Upon hearing the news, Deng Ruxue's face darkened. He tried and tried to hold back, but finally lost control and slammed his palm onto the desk.
"What exactly happened?" His voice seemed to squeeze through clenched teeth, carrying a chilling menace.
His secretary, Li Feng, shuddered inwardly and immediately answered, "Here's what happened..."
After hearing his secretary's account, Deng Ruxue grew even more furious.
They had barely released the man before arresting him again. Outward obedience and secret defiance-utterly despicable! They had no respect for him as Municipal Party Secretary.
He picked up his phone and called Mayor Tang Qingrui, asking coldly, "Zhang Hao was arrested again right after being released. What is the meaning of this? Ask Zhou Yi whether he still wants his job as Public Security Director!"
"Secretary, please calm down. I'll ask Zhou Yi what happened right away!" Tang Qingrui hurriedly replied.
And so Director Zhou received a call from Mayor Tang.
"Xiao Zhou, all this arresting and releasing you're doing has Secretary Deng very angry. The consequences are serious!"
Tang Qingrui felt utterly helpless. Even if Zhou Yi wanted to arrest Zhou Hao, couldn't he wait a little longer? He should at least leave Secretary Deng some dignity.
Director Zhou also sighed helplessly and replied, "Mayor, I didn't want this either, but I had no choice!"
"As I said last time, I wasn't really in favor of releasing him on bail pending trial, so, to be safe, I specifically assigned people to watch Zhang Hao. But no one could have expected this-
On the morning of October 19, a full hundred luxury cars gathered outside the detention center's gates.
Gongs and drums thundered, and firecrackers crackled in unison.
More than two hundred underlings had come to welcome Zhang Hao home.
The gathering of cars and