In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Yang Ruirui sat at the bar, frowning as she looked at Chen Jingcheng, and asked, "Director Chen, are we really going to have them call the police?"

"Has this gotten a bit out of hand?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "Making a scene? We were just carrying out our normal official duties."

"It's their right to call the police, and there's nothing we can do to stop them."

"Should we give up just because they're going to call the police?"

"Then why don't we just stop doing anything altogether? How can the inspection even continue?"

"Besides, what's the point of calling the police? We're just doing what we're supposed to do, and the police will just do what they're supposed to do when they come."

"They're just trying to buy time."

Yang Ruirui nodded, glanced in the direction of the private room, and said, "The more they try to delay, the more it means they have something to hide. Today's events are probably more complicated than we thought."

Chen Jingcheng nodded, said nothing, and just watched quietly.

The police station was just 500 meters away, so the police arrived quickly. In about three minutes, a police car arrived at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant.

A policeman walked in, accompanied by two auxiliary police officers.

As if he had seen a savior, Boss Wang rushed forward and said with a smile, "Brother Wang, you've finally arrived."

"These people are just too outrageous. They come in without saying hello, grab a camera, and start filming, scaring all our guests away."

"That's fine, we didn't say anything, we tried to discuss it with them properly, but they didn't give us any face at all and insisted on entering our private room to continue investigating. You know, our hot pot restaurant is very popular, and the private rooms are reserved by customers who like privacy. If they can just go in and disturb us, my restaurant will not be able to do business in the future."

"Besides, nobody really knows who they are."

"What if it's fake?"

At this point, Boss Wang whispered, "Brother Wang, we absolutely cannot let them into the private room and disturb the important guests inside today. Please find a way to get them to leave. Help me out, think of a solution."

Upon hearing this, Brother Wang frowned, then nodded slightly and walked towards Gao Xiaoshuai and the others.

"Who are you?"

Gao Xiaoshuai pointed to his work badge, extended his hand, and said, "Hello, police officer, we are members of the inspection team strictly prohibiting public officials from drinking alcohol on workdays."

"We came to conduct an inspection, but the boss is obstructing us from carrying out our official duties."

"It's fine to call the police. Please prove our identities to them, and at the same time, please ask them not to obstruct official business."

Brother Wang, a policeman in his thirties, could tell at a glance that Gao Xiaoshuai and his group were not fake. At this critical juncture, who would dare to impersonate the inspection team?

However, he also had a close relationship with Boss Wang, so he still had to help him out.

Brother Wang said with a smile, "I am the deputy director of the police station next door. After receiving a report, I will definitely have to dispatch officers. So, I hope you can understand."

"However, Boss Wang is right. How can we verify your identities?"

"Well then, I think you've done the necessary checks. He also needs to do business here. Why don't we go outside and talk?"

"Even if you have official business, you can't interfere with other people's business."

Upon hearing this, Gao Xiaoshuai narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Brother Wang, and said with a smile, "Deputy Director Wang, right? Hehe, we've already revealed our identities and have our work badges. Doesn't that prove our identities?"

"Then, how can we prove our identities?"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Wang thought for a moment and said, "I don't mean to make things difficult for you, but everyone has their struggles. You've been inspecting for quite some time now, so you can't really leave these restaurant owners with absolutely no way out."

"If you ask me, let's just forget about it."

"Otherwise, if we really get into it, it'll be a troublesome matter, don't you think?"

From the moment Boss Wang called Deputy Director Wang directly, Gao Xiaoshuai knew that they must know each other.

Favoritism is inevitable.

However, Gao Xiaoshuai never expected that Deputy Director Wang would actually dare to publicly cover it up.

So you don't care at all, right?

Looking at Deputy Director Wang, Gao Xiaoshuai said in a deep voice, "Deputy Director Wang, aren't your words a bit excessive?"

"We're conducting routine inspections; it's our duty and official business. And you're saying we're not leaving any way for restaurant owners to make a living?"

"Excuse me, what do you mean by that?"

"Deputy Director Wang, can you take responsibility for what you said?"

"The cameras are on; everything you say and do is being recorded!"

When Deputy Director Wang saw that Gao Xiaoshuai was getting a bit tougher, and even his expression wasn't very pleasant, his own temper flared up.

As the deputy director of a police station, who wouldn't give him some face normally?

They are uniformed, law enforcement officers—they are the ones who truly wield power, and they are dealing directly with ordinary people.

Seeing Gao Xiaoshuai like this today, Deputy Director Wang also felt a little unhappy.

"Comrade, we were just responding to a normal call. When the public calls the police, we have to respond. Nobody can find fault with that."

"Don't tell me your camera was on, my body camera was on too."

"I now suspect your identities and I need to verify them."

"Please tell me your company, name, and position now. Otherwise, I have reason to suspect that you are impersonating government officials, taking advantage of this major inspection to fish in troubled waters and extort restaurant owners and government officials you have intimidated!"

"Please provide your proof of identity. Also, please state the name of your supervisor so we can verify this."

Things have come to this point; they've already completely broken off relations.

It's not a matter of who's right or wrong, but everyone knows in their hearts who's acting in the public interest and who's acting in the private interest.

Gao Xiaoshuai gave Deputy Director Wang a deep look and said in a low voice, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

At that moment, Chen Jingcheng and Yang Ruirui walked forward.

"Officer, you must be Deputy Chief Wang, right?"

"I can verify their identities."

"If you want to verify, I can provide the information."

When Boss Wang and Chen Jinghan saw Chen Jingcheng approaching, their expressions immediately changed.

Chen Jinghan pointed directly at Chen Jingcheng's nose and angrily shouted, "Chen Jingcheng, are you out of your mind? What does this have to do with you?"

"You're just an ordinary staff member working in a rural town. Do you know anyone in this inspection team?"

"Want to get revenge on me? Dream on."

Boss Wang glared at Chen Jingcheng, his face dark, and said through gritted teeth, "Kid, you're asking for it, aren't you? Get lost and don't cause me any more trouble."

At this moment, Chen Jingcheng gave Boss Wang and Chen Jinghan a cold look before putting his work badge around his neck and saying to Deputy Director Wang indifferently, "Deputy Director Wang, I am their leader."

"He's also the head of the inspection team. Let's talk about what's going on!"