Opening an office in Taila

"I'll go to your dam!" Song Yufeng kicked the security guard aside and then dragged Norriech, the director of the Kirin City Engineering Bureau, out of his office.

Song Yufeng's actions terrified everyone else in the engineering bureau. Everyone knew just how ruthless Song Yufeng was. A group of government officials were so scared that they didn't dare to breathe. Without Song Yufeng's permission, no one dared to run away.

Before Norrieci could even say a word, Song Yufeng slapped him hard across the face and dragged him into the car.

Next, Chen led his men to seal off the entire engineering bureau, ensuring that no one could leave.

Song Yufeng was now completely corrupt. Although his engineering director was suspected of embezzlement, he was still just a suspect, and he was still one of his subordinates. Moreover, Chen Quanfang had to provide protection, and the procuratorate had also provided protection. Yet, he still died right under Song Yufeng's nose. Now, Song Yufeng didn't care about alerting the enemy. He took Noriechi to the detention center inside Minghuang and interrogated him personally.

"Song Yufeng! Let me tell you, even if you are a great hero during the civil war, you have no right to imprison local officials! I'm going to sue you!" Norieci cursed Song Yufeng as soon as he saw him in the interrogation room.

"Go to hell!" Song Yufeng roared. "You dare to sue me? I'll be suing you soon! Tell me! Did you send someone to poison Li Jue?"

Norriech was stunned. He said blankly, "What are you talking about? What do you mean, poisoned Li Jue? I don't know anything about that... Wait, Li Jue is dead?! Are you kidding me?!"

"Stop pretending! The murderer who poisoned Li Jue has identified you as the one who gave him the order, and there's even a letter in your own handwriting!" Song Yufeng said sternly again, but at this moment Song Yufeng had already sensed that something was wrong; Norriech's behavior didn't seem like he was faking it.

“I understand…I understand…” Norriech pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, “Mr. Song, I understand, it was all a setup by them! I swear! Did you find out about the collapse of the underground passage in Kirin City? It was that mayor, Seviev!”

From Norriech, Song Yufeng heard another version of the story.

Actually, it all started two months ago. Two months ago, Norrieci had already discovered shoddy workmanship at the construction site.

Norriech himself was a very upright character. During the Civil War, he was the deputy director of the Engineering Bureau of Killing City. When the Ursus army reached Killing City, he and the director even went to the front line to plan the transportation of engineering materials and help inspect the quality of the fortifications. Later, the director was unfortunately hit by a stray arrow, while he was lucky enough to survive. So he was promoted to director after the war.

He immediately began investigating the matter, but when he was halfway through, he found that his investigation was progressing very slowly, and even his subordinates were contradicting him. He was very confused during that time, until Li Jue came to him.

Only then did he realize that Li Jue had been behind all of this. The profits that could be extracted from such a massive construction project were too enormous, and no one could resist such temptation, including his subordinates. But Norriech was different. To hell with Li Jue, I have to be responsible to the country.

With this mindset, Norriech refused to become part of this network of interests, and thus he was sidelined. The pressure did not come from Li Jue, but from the mayor of Kirin, Vissev.

Li Jue could at most bribe his subordinates. He could go to the central government and the capital. But when Vissev took action, it was not so simple. His personal freedom was restricted, most of his letters were intercepted, and some did reach the capital, but they disappeared without a trace. Only then did he realize that this big network might have corrupted the central government officials as well!

So he could only be a puppet until Song Yufeng blasted open the door to his office.

"Then why do you think Mayor Vissev was behind it? Why would he frame you?"

"Perhaps your actions were too drastic, and Li Jue knew too much, so he's silencing me. As for me, I guess he thinks I'm too much of a nuisance, so he wants to take this opportunity to get rid of me and then put someone who listens to him in the position of director."

"Where's the evidence?"

“I have a safe in my home containing recordings of my conversations with the mayor and Li Jue.”

At this moment, Song Yufeng had already mobilized over a hundred members of the Minghuang Imperial Guard who had not yet fully set off. He immediately ordered these men to split into two groups: one to retrieve the recording, and the other to blockade the city hall and arrest Vesieev.

However, an unexpected incident soon occurred. The Minghuang Imperial Guards were attacked on their way to the city hall. Fortunately, the attackers were not very strong and there were no casualties. After capturing the prisoners and interrogating them, it was discovered that these people were actually local police!

"Rebellion! Rebellion!" Song Yufeng was furious. He believed that the entire Jilin City had become completely corrupt, and the network of interests and protective umbrellas behind it were extremely large, which made them even dare to go to war with the Minghuang Imperial Guard.

So Song Yufeng single-handedly demolished the Jilin City Police Station and even captured the police chief alive. Unexpectedly, the police chief was extremely arrogant and didn't seem to be afraid of Song Yufeng at all.

This has stumped Song Yufeng. What, did you buy your nine clans wholesale? So arrogant?

In short, the police chief refused to say anything, even under severe torture.

Meanwhile, the Minghuang Imperial Guard found Vesieev. With such a commotion, any normal person would have run away, but Vesieev not only didn't run away, but also looked at Song Yufeng with a smile.

"You don't seem scared at all, Mayor Vissev," Song Yufeng said.

"What do I have to be afraid of? I expected this day to come. And Mr. Song, let me give you a piece of advice: that's enough. You can't catch them all, and even if you could, the law doesn't punish the masses."

Looking at the confident Vesieev, Song Yufeng began to doubt himself. Had he been away for too long and forgotten what kind of person Vesieev was?

He immediately began questioning him, but he found that he was just like the police chief, refusing to say anything.

Song Yufeng didn't have time to waste with these guys. While he had his men continue the interrogation, he prepared to go to Saint Jun Castle to personally report the situation to the Emperor. However, before he could even set off, the phone rang.

Moreover, it wasn't just one phone call. The Minister of Police, the Minister of Defense, the Deputy Speaker, the Minister of Engineering, and even the Emperor's son, the current Crown Prince of Ursus, all called to say that the matter could be discussed and that a conviction could not be made outright.

They were all pleading for Vysev.

Now Song Yufeng realized just how vast this network was. Meanwhile, Lin Yuxia, who had been alarmed by the case, rushed back. She had already sent people to investigate in various cities and came to a shocking conclusion: 80% of the cities had this extremely serious problem of shoddy workmanship and corruption, with large amounts of project funds and materials being embezzled.

Moreover, Song Yufeng received a phone call, which turned out to be from the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works of Yan Kingdom.

There's nothing more to say; this net has even reached out to the Yan Kingdom.

At this point, Song Yufeng had reached a critical juncture. If he insisted on bringing everyone to justice, the bureaucratic system of the Ursus Empire could be paralyzed, as a large number of officials would have to be replaced, many projects would need to be demolished and rebuilt, and he would definitely face enormous resistance. Moreover, he and Lin Yuxia would also be held accountable, since it was a project undertaken by the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce, and it was also the precedent set by Li Jue for corruption.

That night, Song Yufeng pondered for a long time. He thought of the millions of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in this civil war. Was their sacrifice all it took to create such a country? He thought of the vast masses of people. What about you? He was unwilling to accept this. He made a decision: even if this matter shattered him to pieces, even if he failed, he would not be afraid. Moreover, he could not possibly fail. All he lacked was the determination.

He will eventually overcome all difficulties.

The next day, Song Yufeng arrived at Saint Jun Castle. After meeting the Emperor of Ursus, he uttered a shocking statement.

"I used to lead my soldiers in a charge, and now, I'm leading them in another charge..."