Official Career Storm
Chapter 532

Chapter 532: Chapter 532

After Yao Jinsheng left, Lu Xiaotian sat alone on a stool.

The words brought by Yao Jinsheng were not what he had wanted.

He didn’t know why things had suddenly developed to this extent.

Only when he learned that both he and Mr. Chen were being targeted from above did he realize that his backing had indeed collapsed.

He really had no chance of getting out.

No, that wasn’t right—there was still a chance.

If he did as Yao Jinsheng had said, he would have a chance.

However, once out, he could only live incognito, keeping a low profile.

Suddenly, he looked up at the surveillance camera, "I need to smoke."

A few minutes later, a police officer came in, tossed him a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.

He took a drag and said, "I confess."

...

Lu Xiaotian’s grandmother, Mrs. Li, learned that her grandson had been arrested and frantically went to the City Committee to find Chen Guanyun.

Chen Guanyun patiently told her that Lu Xiaotian’s case was being handled by Secretary Zhang and that he had no control over it.

She then found Zhang Meilin, but the secretary blocked her way; she forcibly pushed open the door and rushed in.

Upon entering the office, she ran up and grasped Zhang Meilin’s hand, "Secretary Zhang, please save your brother."

Zhang Meilin was completely confused.

How could I possibly have a brother, being all alone in this world?

After a moment, he realized she was referring to Lu Xiaotian.

"Grandma Li, I’m helpless in this case."

"You’re the City Secretary, how can you be helpless? You could definitely save him, just one phone call, and they would release him immediately!"

"Grandma Li, you think too highly of me," Zhang Meilin said with a bitter smile, then noticing the door still open, he said, "Xiao He, close the door and step outside."

After He Cunhao left, Zhang Meilin said, "Grandma Li, let me be frank, this case is led by the Ministry of Public Security. And do you know what he’s done?"

"He went and extorted the National Railway Bureau, a factory, asking for several billion, and they’ve already transferred the money to his account!"

"That’s national money!"

"This, this... that’s not a big deal, right?"

Mrs. Li said, "Besides, the money definitely hasn’t been touched; it can be returned. Moreover, Xiaotian isn’t such a foolish person, it definitely wasn’t his idea."

"That’s only one of the problems."

Zhang Meilin handed her a document, "Take a look at what your grandson has been doing these years."

Mrs. Li, trembling, began flipping through the document. Each entry listed crimes Lu Xiaotian had committed over the years.

Her hands shook more violently as she read further.

"Xiaotian is a good boy, how could this be possible?"

"He might just be trying to make some money, how could he do these things..."

"Xiaotian isn’t from the underworld."

Mrs. Li knew her grandson was quite arrogant outside, but she thought it was just arrogance.

But the contents of the document were shocking.

Rape, causing disability by beating people, setting a dog on a villager who came to the county to complain, leaving him disabled...

These atrocities made her feel as if she were seeing her grandson for the first time.

She wiped the corner of her eyes and murmured, "Xiaotian is a good child, he wouldn’t do these things."

Zhang Meilin sighed, "Grandma Li, this case has already been classified by the higher-ups, and the Ministry of Public Security is handling it personally. Coming to me is truly useless."

"Xiao Zhang, please help me," Mrs. Li said. "Our Lu family only has him left as a descendant, he doesn’t yet have children, he mustn’t be the end of our line!"

"I’ll go find the victims, pay them compensation, get them to write letters of understanding!"

Looking at the information of the victims in the document, she saw a major issue listed, "New City Company, I’ll go find this chairman, I’ll ask her to drop the charges..."

Zhang Meilin had initially been patient, wanting to comfort her, but hearing her out, his demeanor turned colder, "Ms. Li, Lu Xiaotian is your grandson, to you he is human, but are those he hurt not human?"

"Over ten years, there are over a dozen people he’s disabled, and another dozen wrongfully imprisoned because of him, how many families have been broken because of this? Have you considered how these people feel?"

"Just because his grandfather was a former County Party Secretary, does that allow him to act lawlessly? To disregard human lives?"

"You are an educated person, I thought you could discern right from wrong, but it seems I was mistaken."

"Ms. Li, please leave now, and do not come looking for me again."

"Lu Xiaotian will be severely punished by the law, no one can save him!"

Faced with Zhang Meilin’s reproach, Mrs. Li could not come up with any words to refute.

She was clutching the documents, about to leave, when Zhang Meilin said, "Leave those here."

Mrs. Li hesitated for a moment, then set them down.

After she left, Zhang Meilin forcefully exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling a surge of anger in his heart.

He detested the likes of the second generation, like Lu Xiaotian.

Whenever such scions harbored malice, they were nothing but nightmares for ordinary people.

He wondered how Mrs. Li and Lu Yijiang had managed to raise such a wastrel...no, not a wastrel, but a little demon.

Such people deserved to be shot.

...

Lingjiang, New City Company.

Liu Lanzi suddenly received a call from Song Guanchao, telling her not to come to Dujiang City for the time being, and if she must come, to call him.

He didn’t specify the issue, and she didn’t ask.

Having him say such words meant there must be some serious problem in Dujiang City.

"Knock, knock."

Ning Lin entered the door, "Chairman Liu, an elderly lady wants to see you."

"An elderly lady?"

"Yes, she said her name is Li Xianhua. She insisted on waiting downstairs if we didn’t let her in."

"Li Xianhua..."

She had absolutely no recollection of this name.

She had certainly never dealt with this old lady.

"What does she want from me, did she say?"

"I asked, but she wouldn’t say. She just insisted on seeing you."

"Where is she from?"

"From her accent, she’s a local. Her clothes are plain but have a sense of quality, not like an ordinary person. Her eyes are a bit swollen; she must have been crying."

The more Liu Lanzi heard, the more curious she became, "Please bring her up."

Soon, Ning Lin ushered Li Xianhua in.

Li Xianhua was polite and indeed had an air of dignity.

The office, over a hundred square meters, was elegantly and luxuriously decorated, emanating a scholarly atmosphere.

Upon entering, Li Xianhua showed no discomfort, a sign that her family background must be quite esteemed.

"You are Chairman Liu, right?" Li Xianhua asked politely.

"Hello, I am Liu Lanzi. May I ask what you need from me?" Liu Lanzi responded politely.

Li Xianhua said, "Chairman Liu, I am Lu Xiaotian’s grandmother."

The smile Liu Lanzi forced out instantly froze, the undisguised revulsion showing in her eyes.

She believed some people’s bad and evil nature had nothing to do with their family background.

But someone like Lu Xiaotian definitely had an inseparable connection with his family environment.

She couldn’t believe that Lu Xiaotian’s family was unaware of his bully-like behavior outside.

She did not hide her distaste, speaking coldly, "Ms. Li, what can I do for you?"

Li Xianhua also noticed her dislike and impatience, speaking in a lowly tone, "Chairman Liu, I am here to ask you to drop the lawsuit."

Liu Lanzi said, "I’m sorry, the police have already registered the case. It’s not up to me to drop it; you should talk to the police, not me."

"I know, I know, but..."

"Xiao Ning, see the guest out."

"Ms. Li, Chairman Liu has a meeting shortly."

Li Xianhua’s lips trembled, but she eventually left.

She knew her trip would be futile, but now she did not know what else she could do.

Leaving the company, she wandered aimlessly down the street, her heart sinking at the thought of her grandson facing sentencing, possibly even the death penalty, overwhelmed by enormous grief.

Suddenly feeling a sharp pain in her chest, she clutched at her heart, slowly crouched down, and eventually collapsed on the ground.

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