After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 376

At that moment, more than a dozen figures ran out of the police station building; they were all high-ranking officials from the Nanzhou Police Department.

They asked, looking shocked.

"Director Li, what happened? Why were you suspended from your duties?"

"My God, I can't believe it, I've already received a notice that I'm temporarily taking over your duties."

"Sigh... I told you not to mess around with that Lin Ling and not to offend the Zeng family, but you wouldn't listen."

When the group saw Zeng Citian, the deputy governor, they were all terrified and quickly saluted and greeted him.

Li Qitian's expression grew increasingly grim.

The deputy governor snorted angrily, looking at Li Qitian with disdain; "Young man, you're still too green to fight me."

Zeng Qiang and Zeng Fa laughed until tears streamed down their faces.

Zeng Qiang shook his head and laughed, "What? Li Qitian, are you dumbfounded? You're not some high and mighty police chief anymore, you're just a suspended civilian now."

"This is the end result of fighting against my Zeng family."

“Hehe…” Zeng Er said sarcastically, “Li Qitian, Li Qitian, you’ve worshipped the wrong Buddha.”

"If you know what's good for you, apologize to my uncle right away, and you might get your job back in a few days."

"If you continue to follow Lin Ling, you can forget about ever becoming the chief again in your lifetime."

Deputy Governor Zeng Citian couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Li Qitian, originally... how about I transfer you to oversee the reservoir?"

The officers from the Nanzhou Police Station looked at Li Qitian in shock upon hearing this.

"Chief Li, what you've done..."

"What foolish thing have you done? Why are you going against Governor Zeng?"

"I told you not to investigate the Zeng family, but you insisted. Now look what happened!"

Zeng Citian sneered: "They've already been suspended from their duties, what kind of bureau chief are they?"

"By the way... which of you is the deputy director? I'd like to appoint someone to temporarily act as the director."

These words caused an uproar among the onlookers.

They all stared greedily at Zeng Citian.

The difference between a director and a deputy director is only one word, but the power they wield is worlds apart.

Moreover, Li Qitian has offended the deputy governor of the provincial police headquarters, and he may be suspended from his post for a long time.

If he is appointed Director by the Vice Governor at this time, he can serve as Director for at least a few months.

Even if Li Qitian doesn't come back, he can directly become the head of the bureau.

No deputy director could resist such an enormous temptation.

The three deputy directors exchanged glances, each hesitant to speak.

After all, Li Qitian had always treated them well; all three of them had been promoted by Li Qitian.

If I were to betray Li Qitian now, wouldn't that be utterly heartless?

Li Qitian was filled with rage, never expecting that Zeng Citian would even try to seize the power to appoint the temporary head of the bureau.

He was about to question her when Lin Ling stopped him with a look.

He immediately understood that Lin Ling wanted him to take this opportunity to clean house, so he stared coldly at the three deputy directors without saying a word.

The three deputy directors felt extremely uncomfortable under their gazes. They looked at each other, but none of them spoke first.

At this moment, a woman of about forty years old stepped forward and looked at Zeng Citian with a smile: "Governor Zeng, I am Luo Yilin, the deputy chief of the Southern State Police Bureau."

"I have something to say about Li Qitian."

"Although Xiao Li is capable of solving cases and has a lot of drive, he is still too young."

“Originally, I was following the organization’s arrangements. Although I am older than him, I still support him as the head of the bureau.”

"But I can't stand many of the decisions Xiao Li makes."

"Especially their collusion with the bully Lin Ling to slander the Zeng family without cause was really going too far."

She approached Zeng Citian, gave an affected salute, and said with seductive eyes, "If Governor Zeng allows me to temporarily take over as the head of the bureau, I will follow Governor Zeng's lead without question, and I will also clear the Zeng family's name."

Zeng Citian immediately understood her implication. After looking her up and down, he laughed loudly and said, "Good, good, good. I didn't expect that Li Qitian is so unpopular. He was just suspended from his post, and now his subordinates are questioning his abilities."

"It seems that my decision to suspend him was the right one."

Lin Ling listened to Luo Yilin's words and a mocking smile appeared on his lips: "Deputy Director Luo, your attitude has changed far too quickly. Just now you were calling me Director Li."

"Now that Li Qitian has been dismissed, you keep calling him 'Little Li'."

"Aren't you afraid of being despised by everyone for being such an ingrate?"

The officers looked at each other, but none of them spoke.

Although Loylin's approach is despicable, it can save him from taking a decade of detours.

Li Qitian is clearly doomed now, so currying favor with the Zeng family is the best course of action.

As the saying goes, those who understand current affairs are heroes.