Director Wang saw his wife and daughter off and rushed to his workplace. He ran into Li Yong as soon as he entered.

Following Wang Qiang's instructions, Li Yong proactively approached Director Wang to request a training slot, but Director Wang was overwhelmed with other matters and couldn't attend to him.

He told him to just go to the office to handle it, and then went back to his own office.

In his office, he tried to recall what had happened the night before, but he couldn't remember anything except He Manting's smooth musical notation.

In desperation, he called his driver.

"Go to the county committee!"

Director Wang had his driver take him to the county committee, where he first went to see Zheng Dayou, the deputy county head in charge of public security. The two were related by marriage through their children.

His daughter, Wang Yufen, and Zheng Dayou's son, Zheng Aijun, were already engaged and were just waiting for the two of them to graduate from university before getting married.

"Old Wang, I see you only come here when you need something. So, what's up? You have something to say, don't you?"

Director Wang was somewhat embarrassed. Although he and Zheng Dayou were indeed related by marriage, it hadn't become a reality yet, and Zheng was of a higher rank than him.

"That's right, Deputy County Head Zheng..."

Director Wang explained his family's situation, only mentioning that some documents had been lost.

After hearing what Director Wang said, Zheng Dayou said, "Director Wang is truly a role model for us. He even took the documents home to work."

Director Wang knew that Zheng Dayou was mocking him, so he could only laugh awkwardly to cover up his embarrassment.

"Director Zheng knows this too. Our job is to serve the people. How can we have time for ourselves?"

Zheng Dayou chuckled inwardly. Everyone knows what kind of person you are. It's just that now that the two families have arranged a marriage for their children, they're looking out for each other and doing each other a favor.

"Alright, Lao Wang, don't get worked up about this. I'll send two of our best officers over there in a bit. You can explain the details to them."

"Alright, alright, Lao Zheng, I'm counting on you for everything."

Zheng Dayou laughed and said, "Old Wang, isn't that strange? A while ago, we heard that Section Chief Ma's house was burgled, but he didn't dare to call the police. When we asked him, he kept saying no. But you, a bureau chief, are the one who's rushing to call the police for us. Looks like you really have some influence."

Director Wang, with a smug grin, said, "Of course I still believe in our police officers; they will definitely uphold justice for me."

Zheng Dayou: "Alright, enough with the nonsense. I'll have someone go over there in a bit!"

Zheng Dayou made a phone call to the bureau, and half an hour later, two criminal police officers came in. Normally, criminal police officers wouldn't be needed for a theft case.

However, this case involved serious matters, so Zheng Dayou still called in two criminal police officers, Zhao Aiguo and Zhang Jianjun.

"Patriotism and building the army—this is Director Wang from the Animal Husbandry Bureau. This case is of utmost importance; you must handle it with utmost care!"

"Yes, please rest assured, Director! We will do our utmost!"

Zhao Aiguo and Zhang Jianjun immediately got to work, learned about the specific situation from Director Wang in detail, and suggested going to the site to take a look.

Director Wang agreed at the time.

After saying goodbye to Zheng Dayou, Director Wang took Zhao Aiguo and Zhang Jianjun to his car and drove home.

The two were indeed quite professional; after examining the scene, they collected some footprints and fingerprints. However, they found no other valuable clues. They then went to find Li Hongmei to learn more about what she had seen that night.

They also went to see the nanny, Xiao Zhang, but still didn't get any clues. However, they collected the footprints and fingerprints of the four of them to rule out other possibilities.

After comparison, another person's footprints and fingerprints were eventually found at the scene. However, when asked, Director Wang hesitated and refused to answer.

It wasn't until later that they finally revealed that it belonged to He Manting.

The story quickly spread and became a laughing stock. He Wanting was also pointed at and gossiped about at work, unable to hold her head up high.

Now, Director Wang is starting to regret his actions. He was impulsive at the time; why did he call the police?

If something is lost, it's lost again; you can always find a way to get it back. But now that this kind of thing has been reported, it's very detrimental to his career.

There will never be a shortage of people who kick someone when they're down in this world. After hearing the news, some people reported him to higher authorities, saying that he and Director Wang had questionable lifestyles.

It caused quite a stir in the city. This was a very big deal at the time.

So, while there's still no progress on the burglary at Director Wang's house, people from higher up have already come to investigate his lifestyle.

The final investigation results have been released.

Director Wang insisted that He Manting had gone to deliver documents to him that day, and after delivering the documents, she stayed overnight because it was getting late, accompanied by his wife, Li Hongmei.

This news was also confirmed by Li Hongmei and He Manting.

Ultimately, this incident was portrayed as malicious slander and fabrication.

However, Director Wang was later transferred from the Animal Husbandry Bureau and assigned to a local factory as deputy factory director.

The burglary at Director Wang's house caused quite a stir. When Hu Shengli heard the news, he was terrified and felt he could no longer stay in the area.

Hu Shengli discussed it with his father, Hu Tianlai.

"Da, you've committed a crime, you probably won't be able to stay here any longer."

Hu Tianlai pondered for a moment and said, "It's alright. Your godfather left a lot of money when he left. If this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will."

Hu Shengli said, "Da, you agree to go?"

Hu Tianlai nodded. "Go far away."

After discussing it, the two decided to leave the area. That very night, Hu Shengli took all the local grain coupons, cloth coupons, and other miscellaneous items he had to the black market and exchanged them for nationally valid coupons.

Although he lost a lot of weight because he had to leave in a hurry, it still amounted to quite a lot when converted.

The next day, the two packed their things, taking almost no luggage. Instead of going to the station, they hitched a ride on a donkey cart and leisurely left the county town.

Although their departure didn't attract much attention in Poland, their large-scale exchange of tickets on the black market caught the attention of Zhao Aiguo and Zhang Jianjun.

They quickly found a vendor who would exchange grain coupons for Hu Shengli that very evening. This guy's surname was Cui, and his nickname was Cui Big Tooth.

When Zhao Aiguo and Zhang Jianjun found him, he was still fast asleep in bed. The two of them dragged him out of bed and took him directly outside.

So cold was Cui Daya shivering, his upper and lower teeth chattering, and he couldn't say a word as he looked at the two fierce-looking criminal police officers in front of him.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, I was just playing around, it's not worth it. Come and arrest me."

Zhao Aiguo and Zhang Jianjun exchanged a glance and laughed in exasperation. This kind of person was a complete scoundrel. He kept making small mistakes but never committed any major ones. Even if you arrested him, he'd only stay in jail for a few days before being released.

Therefore, people generally turn a blind eye to them, and unless they go too far, they don't bother with them.