Five minutes later, inside the Director's Office.
"What did you say? An out-of-province arrest, and the information about the criminals came from a nonprofessional..." The Tongzhou City Public Security Bureau's Police Chief stared at Peng Guoqiang in astonishment and demanded in a deep voice, "Are you joking with me?"
Peng Guoqiang wore a somewhat obsequious smile, clutching the report tightly in his hands as he said placatingly, "Sir, don't get worked up yet. I just thought this information was hard to come by, and it involves several major cases. Whether it's true or not, we should at least verify it, right? Besides, haven't you always said I lacked initiative at work? I wanted to use this matter to change that impression!"
The Police Chief smiled at Peng Guoqiang. "Even if you want to prove yourself, you can't joke about something like this! An out-of-province arrest without notifying the local police—if something goes wrong, it won't just be you. Even I, the Police Chief, will be disciplined!"
Police work was unlike other professions. It was exceptionally dangerous, and criminals pursued across provincial lines were generally involved in major cases. A firefight could break out at any time.
If they successfully arrested the criminals, that would be one thing. But if anyone else got hurt during the arrest, the police would be held accountable!
Even setting that aside, if no one else was injured but the local police found out, the matter would still have to be reported to the Ministry of Public Security. Such cross-provincial operations required authorization from higher-ups and cooperation from the local police.
Acting privately was a violation of protocol!
"Sir, don't worry! This time, I'm only going over to investigate. If we confirm the suspects' identities, I'll report back to you before making any arrests." Peng Guoqiang