Chapter 581: Joint Investigation Team

Such a big accident occurred on the mayor's reception day, and the first thing was that the propaganda outlet had to be sealed off.

Since the mayor left, Lilian's face had been gloomy. This mayor's reception work was basically arranged by him, so after the mayor left, he didn't say a word to me.

I had already understood that this incident was Chen Meng's doing. As soon as the mayor left, I went everywhere looking for her, but I searched every corner of the Petition Bureau and couldn't even find her shadow.

The three old deputy directors returned to their offices without a sound. In the reception hall, apart from me, the only ones left were the lame petitioner and a bunch of staff members pretending to be busy.

I had been thinking about where the leak was and how Su Ya had managed to mix in.

After thinking for a long time without a clue, I simply made a phone call to Wan Xiao's mobile phone, got straight to the point, and shouted, "Bureau Chief Wan, you've killed me."

Wan Xiao asked me in astonishment, "What happened?"

I told him what had just happened and added at the end, "What kind of people did you send? The vigilance is so poor!"

Wan Xiao pondered for a while on the phone and asked me, "Where is the person?"

"Who?"

"The person who knelt and handed in the petition!"

I quickly went to look and found that the hall was already empty. Su Ya, like Chen Meng, had disappeared without a trace.

"Gone," I said truthfully.

"Gone?" Wan Xiao almost roared on the phone, "You must find this person."

His voice was very loud, making my eardrums ache. Describing his situation at this time as "frantic" was not an exaggeration at all.

"Gone!" I shouted back.

"I don't believe she can fly or burrow into the ground." Wan Xiao hung up the phone. I was stunned for a while, then turned and went upstairs to the office.

Just as I went upstairs, I ran into Xu Meili, who told me in a panic that Secretary-General Li was furious in his office and had thrown things.

I stuck out my tongue and quickly slipped toward my office.

If I were to clash head-on with Secretary-General Li now, I would have no place to be buried. A hero must learn to know the times; those who know the times are the outstanding ones!

I pushed open the door and was startled again. Chen Meng and Su Ya were actually sitting in my office.

"You..." I became nervous and stuttered.

Chen Meng laughed gloatingly and whispered, "Scared, aren't you?"

I was the type of person who was most afraid of being provoked; once provoked, I wouldn't know my own name. So I stiffened my neck and said, "I'm not afraid of anything!"

Chen Meng giggled and teased me, "Aren't you afraid? Look at your face, it's uglier than a dead person's."

I instantly wilted, sighed, and said, "You are my nemesis!"

Chen Meng said sternly, "I am not your nemesis; your nemesis is Huang Weiwei. I am the embodiment of justice, the upholder of morality, and a media person who retains a conscience."

I waved my hand and said, "Alright, alright, I can't out-talk you. Tell me the truth, what do you want?"

Chen Meng restrained her smile and said, "I don't want anything; I just want to know what is hidden behind a person who died unclearly."

"Even if there is something, can you manage it?" I asked sarcastically.

"I don't believe evil can overwhelm justice."

"The problem is that you can't even get out the door now." I pulled open the curtains and looked at the plainclothes officers who were in a mess below.

"That's why we came to you."

"You were premeditated!" I said, staring at her with tiger-like eyes.

She avoided my gaze and sighed softly, "Originally, I didn't know you worked at the Petition Bureau; I only found out after I came that you are now the third deputy director of the Petition Bureau. Do you know how long I've been waiting for this opportunity? I can't lose this opportunity again."

"What opportunity?"

"The mayor's reception day."

"You forgot that your father is the highest leader of this city, right? Instead of spending so much effort, why not go directly to your father?" I asked coldly.

"My father is retiring in three months. He is old, and I don't want to add worry to him when he is about to retire. Only the mayor can find the answer to this matter, because after my father retires, if there are no accidents, the person taking over will definitely be him."

I said "Oh" and turned to ask Su Ya, "Aren't you in Suxi Town?"

Chen Meng grabbed the conversation and said, "That's right, Suxi Town was also arranged. In Chunshan County, there are still many righteous people; for example, Secretary Liu has been taking care of Sister-in-law Su Ya."

"They are all looking for you." I pointed outside the window and told Su Ya.

Su Ya was trembling with fear, and she asked Chen Meng uneasily, "Reporter Chen, what should we do?"

Chen Meng smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I have a way."

Just then, my door was knocked.

If they found Su Ya in my office, I wouldn't be able to explain it even if I had a thousand mouths.

So, before the knocking sound fell, I asked loudly, "Who is it?"

Xu Meili's voice came from outside, saying, "It's me."

"Is something the matter?" I didn't ask her to come in; she wouldn't push open my door rashly.

"The director wants you to go over for a moment." She didn't want to leave outside the door, and I was so anxious in the room that my mouth was smoking.

"Got it," I roared deliberately, "Coming right away."

The reason I was so deliberate was to let Xu Meili outside the door know that my mood was extremely bad. Since my mood was bad, the best way for her as a subordinate was to keep a respectful distance.

Sure enough, a series of high-heeled shoe sounds hitting the ground rang out outside the door, gradually moving away.

Chen Meng, sitting on the sofa, was as peaceful as a well-behaved little cat; she stared at me and smiled, smiling until my heart felt hairy.

"I'll be right back," I said, opening the door to leave.

"We'll wait for you," Chen Meng said calmly, "I'll brew tea for you, to cool your anger."

I didn't know whether to cry or laugh, closed the door tightly, and walked straight toward Deputy Secretary-General Li's office.

Although Deputy Secretary-General Li didn't work in the bureau, he still had an office arranged. The Petition Bureau called his office "Li Office," and my office was naturally called "Chen Office."

When I arrived at the Li Office, I found that all three old deputy directors had come, all with dark faces, not saying a word.

I pretended to be relaxed as I entered the room, greeting them one by one, "The leaders are all here."

Deputy Secretary-General Li tapped the table and said, "Let's stop the pleasantries, let's have a short meeting."

I sat down properly, waiting for the storm to arrive.

Sure enough, as soon as the meeting started, the spearhead was aimed directly at me.

First was Deputy Director Zheng, who opened his mouth to question me, "Little Director Chen, what kind of trick are you playing?"

Before his words fell, another old man said, "Young people, no hair on the mouth, things aren't done firmly. I was worried something would happen, everyone look, sure enough."

A fire rose in my heart, and I cursed fiercely in my heart: "You old immortals, when I was busy until my heels hit the back of my head, what were you doing? Now that something happened, the responsibility is all on me?"

The posture of a four-hall trial made me hesitate for a moment.

"In my opinion, whoever caused this matter should be responsible for wiping their own ass," the last old man proposed without giving way.

After all three old men had expressed their positions, Deputy Secretary-General Li stared at me, pondered for a long time, and asked me, "Director Chen Feng, what do you think?"

What do I think? It's none of my business! I shouted loudly in my heart.

But what I showed was another scene; I said with a heavy face, "It's my responsibility, I am willing to take full responsibility."

"Now is not the time to talk about responsibility," Deputy Secretary-General Li scolded, "You all heard it, the mayor wants us to give him an explanation. How to give this explanation, we must have a bottom line in our hearts. What kind of person the mayor is, you should all be clear. He is a person who is particularly serious about problems, not to mention that he said these words in front of so many media reporters today, he will definitely find a time to come again."

"Then let's give the mayor an explanation," I said, lowering my head and not daring to look into Deputy Secretary-General Li's eyes.

"It's easy to say, hard to do!" Deputy Secretary-General Li sighed and said, "Our Petition Bureau itself is a coordination agency, with no power in our hands. If we really want to touch other people's soil, our conditions can't be met."

"Why not request the government to form a joint investigation team?" I said softly, coming up with an idea.

Deputy Secretary-General Li looked at me deeply and turned to ask the other three old men, "What are your opinions?"

The three old men said almost in unison, "This is a good idea!"

Deputy Director Zheng simply pointed out, "If the government forms a joint investigation team, our Petition Bureau will send Director Chen to participate. First, he is young, and second, this matter still needs him to wipe his own ass."

I knew I couldn't turn the tide. In front of four old, cunning, fox-like people, I was like a poor hen, never able to flutter out of their hunting circle.

I simply stated my position directly, "I am willing to participate."

"Good!" Deputy Secretary-General Li slapped the table and said, "Draft this request, in the name of the bureau, requesting the Municipal Government to form a public security, procuratorate, judiciary, and petition joint investigation team."

I took the responsibility, and the three old men felt incomparably relaxed. After they left Deputy Secretary-General Li's office, they invited each other to sit together in the evening.

I returned to my office with a belly full of anger. Damn it, there were still two heavenly evil stars in the room, and I hadn't figured out how to deal with them.

The top priority now is to shut the propaganda outlet's mouth! ===== CHAPTER 582 =====