Chapter 73: The Twins

"Sorry, everyone, it's our duty, and I hope you understand the inconvenience!" the two police officers said to Wang Jian and the female journalist.

Wang Jian remained silent, observing the situation, while the female journalist questioned, "You let the perpetrator go but kept us here. Do you think this is right?"

The two police officers stood silently, then raised their heads and said, "We have no choice. Our superiors ordered us to do this, and we can't disobey!"

"Is the law of the country less important than the orders of your superiors? If they tell you to kill someone, would you do it?" the female journalist pressed.

Seeing the police officers' awkward situation, Wang Jian stepped forward and said, "Comrade journalist, I think they can't make the decision. Don't waste your words. Let's wait here for now. I don't believe they can do anything to us!"

"Comrade journalist, please understand our position!" the two police officers were grateful for Wang Jian's straightforward words and looked at him and the female journalist.

The female journalist's expression softened, and she turned to Wang Jian with a smile, "Comrade, thank you for your help just now!"

"You're welcome. We should be the ones to thank you!" Wang Jian smiled.

The female journalist asked, "May I ask your surname?"

"My name is Wang Jian. May I ask your surname?" Wang Jian saw the female journalist asking about his name and asked her in return.

The female journalist smiled and said, "My name is Ye Fengling, a journalist from Huaxin News Agency."

"Journalist, you're great! Journalists are powerful!" Wang Jian said repeatedly.

"How are journalists powerful?" Ye Fengling chuckled.

Wang Jian smiled, "Journalists are the uncrowned kings. With your pens, who wouldn't fear you?"

"Do you see them afraid?" Ye Fengling pointed at the two police officers, who looked away helplessly.

"This is what happens when scholars meet soldiers; it's hard to reason with them!" Wang Jian laughed.

Ye Fengling smiled modestly and asked, "I still don't know what you do?"

Wang Jian wasn't sure whether to tell her the truth. Chen Yu stepped forward and said, "He's the township chief!"

"Township chief?" Ye Fengling and the two police officers were surprised.

Wang Jian smiled, "Yes, I'm a township chief. I came to the provincial capital to seek funds for road construction."

The two police officers felt they had indeed encountered a remarkable person today, either the son of a political and legal affairs secretary or a township chief. This young township chief must have some influence, and the situation was getting serious.

Ye Fengling didn't expect Wang Jian to be a township chief. Hearing that he came to the provincial capital to seek funds for road construction, she quickly turned to the woman who had helped her call the police, "Sister Hao Li, come over here!"

Hao Li smiled and walked a few steps forward. Ye Fengling said to her, "Sister Hao Li, this Township Chief Wang wants to build a road. Do you have any ideas?"

Hao Li looked at Wang Jian and smiled, "To become wealthy, one must first build roads. This Township Chief Wang has a good approach!"

Wang Jian saw this as an opportunity and said, "If you two can help our township build a road, I will be very grateful and will thank you on behalf of the local people!"

"Hehe, Sister Hao Li, you'll have to put in some effort!" Ye Fengling spoke on Hao Li's behalf.

"No problem!" Hao Li replied cheerfully.

Wang Jian didn't know what Hao Li did but was impressed by her capabilities. He smiled at Ye Fengling and Hao Li, expressing his gratitude repeatedly.

Ye Fengling smiled, "Sister Hao Li is a deputy director at the Department of Transportation. Helping you with this is a piece of cake!"

Another deputy director! The two police officers were almost overwhelmed. This was really causing trouble. They sighed after listening for a while.

Wang Jian, upon hearing that Hao Li was a deputy director at the Department of Transportation, his eyes lit up. No wonder she was so confident. Thinking of Zhao Yixuan's mention of finding a deputy director, he asked boldly, "May I ask, Deputy Director Hao, do you know someone named Zhao Yixuan?"

"Zhao Yixuan, you know her too?" Hao Li immediately became excited.

"She's my classmate!" Wang Jian said.

"Ha, what a coincidence! I also know her. She mentioned that a classmate would come to the provincial capital to seek funds for a road project. Is it you?" Hao Li asked hurriedly.

"Hehe, I came here to find her, but I didn't get the chance before this happened!" Wang Jian laughed.

Ye Fengling didn't expect them to chat so happily, leaving her out!

"Do you know each other?" Ye Fengling interjected.

Hao Li then introduced Zhao Yixuan and her connection to Ye Fengling. Ye Fengling felt the world was too small; even a fight could lead to such a connection.

Seeing Ye Fengling and Hao Li talking, Wang Jian's mind drifted to Jie Lianbing, who looked so much like Ye Fengling. He really wanted to ask Ye Fengling about it.

Ye Fengling noticed Wang Jian staring at her and felt a bit embarrassed, "Township Chief Wang, what are you thinking?"

Wang Jian smiled, "To be honest, you look a lot like a friend of mine!"

"What kind of friend?" Ye Fengling asked curiously.

"A female friend!" Wang Jian thought for a moment.

"Hehe, not a girlfriend, right?" Ye Fengling teased.

"Not yet!" Wang Jian felt it was too early to consider Jie Lianbing as his official girlfriend.

"Ha, Township Chief Wang is so shy!" Ye Fengling and Hao Li burst into laughter, their laughter like flowers trembling.

The two police officers glanced over, feeling their voices were too loud but not daring to interfere.

After the laughter, Wang Jian felt a bit shy. He should have just said it was his girlfriend.

After the laughter subsided, Ye Fengling formally asked, "Township Chief Wang, you said your girlfriend looks a lot like me?"

"Yes, I feel you two look like twins!" Wang Jian said.

"Twins?" Ye Fengling suddenly repeated, turning around and asking, "Township Chief Wang, does your girlfriend look exactly like me, like twins?"

Wang Jian didn't expect such a strong reaction. There might be two people in the world who look alike but aren't twins. There was no need to be so surprised.

"Yes, Journalist Ye!" Wang Jian said.

"What's her name?" Ye Fengling asked.

"She's surnamed Jie, Jie Lianbing, a rural school teacher!" Wang Jian answered.

Hearing Jie Lianbing's name and occupation, Ye Fengling seemed to deflate, "Oh, she's a rural school teacher. Township Chief Wang, are you classmates?"

Ye Fengling clearly thought the rural school teacher's status didn't match his. Wang Jian honestly said, "No, we met by chance."

"Hehe, love at first sight!" Ye Fengling laughed again.

Wang Jian looked at Ye Fengling and smiled in agreement.

As they were chatting, the police station chief finally returned. He got out of the car and came to the room. The two police officers saw him and quickly pulled him aside to whisper.

"What, there's a township chief and a deputy director here?" the police station chief was also surprised.

"Yes, Chief. If we don't handle this legally, they will appeal. Besides, these people are young but have significant influence. We can't offend them just because we're afraid of Gong Wei. I think we should release them!" the two police officers suggested.

The police station chief looked troubled, "But I've already promised the Chief and Gong Wei to punish them. How can I explain to the Chief if I release them now?"

"We can say we've already punished them and given them a stern warning. That should be fine, right?" the two police officers suggested.

The police station chief looked at them and suddenly scolded, "It's all your fault! You don't even know who Gong Changqiu is. You want me to deceive the Chief? Do you think the Chief is easy to fool? If Gong Wei finds out we lied, his father will definitely have the Chief removed, and I'll lose my job. You two will be out of the police force!"

"What should we do, Chief?" the two police officers asked anxiously.

"Let's detain them for a few days. We'll pretend we don't know they are township chiefs and deputy directors. Besides, in front of the provincial party committee, they are just a fart. We are even less than a fart. To keep our positions, we must bear this fart!" the police station chief decided.

"Yes, Chief!" the two police officers had to follow the Chief's logic.

The three of them re-entered the room and said to Wang Jian and the others, "Listen up, you are suspected of disrupting public order. The station has decided to detain you for five days!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Fengling called out, "Why? How did we disrupt public order? It was Gong Wei who did it!"

"We have no choice. Our superiors ordered us to do this. Let's go, to the detention center!" the police station chief said, crossing his arms.

Seeing they were about to be sent to the detention center, Ye Fengling couldn't help but sneer, "Chief, you fear Gong Wei's power, but do you not fear the power behind us?"

As soon as Ye Fengling spoke, the police station chief felt a chill. These people must have some influence, but how much? Would it be greater than Gong Changqiu's?

"Hehe, Journalist, what are you talking about? When have I ever feared Gong Wei's power?" the police station chief pretended not to understand.

Ye Fengling sneered, "Let's not beat around the bush. Although Gong Changqiu is a high official, he is not above the law. I am a journalist from Huaxin News Agency in Hebei Province, and I can report directly to central leaders. Do you think detaining us will be over with? I'm afraid you'll be in trouble!"

The police station chief was frightened by Ye Fengling's words. Gong Changqiu was powerful, but this journalist had direct access to central leaders. If the central leaders found out, this would be a serious matter!

But then he thought, is what the journalist said true? Can she really reach central leaders?

"Journalist, don't scare us. We know many journalists. Do central leaders really meet you? Can what you write reach central leaders?" the police station chief wanted to clarify.

Ye Fengling chuckled, "It seems you don't understand journalists. The internal reports to the central government are all written by Huaxin News Agency journalists. Any situation below is reported to central leaders through us. You should think twice before offending Huaxin News Agency journalists. I advise you to let us go!"

This was a difficult situation. The police station chief felt a headache and turned to call his superior. After a while, he returned to Ye Fengling and said, "You can go, but the others must stay!"

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