Chapter 1 Aftermath

A day later, the Rong Sheng Logistics Company's case involving Tibetan medicine was not gradually fading from memory; instead, it was escalating in related media outlets. Opening Wei Te, one could still see a large number of bloggers and media outlets trying every possible means to maintain the heat of the matter.

In just one night, the matter had climbed to the top of the trending searches, and even the entire trending list had seven or eight entries related to the incident. Public opinion was almost unanimous, demanding that The Dragon City severely punish the relevant personnel of Rong Sheng Logistics Company and crack down on the protective umbrella behind it.

...

At half past ten in the morning, three black SUVs stopped in front of the Jiang family villa and picked up Jiang Zheng, who was waiting there.

"Boss," Jiang Zheng greeted Tan Mingchao with an affectionate term after getting into the car.

Both of them were from military families and were about the same age, so they could be considered childhood friends. In fact, the children of veteran generals within the garrison system also looked to Tan Mingchao as their leader, after all, he was the designated person on duty by the Tan faction.

Tan Mingchao nodded and waved for the driver to start the car. He knew that Su Tianyu had invited him to dinner because of the case, so he specifically instructed Jiang Zheng, "Be prepared, this matter is not easy to handle, it's best to have an idea in your mind."

"Don't worry, I know," Jiang Zheng nodded, his face also full of worry.

"You do it like this..." Tan Mingchao paused for a moment and began to whisper instructions in the car.

...

The car quickly drove to a hotel next to the All-Unification Bureau, and several guards came down from the cars behind, following the two of them upstairs to the agreed-upon private room.

The guards stayed outside the door, and Tan Mingchao and Jiang Zheng pushed the door open and entered.

At this time, only An Qiqi was in the private room, Su Tianyu had not yet arrived.

"Mingchao, you're here so early, come and sit down," An Qiqi stood up, greeted Tan Mingchao with a smile, and then turned to extend her hand to Jiang Zheng, "This must be Young Master Jiang, hello."

"Hello."

The two shook hands and took their seats.

"Xiao Yu has also been very troubled these past two days," An Qiqi said after sitting down, her pretty face still wearing a smile, and her demeanor very polite, but she didn't waste any words: "Mayor Li criticized him for this case."

"What did he criticize him for?" Tan Mingchao interjected.

"Hey, what else could it be? He said that the All-Unification Bureau treats all departments with courtesy and gentleness, and the attitude is soft, failing to play an internal supervisory role. As a result, many units have lost the correct handling ability when encountering emergencies." An Qiqi foreshadowed, "This matter is putting so much pressure on the All-Unification Bureau that it can hardly breathe."

Tan Mingchao understood the meaning of these words, and could guess Su Tianyu's attitude towards this matter, so he nodded and didn't say anything more.

More than ten minutes passed, and the door of the private room was pushed open.

Su Tianyu walked in quickly, greeting everyone, "Sorry, I'm a little late, the All-Unification Bureau just finished a meeting."

As he spoke, Su Tianyu took the initiative to walk over and extend his hand.

Tan Mingchao got up, shook hands with him, and introduced the person next to him, "Xiao Yu, this is Jiang Zheng, the son of Commander Jiang of our garrison."

"Hello," Su Tianyu nodded and extended his hand to Jiang Zheng.

"Hello, Director Su," Jiang Zheng got up.

The two exchanged greetings and took their seats. But no one took the initiative to speak, and the atmosphere in the private room was somewhat silent for a while.

An Qiqi picked up the teapot and refilled the tea for everyone, and at the same time took the lead in saying, "The explosion case in The Dragon City, as well as the Tibetan medicine case, have triggered some chain reactions. Obviously, there are forces behind pushing this matter, making the public opinion uproar, and the heat has continued for two days. Everyone is discussing this matter. The Police Department and the garrison are under great pressure, so we're meeting today to see how to solve this matter."

Tan Mingchao nodded and looked at Su Tianyu, saying, "I know, someone must be pushing this, and everyone understands the purpose. Brother Su, do you have any plans?"

When Tan Mingchao said these words, his attitude was not as cold as before, but rather much gentler.

Su Tianyu looked at the other party with his hands clasped, and responded softly, "Now that this matter has become like this, we must give the public and the public an explanation. Otherwise, the obliteration of the credibility of our Dragon City administration and the garrison will be very serious, and may even exceed our expectations. The more critical the moment, the more seriously we must treat this matter."

Tan Mingchao didn't speak, just nodded silently. Jiang Zheng observed his expression and felt very anxious.

Su Tianyu glanced at them, without mentioning Wang Daolin being beaten last night, and only added concisely, "Lu Guangwei can't run, he's the one on the line, he has to come back and take responsibility."

Jiang Zheng, who hadn't said a word, finally interjected, "Director Su, can we change someone? He's my cousin."

Su Tianyu shook his head, "That's definitely not possible. This company is his, the henchmen are his, and all the fingers are pointing at him, he can't clear himself. Excessively protecting him will only make things worse and worse."

Jiang Zheng's face was ugly, but he didn't say much.

Su Tianyu touched the teacup and continued, "In addition to this, the garrison also needs to give an explanation."

Hearing this, Tan Mingchao and Jiang Zheng were both stunned, and the former directly asked, "What explanation?"

Su Tianyu looked at Tan Mingchao and explained, "This matter has not only burned Lu Guangwei, but also the garrison. The current public opinion has already risen, and having only Lu Guangwei is not enough to appease the public anger. You have also heard the rumors outside. Now the public believes that the Police Department and the garrison are jointly making money through this business. It is terrible to let this matter develop. District One is setting the pace and is willing to spend money. If it really makes a big deal, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Jiang Zheng looked at Su Tianyu, feeling even more anxious, "Then what do you mean?"

Su Tianyu said very bluntly, "The garrison has to be tougher and more resolute. Admit that a small number of people are dirty and are willing to deal with it. This way, we can take the move and control the incident at the current level."

Jiang Zheng frowned, suppressing the unease in his heart, "Are you kidding me? You want the garrison to hand over people to vent everyone's anger? Are only the people in the garrison taking money and eating on this line? That's not reasonable, right? Not to mention anything else, even if you go through the normal legal process, you have to have evidence to prove that the garrison participated in this business, right? You can't just listen to a few people who are setting the pace and kill everyone with one blow, right?"

"That's how public opinion is. If it says five points, and you solve five points, it's equivalent to doing nothing. Because people prefer conspiracy theories, only if it says five points, and you deal with eight points, will it feel that you are doing it seriously." Su Tianyu clasped his hands and explained as patiently as possible, "Young Master Jiang, these kinds of things can't be overcome by sophistry. You have to understand that I'm not targeting the garrison, our Police Department is also undergoing a major purge. At the meeting last night, the Director has already been taken down by me. We have to kill a few corrupt officials to appease the public anger! Yes, I admit that there are indeed dark corners in the current Dragon City that cannot be dealt with. For the sake of the overall situation, if nothing happens, I'll pretend I didn't see it, but if something happens, those who pocketed money can only blame themselves."

After listening, Tan Mingchao frowned slightly, "Letting the garrison hand over people... I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Su Tianyu said lightly, "That's my plan."

Jiang Zheng stared at Su Tianyu and clenched his fists, "Then what if we don't hand them over?"

As soon as this sentence was asked, everyone froze there, and the atmosphere became silent again.

Su Tianyu thought for a moment and said, "If you don't hand them over, then you can only handle it according to normal procedures. The leaders of the Police Department will be replaced, and whoever commits a crime will be arrested!"