Chapter 421: Snatching the Person

What's Yang Yin's identity? She's a reporter for the Capital Daily!

She wants to speak, Li Juzhang wouldn't dare refuse.

"Reporter Yang, go ahead… no, it's almost mealtime, let's eat while we chat. Tell me what you like to eat, and I'll have the Canteen make a few hard dishes; you'll have to give us good publicity."

Indeed, when out in the world, everyone makes up their own status.

Yang Yin's reporter title works quite well for freeloading meals and drinks.

But Yang Yin isn't interested in the meal: "Li Juzhang, you don't need to trouble me with food. To be frank, I'm here on a mission.

At our newspaper's request, I need to write a propaganda piece on Educated Youth, so I came to see these Educated Youth in person to talk with them, but as you see, now I can't even get a face‑to‑face…"

Li Juzhang scratched his head, wondering why it was still about the Educated Youth.

"Li Juzhang, Sergeant Lu was right just now; Knowledgeable Youth are a special group, and dealing with their issues requires utmost caution.

But your handling this time is a bit reckless. When I go back, I'll definitely report the facts."

"Since you led the team that captured these Educated Youth, think about it: if this gets printed, the Educated Youth across the country will see it—can they forgive you? How will posterity view you?"

Li Juzhang blinked; his panic was visible to the naked eye.

"It's not, Reporter Yang, you can't write me like that. It's not my fault; it's an order from higher‑up leadership."

"But you're the only one saying this; I can't verify whether the facts are as you claim. Since you want to take responsibility for the higher‑up leaders, you'll have to bear the consequent cost!"

Hearing Yang Yin's words, Li Juzhang was completely panicked.

Lu Cheng involuntarily glanced at Yang Yin; the girl really thought of herself as a reporter—her tone neither humble nor arrogant, quite confident, leaving Li Juzhang looking stunned.

Nevertheless, Yang Yin's words did have some effect.

Now, placed before Li Juzhang are two paths: either name who took the person, and Yang Yin will report the facts, which would basically leave Li Juzhang with no responsibility.

Or continue to stubbornly bear it alone, shouldering the wrath of millions of Educated Youth.

The power of millions of Educated Youth must never be ignored; if they unite, they could not only tear apart the Public Security Department but even flood Li Juzhang's home.

Even if you don't think of yourself, you should think of your family.

"Li Juzhang, this Reporter Yang is from the Capital City, and the Capital Daily carries authority; if the top leaders see this, accountability is inevitable. As the leader who led the capture, you're the primary responsible person," Lao Qian stoked the fire and said.

"Think about it: to calm the Educated Youth's emotions, the higher‑ups will surely start by cutting you down first."

Li Juzhang was now unshaken; how could capturing an Educated Youth jeopardize his political future?

Don't look back; you can't rise, only descend.

"You guys… oh, fine, it doesn't hurt me to tell you, but even if you know, it's useless; you can't take the person away."

This doesn't matter, you only need to state the facts, Lao Qian said, pointing at Yang Yin.

"This time the capture was ordered by the Capital City Ministry of Public Security; the one who took the person away is Section Chief Qin. Section Chief Qin, do you know?" Li Juzhang said helplessly, nodding.

Lao Qian, clearly unfamiliar with Capital City folks, looked at Lu Cheng, who also shook his head.

He only mentioned Section Chief Qin without a full name; there are many people with the surname Qin.

"I suppose you don't know, but this Section Chief Qin has a big background—actually, his father does. His father is a Deputy Bureau Chief of the Public Security Bureau."

Section Chief Qin's surname is Qin, and his father is a Deputy Bureau Chief! Lu Cheng instantly guessed who it was.

"Li Juzhang, is the person you mentioned named Qin Shousheng?"

Li Juzhang was momentarily surprised, then nodded; since he was from the Capital City and only gave a brief relation, Lu Cheng confirmed the other's identity.

"Exactly, the one who took the person away is Section Chief Qin Shousheng."

Li Juzhang said that and turned to fetch tea.

"We've been on the main road for over half an hour now; I think you shouldn't chase the nail—after all, they're from the Capital City, right? You say you want to take the person away, how could that be? Is that the logic…"

Li Juzhang got the tea, turned around, and saw the room empty.

"Hey, where's everyone?"

Li Juzhang hurriedly shouted toward the window, "Reporter Yang, you must write me well…"

Yang Yin turned back, smiling, "Don't worry, I'll definitely write you…"

Before Yang Yin could finish, Lu Cheng yanked her into the car.

Since they already asked who took the person, there was no need to waste words with Li Juzhang.

Li Juzhang's rambling had already cost a lot of time; they weren't sure if they could still catch up.

Now that we're in the car and the door is closed, Lao Qian asked, "What do we do now, Sergeant Lu? Should we chase after them? But I think Li Juzhang makes a point; Section Chief Qin also came from the Capital City. Even if we catch up, they won't hand the person over to us—oh, wait…"

Lao Qian suddenly recalled something: "Sergeant Lu, I think you know Section Chief Qin, don't you?"

Lu Cheng didn't deny it: "I guess we know each other."

"Then it's easy; since you know each other, maybe we can try to get the person back."

Lu Cheng forced a wry smile. If we didn't know each other, there'd still be a chance to retrieve the person, but if Qin Shousheng saw that we wanted the person, he'd be even less likely to hand them over.

"Bureau Chief Qian, you're unaware: I have some friction with this Qin fellow."

Lu Cheng hadn't expected that Qin Shousheng was the one who took the person away; that makes it very difficult.

When Lao Qian heard about the friction, he wanted to inquire why, but now wasn't the time to discuss it.

"That's still tricky."

"If it really doesn't work, we'll chase them first. I'll deal with that Section Chief Qin; if he dares to take the person away, I'll write him into the newspaper and make him accountable."

Yang Yin, enthusiastic as a reporter, didn't realize that Qin Shousheng was different from Li Juzhang.

Because of Qin Shousheng's father's position, he wouldn't fear a little reporter like you.

Lu Cheng thought quickly: Qin Shousheng taking the military‑cap youth group of Educated Youth back to the Capital City must count as Merit.

But the other group of Educated Youth were heading along the Railway line into the Capital, and now the Railway Bureau would be held accountable.

Facing such a thorny problem, Lu Cheng suddenly resolved: "Just seize the person!"

Lao Qian glanced back, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and thought Lu Cheng was completely mad.

Your nerve is way too big, daring to snatch people from the Public Security department—this isn't a joke.

"Lu Jingzhang, we are police, no doubt, but we are Railway police, responsible for Railway line work; tell me, how could we have the right to snatch people!"

Lu Cheng shook his head: "We can't worry about all that now; only by getting these few people back can we have a chance to stop another group of Educated Youth from entering Capital City. For the greater picture, we must snatch them back."

Both have impact, but compared with Educated Youth causing trouble in Capital City, snatching people from Qin Shou's raw hand actually has the smallest impact.

Lao Qian still wasn't optimistic: "Fine, since you want to snatch people, I, Lao Qian, will risk my life to accompany you so that the Railway Bureau won't be held accountable."

But we don't even know how many people they're holding; with just the four of us… actually three, and we still have to leave one to guard Reporter Yang, how could we possibly snatch them?"

A brute‑force snatch is definitely impossible; Lu Cheng's mind raced, and he quickly thought of a way to seize them.