Zhou Yi had just finished his conversation with Guo Maosheng. He reached out and shook his hand firmly, saying earnestly, "If you run into any difficulties in the future, you can contact me anytime. Just call this number directly."
He sincerely admired a Public Security Director who stood by his principles and held the line, handling cases impartially even when he knew he would face pressure from powerful people.
As he had always said, he could never be someone like Yan Xiangyu, Li Linsen, Rao Yu, Chen Gang, or Min Aiwu, but he admired people like them. That was why he would do everything in his power to help and protect them.
Guo Maosheng was deeply moved, but he also felt a little guilty.
He was not quite as good as Zhou Yi thought. It was true that he had upheld his principles and held the line, but at least half of that was because he had considered the formidable reputation of the "Officialdom Killer," and the fact that Xie Chenglin had once suffered a crushing defeat at Zhou Yi's hands.
To put it bluntly, there was an element of opportunism in his actions. He had placed all his bets on Zhou Yi.
"Secretary Zhou, before I came here, our Municipal Party Secretary told me not to say anything that might undermine unity or harm the bigger picture. But since you've treated me with such sincerity, I can't tell you a single lie. To be completely honest, the leaders of our Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have serious problems in how they've handled Xie Chenglin's case!"
If you treat me sincerely, I must repay you with sincerity!
*Secretary Zhou says I'm an upright, incorruptible man of integrity, so that's exactly what I must be. Even if I'm not that