[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-129":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Road to the Top",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146320,3567,"Chapter 129","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-129",129,"\u003Cp>Less than two minutes later, the door to this room was opened. Several people entered from outside: Zhang Kaishan, Zhang Cheng, Xue Qin, and of course, a visibly embarrassed Gong Jianjun and the young police officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin spotted the handcuffs on Su Xinghui’s wrists at a glance. She rushed to Su Xinghui’s side, picked up his hands to examine them, and upon seeing the deep marks left by the cuffs, she cried out in distress, \"What right do you have to handcuff him? What law has he broken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun said to the young officer, \"Xiao Li, why haven't you gone to unlock Director Su's handcuffs yet? How can you be so lacking in\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>situational awareness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun had assumed Su Xinghui’s backing was at most a bureau-level cadre, but who could have known he would bring in a Deputy County Magistrate who was also a member of the County Party Standing Committee—and a committee member whose influence had been rising rapidly of late.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Given Gong Jianjun’s position, did he dare to lock horns with Zhang Kaishan? He doubted Tao Yan would go so far as to clash with Zhang Kaishan over such a trivial, bullshit matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, he had no choice but to release the man obediently. He was now suffering from a headache over how to handle the fact that the \"Rat\" had been released; it seemed he would have to find a subordinate to take the fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xiao Li hurriedly took out the handcuff key and ran to Su Xinghui’s side, preparing to unlock him, but Su Xinghui wouldn't have it. He dodged Xiao Li’s hand and said to Gong Jianjun with a smile, \"Deputy Captain Gong, I remember telling you: it’s easy for you to put these handcuffs on, but it won’t be so easy to take them off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui was smiling, but when that smile reached Gong Jianjun’s eyes, it made him gasp. He quickly stepped to Su Xinghui’s side, took the key from Xiao Li’s hand, and said, \"Yes, yes, yes, it was my oversight. I should be the one to unlock these cuffs personally; I must apologize to Director Su.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui dodged his hand again and said, \"Whether Deputy Captain Gong apologizes to me or not is irrelevant. I just want to know one thing: who released the thief, 'Rat', whom I caught?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan stared at Gong Jianjun in silence. That gaze made Gong Jianjun feel as if he were sitting on pins and needles. Since Zhang Kaishan had been able to rush to the scene so quickly for this matter, did their relationship even need to be stated? He had truly painted himself into a corner today.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun looked at Xiao Li and asked, \"Xiao Li, who released that 'Rat'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xiao Li thought to himself, *Wasn't he released by you?* However, the look Gong Jianjun gave him was exceptionally severe, sending a chill down his spine. He steeled himself and said, \"Captain Gong, I released him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun asked, \"Why did you release him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xiao Li said, \"I know his family. He pleaded with me, and I felt he was pitiful and hadn't committed any major crime, so I let him go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun said sternly: \"Do you know what serious consequences you caused by letting him go? He wanted to retaliate against Director Su. If Director Su didn't have good skills, what would have happened if he had been injured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Little Li lowered his head and remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun turned to Su Xinghui and said with an apologetic smile: \"Director Su, look, the person you wanted to find has been found. Don't worry, we will definitely deal with him severely. Now, let me help you take off the handcuffs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui laughed: \"They can't be taken off now. Didn't you just say I was picking quarrels and provoking trouble, causing someone to be injured? Before this matter is cleared up, these handcuffs cannot come off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun smiled: \"It's already cleared up. It was entirely Chang Hu and his gang who wanted to retaliate against you. You were acting in self-defense. Don't worry, Chang Hu and his gang will absolutely not be released this time; they will definitely receive the punishment they deserve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Kaishan spoke up: \"Deputy Captain Gong, you cannot disregard case-handling procedures and define the nature of the case privately just because I arrived at the scene. Whatever law Su Xinghui broke today, you handle it as you should. You don't need to worry about me; I’ll just watch here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun almost groaned. With a dignified member of the County Party Committee watching here, how could he not worry? He finally understood what Su Xinghui meant when he said it was easy to put on handcuffs but not so easy to take them off. This was truly not easy!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan found a chair and sat down. He added: \"Also, I am quite interested in the matter of the thief being released. I think your questioning just now was a bit hasty. I hope you can follow normal procedures to investigate and find out the truth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun was at a loss. He knew that Su Xinghui was doing this on purpose to blow the matter out of proportion. He only blamed himself for why he had to offend this young master. If he could, he would rather kneel on the ground and call him 'master' if only Su Xinghui were willing to let this go.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Su Xinghui was truly angry today. He usually appeared to have a very good temper; even toward a poor farmer, he would never be bossy. But he had a character that was soft on the outside but firm on the inside. Today, what Gong Jianjun and his men did had truly touched his bottom line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The public security in Shangjun County was truly too poor, and their Public Security Brigade could not shirk the blame. Today, he helped Wu Jun catch a thief, and yet two hours later, he saw this thief appearing on the street again. What kind of incident was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the thief was released, he was incredibly arrogant and wanted to retaliate against him. After he subdued them, the police brought them to the Public Security Bureau and actually defined this as a fight, wanting to mediate and asking him for medical expenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After he refused mediation, Gong Jianjun actually lied to his face, accusing him of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, causing injury. Was this acceptable? Was this still the world of the Communist Party? If he, Su Xinghui, lightly let this matter go today, that would be irresponsible to the hundreds of thousands of people in Shangjun County!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, he made up his mind that he must pierce this abscess today, let these parasites receive some punishment, and let that group of thieves get the end they deserved. At the very least, let there be a few less thieves in Shangjun County during the Spring Festival, so the people of Shangjun could have some peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as Gong Jianjun was racking his brains on how to get through this, a deputy director of the Public Security Bureau arrived at the scene. His name was Xu Shixie, a deputy director in charge of the office, labor union, and women's federation—a cold, unimportant position. However, today Tao Yan and the others were not there, and only Deputy Director Xu was home. Hearing that Zhang Kaishan had arrived, he naturally had to come to accompany him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As soon as Xu Shixie arrived at the scene, he asked with a smile: \"County Head Zhang, what wind blew you to our Public Security Bureau today? Are you here to give instructions on our work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Zhang Kaishan was not in charge of the Public Security Bureau, he was, after all, a member of the County Party Committee, and he had become increasingly powerful recently, so no one in the Public Security Bureau dared to neglect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan kept a straight face and said: \"Director Xu, I wouldn't dare instruct the work of your Public Security Bureau. I came to your bureau today, but I have certainly had my eyes opened!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Kaishan’s tone, and looking at Gong Jianjun’s awkward face, Little Li’s lowered head, the handcuffs on Su Xinghui’s wrists, and the indignant expressions of Xue Qin and Zhang Cheng, he already understood more than half of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Shixie came from a criminal investigation background and was best at seeing the big picture from small details. There was nothing unclear about this scene; it must be that Gong Jianjun and his men had acted recklessly and ended up kicking an iron plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Shixie was a \"cold\" director, and Gong Jianjun and his men were usually not very respectful to him. Xu Shixie certainly wouldn't say anything good for him. He asked Zhang Kaishan again: \"Is there something the Public Security Brigade did wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan said: \"I am not an expert in public security work. As for the specific situation, let this Deputy Captain Gong report it to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Shixie straightened his face and said: \"Gong Jianjun, tell me, what happened today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun, of course, did not dare to be disrespectful to Xu Shixie at this moment. He stammered and recounted what happened today. Of course, he only said it was a misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Gong Jianjun cut off the beginning and end and concealed quite a bit, how could he deceive Xu Shixie, this veteran policeman? He turned and asked Zhang Kaishan: \"County Head Zhang, what is your intention?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan said expressionlessly: \"Investigate, investigate to the end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Shixie immediately said to Gong Jianjun: \"Gong Jianjun, call all the parties involved and confront them on the spot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Shixie said to Zhang Kaishan: \"County Head Zhang, let's go to the conference room; it's more spacious there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan nodded in agreement. Xu Shixie said to Su Xinghui: \"This is Comrade Su Xinghui, right? You have been wronged. Why don't you let them help you take off the handcuffs? Otherwise, if it goes on for too long, it’s easy to impede blood circulation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui also knew a little about this Director Xu. He did not collude with Tao Yan and the others; otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a cold, unimportant deputy director position. Su Xinghui still had to give him face, so he nodded and said: \"Alright, I will listen to Director Xu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun felt as if he had been granted amnesty and hurriedly unlocked the handcuffs on Su Xinghui’s wrists. These handcuffs had been on Su Xinghui’s wrists as if they were choking his neck. After unlocking them, he gave Su Xinghui an apologetic smile and ran out to find the parties involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui flexed his wrists. Having worn the handcuffs for so long, he really needed to get his blood flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Shixie had someone open the door to the conference room and let Zhang Kaishan and the others in. They sat down at the conference table. Before long, Gong Jianjun brought in Chang Hu and his gang, totaling five people, and made them stand by the conference table. They all had handcuffs on their wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun said: \"Director Xu, all the parties involved are here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui interjected: \"Incorrect, the parties involved are not all here. There is also Wu Jun; he was the one who caught the rat this morning. And there is another person who testified for me; you must find them too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun’s face turned bitter. After they took Liu Changlin’s statement and extracted his testimony, they let him go. Where were they supposed to find him now?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Xu Shixie said sternly: \"Gong Jianjun, hurry up and find them for me. I give you ten minutes to find all the parties involved!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun, having no other choice, called Little Li and went out with him to find the people. 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