Chapter 1298: Chapter 1348: Domineering Lin Qiong
The wedding venue was still very lively, with everyone eating and drinking. The bride and groom ca to toast, and Lin Qiong got along well with everyone. Although Wu Dan felt a bit sour inside, Lin Qiong was polite to her and didn’t show off at all. She didn’t seem to dwell on past matters at all. If Wu Dan said anything unpleasant now, she would only embarrass herself.
After the al, Li Yifei and Lin Qiong invited everyone to go karaoke, to which everyone enthusiastically responded, jokingly calling it "living it up at soone else’s expense." They all went to Money Club, booked the most luxurious private room, and ordered a large amount of drinks and snacks to let everyone enjoy themselves to the fullest.
While everyone was having a great ti, Wang Bing went out to take a phone call. Soon, he rushed back in and said to Chen Qiang, "Chen Qiang, those guys are causing trouble at my girlfriend’s house again. Please help
out!"
Chen Qiang imdiately stood up and said, "Alright, don’t worry. I’ll call my second uncle right away."
Seeing an issue arise, the singing stopped, and the private room fell silent. Chen Qiang dialed his second uncle’s number.
"Second Uncle, there’s sothing going on. A classmate of mine’s girlfriend is in Mile City. Her family runs a restaurant and got into so conflict with so people, who keep coming to make trouble at the restaurant. Can you help resolve it... Second Uncle, he’s my best classmate. You absolutely have to help... Thank you, Second Uncle."
After hanging up, Chen Qiang said, "My second uncle said he’ll arrange for soone to check it out right away. Don’t worry; everything will be fine."
"Thank you, thank you." Wang Bing looked incredibly grateful and quickly called his girlfriend. "Don’t worry; I’ve asked soone to help. Soon, the police will arrive. Yep, yep. My classmate’s second uncle is the County Public Security Bureau’s Deputy Director. There’s no doubt they’ll step in."
Chen Qiang patted Wang Bing on the shoulder and said, "Alright, Wang Bing, don’t stress out. Have a drink and let everyone keep singing."
Wang Bing nodded, but he couldn’t really focus on drinking, and the others didn’t have the mood to continue singing either. Instead, they all sat down, had a drink, chatted, and waited for updates about Wang Bing’s situation.
About twenty minutes later, Wang Bing’s phone rang. He quickly picked it up, and his expression changed instantly. He exclaid, "What? How is that possible? Ah... They actually said that? Wait, I’ll ask my classmate right away."
Wang Bing, pressing down the phone receiver, turned to Chen Qiang and said, "Chen Qiang, my girlfriend said the police ca, but it was useless. They said one of the guys involved is a relative of a Deputy Director from the City Bureau, so they couldn’t do anything."
At that mont, Chen Qiang’s phone rang—it was his second uncle calling. After listening for a while, he hung up and gave a bitter smile. "Wang Bing, this is tricky. My second uncle also said he couldn’t deal with it. That guy is a relative of the City Bureau Deputy Director. If he steps in forcefully, it would an disrespecting the other side, and he can’t do that."
"What should we do then?" Wang Bing’s voice trembled, almost breaking into sobs.
"Damn it!" Lin Qiong suddenly shouted furiously.
The volu startled everyone in the room, and they all turned to look at Lin Qiong.
Lin Qiong, with a stern expression, said, "Wang Bing, don’t worry. I’ll take care of this."
Wang Bing was overjoyed and said, "Right, right. Your boyfriend knows the Mayor; he can definitely make it work."
Everyone once again turned their eyes toward Li Yifei, who shrugged and said, "This is beyond ."
The hopeful looks on everyone’s faces dimd instantly. Lin Qiong had strongly claid she could solve it, only for Li Yifei to bluntly say he couldn’t help—what a disappointnt.
"Haha, I can’t handle it, but Lin Qiong can. Don’t just stare at ." Li Yifei chuckled and added another sentence.
Everyone turned collectively toward Lin Qiong again, though they all had the sa question in their hearts: Lin Qiong is just an ordinary police officer—how could she handle this?
At that mont, Lin Qiong picked up her phone, her face dark and furious. As soon as the call connected, she shouted, "Chen Dongsheng, what kind of work are you doing? Do you even know you’re a police officer? You’re supposed to serve the people, not cater to so leader! ... Yes, I’m talking about the matter you were supposed to handle just now. Don’t worry about what my relationship is with him; I’m telling you to enforce the law! ... A Deputy Director from the City Bureau? So what! Even if it’s him personally breaking the law, you better arrest him! If you keep worrying about this or that, I think you can forget about being Deputy Director anymore!"
Lin Qiong’s tone was overwhelmingly imposing as she raged into the phone. After finishing, she directly hung up.
The room of twenty or so classmates fell into stunned silence. Was this really an ordinary police officer speaking to a Deputy Director? It sounded more like a superior reprimanding a subordinate. And even if it was a superior, they’d usually be more tactful. Lin Qiong seed to burn with raw anger.
After her outburst, Lin Qiong noticed everyone staring at her with shock and only then realized her attitude might have been too harsh. She turned to Chen Qiang and said, "Chen Qiang, I apologize. I tend to have a bad temper and really dislike seeing people bully others. Sorry if I was rude to your uncle."
Chen Qiang’s face twitched intensely as he said, "Lin Qiong, my uncle... he’s a Deputy Director."
Lin Qiong smiled apologetically and said, "Well, I happen to be in the sa bureau as your uncle."
"So when you said that... Won’t my uncle get mad? Isn’t that going a bit too far? I’d find it awkward to ask him for favors later," Chen Qiang said with a forced laugh.
Another male classmate interrupted, "Actually... Lin Qiong, I feel like your rank might be higher than Chen Qiang’s uncle, right?"
Lin Qiong sighed and said, "Alright, let
make this clear: I’m the Sub-bureau Chief where Chen Qiang’s uncle works. He’s my deputy."
"What?!" Everyone gasped in disbelief, staring at Lin Qiong with wide eyes.
"Lin Qiong, are you really the bureau chief? You’re so young! How could you have beco a Sub-bureau Chief in such a short ti?"
"Yeah, isn’t a position like that usually held by soone in their forties? You’re only twenty-seven this year, and you’ve been working for less than three years. How is this even possible?"
"My uncle has been in his role for so many years, and he’s only a Deputy Director."
Lin Qiong glanced at Li Yifei, smiled wryly, and said, "I got lucky, so my promotions have been relatively fast."
A female classmate imdiately said, "Then you surely have soone backing you, and a very influential one—perhaps a Provincial Public Security Bureau-level leader. Even then, it hardly seems possible."
Lin Qiong frowned slightly and said, "I don’t have any backing. Everything I’ve achieved is through my own hard work. In these few years as a police officer, I’ve achieved major accomplishnts multiple tis by apprehending high-profile offenders, which led to my promotions."
Lin Qiong used to feel self-conscious explaining this, as much of her success was actually thanks to Li Yifei’s support. But now that she was with Li Yifei, his resources felt like hers too, allowing her to accept it openly.
Still, it seed others struggled to believe her explanation. They couldn’t reconcile her words with the deeply ingrained belief that success in the system needed connections—an assumption widespread among officials and the public alike.
Seeing their skepticism, Lin Qiong decided not to elaborate. People were free to think what they wanted. Even in Mile City, speculation about her career advancents had sparked plenty of gossip, including within Public Security System circles. But no one dared confront her explicitly given her authority.
"Lin Qiong... thank you so much." Wang Bing said appreciatively to Lin Qiong, feeling reassured by her strong stance. Given Lin Qiong’s position as Sub-bureau Chief, her intervention seed promising.
"No problem. I have principles: I help those in the right and don’t condone nepotism. As long as you’re legally operating your family business, I’ll support you. If soone cos causing trouble, no matter their connections, I’ll deal with them. But if you’re asking
to intervene in sothing unlawful, I won’t help—even for friends or family. I hope you all understand it; I don’t want relationships to be ruined over such issues."
By stating her stance upfront, she saved everyone from potential awkwardness and earned their respect in the process. Her words left little room to argue.
Wang Bing’s phone rang again. After a brief conversation, his expression turned ecstatic. He hung up and excitedly said to Lin Qiong, "Lin Qiong, the situation has been resolved; they’ve arrested those people. Thank you so much!"
Lin Qiong smiled slightly and said, "It’s no big deal. That said, the matter will proceed by the book. If anyone holds any liability, I won’t let it slide."
Wang Bing hurriedly remarked, "Understood, understood. This truly wasn’t my girlfriend’s family’s fault. Those guys were just bullying with power."
"That’s good to hear."
Chen Qiang interjected, "Lin Qiong, do you think this will really work out? After all, the other side is connected to a City Bureau Deputy Director. Arresting them outright ans fully offending that person, which might negatively affect your future."
Lin Qiong smiled defiantly and said, "Don’t worry. My spine isn’t that easily bent. Regardless of rank, whoever doesn’t abide by reason, I’ll stand up to them."
The classmates were captivated by Lin Qiong’s confidence and integrity, admiring her as a rare, true advocate for the people. Being her peers made them feel proud.
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