Wang Haidong and Qian Fei watched the two men facing off, unable to hide the surprise and confusion in their eyes.
What could have happened to make Zhao Yongbin, normally so calculating, lose his composure and turn hostile on the spot?
Wen Wan's gaze settled on Zhou Yi's face. She figured that if Zhao Yongbin was jumping like someone had stepped on his tail, then her capable subordinate must have pulled off another unexpected move that had caught him completely off guard.
Vice Mayor Xie, who watched coldly from the sidelines, suspected that Zhao Yongbin had come tonight to throw his weight around and settle a score, only for Zhou Yi to slap him right back without the slightest hesitation.
He was rather curious about exactly where that "slap" had landed.
As for Zhao Qiushui, she appeared to stand on her father's side, glaring at Zhou Yi, but there was no actual anger in her eyes.
"Chairman Zhao, what exactly happened?" Wang Haidong asked.
"He arrested my son again!" Zhao Yongbin had regained some of his composure. He pointed at Zhou Yi, his voice bitter.
"Zhou Yi, what are you..." Secretary Wang was startled and turned to look at Deputy Director Zhou.
Just then, Zhou Yi's phone rang.
He stepped aside to answer it. A moment later, he returned and reported to Wang Haidong and Wen Wan, "Significant evidence identifies Zhao Xuanwen, Jiang Xin, Zheng Shunda, and Liu Xidong as suspects in the 83 Major Arson Case. Just now, the Criminal Investigation Detachment took all four suspects into custody."
The call had come from Criminal Investigation Detachment Captain Ji Fengning, specifically to report that the arrests had been successfully completed.
Wang Haidong, Wen Wan, and the others were stunned.
At the expanded standing committee meeting that morning, Deputy Director Zhou