Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Inside the Southeast Provincial Government compound, Wei Shang led Li Weimin out of the police car.

"You could have just come by yourself, why did you have to drag me along? I've already contacted Deputy Director Li!" Wei Shang said helplessly.

"Oh dear, isn't this just making things more important here? Besides, you said it yourself, we're suspected of trying to steal credit, and I can't take the blame for that, so only you could do it!" Li Weimin said with a fawning expression.

"It's always said that subordinates take the blame for their superiors, but in your case, Li Weimin, it's become that the superior is taking the blame for you?" Wei Shang rolled his eyes and said to Li Weimin.

“That’s not quite right of you. I asked you to come here today because we’re bunkmates! So, now that I’m here to negotiate with the deputy director, shouldn’t you, my old classmate, come and support me?” Li Weimin said with a smile.

Wei Shang was both amused and exasperated by Li Weimin's thought process. But since he was already there, he had no choice but to support Li Weimin.

Meanwhile, upstairs in Li Xiao's office, Li Xiao was discussing Wei Shang's matter with Chen Qingquan, the executive deputy director of the Xigang City Police Department.

"Director, what exactly does Dongguang mean by this? Why do they want us in Sihanoukville to cooperate in investigating some drug case? Does this mean Sihanoukville has become a drug manufacturing den?" Chen Qingquan said, his voice filled with grievance.

"Don't feel wronged. Do you think I don't know that a high-purity virus has recently appeared in Sihanoukville? I heard that this virus is much purer than the previous ones, and the source is Sihanoukville! Nothing has changed except the purity. Are you trying to fool me?" Li Xiao said irritably.

"Director, you've wronged me! I just wanted to find out some clues before reporting! I absolutely didn't mean to hide anything!" Chen Qingquan quickly explained, not wanting his superiors to think he was concealing anything.

"Stop complaining to me. Put away your little schemes! Let me tell you, don't give me any attitude when they arrive! Cooperate properly, understand?" Li Xiao rolled her eyes at Chen Qingquan and said.

"Understood, Director!" Chen Qingquan also composed himself and said seriously.

Li Xiao stood up and walked to the window, just in time to see Wei Shang and Li Weimin get out of the car. Seeing the car from the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau, Li Xiao knew they had arrived.

"Let's go, come downstairs with me to greet him, he's here!" Li Xiao picked up his hat and led Chen Qingquan downstairs to greet Wei Shang.

"Haha, Deputy Director Zhao, why didn't you call ahead so I could pick you up?" Li Xiao said, laughing loudly from a distance as he came downstairs.

"Vice Director Li, we've caused you a lot of trouble by coming here. How could we possibly trouble you to come out and greet us?" Wei Shang said to Li Xiao as he walked over.

While the two bigwigs greeted each other, Li Weimin watched with curiosity. But Chen Qingquan was somewhat shocked.

Is this also a deputy director? He's so young! Is he even thirty? He was right. Wei Shang was born in 1966 or 1967 and is only twenty-seven this year, so he's definitely not thirty yet.

"This must be Deputy Director Li Weimin, right? I'm Li Xiao from Southeast Province, and this is Chen Qingquan from the Xigang City Bureau!" Li Xiao said, shaking hands with Li Weimin.

“Yes, Weimin is from our provincial anti-drug squad! He came here this time because he found some things, and we hope our comrades in Sihanoukville can cooperate!” Wei Shang said with a smile.

"Deputy Director Zhao, rest assured, we will definitely cooperate sincerely with Comrade Weimin!" Although Chen Qingquan felt very unhappy, he had no choice but to agree in front of Wei Shang, the deputy director of the provincial department.

"Haha, Comrade Wei Shang, don't worry. We will definitely cooperate fully! Don't stand here, let's go, the conference room upstairs is ready, let's go and have a chat!" Seeing that the group already knew each other, Li Xiao invited everyone upstairs to discuss the matter in detail.

Soon, the group sat down again in the conference room. After the staff poured tea and left, their expressions became serious.

“Weimin, tell me what you know!” Wei Shang said.

"Yes!" Li Weimin stood up, saluted Wei Shang and Li Xiao, and then took out some documents from the briefcase he had been holding.

"Deputy Director Li, Director Chen, according to the intelligence we have, a new type of drug with ephedrine as its main ingredient has emerged in our country. This drug has made a great breakthrough in terms of addictiveness and ease of use. It is more convenient and cheaper, which means that more people will use drugs out of curiosity or other reasons!" Li Weimin first explained the dangers.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao and Chen Qingquan's expressions also turned serious. They were both veteran police officers and knew that if something became cheap, it meant it was about to become oversaturated.

Not to mention drugs, which still have a certain mystique!

"Deputy Director Li, is this new type of drug the reason you came here?" Chen Qingquan asked curiously.

“That’s right. According to the confession of one of the drug users we arrested, this new type of drug called ecstasy was sold by a drug dealer who returned from Mingzhu, and most importantly, this person came from Sihanoukville!” Li Weimin said.

"What? Is your information accurate?" Chen Qingquan asked, somewhat surprised.

They did indeed have a new high-purity virus emerging there. Although he didn't report it to the provincial department for some reason, that doesn't mean he didn't know!

Now, there is an even cheaper and more covert new type of drug that has also come out of his own territory. How could Chen Qingquan not be shocked?

“According to that person’s confession, he heard it from the drug dealer who sold it to him. It’s a new thing from Sihanoukville, and it’s cheap. Although it’s not as addictive as rock candy, it’s very convenient to use. Just put it in your drink or beverage, and it will automatically break down. Then you can drink it directly. If you still find it too troublesome, you can just throw it in your mouth and eat it!” Li Weimin said solemnly.

Upon hearing that it was indeed something from his jurisdiction, Chen Qingquan felt completely unwell, especially after seeing the way Li Xiao looked at him, which made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Director Li, have you caught anyone selling this stuff?" Li Xiao asked seriously.

“We arrested a few low-level personnel, but the higher-ups got wind of it beforehand and had already fled. We didn’t catch them, but we have suspects!” Li Weimin said.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao knew that Li Weimin currently had no evidence to prove who sold these items, only that they came from Sihanoukville. This alone was enough to make Sihanoukville take the matter seriously!