Official Career Storm-Chapter 1417

Song Guanchao wasted no time and stated the most important information right away.

Wu Qiangwei was caught off guard and took several seconds to react.

"Luo Yaowen and Chen Peng..."

The involvement of deputy directors, and two of them at that!

This morning, when Song Guanchao reported the matter, she was already taking it very seriously.

But she didn't expect the extent of the involvement, it surpassed her imagination.

Song Guanchao saw her calm down and continued, "The person was taken back to Nanpaipiao Road Police Station by the police. This area is under Luo Yaowen's jurisdiction."

He was only responsible for reporting the situation; how to handle it was up to Wu Qiangwei.

"Did you inform Director Liang?"

"Political Commissioner Wen went to talk to him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Qiangwei's phone rang; it was Liang Jianfeng calling.

She glanced at Song Guanchao and answered the call.

"Mayor, did Director Song talk to you?"

"He did." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Liang Jianfeng asked, "Should we arrest him?"

"Arrest!"

"Alright."

Liang Jianfeng liked Wu Qiangwei's straightforwardness.

After hanging up, Song Guanchao said, "I'll hand the money to Wu Ming later."

At this point, his task was basically over.

The rest was up to the police.

"Wait." Wu Qiangwei stopped him, "You're in charge of this case."

Song Guanchao was taken aback, then he realized she wanted to give him credit.

"Alright."

As he was leaving, Wu Qiangwei called Liang Jianfeng again.

Regarding her decision, Liang Jianfeng naturally had no objections.

...

"Don't want it anymore?"

Wu Ming looked at the money Song Guanchao returned, puzzled.

Only a few hours had passed, and it was already returned.

"Do you want to count it?" Song Guanchao asked.

"No need, there's enough trust."

Wu Ming seemed indifferent.

Not to mention his trust in Song Guanchao's character, even if there was a bit less money, it wouldn't really matter.

Since he didn't care, Song Guanchao said nothing more and drove off.

Wu Ming originally wanted to ask a few questions, but as he opened his mouth, the car had already driven away.

Wu Ming stood there, gritting his teeth.

Upon arriving at the city bureau, Song Guanchao headed straight to the office and saw both Liang Jianfeng and Wen Ru were present.

Seeing him arrive, the two stood up simultaneously, Liang Jianfeng said as he walked, "Let's go."

All the way, Liang Jianfeng didn't ask anything or say anything.

He actually had some questions in mind.

For instance, why did Wen Ru contact Song Guanchao first instead of informing him?

But he felt these weren't significant questions, so he didn't ask.

...

"Damn it!"

At Nanpaipiao Road Police Station, Deputy Director Luo Yaowen was furious at this moment.

Because he saw a call on the phone of the man who was taken in!

That guy had contacted Wen Ru!

Under his questioning, the man admitted that Wen Ru already knew about the gold shop's chain theft they and Chen Peng orchestrated.

Luo Yaowen's eyes were filled with anger strong enough to kill.

But now wasn't the time to be angry.

Wen Ru already knew.

She would definitely tell Liang Jianfeng!

Maybe, Liang Jianfeng was already on his way over.

What to do, what to do?

Luo Yaowen paced back and forth restlessly.

Station Chief Pan Wenda was curious about what was going on with Director Luo.

He wanted to ask, but Luo Yaowen suddenly opened the office door and left quickly, leaving him puzzled.

Luo Yaowen had thought of a plan.

Though he wasn't sure if it would work!

He drove to the City Committee and hurried to Zhou Zheng's office.

This was his plan, seeking backing!

Zhou Zheng was his backing!

Zhou Zheng was known for protecting his people. He believed that with Zhou Zheng's intervention, the matter could definitely be covered up.

After all, he was a deputy director, and if the matter was exposed, the police would face negative impact.

Leaders never act emotionally and don't care about right or wrong.

They only care about influence.

"Director Luo, you..." Secretary Pan had just stood up when he saw Luo Yaowen push the door open.

Was something major happening?

Secretary Pan hesitated for a moment and did not go in.

In the office, Zhou Zheng looked up and saw a face full of anxiety and unease.

Luo Yaowen hurried over, placing both hands on the table, saying, "Secretary Zhou, you have to help me!"

Luo Yaowen was a trusted aide personally promoted by Zhou Zheng during his tenure as mayor.

When the previous director retired, he intended to use his connections to elevate Luo Yaowen, but unexpectedly, Liang Jianfeng emerged out of nowhere.

Although it was regrettable that Luo Yaowen didn't advance, he had been a director for so many years, wielding significant power.

Even with Liang Jianfeng's arrival, shaking his foundation wouldn't be possible in the short term.

"What happened?" He was curious about what kind of incident could make Luo Yaowen so flustered that he had to come to him for help.

Luo Yaowen had already prepared what to say, but when it came time to speak, he hesitated for quite a while.

After all, this matter was disgraceful.

"Speak!" Zhou Zheng was naturally impatient. He rushed over all fired up, and now when asked, he was playing dumb.

"I... I made a mistake."

Luo Yaowen said weakly, "Last year's jewelry store serial theft case..."

He paused for a few seconds, seeing impatience flashing in Zhou Zheng's eyes, he hurriedly said, "The theft case was done by Old Chen."

"Which Old Chen?"

"Chen Peng."

After saying that, Luo Yaowen immediately lowered his head.

Zhou Zheng was stunned for a moment, a trace of anger visibly appeared on his face: "Did you know about this?"

"I knew."

"If you knew, why did you cover it up?"

Zhou Zheng scolded, "A deputy director involved in theft, do you realize the severity of this?"

After scolding, Zhou Zheng suddenly thought of something, asking, "Were you involved?"

Luo Yaowen said nothing.

The answer was already obvious.

He was involved!

The matter wasn't as he described it.

This case wasn't done by Chen Peng alone.

It was their joint effort!

However, since Chen Peng was dead, all the blame was passed onto him.

After all, a dead man wouldn't speak up.

"You..." Zhou Zheng was too angry to speak.

After a long while, he said, "Explain everything thoroughly, without hiding anything!"

Luo Yaowen had not said much initially, intending to give Zhou Zheng time to process it.

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was still on his side, Luo Yaowen dared not conceal anything further, detailing the entire cause and effect.

In total, there were three people involved: him, Chen Peng, and a young police officer.

The young officer did the scouting and personally executed the plan.

The two of them were responsible for fencing the stolen goods.

And naturally, they were also in charge of cracking the case.

It was akin to the thief crying "stop thief", so of course, the case couldn't be solved.

The reason the matter got exposed was due to Chen Peng's sudden death.

Before Chen Peng's death, a portion of the gold hadn't been fenced.

When Chen Peng died, Luo Yaowen wanted to embezzle the portion belonging to Chen Peng.

However, the young officer proposed to split it equally, which Luo Yaowen naturally refused.

"You're just a young police officer, what rights do you have to bargain with me?"

"You can only take what I give you, if I don't give it, you cannot have it."

The young officer, angered by his tough stance, bluntly stated that if they didn't split it, he would expose the matter and let the chips fall where they may.

Luo Yaowen loathed being threatened, so he arrested the young officer under the guise of splitting the loot, intending to silence him.

But he learned from the young officer's mouth that before coming, the officer had anticipated being detained by Luo Yaowen and had informed a friend in advance.

If he disappeared, his friend would spread the news.

However, the young officer underestimated Luo Yaowen's assertiveness.

Luo Yaowen detained him, and after a few days of beating, finally learned he had told this matter to his cousin.

Subsequently, he had people secretly surveil the young officer's cousin.

Until today, when they controlled his cousin across from the shopping center.

But it was already a step too late.

They caught the person, but the other party had already told Wen Ru!

Listening to Luo Yaowen's full account, Zhou Zheng almost cursed "fool".

"Secretary Zhou, you have to help me!"

"Being caught is a small matter, but if things blow up and get out, how will the public trust us, the police, anymore?"

"Moreover, I was personally promoted by you, this will affect you as well."

Now, he could only bind himself to Zhou Zheng.

If Zhou Zheng was unwilling to help, then he would have no choice but to flee.

"Shut up!"

Zhou Zheng cursed, taking a few heavy puffs of his cigarette and asked, "Are you sure Wen Ru already knows?"

"I'm sure!"

Given that Wen Ru knows, she will definitely tell Liang Jianfeng.

Liang Jianfeng will then report to Wu Qiangwei.

Logically speaking, such a serious matter should prompt Wu Qiangwei to notify him.

Yet, he hadn't received a phone call until now.

After thinking it over, Zhou Zheng pulled out his phone and dialed Wu Qiangwei's number.