Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 235 Planning the Retreat

Chapter 235: Chapter 235 Planning the Retreat

A week later, Liu Yao processed her resignation, claimed she was going abroad for a visit, and then flew away directly. The speed was so rapid, it didn’t give Su Hui any time to react.

"Impressive, she actually fled to a foreign country." Su Hui was somewhat frustrated, did the other side think they could just walk away like this?

Zhuo Hang shook his head: "Don’t worry, aside from the clue of Liu Yao, we still have other leads. Even if they cut off the leads, we can find more. We’ll surely draw them out."

"That’s what you say, but..." Su Hui seemed to want to continue, but her superior leader came over huffily, loudly questioning: "What is going on with you, Su Hui? You hardly come to work on regular days, there’s a lot of work you haven’t finished. What are you as a civil employee thinking?"

Hearing this, Su Hui quickly apologized: "I’m sorry, leader, sorry, I’ll immediately get to finishing the work at hand."

Seeing this scene, Zhuo Hang said nothing on the side, knowing this was the other side pressuring Su Hui, trying to keep her from having the time to investigate. But did they really think they could stop the progress of the investigation?

Just then, someone put a pile of documents on Su Hui’s desk for her to process. Seeing the thick stack, Su Hui was desperate, this form of retaliation was too harsh, they were trying to work her to death.

Su Hui gave Zhuo Hang a pleading look, appearing ready to transfer departments, but Zhuo Hang quietly drank a cup of coffee and lightly said, "Hang in there, my spirit will always be with you."

"Men are all playboys; completely unreliable." Su Hui huffed in annoyance, then rolled up her sleeves in readiness to tackle the huge task.

Moments later, Zhuo Hang had already appeared in the office of the city’s security management head. The two faced each other coldly, the atmosphere was tense, but Zhuo Hang didn’t exhibit any awkwardness. He found a chair and boldly sat down in front of him.

"How’s it going, leader? Was your last work report smooth?" After saying this, Zhuo Hang grinned in a meaningful way.

The head chuckled, "It went fairly well, just that the work assigned from above is a bit challenging."

Zhuo Hang shook his head: "There’s no such thing as hard or easy work, only the willingness to do it. As long as you’re determined, even the greatest hardship can be overcome."

Hearing this, the head furrowed his brows, recalling his last meeting at the headquarters. Headquarters insisted someone was secretly pulling the strings in this city, many high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen were all at the beck and call of this puppet master, and that this ’state within a state’ phenomenon is absolutely intolerable and must be strongly hit.

The head of security management was also one of them, hitting this force is hitting himself, he wouldn’t do it, but he couldn’t disobey the superior’s orders, so he contemplated planning something and finding some scapegoats to gloss over the matter.

Zhuo Hang, seeing the head’s expression, smiled and said, "Seeing the leader looking so troubled, do you think it’s difficult? If it’s really like this, you can tell the superiors, they can replace you."

The security head jumped in fear at this suggestion, and quickly replied, "That’s not necessary. We can crack this case."

About this, Zhuo Hang didn’t show an optimistic expression: "This matter involves a wide range of areas, so many personnel and the wealthy are involved. If we expose all of them, it will definitely impact this city. Hence, based on the superior’s idea of this city’s stability, those who made contributions to the crime can have the opportunity to redeem themselves. It’s now up to some people to understand and seize the chance."

"This..." the head of security management furrowed his brows, wondering if this was a test, his heart felt a bit cold.

Zhuo Hang kept talking: "As the leader of this unit for so many years, everyone knows that those who’ve been targeted by the superiors can’t escape. It’s only a matter of time before the organization and its participants are exposed. The question now is how to minimize the impact on this city."

"If I’m not mistaken, the superiors have already sent a lot of people to secretly infiltrate this city and have contacted many people, right?" The head gave a bitter smile, he knew clearly in his heart, the general trend was irreversible.

"That’s none of your concern, you should think about how to investigate." After saying this, Zhuo Hang laughed, then turned and left. But before leaving, he added, "Please don’t be too hard on Su Hui. Just going through the motions will suffice."

Upon hearing this, the security head gave a self-deprecating smile. He never felt he had high power and authority. If one day he was found guilty, the superiors would immediately send someone to replace him, this city would operate normally, with no impact at all.

After Zhuo Hang left, the security head leaned back in his chair deep in thought, recalling how he went from a nobody to his current position, how he performed exceptionally well, earned that person’s recognition and then joined this force, got acquainted with many big figures, and climbed to where he was today.

However, the person in charge greatly agreed with Zhuo Hang’s words. Since the higher-ups have set their sights on this city, this power is not far from being finished. It’s time to look for a way out.

At this point, the person in charge has to be cautious. After all the wrongful things they’ve done, they have to wonder if they can really get away unscathed, and whether their actions, done for the stability of this city, won’t lead to them having to pay a price once the city is stable again?

"Following the big boss is a dead-end, not following might also be a dead-end." The person in charge began to regret their decisions. They should never have started down this wrong path. One wrong move in life can lead to a series of mistakes.

"What should I do, what should I do." The person in charge was extremely troubled, even crazily pulling at their hair. They had never been this emotionally unstable before. This was a life or death decision.

Suddenly, a light flashed in the eyes of the person in charge: "Yes, I’ll just take a gamble. Since both paths seem to lead to death, why not choose the one that seems to offer some hope?"

*****

Meanwhile, Leng Le had just assigned people to keep an eye on Liu Yao, who had gone abroad. They were instructed to keep a close eye on her. After all, being overseas meant limited resources were available. If Liu Yao was swayed by Su Hui, they might not even be able to keep her quiet.

But there was another thing that concerned Leng Le. The list she had showed that many people from the city had gone to the upper level units under the guise of attending a meeting. Who knew what was really going on?

"Has it started?" Leng Le gripped her hair tightly, knowing what this meant. If the country was determined to eradicate this city’s festering evil, they would absolutely be able to do so, regardless of how many clues Leng Le managed to destroy.

The larger the power, the greater the chance of a slip-up. Even if they managed to dodge trouble one day, they couldn’t avoid it forever. Leng Le was already abiding by the big boss’s orders, managing various situations to delay the organization’s downfall, while simultaneously preparing for a possible retreat.

The big boss’s instructions were to maintain the core and move on from there. Then to use that model to thrive in another city, meaning the big boss had already planned to abandon all the important members and the wealthy of the power.

But Leng Le had a different idea. If they removed all these important city figures and the wealthy at once, the city would surely fall into chaos, with the unemployment rate skyrocketing several times over. The higher-ups wouldn’t overlook this fact and would certainly look for a more moderate method to eradicate the city’s underlying power.

Leng Le thought about how she would handle the situation. Would she replace the city’s important figures one by one, in order to regain control of the city, starting with the wealthy group?

But so far, the city hadn’t seen a single important figure being replaced, and there was no sign of such changes. What were the higher-ups thinking?

"If I were one of the higher-ups, if I didn’t replace people one by one, how would I handle it?" Leng Le began to contemplate, focusing on every possibility. Suddenly, it seemed like she had an epiphany. She quickly checked the list and found that the head of the city’s security had recently visited the upper units.

Leng Le finally understood: "Of course, why didn’t I think of that? The higher-ups might persuade all these people to join them, then let bygones be bygones, continue to employ them. But to be safe, they must first seize control of the city’s security forces, so they would definitely choose the head of city security as their breakthrough point."

Based on this inference, Leng Le quickly pulled up the file on the head of city security. She discovered he had two sons, one of whom had been working as a clerk for several years, a step up from being a rookie, and the other was studying abroad and performed well academically.

"It seems we need to have a serious talk." Leng Le wanted to get involved personally, but the big boss insisted that Leng Le and Hai stayed out of dealings with these executives and the wealthy. They had their own tasks to carry out.

Leng Le understood that this was a potential escape route arranged by the big boss. If their power was unearthed, Leng Le and Hai could slip away. This meant that the big boss saw Leng Le and Hai as his trusted confidants and didn’t want them to get in trouble.

As for who was managing the various relationships within their power, it was someone named Lian Shengxiong. He set up a place called the Elite Club. As a middleman, he introduced one elite to another to help each other. Naturally, the rate he charged as a middleman was not small, and his Elite Club networked the important figures and billionaires from all over the city.

As soon as Luo Jingrong arrived, he paid a membership fee and joined the Elite Club. Through the club, he easily found the resources and connections he needed. He had to marvel at Lian Shengxiong’s capabilities.

Even Du Changhui was no exception. As wealthy as he was, once he left the Elite Club, he would find it difficult to make any moves in the city.

However, no one knew that behind the Elite Club, the real controller was not Lian Shengxiong, but the big boss. The big boss, an immortal entity, established the Elite Club partly to mix everyone together, whether they were on his side or not. It blurred the lines and made it harder for anyone to make a move.

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