Chapter 675: Chapter 666: Influence

"Hahaha~ Hahaha, Xiao Su, I haven’t seen you for a while, and you’ve learned to talk! Not bad, you’ve grown a year older and gotten wiser, it was worth it!"

In the office at the East City Public Security Bureau, Lin Chengcai laughed heartily as he slapped Su Qing’s shoulder. His old face looked exactly as Du Qiang described it, laughing like crazy.

Moreover, this guy had an incredibly strong hand, and every slap made Su Qing’s body wobble. A few slaps later, he felt his shoulder was burning.

"Hiss~~~ Okay, okay, if you keep slapping, I’ll have to lie down and fake an injury!" Su Qing drew a sharp breath, speaking as he retreated. He genuinely admired this old fellow; his hands were really heavy.

Lin Chengcai was in high spirits due to joyful events; he just had a second child, a baby girl, so now he had both a son and a daughter, how could he not be happy?

When he first arrived, both Lin Chengcai and Zhao Minghui had gloomy faces, thinking that he had been slacking off for a while and hadn’t visited the bureau for a long time. But when he mentioned his second child, this old Lin character switched his expression instantly, like a Beijing opera face changer; his attitude was such that someone who didn’t know might think he won the lottery.

"You, the big boss now, still planning to scam us out of money? You’ve been quite the sensation lately. Now, who in the bureau doesn’t know you’re a young boss truly worth millions? Even Director Liu heard about it. How about it? Did the movie make a lot again?" Zhao Minghui chuckled while pouring him a glass of water, inviting him to sit down and chat.

Seeing this, Su Qing sat down, rubbing his shoulder, took the water cup, and said, "Just made a little money, saving up to marry a wife, it’s not as outrageous as you say, haha!"

Although he said that, his smile betrayed him, causing the corners of the other two’s eyes to twitch.

Once it was confirmed that Su Qing’s career was indeed getting bigger, the two gave up the idea of having him officially join the system to work.

After all, these days, you can’t delay someone’s future.

Police work is good, being a civil servant, but compared to what he’s doing now, it’s nothing. People strive upward, water flows downward, no one wants to move backward.

If they still persuaded Su Qing to join their system now, it would be self-defeating.

After all, if you become a public official within the system, you can’t be involved in business; it violates the rules. If so, it’s better to maintain the status quo. If something comes up on their side, they can look for Su Qing to help in the future, at least he is a good connection.

In the future, when they meet some leaders in Jiang City, if Su Qing does even better, they might need him at some point.

Never underestimate the connections of these rich folks. Of course, small fortunes don’t count, but if the money is abundant, it’s different. Look at Mr. Wen, for instance.

Wealthy individuals in a city can talk to some leaders. Take development projects, infrastructure investments, solving employment issues for citizens; these are very enticing to some leaders, and sometimes they are willing to provide some support, so it’s mutually beneficial.

One side gains benefits, the other, political achievements.

If it were purely on the strength of the nation itself developing, a city couldn’t be this prosperous. And now, Su Qing had entered this threshold, albeit just freshly, he’s young, with lots of room to grow, almost anyone with sense can see his potential.

Even the top leaders in the bureau recently noticed this, mentioning Su Qing to Zhao Minghui and Lin Chengcai a few times.

"Hey, this kid is still quite humble!"

"That’s right, being overly modest is showing off, but it’s okay, being young and achieving such wealth by himself, he’s got the right to be proud. Look at the two of us, afraid we’ve never earned as much as Xiao Su in one day all our lives."

Lin and Zhao shook their heads with bitter smiles.

People fear comparison; if everyone is about the same, they naturally feel content. But if among a bunch of people earning a few thousand bucks a month suddenly comes someone earning billions in a few months, that changes the flavor instantly.

Even with slightly higher salaries for Zhao Minghui and Lin Chengcai, at most a dozen thousand a month, even with all sorts of allowances, compared to Su Qing, the difference is vast.

It’s not that there’s jealousy, rather a sense of unreality, especially with Su Qing; his lifestyle hasn’t changed much since they first met him last year.

"Come on, what you’re saying, no matter what I’m like outside, when I come into the bureau, haven’t I got to listen to you? By the way, lately haven’t heard of anything happening here in Jiang City, it’s been peaceful!" Su Qing laughed.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Minghui rolled his eyes and said, "What nonsense, there are tons of things, you just don’t know!"

Su Qing was taken aback, "Another big case?"

"How is it surprising, Jiang City is such a big city, being quiet would be strange, not a day goes by without a case: telecom fraud, pyramid schemes, spreading false information and rumors online, sources of obscene videos, illegal entertainment industries, drug sweep by the anti-narcotics unit, and so on... It’s not only murder cases that are considered big. Even murder cases aren’t non-existent, but in today’s society, with cameras everywhere in the streets and alleys, not all cases are that difficult to solve. Some crimes committed in the morning get solved by the afternoon, why bother notifying you, a criminal investigation consultant?" Lin Chengcai said, counting on his fingers.

It’s true; in today’s society, there are murder cases, especially in big cities like Jiang City, but not all murder cases are so hard to solve.

And those mentioned by Lin Chengcai, like telecom fraud, pyramid schemes, and cases handled by the anti-narcotics unit, are indeed major cases, not less severe than vicious murder cases, naturally, they wouldn’t be leisurely.

It’s just that he’s been quite busy lately, traveling to the capital and such, and here they wouldn’t bother him for typical cases unless they were particularly troublesome.

"True, if there’s anything I can help with, you two shouldn’t hesitate, I’m free lately," Su Qing smiled.

Hearing this, Lin Chengcai couldn’t help glancing at him and said, "Free? You don’t seem like it. News about you on the internet keeps coming; I just saw you involved in that hot event at Fengyang Restaurant in Jiang City yesterday. Director Zhao at Chengguan Street Police Station even called Old Zhao here to ask if you had some thoughts on it."

Hearing this, Su Qing was taken aback, then said, "That Director Zhao and you, Zhao team..."

"Get lost, it’s just the same surname. Besides, in the Hundred Family Surnames, Zhao comes first, there are tons of Zhao’s, how could they all be related to me?" Zhao Minghui waved his hand.

Lin Chengcai also laughed, saying, "Didn’t expect that after a year, you became cautious, understanding worldly matters, not bad, you’ve grown, but there’s really no relation with Old Zhao.

Isn’t it just because you’re a celebrity in Jiang City now? Thanks to you, our bureau’s got its bit of fame too, you as our bureau’s criminal investigation consultant, naturally, people in our city’s public security system know you. That day you went to Chengguan Street Police Station, Director Zhao must have overthought and called to ask."

Hearing this, Su Qing widened his eyes in surprise; are people nowadays so shrewd, leaving no stone unturned?

Although he underestimated his influence, not to mention his role as a criminal investigation consultant at Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau already gave him considerable weight.

At least on the internet, no one would target him without reason.

Even in the domain of self-media, between major streamers, it’s not all peaceful, especially for multimillion-follower bloggers like Su Qing, many are watching, waiting for something to happen to jump on the bandwagon, or they’d even guard against smaller bloggers stirring trouble.

But with this position, the average bloggers wouldn’t dare to spread rumors about him, fearing to become a target themselves.

"It was nothing much, it was a friend of mine who got involved, I just went to check. However, it seemed Director Zhao was really in a difficult spot, and just was the right time, I learned a lot in our bureau, so I thought I’d give it a shot!" Su Qing laughed.

Hearing this, Zhao Minghui and Lin Chengcai exchanged glances, sensing a hint of surprise in each other’s eyes.

Director Zhao had mentioned in his call that both parties involved sought some connections, the case was about to close, but then Su Qing went over, just said a word, and now Jiang Guimei must be detained for three days, which clearly showed a stance.

For an ordinary police officer, Director Zhao naturally wouldn’t have such concerns, but Su Qing was different, being affiliated with Jiang City Public Security Bureau, having good relations with the two of them, especially Zhao Minghui, the head of the criminal investigation team, who knows if someone from the headquarters was inspecting.

"Seems like your friend is quite close with you?" Lin Chengcai smiled.

To this, Su Qing didn’t hide it and said frankly, "Indeed, she was my landlord before, we got on well afterwards, and I even partnered with her brother on a project, oh right, it’s that construction near University City, I got involved, plus the little girl calling me Daddy Su, wouldn’t I come and check?"

Right after Su Qing finished speaking, both were shocked.

"What? Did you say you’re part of the construction project near University City?"

"Wasn’t that project... You’re quite hidden, huh? That being said, your actions are quite normal and reasonable, as following the lawful process, no problem at all."

Su Qing: ???

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