Afternoon.
Dong Xuebin, still in the Interrogation Room, wanted to ask about what was happening outside and get a sense of how things were developing. But Lao Feng and Qin Yong never came back. The officers here had also been replaced by a new group. Dong Xuebin was not familiar with them; they seemed to be Hu Yiguo's trusted men. Every one of them wore a stiff expression, and no matter what Dong Xuebin asked, they would not answer. That made him feel even worse. Had he been barred from contacting the outside world?
Dong Xuebin could only smoke.
One cigarette... three cigarettes... five cigarettes...
At last, he slammed his hand hard on the table and flicked away the cigarette butt. Damn it, what the hell was going on?
Outside, rumors that Dong Xuebin was about to be removed from office grew increasingly widespread. The Investment Bureau had already descended into chaos. Their director had been arrested? Suspected of murder? How was that possible?
Investment Bureau Office.
With her hands behind her back, Luo Haiting anxiously paced back and forth across the room. "The Investment Conference is about to open. What is the Public Security Bureau trying to do? They arrested someone without even distinguishing right from wrong? What can a single fingerprint prove? This is a frame-up! They're kicking him while he's down! No, I have to go report this to County Chief Xie!" Lin Pingping sighed. "County Chief Xie went to the city for a meeting. Her phone can't get through. I heard Secretary Hu has already rushed to the city to bring the county chief back."
"What kind of nonsense is this? What kind of nonsense?" Luo Haiting snapped angrily.
Lin Pingping was holding back her own anger as well. "This time, I think Secretary Xiang is