Chapter 191: Wan Ming Framed and Suspended!

After work, Tang Ye's cell phone rang; the caller ID showed Wan Ming.

Wan Ming invited him to dinner to discuss matters.

Tang Ye instantly realized that there had been a breakthrough in the Arson Case of Chengguan Street.

Tang Ye went to the food stall as agreed to meet Wan Ming.

Upon seeing Wan Ming, Tang Ye took the initiative and said, "I'm treating this meal."

Wan Ming sat down carelessly and responded with a smile, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Once the dishes were on the table, Wan Ming tilted his head back and downed a bottle of beer before getting to the point: "Regarding that arson case, I asked around among a few seniors at the City Bureau, and it's inseparable from a person known as Young Master Huang."

"Young Master Huang?" Tang Ye pondered to himself; those who could be called "Young Master" often had deep backgrounds. He immediately perked up and pressed, "Tell me in detail."

"I heard Young Master Huang has strong connections in the province and is the nephew of a certain leader. He has been operating in Hanzhou for many years, and his influence is deeply rooted."

"Which leader?" Tang Ye quickly calculated the list of provincial leaders in his mind; there were indeed two with the surname Huang.

"That I don't know. Anyway, this person has immense supernatural powers. A Vice Mayor who successfully promoted to a provincial position the year before last is said to be linked to him. He has done all sorts of evil in Hanzhou, but he is shrewd and always finds someone to take the fall whenever he commits a crime.

He keeps four big henchmen under his command, known as the 'Four Heavenly Kings', and Shang Deyi is one of them.

There is also one surnamed Ma who, in the commercial street area, uses the pretext of renovation to collect protection fees in disguise. Any merchant who doesn't contract the renovation project to them will face crazy retaliation.

The one surnamed Cao has monopolized the incense business at the temples in Hanzhou. They don't allow incense to be brought into the temples from outside; it must be bought from them. An out-of-town tour guide reported this and ended up having their limbs broken.

As for the parking lot on Chengguan Street, the person in charge is surnamed Dai, and he has monopolized quite a few parking lots. That parking lot on Chengguan Street, because it is near a tourist area, brings him tens of millions in generous profits every year.

There was an incident before where drivers of out-of-town tourist buses collectively complained that the parking lot fees were too high, so they picked up passengers outside the station.

When the one surnamed Dai found out, he immediately led people to intercept them at the highway entrance, triggering a large-scale brawl. Multiple buses were smashed to pieces, many drivers were severely beaten, and the impact was extremely vile."

Listening to Wan Ming's account, Tang Ye felt a stormy sea rising in his heart.

He had originally known that this group of people was wicked, but he hadn't expected it to have developed to such a hair-raising extent.

After the two had each downed three bottles of beer, Wan Ming's phone rang abruptly; the caller ID showed Qiao Liang.

"Director Qiao, hello! I wonder what instructions you have for me?" Wan Ming answered the phone, his tone carrying a bit of respect.

"There is something I must tell you, the situation is very serious..." Qiao Liang's voice came through the receiver, revealing a bit of gravity.

"What? Someone actually reported me for violent law enforcement and extortion of merchants? Director Qiao, you should know me. When I enforce the law, I do occasionally use some special methods, but there is always a reason. As for extortion, that is simply nonsense!"

Wan Ming raised his voice, his emotions agitated.

Qiao Liang said in a deep voice on the other end of the phone: "Old Wan, I trust your character. But this matter has blown up; someone reported you to the City Bureau, and just now, the City Bureau found a large amount of cash in your office."

Wan Ming was silent for a few seconds, then immediately retorted: "Director Qiao, this is clearly a frame-up!"

Although Qiao Liang was slightly dissatisfied with Wan Ming's attitude of questioning his authority, deep down, he still quite appreciated this hot-blooded young junior full of a sense of justice.

He softened his tone and said: "You are currently at the center of the storm; why don't you take a break for a while, and come back to work once the matter is cleared up!"

Wan Ming was full of stifled anger; after hanging up the phone, he tilted his head back and drank the ice-cold beer in the bottle in one go.

Tang Ye noticed the clues and tentatively asked: "Suspended?"

Wan Ming nodded helplessly and said with a bitter smile: "No choice, when you reach too far, it's inevitable that you'll attract jealousy."

Tang Ye said half-jokingly: "You have indeed been too much in the limelight lately. It's all my fault; I shouldn't have called you to help handle everything."

Thinking about it carefully, if Wan Ming were only handling various cases in Tianling County, that would be his duty and a matter of course.

But he had handled cases across jurisdictions many times, which undoubtedly challenged the authority of certain people, so it was reasonable for them to be dissatisfied with him.

Furthermore, this was enough to demonstrate the power behind Young Master Huang.

In the eyes of the hostile forces, Wan Ming was like a sharp blade; as long as this blade was snapped, Mayor Jiang would be like a tiger without fangs, posing no more threat.

Wan Ming waved his hand and said: "Why are you being so polite with me? It's just that now I feel I have the ability but nowhere to display it."

Tang Ye raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile: "You aren't going to be crushed just like this, are you?"

Wan Ming was slightly stunned, looked at Tang Ye with a complex gaze, and asked: "Do you have a plan?"

Tang Ye patted Wan Ming on the shoulder and said earnestly: "If the opponent is just a small character, even if you achieve results, it's hard to have a strong sense of accomplishment. The more powerful the opponent, the more we must demonstrate unyielding perseverance; only then will the final harvest be greater."

Wan Ming secretly admired the courage Tang Ye showed in the face of difficulties and pressed: "Then what should we do now?"

"Show the enemy weakness, and wait for them to reveal more flaws."

A sharp glint flashed in Tang Ye's eyes.

Wan Ming stroked his chin and sighed helplessly, "This doesn't fit my style! Fine, let's do as you say."

Wan Ming couldn't think of any proper countermeasure for the time being.

Although Qiao Liang claimed to be protecting him, Wan Ming knew clearly in his heart that Qiao Liang wanted to use this opportunity to establish his own authority.

When he was in Tianling County, Wan Ming was indeed deeply trusted by Du Chengfeng, but the public security system had its inherent hierarchical management model, and higher-level departments held stronger control over lower-level departments.

The next day at work, Wan Ming went straight to find Qiao Liang, firmly demanding a face-to-face confrontation with the person who complained about him.

Just then, Guo Chuan walked in.

"Wan Ming, don't throw a tantrum or slam tables at Director Qiao. Yesterday, Director Qiao vouched for you firmly in front of the City Bureau leaders; otherwise, you would have been suspended and investigated yesterday."

Wan Ming raised his head and looked at Guo Chuan with a cold gaze.

"Guo, stop with the sarcastic remarks. Someone dared to plant evidence in my office; this clearly means there is a traitor among us."

Guo Chuan's expression sank instantly; he actually knew in his heart that Wan Ming was not the type to accept ill-gotten gains.

But he still wouldn't let it go and mocked: "Whether there is a traitor inside or your own hands aren't clean, you know best yourself!"

Wan Ming was full of grievances at this moment and was so angry he wanted to swallow Guo Chuan alive.

The grudge between him and Guo Chuan had existed for a long time.

Now that he had fallen into such a predicament, Guo Chuan naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to kick him while he was down.

Qiao Liang sighed helplessly.

"Comrade Wan Ming, it seems you still haven't realized your mistakes. Come back to work when you have reflected properly!"