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"Bang!"

Wang Meng walked into the adjacent lounge and closed the door. He then took out his pistol, carefully checked it to make sure there were no problems, and then chambered a bullet, ready to fire at any time.

to be frank,

Wang Meng was unsure of himself.

Because he was too familiar with Xiao Zhan.

Although the two were not in the same unit, Xiao Zhan belonged to the Army Special Forces, while Wang Meng belonged to the Ninth Bureau Special Operations Team directly under the Ministry of State Security.

However, Xiao Zhan had served as an instructor in Wang Meng's special forces team for a period of time. During that time, Wang Meng, as the team leader, formed a deep friendship with Xiao Zhan, and it can be said that the two understood each other very well.

Wang Meng looked up and observed the lounge. Generally speaking, senior leaders who have reached a certain level will have a small lounge arranged next to their office.

This allows leaders to rest when they are tired and recharge before returning to work.

For example, leaders can take a nap after lunch.

For example, it makes things much easier for leaders to talk to female subordinates about private matters.

After all, leaders are human too.

At that moment, Wang Meng heard Xiao Zhan and Xia Keke walk past the office.

Then Xiao Zhan loudly reported, "Reporting to Commander Chen, as per your instructions, we secretly detained Abbot Jueyuan of Tanzhe Temple. However, an accident occurred during the arrest of Liu Chuanren. Liu Chuanren was shot and killed on the spot by the woman beside him."

Chen Hongwei: "Who is that woman?"

Xiao Zhan: "The woman's name is Ishida Mako. She is a spy from the country of Japan. In accordance with relevant regulations, she has been detained and is awaiting further investigation and processing."

Xiao Zhan played a trick and didn't reveal Ishida Mako's true identity.

Sure enough, upon hearing that Ishida Mako was a spy, Chen Hongwei became more cautious and asked Xia Keke, "Director Xia, how did a spy end up around Liu Chuanren?"

Xia Keke: "Report, I have conducted a preliminary interrogation of Ishida Mako. According to her testimony, the Liu family has considerable assets in Xiaorizi. Liu Chuanren took the initiative to contact Ishida Mako, hoping to use her and the spy organization behind her to firmly control all of the Liu family's assets in Xiaorizi."

Chen Hongwei was unaware of these matters, so he dared not draw any conclusions or ask for too much detail, since his teacher had not explained these things to him.

Chen Hongwei then asked Xiao Zhan, "Xiao Zhan, Qin Hanwen and Qin Hanwu got into an armed fight at Shougang. Why didn't you stop it in time? I even sent the Ninth Bureau's special forces to assist you, but you still let the situation get out of control and cause serious casualties. The big shots above us know about this and are all coming to me asking what happened. How did you handle this?"

Xiao Zhan calmly said, "Minister Chen, this is what happened. When Director Xia and I arrived at the scene, Qin Hanwu and Qin Hanwen were already fighting. I ordered Wang Meng's special forces to immediately clear them out and control the situation. Unexpectedly, Wang Meng did not carry out my order and shot Qin Hanwu dead on the spot."

Chen Hongwei's face suddenly darkened. "Xiao Zhan, what do you mean? Wang Meng didn't report this to me like this!"

Xiao Zhan: "Minister Chen, I don't want to know how Wang Meng reported it. I have witnesses to everything I said, and Director Xia can testify."

At this moment, in the lounge, Wang Meng heard Xiao Zhan's words and was filled with hatred. He cursed inwardly, "Xiao Zhan, you bastard, you tattled on me behind my back! I heard it with my own ears!"

Chen Hongwei looked at Xia Keke and said, "Director Xia can't testify for you. You two are together every day, you're practically inseparable."

Xia Keke's face turned red instantly.

Chen Hongwei's words were quite ambiguous.

He thought to himself, "What do you mean I'm in cahoots with Xiao Zhan? I'd love to be in cahoots with Xiao Zhan, but he won't allow it."

Xiao Zhan then said, "It's fine if we don't let Director Xia testify; I have other witnesses."

Chen Hongwei showed a surprised expression after hearing this.

He thought that after saying all that, Xiao Zhan would back down and stop pursuing the responsibility of Wang Meng for killing Qin Hanwu.

Because it was he who secretly gave Wang Meng the order to find an opportunity to kill Qin Hanwu and Qin Hanwen...

Chen Hongwei's face immediately darkened, and he asked, "Xiao Zhan, do you have any other witnesses?"

"who is he?"

Where is he/she?

Xiao Zhan called out from outside the door, "Captain Zhang, bring the person in."

"Clang!"

The office door was pushed open, and Zhang Guoqiang escorted Qin Hanwen in.

The moment Chen Hongwei saw Qin Hanwen, his pupils instantly contracted and focused into beams of light, shooting out two sinister, cold rays.

Xiao Zhan pointed at Qin Hanwen and said, "Department Chief Chen, this is Qin Hanwen. After Wang Meng killed Qin Hanwu, he led a group to hunt down Qin Hanwen and Ren Qiang, the leader of the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group."

Chen Hongwei asked in a deep voice, "Is that how Qin Hanwen is?"

Qin Hanwen: "Yes! The special forces team said at the time that they would not take prisoners, but to shoot all armed personnel on the scene."

Chen Hongwei cursed inwardly, "Wang Meng, you're as stupid as a pig! I told you to find an opportunity to kill the two Qin brothers, why the hell did you kill the others?"

After a moment's thought, Chen Hongwei said, "I am aware of this matter. I will investigate and deal with Wang Meng's disciplinary violation."

"Xiao Zhan, is there anything else?"

Chen Hongwei decided to change his plan. After all, with so many people in the office, it wasn't a good time for Wang Meng to make a move.

Whether or not he punishes Wang Meng in the future is entirely up to him...

Xiao Zhan has authority over everything, but he has no authority over this minister.

To Chen Hongwei's surprise, Xiao Zhan added, "Minister Chen, there's something else I need to report to you."

Chen Hongwei's face immediately darkened, and he cursed Xiao Zhan inwardly for being naive and unreasonable. "Why don't you just quit while you're ahead? You're never going to stop."

So he said unhappily, "Xiao Zhan, don't you look at the time? If it's not important, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Xiao Zhan said firmly, "It's very important, and this person also wants to see you."

Note that Xiao Zhan used "you" instead of "you (formal)," indicating a change in address.

However, Chen Hongwei did not notice this detail.

Chen Hongwei asked curiously, "Who wants to see me?"

Xiao Zhan said in a deep voice, "Shen Jun, bring the person in."

Shen Jun, who had been waiting outside, replied, "Yes."

Then, pulling a dejected-looking Hong Tao with his full head of white hair, Shen Jun walked in. There, he saw that Shen Jun had handcuffed his wrists together with Hong Tao's, so that Hong Tao couldn't run away even if he wanted to...

Chen Hongwei was shocked the moment he saw Hong Tao.

Because he was very familiar with Hong Tao.

Hong Tao is one of the players on the chessboard, that is, the manager of the chess pieces.

In other words, Hong Tao was his superior because he was also one of the pieces on the chessboard.

His meteoric rise in his official career was all thanks to Liu Shiyuan's resources that propelled him to the top. Of course, on the surface, it was impossible to tell that he had any connection with the Liu family or Liu Shiyuan...

Chen Hongwei's rise to the position of executive vice minister is not without merit; he had powerful connections behind him, and his own strong political standing was also a factor.

This is called "to forge iron, one must be strong oneself".

Chen Hongwei pretended not to recognize him and asked, "Who is he?"

At the same time, he secretly groaned inwardly.

How did Hong Tao get captured by Xiao Zhan?

Xiao Zhan smiled calmly and asked, "Hehe, Minister Chen, take a closer look at this person."

"You really don't know him?"

Chen Hongwei shook his head and said firmly, "I don't know him."

Xiao Zhan looked at Hong Tao and asked in a deep voice, "Hong Tao, answer truthfully, do you know him?"

Hong Tao looked up at Chen Hongwei and said, "Of course I know him. Chen Hongwei is the Executive Vice Minister of State Security."