Solving Problematic People Is Also Solving Problems

Li Ye called Pan Zhengyang directly.

After a few rings, a gruff voice answered on the other end.

"What is it?"

"Director Pan, you're not asleep yet?" Li Ye asked.

"..."

"Sleep at eight? Just say what you need."

"Well, this afternoon, Ren Xu from the Ren Family blocked me wanting to buy the Five Flavors Chopsticks. Tonight, I was attacked by a group of thugs led by someone from the Three Dragon Gate," Li Ye said concisely.

"Damn it!"

The voice on the other end cursed, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"How can you be fine! You're too spineless!"

"..."

"Forget it, this won't happen again. Remember to go practice martial arts tomorrow."

The call ended. Li Ye put away his phone, his expression odd.

What does he mean?

Does Pan Zhengyang want him to be hurt so he has an excuse?

Does this Ren Family have a grudge against him?

He shook his head and walked out of the alley. Outside, many police cars were parked, and officers were escorting the thugs away one by one. The two police officers who had been scaling walls earlier had returned, pushing Li Ye's electric scooter.

The officer who had grabbed Li Ye's wrist earlier said, "We only noticed when we dragged him out that it was Liu Ying. We could never find evidence of his crimes, but now we have it. Thank you."

Li Ye smiled and shook his head, "We're all helping each other. No need to thank me."

The three of them began to chat.

The two officers had impressive cultivation and seemed interested in talking with him, so Li Ye naturally wouldn't refuse.

These weren't ordinary police officers; one was from the Three Dragon Gate and the other from the Fourth Dragon Gate, both at the rank of police captain. Liu Ying was a notorious gangster in Ningjiang, difficult to catch. This time, they finally had an opportunity.

Gathering a crowd for a brawl, assault with a weapon, and attempted murder, with the target being someone from the Pest Control Bureau – that was enough to convict him.

Li Ye knew a bit about the police profession; he had researched it before.

He had considered becoming a police officer if he couldn't find a god and his system disappeared, and he had just barely broken through to the First Dragon Gate.

The lowest requirement for this profession was the First Dragon Gate, and it was only open to recent graduates. After passing the assessment, they could start working. Before encountering the Pest Control Bureau, Li Ye had always believed that police officers were the main force against demons.

Although they also assisted in dealing with minor demons, their primary focus was on people like Liu Ying.

Anything higher level was the domain of the Pest Control Bureau.

Although Li Ye was a Data Clerk, and perhaps not significant within the Pest Control Bureau, he was highly sought after in the outside world.

Those who retired at fifty were either hired as consultants by well-informed large companies or, unwilling to live quietly, transferred to other positions, mostly within police departments.

A young Data Clerk like Li Ye would definitely be recognized.

After chatting for a while, they confirmed multiple times that Li Ye was unharmed. After exchanging contact information, they parted ways.

Li Ye got on his electric scooter and headed home.

"They didn't seal it up enough!"

In the Bureau Chief's office at the Pest Control Bureau, Pan Zhengyang hung up the phone. He glanced at a painting on the wall and clicked his tongue. Just as he was about to pick up the desk phone, a knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

Sun Shun walked in with a smile, "Director Pan, still working late?"

"Stop messing around. What 'off-duty' concept? If something happens, damn it, even if you're in bed, you have to get up and get to work!"

Pan Zhengyang said irritably, then looked at Sun Shun, raising an eyebrow, "Is it what I'm thinking? It's only been a few minutes?"

"It really is, Director Pan. I have something to report."

Sun Shun nodded with a serious expression and said, "Regarding Data Clerk Li Ye being attacked by thugs on his way home, the other side has already surrendered. It was a businessman."

"According to him, he had a good relationship with a Pest Control Officer who saw Li Ye using the Five Flavors Chopsticks and spread the word. The businessman became interested but didn't have enough cash, so he instructed his subordinate to try and scare Li Ye first before negotiating a price. However, the subordinate misunderstood the instructions."

Hearing this, Pan Zhengyang frowned, "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

"Director, it's not about whether you're an idiot, it's about whether there's a reason."

Sun Shun said, "The other side has already found the mastermind, so this matter..."

Pan Zhengyang roared, "Found the mastermind? If they found the mastermind, then create another mastermind! Take some of the items confiscated last time and plant them in the Ren Family! Then raid their home! Annihilate the clan!"

Sun Shun gave a wry smile, "Director Pan, that's not according to the rules..."

"I know!"

Pan Zhengyang shot him a fierce glare. "Otherwise, why would I be yelling here pointlessly?!"

Sun Shun said solemnly, "Director Pan, if you say that, we subordinates will lose face. Although I'm just the Section Chief of the Data Section, with one word from you, I can shed blood and sacrifice my life."

"Get lost, get lost. You're just a Second Dragon Gate, what use do I have for your head? It's better to keep it and look for demons."

Pan Zhengyang rolled his eyes, then leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table.

"Who leaked the information?"

"Wu Yongnian. The captain is Yue Rui, and the team member is Huang Qingyi."

"Oh, does he have a connection to the Ren Family?"

"I don't know about that."

Sun Shun said, "Director, we don't have jurisdiction over the exterminators. Besides, this is their personal social life. I've only heard that the banquets he sometimes attends are quite high-class, and the cost of one meal is very high."

"What? Better than what I eat?"

Pan Zhengyang chuckled. "That won't do. In Ningjiang Pest Control Bureau, how can anyone eat better than me? If he likes attending banquets so much, being an exterminator is beneath him. Let him have his freedom. As for the Ren Family..."

His hand tapping the table paused, and he looked at Sun Shun. "You make a trip and send a sample of the items we confiscated last time."

Sun Shun's expression stiffened. "Director Pan..."

"Just delivering the goods, don't worry, it's not that bad yet."

So it will be bad later, then?

Seeing Sun Shun's strange expression, Pan Zhengyang spread his hands. "What can I do? The evidence can't be found, and the higher-ups keep telling me to investigate. How can I investigate? I only know that the Ren Family's ideology is problematic. So, if it really comes to the final step, a little gesture will suffice."

He sneered, "After all, crimes require evidence, but counter-terrorism doesn't."

"Director Pan, it might not be them who did it..." Sun Shun reminded him.

"But it's definitely related to them!" Pan Zhengyang stated decisively. "Solving problematic people is also solving problems!"

Sun Shun had no choice but to nod. "Yes, I will deliver it."

"Good. That second-generation brat from the Ren family thinks he can bully anyone he wants? Does he really think Ningjiang belongs to the Ren family? The Five Flavors Chopsticks were given by me. I said no one can force him to sell them, and now he's pulling this stunt... Ask that old geezer from the Ren family if I, the Bureau Chief of the Pest Control Bureau, need to move over for him!"

Saying that, Pan Zhengyang waved his hand. "Go. Oh, right, the Ren Family's assets haven't been sealed enough. The entire Ningjiang City, big and small, related ones, seal them all. If there are no faults, find some faults. They're not even willing to spend ten million... Fine, I'll make them lose even more!"