Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 148: Go Online and Have a Look

"This..." Upon hearing Zhou Yang’s words, Liu Jilong was so furious he nearly passed out. How ruthless could Zhou Yang be to kick a man while he’s down—and so quickly at that? Just as the situation became clear, you’re already closing in on me relentlessly; do you really want to push me to my death? With that thought, he stared at Zhou Yang with resentful eyes. Could it be that he knew the contents of the video and tampered with it beforehand?

But that’s not possible. Even if he knew the surveillance video was in the Evidence Division, he couldn’t get in; only two people in the entire Police Bureau have access to that area. Besides, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li from the Evidence Division are loyal to me. Without my orders, they wouldn’t allow anyone to enter. So how can all this be explained...

The more he thought about it, the bigger his headache became, and he couldn’t make sense of it no matter what. Eventually, he could only sit powerlessly in his chair.

"Mayor Leng, I feel that having Comrade Liu Jilong resign to take the blame is too harsh a punishment. Having him make a public apology should suffice to quell the public’s dissent," Feng Luping said, as he was out of options. He had already made a promise with his bold proclamation, and now he had no choice but to sell his old face to help Liu Jilong make one final correction. After all, the position of director of Tianhai City Police Bureau was very important, and it would be incredibly frustrating to give it up just like that.

"Secretary, I think we should stick to the original plan. We must maintain our principles when taking action! Moreover, the current situation has made such a big impact already, we must have someone take responsibility to mitigate the influence," Leng Junsheng said,taking the opportunity to intervene and take control of the situation as things seemed to be going his way. He threw the principle argument firmly into the mix, which would certainly give Feng Luping something to think about.

"Yes, Secretary, I also believe we should proceed as originally agreed. Today’s incident has gotten out of hand, and if we do not deal with a figure of weight, who knows what chaos the people could stir up," Xu Longtao said, voicing his opinion. Only now, after today’s events, had he come to understand some of it; so it turned out that Mayor Leng was supporting Zhou Yang all along in his dispute with Liu Jilong. When did Zhou Yang become one of Mayor Leng’s men? How did all of this start?

"I agree with the mayor’s suggestion as well!" Chen Guoli, the director of the People’s Congress, also shared his opinion. As one of Leng Junsheng’s staunch supporters, he naturally had the duty to back Leng Junsheng without hesitation. Moreover, with the situation so favorable, how could he let Mayor Leng stand alone?

"I agree with the Secretary’s view. We cannot casually alter the position of the Police Chief," said Hao Dong, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, putting forward his opinion. As one of Secretary Liu’s faction, he could not let the Secretary fight alone no matter what; he had to stand firmly by the Secretary’s side.

"I agree with the mayor’s suggestion!"

"I agree with the Secretary’s view!"

"I agree with the mayor’s suggestion!"

...

The other standing committee members also expressed their own views. Even the slowest to catch on had now realized that this was a trap laid by Mayor Leng and Zhou Yang, which had ensnared Liu Jilong in their unsuspecting web. Now that they were at the heart of the storm, they had to quickly pick their side to avoid inadvertently harming themselves.

"The minority must yield to the majority. Today’s matter is thus settled. Tomorrow, we will hold a standing committee meeting to officially report on this incident. Liu Jilong, go back and prepare for the handover, and also get ready to face the media and plan your statement," Leng Junsheng declared Liu Jilong’s fate very high-handedly, contrary to his usual calm and low-key demeanor. One reason was to quickly resolve today’s issue, and the other was to send a warning to those who strayed from the organization.

What’s with Mayor Leng today...

What about Mayor Leng today...

Mayor Leng...

All the standing committee members stared at Leng Junsheng, unable to believe that these words came from him. Was this the same composed, dignified, and wise Leng Junsheng of before? Why such a drastic change today? Could it all be just to support Zhou Yang? Zhou Yang was not supposed to have any support, so why did Leng Junsheng give him such considerable importance?

Could it be that Zhou Yang had recently sided with Leng Junsheng? Or was there someone else behind the scenes who wanted to act against Liu Jilong?

There must be an invisible hand behind Leng Junsheng controlling everything; otherwise, today’s matter would not have escalated to this level...

So who is the person behind Leng Junsheng? Everyone is aware of the extent of Leng Junsheng’s background. There are probably very few in the entire country who can command Leng Junsheng...

As for him...

"Everyone, you may leave now." After finishing his statement, Leng Junsheng walked out of the conference room. Since the matter was already decided, why stay any longer? However, Leng Junsheng knew that this affair would not end so simply. The Liu Family, backing Liu Jilong, would surely make a move, and he had to contemplate carefully how to counter them.

Xu Mingtao didn’t say a word and followed him out, clearly understanding Mayor Leng’s intentions. There was no point in staying and speculating about the nature of the situation!

...

In the end, only Feng Luping and three others from the Liu Family remained in the conference room. Just like that, the position of Police Chief was gone. How could anyone be content with this outcome? Moreover, Liu Nan’s issue still needed resolution!

Indeed, this was quite the headache!

Feng Luping, accompanied by three people, began to ponder how to proceed the next day. After all, the decisions made today were only verbally agreed upon and had not been reported yet. If handled correctly, combined with the support of the Liu Family at his back, there was still a chance to preserve Liu Jilong’s position as Bureau Director tomorrow.

...

The next morning, Liu Jilong was groggily awoken by a phone call. Just as he was about to furiously berate whoever it was, a sentence from the phone call completely stunned him...

"Director Liu, the surveillance video of your son assaulting someone is spreading like wildfire online, you better take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jilong nearly fainted. If such a video truly went viral online, not even an "Immortal" could save his son. It couldn’t be true! It just couldn’t be!

With this thought, he rushed to the study in a frenzy, switched on the computer, and sought to verify the authenticity of that statement on the phone. Wasn’t that surveillance footage in Xiao Li’s possession? And Xiao Li was my nephew, there’s no way he would betray me and release the video online—this simply couldn’t happen!

Yet, when Liu Jilong looked at the webpage on his monitor, he truly felt light-headed!

Video of Liu Jilong’s son, Liu Nan, arrogantly assaulting a person in Tianhai City Police Bureau.

Video of the official’s second-generation son, Liu Nan, beating someone.

The controversy sparked by Liu Nan’s assault video.

Who exactly is Liu Nan, daring to act in such a manner?

Should the offspring of officials be this arrogant?

...

The internet was completely inundated with videos and comments about his son—it was indeed a big deal now, and the idea of protecting his son had vanished entirely.

"Who the **** is trying to destroy me!" Liu Jilong, staring at the monitor, slammed his hand onto the computer desk with force. This matter absolutely had someone scheming behind the scenes; otherwise, it couldn’t have escalated to this situation. Don’t let me find out who it is, or I’ll kill him!

Just yesterday, he and Feng Luping had discussed offering some other benefits in return for his family’s influence to try to keep his Director position at the police bureau. Yet, this morning, everything had spiraled into this mess, essentially pushing him to a dead end. Now there was no hope of leveraging his family’s power, as the scandal had blown up to such an extent that he had to face it all by himself!

But one question that he truly could not figure out was how that damning surveillance footage got leaked. It was supposed to be kept in the evidence room, guarded solely by Xiao Li, inaccessible to outsiders. Yet, the fact remained that it was circulating online and spreading wildly. Who had orchestrated such an act, and who was the real culprit behind the scenes?

To think about what had occurred from yesterday to today, could it be Leng Junsheng manipulating everything from behind? No, it couldn’t be him! Leng Junsheng wouldn’t have thought to leverage the online media in this way; instead, he seemed like someone being manipulated by another person behind the scenes. Otherwise, Leng Junsheng wouldn’t have been able to adopt such an assertive stance yesterday. The more Liu Jilong thought about it, the more frightening he found the mastermind, as if every incident was following a meticulously laid plan, executed flawlessly step by step. To possess such a twisted level of planning and to command someone like Leng Junsheng—what kind of stature must this person possess? Just the thought of it sent cold sweat streaming down his back!

Isn’t this me digging my own grave? My son’s situation can’t get any worse now, and look at what’s become of me...

...

"Lin Feng, was it you who did what happened online last night?" Zhou Yang was shocked when he heard about the incident online that morning and immediately called Lin Feng. Using the media this way was a brilliant move. Just last night, the incident at the Yuehai Seafood Restaurant was exposed online, which caused Mayor Leng to exert authority and lay a trap where Secretary Feng insisted on resigning alone, hence targeting Liu Jilong. However, the Liu Family was not likely to relinquish Liu Jilong’s position as Bureau Director so easily.

But today, the video of Liu Nan assaulting someone abruptly sealed off all escape routes for Liu Jilong and his son. Without a doubt, this had to be Lin Feng’s handiwork. That surveillance footage had always been kept in the evidence department handled by Lin Feng and Xiao Li, but since Xiao Li was Liu Jilong’s nephew, it could only have been Lin Feng’s doing!

However, how did Lin Feng come up with such a strategy to cut off Liu Jilong’s retreat using the media? It was utterly unexpected. Even if the Liu Family wanted to protect Liu Jilong, they couldn’t afford to get involved now. Should there be any further implications, the Liu Family couldn’t bear such consequences. Hence, Lin Feng really seized the opportunity perfectly!

"It was my doing. I’ve just added something else to it, go online and take a look," Lin Feng said before hanging up the phone. He wasn’t at all surprised by Zhou Yang’s call, knowing that to promote Zhou Yang, he needed to stoke the fire even more.

Listening to the dial tone, Zhou Yang hadn’t even recovered his senses—what did Lin Feng mean by adding something else and telling him to check online? Apart from that surveillance video, there wasn’t any other evidence, was there? But since Lin Feng told him to go online and look, something must have happened on the internet.

Zhou Yang turned on his office computer to see what Lin Feng was referring to. As he entered some major news portals, his eyes became fixated and couldn’t move away, for he saw something else...