The morning light was warm, and the breeze was just right.
The mornings are the busiest time of day for the Bureau of Mysterious Affairs.
One by one, ghost hunters came and went, men and women, young and old.
Some of them had been on duty the night before and only returned this morning to hand over their duties, while others had received new assignments and were preparing to go out and carry them out.
Suddenly, a blurry void appeared in front of the door, and the people around quickly made way.
They weren't alarmed; they'd seen this many times before.
In the blink of an eye, a yellow bus emerged from the void and came to a steady stop in front of the management bureau.
Xia Tianqiong opened the car door and got out, immediately attracting a lot of attention.
Unlike before, the way people were looking at him today was strange, as if it carried a sense of schadenfreude.
He didn't pay any attention and walked straight into the management bureau.
Prepare to head to the mission department to retrieve the body camera we handed in last time.
Each time they return from a mission, they must hand over the recorder so that staff can review the mission process and export the video for archiving.
This process obviously takes some time, so they will receive another recorder to use alternately.
The videos circulating online that smear Xia Tianqiong have been edited to make it appear as if he indiscriminately killed innocent people.
Simply releasing the full video will prove his innocence.
Before Xia Tianqiong even reached the mission department, Secretary Liu suddenly appeared and stopped him.
"You're finally back. Come with me, I have something to tell you."
Secretary Liu pulled Xia Tianqiong into an empty office, like a thief.
"Your video is not only known to everyone in Lin'an City, but it has also gone viral nationwide. Now the whole internet is condemning you, and yesterday someone even went to the entrance of the Administration Bureau to put up a banner, demanding that the Administration Bureau deal with you."
"They must be bored and have nothing better to do!"
Xia Tianqiong chuckled, not taking it seriously at all.
Secretary Liu frowned when she saw that he could still laugh.
“This matter could be a big deal or a small deal. If Director Chen were still here, he could definitely help you suppress it. But Director Chen has been transferred, and a Director Qin has been transferred from the General Administration. He assured the media yesterday that he would definitely handle this matter seriously and give the public an explanation.”
"What's there to explain? Just release the full video, and people will understand that those people deserved to die, and it wasn't unjust at all."
Xia Tianqiong came back to get the complete video so she could upload it online herself.
No matter what the purpose of those who smear him is, they must not be allowed to succeed.
Secretary Liu suddenly sighed in a low voice: "The body camera you handed in was damaged due to staff error, and the video could not be extracted."
Xia Tianqiong's eyes widened. This was too much of a coincidence!
Could it be that the person who's after him is inside the Administration Bureau?
"What about Akita Shun and the others' dashcams? They have video footage from the scene on them. Could they be damaged too?"
Xia Tianqiong left immediately afterward, and officials handled the body at the scene afterwards.
According to procedure, the bodies of Akita Shun and others, along with their recording devices, will be sent to the management bureau.
"Their dashcams are missing and have not yet been found."
Secretary Liu was a little embarrassed when she said this, "I know this looks like it's deliberately targeting you."
Isn't that so?
Xia Tianqiong snorted coldly, then suddenly remembered something, "When was Director Chen transferred? How come I didn't know?"
"You're always so elusive, Director Chen wanted to see you before he left, but unfortunately you didn't answer the phone!"
Secretary Liu's tone carried a hint of complaint, "Director Chen was transferred five days ago to the capital headquarters, which is considered a promotion."
In the past few days, there have been reshuffles of department heads. Lin'an is a great place now; everyone wants to come.
As he spoke, he looked at Xia Tianqiong with a meaningful gaze.
...
Director's Office.
In the spot where Chen Qiao used to sit, now sits a bald man in his fifties or sixties, who is somewhat overweight.
He is the Director Qin that Secretary Liu mentioned.
Sitting opposite Director Qin was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a casual suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and with his hair neatly combed.
His voice was gentle yet deep, "Director Qin, this is the third day already. Has he still not shown up? Could he have run away?"
Director Qin picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and said, "He works so hard to earn points, he wouldn't just throw them away."
Besides, given his personality, he wouldn't care about his online reputation. He's probably at the Wujian Restaurant; I heard from Secretary Liu that he goes there often.
The man with the gold-rimmed glasses frowned, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "If he doesn't care about his reputation, how can we blackmail him?"
"What kind of talk is that? How can that be considered blackmail?"
Director Qin suddenly became somewhat displeased, placing his teacup on the table with a soft thud. "He indiscriminately killed innocent people, violating the regulations of the Administration Bureau. Naturally, he should be punished, and paying some price is only right."
"Strictly speaking, he's not a member of the Administration Bureau. What if he refuses to accept punishment and leaves the Administration Bureau?"
"Don't worry, he won't want to!"
Director Qin leaned back in his chair, looking as if he had the whole situation under control.
"Only the Administration Bureau can exchange for the strange information and large quantities of supplies he wants. Even if he doesn't want to accept the punishment, he has to endure it. Leaving the Administration Bureau will not do him any good."
"I'll have to trouble Director Qin this time. He must get my Liu family's Fenggui Chessboard back."
The man with gold-rimmed glasses was a member of the Liu family, and was Liu Zhongjun's father—Liu Zhengguo.
"No problem, but I also have a question for you."
Director Qin suddenly sat up straight and stared at the other person. "Were the strange incidents in the emergency building caused by your Liu family?"
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