Although he was immensely astonished, Little Bei did not show much on the surface. He merely pondered for a moment, then thanked Su Rui.
The two picked up the custom-made cake, and the Pagani started up again.
It sped all the way.
Ten minutes later, the car left the originally broad provincial highway and entered a somewhat run-down, crowded old residential neighborhood.
At the end of the road stood a faded green sign.
"Anping District."
Inside Chief Xing's office, ever since Peng Guoqiang had finished those words, the temperature in the room seemed to have dropped.
"What do I mean? Chief, you should know perfectly well!" Peng Guoqiang gritted his teeth, anger in his eyes. "I've been on the police force for seventeen years now. In terms of case-solving rates, across all of Tongzhou City... no, all of Nanning Province, if I say I'm second, who would dare claim to be first?"
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Chief Xing set down his teacup and asked in a low voice.
"What I'm saying is that a veteran detective like me, one who works diligently and has both ability and seniority, would probably have become a deputy chief long ago in any other city bureau. I might even be qualified to enter the Provincial Department!" Peng Guoqiang's eyes bulged as he panted heavily. "But in Tongzhou, I've been marginalized. They stripped me of my team captain position, and I get nothing—professional titles, commendations, everything!"
"You made a mistake back then. The disciplinary decision was jointly made by the Bureau and the city. What are you trying to accomplish by bringing this up now? Venting?" Chief Xing remained expressionless.
"Chief, you and I both know exactly how I lost my team captain position. Was it really just because of some