerely apologize, perhaps Young Master Jiang will be in a better mood and leave some room for maneuver.

If Young Master Jiang is in a bad mood... then he can only pretend he doesn't know anything about it and urge the relevant departments to investigate the missing persons case as soon as possible.

Fu Ming felt that his arrangement not only saved Jiang Shao's face but also avoided going too far, demonstrating excellent leadership skills.

After all, I'm an old fox, so I can't act too recklessly.

Yes, very principled.

Thinking of this, Fu Ming dialed the phone number on the small piece of paper.

The phone rang a few times and then was hung up.

Fu Ming was somewhat displeased. Who was this person? How dare they hang up on him, Mayor Fu?

However, he thought again that the other party might think it was a spam call. People these days are very vigilant and won't answer unknown numbers, which is normal.

So he dialed again.

After ringing a few times, the call was disconnected.

"Things shouldn't happen more than three times." Fu Ming took a deep breath and called again.

The phone rang a few times before being answered.

It was very quiet on the other end, with only a very faint breathing sound.

"Hello, who is this?" A middle-aged man's voice came through, deep and steady.

Fu Ming immediately put on airs.

He leaned back, held the phone to his ear, and said in a calm and unhurried tone, "Comrade Lu, right? This is Fu Ming from Hao City."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, that steady voice rang out again, neither warm nor cold: "Hao Shi? Which Fu Ming?"

Which Fu Ming?

What kind of talk is that!

As the deputy mayor of Hao City, Mayor Fu was a prominent figure in the entire Ba Province.

Wherever he goes, everyone greets him with utmost courtesy, calling him "Mayor Fu."

He was a prominent figure in the provincial political arena.

This person actually asked him "which Fu Ming?"

Fu Ming was displeased, but then he thought that the other party was probably just a small fry with no experience, and it was understandable that he didn't know his level.

He patiently lowered his tone further, adopting the air of a high-ranking leader:

"Fu Ming, Deputy Mayor of Hao City Municipal Government."

He paused, then added, with a hint of criticism: "Comrade Lu, your awareness isn't quite there. You don't even know the main leaders of the neighboring city?"

Lu Feng: "..."

at the same time.

In a small meeting room of the provincial party committee, Lu Feng took his phone away from his ear and glanced at the screen.

Then, he stood up, gently placed his phone in the center of the coffee table, and turned on speakerphone.

Zhang Beishan and Fang Haiming, who were leisurely drinking tea nearby, were both stunned for a moment.

They assumed that Lu Feng would be able to explain things clearly in a few words after answering the phone, since the three of them had just been talking about work and everyone had received a few phone calls.

Unexpectedly, Lu Feng turned on speakerphone and placed the phone right in the center of the coffee table.

What does this tell us?

This means that this phone call must be something special!

The person who made the call is no ordinary person either!

The two old foxes exchanged a glance, and simultaneously placed their teacups on the coffee table, leaning forward slightly and perking up their ears.

Get ready to hear what secrets are hidden in this phone call.

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