Chapter 456: Chapter 290, Raising an Army to Demand Justice!

Monitoring Bureau. By the Director’s office door.

Tang Fei contemplated briefly, straightened his Monitoring Bureau uniform, and then knocked on the Director’s office door.

Promptly, an invitation to enter came from inside.

The voice was hoarse, like a mouthful of sand was inside, marking the unique voice of Yan Wenli, the Director of the Monitoring Bureau.

Tang Fei entered and respectfully saluted the Monitoring Bureau’s Director, Yan Wenli.

Yan Wenli waved his hand cheerfully and said to the powerful and dignified old man sitting beside him, “Minister Lu, this is Tang Fei, our new ace at the Monitoring Bureau.”

Lu Dongsheng was tall and strongly built, with a square face and an extremely loud voice that pierced through the air, as if he was talking right beside your eardrum.

Lu Dongsheng’s gaze fell on Tang Fei’s face as he asked in a deep voice, “Tang Fei, has the Lu Family wronged you in any way?”

Tang Fei knew Lu Dongsheng was here to accuse him, not expecting such a blunt and direct approach.

Don’t those in high positions… like to beat around the bush?

What could be said straight would instead take a twisted mountain road with eighteen turns, if you understood it means you were clever, if you didn’t, it meant you were uncarvable wood.

Tang Fei, armed with information from Zhong Jiayuan, had mentally prepared himself, so he wasn’t flustered at all. He looked at Lu Dongsheng with a hint of surprise and asked, “I don’t know what prompted Minister Lu to say this?”

“I was just curious. Captain Tang, you led your men to the Mechanical Design Institute’s entrance, assaulted the Vice Dean Chen Youli, forcibly took away Dean Lu Yunhang, and captured numerous confidential files…” Lu Dongsheng’s gaze was stern as he spoke, “To say there’s no animosity seems quite unreasonable.”

Tang Fei and Lu Dongsheng locked eyes, unyielding, Tang Fei stated firmly, “I am the captain of the second team in the fifth division of the Monitoring Bureau. We received a tip-off and collected a lot of information before inviting Dean Lu to come back to help us with the investigation…”

“We abide by the sovereign laws, and what we enforce is the elimination of evil for the country… How could there be any hatred with the Lu Family? Just because Lu Yunhang’s surname is Lu, does it mean the Mechanical Design Institute belongs to the Lu Family?” Is touching Lu Yunhang tantamount to being enemies with the entire Lu Family?

When Lu Dongsheng raised a family matter, Tang Fei countered with national interests.

In serving one’s duties, the most important thing was to first uphold righteousness and stand at the moral and legal high ground, for such… sophistry…

No, such is easier explained when being held accountable later.

Everybody knew that the Mechanical Department was Lu Family territory, and the Mechanical Design Institute was managed by the Lu Family as tightly as an iron barrel.

Yet, being a newcomer, I claim ignorance…

I only targeted Lu Yunhang, what does that have to do with your Lu Family?

“As for assaulting Chen Youli, that’s because he spoke rudely… The Monitoring Bureau is a disciplinary institution lawfully established by the state, and its staff serve the government and the public.”

“Chen Youli publicly insulted us, calling us a bunch of ‘black dogs’… To uphold colleagues’ dignity and the authority of the Bureau, I had no choice but to take action, and I hope Minister Lu can understand.”

“That’s good.” Yan Wenli’s sneering smile sounded, “How is Chen Youli’s condition? Have Bai Rushuang bring some gifts later to visit him.”

Bai Rushuang was the head of a division, mainly responsible for overseeing whether officials committed crimes such as corruption, wielding tremendous power.

“A person who actively seeks trouble is asking for it, if not death then at least a serious injury.”

“Clearly, Chen Youli is finished.”

“Yan Wenli’s willingness to speak up at this time also suddenly relieved Tang Fei of the immense pressure.”

“Although this person’s reputation isn’t good outside, he treats his subordinates quite well.”

“Of course, in the Monitoring Bureau, no one has a good reputation anyway…”

Lu Dongsheng slightly raised his eyebrows and said, “Chen Youli deserves his fate, but what about Lu Yunhang?” “Lu Yunhang is the dean of the Mechanical Design Institute, with countless matters to deal with every day… You take him away without any evidence, leaving the Mechanical Design Institute paralyzed… If state affairs are hindered, who will take the responsibility?”

“This is the power and influence of noble clans.”

“The Mechanical Department is the Lu Family’s garden, with the Mechanical Design Institute being a pivotal part of the Lu Family’s power.”

“Once Tang Fei took Lu Yunhang away, the entire institute was paralyzed.”

“No one is working, all projects are halted, all research is stopped, all contracts are piling up…”

“They are flexing their muscles in such a way, to force the Monitoring Bureau to release him.”

“Since we actively sought out Dean Lu, it proves that we have evidence in hand. How would we dare to randomly arrest people without it, especially someone as important as Dean Lu?”

“As for who will take on the responsibility…” Captain Tang said in a grave voice, “We are only in charge of the affairs of the Monitoring Institute, not the Design Institute’s business. If someone commits a crime, we go after the criminal. As for other symptoms caused by the arrest of the criminal, that’s someone else’s problem.”

“Moreover, the Design Institute can’t operate without Dean Lu? That would mean there’s an issue with the staff configuration of the institute. I’m not important enough to make decisions, but if I were, I would certainly adjust the personnel structure of the Design Institute no matter what…”

“Such an important department, such a core research institution, paralyzed by the temporary absence of one person… Isn’t that a joke? The uninformed might even think this is an attempt to pressure the higher-ups… ‘If you don’t release our people, we’ll stop working…'”

“Of course, I know that Minister Lu wouldn’t do such a thing. After all, those tactics… are far too dangerous, practically self-destructive… Minister Lu, what do you think?”

Lu Dongsheng’s eyes were shining brightly, his face as dark as a cloud-covered sky.

He stared at Tang Fei for a long time and then burst into loud laughter.

Pointing at Tang Fei, he said to Yan Wenli, “Dean Yan, just now when you said he was a tiger from your Monitoring Bureau, I had my doubts… A young fellow like him, where would he know how to handle a case?”

“Now I see, he indeed does. Bold and knowledgeable, and most importantly, impartial… Such a young man is born for the kind of work you do in the Monitoring Bureau.”

“Yes,” Yan Wenli nodded with a smile and said, “The supervision tasks are heavy, so we’re always taking in talent…”

Yan Wenli turned to Tang Fei and said with a smile, “Captain Tang, won’t you thank Minister Lu for his praise? With his words, you’re guaranteed to rise through the ranks.”

“Thank you for your high regard, Minister Lu,” Captain Tang bowed in thanks.

“Speaking of which, we have some connections,” Lu Dongsheng said, his gaze softening as he looked at Tang Fei like he was speaking to a junior family member, “I heard you have a good relationship with our Si Yu, a kind of teacher-student bond… Even the new material you used in the mechanical competition was provided by our Lu Family…”

“Of course, you did not disappoint and won first place for our Phoenix Empire in the mechanical competition… Captain Tang, I’ve been keeping an eye on you.”

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