188: Chapter 180 If you can't beat them, join them!!

Back in the country.

As soon as Ai Meili, who had been holding it in for a day and a night, returned to the Narcotics Bureau's administrative office, her desire to share became uncontrollable, and she began gossiping frantically with her colleagues.

"I have some earth-shattering, explosive news. Do you guys want to hear it?"

There were over a dozen people in the administrative office; only one was male, and the rest were female.

Since women have always loved gossip, they immediately crowded around Ai Meili.

"What explosive news? Sister Meili, you didn't end up with Director Gao, did you??"

"Hahaha!!" Everyone burst out laughing.

Ai Meili: "Shoo, shoo! It's not about me; it's about Director Yang!"

Someone immediately exclaimed, "Ah? You mean the Director Yang Tian who went on the business trip with you?"

"Yes!"

Then someone else asked, "Is it that Yang Tian who's been viral lately—the Level 4 Assistant Police Officer, Level 2 Researcher, and Police Station Chief?"

"Yes!"

"What happened to him??"

Ai Meili said excitedly, "He took us on a business trip to Switzerland, and while he was at it, he caught an international fugitive!!"

"Ah!!!"

Everyone's expressions instantly turned to shock.

"An international fugitive?? Doesn't that mean a terrorist??"

Ai Meili nodded. "Pretty much! He's a kidnapper who kills his hostages!"

"Holy crap! That's so intense. Did you guys help??"

Ai Meili shook her head. "No! We wanted to help, but we found out it wasn't necessary at all. Director Yang is incredibly good at fighting!"

"How good is he?" one of the girls asked, starting to swoon.

"Let's put it this way: that fugitive is about 1.9 meters tall and weighs around 200 pounds. According to the Commissioner of the British Royal Police, this fugitive was once cornered by four Royal Police officers, and he actually managed to escape through close-quarters combat, even crippling three of them."

"What about the other one?" a girl asked curiously.

Ai Meili: "He was beaten to death on the spot!"

"Boom!!!"

The dozen or so people there were instantly in an uproar.

"This... this is way too impressive!"

"Someone that tough was beaten by Director Yang? That's just insane!"

"So Director Yang is a total hunk?? I love it!"

Thirty-five-year-old Ai Meili's eyes sparkled as she also began to swoon.

"Unfortunately, he already has a girlfriend!"

—

Meanwhile.

Inside the Minister's office.

Huang Xiao was on the phone, his face also wearing an expression of disbelief.

"Minister, are you saying that Yang Tian went abroad and caught an international SSS-rank fugitive??"

Huang Xiao immediately burst into laughter.

"Comrade Yang Tian is indeed very outstanding. I'm currently looking for a way to promote him to a position in the Ministry."

Huang Xiao sighed.

"There's nothing I can do. He's still under the career establishment as an Assistant Police Officer, and his official post is stuck in Xijiang!"

"Old Yi is a shrewd one. He definitely wants to keep this talent in Xijiang, so he's holding onto Yang Tian's post and won't let him become a regular employee!"

"Alright, okay, I understand. Goodbye, Minister."

Hanging up the phone, Huang Xiao couldn't stop grinning.

The caller just now was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Yang Tian had helped England catch an SSS-rank fugitive in Switzerland, and the news had reached the British Royal Family.

The British Royal Family had specifically called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express their gratitude, so the Minister called him and told him that CCTV-1 would report on this during tonight's Evening News!

"This kid! He really is a damn talent!"

—

It was past seven in the evening.

Wang Hao brought dinner to the Xijiang First People's Hospital and entered a special care ward.

His father, Wang Tianba, was lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, resting.

When he heard the noise, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Why are you here?"

Wang Hao placed the lunchbox on the bedside table and replied while unscrewing the lid, "The case is mostly wrapped up, so I took three days off to come back and see you."

He slowly helped Wang Tianba sit up in bed.

Ever since Wang Tianba learned that he had fallen victim to Yuan Qing's ultimate scheme, his blood pressure had spiked, triggering a myocardial infarction, and he was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Fortunately, he was resuscitated in time and survived, with several stents placed in his heart.

His life was saved, but his position as Deputy Director of the Department was coming to an end. The Provincial Party Committee Organization Department had already spoken with him, subtly and overtly reminding him to take early retirement and vacate the position.

After a brush with death, Wang Tianba had also come to terms with it. Ultimately, it wasn't bad luck, but rather that he had provoked someone he shouldn't have. Thus, he agreed to the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department's suggestion, moving from Deputy Director of the Department to a Level 2 Inspector.

"Help me turn on the TV; the Evening News is about to start!"

Wang Hao set down the lunchbox and picked up the remote to turn on the television.

Wang Tianba watched the news intently while eating.

As the Evening News was nearing its end and transitioning to international news, a familiar figure suddenly appeared on the screen.

"Is that... is that Yang Tian?" Wang Tianba asked Wang Hao, pointing at the TV.

Wang Hao, who was playing on his phone, immediately looked up.

"Yes, that's Yang Tian!"

Wang Tianba nodded, and both of them watched the television with great focus.

The anchor narrated:

"Just yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a call from the British Royal Family. King Charles III expressed his gratitude to the Great East in the call, calling the Great East's police 'superheroes'."

"According to the Ministry of Public Security, Chief Yang Tian from the Yucheng Police Station in Xijiang Province, while traveling to Switzerland to handle a drug trafficking case, caught an international SSS-rank fugitive. This fugitive is the murderer of the British tycoon, First-Class Duke House."

"Next, we bring you other news briefs..."

Seeing this, Wang Tianba looked at Wang Hao again. "Who on earth is this Yang Tian to have such extraordinary capabilities??"

Wang Hao shook his head. "His excellence can no longer be understood with normal logic."

Wang Tianba was internally shaken.

After thinking for a while, he said to Wang Hao, "There's a saying that's been passed down since ancient times, and I find it quite reasonable."

"What saying?"

Wang Tianba replied earnestly, "If you can't beat them, join them! Yang Tian is so outstanding; his rise is inevitable! If you can follow him, you'll surely thrive like a fish in water!"

Having said that, he sighed.

"My career has reached its end, and I can no longer offer you much protection! But if you follow the right person, it will serve the same purpose!"

Wang Hao nodded thoughtfully.

—

Leaving the hospital.

Wang Hao returned home and immediately went to his room to turn on his computer.

After bypassing the firewall to enter the Dark Web, he navigated to the Wanted Bounty channel.

As expected.

It showed that...

The SSS-rank fugitive ranked first in bounty, valued at 10 million pounds, had been arrested by the British police.

The bounty had already been distributed by the British Police Department, so the warrant was now inactive.

Wang Hao immediately clicked into the channel's community section.

He found that the comment section had already exploded.