360: Chapter 360 A higher rank can crush a lower one; Du Qingbo felt utterly aggrieved.

In the luxurious reception hall of a five-star hotel.

On imported leather sofas, Secretary Wang Kaiming was hosting a group of Japanese merchants. Both sides were conversing happily, with bursts of laughter ringing out from time to time.

"Wang-san, you are a great friend of ours, this investment should be no problem."

Secretary Wang Kaiming was very happy and said with a smile, "Mr. Suzuki, you are also my friends. Then the matter is basically settled. As for establishing the cultural street, everything is easy to handle; we just need to go through the formalities."

"Yoshi, Wang-san is very good," Suzuki Taro said, giving a thumbs up.

This group of Japanese merchants had ties to the Black Dragon Society and were essentially serving as a white glove for the Black Dragon Society. They weren't just investing and doing business in China; they were also engaged in various intelligence-gathering activities.

Even though he had heard such rumors, Secretary Wang Kaiming didn't take them to heart at all. Being able to secure investment was what mattered most.

Furthermore, he would personally receive a series of benefits. As for anything else, what did it have to do with Secretary Wang Kaiming? It wasn't his personal interests that would suffer.

While the two parties were basically finishing their conversation, Secretary Wang Kaiming's secretary entered, leaned over, and whispered a few words in his ear. Secretary Wang Kaiming's expression changed slightly.

"Really? Is this news reliable?"

The secretary replied, "Absolutely true. The investigation team has already arrived at the Chengnan Branch Bureau."

A slight anger appeared on Secretary Wang Kaiming's face, and he said with great dissatisfaction, "This is simply absurd! Tell Director Du Qingbo to come see me!"

Soon, Director Du Qingbo of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department received a phone notification, requiring him to go to Secretary Wang's office.

Upon receiving this call, Director Du Qingbo knew clearly in his heart that Secretary Wang was putting pressure on him regarding the establishment of the investigation team.

To be honest, he felt a lot of pressure.

Even though Secretary Wang Kaiming was not part of the public security system, he was a member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and held a vice-ministerial level rank. Facing such a leader, Director Du Qingbo could only brace himself and go to Secretary Wang's office.

"Secretary Wang, you asked for me."

The expected situation of being given a cold shoulder or being berated did not happen. On the contrary, when he saw Director Du Qingbo enter, Secretary Wang Kaiming appeared very enthusiastic, almost as gentle as a spring breeze.

"Comrade Du Qingbo, I called you over and delayed your work."

"Not at all, not at all." Director Du Qingbo looked humble.

Outwardly it seemed so, but Director Du Qingbo actually felt even more pressure. If Secretary Wang Kaiming had berated him, it would have been better. Now that he wasn't doing that at all, it showed that he was an old fox who, once he found an opportunity, would stab the sharpest knife in his back.

"Comrade Du Qingbo, my daughter has caused you trouble. I didn't expect that such a small misunderstanding would cause such a big commotion."

Just look at that. As the top leader of a sub-provincial city, he defined the matter right from the start: it was just a small misunderstanding, a trivial matter.

Director Du Qingbo nodded, "Secretary Wang, we didn't expect things to develop like this either. Under social pressure, we had to send an investigation team."

Secretary Wang Kaiming was no longer angry, but rather appeared earnest and persuasive, advising, "Yesterday afternoon, the Chengnan Branch Bureau already issued a public notice, and the matter is already over. In less than two days, public opinion will subside. I think it is inappropriate for you to send an investigation team at this time."

Since things had been said to this point, what more could Director Du Qingbo say?

Could he directly confront him and stubbornly insist on his own point of view? That wouldn't work. Having been in the system for so many years, he knew this very well.

Since Secretary Wang Kaiming had very clearly stated that it was inappropriate, he had no choice but to withdraw the investigation team. Director Du Qingbo lowered his head slightly, "Secretary Wang is right. It was indeed our lack of consideration. I will make a call now to have the investigation team return and then disband."

Secretary Wang Kaiming nodded with satisfaction, "Comrade Du Qingbo is good, with high awareness. We need such comrades."

Having achieved his goal and given a few more warnings, Secretary Wang Kaiming waved his hand, "Comrade Du Qingbo, you must be very busy in your position at the Provincial Public Security Department. You go ahead and get busy."

"Secretary Wang, then I will leave. Goodbye, leader."

Getting into his car and leaving the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, Director Du Qingbo felt extremely aggrieved. His face, which had originally been smiling and showing a bit of humility, gradually became serious.

The secretary sitting in the passenger seat sighed inwardly, knowing that his leader must have swallowed a bellyful of grievances.

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Qin Chuan set off around ten o'clock in the morning, preparing to go to the Chengnan Branch Bureau. He knew that early this morning, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department had dispatched an investigation team, which had arrived at the Chengnan Branch Bureau around nine o'clock in the morning.

His purpose in coming was clear: to see how the investigation team would handle things, and especially to see if Director Du Qingbo could withstand the pressure.

Who would have known that before he even reached the entrance of the Chengnan Branch Bureau, about one or two kilometers away, Qin Chuan received a call from Director Du Qingbo.

The call connected, and there was silence for two or three seconds. Qin Chuan seemed to realize something and took the initiative to ask, "Director Du, what happened? Did some unexpected accident occur?"

Director Du Qingbo finally sighed and helplessly explained the situation briefly.

Qin Chuan didn't take it to heart; Secretary Wang Kaiming was about to be finished anyway, so the withdrawal of the Provincial Public Security Department's investigation team wouldn't have much of an impact.

"Director Du, a higher rank crushes those below. I fully understand your current mood. It's okay, let them withdraw if they must."

Seeing that Qin Chuan said this without any anger or dissatisfaction, Director Du Qingbo breathed a sigh of relief.

After chatting for a few words, Qin Chuan didn't waste any more words and took the initiative to hang up the phone.

The driver was Captain Xia Bing, dressed in casual clothes, and the car was still her red off-road vehicle. She must have heard something, "Secretary Qin, are we still going to the Chengnan Branch Bureau?"

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "We are almost at the front gate; how could we not go in and take a look?"

Why did he still insist on going in to take a look? Mainly because he wanted to see the two police officers who upheld justice yesterday. If nothing unexpected happened, they might be writing self-criticisms right now.

Such comrades should not be made to suffer injustice; Qin Chuan at least had to go over and ask about it.

The car soon arrived at the entrance of the Chengnan Branch Bureau. Clearly, Captain Xia Bing was very familiar with this place. She rolled down the car window and said something to the guard, who immediately let them through.

The Chengnan Branch Bureau was not small in area. After entering, the place was quite large, with many parking spaces marked out, and quite a few cars were parked there.

There were many police cars as well as private cars, and some empty parking spaces. Captain Xia Bing drove the car directly into an empty space in front of the office building.

Qin Chuan was slightly surprised. Parked in the adjacent parking space was a Lamborghini supercar. A car like that costs about ten million on the road.

In a metropolis like Guangzhou, seeing such a supercar on the street might not be strange, but at a police station, seeing such a supercar was absolutely a very rare occurrence.