Chapter 379: It's Better to Rely on Yourself than to Rely on Others
At this moment, although Bravo's case involved a foreign guest, it was far from a major incident such as murder or arson. The fact that the city bureau leadership was inquiring about the case already signified very high-standard treatment. Had it been an ordinary person, not to mention the city bureau leaders, even a local police station chief wouldn't bother with such a trivial matter.
Therefore, the case stopped at the city bureau and was not reported up to Zheng Zijie.
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Zheng Zijie had not yet gone to bed and was reading in his study when he saw the incoming call from Ge Dongxu, feeling both excited and quite surprised.
A person like Ge Dongxu would certainly not call him unless there was an issue at hand.
"Director Ge, what can I do for you?" Zheng Zijie, who came from a military background, was still characterized by a straightforward and no-nonsense style. He got straight to the point as soon as he answered the phone.
"There is indeed something I need your help with," Ge Dongxu replied. Then he briefly described the incident that had taken place in the revolving restaurant, as well as the current situation where the police wanted to take them to the Public Security Bureau to handle the case.
"Do they really think they can bully the people of Huaxia Country like this? These bastards are all spineless cowards. The state asks us to facilitate foreign businessmen as much as possible and create a good investment environment, but we haven't been told to protect them unconditionally and without principle! Such scum among foreign businessmen should be slapped. And not just slapped—I think they should be kicked out of our country and never allowed back in!" Upon hearing this, Zheng Zijie couldn't help but erupt in anger and even let out a string of curses.
At his level, as long as the matter didn't pertain to major diplomatic issues, he was not afraid to stir things up, especially when it also involved Ge Dongxu.
Who was Ge Dongxu? Not to mention his relationship with Elder Feng, you're just a petty foreign businessman and you dare to act indecently in front of him? Not immediately arresting you for a few days is already polite, yet you have the audacity to falsely accuse him? Just his status as a special department director-level consultant is not something that any minor foreign businessman can slander!
If someone at Ge Dongxu's level had to submit to such a trifle, it would be nothing less than a disgrace to the country.
"Director Ge, please hand the phone to the police officer handling the case; I'd like to talk to them first. Then I'll issue orders to the city bureau right away. If a foreigner dares to twist the truth like this and we don't lock him up for a few days, he really will turn the sky upside down!" Zheng Zijie continued furiously.
"Director Zheng, there's no need to be so angry. After all, this person is just an exception. Moreover, in such cases, we can only collect a few eyewitness testimonies and don't have concrete evidence to make public. If you really lock up Bravo for a few days, others might think we're exploiting our position as the host, or even accuse me of using my power to bully others and distort facts to harm an international friend. You're aware of how Western media, including media from countries like RB, tend to be biased towards the West. It will be difficult for you then. I'll handle the rest of this matter; you don't need to bother anymore," Ge Dongxu said, seeing Zheng Zijie lose his temper and tried to calm him down instead.
"You have a point. After all, the incident happened in our country. If there are no photos or surveillance videos or the like, and they insist that we're conspiring against him, and then international media outlets make unfounded reports, it's indeed possible that we end up looking unreasonable despite being in the right. Unless foreign witnesses are also willing to testify in front of the media." As Ge Dongxu spoke, Zheng Zijie gradually calmed down and pondered for a moment before speaking.
"It's better to depend on ourselves rather than on others. Moreover, it would be disgraceful if we had to rely on foreigners to publicly testify in order to be believed when dealing with our own country's matters. Don't worry, if I don't provoke others, they should count their blessings. If they dare to provoke me, it's just their bad luck," Ge Dongxu stated indifferently, then added, "I'll hand the phone to the officer by my side. You can instruct him, but since the police have been dispatched, let's just take a few statements and forget about going to the Public Security Bureau. I'm not so idle that I'd make a special trip to the bureau for such a trivial matter."
Although Zheng Zijie was full of curiosity about what kind of measures Ge Dongxu would use against Bravo, he remembered that Ge Dongxu was from the National Security department, which was responsible for the management of national security, the protection of national sovereignty and interests, as well as intelligence collection at home and abroad. They had various intelligence and reconnaissance bureaus, including the counter-espionage intelligence bureau. When it came to dealing with foreigners, their department was much more skilled than their Public Security one, which primarily focused on domestic matters. Conversely, a significant part of their work was international, like the CIA in the United States or MI6 in the United Kingdom. Even with his status, Zheng Zijie knew very little of the true secrets of their department.
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Since Ge Dongxu had spoken, there was naturally no need for them to worry anymore, and they just had to cooperate.
So Zheng Zijie replied very decisively, "All right, hand the phone over to them."
Ge Dongxu passed the mobile phone to the police officer leading the team and said, "Here, take a call."
The police officer had grown nervous upon hearing Ge Dongxu address the caller as Director Zheng, and seeing how confidently Ge Dongxu spoke, he wondered if the call was from their Director of the Public Security Department.
As soon as the police officer picked up the phone, he heard an authoritative voice say, "This is Zheng Zijie, which bureau are you from?"
Once the police officer heard the imposing voice and realized it was indeed Director Zheng, he became so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately stood at attention, casting a surreptitious glance at Ge Dongxu filled with deep awe.
It must be known that Ge Dongxu had been conversing with Director Zheng in a very regular tone the whole time, as if he was speaking to an ordinary person, not at all like the Director of the Provincial Public Security Department.
"Reporting, Director, I am from the Ming YH District Public Security Sub-bureau..." The police officer stood at attention, stating his name, rank, and badge number.
Zheng Zijie didn't waste words with the officer but simply instructed him to record the statements in the revolving restaurant and there was no need to take the person back to the Public Security Bureau. As for how to deal with Bravo, Zheng Zijie would personally speak with their leaders, which didn't need to be explained to the officer who answered the call.
"Yes, sir!" The police officer saluted and then returned the mobile phone to Ge Dongxu with both hands.
Seeing the change in the police officer's attitude before and after, and then recalling when the officer said "Reporting, Director," Jin Yushan and the others were still fine, as they were aware that Ge Dongxu was no ordinary person, but Director Zhao was nearly scared out of his wits.
Wasn't this the Director of the Jiangnan Province Public Security Department? So young, and casually calling the Director with complete equality in tone, this couldn't possibly be some province leader's son!
In all of Jiangnan Province, there wasn't a single son of any provincial leader who could speak to the Director of the Provincial Public Security Department with such authority.
But what about a moment ago? Unless Director Zhao was blind, he would have noted that Ge Dongxu spoke to Zheng Zijie with equality, and Ge Dongxu's tone when mentioning Bravo was enough to send chills down Director Zhao's back—it was clear he didn't take Bravo seriously at all, as if dealing with him was like dealing with a stray cat or dog!
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