[{"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-130":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},2146321,3567,"Chapter 130","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-130",130,"\u003Cp>In less than five minutes, Gong Jianjun and Xiao Li returned. It was their good luck; they had just gone out when they ran into Wu Jun returning. As soon as Xiao Li stepped out of the Public Security Bureau gate, he saw Liu Changlin still waiting at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that after Liu Changlin left, he felt uneasy, so he had been waiting outside the door, just in time to be found by Xiao Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now all the parties involved were present. Xu Shixie called for a clerk from the labor union to take notes, and he first asked Wu Jun about the sequence of events today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jun said, \"I was performing an anti-pickpocketing task in plainclothes at noon when I discovered the habitual offender Xu Yong pickpocketing. I waited until he succeeded and, before he could transfer the wallet from his pocket, I moved in to catch him. But Xu Yong was very cunning; he dove into the crowd and ran, and I chased after him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Halfway through the chase, it was Su Xinghui who helped me block Xu Yong and subdue him. I brought Xu Yong back to the Public Security Brigade. The victim of Xu Yong’s pickpocketing also followed me back to give a statement and retrieved the stolen wallet. The statement should still be there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie asked, \"Then who released Xu Yong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I don't know who released Xu Yong,\" Wu Jun shook his head. \"After I brought Xu Yong back and they took the statement, I handed him over to Wang Qinghe and went back out to continue my anti-pickpocketing duties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie looked at Gong Jianjun and said, \"Where is Wang Qinghe? Go find him. Forget it, don't go; Wu Jun, you go find him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jun agreed and went out. Gong Jianjun’s legs were shaking like a sieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within two minutes, Wu Jun returned, followed by a police officer in his thirties—this was Wang Qinghe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wang Qinghe entered the conference room and saw the situation, his face turned pale, especially when he saw the \"Rat\"—that is, Xu Yong—whom he and Gong Jianjun had released at noon, being brought back in. His heart began to pound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie asked, \"Wang Qinghe, I ask you: was it you who released Xu Yong, whom Wu Jun brought back at noon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Qinghe immediately looked at Gong Jianjun. Gong Jianjun avoided his gaze. Wang Qinghe suddenly didn't know how to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie asked again, \"Wang Qinghe, please answer my question!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie’s tone grew increasingly severe. Wang Qinghe’s legs began to tremble: \"Director Xu, I will tell you. After Wu Jun handed Xu Yong over to me, because I knew Xu Yong, he pleaded with me to let him go. I was confused for a moment, so I mentioned it to Captain Gong, and Captain Gong agreed to release him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun said, \"When did I agree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Qinghe became anxious: \"Captain Gong, you clearly agreed! If you hadn't agreed, would I have dared to release him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun said, \"You say I agreed to release him, but is there a signed order from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Qinghe was stunned. Who would ask Gong Jianjun to write an order for this kind of thing? He said, \"You didn't sign anything, but you definitely agreed to release him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun glared, \"I did not. It was clearly you acting on your own initiative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Qinghe pointed at Xiao Li: \"When I told you at the time, Xiao Li was right there. Xiao Li, I ask you: did Captain Gong agree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li stammered, \"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Qinghe said, \"How can you not know? At the time, I told Captain Gong that 'Rat' promised to pay a tribute of 500 yuan, and you even laughed and said everyone could go to the People’s Restaurant for a good meal again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Wang Qinghe said this, he felt the entire room go terrifyingly quiet. He immediately realized he had said the wrong thing, but at this point, he decided to go all out. *You, Gong Jianjun, want me to take the fall alone? That’s impossible. Let’s all go down together!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie said to Xiao Li with a dark face, \"Li Fangwen, is what Wang Qinghe said true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie looked stern, but inside, he was feeling incredibly satisfied. Gong Jianjun and his gang were all die-hard subordinates of Director Tao Yan. Relying on Tao Yan’s power, they acted recklessly and didn't even respect him, a Deputy Director. This had long made him resentful, and now, they were finally going to meet their downfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Fangwen shivered. He wanted to say it wasn't true, but Xu Shixie’s expression made him fearful, and it was hard to cover up this matter. After hesitating for a moment, he said, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie then said to Gong Jianjun, \"Deputy Captain Gong, do you have anything else to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun said, \"Director Xu, I have failed the organization’s cultivation of me, and I have failed the trust the bureau leadership has placed in me. But today’s matter was strongly instigated by Wang Qinghe. I regret being confused for a moment; I will never dare to do it again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie said, \"Let’s put this matter aside for now and ask about what followed. Comrade Su Xinghui, please recount the sequence of events after Xu Yong saw you on the street.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Su Xinghui recounted the events again, he said, \"At that time, Comrade Xue Qin and this comrade were also present; they can testify.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui was referring to Liu Changlin. By normal logic, he didn't know Liu Changlin yet, so he could only refer to him as \"this comrade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie looked at Xue Qin, and Xue Qin nodded: \"What Su Xinghui said is true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin also said, \"My name is Liu Changlin, and I work at the Statistics Bureau. What this Comrade Su Xinghui said is true. I was on the side of the road at the time and saw these thugs trying to hit this Comrade Su Xinghui, so I hurriedly went to a public phone booth to call the police. I didn't expect that in about a minute, Comrade Su Xinghui had subdued them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie looked at Chang Hu and his gang and asked, \"Is what they said true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang Hu and the others knew that this matter could no longer be denied, so they had to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Xu Shixie say to Gong Jianjun, \"Since the case is so clear, why did you say Comrade Su Xinghui was 'brawling'? Why did you want him to compensate the other party for medical expenses and mediate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun was covered in cold sweat. He stammered, \"Director Xu, this... this, I was deceived by their gang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Changlin said, \"But I gave a statement and testified for Comrade Su Xinghui. How could you have been deceived?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie added, \"And after Comrade Su Xinghui refused mediation, why did you change your story to say he was 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' and handcuff him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Gong Jianjun was truly speechless. He lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie said, \"Tell me, why did you do this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianjun could only explain the reason. In fact, it wasn't complicated: Chang Hu and the others usually paid tribute to Gong Jianjun and his men, so Gong Jianjun naturally had to protect them. This time, Chang Hu had promised to pay them another tribute, so they wanted to turn this into a brawl and mediate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gong Jianjun also wanted Su Xinghui to pay some medical expenses so they could go have a meal, so he told Su Xinghui that. Who knew Su Xinghui would refuse to accept mediation, and it ended up like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gong Jianjun finished speaking, Xu Shixie looked at Zhang Kaishan and asked, \"Magistrate Zhang, how do you think this matter should be handled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan said, \"I am not very well-versed in the law, but in their situation, does it not involve the crime of bending the law for personal gain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie nodded, \"That is indeed the case. Therefore, I suggest we take compulsory measures against them and enter the investigation procedure. If there is indeed behavior of bending the law for personal gain, we will then apply for the Procuratorate to intervene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan said, \"You know more about this than I do. You decide how it should be handled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the conversation between the two, Gong Jianjun, Wang Qinghe, and Li Fangwen were almost paralyzed. Xu Shixie had Wu Jun handcuff the three of them and take them away along with Chang Hu and the others. Next, the investigation procedure would begin for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the matter had come to a temporary end, Zhang Kaishan stood up and said, \"Comrade Shixie, you are busy. I will be going now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shixie nodded, \"Magistrate Zhang, take care. I will report the progress of this matter to you at any time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1509,"2026-06-16T17:50:40.887Z","2026-06-16T17:54:29.625Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b56eddd051259ca58ba9144687110006a6cf7fec54cd09b85822a2a16cd2dacf","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-131","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-129",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]