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After the four of them finished speaking, no one in the conference room spoke up, making the place very quiet except for occasional coughing sounds.

Yuan Shaoguo saw that nobody was talking and looked at Fang Yulong sitting next to him. He said, "Commander Fang, what's your take on this matter"

Generally, anti-riot squads belong under the public security department. However, it's different in Zhejiang Province; here they have set up an independent anti-riot squad. Of course, there are still regular anti-riot teams within the provincial police system, but Zhang Yin’s independent team technically falls under military jurisdiction, so Yuan Shaoguo asked Fang Yulong for his opinion.

"Party Secretary Yuan, as you know, in name I'm overseeing this troop, but I can't really interfere with their inner workings. However, I believe that everything happens for a reason; Zhang Yin wouldn’t have gone to besiege the public security bureau without cause. We should investigate thoroughly before deciding on any action. Otherwise, even if we report it higher up and they determine that the public security bureau was at fault, how will this look for us"

After hearing Yuan Shaoguo's words, Fang Yulong pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

Although Fang Yulong said so with his mouth, he secretly rejoiced in misfortune. He thought to himself, 'Investigate away! Best if it gets reported up the chain of command; then we'll have some good entertainment!' He and these local governments were not aligned along the same lines anyway, so everything here was none of his business. Furthermore, he knew Zhang Yin's background, and although Zhang Yin hadn't specified Xu Yao's origins, seeing him address Xu Yao as 'leader' with utmost respect made Fang Yulong deduce that Xu Yao was no ordinary person.

"I disagree. Regardless of the reason, it is wrong for an anti-riot squad to besiege a national law enforcement agency. If we don’t handle this properly, other violent organizations will follow suit. Then Zhejiang Province would be in chaos and our law enforcement agencies would be unable to carry out their duties!"

The moment Fang Yulong finished speaking, Wu Jianset said with a gloomy expression.

After finishing his speech, Wu Jianset thought for a while before continuing. "Furthermore, what happened earlier included injuring someone, with ample witness and physical evidence. Therefore, the public security bureau took that person away to investigate. But since Zhang Yin knows this person, it led to the scene we saw just now. Moreover, a person who was called in as a witness by the public security bureau got severely injured. This clearly obstructs law enforcement. In our socialist society, such bandit-like behavior cannot be tolerated!"

Seeing that only his ally supported him, Wu Jianset continued speaking with great passion to stir up everyone's sense of common hatred and solidarity because using the name of Zhejiang Provincial Committee and Government versus his personal name to report back to the Central would yield very different effects.

"Haha, Deputy Governor Wu is referring to the intentional injury incident that happened last night Coincidentally, I was also at West Lake last night and witnessed that scene. But it doesn't seem like a simple matter."

Upon hearing Wu Jianset's words, Fang Yulong put down his pen and said with a cold laugh.

Others might fear offending Wu Jianset, but he did not because the two belonged to entirely different systems; what could Wu Jianset do to him

"What’s more, I heard that Governor Wu's son was also involved" After finishing his sentence, Fang Yulong didn't stop there but paused for a moment before continuing.

Hearing Fang Yulong's words, Wu Jianset's expression changed. Everyone might know about his son's involvement, but no one would speak of it when he just took office as governor because there was no need to offend someone over such matters.

However, Fang Yulong is different; it doesn't matter who becomes the provincial governor to him. Moreover, now there's an obviously powerful and enigmatic Xiao Yu on the other side.

"Oh, was Commander-in-Chief Fang also at West Lake last night" After hearing what Fang Yulong said, Yuan Shaoguo sounded suspiciously as he spoke, while the other Standing Committee members looked toward Fang Yulong too. They didn't expect that Fang Yulong would be at West Lake last night.

Fang Yulong nodded after hearing Yuan Shaoguo's words but did not speak further.

"Since this is so, we'll send people to investigate first and see what everyone thinks" After listening to Fang Yulong, Yuan Shaoguo thought for a moment and then said with a nod as he looked around at the Standing Committee members asking their opinions.

“Mm-hmm, I support Secretary Yuan’s opinion….”

"Mm-hmm, I also agree!"....

The moment Yuan Shaoguo finished speaking, Wang Jun and Miao Jinshui agreed immediately.

"Yes, without investigation there is no right to speak....."

When the other few heard what Yuan Shaoguo said, they also responded in agreement successively. Even Wang Zhengzhi nodded his head to show support for Yuan Shaoguo's opinion as well. After Wang Zhengzhi had nodded, the members of his faction followed suit and nodded too. Although these people each have their own factions behind them, at this moment, they are allies, so naturally, in such small matters, they must show unity.

Wu Jianhua's face, which was already ugly, became even grimmer after hearing what the others said. His plan to report back to the Central Military Commission through the provincial party committee and government had fallen through now. But he didn't intend to give up; his old superior hadn’t retired yet, so he could tell him a joke about this matter because he knew that his old superior despises some of the military’s conduct, thus surely reporting it back.

At that time, regardless of who is right or wrong, Zhang Yin leading troops to besiege the Public Security Department would be undeniable.

In fact, such matters happen privately quite often. However, what they fear most is making them public because reporting such matters up will harm both parties involved. He wouldn't have acted like this if his son hadn't been seriously injured this time.

Earlier on, his son had called him and cried while recounting the incident. Moreover, he heard that his son was speaking unclearly; he could not understand why his obedient and well-behaved son would be beaten up so badly like this.

Although he knew the other side might have some background support, no matter how you look at it, he is still a vice-governor of a province and there wasn't much difficulty in advancing to governor. Yet now his son was beaten on his territory, which made him furious.

Since the tone for handling this affair had been set, nobody said anything more, and Yuan Shaoguo announced adjournment.

If someone else were to dare act like this, it wouldn't be so easily settled; but both Yuan Shaoguo and Wang Zhengzhi, as the top two officials, knew Zhang Yin’s identity. Once their stance was unified, the matter basically became settled, especially with Wang Jun and Fang Yulong's support.

After Yuan Shoguo announced the adjournment, Wu Jianshe left with a gloomy expression.

Once in the car, Wu Jianshe calmed down and took out his personal phone. He made an important call by dialing a number he saved for such occasions.

"Hello Is this Jianshe Didn't I tell you to wait calmly There shouldn’t be any major issues!" Soon after the call was connected, Wu Jianshe heard a slightly aged and slow voice speaking on the other end.

"Old leader, that's not why I'm calling. I want to report my ideological work and also talk about the situation in Zhejiang Province. I know you care very much for the work there even though you're now at the central level!" Wu Jianshe said respectfully upon hearing the voice.

He owed everything he had today to this old man who had promoted him as a chief leader. Furthermore, even in his retirement days, the old man continued to help with his affairs, which was like receiving divine grace.

"Ah yes! I've spent half my life working in Zhejiang Province. But seeing how prosperous and thriving it is now makes me very happy!" The old man responded sentimentally after hearing Wu Jianshe's words.

The old man then asked, "Is there anything significant happening recently"

"Haha. Not really. However, today, something happened: the riot police squad surrounded the Public Security Bureau fully armed!"

Wu Jianshe felt delighted when he heard the old leader's question, thinking it was like a pillow being brought to him while he was sleepy. So he quickly told the old man about what happened.

"Oh, what is going on Do you know why" The old man asked with surprise upon hearing Wu Jianshe’s words.

"Old leader, it turns out that this matter has something to do with my son who despises me. Last night, he committed a violent act by the West Lake and intentionally injured someone; today, after the victim reported it, the Criminal Investigation Bureau arrested him for questioning. But when they brought him back, they stirred up a hornet's nest. This person is related to the commander of the riot police squad. Consequently, the riot police surrounded the Public Security Bureau. My son witnessed all this as an eyewitness at the bureau and told the truth about what he saw, which resulted in him being severely injured and now lying in the hospital!"

Hearing the old leader's inquiry, Wu Jianshe recounted the events his son Wu Ting had narrated to him earlier.

Upon hearing this, the old man understood that Wu Jianshe was not reporting ideological work but rather complaining. Yet, he remained silent as he knew how serious the matter could be if Wu Jianshe's account were true. A deputy provincial governor couldn't protect his son from being severely injured by a riot police squad.

"Alright, Xiao Wu, I understand and will take note of it!" The old man said after understanding the situation before hanging up the call.

Upon hearing the dial tone on the phone, Wu Jianshe instructed the driver in front: "Head to Provincial Hospital."

Xiao Yu hung up Wang Chengzhi's call and half an hour later returned to West Lake.

Xiao Yu was walking slowly by the West Lake shore. Soon, he arrived at the lakeshore where the massive creature had disappeared yesterday. He closed his eyes and used all of his senses to perceive.

Time passed second by second. After about ten minutes, Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes with a hint of confusion on his face. Despite putting in his maximum effort, he couldn't sense the aura from last night.

Xiao Yu stood still and thought quietly for a moment before turning to look behind him. Behind him was a small mountain several hundred meters high, with many temples clearly visible on it and a tall tower standing there!

"Leifeng Pagoda" Seeing the tower behind him, Xiao Yu silently thought.

Looking at this Leifeng Pagoda, Xiao Yu slowly walked up the mountain. In ancient times, the pagoda was also called the "Demon Suppressing Tower."

But now, it was obvious that this pagoda had no ability to suppress demons. Besides, he knew quite a bit about Leifeng Pagoda; Zhong Kui once saw it. As an extraordinary magical weapon, it could remain intact for thousands of years without decaying or rotting. However, according to Xiao Yu's knowledge, the original Leifeng Pagoda had collapsed and this one was rebuilt on its ruins.

If Leifeng Pagoda had fallen down, that would mean that this magical weapon had turned into an ordinary object.

Xiao Yu followed a mountain path to reach the summit. Looking at this Leifeng Pagoda,

Leifeng Pagoda was originally named Huangfei Temple Tower and also known as "Xi Guan Brick Pagoda." It is located on Leifeng Hill south of West Lake, east of Mount Shibei's Rihui Peak, in front of Jingci Temple. The pagoda was built by King Qian Chu of the Wuyue Kingdom for Empress Huang after she gave birth to a child; it was initially named "Huangfei Pagoda." Later, because it stood on Leifeng Hill, people began calling it "Leifeng Tower." The old tower collapsed in 1924 and has since been rebuilt. Leifeng Sunset is one of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake. The newly built Leifeng Pagoda was designed by Zhu Bingren, a pioneer in China's copper industry, making this pagoda China's first colorfully decorated copper tower.

In fact, all these are historical legends. When the Leifeng Tower was originally built, it was for demon suppression. The so-called Empress Huang was actually a fox spirit; ordinary people didn't know what had happened and thought it was built in her honor, but they didn't realize she was suppressed under this Demon Suppressing Tower.

Later it got its name due to the hill's location. When Bai Snake sought vengeance, she was imprisoned inside this Leifeng Pagoda by a high monk of Buddhism.

"Bai Snake" At that moment, Xiao Yu suddenly thought about the shape of yesterday’s massive creature: wasn't it a giant snake

“No!” Suddenly, Xiao Yu's brows furrowed slightly as he silently realized that the aura carried by the enormous creature last night was from Buddhism, while when Bai Snake was imprisoned here and Zhong Kui had seen her back then, she clearly exuded demonic qi.

Just this alone could not be Bai Snake. In Zhong Kui's memory, even some giant demons who joined Buddhism still carried demonic qi; although they were covered in the willpower of Buddhism, their essence was still demonic qi. However, yesterday’s massive creature was clearly filled with the willpower from within to without.

It should be noted that for a demon to cultivate Buddha's vow power, they must dispel all demonic power from their body. Moreover, after completely dispersing it, whether one can cultivate Buddha's vow power is uncertain; furthermore, completely dispersing all demonic qi in one’s body is extremely dangerous, and a mistake could lead to death. Therefore, no demon would do such a thing, not even Peacock Great King Bodhisattva who was called "Buddha Mother," let alone these small demons.

Demons capable of cultivating Buddha's vow power are usually native demons of the Western Paradise, and they are actually different from regular demons as they were bred by the Buddha Mother.venty years old. As they approached the gates, seeing this familiar sight before them caused them to sigh repeatedly.After graduation, these people went to different parts of the country. Some of them...