Anti-gang campaign: Female bureau chief

Normally, a newly appointed municipal bureau chief should spend the first week conducting field research, familiarizing himself with the situation, and building relationships with local officials before gradually taking action.

But Jiang Ruolan didn't follow this routine at all. On the first day, she reviewed the case files and arrested Zhao Biao. On the second day, she directly confronted the team members head-on, showing a completely reckless attitude.

This style of play made Qin Chuan feel a long-lost sense of threat.

Having lived a comfortable life in Yi An for so many years, he had become accustomed to the slow, gradual process, and was somewhat caught off guard when suddenly thrown into boiling water.

After the meeting, Jiang Ruolan went directly to the Municipal People's Hospital.

Chen Kexin was still in the operating room, the red light on the door was on, and the corridor was filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant.

Chen Desheng sat on a bench outside the operating room, looking as if his soul had been ripped out. His eyes were vacant as he stared ahead, and his lips trembled incessantly.

His wife squatted in the corner, her face buried in her knees, her shoulders sobbing softly, as if afraid of disturbing the people in the operating room.

Lu Zheng stood at the end of the corridor and saw Jiang Ruolan arrive. He quickly went to greet her and whispered:

"The surgery has been going on for more than three hours. The doctor said that the intracranial hemorrhage is very large. Even if we can save him, he may have serious sequelae."

Jiang Ruolan nodded, walked to Chen Desheng, squatted down, and looked him straight in the eye:

"Master Chen, I am Jiang Ruolan, the director of the Yi'an City Public Security Bureau. I will definitely give you an explanation regarding your daughter's matter."

Chen Desheng slowly raised his head to look at her. His eyes were bloodshot and his gaze was unfocused. It took him a while to focus on the face in front of him.

His lips trembled for a long time before he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"It's my fault...it's my fault. If I had accepted that 200,000 yuan yesterday and signed that damn piece of paper...Kexin wouldn't...wouldn't have..."

He couldn't continue, his whole body hunched over, his hands clutching his hair tightly, emitting a sound like he was being crushed.

Jiang Ruolan reached out and pressed her hand on his shoulder, giving it a firm squeeze:

"It wasn't you who did it. I'll personally catch the person who harmed her. Do you believe me?"

Chen Desheng looked up at her, a glimmer of light in his eyes for a moment, but it quickly dimmed again.

He had lived in Yi'an for over forty years and had seen too many people who spoke sweet words but ultimately nothing came of it. He didn't answer; he simply lowered his head again.

Jiang Ruolan didn't say anything more, stood up and said to Lu Zheng:

"You stay here and tell me immediately after the surgery. Also, reorganize all the materials in Zhao Biao's case, especially those people who had conflicts with him. I need a complete list."

Lu Zheng nodded, then asked:

"Director Jiang, what should be done with the six people involved in the fight in the east of the city?"

"Follow the normal procedures, interrogate them if necessary, detain them if necessary. But let me tell you, those six people are just a smokescreen thrown out by Shen Wangshan; you won't get anything valuable from them." She paused.

"However, there is one detail you should pay attention to - the fight took place at the entrance of Fengmao Logistics at 5:30 a.m.

Tell me, why would two groups of thugs choose 5:30 AM to fight? Why in front of Fengmao Logistics? Fengmao Logistics is Shen Wangshan's territory; who would dare to arrange a fight on his turf?

Lu Zheng's eyes lit up:

"You mean, these people deliberately chose that location?"

"It was intentional, but the purpose wasn't the fight itself. Think about it, what consequences could a fight at 5:30 in the morning in front of Fengmao Logistics cause?"

First, Fengmao Logistics can legitimately claim that its surveillance system is broken, providing a "reasonable explanation" for future cases;

Secondly, the fight attracted our police resources, providing a window of opportunity for two other things to happen;

Third, after we arrest the participants in the fight, they will give a pre-arranged confession, leading our investigation into a dead end.” She said, letting out a cold laugh.

"Shen Wangshan is indeed a remarkable person; he has at least three objectives in everything he does."

"So what do we do?"

"What should we do? Follow the clues they gave us, but keep an eye on anything outside the clues." Jiang Ruolan's gaze darkened.

"Aren't they trying to divert our attention? Then we'll pretend our attention has been diverted. On the surface, we'll focus all our efforts on investigating these three cases, while secretly keeping a close eye on Zhao Biao's trail."

The incident of Chen Kexin being hit by a car seems to be an attempt to force Chen Desheng to sign a letter of understanding, but it also reveals something else—Shen Wangshan cares a lot about Zhao Biao.

The fact that he cares about whether Zhao Biao can get out means that Zhao Biao knows some things he doesn't want to be investigated further.

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then realized:

"You mean Zhao Biao is the breakthrough point?"

"Currently, he appears to be the weakest link," Jiang Ruolan said.

"Shen Wangshan's men are divided into three levels: the outermost level is the gang of thugs under Ren Pengfei, who are only responsible for taking action and do not know any core secrets; the middle level is small bosses like Zhao Biao, who are responsible for specific business segments, know some secrets but not all of them."

The core of the group consists of Shen Wangshan himself, along with his close confidants Qian Shouyi and Zhou Wenxuan. If the goal is to attack from the periphery towards the core, Zhao Biao is the best entry point.

Shen Wangshan knew this too, which is why he went so far as to hit a fourteen-year-old girl to force Chen Desheng to sign a letter of forgiveness. He wanted to get Zhao Biao out as soon as possible and keep him under his watchful eye.

After listening, Lu Zheng remained silent for a long while before saying:

"Director Jiang, there's a saying in Yi'an: 'Investigating Shen Wangshan is investigating one of our own.' Do you know what that means?"

"I know," Jiang Ruolan said.

"It means that when you investigate to a certain extent, you will find that what is blocking your way is not Shen Wangshan, but someone wearing the same uniform as you."

"Then you should—"

"Continue investigating?" Jiang Ruolan interrupted him, a faint, cold smile playing on her lips.

"Lu Zheng, let me tell you the truth. Before I came to Yi'an, I had already prepared for the worst. I'm not afraid of offending people, I'm not afraid of being isolated, and I'm not even afraid of taking off this police uniform."

What I fear most is that one day when I'm old and look back on my life, I'll realize that I didn't stand up when I should have, and chose to compromise when I should have stood my ground. That would be more unbearable than anything else.

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the elevator. Her leather shoes made a crisp and firm sound on the corridor floor tiles.

Lu Zheng stood there, watching her back, and suddenly felt that his eight years of waiting might finally be coming to an end.

After leaving the hospital, Jiang Ruolan did not return to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, but went directly to the Traffic Police Detachment.

The intersection where Chen Kexin was hit is called Wenhua Road, which is the main road in front of Yi'an No.1 Middle School. It is usually very busy with people and vehicles during school hours.

Logically, such a road section should be covered by more than one camera, but the traffic police told her that of the three traffic cameras along Wenhua Road, one had been broken for three days, and the storage disks of the other two had just been formatted the night before last.

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