[Earth Era, July 31, 2010] [Western Calendar, Saturday] [Xia Calendar, Gengyin Year, sixth month, twentieth day, auspicious for sacrifices, placing the dead in coffins, and burials]
In the 14121 Region, Police Bureau Chief Cui Zhonghua was forced to end his vacation early and return to work at the Police Bureau.
In the conference room, Cui Zhonghua sat at the head of the table, his expression grave.
"Who can give me a concise briefing on Bureau Chief Du's disappearance?"
A Police Bureau official seated farther down the table answered, "Bureau Chief Cui, last week, Bureau Chief Du went home alone after working late into the night, and no one has seen him since. His family came to the Police Bureau to report him missing..."
"Outrageous!" Cui Zhonghua slammed his fist onto the table. "What the hell are you doing?! Bureau Chief Du disappeared last week, and you're only telling me this week?!"
"Bureau Chief Cui, you were on vacation when Bureau Chief Du disappeared."
"Being on vacation means you don't have to report it to me?!"
"No, we knew you were on vacation, and since this was extremely urgent, we reported it directly to the district government."
"To the district government?" Cui Zhonghua frowned. "District Chief Pan just left office, and the new district chief hasn't arrived yet. What good would reporting it to the district government do?!"
"We knew that, so the document we submitted requested that the district government forward it to the municipal government, to inform the leaders at City Hall and have them plan the next steps."
"Bureau Chief Du's disappearance has already been reported to City Hall?"
"Yes."
"When?"
"When Bureau Chief Du didn't come to work the next day, we realized something was wrong. After you went on vacation, Bureau Chief Cui, he