Yuan Wen walked out of the office and stood at the door for a long time, quietly waiting for Yuan Zhenghong to give the order.

After a moment, Yuan Zhenghong called Yuan Wen back in.

"The news can no longer be contained. I want you to take action immediately to arrest people. Before dawn, arrest everyone involved," Yuan Zhenghong said, emphasizing each word. "No matter their identity, no matter their background!"

"But… among the suspects, those few special individuals are city council members. According to the law, we have no right to arrest them without an order from the Political Department," Yuan Wen finally voiced the names that made her feel extremely troubled. Their identities were indeed as the Jin Lian woman had said: big shots whose actions could shake the entire Nancheng.

The Yanhuang political system differed from that of the European Union.

The highest power organ of the Yanhuang Federation was the Capital, under which several ministerial-level departments were established.

Among them, the Ministry of National Security directly governed all armed forces within the Yanhuang Federation. According to different responsibilities, it was divided into departments one through nine, managing city police, border guards, war zone military police… It was the most important sword protecting the Federation. The military police bureaus at the provincial and city levels were all unified under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Security.

The core of power governing a city like Nancheng was composed of members of the "City Council."

Generally, a City Council consisted of nearly a hundred people, managing various affairs in Nancheng, such as transportation, development, construction… Among them, the six people with the highest status in the council were a speaker, a deputy speaker, and four councilors!

They controlled all the power in Nancheng except for the military police bureau and were managed by the Political Department, not the Ministry of National Security.

It was like the civil officials and military generals in a feudal dynasty. Although they served in the same court, one belonged to the Ministry of Personnel and the other to the Ministry of War!

However, often in times of peace, the power of civil officials was greater than that of military generals. Therefore, the councilors had high status. If they committed any violations of discipline or illegal acts in the course of their work, the military police bureau had no right to directly arrest them. Only after reporting to the Political Department and applying for permission would the Political Department verify the situation and then decide whether to arrest the councilors.

In short, these councilors all had a protective charm!

"The Political Department… By the time their approval documents come down, those bastards will have destroyed all the evidence!" Yuan Zhenghong spat out in contempt. "Those people under the Political Department may not be good at anything else, but when it comes to playing conspiracies, they can turn black into white!"

"With me backing you, arrest them regardless! Arrest them first, and immediately conduct interrogations to solidify the confessions. Even if they want to play any tricks in the future, they won't be able to make waves!" Yuan Zhenghong's eyes were gloomy.

His biggest worry had happened.

In the face of disaster, Yanhuang might not fear external enemies, but it feared internal decay, worms, and maggots!

"Yes!" Yuan Wen replied in an extremely loud voice.

"By the way, I forgot to ask… Where's Li Tianran? Where is he?" Yuan Zhenghong suddenly changed the subject and asked in a deep voice.

"The military police bureau didn't have enough manpower before… I let him go home first, and told him to report to the military police bureau after manpower becomes available…" Yuan Wen was a little uncomfortable, as if deliberately avoiding this topic.

"He was the leader in this matter, and you just let a murderer go home so easily?" Yuan Zhenghong glared and said sternly, "Yuan Wen, do you know that you have violated regulations!"

"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been able to solve this case, and the victims wouldn't have been able to reunite with their families…" Yuan Wen gritted her teeth.

"But he killed people, using power he didn't possess," Yuan Zhenghong stared at Yuan Wen and said, "What he did this time is completely different from last time! The Wells group deserved to die! But some members of this cult didn't deserve the death penalty, but they died at Li Tianran's hands!"

"So what do you mean? Are you going to execute Li Tianran?" Yuan Wen also faced Yuan Zhenghong directly. "Execute a warrior who defeated evil?"

"Yuan Wen, there's a problem with your thinking. Do you think everyone has the right to execute justice? Then what use are we?" Yuan Zhenghong asked coldly, "He's not a military policeman!"

"If we don't fulfill the duties we should, don't blame others for helping us do it…" At this moment, Yuan Yi pushed the door open and walked in, bandages wrapped around his eyes, and said coldly, "The world has already changed. We should encourage citizens to take up arms to protect themselves and to eliminate evil forces!"

"The intention of the law is to protect the safety of citizens, but now, the law can no longer provide reliable protection for citizens, so don't blame someone for replacing it."

"Who told you to come in? Get out!" Yuan Zhenghong scolded with a gloomy face.

Yuan Yi said expressionlessly, "You're angry because you know what I'm saying is right."

"We are all military police, enforcers and maintainers of the law, but there's a problem with your current thinking. You're starting to admire fringe heroism. I'm going to suspend your duties," Yuan Zhenghong stared at Yuan Wen coldly and said, "Hand over your police ID and gun. I'll hand this matter over to someone else!"

*Pa!*

Yuan Wen slammed a certificate and a gun on the table and turned to leave.

She knew that she was mixing strong personal emotions into her handling of Li Tianran's matter, but she didn't expect Yuan Zhenghong to have this attitude.

He had clearly admired Li Tianran before, and even actively smoothed over the troubles of the Wells incident for Li Tianran, and blocked the pressure from Wang Dongchuan, the deputy speaker of Nancheng.

But now, why has Yuan Zhenghong's attitude changed so completely?

"Li Tianran killed someone, send someone to arrest him immediately!" Yuan Zhenghong looked at Yuan Yi coldly and ordered.

Yuan Wen stood still, her heart sinking into an ice cellar.

She knew that Yuan Zhenghong had never changed his words. Li Tianran might really be in big trouble.

"He will face trial and face the punishment he deserves!"

Yuan Zhenghong walked over and stood behind Yuan Wen, looked at his daughter's pale face, a trace of intolerance in his eyes, his tone suddenly changed and said softly: "Unless… you can persuade him to join my team and become an important role in my plan."

Yuan Wen turned her head to look at Yuan Zhenghong in extreme shock. She finally understood that Yuan Zhenghong had never given up his appreciation for Li Tianran. The reason why he had just shown that he was determined to pursue Li Tianran's crimes was just to take Li Tianran as his own by using this matter!

What Yuan Wen didn't know was that in order to deal with the crisis that might occur next, Yanhuang was recruiting various outstanding talents within Yanhuang.

Yuan Zhenghong even set his sights on certain criminals in prison!

Some criminals had committed heinous crimes in the past, but they possessed strong talents and were also targets that could be recruited. Compared with these criminals, what Li Tianran committed was nothing!

Special situations require special response methods and special talents.

Compared with the macro situation of the entire world, the value these people may create in the future may far exceed the crimes they committed!

Just like the EU movie *Suicide Squad*!

A group of super criminals faced serious prison sentences. The EU did not choose to imprison them, but used their abilities to do things for themselves.

"I can see that you appreciate him very much, so… you have to find a way to turn him from a criminal into a real hero." Yuan Zhenghong said expressionlessly, patted his daughter's shoulder: "He is a sharp knife, but if this knife cannot be controlled by us, to kill the enemies who should be killed, then it must be sealed up! I have said everything I need to say, you consider it yourself!"

"Whether to arrest him personally, or to let him become your comrade… the choice is yours!"

Yuan Wen felt that she suddenly relaxed, as if the big stone in her heart had suddenly disappeared. She took a deep breath and said: "I will carefully consider this matter, but now, I am going to arrest those guys who should be arrested even more."

*Pa!*

Yuan Wen grabbed the police ID and gun on the table, and walked out without looking back.