Song Guanchao was momentarily taken aback, then showed a hint of surprise.

He was quite unexpected; he didn't expect Liang Jianfeng to have figured it out.

Song Guanchao pondered for a moment, then nodded.

He didn't mention Wen Ru.

Because he had no evidence.

Liang Jianfeng was the director. Even if he could tolerate Song Guanchao using some unofficial methods to investigate, to completely convict, evidence was necessary.

Without evidence, telling him that Wen Ru was the undercover agent would only put him in a dilemma.

Moreover, Wen Ru had deep tactical foresight; this was evident from tonight's setup.

Liang Jianfeng needed evidence to make an arrest, but if Wen Ru was forced into a corner, she wouldn't need anything like evidence; she would act ruthlessly.

"Do you have any suspects?" Liang Jianfeng suddenly asked.

Song Guanchao nodded and then shook his head: "Yes, but I'd better not say, to avoid Mr. Liang from making a misjudgment."

Liang Jianfeng hummed: "You are cautious indeed."

"Be careful yourself, this undercover agent might already be watching you."

Song Guanchao said, "She shouldn't make a move again anytime soon."

Wen Ru's goal was to pin the blame on Chen Peng, and for now, it seemed she had achieved her goal.

As for Song Guanchao, it was purely accidental.

But as long as Song Guanchao didn't continue investigating, this matter would end here.

However, how could Song Guanchao not continue the investigation?

He had already made everything clear to Wen Ru.

He would definitely investigate, and he would definitely find the evidence.

But he also knew well, that this evidence would not be easy to find.

If it weren't for Tan Xiang, no one would have imagined that the crime syndicate had planted an undercover in the police force.

This also showed Wen Ru's caution.

Moreover, Wen Ru killed two birds with one stone this time, pulling Chen Peng out to take the blame and eliminating Lei Chengping, who knew her undercover identity.

The only channel to find evidence of her being an undercover was through the Leishi Group!

There might be someone within the Leishi Group's top management who knew Wen Ru's identity.

As long as these people were willing to come forward as state witnesses to point her out, there might still be a chance.

"I'll send someone to take you back."

"No need, I'll go back myself."

Song Guanchao shook his head, got up, and left the office.

Early the next morning.

At the city bureau, in the meeting room, Wen Ru and several deputy directors arrived early.

At eight-thirty, Liang Jianfeng entered the meeting room.

He glanced over a few people, his sharp gaze carrying a faint sense of oppression, making some of them dare not look directly at him.

"Take a look."

Passing by a few people, he placed sets of documents in front of them.

The contents of the documents were the relevant evidence found in last night's investigation.

They included recordings from Song Guanchao's recorder, the content on a USB drive, and some of Lei Chengping's call records.

The conclusion was a summary of last night's case from the police.

"I received an anonymous report that the crime syndicate cultivated a police officer; the specific identity is unknown, but it's certain that this officer has now risen to the position of deputy director."

Liang Jianfeng explained the undercover situation in detail to the others.

They looked at each other, unable to believe that this group of criminals was so bold.

The undercover they groomed had actually climbed to the position of deputy director!

"The crime syndicate is way too arrogant!" Luo Yaowen slammed the table hard, expressing his anger.

Du Ping also said, "Mr. Liang, I suggest we interview all the high-level members of the Leishi Group! They're simply lawless, even daring to meddle with the police force!"

Ma Wenhui said, "I suggest reporting to the provincial department and organizing a joint crackdown!"

Liang Jianfeng observed each person's reaction and finally looked at Wen Ru: "Political Commissioner Wen, what's your opinion?"

Wen Ru said, "I believe the most important thing now is to confirm Chen Peng's undercover identity."

She lightly tapped the documents with her finger, raising several questions: "I've read the report. What Lei Chengping said indeed pointed to Chen Peng being the undercover, but Chen Peng didn't respond. It's not that he didn't want to respond; it's because after Lei Chengping finished speaking, Chen Peng suddenly received a phone call."

"During the call, he fired a shot without warning."

"There are a few questions here."

"First, who made the call? What was said? Why did he suddenly open fire?"

"Second, why was Song Guanchao at the dinner? Did Song Guanchao know that Chen Peng and Lei Chengping were present?"

"Third, was what Lei Chengping said intentionally said in front of Song Guanchao? Is it meant to mislead?"

"Given these inquiries, I have reason to doubt, is Chen Peng really the undercover?"

"Or was last night's dinner set up by the real undercover to frame Chen Peng for the blame?"

Listening to her words, the faces of several deputy directors changed slightly.

What Wen Ru thought of, they had also thought of.

Although not everyone who could become a deputy director had climbed up from the grassroots like Liang Jianfeng, there were hardly any incompetents.

Especially in a highly specialized unit like the police department, nearly every deputy director was capable of handling things independently.

Some among them might have been corrupted, but their sensitivity to cases was unquestionable.

The reason they didn't bring it up was primarily because they didn't want to.

After all, in their view, Chen Peng was already dead.

They didn't want to create more complications.

Liang Jianfeng nodded, then looked at the other deputy directors: "What do you think?"

Ma Wenhui calmed down for a few seconds and said, "Political Commissioner Wen makes sense; this indeed has many suspicious points."

Lin Xiang asked, "How's Chen Peng's family?"

Liang Jianfeng replied, "Missing."

"Missing?"

They were puzzled.

Liang Jianfeng said, "The phone call Chen Peng received last night, it's initially deduced, was made by the real undercover, who threatened him with his family's safety to shoot Lei Chengping and Song Guanchao."

"As for Song Guanchao... he has a contact within the Leishi Group; the undercover matter was reported to the police by this contact. Last night, he received a call from the undercover to meet, not knowing beforehand it would be Chen Peng and Lei Chengping."

"I'll be heading to the city government shortly to report to the Mayor… oh, I forgot to tell you, the new mayor is taking office today."

"Ha." He laughed bitterly: "The new Mayor Wu is just taking office, and something like this happens. I hope the new Mayor Wu won't blame me."

"Alright, the meeting is adjourned."

Liang Jianfeng grabbed the report and left the office.

After he left, the others exchanged glances once more, finally looking towards Wen Ru.

"Political Commissioner Wen, what does Mr. Liang mean by this?"

"If Chen Peng isn't necessarily the undercover, shouldn't we be taking some measures?"

Wen Ru shook her head: "From now on, try to document your daily schedules as much as possible. Don't say I didn't warn you, the possibility of Chen Peng being the undercover is very low, therefore the real undercover is right in this office. If this undercover could frame Chen Peng once, they can frame another time."

Hearing this, the few of them felt slightly uneasy.

Simultaneously, a sense of anxiety loomed, suspecting everyone as the undercover.

...

Wu Qiangwei took office today, her office freshly redone, with all the personal belongings of the former mayor removed, and new greenery by the window.

She had just settled in when Director Yao Guangsong from the City Government Office was the first to report for work.

Generally, the City Government Office Director primarily serves the Deputy Mayor.

The Secretary-General of the City Office serves the Mayor mainly.

Yet, the Secretary-General didn't come; instead, this Director arrived first.

No sooner had he stepped into Wu Qiangwei's office than some keen folks noticed, speculating on the signals his actions conveyed.

Could it be that Director Yao was planning to abandon Deputy Mayor Zhang Yan and align with Mayor Wu Qiangwei?

But how? Wu Qiangwei just took office today.

Without even understanding Mayor Wu's temperament, was he betting directly without fearing to displease both sides?

"Mayor Wu..."

Yao Guangsong stood before her desk, just as he began, a knock came at the office door.

"Just a moment." Wu Qiangwei smiled at him, raising her eyes, "Come in."

Liang Jianfeng pushed open the door, glanced at Yao Guangsong, then turned to Wu Qiangwei: "Mayor Wu, I have something urgent to report."

Wu Qiangwei asked, "Is it urgent?"

"It's quite urgent."

"Then..."

"Mayor Wu, please carry on, I'll return later to report."

Yao Guangsong wisely retreated, cast a cordial smile towards Liang Jianfeng at the doorway.

But as the office door closed behind him, his expression darkened, cursing silently; this Mayor Liang was truly lacking discretion, not even understanding the sequence of arrivals?

No wonder he remained a deputy director at the Lingjiang Police Department for over a decade.

Serves him right for not having any leader's recognition.

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