Chapter 153: Chapter 146: Xiao Lin Takes Action
Chen Yongming nodded, things were far beyond his imagination, even as the secretary of the Jiangling County Committee, he wasn’t getting any face, not even allowed to go in and take a look.
"Does the Xia Family have such terrifying power? Impossible!" Zhang Teng declared firmly.
However, if not the Xia Family, then who could it be? The Hua Family? Zhang Teng shook his head himself, the Hua Family had no connection with the Zhang Family, especially since they were backed by the Chen Family. If the Hua Family wanted to take action against the Zhang Family, it would be impossible for such news not to leak out.
Just then, Zhang Teng’s phone rang. Seeing it was a call from a deputy director with real power at the Yanjing Bureau, he quickly answered it. A hurried voice on the other end said, "The Yanjing Bureau has dispatched over two hundred SWAT officers to the Jiangling direction!" After speaking, he hung up before Zhang Teng could ask anything. When Zhang Teng anxiously called back, the line was busy.
Zhang Teng stared blankly at his phone, utterly shocked inside. Who on earth wanted to target the Zhang Family? Could the Xia Family truly be that powerful? This was not just about dispatching the Yanjing Bureau’s SWAT officers. There were at least thirty people in Yanjing who could mobilize the Bureau’s SWAT team, but those who could quietly deploy them for a particular matter were fewer than five.
Thinking along these lines, Zhang Teng shivered involuntarily. Clearly, the force behind this was not the Xia Family. The Xia Family might have the capability to mobilize the Yanjing Police Station’s SWAT, but it would require a significant favor, and stirring up trouble for such a trivial matter wasn’t the Xia Family’s style.
Until now, Zhang Teng still hadn’t figured out who was targeting him. He felt quite unwilling, but what could he do? He still hadn’t figured out who was targeting him.
"What’s going on? Whose call was it?" Seeing Zhang Teng standing there dumbfounded, Chen Yongming asked with concern after waiting for a while. The life or death of the Zhang Family directly impacted his position. Over the years, he had done many things following the Zhang Family’s lead, even resolving many issues himself, making it difficult to disentangle from the Zhang Family.
And if Zhang Teng left Huaxia, if the Zhang Family left Huaxia, he might still have a slim chance. At most, it would be dereliction of duty, and losing office wouldn’t matter much. After all, he had received quite a few benefits from the Zhang Family over the years, ensuring he wouldn’t worry about the rest of his life or even that of his descendants.
"The Yanjing Bureau has dispatched over two hundred SWAT officers over, it looks like they want to uproot our Jiangling Zhang Family!" Zhang Teng was no longer angry but became quite calm, saying sinisterly, "Do they think these two hundred SWAT officers can harm my Zhang Family?"
"Brother-in-law, what are you going to do?" Chen Yongming was startled to hear Zhang Teng’s unfriendly tone, wondering if Zhang Teng had some hidden cards.
"Yongming, I know what you’re thinking. But if the Zhang Family falls, do you think your position and the positions of those in Jiangling associated with the Zhang Family will fare well?" Zhang Teng glanced at Chen Yongming, speaking quite sternly.
Chen Yongming was merely holding onto a sliver of hope, but when Zhang Teng received the news that the Yanjing Bureau had sent over two hundred SWAT officers, he knew this matter was anything but simple. With such a large operation, the Chen Family couldn’t possibly be unaware, even if the Zhang Family was insignificant compared to the major families in Yanjing. Still, the Zhang Family was considered a branch of the Chen Family, and without the Chen Family’s past support, the Zhang Family couldn’t have grown to its current size.
"Brother-in-law, I didn’t mean it like that..." Chen Yongming hastily clarified, "It’s just that the opponent’s operation is so large-scale, they mean no good!"
"No matter how unfriendly they are, you’re still the secretary of the Jiangling County Committee. Apart from those few detectives, don’t you have other forces? What about the armed police stationed in Jiangling?" Zhang Teng asked coldly.
Chen Yongming’s back was nearly soaked. Deploying Jiangling’s armed police to confront Yanjing’s incoming SWAT? This...
"If you don’t deploy them now and protect the Zhang Family, later on, even if you want to deploy them, you probably won’t have the authority!" Zhang Teng analyzed, "Moreover, with such significant operations, not informing you as the county secretary, not notifying the Jiangling County Committee, the procedure itself is off, so even if you mobilize the armed police, there won’t be any problems!"
Chen Yongming wasn’t without his judgments. Given the opponent’s large-scale operation, it was clear they weren’t just targeting the Zhang Family. Going after the Zhang Family also extended to the Jiangling officials relying on the Zhang Family. Understanding this reasoning, he took a deep breath and nodded, "I’ll try my best!"
Having convinced Chen Yongming, Zhang Teng seemed much more at ease, saying, "Then I’ll wait for your arrangements. I’ll try my best to gather information from Yanjing!"
Around eight in the evening, Hua Muyun called Xiao Lin. This time, it seemed the Jiangling Zhang Family and the Jiangling County Committee were going to be thoroughly swept away. The Yanjing Bureau’s Criminal Police Division dispatched over two hundred SWAT officers to Jiangling, followed by the Yanjing Disciplinary Committee.
Hua Muyun was indeed outraged. After Lin Zhifang and the other two left, he briefly reviewed a stack of documents. More than sixty percent of the Jiangling County Committee members had been helping the Zhang Family in their nefarious deeds. Consequently, Hua Muyun contacted the disciplinary committee to send twenty-three disciplinary inspectors to Jiangling to investigate, led by Deputy Secretary Sun Miao.
Xiao Lin hung up the phone and turned to Sun Chuanxuan, asking, "How many people can we still use from the Yanjing Police Station? Yanjing has made a big move; the Zhang Family and the Jiangling County Committee must have gotten wind of it!" Besides, the Jiangling County Secretary had just come over; at this moment, he should be at the Zhang Family residence, right? No wonder Hua Muyun even mobilized the disciplinary committee; it seems Jiangling County Committee’s misdeeds have already been reported.
"No more than twenty people!" Sun Chuanxuan said.
"That should be enough. I’m worried the Zhang Family might flee. Contact those detectives immediately, have them come to the traffic police team. I’ll go with the incoming SWAT from Yanjing to the Zhang Family to arrest Zhang Teng, to avoid delay!"
"Alright, no problem!" Sun Chuanxuan nodded, "Should I send someone to guide you to the Zhang Family?" The Zhang Family doesn’t live in Jiangling County but near the foothills of Jiangling’s outskirts.
"Definitely!" Xiao Lin replied, then turned to Wu Shuang, "Immediately dispatch all SWAT officers to the Zhang Family!"
"Yes!" Wu Shuang accepted the order and left. These few hours of interaction had made Wu Shuang somewhat see Xiao Lin in a new light. During the bank robbery case before, Xiao Lin demonstrated remarkable combat prowess, but unexpectedly, the power he wielded was also immense.
Zhang Teng never anticipated the Yanjing SWAT to arrive so swiftly. Barely ten minutes after seeing Chen Yongming off and still probing for news from Yanjing, information arrived from Jiangling County that the SWAT officers guarding the traffic police team had already left, and they were heading for the Zhang Family’s residence. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)