Tong'an District Public Security Sub-Bureau.
He Bai, captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, was briefing Sub-Bureau Director Qi Yunfeng.
"Director Qi, we've cleared it up. The owner of the two-story house is Zhang Dalin. He's out of town at present and rented the place to two local workers, Liu Hao and Zhang Yang."
"We just contacted both men. According to them, they got drunk, argued, and injured each other in a fight. They're having their wounds dressed at a clinic now. I've already sent officers there to question them."
Qi Yunfeng immediately felt relieved. His greatest fear was that tonight's incident would end in a death.
As long as it wasn't a homicide, nothing else would be a problem.
"The tricky part is that the two plainclothes officers from the Changning Municipal Public Security Bureau insist they saw Xu Qinglan, board chairman of the Yunxiao Pharmaceutical Group, entering and leaving the house. They also saw her two bodyguards shove Liu Hao and Zhang Yang into a car."
Captain He continued, looking troubled.
Had they been colleagues from any other city or county, he wouldn't even have given them a second glance. A simple "Why should we at the Jincheng Public Security Bureau have to explain ourselves to you?" would have shut them down.
But Changning was different!
Because it had that Director Zhou people sang about: "With a thunderous crack, Director Zhou dropped from the sky. Ruthless against gangs and crime, he arrests whoever needs arresting, no arguments!"
The provincial leaders and Wu Kunsheng, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, both knew who he was.
The sub-bureau had to be courteous and show respect!
"I'll report this to the bureau, and they can communicate and coordinate with the Changning Municipal Public Security Bureau. Ultimately, we have to let the facts