They soon arrived at Tan Qiping's home, where Su Kaiwen was waiting at the gate. He looked at Shen Hua, Xiong Wenbin, Kan Xuetao, Pan Shiwa and Zhou Ming getting out of two cars one after another, and walked over to say: "Secretary Tan hasn't rested yet, he's waiting for you all to come over and report on today's situation..."

  Kuang Xuetao smiled wryly, and Tan Qiping didn't refuse Shen Hua's intrusion, so they had nothing to say. It all depended on whether Shen Hua could persuade Tan Qiping to change his mind. He also wondered: What did Wang Ziliang do to offend this jinx, making him determined to get rid of him?

  Pan Shi Hua felt a chill in his heart and glanced at Shen Huai's profile, wondering: what was the origin of this jinx?

  Pan Shi Hua had previously known that Shen Huai was once a very important member under Tan Qi Ping, but after Shen Huai became estranged from Tan Qi Ping, he himself became isolated and joined forces with Wu Hai Feng and Yang Yu Quan. He thought that Shen Huai would become an insignificant pawn from then on, and that Shen Huai's attempt to challenge Tan Qi Ping was just a futile effort. But who would have thought that Tan Qi Ping didn't intend to shut Shen Huai out?

  This is undoubtedly an acknowledgment that Shen Huai has the qualifications to call him out, what's the origin of this evil star? Pan Shihua felt a wave of fear in his heart.

  Zhou Ming saw his father-in-law Xiong Wenbin just walking with his head down and didn't know if he had said anything while sitting in Shen Huai's car.

  Tan Qiping sat in the living room wearing pajamas, eating strawberries and looking at Shen Hua as he changed his shoes and entered the living room. He said: "It's been a long time since you've come through this door..."

  "I always feel that my work in Meixi Town is not good enough, and I also think that sometimes I am too stubborn, don't know how to turn a corner when doing things, which brings a lot of trouble to Uncle Tan, so I don't have the face to come and report my work to him." Shen Huai said.

  "Sit down and have some strawberries, Zhou Ming and the Municipal Planning Commission went to Dongfanghong Farm yesterday for an inspection and brought back a lot of fresh strawberries. I was thinking of having Zhou Ming send a bag over to you," Tan Qiping pushed the strawberries on the table towards Su Kai, "and also take some strawberries, wash them and give them to Old Bear, Director Kan, and District Chief Pan to try..."

  Seeing Tan Qiping's warm greeting, Shen Hua sat down to eat strawberries. Zhou Ming was stunned: looking at the scene in front of him, who would have thought that Shen Hua and Tan Qiping had not seen each other for almost half a year, nor had they spoken directly?

  Shen Huai sat down, picked up a few bright red strawberries from the crystal fruit bowl, plucked off the fresh stem leaves, took a small bite, and looked at the strawberry that was missing a corner. He thought to himself that since he had taken a bite, it would never be able to return to its original state again.

  Shen Hua didn't believe that Tan Qiping really had no grudges against him and treated him as before. He suspected that Tan Qiping was probably afraid of his own temper, which was similar to that of the Song family's young master, and was worried that he would lose face in front of his subordinates, such as Xiong Wenbin, Kan Xuetao, and Pan Shi Hua, so he thought of using a soft approach to overcome him.

  No matter what, Shen Hua did not want to fall out with Tan Qiping, and if possible, he even wanted to regain Tan Qiping's trust. After all, Tan Qiping was the secretary of the Donghua Municipal Party Committee, and he wanted to make a name for himself in Donghua. If he could gain Tan Qiping's trust and support, it would undoubtedly be a great advantage.

  It seems that Tan Qiping doesn't mind him bursting in at midnight either, thinking that he should have further thoughts on tonight's events, and Shen Huan's heart also relaxes slightly.

  "What happened today, I didn't report to you in advance, Uncle Tan, was because I thought that if something really went wrong, it would be bad for me to clean up the mess, and it wouldn't affect your overall plan for Donghua City's development..." Shen Hua ate a few strawberries before speaking, but he wasn't there to pick a fight, instead, he started by giving a compliment.

  "You're in Donghua, if there's anything that happens, I can really get rid of the trouble?" Tan Qiping looked at Shen Hua calmly and peacefully, listening to him speak with attention to detail, and slightly put his mind at ease. At least he didn't have to worry about him making a scene like a spoiled Song family child, which would make it difficult for both of them to save face.

  Time was no longer early, and Tan Qiping didn't plan to beat around the bush either. He continued to ask, "What do you think about what happened today? Tell me..."

  "It was originally a simple case, and I didn't intend to take it on myself, but later when I heard that Wang Ziliang openly sent his henchmen to Meixi Town to catch people, I got a bit angry," Shen Huai said. "The old man also told me that as an official, one should bring benefits to the people, and I am the Party Secretary of Meixi Town. If there are underage girls in Meixi Town who are forcibly taken away under my nose, this is not too outrageous. No matter how you look at it, Uncle Tan, if this case is put on me, I won't be able to bear it..."

  Tan Qiping listened to Shen Huai, thinking that he was showing off the Song family's young master's temperament, and yet it made people unable to say anything against him. Thinking about it, it was indeed true that a Song family young master without any overbearing sharpness wouldn't be like one at all. He just laughed and said, "Being young and vigorous isn't a bad thing."

  Kuang Xuetao glanced at Xiong Wenbin, and couldn't help but say that Shen Hua had put it very nicely, putting his temper on display, yet somehow managing to make people find it hard to feel resentful. Xiong Wenbin was also puzzled in his heart, sometimes having to admit that Shen Hua's methods were quite overbearing, yet at the same time unable to deny that some of his actions beneath the surface were extremely clever.

  It was only then that the cleverness of Shen Hua's previous phone call could be seen. Xiong Wenbin knew that Shen Hua's determination was so strong, strong enough not to give Tan Qiping any room for retreat, but Shen Hua cleverly expressed his attitude strongly through that phone call while avoiding direct conflict with Tan Qiping.

  Xiong Wenbin thought that it was probably also Shen Huai's phone call, and Tan Qiping had to re-examine the events of tonight.

  "The police arrived a bit too late, and by the time they got to the victim's relative's house, the person had already been taken away to Yingwang International," Shen Hua said, not revealing all the details to Tan Qiping, but also considering his feelings and speaking in a more tactful tone. "Of course, I should have handled it better, and if Director Kan had rescued him, things wouldn't have turned out like this. This is something I need to reflect on with Uncle Tan. I shouldn't have been thinking about teaching Yingwang's people a lesson at the time, and if I hadn't let the police rush in to arrest people, none of the subsequent events would have occurred..."

  Tan Qiping just nodded and asked Shen Hua to continue speaking.

  "The Beicheng Branch Bureau actually has someone who is willing to be Wang Ziyang's running dog. Several dozen strong men rushed out and blocked the way, grabbing people. This is beyond my imagination," Shen Hua continued without trying to guess what Tan Qiping was thinking in his heart. "Later, both sides were at a stalemate for so long. I felt that today's action was not wise, somewhat foolish, and at the same time, I felt scared. I don't understand, how is it possible that in Donghua City, a phone call from a black society organization can mobilize dozens of strong men to come out and rescue them? Does the government still have control over the local area? Secretary-General Xiong came over, wanting to control the situation and eliminate the impact. I repeatedly considered it and felt that this was not appropriate. All things can be made small, but on a matter of principle, we cannot back down. Chen Fei, the director of the Beicheng Branch Bureau, personally led the team to grab people. As the head of a national first-level public security agency, with guns under his command, he didn't even consider how this would have a terrible impact on society. This sign is extremely dangerous..."

  Tan Qiping slightly furrowed his brow and remained silent for a long time.

  Kuang Xuetao, Pan Shihua and Zhou Ming who was helping Su Kaiting to wash strawberries, all secretly felt a chill upon hearing Shen Hui's words. If things were really going to be defined this way, not only would Wang Ziliang have no way out, but even Chen Fei, the director of the Beicheng District Branch, would also have no way out.

  Seeing Tan Qiping having a moving expression, they were even more shocked. They knew that Tan Qiping was distant from Shen Hua, but they didn't expect Shen Hua to insist on meeting Tan Qiping and still have such a great influence on him after the meeting.

  Zhou Ming only then realized that his father-in-law's previous nighttime conversation with him was so thoughtful and meticulous. They really had all misjudged Shen Hua, his father-in-law was right, no matter how distant Tan Qiping was from Shen Hua, Shen Hua was not someone they could give a hard time to. Zhou Ming couldn't, Su Kaiwen couldn't, Pan Shihua, Kan Xuetao and even his father-in-law Xiong Wenbin couldn't...

  "Old bear, what's your take on this?" Tan Qiping asked Xiong Wenbin who was sitting beside him.

  Pan Shi Hua, Kan Xue Tao, Zhou Ming and Su Kai Wen all looked at Xiong Wen Bin, knowing that Tan Qi Ping was hesitant. Xiong Wen Bin's words would be crucial. Yang Li Li stood aside, having no chance to speak after coming over, but watching the scene in the city committee secretary's home, her heart was turbulent. She had thought Wang Zi Liang was an immovable mountain, who could have imagined that Wang Zi Liang's life and death were being tossed about on the lips of these few people?

  Yang Lili sat in the same car as Shen Hua and Xiong Wenbin, naturally knowing that Xiong Wenbin's attitude had changed, but she didn't know how Xiong Wenbin would influence Tan Qiping's decision, so she just quietly observed.

  "Director Dai's son came to Donghua, it was recommended by Gao Xiaohu that he supply scrap steel to the municipal steel plant. Today this thing happened, Mayor Gao also knew about it," Xiong Wenbin calmly analyzed the situation for Tan Qiping, saying "Maybe Mayor Gao also guessed that Shen Hua had a hand in this matter, so he thoroughly pushed it over, but afterwards Mayor Gao didn't care about it again, which is somewhat strange..."

  Tan Qiping nodded, he initially decided to control the situation from deteriorating, not because he was afraid of offending Dai Lesheng.

  Previously in the provincial party committee organization department, Dai Lesheng was the minister and he was the deputy minister. The relationship between them was originally not very harmonious, so there was no issue of offending or not offending each other. For some things, choosing to compromise was also intended to help him gradually control the situation in Donghua, not wanting to complicate the struggle and make the contradictions more acute.

  Tan Qiping was a bit annoyed that Shen Hua had blown things up so big, but since things had already come to this point, thinking about it again, he really did have a somewhat hasty attitude in forcing the matter down.

  Even if this matter was not a trap set by Gao Tianhe on purpose, Tan Qiping must consider the possibility that Gao Tianhe might make an issue out of it.

  As the party secretary, he was also the one who decided to suppress the matter and not deal with it further. He wanted to let this matter be exposed to the province by Gao Tianhe, so that the province would think that this was his weak performance of controlling the local area. What impact would this have on him?

  "Do you think Dai Yi is deeply involved in this case?" Tan Qiping asked Xiong Wenbin.

  "Dai Yi had the most contact with Mayor Gao's son at Donghua University. Since Mayor Gao has distanced himself from the matter, they should be aware that Dai Yi is not deeply involved in the case; even if there are any major issues that come out, I think Mayor Gao cannot distance himself either," said Xiong Wenbin.

  Xiong Wenbin's words were very clear, this time they really wanted to drag Dai Yi into it, and naturally Dai Les would resent them for being ruthless, but at the same time he would also blame Gao Tianhe for not taking good care of his son.

  The most severe consequence of this matter is that it will thoroughly offend Dài Lè Shēng, but it won't make the situation in Donghua more chaotic. On the contrary, it may completely suppress Gāo Tiān Hé.

  Xiong Wenbin clearly supported taking the opportunity to thoroughly eliminate Wang Ziliang, this festering sore. Shen Hua didn't say anything more. He knew that Tan Qiping currently trusted Xiong Wenbin more, and some words spoken through Xiong Wenbin's mouth could make it easier for Tan Qiping to listen.

  Tan Qiping thought for a long time before saying to Kan Xuetao, "The local authorities will not allow the existence of any underworld organizations. This matter is extremely serious and the municipal bureau must treat it seriously." He then said to Su Kainan, "Please contact Mayor Gao, Secretary Zhang, and Secretary Xiao on my behalf and ask them to come over. Just say that there's an important matter to discuss."

  "Alright." Su Kai responded with a single word, then went to the adjacent room to make a phone call. Before leaving, he couldn't help but take a glance at Shen Hua, also secretly feeling fortunate that last time at Ying Huang, he almost had a falling out with Shen Hua, so he didn't have any further contact with Wang Zi Liang. Otherwise, who knows if this mad dog would have bitten him too.

  Su Ke glanced over at him, but Shen Huai calmly ignored him.