Chapter 68: The Deputy Director

  "Hello, Deputy Director Jiang, this is Wang Qin from the front desk. Two people just arrived here and they're being very aggressive, demanding to see the director within 3 minutes. They're waiting in the lobby on the first floor right now." Wang Qin said softly over the phone.

  "Director, director, damn it! Everything is found by the director. The benefits are all for the director, and we deputy directors have become decorations!" Jiang Xiaolong cursed in his heart.

  "Who does he think he is? Such a big mouth! Dammit, I've seen too many people like him who think they're above the law just because they've got some connections. Tell them the chief is out on a case and let them wait. Everything goes by the book! Don't bother calling about every little thing, what are you people at the front desk even doing...?" Jiang Xiaolong, although only deputy, was also a big shot in the county town. Hearing the other side's arrogance, he immediately blew his top. He gave a few orders to the front desk and was about to hang up the phone.

  "Wait, don't get angry, Deputy Director Jiang. I listened to their tone and it seems like they're from the National Security Bureau or something. I think you should come down and take a look. If it's true, we can't afford to offend people like that..." Wang Qian added after weighing her words.

  "Huh? Someone from the National Security Agency? How did they end up in our small place? Wang Qin, go make some tea first, don't keep them waiting. I'll go down and take a look..." Jiang Xiaolong put down the phone, hastily grabbed his police uniform jacket from the coat rack by the door, and quickly put it on. After smoothing out the wrinkles, he opened the door and headed downstairs."

  Jiang Xiaolong came downstairs, Wang Qin pointed to the living room with her hand, Jiang Xiaolong nodded and walked over quietly. He first hid at the door of the living room to observe for a while, then rushed in pretending to be dusty and disheveled, even panting a few times.

  Tan Ke's waist was straight as he sat in the conference room, not smoking or drinking tea, his eyes fixed on the clock. Ye Yang Jian's eyes were staring at his watch, timing it out. He was a man of his word, and if the person in charge didn't show up within three minutes, he would take matters into his own hands. As for who he would bother, he hadn't thought that far ahead yet. According to Ye Xun Zhong's theory, when faced with such situations, one should make a big deal out of it, and the bigger the better. If they didn't get Da Xiong out today, he wouldn't rest until it was done.

  "Ah~ So these two are comrades from Guoan, right! Hello! Sorry to keep you waiting. Sorry about that." Jiang Xiaolong walked in with a big smile on his chubby face, his eyebrows almost touching together. He quickly pulled out cigarettes and offered them to Ye Yangjian and Tank.

  "Hmph! Won't!" Ye Yang Jian let out a hard hum, not even taking the cigarette from Jiang Xiaolong's hand, and directly threw it back. He glanced at his watch with a flick of his eyes.

  "Ah, two comrades, I'm so sorry, I just received a report that the head of our county's urban management team was beaten up in public, and I'm in the middle of investigating this case. But as soon as I heard you were coming, I rushed over right away, sorry for the delay...". Jiang Xiaolong knew exactly what Nie Yangjian meant by glancing at his watch, so he quickly apologized from behind and found a good excuse for his tardiness. He had never eaten pork, but he had seen pigs run - he was well aware of the power of these national agencies, and didn't dare offend even the smallest clerk from National Security. He hastily poured two cups of good tea and personally handed them to the table.

  "Oh? Is it about what happened at the market just now?" Yang Jianyi's eyes lit up with interest as soon as Jiang Xiaolong mentioned this matter, and he immediately raised an eyebrow to ask.

  "Wow! You two knew about this so quickly! Truly worthy of being national security comrades, you're really in the know. Jiang Xiaolong flattered while offering another cigarette. Ye Yangjian waved his hand again and didn't take it."

  "There's some connection." Yè Yáng Jiǎn nodded, picked up his tea cup and took a sip. Apparently, Jiang Xiǎo Lóng's tea-making skills didn't impress him, not only did he frown, but also silently cursed that good tea leaves were being wasted.

  "Oh, since that's the case, I'll share with you both the current situation of the case." Jiang Xiaolong immediately became spirited, judging from their tone and appearance, it seemed that these two national security personnel were indeed here for this matter.

  Ye Yang Jian nodded and motioned for Jiang Xiaolong to continue. Tank took a cigarette, lit it up and took a puff, also watching Deputy Director of Public Security Bureau Jiang Xiaolong with great interest.

  "This matter, in my analysis, is related to Zhao Dawei, a soldier who was forcibly discharged and detained by us the other day." Jiang Xiaolong lit a cigarette, first creating some suspense, he was also a big smoker, as long as he spoke, his hands would not leave the cigarette.

  Here is the translation:

  "It's like this, the city management team leader Zhou Ke had a run-in with Zhao Dawei the other day while 'working'. This kid Zhao just got back from military service and doesn't quite understand their 'work style', haha, I think you two comrades can 'normally understand' what I mean. Haha..." Jiang Xiaolong tapped out his cigarette ash, smiled apologetically, and continued. Everyone knows about the usual goings-on in local government offices, but to be honest, even he felt a bit embarrassed talking about these things openly.

  Ye Yangjian nodded slightly and didn't say anything, indicating he understood.

  "Haha, so I'll continue to say that the kid with the surname Zhao is really something. He had just returned from serving in the military and was quite skilled, taking down several city management officers with a few moves. We received the report and immediately rushed to the scene to take him away. Following procedure, we checked his file and didn't know what he had done wrong in the army that led to his forced discharge. You two comrades should know that this forced discharge is no trivial matter - every week, he has to report to the local police station, which is essentially a form of house arrest. These regulations you two should be more familiar with than me. So whatever he did wrong will be punished even more severely. The city management officers he injured are still in the hospital, and I heard their conditions aren't good - one of them might even become permanently disabled, which would count as severe injury. I estimate that with this situation, he'll at least get sentenced to twenty years. Alas! A good person like him is done for this lifetime..." Jiang Xiaolong sighed, his tone filled with boundless regret.

  "What's next?" Yeto Yang continued to ask indifferently.

  "After that, it was this morning. The person who reported the case said that the murderer was a comrade-in-arms of this kid surnamed Zhao. I guess he came to avenge Zhao. Two people came in total and beat up the leader of the city management team, Zhou Ke, on the street, crippling him. Several other city management team members were also disabled. It's really cruel, all of them had their hands and feet broken. Even if they recover, they will be useless for life. I don't know what this kid Zhao did in the army, how can those people be so vicious? Moreover, two comrades, doing our job, we know a bit about military affairs, I even suspect that it was intentionally sent by the military..." Jiang Xiaolong said with a mysterious tone.

  "Heh heh, you're right. So don't investigate anymore, this matter was handled by the two of us." Ye Yang Jian heard Jiang Xiao Long couldn't say anything more, so he directly laid his cards on the table.

  "What? Cough! Cough! What?! You two did this?" Jiang Xiaolong, who was smoking, suddenly choked on the smoke and coughed violently. His mouth opened wide in shock as he asked incredulously.

  "What's there to be surprised about? Not shooting him is already being merciful!" Night Yang Jian flipped his eyes, pulled out a 92-style military pistol from behind his waist and slammed it onto the table, revealing a fierce expression as he gritted his teeth and spoke harshly.

  "What's going on? Can the two of you tell me clearly, after all, it led to someone being disabled, this matter is not small." Jiang Xiaolong looked at Ye Yangjian's face full of murderous intent, and then looked at the pistol on the table. It was a 92-style military pistol, something that ordinary people couldn't get their hands on, even he himself couldn't get one. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, it seemed that Zhou Ke had offended Zhao's kid and kicked an iron plate, if these two were really from the National Security Bureau, then Zhou Ke was done for, no room for argument.

  "Now that you've asked, I'll tell you the truth. The Zhao Dawei you're detaining is also one of our national security agents. Like us, he was recruited into the National Security Bureau after being honorably discharged from the military, and his forced retirement identity was just a cover! As for other matters, they involve state secrets, so I'm not at liberty to disclose them!" Night Yang Jian said with a fierce gaze, his voice low and menacing. Seven parts truth, three parts false...

  "What? So that's how it is! Zhao Dawei is one of your national security agents?" Jiang Xiaolong reacted immediately. The National Security Bureau had always been shrouded in mystery, and as the deputy director, he knew very little about it, even after working for so many years. He only knew that the country had such a crucial unit, but had never had any in-depth understanding. A city management officer bullying a disguised national security agent was, alas, a tragedy...

  "Is the person here with you now? Hurry up and let him out, we have a mission on our hands!" Yang Jian shouted at Jiang Xiaolong.

  "But, but... Can I see your ID? Isn't this a bit too casual, considering there are so many people..." This put Jiang Xiaolong in a difficult position, was it really okay to just let someone go based on Night Yang's one sentence?

  "Damn it! ID? The gun in my hand is the ID! You dare to detain a national security agent on your own, you're done for! Let him go now and wait for the order from National Security!" Night Yang Jian slammed his hand on the table, knocking over the teacups, spilling tea all over the table, dripping down the edge of the table 'drip drip' onto the floor...

  "This, haha, Comrade Guoan, I will definitely cooperate with you on this matter. You absolutely cannot overreact, I'll go ask our director right away. As you know, I'm just a deputy, I really can't make the decision on this...". Jiang Xiaolong looked at Ye Yangjian, his tone was somewhat pleading and embarrassed. Although he was the vice director of the county public security bureau, in front of the national security agents, he still wasn't impressive enough. Besides, he was also afraid, knowing that these two people had just killed several big men on the street an hour ago...

  "Tank! I now suspect that someone is secretly detaining and interrogating a national security agent, trying to extort state secrets. Every minute counts, every minute is a danger. This involves national security, all participants and obstructors will be treated as traitors, punishable by treason, shot on the spot!" Night Yang Jian ordered.

  "Yes!" The tank immediately stood up and gave a solemn and straight salute.

  "Stop it, stop it, I'll let go, I'll let go right away!" Jiang Xiaolong was finally about to collapse. These people were even more brutal than the city management officers - they would beat you up as soon as they said so, and kill you as soon as they said so.

  Author's words:

  "Baidu Knows: --PTSD mainly occurs in men, mainly soldiers who have experienced war, so it is called "shell shock" or "battle fatigue". Current research shows that everyone, including children, has the possibility of developing PTSD. That is, individuals will produce intrusive traumatic situations and the content of the flashback is very clear and specific. Especially, anything in life that may be associated with trauma can trigger an individual's re-experiencing of the traumatic situation. And this experience will bring great suffering to the individual... Provided by: Dongfang Xue"

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