93: Chapter 92 A pair of handcuffs triggers a disturbance in Jiangnan Province

The morning mist had not yet dispersed at the Provincial Party School.

Zhu Wenhao pushed open the wooden door of his dormitory.

A dull ache in his left ribs and back spread along his nerve endings.

The heavy blows he had forcibly endured yesterday had left behind some underlying injuries.

His pace was half a beat slower than usual, but his back remained straight, showing no sign of fatigue.

Just as he stepped down from the dormitory building, a slender figure stood by the flower bed.

Liu Ruobing saw Zhu Wenhao walk out and hurried forward to meet him.

Her gaze fell on Zhu Wenhao's slightly stiff shoulders.

"I heard from my father that you were injured at the Jiangnan Red Star Machinery Factory yesterday?"

Her tone was urgent, and she reached out to support him.

Zhu Wenhao sidestepped half a pace.

"Just superficial wounds, it's nothing."

"The Party School has many people and many rumors; Classmate Liu, please mind your boundaries."

Liu Ruobing's hand hung in mid-air.

The light in her eyes dimmed.

She bit her lower lip and withdrew her hand.

She did not insist further, but silently fell half a step behind, following him.

The multimedia lecture hall.

Executive Vice President Zhou Zhengming walked onto the podium carrying his lesson plans. "Students, the field research task assigned yesterday is time-sensitive and heavy."

"Submit your social practice research reports now."

Study Committee Member Cao Rui stood up.

He collected the reports one by one along the aisle, organized them properly, and handed them to the podium.

He counted the number, then turned to look at the first row.

"Secretary, yours is the only one missing."

Murmurs suddenly broke out in the lecture hall.

Lei Zhenzi in the back row sneered, his voice rising.

"Our Secretary is busy with romance; where would he find the time to write a research report?"

"Going to the factory for a stroll, I suppose he treated it like an undercover inspection."

Class Monitor knocked on the desk, chiming in.

"If you haven't written it, just say so. Who would dare to make things difficult for you over an assignment?"

Shen Zhe turned his head and gave those two a cold glance.

"The Secretary has always been methodical in his work."

"He went to the Jiangnan Red Star Machinery Factory for research yesterday, so he must have returned late."

Liu Ruobing sat on the side.

She watched the clownish antics of Lei Zhenzi and the others with cold eyes, a chill hidden in the depths of her gaze.

Zhu Wenhao stood up from his chair.

"Excuse me, Study Committee Member Cao Rui."

"I intentionally did not hand this material to you."

He ignored the noise from the back row and looked directly at Principal Zhou on the podium.

"Principal Zhou, this research report involves too many matters; I would like to submit it to you for review separately."

"You are currently serving as a special editor for the Provincial Party Committee's internal reference."

"If you find this report reasonable, I would like to ask for your help in pushing it to the internal reference."

Principal Zhou became interested.

A section-level cadre in his early twenties daring to boast about reaching the internal reference.

"That is quite a high demand."

Principal Zhou nodded.

"As long as the article has substance and doesn't use empty, grandiose rhetoric, I will recommend it for you."

"I will not sign my name; you use a pseudonym."

Zhu Wenhao unzipped his briefcase, pulled out a document, walked forward, and handed it over with both hands.

Principal Zhou took it.

He only looked at the title once, and his initially relaxed face tightened instantly.

"On the Loss of Assets and the Breeding Ground for Protective Umbrellas During the Intrusion of Dark Forces into State-Owned Enterprise Reform — Taking the Jiangnan Red Star Machinery Factory as an Example."

The speed at which he turned the pages became faster and faster.

His complexion became more and more livid as he read.

The article contained no emotional accusations, only detailed evidence of capital penetration.

From the shell company structure of Shengyuan Holdings to the profit backflow from the cheap sale of state-owned assets, it finally pointed the finger directly at the inaction of certain departments in Jingjiang City!

"Brilliant... brilliant!"

Principal Zhou slammed the podium, his anger completely ignited by this article.

"Zhu Wenhao. Send me an electronic copy of this draft."

"I will take it to revise it and send it to the internal reference."

"Add my name to this article. We two will co-sign it."

"The article was drafted by you, but externally, it should be said that it was written under my guidance."

The students below were confused.

One moment he said he wouldn't sign, the next he demanded a joint signature; what exactly is this Executive Vice President planning?

Only Zhu Wenhao understood the danger behind this.

Facing the enemy's possible counterattack, Principal Zhou was using himself to bear the overwhelming oppression for him!

If you treat me as a national scholar, I will surely repay you as a national scholar.

"Principal Zhou, this is research within my duties."

Zhu Wenhao refused.

"I wrote the article, and I will bear the responsibility alone."

"I won't trouble you to get involved in this controversy."

The two were in a stalemate.

With a "bang," the thick wooden door of the lecture hall was pushed open.

Two uniformed police officers strode in.

The leader was about forty years old, with a burly figure. He scanned the classroom, took out his credentials, and flashed them in front of the podium.

"You must be Principal Zhou, right? I am Deputy Captain Liang Tao of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Jingjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau."

Deputy Captain Liang Tao's gaze passed over Principal Zhou and locked directly onto Zhu Wenhao.

"We are here to find Comrade Zhu Wenhao."

Principal Zhou turned the report face down on the desk and took half a step forward.

Blocking in front of Zhu Wenhao.

"You are from the Municipal Public Security Bureau? Coming to the Provincial Party School to find my student, what is the matter?"

Deputy Captain Liang Tao replied in an official tone.

"Yesterday, a malicious brawl occurred within the factory area of the Jiangnan Red Star Machinery Factory."

"Comrade Zhu Wenhao is involved, and we need to take him back to the Municipal Public Security Bureau to assist with the investigation."

"A brawl?"

Principal Zhou keenly grasped the word.

"Deputy Captain Liang Tao, if it were an ordinary security brawl, according to the principle of territorial jurisdiction, it should be handled by the Police Station or the Lubei Branch."

"Why is it that even for such a minor security case, we have to trouble your Municipal Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Detachment to personally take action?"

"Taking a step back, even if the Municipal Public Security Bureau upgrades the jurisdiction."

"You came to the Provincial Party School to arrest someone; does the head of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Director Hao, know? Does the Provincial Party School know?"

"I am now expressing my doubts about the compliance of your cross-departmental law enforcement in my capacity as Vice Principal of the Party School."

"Zhu Wenhao, stand there and don't move. I will call your Municipal Public Security Bureau to verify immediately!"

Deputy Captain Liang Tao remained calm and pulled out a document stamped with a red seal from his briefcase.

"Principal Zhou, we are handling the case according to the law."

"This is a mandatory summons document issued by the Municipal Public Security Bureau; the procedures are complete."

Deputy Captain Liang Tao handed the document forward.

"Please do not obstruct official business. Zhu Wenhao, come with us."

Principal Zhou did not look at the document and walked outside to make a call. A while later, Principal Zhou, having finished his call, walked back with a gray, defeated complexion.

The reply from the Municipal Public Security Bureau was extremely tough, insisting it was a normal investigation and that no one's call would work.

"Principal Zhou, have you verified it clearly?" Deputy Captain Liang Tao shook the summons in his hand.

Principal Zhou took a step across, still wanting to block them.

Zhu Wenhao walked out from behind him.

"Principal Zhou, don't worry."

His tone was calm, and he turned to look at Deputy Captain Liang Tao, "The innocent are self-evident; I believe the Jingjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau will enforce the law impartially."

He slowly took off his coat; under his white shirt, on his left ribs and back, several large, shocking bruises were clearly visible.

He turned around to show the injuries.

"Speaking of which, I was also a victim yesterday."

"I went to the Jiangnan Red Star Machinery Factory for field research; as soon as I entered the gate, I was pinned to the mud and unilaterally beaten by a group of unidentified thugs."

"If it were a brawl, there would have to be give and take."

"As an unarmed section-level cadre, how would I have the ability to brawl with so many thugs holding steel pipes?"

Leaving a trail.

This is called nailing the evidence firmly into everyone's minds.

The thirty pairs of eyes in the class saw it clearly.

This was not a brawl at all; this was an assault targeting a Party School student.

After the demonstration, Zhu Wenhao put his coat back on.

"Principal Zhou, the Spark Class is a key class personally established by the Provincial Organization Department, and Minister Xiao has high hopes for us."

"Please trouble yourself to push this research report up as soon as possible."

After saying this, he cooperated extremely well and walked toward the two police officers.

Deputy Captain Liang Tao pulled out a pair of handcuffs from his waist.

"Deputy Captain Liang Tao."

Zhu Wenhao stopped.

He let the cold metal touch his skin, his gaze fixed directly on the other person.

"You should think this through."

"If you put these handcuffs on me today, it won't be so easy to take them off later."

It is easy to invite a god, but difficult to send one away.

A general or minister suffering grievances, advancing by retreating.

He did not resist; once the handcuffs fell, the crime of abusing police power by the Municipal Public Security Bureau would be confirmed within the Provincial Party Committee Compound.

Deputy Captain Liang Tao's hand trembled, but remembering the death order from the Municipal Public Security Bureau leaders, he gritted his teeth and pressed the lock.

With a "click."

Zhu Wenhao did not struggle at all and walked out with long strides.

The classroom was dead silent.

Principal Zhou reflected on that hint, which was like a blow to the head.

He slapped his thigh hard, not even bothering to take his lesson plans, and ran toward the administration building with large strides.

He had to contact the Provincial Organization Department directly!

The Municipal Public Security Bureau daring to overstep their authority and come to the Party School to handcuff the Branch Secretary of the Spark Class is a slap in the face of the Provincial Organization Department!

Study Committee Member Cao Rui took out his phone, hurried to the corner of the corridor, and dialed the number of the Chief Secretary of the Deputy Secretary of the Jingjiang Municipal Party Committee.

Liu Ruobing gripped her neutral pen tightly, her knuckles turning white.

She took out her phone and dialed the number of her father, Deputy Director Liu Qiang.

An overwhelming net, because of this pair of handcuffs, suddenly tightened over Jiangnan Province.