Once, I wanted to be a good person

"That's the Municipal Councilor!"

They are the true decision-makers of Emerald City!

Each one is on the same level as the Director of the Security Bureau.

And now... they've just arrested six of them, half of them, just like that!

Who has ever seen such a spectacle?

At least the commissioners of the Security Bureau hadn't seen anything like it.

So they each pretended to either discuss official matters or to deliver documents, pacing the halls, but their glances secretly flitted toward those captured Municipal Councilors!

And those apprehended councilors, who had never suffered such humiliation, were all ashen-faced.

If it were the old days, most of them would probably just burst out scolding or command their own Security personnel to disperse these ogling commissioners.

But because the situation was beyond their control, they dared to do nothing and could only pretend not to notice, marching off with ashen faces to the detention rooms on the fourth floor.

Once they were each in the detention rooms on the fourth floor, the many commissioners of the Security Bureau were like a pot exploding, each one excitedly discussing the matter!

"Fang Ze is too ruthless, isn't he? Arresting half the councilors just like that?"

"What Fang Ze! Call him Director! Do you understand manners?"

"Oh right, Director. The Director is so damn awesome!"

Just as Fang Ze judged about Little You before, no one is unchanging forever, on the contrary, the human heart is the most difficult to predict.

A good friend one moment, the next they might turn against you with swords drawn.

An enemy one moment, and the next, for the sake of benefits, they might join forces.

Therefore, when Fang Ze could bring benefits and glory to the commissioners of the Security Bureau, their stance naturally began to lean towards Fang Ze.

Especially since Fang Ze not only solved the case but didn't look at factions, claiming all credits for himself but shared the merits with the Commoner Faction and some neutral commissioners and chiefs. This won him even more goodwill.

Everyone felt Fang Ze was magnanimous, truly possessing the demeanor of a Director.

This perception, combined with the glory of solving a decade-long disgraceful case, accolades received, capturing high-level officials from his own department, and various other emotional bonuses, heightened Fang Ze's prestige within the Security Bureau. In just a single day, he surpassed what Gu Qing had accumulated in two years....

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Meanwhile, Fang Ze, the Director whom everyone was internally praising, was not concerned about the thoughts of those below him. After making the arrests, he leisurely returned to his office, preparing for the evening's interrogation work.

Not long after he returned to his office, his office door was "thud thud thud" knocked on.

While organizing documents, Fang Ze looked up and called out, "Come in."

The door opened, and his secretary Little You, full of admiration, walked in.

She clearly knew that Fang Ze had truly solved the case and even captured a bunch of councilors, so her face turned red with excitement upon seeing Fang Ze.

However, her professionalism was still up to par, so although she was excited, she tried her best to restrain her adoring words and reported calmly to Fang Ze the tasks he had assigned her, "Director. I've seen the orders you left for me."

"While you were off solving the case, I went to the secretariat and cut off all external communication for you, Deputy Director Bai Zhi, Deputy Director Gu Qing, and Secretary-General Xun Yi."

Upon saying this, she curiously asked, "But... why cut off these signals?"

Hearing her words, Fang Ze, who was still organizing documents, glanced at her nonchalantly and said, "Why?"

He countered, "Do you think what I did this time was excessive?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze's question, Little You hesitated for a moment but still awkwardly spoke the truth, "It was a bit... "

"After all, from a serial murder case, you ended up capturing six councilors."

Adding to this, she said, "It's a bit too exaggerated."

Fang Ze nodded and said, "Right. Even you think it was excessive. Then do you think the councilors who weren't taken away will think it wasn't excessive?"

"They are all prominent figures, and being publicly slapped in the face by me, they must be furious and report the incident to the state."

"At that time, wouldn't the council members from the state explode in anger? Surely, they would keep calling one after another to pressure and inquire about the situation."

Upon saying this, Fang Ze continued, "So, to avoid wasting time, we simply cut off the communications, get it over with, and let them have no way to contact us."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Little You was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help saying, "But... isn't that like being an ostrich?"

Fang Ze laughed, "This is not being an ostrich at all. This is being lazy."

"They can't find me, so naturally, they will go to the State Security Bureau."

"Eventually, when the State Security Bureau finishes taking all those calls, naturally, they will contact us to inquire about the situation."

"Which takes more time, handling one phone call or dozens of calls?"

"Is it simpler to deal with one chief or a group of chiefs?"

"We don't have so much energy to jockey with them, so we let the state handle it for us for the time being."

"Aren't chiefs there to be used, after all?"

Having said that, Fang Ze stood up and then said, "Alright. While we still have some free time, let's get some real work done."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, the already enthusiastic Little You instantly asked excitedly, "Director, are we going to interrogate those councilors now?"