At eight twenty that morning, Zhou Yi arrived at the Provincial Public Security Department.
"Morning, Director Zhou!"
"Morning, Director Zhou!"
The officers arriving for work greeted Deputy Department Director Zhou respectfully, then stood obediently on the other side of the elevator doors to let their superior board first.
As Director Zhou stepped into the elevator, a female officer hesitated and was about to follow him when a colleague caught her arm and pulled her two steps back.
The female officer was initially confused, but when she saw a tall, imposing "White Shirt" approaching, she immediately understood. She hurriedly backed away another two steps and cautiously greeted him.
"Good morning, Department Director Tian..."
"Morning, Department Director Tian..."
Tian Zhengbing strode into the elevator and gave Zhou Yi a slight nod, as though he had only just noticed him.
"Department Director Tian, about the case I mentioned over the phone this morning..." Inside the elevator, Zhou Yi brought up the arrest of Mayor Song Penghui's son.
Before he could finish, however, Tian Zhengbing interrupted him impatiently.
"Didn't I already tell you? Handle the work under your supervision yourself. You don't need to report every little thing to me."
Zhou Yi reacted immediately. "Do you mean I don't need to report any of the work under my supervision to you, or just this particular case?"
Tian Zhengbing paused, then narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Report what needs reporting, and don't report what doesn't. Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
Zhou Yi smiled faintly and continued, "Then what exactly needs reporting, and what doesn't?"
Tian Zhengbing's face darkened at once, and he snapped without restraint, "If you don't even understand that, I really have to wonder how you became a deputy department director!"
Zhou Yi remained composed and replied evenly, "If you want