The country entrusted me to buy an aircraft carrier, Hou Liangping, do you dare to investigate?

"Wu Li, I'm asking you one last time, are you going to move aside or not?" Hou Liangping asked, suppressing his anger, word by word.

"No way!" Wu Li uttered the two words crisply, his smile vanishing and replaced by undisguised contempt.

"Fine, very well!" Hou Liangping laughed in anger. He abruptly shook off the hands that were gripping his shoulders, took out his phone, and said coldly, "I'm calling your bureau chief right now. I want to see who gave you the guts to play tricks on me here!"

Wu Li's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. He crossed his arms and looked at Hou Liangping with a cold smile, as if he were watching a good show.

The lobby of the Imperial City Police Station was bustling with people. Hou Liangping was extremely anxious and, without thinking twice, rushed straight toward the security checkpoint.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing?!"

A young policeman stopped Hou Liangping, looking at him warily. "This is a police station. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!"

"I'm here to handle a case!" Hou Liangping said anxiously. "I have urgent business with Li Ming, Deputy Director Li!"

"Investigating a case? Which unit are you from? Show me your identification!" The young policeman clearly didn't believe Hou Liangping's words.

"Documents..." Hou Liangping then remembered that his documents and mobile phone were left in his hotel room and he hadn't brought them with him.

"No ID? If you don't have ID, get out of here and don't obstruct official business!" The young policeman waved his hand impatiently, about to push Hou Liangping out.

"Wait!" Hou Liangping grabbed the young policeman's arm. "I really have something urgent. Could you please inform him that Hou Liangping from Handong is looking for him?"

"Hou Liangping from Handong?" The young policeman sized Hou Liangping up and down, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. "Never heard of him! Get out of here and stop causing trouble!"

"You..." Hou Liangping was furious and about to lash out when he heard a cold voice behind him.

"Wu Li, what's going on? Why are you letting this kind of person make such a racket in the lobby?"

Hou Liangping turned around and saw a fat, slick-haired middle-aged man walking over. It was Wu Li, the confidant of Cheng Du, the director of the Didu City Office, and the head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment.

"Captain Wu, this guy says he wants to see Director Li, but he can't produce any identification. I was just about to kick him out," the young policeman said hurriedly.

Wu Li walked up to Hou Liangping, looked him up and down, and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "You're Hou Liangping?"

“It’s me.” Hou Liangping looked coldly at Wu Li. He knew that Wu Li was from Chengdu and would definitely not let him see Li Ming.

"Hmph, I thought you were some big shot, but you're just a washed-up, pathetic loser," Wu Li sneered. "I advise you to hurry back to Handong; this isn't a place for you!"

"You..." Hou Liangping was furious and about to explode when he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from upstairs.

"Hou Liangping? What brings you here?"

Hou Liangping looked up and saw Li Ming standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, looking at him with a surprised expression.

Upon hearing Li Ming's voice, Wu Li's expression changed slightly, but he quickly put on a smiling face and said, "Director Li, what brings you down here?"

When Li Ming stormed out of the office, his face looked like he'd swallowed a fly. He glared at Wu Li and growled in a low voice, "What the hell are you doing? You've blocked the doorway! Can't anyone work here?!"

Wu Li stiffened his neck and said nonchalantly, "Director Li, this kid didn't bring his identification. I'm just following the rules. What, you have a problem with that?"

"Opinion? I have a huge opinion!" Li Ming was almost laughing in anger. "Are you blind? Do you think you can stop Director Hou? Don't you even know who in the entire capital dares to block Director Hou's way!"

Wu Li curled his lip, glanced at Hou Liangping, and said sarcastically, "Director Li, what are you saying? This is a police station, we have to follow the rules, right? If everyone were like him, barging in without even an ID, what would this police station become? A vegetable market?"

"You..." Li Ming was so angry at Wu Li's twisted logic that he almost choked. He pointed at Wu Li, but couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time. He knew in his heart that Wu Li had someone backing him up, otherwise he wouldn't dare to stop Hou Liangping even if he had a hundred lives.

He glanced at Hou Liangping, whose face was ashen, then at Wu Li, who looked arrogant, and was caught in a dilemma. He didn't want to offend the Zhong family behind Hou Liangping for the sake of this hothead, Wu Li.

"Wu Li, get out of my way!" Li Ming said in a low voice, almost squeezing the words out between his teeth.

"Director Li, I..." Wu Li wanted to say something more, but was so frightened by a sharp look from Li Ming that he swallowed his words back.

"What? I told you to get lost, didn't you hear me?" Li Ming raised his voice, his eyes full of warning.

Wu Li gritted his teeth, looked at Hou Liangping, then at Li Ming, and finally stomped his foot in frustration, but still walked to the side.

"Director Hou, please don't hold a grudge against this young man," Li Ming said with a smile to Hou Liangping. "I'll have him open the door for you right away, you see..."

"Open the door? No need!" Hou Liangping coldly interrupted Li Ming. "Today I've seen what it means to be a bully who relies on his master's power! I want to see who gave him the guts to challenge me here!"

"Director Hou, please calm down, please calm down..." Li Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, cursing Wu Li's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind.

"Director Li, I..." Wu Li wanted to say something, but was stopped by a stern look from Li Ming.

"Shut up!" Li Ming roared. "You have no right to speak here!"

He turned his head, his face beaming with smiles, and said to Hou Liangping, "Director Hou, how about this? I'll arrest this kid right now and interrogate him thoroughly to see who's behind him!"

"Arrest him?" Hou Liangping sneered. "Director Li, are you putting on an act for me? Do you think I don't know that you can't afford to offend the people behind this kid?"

Li Ming's face stiffened, and he gave an awkward smile, unsure of how to respond.

"Director Li, don't listen to his nonsense!" Wu Li couldn't hold back any longer and pointed at Hou Liangping's nose, cursing, "What is he? He's just a gigolo who climbed the social ladder by sleeping with women, and he dares to act so arrogantly here?"

"You..." Hou Liangping was furious. He suddenly raised his hand, but Li Ming grabbed it.

"Director Hou, please don't be impulsive, please don't be impulsive!" Li Ming said, trying to persuade Hou Liangping while glaring at Wu Li.