"Captain Zhang, please speak." Song Xiaojia hurriedly asked.

"Bad actions don't necessarily mean one is a bad cop; good actions don't necessarily mean one is a good cop either." Zhang Wenhui said with a smile to Song Xiaojia, "I know you won't understand this right now, but in time, you'll naturally come to realize it."

After finishing, Zhang Wenhui walked outside, leaving Song Xiaojia alone, bewildered. Doing good deeds, isn't that what a good cop does? And doing bad deeds isn't that what bad cops do? This conceptual conflict bewildered her. She stood there, stupefied.

.........

Without realizing, it was already the end of November, the weather turning even colder. Walking on the roads of Changlin Community, the leaves of the plane trees on both sides had turned yellow and had fallen. The leaves drifted from the trees, spinning in the air before planting themselves into the soil, mixing with the accumulated leaves on the ground.

Lin Chuan walked on these fallen leaves, as if strolling on an ancient street silent for a thousand years.

"Uncle Liu, setting up your stall so early?" Lin Chuan saw Uncle Liu pushing his cart nearby.

"Aren't you also up early, young man?" Uncle Liu laughed: "I can't lose to the younger ones."

"Elder, you should be enjoying your later years." Lin Chuan approached, handed Uncle Liu a cigarette, then continued towards the City Committee.

Life is always so calm and mundane, every day seems identical, especially towards year-end. Tang Yumeng's job becomes extremely unstable, often requiring her to travel around, even frequently attending grassroots events and press conferences. As Tang Yumeng's personal driver, Lin Chuan naturally accompanied her everywhere. In truth, Lin Chuan's responsibilities were not limited to driving; he also performed the role of a bodyguard, ensuring Tang Yumeng's personal safety. Several times during factory inspections, the crowded scene was overwhelming, and if not for Lin Chuan's protection, Tang Yumeng could have been trampled.

At the City Committee, two security guards still acted up at the entrance, joking and smoking cigarettes, wearing crooked hats. Seeing these two security guards, Lin Chuan couldn't help but be reminded of collaborators with the enemy during the war, perhaps a typical imagery of collaborators.

"Lin Chuan, hurry up." Below the City Committee building, Xiao Xue saw Lin Chuan from afar and shouted, "Look at how slow you walk, we are about to leave."

"Ah? What's happening today?" Lin Chuan rushed over in bigger strides.

"Lots are happening." Xiao Xue hastily said.

"Where are we headed today?" Lin Chuan asked with a smile.

"Today, we are going to inspect Wujiang." Xiao Xue replied, "You better go warm up the car, Secretary Tang will be down shortly."

"Alright!" Lin Chuan immediately nodded.

This trip to Wujiang did not involve media reporters, but was Tang Yumeng's work plan. Because the tourism spot in Wujiang had been approved, Tang Yumeng wanted to check the site herself, to understand why this so-called little Tang ancient town in Wujiang was considered appealing and what exactly caught the interest of Japan Zhu's Company. Tang Yumeng was known for her meticulousness. Thus, she decided to visit the site.

Just as Tang Yumeng was coming out of the City Committee building.

In a corner of the City Committee building, two men in black huddled together, exchanging glances.

"How is it going?" One man, his face covered by a newspaper and his nose hawkish and complexion grim, asked.

"Don't worry." The man in black nodded slightly, saying, "I guarantee that this time we will teach that woman a hard lesson. Make her behave more cautiously in the future."

"Hmm." The man with the newspaper nodded, "She's really troublesome, with her here, doing anything is difficult, it feels like we're operating underground. So annoying."

"Indeed." The man in black agreed, "Actually, why don't you just get rid of her directly?"

"Get rid of her." The man sighed and then said, "It's not as simple as you think. If it were, I would have done it already. Sigh, I've been driven to a corner by her. This time, you need to be smart and not mess things up."

"You can count on me." The man in black gave a reassuring smile, "I'll definitely meet your expectations this time."

"Alright, just be careful in what you do." The man glanced at him and added, "Don't slip up, otherwise…"

"It will have absolutely nothing to do with you." The man in black quickly smiled.

"Good." The man nodded, "Once it's done, our cooperation will be smoother."

The man in black revealed a knowing smile, then bowed and left.

Tang Yumeng changed into a black woolen long coat, reaching her knees, wearing sunglasses. The sun outside was bright, yet the temperature was still low. When Lin Chuan saw Tang Yumeng stepping out in high heels, he couldn't help but admire, "So beautiful."

Tang Yumeng's beauty was a cold and radiant type, her expressionless face exuding an international style. In fact, with Tang Yumeng's stature, she matched any celebrity. Lin Chuan approached her, "Sister, you look truly beautiful today."

"Naughty boy." Tang Yumeng glared at Lin Chuan and said, "With which day am I not beautiful?"

"Uh..." Lin Chuan was startled and quickly added: "Every day looks beautiful, I'm drooling already."

"Smooth talker." Tang Yumeng snorted softly.

Then, Lin Chuan hurriedly opened the rear door of the car, and Tang Yumeng got into the car. Lin Chuan drove towards Wujiang County. This time, Tang Yumeng decided not to disturb Liu Dagu from Wujiang, instead she decided to go to the ancient town to investigate by herself.

"Sis, I think you better not go." Lin Chuan smiled and said: "That old town, nine out of ten households are poor, last time Liu Dagu that bastard truly screwed people over."

"What happened?" Secretary Tang asked puzzledly.

"That big fat pig they had was intended to be sold at a high price by the end of the year..." Lin Chuan recounted the situation in detail, and Tang Yumeng felt terrible after hearing it. She didn't expect that behind this so-called prosperity, there was such poverty and despair, but it was her insistence on having dinner in the ancient town that might have led to these incidents.

"It's all my fault." Tang Yumeng felt self-blame.

"This has nothing to do with you." Lin Chuan smiled and said: "It's all the good work of that bastard Liu Dagu. You might as well just dismiss him and get someone else to do the job."

"You think I can dismiss whoever I want as the city's secretary?" Tang Yumeng sighed, and said: "I'm just a figurehead secretary, the real power is in the hands of Song Ming. He is a native of Jiangbei, he has been an officer here for decades, with a very strong foundation, and Liu Dagu is his man. How dare I touch him."

"Then you really do have it tough as the secretary." Lin Chuan joked.

"Yes!" Tang Yumeng nodded and said: "More than just tough, last time Liu Dagu dared to harass me in front of so many people, do you think I have any power?"

"I think you lack a kind of authority." Lin Chuan said seriously: "A new officer should act decisively to establish authority. If you appear weak from the start, obviously, people will bully you."

"What do you know?" Xiao Xue from the passenger seat glared at Lin Chuan and said: "Secretary Tang has her own ways, what are you, a driver, worrying about?"

"No, Lin Chuan makes a good point." Tang Yumeng nodded seriously.

The car had just left the city area, heading towards the urban-rural junction, where the roads were chaotic, necessitating extreme caution when driving. A slight negligence could easily lead to hitting someone or something. Alongside the roads, some people were using bamboo poles to dry their clothes, taking advantage of the rare sunshine to air out their bedding and clothes. A proper road immediately turned into a chaotic scene, causing inconvenience for the passing vehicles.

"These people really have no manners." Xiao Xue frowned.

Lin Chuan laughed and said, "Maybe they really have their own difficulties."

"Nonsense." Xiao Xue snorted: "No matter the difficulties, they shouldn't dry their stuff by the roadside."

Following Lin Chuan's car, a black Passat was also travelling behind, which Lin Chuan didn't notice much, considering it's normal especially with the challenging road conditions.

Bang...

Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out from behind the bedding on the right side of the road, and Lin Chuan's car collided with it on the spot.

"Ah!" Xiao Xue screamed in panic.

"Damn, whose dog is this." Lin Chuan pushed open the car door and got out.

At this moment, quite a few people from the urban-rural junction gathered around; it's a complex and chaotic place where city meets countryside, with many outsiders living here, as well as many locals. These locals, relying on their local bully status, often mercilessly bullied the outsiders.

"It hit, it hit." Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted.

"Whose dog is this?"

"Whose is it? Ask them for compensation, damn, with such a nice car, don't even think about leaving without paying ten thousand."

The locals were extremely arrogant. Generally, cats and dogs would run around the road here and easily get hit to death. Initially, they would negotiate to resolve it, but later, the roadkill cats and dogs quickly became their tool for extortion, some families even raising over ten cats and dogs, almost wishing for them to get hit. Once hit, they would demand thousands or even tens of thousands depending on the car. Of course, they mainly set the price based on the car; the nicer the car, the higher the price.

Disdainful, Lin Chuan walked over, picked up the dead dog's body, threw it aside, and turned to head back to the driver seat.

"Holy crap, this guy is so arrogant, just wants to run like that?" A youngster with purple hair shouted: "Damn, are we from the Eastern Village all dead? Just like that letting people bully us!"

"Teach him a lesson." At this time, someone from the crowd shouted.

Soon, the provocation escalated, and somehow a group of people rushed out and surrounded Lin Chuan.

The purple-haired youngster glared at Lin Chuan, angrily said: "Kid, you killed our village's dog, you think you can just leave?"

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