"The subject of your investigation is the deputy director of Xinguang Factory. His surname is Dou. According to information provided by Director Qu Hongying of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, he's very likely the whistleblower who made those repeated anonymous calls."
Deputy Department Director Zhou solemnly assigned the Auspicious Three Treasures their important mission.
"Chief... Director, don't you worry. We guarantee we'll get it done!"
The Auspicious Three Treasures thumped their chests and pledged on the spot to complete the mission.
They had been doing fairly well in Changning. Min Aiwu, who had taken over as director of the Changning Municipal Public Security Bureau, was one of their own and looked after them very well. Still, it couldn't compare to the ease of working under Director Zhou!
Not just easy, but exciting, too!
They had arrived a step too late to get involved in the bloodshed sparked by the ledgers, and all three regretted missing out. Now that another chance to show their stuff had come along, they certainly weren't going to let it slip away.
Getting credit didn't matter. The important thing was easing the director's burdens!
Li Linsen, Yu Xiao, and Meng Shen stood to one side, smiling without a word. They all understood that, strictly speaking, the director trusted Cai Xiaobo, Shao Mingbao, and Zhu Jianping a little more than he trusted them.
That was only natural. Those three had followed the director longer, after all, and when it came to the specialized field of bootlicking, they left the others in the dust.
Of course, that said, there was more to it!
Flattery alone couldn't earn the director's trust or win them important assignments. They had to admit that, when it came to investigating and gathering intelligence, those three, with their knack for unconventional tactics and turning things on