Chapter 37: Turbulence Within the Public Security Bureau

Early the next morning, Chen Shoushan and Ye Feng got up and headed to the Public Security Bureau.

Zhu Sihai had already brought people to wait at the Public Security Bureau's gate early, and as soon as he saw Chen Shoushan and the two, he hurried over.

"Person-in-charge Chen, I'll take you to the office."

Zhu Sihai smiled warmly.

"Then it'll be troublesome."

Chen Shoushan smiled and nodded.

"Everyone, put down your work for a moment; this is the Person-in-charge Chen assigned from above, responsible for the security of our Dahe City. Our Dahe City Public Security Bureau must fully cooperate with Person-in-charge Chen! Okay, everyone, clap!"

Zhu Sihai brought Chen Shoushan into the Public Security Bureau, clapped his hands, and introduced him to all the security officers.

"Good!"

The security officers also clapped in cooperation, after all, this is a superior.

"Everyone has worked hard; I brought some milk tea for everyone, it's at the milk tea shop across the street, and today anyone wearing the security uniform gets it for free."

Chen Shoushan smiled and waved his hand while speaking.

"Wow, Commander Chen, long live!"

"Commander Chen is wise!"

The crowd burst into another round of warm applause; actually the milk tea is nothing much, mainly it brought everyone closer to Chen Shoushan.

Chen Shoushan is handsome and has a fine demeanor, and at a young age holds a high position and great power; for such a person to treat us to milk tea is a huge honor!

Zhu Sihai brought Chen Shoushan to a separate office; the office's four sides are one-way mirrors, allowing one to see the security officers outside, but they cannot see Chen Shoushan.

"Chief Zhu, where is Chief Wang?"

Chen Shoushan directly sat in the office chair, while Zhu Sihai stood in front of the desk, but Zhu Sihai didn't feel anything wrong.

"Chief Wang he......"

Zhu Sihai had an expression of wanting to speak but stopping; it was hard for him to make such an expression with his face full of fat.

After a while, seeing Chen Shoushan had no reaction, Zhu Sihai continued: "I heard the Bureau Chief's daughter was defiled by a certain Ghost Master, and that Ghost Master not only faced no consequences but was also recruited by headquarters as a person-in-charge, to the point that even an arrest warrant couldn't be issued; from then on Chief Wang has especially hated all persons-in-charge, believing they're all the same kind, which is why Dahe City has never had a person-in-charge..."

While speaking, Zhu Sihai furtively glanced at Chen Shoushan's reaction, and after finishing he hastily added: "Of course, I don't think that way; Chief Wang's idea is somewhat too extreme."

"So, Chief Wang just has an opinion about me, huh?"

Chen Shoushan's face still bore a smile, but his tone was somewhat icy.

Zhu Sihai suddenly felt the pressure greatly increase, sweat beading on his face uncontrollably; he regretted saying so much, thinking he should have had a subordinate "accidentally" leak this information to Chen Shoushan—he was too anxious.

Zhu Sihai also knows something about Ghost Masters; if Chen Shoushan suddenly flew into a rage and killed him, he'd have nowhere to cry.

"No, no, Chief Wang hasn't seen Person-in-charge Chen in person; if he did, he naturally wouldn't be prejudiced."

Zhu Sihai wiped the sweat from his forehead and forced a smile while explaining.

"If that's the case, then please trouble Chief Zhu to bring Chief Wang to my office."

Chen Shoushan emphasized the word "please" heavily.

"Okay, okay."

Zhu Sihai hastily nodded and stumbled out in a fluster.

Once outside, Zhu Sihai felt a bit better and couldn't help muttering: "How strange, this person is so young yet gives such great pressure."

In the office, after Ye Feng waited for Zhu Sihai to leave, he couldn't help saying: "Shoushan, I feel that Chief Wang is somewhat understandable."

"Mm, I feel the same."

Chen Shoushan nodded and smiled while speaking.

"Then what about you..."

Ye Feng asked, somewhat confused.

Since Chen Shoushan also feels Chief Wang's behavior is somewhat understandable, why does he still act so angry in front of Zhu Sihai?

"Whether Zhu Sihai has other motives doesn't matter; just follow orders and do the work. But that Chief Wang, regardless of his reasons, is clearly opposing us now, and I don't have time to waste on him in Dahe City."

Chen Shoushan spoke while lying back and rocking in the office chair.

The plot of the mysterious revival will soon have Yang Jian post on his friends circle; when Fang Shiming and the other Ghost Masters die, the friends circle will be like a toothless tiger, and with such a huge inheritance, Chen Shoushan will surely want to take a bite—of course not too much, or else he'll easily attract headquarters' attention.

Therefore Chen Shoushan must quickly purge Dahe City to free his hands to seize the meat, so he won't have time to wrangle with Wang Tong.

The door was pushed open, and a thin, middle-aged man in a security uniform walked in expressionlessly.

"You're looking for me?"

Wang Tong said coldly, his eyes showing no concealment of his hatred for Chen Shoushan.

"Wang Tong, it seems you have a problem with me! You don't even knock when entering a superior's office?"

Chen Shoushan directly addressed Wang Tong by name, expressionlessly.

""

Wang Tong didn't speak, just turned his head and stood where he was.

"It seems Chief Wang has lost his eyes to hatred; I think you should go home to calm down for a few days, and return when you've cleared your head."

Chen Shoushan gave a cold smile at the silent Wang Tong and said.

If it weren't for his recent appointment making it inconvenient to fire Wang Tong outright, he would not just be suspended but would have been dismissed directly.

"On what grounds do you suspend my position? I haven't made any mistakes! You have no reason!"

Wang Tong loudly retorted.

"Your mental state is no longer fit to continue as Dahe City's Bureau Chief; I will report this to headquarters, you may go home."

Chen Shoushan looked at Wang Tong and said lightly.

Ye Feng, being tactful, stepped forward and gestured for Wang Tong to please proceed.

"You! I will report to headquarters that you abuse your authority! Indeed, Ghost Masters are nothing good."

Wang Tong glanced at the seated Chen Shoushan, then at Ye Feng, and turned to leave.

Not long after Wang Tong left, Zhu Sihai knocked on Chen Shoushan's office door.

"Chen Shoushan, on behalf of Bureau Chief Wang Tong, I apologize to you; I hope you don't hold onto what just happened."

Zhu Sihai is also a sharp person; seeing Wang Tong storm out angrily, he knew for sure they'd fallen out, so if he went in now to profess loyalty, wouldn't the Bureau Chief position be his?

"Don't worry, I'm not that petty, but the Bureau Chief position can't stay vacant; how about Deputy Bureau Chief Zhu Sihai acting as interim Bureau Chief? I wonder if Bureau Chief Zhu Sihai is up to the task."

Chen Shoushan once again restored his earlier gentle smile and said.

"No problem, Chen Shoushan, rest assured, I will definitely not betray your trust."

Although Zhu Sihai regretted not becoming Bureau Chief directly, with Wang Tong, that troublemaker, gone, does it even matter who the Bureau Chief is?

"Oh, right, there aren't any supernatural incidents in Dahe City, are there?"

Chen Shoushan asked casually.

"Well… all abnormal phenomena in Dahe City are reported directly to Bureau Chief Wang Tong; I'm not entirely sure, but rest assured I'll go to Bureau Chief Wang Tong's office to look."

Zhu Sihai said embarrassedly, he had been busy making money, and all those supernatural incident matters he had his subordinates dump on Wang Tong, so he really didn't know.

"Then I'll trouble you."

Chen Shoushan nodded; it seems even if Dahe City had any supernatural incidents, they'd be at most C‑level, otherwise even a Deputy Bureau Chief wouldn't be unaware.

(End of chapter)