The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Mr. Li, I'm sorry, but the inside is an area for case handling, and unrelated personnel are not allowed to enter!"

Zou Fengming still said with a smirk on his face.

Xiao Que was taken aback and said, "Unrelated personnel? Director Zou, this is Mr. Li, the top leader of our Changming County."

"If Mr. Li is not a police officer, then he is an unrelated person, so he cannot enter!"

It was clear that Zou Fengming was very resolute in his attitude.

Li Duming snorted coldly and asked, "What if I insist on entering today?"

Zou Fengming, with a look of disdain, said, "Mr. Li, we can't do anything to you, but as the head of the Public Security Bureau, if I say you can't enter, then you cannot enter."

Having said that.

He turned around and shouted, "Human wall!"

At his command.

From the two corridors beside.

A line of police officers ran out from each.

They stood in a straddling position, closely packed together, forming a human wall that blocked the way to the case handling area.

Even if Li Duming wanted to enter now, he couldn't anymore.

"Fine, fine, fine, Zou Fengming, it seems you really want to rebel now. Alright, as the County Party Secretary, I'm relieving you of your post as head of the Public Security Bureau with immediate effect," Li Duming chided.

Zou Fengming chuckled and said, "Let's not joke around, Mr. Li. Even if I'm at the deputy department level, even just as the head of the Public Security Bureau, it's not something you can dismiss with a single word, right?"

It was clear to see.

Zou Fengming was very defiant.

Li Duming nodded his head.

He said, "Fine, since that is the case, then don't blame me for being impolite."

After speaking.

He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Que.

Xiao Que took out his cell phone.

Dialed a number.

After speaking a few words into the phone.

At the entrance of the County Public Security Bureau.

A procuratorate car and a court car almost arrived at the same time.

Then.

Several more police cars from the procuratorate and the court followed, stopping one after another at the entrance.

After all the car doors were opened.

About a dozen judicial police from the procuratorate and the court stepped out, converged at the entrance, and marched into the lobby of the Public Security Bureau, standing behind Li Duming.

This scene started to make Zou Fengming panic a bit.

As the head of the Public Security Bureau, he wasn't afraid of these two teams of judicial police; what he feared was that the standoff was now taking shape, and if things got out of hand, it could result in injuries. In such a case, his responsibility would be significant.

"Wang Jun! Sun Junlong!"

Li Duming shouted loudly.

From the two teams of judicial police, one person from each team stepped forward and shouted in unison, "Present!"

Li Duming's face was somber as he ordered, "Charge in and bring the person out to me!"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order.

The thirty-some judicial police acted quickly and rushed out.

Just as Zou Fengming was unsure of what decision to make.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "I'd like to see who dares make a move!"

Looking towards the voice.

They saw Sun Shenru, with hands behind his back, walking out of an office nearby.

Therefore, it was obvious.

He had been there all along since the dispute started.

Following behind Sun Shenru were two others, one was the Disciplinary Committee Secretary An Tai, and the other was the Political and Legal Committee Secretary Sun Qianguo.

Political and Legal Committee Secretary Sun Qianguo stood up right away.

He angrily said, "Wang Jun, Sun Junlong, it seems you two no longer wish to keep your positions. Get back!"

Keep in mind that the Political and Legal Committee Secretary specifically oversees the public security, procuratorate, and judicial bodies.

With his rebuke.

The two men looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

"Mr. Li, that's quite the display of power you have there, even involving the procuratorate and the court. It seems that to save your secretary, you're not paying a small price," Sun Shenru walked up to Li Duming and said.

Li Duming also snorted coldly and said, "Well, I certainly cannot compare to County Mayor Sun. It seems the whole Public Security Bureau has become Mayor Sun's private army, doing whatever you wish. I really wonder what the leaders in the city would think if they saw this scene."

"Don't use the higher-ups to pressure me. Chen Fang turned himself in. It's only reasonable for the Public Security Bureau to detain him. Instead, there you are, the County Party Secretary, leading people to charge into the Public Security Bureau. That's no light crime," Sun Shenru said.

Li Duming said disdainfully, "If they want to incriminate someone, they'll always find an excuse. You know very well whether Chen Fang has any issues. I'd advise you to release him quickly before things escalate to an unmanageable point."

"Release him? Impossible! You can't do it either! I, Sun Shenru, am laying it down right here today," he declared resolutely.

Sun Shenru said with finality.

"Is that right? County Chief Sun, that's quite an attitude."

He had hardly finished speaking these arrogant words.

At the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, an elderly man appeared.

At his side, there was a middle-aged man assisting him.

The old man was Zhu Zhifang, and the middle-aged person was none other than County Deputy Secretary Xing Yu.

"How did he get here?" Sun Shenru wondered silently.

He quickly said, "Ah, Old Zhu, why would you also wade into these muddy waters?"

"If I didn't come, you might very well blow the roof off Changming County, right?" Zhu Zhifang walked up to Li Duming's side and said sternly to Sun Shenru.

"Old Zhu, listen to what you're saying. You're retired, why not just enjoy your retirement? Why bother meddling with such matters?"

The tone sounded very respectful.

But everyone present could hear that Sun Shenru meant to tell Zhu Zhifang that he no longer held any power.

Zhu Zhifang waved his hand and said, "I won't waste words with you, release Chen Fang immediately, or else I won't leave today. Hey you, bring me a chair."

A bailiff nearby brought over a chair.

Zhu Zhifang sat down in front of everyone.

As if he intended to wait indefinitely.

At this moment, Sun Shenru had made up his mind.

He had to get his hands on the original footage of Chen Fang's video; otherwise, his fate would be in the hands of others, which made him feel very insecure.

It was for this reason that he boldly staged this play.

How could he simply release the person? Impossible!

"Fine, since Old Zhu you wish to sit, then have a seat. Anyway, as I said before, Chen Fang will not be released," Sun Shenru said with determination.

"Sun Shenru, are you intent on going down this dark path?" Li Duming rebuked.

Sun Shenru let out a cold laugh and said, "That's none of your business, as I said, even if the Emperor of Heaven himself came down today, I would not release him."

"Alright, you won't release him, right? Wang Jun, Sun Junlong, let's go!" Li Duming decided to go all in!

With a wave of his hand.

The thirty-some judicial officers were ready to move again.

A conflict seemed inevitable.

Sun Shenru clenched his teeth.

He reached for the waist of Zou Fengming.

He drew his service pistol straight out.

Towards the ceiling, bang bang bang, he fired three shots!

Then pointing the gun forward, he aimed it at the judicial officers who were preparing to rush over and shouted, "If anyone takes another step forward, I'll shoot."

Crazy.

Utterly crazy.

Zou Fengming, whose gun had been snatched, was so frightened that his hands and feet trembled.

An Tai and Sun Qianguo, two of Sun Shenru's "trusted aides," seeing him like this, were also somewhat afraid.

"Sun Shenru, what are you trying to do?" Li Duming shouted once again.

Sun Shenru narrowed his eyes and said, "I told you, Chen Fang will not be released today. If anyone of you insists on forcing the issue, then don't blame me if I shoot."

"You want to shoot, do you? Then come on, aim at me!" Li Duming gritted his teeth.

He stepped out of the crowd.

Moving towards Sun Shenru with deliberate steps.

At this moment.

Everyone's heart seemed to jump into their throat.

If Sun Shenru really did shoot.

Then today's events would be truly irreparable.

An Tai, in a fit of anxiety, took a step forward and said, "County Chief Sun, I think..."

Before he could finish his attempt to mediate.

Sun Shenru pulled the trigger again, firing a shot directly at the wall beside him.

The sound of the gunshot caused An Tai to fall and sit down on the ground.