"Director Su, I'm willing to give up all my shares in Century Trading Company in exchange for whatever Situ Guan wants."
Li Qingyin had heard that Situ Guan and Guan Xiaoyue had booked a room at the Tianhua Supreme Hotel.
Tonight, she also heard that Situ Guan was looking for someone everywhere, which seemed to be related to the secret between Situ Guan and her cousin.
Li Qingyin had thought it through. If she could get the evidence, she could bring down Situ Guan and end this miserable marriage.
At the same time, she could also get all of Situ Guan's fortune, as he had no children and thus no heir to his property.
For Li Qingyin, there were only benefits and no losses.
Su Yang's heart remained calm, as all of this was within his expectations.
"I can help you, but there's a condition!"
"What condition? Just say it. I'll do whatever I can."
"I'll tell you later!"
Su Yang thought that directly taking down Situ Guan would be too boring; he wanted to set a trap.
Li Qingyin nodded slowly and stood aside, waiting for news.
About half an hour later.
The fires in the buildings around Flower Street were all extinguished by the fire department, and the injured were sent to ambulances.
The leader of the fire department ran over to report, "Reporting to Director Su, the fire is out and the people have been rescued."
"What about the casualties?"
The leader's face turned bitter. "Eight people were burned to death on the spot, and more than a dozen were seriously injured."
"After the incident, you arrived at the scene beyond the designated time. Go back and get punished by your director!"
"Yes!"
The leader's face became even more bitter. He feared he wouldn't be able to continue as a firefighter.
At this moment, several cars with red license plates were speeding from a distance.
Su Yang narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Beijing A license plates, they're here so fast?"
Several men in Zhongshan suits, both old and young, got out of the cars.
They wore numerous badges on their chests.
They held thick folders in their hands, and each of them had a stern, expressionless face.
One of them opened a folder and compared a photograph. "Are you Su Yang, the Deputy Director of the Songhai Security Bureau?"
"I am. Who are you?"
"You don't need to know who we are! You caused such a major accident, don't you owe us an explanation?"
Su Yang raised an eyebrow. These people were so overbearing, not even deigning to introduce themselves.
They immediately started interrogating him, breathing with their noses in the air, acting very arrogant.
"You should go find Shangguan Yi. According to the schedule, it was his turn tonight to be on duty and lead the order maintenance, but he didn't show up."
"I did my best to rescue people after the incident. You don't need to come looking for me!"
Su Yang was too lazy to ask their identities. Judging by their license plates and badges, he guessed they were administrative officials from a special department in the capital.
Upon hearing Shangguan Yi's name, the men all frowned.
"What? You want to question me? Are you afraid of the Shangguan family?"
"Presumptuous! How we conduct ourselves is not for you to dictate!"
An elder among them shouted at Su Yang, feeling humiliated at having his intentions exposed.
"Ridiculous! I don't care about you. If you have nothing else, leave and don't disrupt my work!"
Su Yang waved his hand, which made the men even more displeased.
"Su Yang, we will meet again soon. It's best if you cooperate with our work, or you might not be able to continue as Deputy Director!"
The men left behind a harsh threat and drove away in a hurry.
Lilianne patted her chest. "Goodness, these people are even more arrogant than the old folks in the Senate of my Great Britain. Who are they?"
Su Yang shook his head; he had never seen these people before.
Li Qingyin said softly, "They are commissioners from the Capital Council. Every four years, the administrative officials of major cities are elected by their votes."
"Oh? How do you know this?"
"Because they approached Situ Guan before and received many benefits. I heard that it was them who helped Situ Guan get into power back then."
"A while ago, when Zong Ze went to the capital, the Commander of the National Guard, Shi Wuzun, spent a lot of money to get Zong Ze the position of Commander of the Garrison. I heard Situ Guan say this when he was drunk, and I don't know if it's true."
Su Yang suddenly understood. No wonder Zong Ze had been promoted so smoothly in just a few days in the capital.
He hadn't expected so much complexity behind it, and it seemed these people indeed held great power.
It also indicated that the Shangguan family held a very high position in the capital.
Even the council commissioners were wary of them, which showed the immense influence of Shangguan Zhongtang.
"Things are getting more complicated. Can those things still be obtained?"
Li Qingyin was dejected. With the arrival of these commissioners, it might be difficult to bring down Situ Guan.
Su Yang remained unruffled. "I've already sent people to track them. Don't worry yet!"
"Alright, I hope everything goes smoothly."
...
Half an hour later.
A motorcycle was speeding from a distance. The rider was Mo Gaowei, a tracking expert.
"Boss, I've found that child."
"Where?"
"At a Taoist temple in the east of the city. There's a pickpocketing gang there, all children of a few years old."
Mo Gaowei handed over several photos. Su Yang took them and examined them closely.
In the pictures, several fierce-looking men were surrounding a group of children, seemingly teaching them something.
"Since you found them, why didn't you act directly?"
"Boss, there are other children inside. I was afraid that if we forced their hand, they might harm the children."
Su Yang nodded. "Tell Chu Tianye to take his men over and bring all the children back."
"Yes, Boss."
Mo Gaowei put away the small mouse, put on his helmet, and drove away.
"Director Su, aren't you going?"
"No need. They can easily deal with a few petty thugs."
Su Yang looked through the photos. There were more than a dozen children held captive in the Taoist temple in the east of the city.
Judging by their frightened expressions, they had likely just been abducted by traffickers.
"Xiao Lu, have the information on the missing children been registered?"
"Director, all of them have been registered. Please take a look."
Zhao Xiaolu handed over a document, which listed the names, ages, and other information of the missing persons, along with their photos.
Su Yang compared them and found that half of the children in the Taoist temple were among those who had gone missing on Flower Street tonight.
"Arrange for their families to come and pick them up. You've worked hard tonight."
"It's not hard. I'll go arrange the work now."
After finishing these tasks, Su Yang was both tired and hungry.
He hadn't gotten to enjoy Flower Street and had instead stood guard all night.
"Annie, why don't you go home first? I might be working very late tonight."
"I'm not tired. I'll go buy some food and keep you company while you finish your work."
Lilianne stood up and drove off to find a restaurant.
Li Qingyin immediately smiled and teased, "Director Su, you have quite the luck. Even a princess from Great Britain is throwing herself at you."
"My charm is too great, I can't help it!"
"Is that so? I'd like to experience it if I have the chance."
Li Qingyin glanced at Su Yang's posture. He looked quite strong just by his appearance.