Guo Maosheng had been about to call Yan Weitong, the deputy director in charge of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, and order him to summon Zhuang Yuqian, Vice Mayor Xie Chenglin's wife, for questioning immediately.
The video they had already provided ample evidence that Zhuang Yuqian was a prime suspect in Qiu Jingru's disappearance.
Just then, however, his phone rang before he could make the call.
Guo Maosheng glanced at the screen, and his expression changed. He answered immediately and said respectfully, "Secretary Ren."
"Maosheng, I need to speak to you. Come over right away," Ren Baoping, the deputy municipal party secretary and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, said sternly.
"Yes, Secretary Ren. I'll be right there," Guo Maosheng replied at once.
Ren Baoping had called him directly rather than going through his secretary. That alone showed that this "matter" was no small thing-and that it was particularly urgent.
So what was it?
A bitter smile appeared on Guo Maosheng's face. He hardly needed to guess; he already knew the answer. Someone within the Public Security Bureau must have leaked the fact that the video implicated Xie Chenglin's wife. The Xie Family had reacted with astonishing speed and immediately approached his direct superior.
You might want to stand by your principles, but doing so was rarely easy. You had to face immense pressure, both foreseeable and unforeseen.
And the choice you made at that moment could very well determine your future!
Guo Maosheng rubbed his thinning hair again. Ah, being a public security director was easy enough, but being one who stood by his principles without bowing to power was hard piled on top of hard!
He leisurely picked up the phone and called Deputy Director Yan Weitong, then ordered in a tone that brooked no argument, "Summon