Chapter 2212: Had to Pinch His Nose and Believe

Just when Shen Mingsheng and Zhang Hua and the others came out of the bar, Zhou Andong on the other side had also just stepped out of the gate of the Donghuamen Police Station.

Although the time he spent talking with Fang Hongbin was not very long, once the content of their conversation was leaked, it would undoubtedly cause a huge uproar.

Some key information involved in this was enough to make some people restless and unable to sleep, and even some people might lose their minds and do some insane and outrageous things regardless of everything.

After Fang Hongbin sent Zhou Andong to the door, he turned and walked quickly back to his office. As soon as he entered the room, he sat heavily on the somewhat dilapidated office chair, then took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out and lit it, and then began to ponder the next action plan.

The first thing to ensure was absolute confidentiality, because he analyzed from some information revealed by Zhou Andong that the interest chain hidden behind Wen Sanmao was too huge.

If an investigation was really launched, then if he was not careful and the news leaked, he would definitely be the first to suffer. As for what kind of end he would eventually meet, he didn't even dare to think about it.

"Ding-a-ling..."

The urgent telephone ringing sounded suddenly without warning, startling Fang Hongbin, who was pondering things. He cursed something in his mouth, then reached out and grabbed the phone.

"Hello, this is Donghuamen Police Station."

A low and oppressive voice came from the receiver: "I am Du Changhe, Fang Hongbin, it's really not easy to find you!"

Fang Hongbin's eyelids twitched violently, and at the same time, a smile appeared on his face:

"Oh my, Director Du, I just came back from the area and was about to call you to report on my work."

Du Changhe snorted: "You went to the area when I called you yesterday, and you went to the area again today. Director Fang is quite busy. Could it be that your station can't turn without you?"

Fang Hongbin sighed: "The public security situation has become increasingly severe recently. In order to protect the property and personal safety of the common people, we have taken precautions and strengthened patrol efforts, really not daring to slack off for a moment."

"In addition, there is such a couple in the area, both of them are over fifty years old, but I don't know why they quarrel and make noise about getting a divorce every day."

"The comrades from the neighborhood committee have visited many times to mediate, but it has no effect at all. It was even more excessive two days ago; the couple actually started using knives directly."

"Fortunately, we arrived in time to stop it, otherwise it would be troublesome if someone died. The key is that this family is somewhat related to me. So I spent almost the whole day in their house today, helping to deal with those messy things."

Speaking of this, Fang Hongbin sighed long again, expressing the helplessness in his heart to the fullest.

And Du Changhe, knowing that Fang Hongbin was talking nonsense and spouting off, had to pinch his nose and believe it.

"Don't talk about these things. Let's talk about Wen Liang. He is a famous entrepreneur in our city. Do you know how bad the influence is after you arrested him like this?"

Although some things have to be played dumb, if you smartly expose them, things will definitely become complicated.

But that's what was said, and that's the reason, but how could Du Changhe be happy in his heart, so his tone was very severe.

"Director Du!" Fang Hongbin's tone was still so helpless: "You don't know what happened last night. I was forced to bring Wen Liang back."

"Forced to?" Du Changhe chuckled, but this laugh sounded a bit threatening: "Then tell me, how were you forced to!"

Fang Hongbin said very aggrievedly: "Wen Liang's hand—employee, drove and collided with another car, and it was very serious, and someone was injured."

"After Wen Liang rushed over, he instructed several employees to break the legs of the other party. And the other party warned them one after another not to approach, waiting for our police to go over to handle it."

"But they ignored the other party's warning and insisted on abolishing the other party's legs. Unexpectedly, the two people on the other side knew a few moves, and under the condition that the warning was ineffective, they exercised the right of self-defense and injured Wen Liang's employees."

(Note: The text repeats the previous paragraph here.)

"Originally, this matter could be handled privately, and it would be no problem to even throw those two people into the detention center. But there were hundreds of onlookers at the time, and hundreds of pairs of eyes saw it. If I openly favored Wen Liang, the police's image would completely collapse."

"Even if there were hundreds of onlookers, in order to maintain the police's image, you arrested Wen Liang, but afterwards, you could have found a suitable reason to release him. However, it has been a day and a night now, why hasn't he been released yet?"

Du Changhe was still very angry, but his tone was obviously much gentler at this moment, no longer as aggressive as at the beginning.

"Director Du, you really don't know how arrogant that Wen Liang is!" Fang Hongbin poured out his bitterness with a full face of bitterness: "He threatened the other two people unscrupulously in front of me, saying that he would let the other party buy a coffin and wait for death."

"The other two people were scared enough at the time and reported to the police on the spot. According to common sense, even if it were any person with a little brain, when things developed to this point, they should think about calming the situation first, at least give me a step down in front of those hundreds of onlookers, after all, I am wearing a police uniform."

"But guess what? Wen Liang actually didn't care about this at all, but arrogantly pointed at my nose with his finger, shouting in front of hundreds of common people that even if I had a few guts, I wouldn't dare to arrest him."

Speaking of this, Fang Hongbin's tone even carried a cry: "Director Du, I am wearing a police uniform! I represent not an individual, but the country and the law."

"If I chose to compromise and retreat in this situation, then I would be committing a crime, and I would be indulging him in trampling on the dignity of the country and the law."

"If I don't give him a profound lesson, how will the common people view this matter? Where is the dignity of the country, and where is the majesty of the law? How can I, as a director, conduct myself in front of my colleagues and the common people?"

Fang Hongbin paused slightly, and immediately after, he took a deep breath, and his originally calm tone suddenly became serious and solemn.

"My personal honor and disgrace are actually irrelevant, but the dignity of the country is supreme and does not allow the slightest infringement. The majesty of the law is even more sacred and inviolable, and any behavior that dares to trample on it is intolerable."

At this moment, Du Changhe's face looked extremely ugly. If he still insisted on releasing Wen Sanmao, then he would be indulging Wen Sanmao in trampling on the dignity of the country and the law. He couldn't wear this hat.

Fang Hongbin couldn't see Du Changhe's face, but he thought it wouldn't be very good. He couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

Of course, he said these things not to block Du Changhe's way of pleading for mercy. On the contrary, he not only wanted to show sufficient goodwill to Du Changhe but also wanted to take the opportunity to establish contact with Wen Sanmao.

"Director Du!" Fang Hongbin said in an extremely sincere and earnest tone: "Please believe that I really don't want to arrest Wen Liang."

"It's just that things forced me into a corner step by step. I had to arrest him, because I had no choice in that situation. If you want him to go out as soon as possible, there is only one way."

Du Changhe asked impatiently: "What way?"

Fang Hongbin smiled silently and leaned back: "Let him publicly apologize for his inappropriate remarks and obtain the understanding of the two people he threatened. Only in this way can we give the common people an explanation and block the mouths of the public."

Du Changhe felt that what Fang Hongbin said was very reasonable. He pondered for a while before speaking, but his tone became exceptionally gentle.

"Then let him apologize publicly."

Fang Hongbin gave a bitter smile: "Director Du, my words are light, how could Wen Liang listen to me? Besides, you should know what kind of character Wen Liang has. Wanting him to willingly lower his face and apologize publicly is not easy, how could I be able to persuade him in a few words?"

Du Changhe frowned when he heard this. Indeed, he knew Wen Sanmao too well, and he really couldn't be persuaded by Fang Hongbin.

"How about this, I will arrange for someone to see Wen Liang. As for how to apologize publicly and how to operate specifically, you arrange it."

As soon as Fang Hongbin heard this, he immediately sat up straight, and the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed: "Thank you, Director Du, for your trust. Please rest assured, I will definitely do my best to handle this matter properly."

Hearing Fang Hongbin's positive and straightforward attitude, Du Changhe couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, revealing a gratified smile.

"People are not saints, who can be without mistakes? As long as people are people, it is inevitable that there will be impulsive mistakes. But as long as there are no too serious adverse consequences, we should always give people a chance to turn over a new leaf."

"What's more, Comrade Wen Liang is also a famous entrepreneur and has always been a major taxpayer in the city. This little thing is not a heinous crime

At this very moment, Du Changhe's mood could be described as surprisingly good: "After the matter is settled, come to my office to report."

Fang Hongbin stood up with a start and said solemnly: "Leader, rest assured and leave this matter to me. I will definitely go all out to ensure the mission is completed perfectly!"

"Then I will wait for your good news." Du Changhe hung up the phone.

With the phone in his hand, the smile on Fang Hongbin's face bloomed like a chrysanthemum in the sun; the goodwill he had projected toward Du Changhe had been reciprocated.

The next thing he had to do was get close to Wen Sanmao; even if he couldn't gain his trust, it would, more or less, provide a certain degree of help for the action he was about to launch.

Fang Hongbin slowly put down the phone in his hand, his mind racing as he thought about how to find a suitable media channel. However, this matter was truly thorny for him, as he was only familiar with the district's local tabloids. But if he were to go to the district tabloids for this, Du Changhe would definitely think he was incompetent.

At this moment, Fang Hongbin thought of Zhou Andong, who had just left. Boss Zhou was a frequent guest in the news and had extremely close relationships with many influential, heavyweight media outlets in the country; there would definitely be no problem asking him for help.

Once this thought occurred to him, Fang Hongbin reached out and grabbed the phone again without hesitation, then took out the phone number Zhou Andong had left him and quickly dialed it.

Soon the other party picked up, and a crisp little girl's voice came through: "Hello? Hello, who are you looking for?"

Because Zhou Andong rarely stayed in the capital for long, Fang Hongbin had never met Zhou Andong before today.

However, Fang Hongbin had met everyone else, so when he heard this childish voice, he immediately guessed that the little girl answering the phone must be Zhou Andong's youngest sister.

"Hello!" Fang Hongbin's tone naturally softened: "Is Chairman Zhou at home? I have something to discuss with him."

"He is at home, wait a moment."

As the voice fell, the sound of running footsteps could be vaguely heard, followed by a shout.

"Big Brother, someone is calling for you!"

After a while, the sound of footsteps came again, and immediately after, Zhou Andong's voice came through the receiver.

"Who is this?"

"It's me, Fang Hongbin!" Fang Hongbin said with a smile: "I hope I haven't disturbed Chairman Zhou's rest."

Zhou Andong asked very puzzledly: "I just came back from your place, and you're calling me already; has something happened?"

Fang Hongbin hurriedly recounted the process of Du Changhe's phone call from beginning to end.

"I don't know any media, so I can only ask Chairman Zhou for help."

Zhou Andong instantly understood Fang Hongbin's intentions: "Tell me, besides the People's Daily and CCTV which aren't very suitable, which media outlet do you prefer?"

Fang Hongbin couldn't help but sigh inwardly; only Zhou Andong would dare to say this and be able to pull it off. If it were anyone else, even a district head or secretary, they wouldn't dare say such a thing.

"Actually, I don't have any particularly clear requirements for which media outlet to find; you make the decision, and whichever one you think is more suitable, we'll choose that one."

Zhou Andong pondered for a moment: "Let's go with the China Youth Daily; it has significant influence but isn't that sensitive. Tomorrow morning, a reporter from the China Youth Daily will contact you."

Fang Hongbin said very gratefully: "Thank you, Chairman Zhou!"

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "We are mutually beneficial and cooperating with each other, so please don't be so polite. In the future, if there is anything you can't solve, contact me directly, and we can discuss it."

"Then I won't be polite in the future." Fang Hongbin laughed heartily: "You go ahead and get busy, I won't disturb you anymore."

Putting down the phone, Fang Hongbin thought for a moment, then stood up, took his cigarettes, and left the office.

"Old Liu!"

"Here!" Old Liu came out from the large office next door: "Chief, what's the matter?"

Fang Hongbin said: "Bring the keys to the detention room; I'm going to see Wen Sanmao."

Old Liu turned back to the office and soon brought out a bunch of keys: "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No need!" Fang Hongbin took the keys, stepped up to the second floor, and arrived at the detention room at the very end.