Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1377 - 1426: Superintendent vs. Secretary

People on both sides began to raise their guns, aiming at each other. Fortunately, this place was relatively remote, and occasionally when vehicles passed by, they only thought it was a movie shoot, without considering that it was actually a standoff between two groups of police.

"Stop!" A car drove over, the window rolled down, and Song Zhentao stuck his head out and shouted.

Song Zhentao initially planned to take a nap, but then thought it better to quickly present a token of allegiance to the Li family for future promotion and wealth, so he asked his secretary to drive him. The secretary noticed Li Yifei being surrounded by police and quickly alerted Song Zhentao. When Song Zhentao saw this, his heart skipped a beat. Having just fully pledged allegiance to the Li family, he encountered such a situation. He hurriedly got out of the car and ran over, shouting as he saw the police taking action.

Closing in, Song Zhentao discovered that the leader was actually a police inspector, a rank not found in Mile City. Furthermore, he recognized Song Ranmin and saw him in a standoff with the second-level police inspector. Song Zhentao was instantly confused but still quickly ran over to intervene, shouting, "I’m Song Zhentao, Secretary of the Mile City Municipal Committee. Who are you?"

The second-level police inspector frowned upon hearing this. He came to Mile City very discreetly, not intending to contact Mile City’s officials, much less the police. But unexpectedly, he immediately encountered the Municipal Party Secretary, Mile City’s highest official.

Crucially, he knew Song Zhentao, and Song Zhentao knew him. They had never interacted, having only occasionally seen each other at meetings.

Song Zhentao, panting, stopped and automatically stood between the police and Li Yifei, furrowing his brow as he looked at the second-level police inspector and curiously asked, "Are you Wang Xiaobo? What are you doing here? Mile City hasn’t had any major cases recently. Also, how did you end up confronting Little Song? Put down your guns. There’s no explanation needed to resort to pointing guns at each other!"

The Municipal Party Secretary only oversees the overall situation, generally not needing to know about regular cases, but he would know about major cases since mishandling them would be his responsibility. Moreover, generally when a special investigation team is sent from the provincial capital, it signals a sensational major case. That’s why he asked.

Wang Xiaobo, the second-level police inspector, was annoyed that the other party directly called out his name. Although they were half a rank apart, he was a provincial cadre, and Song Zhentao couldn’t do anything to him, so he didn’t need to be too polite. He was annoyed because the other party calling his name provided arrogant Li Yifei with information.

Song Ranmin obediently put down his gun, and Mile City’s police followed suit. People from the provincial department hesitated a bit but also put down their guns, leaving only Wang Xiaobo, who frowned but finally put down his gun.

Wang Xiaobo’s facial muscles twitched, and he said with a forced smile, "Secretary Song, your Mile City police are truly organized and disciplined, openly shielding criminals and even drawing guns against us."

Upon arrival, Song Zhentao could already see most of the situation; Song Ranmin was protecting Li Yifei.

"Xiaobo, from what I know, Little Song has always been a good cop. How could he be shielding criminals?" After speaking, Song Zhentao turned to ask Song Ranmin, "Little Song, tell me, why disregard discipline and confront higher-ups?"

Song Ranmin felt delighted upon hearing this, secretly glad that this risky move was indeed worth it and had caught the eye of the Municipal Party Secretary. He quickly responded, "Secretary Song, we are not shielding criminals. On the contrary, Director Wang, for some unknown reason, insists on forcibly detaining Mr. Li. I believe as a policeman, one shouldn’t ignore such things, so I impulsively..."

Song Zhentao chuckled and said, "Oh? Is there a reason behind this behavior?"

Wang Xiaobo frowned, seeing Song Zhentao stand in front of Li Yifei. A trace of vigilance arose in his heart; it was too coincidental. Running into a sub-bureau chief while catching someone was expected, but to also run into the Municipal Party Secretary - are Mile City’s officials generally dedicated enough to not stay in their offices but instead wander around doing work for the people every day?

Seeing him being polite, he still answered, "The provincial department’s case involves confidentiality principles, so it’s not convenient to inform Secretary Song. Please bear with me."

"Oh, worry not. Mile City will cooperate with the provincial department. However, Mr. Li is not a criminal; I can vouch with my party integrity. Could it be that you have the wrong person?"

"This..." Wang Xiaobo was instantly at a loss, internally cursing, damn it, are all Mile City’s officials so supportive of Li Yifei? I’m just trying to catch someone, and so many people are getting in my way. Outwardly, Wang Xiaobo had to say, "It involves a major case, so we need his cooperation."

Song Zhentao coldly smiled, completely ignoring Wang Xiaobo, already feeling that this person had reached his limit.

"Mr. Li, with me here, rest assured. Your contributions to Mile City will not disappoint you. We definitely won’t watch as you’re taken away on unfounded charges; even the provincial department can’t do that." Suddenly, Song Zhentao’s expression changed, his face turned cold as he spoke to Wang Xiaobo, "Wang Xiaobo, you won’t escape the charge of abuse of power. I’ll report this matter to the Provincial Governor and Provincial Party Secretary. You better think about how to explain it to them!"

Wang Xiaobo had no clue that Song Zhentao would suddenly change his demeanor, this switch left him unable to respond, eyes betraying disbelief.

Why would Song Zhentao, the Municipal Party Secretary, suddenly be so servile to Li Yifei, that dastardly guy, and suddenly grow vicious towards himself?

On the other hand, Li Yifei remained calm and composed, having not spoken just now, knowing well enough that it was the doing of the Sunx and Song families, and regarding Wang Xiaobo, he was just a small fly.

Li Yifei nodded lightly at Song Zhentao and said, "Brother Song, I’m troubling you."

"Not at all, what’s the trouble, haha, as long as you’re fine," Song Zhentao shook his head and stared at Wang Xiaobo, saying, "Wang Xiaobo, if you insist on arresting someone, fine, arrest me along with him. I’m just about to visit the provincial capital and want to see if you can still twist black and white so confidently in front of the Provincial Governor." freёwebnoѵel.com

"Fine... you... let’s go!" Wang Xiaobo, after being mocked, could barely maintain his composure. If it were only Li Yifei, he would have fired his gun by now, but with the group of Mille City police officers and Song Zhentao, if he pulled the trigger, he’d be finished too.

After speaking, Wang Xiaobo turned and left, quickly getting into their car, slamming the door so hard he almost caught the head of the policeman behind him.

The two cars quickly turned around and fled, Song Ranmin secretly grabbed his pants and wiped the sweat from his palms, his back was already soaked. Without Song Zhentao, he might have couldn’t bear it anymore; whether the other party dared to shoot was unknown, but he surely didn’t dare. Fortunately, Secretary Song arrived and held the pressure.

As he felt this way, the other young officers were even more so, each with a sweaty forehead, but feeling excited, believing today’s effort wasn’t in vain, not only making an impression in front of Secretary Song but also possibly getting acquainted with the famous Li Yifei.

Song Zhentao kept watching the two cars from the provincial department leave before turning around, not in a hurry to talk to Li Yifei, but saying to Song Ranmin and the others, "Alright, it’s fine now. Little Song, you guys can go back; you did well today."

Song Ranmin nodded quickly and said, "Just doing our duty."

Li Yifei also came over to shake hands with Song Ranmin and the others one by one, saying, "Thank you all; I’ll treat you to a meal someday when you’re free."

Song Ranmin hastily said there’s no need and left with his men, feeling delighted inside, thinking he made the right gamble this time.

A few extremely unlucky blackmailers were also taken away. These few were now terrified beyond words; what kind of person did they attempt to blackmail that even someone as high as the Municipal Party Secretary stepped in to protect him? What kind of punishment awaits them after provoking such a person? Sitting in the police car, they cried like a river of tears. But it was too late; Song Ranmin gave them an ominous smile, affirming their fate.

Only two people remained. Song Zhentao frowned and said, "The Sunx and Song families have already gone crazy; Yifei, you need to be careful."

Song Zhentao saw the background of the other party at a glance; no ordinary person would trouble someone they didn’t know in such a way.

"Hmm, they’ve become mad dogs," Li Yifei said casually, then smiled and said, "The women at home might have pushed the Sunx and Song families too hard these days, making them desperate."

Song Zhentao showed disdain, chuckled lightly, and said, "I’ll report this matter to the Provincial Governor and Secretary, first to help you deal with a small fry. Hmph, abusing power for personal gain, truly despicable."

"Thanks for today, Brother Song."

"No need to thank me; with our relationship, you don’t have to worry about anything here in Mille City. I will rely on you, naturally willing to put in some effort. What just happened was trivial; there’s more to do."

"Alright, then I won’t be courteous with you, Brother. If you have things to attend to, go ahead, and I’ll head home."

"Yes, if anything comes up, I’ll let you know."

Li Yifei drove home, greeted the security at the gate. Seeing security guard Li Xiang jogging over, holding several blueprints, he handed them to Li Yifei and said, "These are the blueprints for the greenhouse. There’s already a team at work over there, and it should be completed within half a month, fully according to your requirements, ensuring it’s spring-like inside all year, with flowers blooming year-round."

"Haha, thanks, I’ll take a look first. Next time there’s some time, we’ll have drinks!" Li Yifei took the blueprints, waved his hand, and drove into the community.

Passing by Su Yiyi’s villa, he indeed saw a group of people working on construction. Li Yifei parked the car, walked over for a look, and the construction workers, seeing it was him, quickly came over.

If this greenhouse is well done, Na Yi’s Worm King can live here. For the worms, Li Yifei now indeed has a strong aversion; it was because of the worms that he is in this situation. But he still has some expectations for this Worm King; since it’s a king, perhaps his future worm can be unlocked by this Worm King.

However, Li Yifei did not share this thought with anyone.

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