The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"What do we do now?"

Ye Wenxu asked with some concern.

Ding Yuan, frustrated and looking as if he resented steel not being able to become a magnet, glanced at Zhang Feng, who was watching from a distance, and said dejectedly, "What else can we do? Release him!"

Ye Wenxu was also helpless.

He walked up to Chen Fang and said to his subordinates, "Unlock the handcuffs."

Just as the police were about to fetch the keys,

Chen Fang said, "Chief Ye, that's not right, isn't it? You ordered the handcuffs on me; shouldn't you be the one to unlock them personally?"

"You can unlock them or not; if you like, I'll gift the handcuffs to you."

Ye Wenxu said angrily.

Once Chen Fang heard this, he replied, "Well, since Chief Ye said he's gifting them to me, there's no need to unlock them. Don't worry, I'll wear these handcuffs at all times, even to work tomorrow."

Upon saying this,

Ye Wenxu could no longer keep his composure.

If Chen Fang really went to the Education Bureau wearing handcuffs, such a director would be a laughing stock, and it would be the county government and the public security bureau that would lose face then.

It goes without saying that, as the captain of the criminal police, he would be the one being pointed at and cursed.

He could only take the keys and begrudgingly helped Chen Fang to unlock the handcuffs.

"There, are you happy now? I've unlocked them for you,"

Ye Wenxu said.

Chen Fang moved his wrists and then showed the wounds caused by the handcuffs on his wrists; he then rolled up his trouser leg to reveal more wounds from being shocked with an electric baton on his thigh.

He turned to Zhang Feng and asked, "Director Zhang, with these conditions, I can go to the Disciplinary Committee and complain that the public security bureau is abusing their power and coercing confessions, right?"

"Yes,"

Zhang Feng said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Guan Cunzhong became anxious too.

He approached Chen Fang and pleaded, "Comrade Chen Fang, Comrade Ye Wenxu was also eager to solve the case; it's all a misunderstanding. Let's just talk it out."

"A misunderstanding? I'm the one who is hurt, so it's just a misunderstanding, but if it were you who got hurt, would it still be a misunderstanding?"

Chen Fang asked.

Angered, Guan Cunzhong replied, "How can you say such a thing, comrade?"

"Then how should I talk? Should I apologize to you or to Chief Ye, saying sorry for not confessing under torture, which ruined your plan to frame me as the murderer?"

"You… How can you talk like that, Chen Fang? If you hadn't shown up at the scene without notifying anyone, would we have suspected you?"

Ye Wenxu too was provoked.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Oh, Chief Ye is finally telling the truth. There's no need for evidence to handle cases, just suspicions are enough, no wonder Chief Ye is the captain of the criminal investigation team. It seems I need to learn from you. Next time there's a chance to go on media, I should really promote you well."

Compared to verbal sparring,

Chen Fang was obviously more adept.

Guan Cunzhong was speechless and, with a flick of his sleeve,

said to Ye Wenxu, "This mess you created, you handle it."

Ye Wenxu was full of pent-up frustration.

But there was nothing he could do. If Chen Fang really made a big deal out of this, he wouldn't be able to cope with the consequences.

He asked, "Then what do you want me to do?"

Chen Fang smiled and said, "Chief Ye is joking, how could I dare do anything to you? If you later accuse me of assaulting an officer, wouldn't I be suffering again?"

"You tell me then. As long as it's within my power, I'll do it,"

Ye Wenxu said, gritting his teeth.

Chen Fang looked at the wound on his thigh.

said, "Actually, it's nothing much. If Chief Ye could do the same as me, maybe I'd feel a bit more balanced and wouldn't do anything excessive."

"You…"

Ye Wenxu understood what he meant.

He wanted to swear loudly,

but swallowed his words at the last moment.

He clenched his fist,

took the electric baton from someone else,

and under everyone's gaze, jabbed it into his own thigh.

"Ah…"

The severe electric shock made Ye Wenxu involuntarily scream.

He staggered,

and sat down on the ground.

"Is that satisfactory now?"

He clenched his teeth and asked.

Chen Fang smiled, scratched his head, and asked, "Did Director Ye just call me several times?"

Ye Wenxu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it again."

It happened again.

This time Ye Wenxu completely lost control, collapsed on the ground, and couldn't help but drool. To be honest, he really embarrassed himself in front of everyone.

Ding Yuan and Guan Cunzhong, having run here in the middle of the night, not only did not gain any advantage but also suffered humiliation, were so furious that they left in disgrace.

Ye Wenxu was shocked to the point of being unable to stand.

He was dragged into the police car by several people and didn't even dare to sound the siren as they disappeared without a trace.

The farce finally came to an end.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng said, "Doctor Su, could you bandage Comrade Chen Fang's wrist?"

Su Lu'an was also terrified as she watched.

Hearing Zhang Feng say this.

She quickly nodded and said, "Okay, I'll get the tools."

It was still in the same hospital room as before.

Chen Fang sat on the hospital bed while Su Lu'an carefully treated his wound…

Zhang Feng just stood in front.

After hesitating for a while.

Zhang Feng asked, "You had already dealt with Niu Yong, why did he delay his confession by an hour?"

"I did it on purpose."

Chen Fang said.

Zhang Feng was taken aback and asked, "Did you intentionally let Zhou Shengtie go too?"

Chen Fang nodded.

He said, "First, I couldn't touch Zhou Shengtie. If I did, both I and those who helped me would be silenced just like Pan Youde and Qi Hui. Second, I intentionally let Zhou Shengtie go back to pass a message, to make Niu Yong delay his confession and call you here. That way, I could see who was really pulling the strings behind the scenes."

"Could it be that the big shots behind the education system are Ding Yuan and Guan Cunzhong?"

Zhang Feng asked, somewhat surprised.

Chen Fang furrowed his brows.

He said, "It's too early to say. After Qin Shou was captured by me, the Public Security Bureau briefly declared martial law. Only high-ranking officials could have arranged that, but I doubt these two. As far as I know, Ding Yuan's skills aren't that sophisticated."

Zhang Feng nodded and said, "I've worked with Ding Yuan for many years. Although he's not that great, he doesn't have the courage to commit murder."

"But there must be a reason they showed up unexpectedly in the middle of the night."

Chen Fang said.

Zhang Feng pondered for a moment.

He asked, "Are you saying that someone higher up gave them orders to handle you?"

Chen Fang fell silent for a while.

He said, "Other than this explanation, I can't find a better one at the moment."

At that moment, he felt somewhat disappointed.

He had thought that the person who would appear on the scene would be either Li Xiaomin or Yang Yuanbo, because only they had the power to deteriorate the situation to this extent. Unfortunately, the ones who showed up were Ding Yuan and Guan Cunzhong, which was baffling to him.

After Pan Youde's death at that secretary office meeting.

Ding Yuan was the least friendly towards him.

Guan Cunzhong was also the most capable of imposing martial law.

From Chen Fang's perspective, it was clear that these two were highly suspect.

Yet the real mastermind, acting decisively and ruthlessly, had remained undetected for so many years and didn't seem to be such a brainless person who would easily expose themselves.

Logically, it didn't make sense.

Since it didn't make sense, he didn't think about it further.

After Zhang Feng left.

Su Lu'an conducted a comprehensive examination on Chen Fang again and confirmed there were no issues. Chen Fang asked, "Doctor Su, can I be discharged now?"

Su Lu'an still appeared apologetic.

She nodded and said, "Yes, you meet the discharge conditions now."

Chen Fang pulled out his phone, dialed a number, and asked, "Did you buy that thing I asked you to buy?"

On the phone, a man's voice said, "I bought it."

"Then bring it in for me."

After saying this.

Chen Fang ended the call.

He looked at Su Lu'an and said, "Doctor Su, may I give you a gift?"