Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 309 - 317 Achievements

Chapter 309: Chapter 317 Achievements

Su Mengxin was very calm, and only the next morning did she make a call to Song Zhentao, the Municipal Party Secretary. She was not worried at all that Li Yifei would encounter any problems overnight. If he couldn’t even handle a situation like this, then he was not the man she, Su Mengxin, had chosen.

Song Zhentao was quite flattered, and even a little nervous, that Su Mengxin had come to his office in person. It was the first time Su Mengxin had visited his office, and she said she wanted to show him something and asked him to gather Mayor Qin Jiangyuan and Chief of Public Security Bureau Ning Changzheng as well.

The three were waiting in the office for Su Mengxin, all puzzled about what she might want to do. But one thing was clear to them: Whatever Su Mengxin wanted with them, it was surely a matter of great importance, or she wouldn’t have chosen such a setting.

When Su Mengxin arrived, the three major officials of the city welcomed her in. Su Mengxin simply smiled and said, "It seems Mile City really does produce talent."

Secretary Song’s heart skipped a beat, and he hastened to say, "Miss Su, I don’t know who has offended you, but we will handle it seriously."

"Secretary Song, you misunderstand," she said. "I’m talking about a female police officer from Mile City named Lin Qiong. She went to investigate a smuggling group on her own and obtained a significant amount of evidence. Here is the evidence. Take a look."

A shock went through Song Zhentao’s heart. He couldn’t possibly be unaware of the smuggling group in Mile City. Although he had not taken part, the group’s protection network was so vast, involving many leaders from different departments of Mile City, that even he, as Municipal Party Secretary, did not dare to act rashly.

Now that Su Mengxin had found out and even brought forth evidence, he knew full well that no matter how extensive the protective umbrella was, action had to be taken.

At this moment, Ning Changzheng was sweating profusely. This was within the scope of his responsibilities, and although he hadn’t directly taken benefits from Qian Wanjun, he didn’t refuse when those associated with Qian gave him advantages.

Su Mengxin was all too familiar with the ways of officialdom. She could read plenty from their expressions but did not expose them. It wasn’t about overthrowing the entire power structure of Mile City. With things said to this extent, it was enough. How deep they wanted to investigate and whether they sought scapegoats was none of her concern.

Mayor Qin Jiangyuan was particularly despondent at that moment. He was due to retire after his term, and he did not want trouble now. He immediately said with a stern face to Ning Changzheng, "Director Ning, handle this matter immediately. Regardless of who is involved, the investigation must be thorough, and there will be no leniency."

Director Ning immediately declared loudly, "I will ensure that all individuals involved are brought to justice; there will be no escapees."

With Su Mengxin involved, he dared not show any negligence.

Su Mengxin smiled faintly and said, "Besides these issues, the Public Security is still hunting for Lin Qiong and my cousin Li Yifei. Both of them are still fleeing. Perhaps you should also expedite handling this matter."

At this moment, the faces of Municipal Party Secretary Song Zhentao, Mayor Qin Jiangyuan, and Chief of Public Security Bureau Ning Changzheng were all extremely grim. They now understood why Su Mengxin was particularly concerned about this case; it turned out that Li Yifei was involved. And Ning Changzheng’s face was the most troubled; with the Public Security Bureau going after Li Yifei, as the chief, he was certainly accountable.

"I know this is all nonsense done by those below," she continued. "You just need to handle it. You also know what kind of person my cousin is. He doesn’t like to use his status. He bears some responsibility for causing such a situation."

Having said that, Su Mengxin stood up and added, "Well, I must be going now. I won’t keep you leaders from your work."

The three hurriedly escorted Su Mengxin out. Once back, they immediately began arranging various affairs: arresting Qian Wanjun, withdrawing the orders to capture Lin Qiong and Li Yifei, arresting the deputy head of the criminal police team who had issued the order, and then taking control of all the involved officers.

To disassociate himself from the case, Ning Changzheng was exceptionally harsh this time, not leaking a whisper of the operation beforehand. It was only when the team led by him arrived at Qian Wanjun’s home that everyone realized they were there to arrest Qian.

Lin Qiong had a tough night. She hardly closed her eyes, her greatest heartache being that as a police officer whose duty was to arrest criminals, she had to flee from the police herself. Where was justice, where was fairness?

She thought a lot and came to many realizations. She knew that with her own passion and status as a police officer alone, not everything could be accomplished. She needed power, people to mobilize, and support from leadership above.

The three got up early, washed their faces, and left the place. Who knew whether someone might come early in the morning; it would not be pleasant to be cornered at home.

"What do we do now?" Meng Xiaofei followed beside Li Yifei, clutching his arm with both hands, head slightly bowed, looking around nervously.

Li Yifei tapped Meng Xiaofei’s head and scolded, "Can’t you stop acting like a thief?"

Meng Xiaofei looked at Li Yifei in confusion and asked, "But we’re wanted now, what if we’re recognized by others?"

Li Yifei laughed and said, "Even so, you can’t act like a thief—that would just make it even more obvious that you’re up to something."

Meng Xiaofei tilted her head, thought for a moment, then broke into a grin, proudly saying, "I get it now. We have to act as if nothing’s wrong. That way, to others, we’ll just seem like three ordinary people, and most wouldn’t pay us any attention."

"At least you have some brains."

"Hehe, I’m not dumb, you know. I just don’t like to use my brain too much usually. Life is just too tiring to think too much about everything."

Li Yifei truly resonated with Meng Xiaofei’s words. He had returned to the city just to live a life of ease, but lately, weighed down by emotional issues, he felt genuinely tired, whereas Meng Xiaofei was carefree, thinking only about how to be happy, thus living a more joyful life than anyone else.

The trio found a steamed bun shop, ordered several baskets of dumplings, a bowl of porridge each, and some salted vegetables. Li Yifei and Meng Xiaofei ate with relish, although Meng Xiaofei still claimed it wasn’t as good as Li Yifei’s cooking at home.

Lin Qiong, however, found her food tasteless. She took a steamed bun and only ate half of it after a long time; the incident had indeed dealt her a heavy blow.

Li Yifei offered no comfort. For a girl like Lin Qiong, sometimes too fixated on certain things, she had to come to terms with these matters on her own. No amount of persuasion would help if she couldn’t understand on her own.

After dinner, Li Yifei turned on his phone, and soon Su Mengxin’s call came through.

"The issue has been resolved."

"I’ve troubled you again."

"Heh, aware that you’re troubling me? Then you’d better make me some delicious food as a reward when I get back."

"No problem."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yifei stretched lazily and said, "All’s well, Lin Qiong. It looks like you’re set to receive great recognition once more."

Lin Qiong had been distracted and hadn’t noticed Li Yifei making the call. Startled, she suddenly looked up and asked, "What did you say?"

Li Yifei smiled slightly and replied, "I said you’re about to be commended again. Turn on your phone."

Lin Qiong was initially stunned, but then an ecstatic smile quickly spread across her face as she exclaimed, "You mean the issue has been resolved?"

Li Yifei nodded, and Lin Qiong hurriedly turned on her phone. A bunch of missed call alerts popped up, with the last several from the Municipal Bureau Chief, Ning Changzheng.

Lin Qiong hastily returned the call, and Ning Changzheng’s voice came through urgently, "Little Lin, are you alright now?"

"I’m fine, Director Ning. I..."

"I know you’ve been wronged. The wanted notice has been canceled. Come to the City Bureau right away. Also, we’ve already captured Qian Wanjun."

"That’s wonderful." As Lin Qiong spoke, she couldn’t stop her tears from flowing.

"Little Lin, it was my mistake that you suffered injustice, a mistake of our entire City Bureau. Rest assured, you’ve made a significant contribution this time. The leaders of the City Bureau, including the Municipal Party Secretary and the mayor, all want to meet you."

Lin Qiong kept affirming and finally hung up the phone.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Alright, you head to the City Bureau. I need to go home and get a good sleep. It’s really uncomfortable to have slept on the floor all night."

Meng Xiaofei then let out a gasp, "Oh no, I didn’t deal with flying because I thought we were going to be on the run. I was supposed to fly today, ah no, I’m running out of time."

Lin Qiong hurriedly said, "Alright then, you two go ahead, I’m off to the City Bureau." Her demeanor finally relaxed.

Li Yifei and Meng Xiaofei quickly caught a cab home, and Meng Xiaofei dragged Li Yifei into her room. She started to wash up and put on makeup, asking Li Yifei to pack her suitcase.

Li Yifei didn’t mind helping Meng Xiaofei, but she actually gave him the task of packing items like bras, panties, and stockings into her suitcase, which left him somewhat baffled.

The girl was really too trusting of him, carelessly allowing him to handle such private items. But considering he had already come across such things while cleaning up with Su Yiyi in her room, and she had just laughed it off, plus he had already seen her sleeping naked twice, Li Yifei felt that these things weren’t really a big deal anymore.

Finally, having sent Meng Xiaofei off, Li Yifei went home and caught up on his sleep.

Lin Qiong arrived at the City Bureau, where the Municipal Bureau Chief, Ning Changzheng, first comforted her, and then followed with a string of praises.

"Little Lin, the evidence you’ve collected is truly remarkable. We’ve wanted to take action against Qian Wanjun for a long time, but lacked solid proof. Now with this evidence, we can definitely convict him. You have made an outstanding contribution to the Mile City Public Security System."

Lin Qiong blushed slightly and said, "Director Ning, I acted too impulsively in this matter. I should have communicated with the City Bureau earlier, and I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation."

"Little Lin, our system is in desperate need of someone with your courage and resolve. We in the City Bureau leadership will further discuss this and give you a more significant role to take on. You should be prepared for that."

Lin Qiong paused, then hurriedly responded, "Director Ning, that... wouldn’t be appropriate, would it?"

"What’s wrong with that?" Director Ning smiled warmly at Lin Qiong. He no longer saw her just as an ordinary subordinate police officer—she was with Li Yifei, and associated with Su Mengxin. Su Mengxin had personally stood up for Lin Qiong’s issue, indicating that her relationship with Li Yifei was certainly not ordinary.

Given such an opportunity, why wouldn’t he promote Lin Qiong? Building goodwill now meant Li Yifei and Su Mengxin would look after him in the future.

Lin Qiong, of course, had no inkling of Ning Changzheng’s ulterior motives and hesitated, "It’s only been a year since I started working, and I’ve already been made a station chief. If I’m promoted further, wouldn’t it have a negative impact?"

"Under normal circumstances, a promotion might lead to grumblings. But your case is different. Within a year of starting work, you have caught two major fugitives and cracked a significant smuggling case. With these merits, if you were promoted again, who could reasonably object? Furthermore, this sets an example that promotions are about skill and performance, not about seniority. We need young officers like you now more than ever."

This time, Lin Qiong stood up without further objections and saluted formally, feeling a surge of emotions. With such a promotion, she could better exercise her desire for retribution.

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