Chapter 1 Chaos KTV

  After returning home, Jing Tiankuo asked his son Jing Yun about the situation with Yi Jun. Jing Yun was the youngest in their circle and only knew how to follow Zhao Xiaowu's lead, so he wasn't very clear about this "Jun Ge". All Jing Yun knew was that Zhao Xiaowu seemed to have a bad relationship with Yi Jun, and would sometimes mention something about being his "brother-in-law" in private. Of course, Jing Yun also knew that the so-called "little aunt" referred to Bai Jingchu.

  As soon as he heard this, Jing Tian immediately became suspicious. He had been in charge of the police system in Jiangning for many years and naturally knew Bai Jingchu's identity, as well as his close connection with Zhao Wei, the vice mayor. It seemed unbelievable that Yi Jun could be called "brother-in-law" by Zhao Wei's son, this relationship was a bit strange.

  Jingyun also said that his "Little Sister Wu" (Qiao Youjia) seems to want to get to know Yi Jun too, but it's unclear what's going on.

  Qiao Youjia, the beloved daughter of Qiao Yunlong, the top official in Jiangning and the municipal party secretary!

  Could it be that Yi Jun and Qiao's family also know each other? That would be strange!

  But if it's just a childish prank, would Yi Jun, a grown man, play along with these kids? There must be some connection between him and the adults behind these children.

  Jing Tian Kuo is an old sly one, and the more cunning a person is, the more cautious they are. They're afraid of getting hurt even by a falling leaf. In short, this old sly one thought left and right, but the more he thought, the more confused he became. He might as well just go ask Zhao Wei and the others directly, but that would seem like making a big deal out of nothing, and it would also seem like he's prying into his leader's private affairs.

  It's rare for Jing Tian Kuo, this old sly one, to actually have insomnia.

  Actually, everything was caused by Zhao Xiaowu's reckless behavior, and it all became a mess. However, Jingyun, who is naive and ignorant about worldly relationships, unknowingly misled his father's judgment.

  The next day, Jing Tiankuo had his own idea. In his opinion, it was not worth offending so many leaders in the city just to help Director Hong of the Provincial Department do something. The Vice Mayor, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Minister of Organization... These figures are all members of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee - their power ranking is among the top ten in the city. Not only can these bigwigs slightly suppress Jing Tiankuo with their business authority, but they also decide the appointment and removal of the "Public Security Bureau Chief" position!

  Although the "Director of Public Security" is nominated by the mayor and approved by the Municipal People's Congress, the appointment and removal of such an important position must first be discussed and decided within the Standing Committee. At that time, even if Jing Tiankuo has a strong background, can he withstand several big bosses unanimously criticizing him at the Standing Committee meeting?

  The officialdom is playing a balancing act, in order to balance the anger of several big shots, it's not difficult to "balance" a humble municipal bureau chief. At that time, several standing committee members will speak ill of him, and Municipal Party Secretary Qiao Yunlong will nod in agreement, and Jing Tiankuo's police uniform may be stripped off.

  In order not to offend the Director of the Political Department of the Provincial Public Security Bureau, Hong Yongjin, Jing Tiankuo naturally made some adjustments to the situation when reporting to the provincial bureau.

  "Ah, Director Hong, hello. Yesterday we went to the Jiaolian KTV you told us about to capture Xiao Zhan-yong, but instead we discovered a new and shocking situation that was far beyond our expectations!"

  On the phone, Jing Tian suddenly spoke in a frightening tone.

  "What does it mean?" Hong Yongjin indeed raised his attention to 120%.

  Jing Tian said, "Last night when we were making the arrests, it turned out that a large group of young masters from Jiangning were involved. The sons of the Deputy Mayor, the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and the Director of the Organization Department... all of them were there, and they all stood up for Yi Jun and Jiao Lian!"

  He deliberately avoided his own son and slightly changed the statement. Instead of saying that the Jiangning police had arrested the wrong person, he said it was a few rich kids protecting Yi Jun.

  Hong Yongjin is just a high-end deputy department-level cadre, while those several municipal party committee members are real and powerful deputy department-level officials. Nowadays, the officialdom is intertwined, and anyone who can reach this position must have a solid backer in the province.

  So Hong Yongjin was also very surprised.

  At this time, Jing Tian said: "I heard that the daughter of our municipal party secretary Qiao has some connection with them. In short, it's very complicated and can't be seen through. It is said that the family education of these municipal leaders is very strict, and they should not let their children get involved in the underground circle, but... Is it possible that several leaders are inconvenient to show up?"

  The implication is that it's possible the city leaders found it inconvenient to directly intervene, so they let a few kids make some noise and slightly reveal some clues, making it difficult for people to easily move against Jiao Lian and Yi Jun.

  This is purely a guess, but Hong Yongjin, who was in the midst of it all, couldn't help but be cautious. Looking at the current situation, he was almost facing the entire Jiangning City officialdom!

  Not to mention Hong Yongjin, even the provincial department head can't control a Jiangning city. The provincial department is a subordinate department of the provincial government, and Jiangning is a first-level institution directly under the provincial party committee and the provincial government, both of which are directly responsible to the province.

  Even the provincial party secretary or governor can generally only criticize and deal with lower-level cadres individually, and rarely make a comprehensive negation of the entire leadership team at the next level, as this would be like knocking over a boat with one stick.

  So, Hong Yongjin needs to weigh it carefully.

  Jing Tiankuo said in a tone of "request for instructions": "Director Hong, what do you think about this case? Our Jiangning City Bureau will certainly strictly follow the arrangements of the Provincial Hall, but if the situation does not improve, even if we investigate, it will be difficult to make significant progress, and there may even be adverse effects. If we continue to do so, can the Provincial Hall help our city bureau coordinate with the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government?"

  How nice is this saying? No wonder Li Wu was scolded as soon as he made a report, while Jing Tian Kuo has always been fine.

  Hong Yongjin's head was a bit muddled, he had already become unclear about the ins and outs of it all, it was simply shrouded in thick fog, unfathomably deep. He shook his head and said: "Put it aside for now, just pay attention to that Xiao Zhan-yong for the time being. As for coordination with your municipal party committee and government, I'll report to the director first."

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  Then, Hong Yongjin hastily dialed Qiang's phone and asked what kind of background Yi Jun had. Don't blindly get involved with others, only to kick an iron plate!

  He was at a loss for words, because after thinking about it, he didn't seem to understand this Yi Jun very well either. Of course, this confused attitude was naturally scolded by his older brother again, and he was asked to hurry up and investigate clearly! If this Yi Jun really had a terrible background, then they would be in trouble, and they couldn't act rashly.

  Yaoya Qiang thinks it's unbelievable. Yi Jun, what the hell is going on?! It can't be! If he really had that kind of terrifying background as his brother said, why bother opening a nightclub or doing anything else when this would make more money faster?!

  But since Big Brother said so, he naturally had to make further inquiries.