?Reading on smartphone Wow... Wow... Wow... The siren sound startled Qin Feng. Had those dogs been sent away only to return? He sat up and went to the window—there they were, the very group that had left earlier, now stepping down with an air of superiority. Clearly, they must have picked up a chicken feather to serve as a signal. Seeing the soldiers at a loss, the squad leader smiled and asked, "Is it that young man refusing to cooperate?" Major Li nodded. "He's staying at home, refusing to come out. Without orders from headquarters, we can't make any moves. Do you have any ideas?" The squad leader gave a sly smile, pulling out a search warrant from his pocket. "Of course we do—otherwise, how could we have come back? Let's see what we can do." Ding-dong... Several officers had already rushed to press the doorbell. To them, the search warrant was nothing short of a royal decree. "Press on—if they still don't open the door, I'll have the door-buster come in." The team leader deliberately spoke in a loud voice, merely aiming to put pressure on Qin Feng inside. ... The door of Wu Dong's office in the Municipal Government Building was knocked open. "Sun Secretary, what's up?" Wu Dong warmly invited the visitor in. The visitor was Sun, the secretary to Mayor Wang Changling, who smiled and said, "It seems that Mayor Wang's daughter called, saying there are many police officers and soldiers in the neighborhood, creating quite a commotion. After some investigation, I found out these people seem to have a connection with you, Wu Secretary, so I came to find out what's really going on." Wu Dong's expression slightly changed: "Is this directly from Mayor Wang?" "Absolutely!" Sun's secretary replied with a smile. It was rather surprising that they had been able to trace the matter so quickly to him, which made Wu Dong a bit uneasy. To be honest, all the measures taken against Qin Feng were carefully orchestrated behind the scenes, with Wu Chaozhi and Chen Jinzhong deliberately positioned as the front-line bearers—essentially serving as shields—to minimize everyone’s attention on him. Wang isn’t ordinary! That was the very first thought that popped into Wu Dong’s mind. No wonder he’s a native of Plain City—his network is deeply interconnected. When it comes to personal connections, Mayor Wang clearly outshines the newly appointed party secretary. Wu Dong had suspected this before, and now he’s even more convinced. "Ah, just some minor matters," Wu Dong chuckled, smiling, "it’s truly regrettable that we’ve disturbed Mayor Wang’s daughter. The matter will be settled quickly—I’ll personally assure Mayor Wang that such an incident will never happen again." Usually, by this point, Sun Secretary would have stood up to leave. Though both were secretaries—one to the Party Secretary, the other to the Mayor—Wu Dong also held the position of Secretary-General, making Sun, strictly speaking, his subordinate. But at this moment, Sun Secretary had no intention of getting up and leaving. On the contrary, she kept smiling and said, "Wu Secretary, really, there's nothing particularly significant about opening up the conversation. After all, the person you're currently working on is a close friend of Wang Mayor's daughter. Could you just give it a little push, please?" Wu Dong's expression immediately darkened. Having learned about the matter from Wang, he already felt somewhat put on the back foot; now, with Sun Secretary openly bringing it up and placing it on the table, it felt even more disrespectful. As government officials, it's a strict rule that they should not obstruct or interfere with other departments' operations. Of course, saying that there's absolutely no interference at all would be inconsistent with the realities of the country's administrative landscape. Therefore, in most cases, people simply settle for mutual understanding—keeping things unspoken, letting matters go with a nod here and a glance there. But once such matters are brought to the table and formally discussed, the situation becomes serious indeed. Especially people like Wu Dong—whose very position as the secretary to the highest-ranking official in a region makes him issue orders to other departments—how would ordinary citizens view him? They would surely see him as a eunuch in the imperial court, someone who consistently undermines superiors and hides from them. "Secretary Sun might have misunderstood," Wu Dong said flatly. "This matter was brought up by Director Jia, so I only took interest in it. There's no need to raise my hand or do anything special." Secretary Sun still maintained her cheerful expression. "Ah, now I understand. I must have misjudged Wu Secretary all along. Then I'll be going now—thank you for your time." Wu Dong's expression grew increasingly displeased. Whether Sun's words were true or not, he now had a solid point of leverage firmly held by Wang. And Wang would certainly not believe that the Director had personally taken interest in the matter, merely unwilling to make it explicit. ... Qin Feng opened the door and addressed the pompous team leader. "How come you're back so quickly? Are you here to replace the cups?" Well, seeing how sincere you've been, just give me a few tens of thousands. The squad leader was furious, lifting the search warrant with one hand and saying, "Take a good look at it. Once you've read it thoroughly, just follow us calmly." Qin, the young gentleman, pretended to be very serious, reading the contents of the paper from beginning to end no less than three times—until the squad leader's arm grew stiff from holding it up—before finally speaking: "It clearly grants the right to conduct a search, but it doesn't mention anything about taking me. Go ahead and search the premises. Just remember not to damage anything—my family has quite a few valuable antiques." The squad leader felt completely stunned—right, a search warrant doesn't carry the power of arrest. Honestly, why hadn't they applied for an arrest warrant earlier? After all, the warrant itself requires solid evidence. Based solely on statements from either the Wu or Chen families, and arresting someone who barely even qualifies as a suspect, wasn't that just absurd? "So, you're not going to search? Then let's say I'm not cooperating." "Qin Feng grumbled. "Search? Search like what? What evidence are we going to find? We've got to search—after all, they've come all this way, and we can't just go home empty-handed. Lieutenant, bite your tongue and give me the order!" A police officer approached, whispering behind him, "Sir, what should we search for? We were rushed—didn't even bring our cameras. Should we ask everyone to use their phones?" Several special forces troops advanced under the leadership of Captain Li, but before they could speak, Qin Feng interrupted, "You don't even have the right to detain anyone. If you don't want to repeat last time at the restaurant, get back to your posts right now! Otherwise, I won't be so polite as I was then." Captain Li was shaken—he knew clearly that once the action began, he would be the one to suffer. "I think you'd better discuss this among yourselves, or seek further instructions from your superiors, and hear what those seasoned strategists have to say," Qin said, turning to the two groups who were still hesitating. "I'm out. You go ahead and handle it however you like." "Officer, don't you have a warrant? Go in and conduct the search. Once you're done, make sure to close the door properly—should anything be lost, you'll be held liable." With that, he strode off, preferring to continue his flirtations with the three young girls rather than deal with these less-than-adept colleagues.