Li Zhuoming had taken a rare day off and was tending a few pots of plants at home.
But after hearing Zhou Chief Changlin's report, every trace of New Year cheer vanished, and cold sweat soaked his entire body!
Others might not know how important Shen Bing was, but he had heard enough from Secretary Jiang to understand that if anything happened to Shen Bing, a whole lot of people would suffer along with him.
Forget him, the top official in Rongcheng City—even Secretary Jiang would probably be unable to escape responsibility!
There was no way he could withhold this report. Even if he wanted to conceal it, he couldn't.
Without a moment's hesitation, he picked up his phone and called Secretary Jiang.
"Secretary Jiang!"
"Old Li, what's wrong? Didn't you just call me?"
Li Zhuoming had indeed called Secretary Jiang earlier, but that had been to offer New Year greetings. His mood then couldn't have been more different from how he felt now.
Secretary Jiang probably wouldn't be in a good mood after hearing this news either.
"Secretary Jiang, something terrible has happened. I just received a call from Zhou Chief Changlin. Shen Bing, the chairman of Phantom Immortal Technology, has been kidnapped." Li Zhuoming didn't dare beat around the bush.
Secretary Jiang was shocked. "What? Say that again!"
"The news has been confirmed. Shen Bing's Driver Li Xiao reported it to the police."
There was a long silence on the other end before he said, "Mobilize the entire city's police force immediately and set up roadblocks on every route out of the city..."
"Secretary Jiang, it's the Spring Festival..."
"The Spring Festival? Don't talk to me about the Spring Festival! This must be handled immediately, right now!" Secretary Jiang said. "I'll call Commander Gao at the military district