When Qian Lingyun was investigating at the cotton mill, his secretary Lu Hui hurried up to him with his cell phone in hand and whispered to him, "Mayor, something has happened in Shannan County. A group of petitioners have surrounded the county government, holding banners to complain about Director Li Lin's problems... Would you like to take a look?"

Hearing this, Qian Lingyun, who was visiting the new equipment in the factory, stopped immediately, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He took the phone from Lu Hui and clicked on the video to watch...

"How could this happen? Have you verified the situation?" Qian Lingyun asked with a frown.

Lu Hui nodded and said, "I have already asked the Shannan County Government. The cause of this incident was that Director Li Lin, when managing the approval hall, used tough measures to arrest several scalpers at the door... which eventually led to one person being paralyzed and one person dying... The county government is actively working with the family of the deceased and is preparing to settle the matter with compensation."

"Oh..." Qian Lingyun's heart relaxed a little, thinking that Li Lin was also working, and this kind of thing was an accident. As long as the county government took the lead in calming the situation, this matter would slowly pass.

He told Lu Feng, "Pay close attention to this matter. If anything unexpected happens, inform me immediately."

"yes."

Lu Feng nodded in agreement. He understood that the change Qian Lingyun was talking about was the impact of this incident on Li Lin... Currently, public opinion is pointing directly at Li Lin. If it cannot be reversed in time, the government will have to give an explanation to the public. No matter what role Li Lin played in this incident, he will inevitably be implicated.

This is the result that Qian Lingyun does not want to see.

After all, Li Lin had only been promoted not long ago. If he stepped down so soon, it would be a heavy blow to his prestige.

By then, people will say behind Qian Lingyun's back, is Qian Lingyun blind or too incompetent? He can't even keep the person he promoted, and he was pushed down just after he was promoted. It's so damn embarrassing!

Once this kind of talk spreads, members of the government team will inevitably look down on Qian Lingyun, and those subordinates who loyally follow him will also be shaken.

But for now, he judged that the impact of this incident on Li Lin was limited. After all, Li Lin had strong connections in the propaganda front, and he only needed to make a phone call to the leaders of the provincial TV station and the situation would be under control quickly.

He handed the phone back to Lu Feng, regained his composure, and continued to visit the cotton mill under the guidance of a group of factory leaders...

It's getting dark.

Li Lin and Wu Xiongfei sat face to face in the teahouse.

Wu Xiongfei told Li Lin everything that Niu Jianbin had said about the Liu Zhong case.

When Li Lin heard him say "The Liu Zhong case ends here", he was very confused.

Isn't it all clear? This is a criminal case, why not investigate it further?

Wu Xiongfei explained, "Niu Jianbin was afraid that the news would cause unnecessary panic in society, so he repeatedly stressed that this was an accident and the inside story was kept secret."

"The county bureau has assigned police forces to form a special task force. The funny thing is that I, the captain of the criminal police team, was excluded... So I guess the task force is just going through the motions... I no longer have the power to investigate this case, and the investigation of the task force into this matter is only superficial. If this isn't the end, then what is? This is just fooling people... No, it's fooling ghosts!"

Wu Xiongfei was very angry and kept complaining when he mentioned that he was excluded from the task force.

He wondered why Niu Jianbin suddenly ignored him.

But Li Lin knew it clearly.

The reason is very simple. It is because he did not report the situation of the hospital to Niu Jianbin in time, and Li Lin reported the clue to Liu Yong first, putting Niu Jianbin, the public security bureau chief, in a passive position in front of Liu Yong... How could he not be angry?

He excluded Wu Xiongfei from the special task force as a warning to him. If you fail to report any problems in time and embarrass me again, you will not be able to be the captain of the criminal police team!

Of course, Li Lin also made mistakes in this matter. He should not have reported to Liu Yong in front of Niu Jianbin about matters within the scope of the Public Security Bureau's authority. This was suspected of stealing credit. In Niu Jianbin's view, Li Lin was just trying to catch the rat...

I was really impatient at the time and didn't consider it so comprehensively... Every failure makes you wiser.

Of course, this is just a guess. Maybe Niu Jianbin has other plans, or maybe Wu Xiongfei really has other important tasks to assign, so he excluded him from the task force.

The most urgent task now is that if it is true as Wu Xiongfei said that the county has "unclear characterization" of Liu Zhong's case and is investigating it as an ordinary accident, then the real culprit behind it will probably really go unpunished.

What to do?

How to urge the county bureau to pay attention to this case?

Li Lin was also in distress for a while.

"County Magistrate Li, this is the current situation. I am helpless. We have already identified the suspect, and as long as we continue to investigate, we will be able to find out his true identity. But now... Alas... I no longer have the power to investigate the case and can only let it go." Wu Xiongfei shook his head and sighed helplessly.

"You've worked hard..." Li Lin said solemnly, "I'll go see Secretary Niu later and talk to him. Don't be discouraged. Maybe there will be a turn for the better tomorrow."

Turning point?

Wu Xiongfei stared at Li Lin in a daze, not knowing the meaning of his words.

But looking at his extremely confident eyes...my heart can't help but tremble, making me look forward to the so-called "turnaround" tomorrow.

Maybe it means that I can be reassigned to the task force tomorrow...

Wu Xiongfei nodded to Li Lin expectantly, "Okay, there is no other way now, we can only wait. I hope Secretary Niu can pay attention to this case... As long as my power to investigate cases is restored, I will definitely get to the bottom of this case."

"Very good, that's it for today. I'll get back to you after I meet Secretary Niu." Li Lin said calmly.

It seemed that he had extremely strong confidence in how to convince Niu Jianbin.

"Well, I'll go first then."

As he spoke, Wu Xiongfei stood up, took out a baseball cap from his pocket and put it on... then he lowered his head and quickly walked out of the room.

After watching Wu Xiongfei leave, Li Lin calmed himself down, took out his cell phone and called Wu Chengzhu, deputy director of the Provincial Public Security Department.

Deputy Director Wu once patted Li Lin on the shoulder and told him to call him if he had any problems.

But Li Lin was not sure whether this promise was just a casual remark or came from the heart.

After all, there is a huge gap in their status. To a high-ranking official like Wu Chengzhu, Li Lin can be said to be of no use to him.

Even so, Li Lin decided to give it a try. He did it not for himself, but for the lives of the two innocent people who were harmed by Lu Chengze. He wanted to speak out for justice!

After a few seconds, the call was connected.

Wu Chengzhu was the first to laugh and said, "Xiao Lin, why are you calling me at this time? Is there something wrong?"

Li Lin said directly, "Director Wu, I would like to ask you for a favor."