Official Career Storm
Chapter 539

Chapter 539: Chapter 539

The Prison Director was quite calm when he received the call.

It was only eleven o’clock, not even twelve yet.

Faced with Zhang Chuncheng’s question, he replied indifferently, "Of course he’s in the detention center, where else could he be?"

The Prison Director was too composed, which didn’t arouse any suspicion in Zhang Chuncheng.

"Director Qin, Lu Xiaotian is in the detention center."

"Sigh~"

Director Qin breathed a sigh of relief, and Jiang Yuan grabbed the phone: "You go to the detention center yourself."

"Ah?" Zhang Chuncheng wanted to say there was no need, but since the Mayor had requested, he dared not object and immediately set out for the detention center.

When he arrived at the detention center, the Prison Director specifically glanced behind him but didn’t see Yao Jinsheng.

"Why is Director Zhang here?"

"Take me to see Lu Xiaotian."

"Ah?" The Prison Director was a bit stunned, then immediately somewhat panicked.

Seeing his reaction, Zhang Chuncheng also panicked.

Damn it, could it be that Lu Xiaotian really isn’t in the detention center?

Then why the hell were you so composed on the phone just now?

"Take me to see him!"

"Director Zhang..."

"Is Lu Xiaotian in the detention center or not?"

"...He’s not."

Shit!

"Where is he?"

"Where did he go?"

He was gone; how was he supposed to explain this?

Director Qin had personally called to ask, clearly knowing something but not certain.

Even Director Qin who was far away in Lingjiang City knew something, but he, a local Deputy Director, knew nothing.

The Prison Director said, "He suddenly became seriously ill last night and was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment."

"Which hospital? Why didn’t you inform me?"

"It was Director Yao who took him."

"Director Yao?" Zhang Chuncheng was taken aback, feeling slightly relieved.

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely, he took him away right before my eyes."

Zhang Chuncheng immediately called Yao Jinsheng; the phone was turned off. It was then he remembered Yao had gone to Qu City.

"Which hospital is he in?"

"In, in..." He couldn’t come up with an answer.

"Motherfucker, Li Shun, tell me the truth, where the hell is Lu Xiaotian?"

This guy was lying to him!

"I don’t know, Director Yao took him away last night, said he was taking him to burn paper and kowtow at his grandmother’s grave, and that he would be returned by noon today."

"Shit, are you an idiot?"

Zhang Chuncheng was close to tears.

He cursed Yao Jinsheng in his heart, wishing him a bloodbath.

You damn well go on a trip leaving this mess for me to deal with.

But he was just a bit panicked and not too nervous.

Since Yao Jinsheng had said he would be returned by noon, he would definitely arrange for it to happen.

But at this moment, Director Qin called again.

Looking at his incoming call, Zhang Chuncheng felt like he was being chased by the Grim Reaper, irritated but compelled to answer.

"Director Qin..."

"Have you arrived?"

"I have."

"Are you at the detention center?"

"I am!"

He could only bluff with a stubborn face now.

After all, he wouldn’t have thought that Yao Jinsheng would actually let the prisoner escape.

"Good, now switch to video call; I want to see Lu Xiaotian."

"..." Zhang Chuncheng was dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.

In the office, Director Qin and the Mayor, judging from his reaction, had already guessed that Lu Xiaotian might have indeed escaped from prison.

"Director Qin, Lu Xiaotian, he...is not at the detention center," Zhang Chuncheng dared not hide it any longer.

"Zhang Chuncheng, I’m going to fuck your mother!"

Director Qin erupted in fury: "Where is he? Where has he gone? If he’s not at the detention center, where is he? Put Li Shun on the phone!"

Zhang Chuncheng thrust the mobile phone into his hands.

Li Shun was also flustered to the extreme, although this was against the rules, with Yao Jinsheng taking the lead, he thought there wouldn’t be any problems.

Yet the very thing he thought wouldn’t pose a problem had become a problem.

"Director Qin, I..."

"Where is Lu Xiaotian? Speak!"

"Director Yao came over last night and took him away."

"Damn!" Director Qin felt dizzy, darkness loomed before him, and he plopped straight onto the ground.

Though the office door was closed, the commotion still drew the attention of people outside.

Through the glass door, seeing Director Qin fall to the floor, they all wondered what had happened.

Jiang Yuan snatched the mobile phone and demanded, "Tell me exactly what happened!"

Li Shun meticulously recounted everything that happened last night, not daring to omit a single detail.

After listening, Jiang Yuan realized, things had escalated seriously.

Yao Jinsheng was already on an airplane; it was impossible for him to send Lu Xiaotian back now.

Then why did he do it?

Was he planning to escape?

But his flight destination was Qu City.

At boarding time, Secretary Sun sent him a message, and Lin Wanqiu consistently reported progress in the group chat.

Even if he intended to flee, today wouldn’t be the day he’d choose.

Yet for some reason, he felt uneasy, as if something was about to go wrong.

"Zhang Chuncheng, I order you to detain Li Shun immediately!"

"Yes, Mayor Jiang!" Zhang Chuncheng asked, "Mayor Jiang, should we send people to look for Lu Xiaotian?"

"No need!"

"Keep this matter under wraps; no one is allowed to speak of it!"

"Okay!" Though he didn’t understand why Mayor Jiang wanted it covered up, it wasn’t his concern.

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Chuncheng said, "Old Li, you’re really a fucking idiot. Come with me."

Director Qin had gotten up from the ground and pulled a chair up to sit across from him: "Mayor Jiang, what do we do now?"

Jiang Yuan didn’t respond to him but dialed Director Jia’s number: "Director Jia, I’ve just received news that Lu Xiaotian has escaped from prison!"

"Are you sure?"

"People have been sent to the detention center to confirm, and he indeed has escaped. Yao Jinsheng took him away last night."

"Oh." Director Jia was very calm: "You don’t need to tell me this; my task is already done. If there’s an escape, just capture him, no need to report to me."

"..." Jiang Yuan sighed inwardly.

Everyone’s crafty, he had wanted to pass this hot potato to someone else, but that person wouldn’t take the bait.

Putting down the phone, Jiang Yuan said, "Ask Secretary Sun and Secretary Song if Yao Jinsheng and Chen Guanyun are on the plane."

Though Lu Xiaotian’s escape annoyed him, it was still manageable.

His biggest concern right now was whether Yao Jinsheng and Chen Guanyun were planning to flee.

Director Qin quickly made inquiries and soon got a response.

"They’re both on the plane."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, look, Secretary Sun even took a picture."

He took a glance at the photo, which showed Chen Guanyun and Yao Jinsheng, one on each side, flanking the Lu Xiaotian’s henchman in the middle.

But Mayor Jiang still felt uneasy.

Whose number was used to send the text message to Director Qin?

How did they know about Lu Xiaotian’s escape?

What was the purpose of sending that text message?

Question after question swirled in his head, leaving him without any answers.

At that moment, Director Qin’s phone rang again.

It was a message from the command group chat.

Sent by Lin Wanqiu.

Just one line: "Yao Jinsheng has hijacked the plane!"

At this moment, everyone outside the office grabbed their phones and saw the message sent by Lin Wanqiu.

Inside and outside the office, there was a dead silence.

They suddenly found themselves as if unable to recognize the Chinese characters.

Yao Jinsheng hijacked a plane?

Director Qin slowly looked up at Mayor Jiang.

His eyes were filled with confusion and cluelessness.

The eyes of Mayor Jiang, this scheming politician, were also filled with cluelessness.

Yao Jinsheng, hijacking a plane?

The name was coupled with the event in an absurd, almost farcical way.

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