The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

Just then, the wardrobe next to the bed was suddenly pushed open, bumping into the black figure from behind.

The black figure, not expecting anyone to be behind him, was startled and turned to rush towards the window, trying to escape.

However, the black figure was fast, but Ding Li in the wardrobe reacted even faster.

He lunged forward, grabbed the black figure by the collar, and shoved him inside.

Enraged, the black figure brandished a dagger and lunged at Ding Li.

Ding Li dodged the stab with ease, then reached forward and grabbed the wrist of the black figure holding the dagger, twisting it in the process.

"Well……"

The black figure felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and the dagger fell to the ground on its own.

Ding Li used a counter-pressure technique to knock the black figure to the ground.

This process lasts only about ten seconds.

Startled awake, Zhang Jun sat on the bed, not even having time to react.

"Turn on the lights."

Ding Li spoke up.

Zhang Jun subconsciously turned on the light.

At that moment, the police officers who had been lying in ambush rushed over.

Ding Li handed the killer over to the police and stayed behind to guard Zhang Jun.

Du Zhengqiang and Jiang Yiming rushed over after receiving the news.

After all, this employee is crucial to whether things can make a breakthrough.

“Zhang Jun, you saw it too, someone wants to kill you to silence you. I don’t need to tell you, you understand why they want to kill you.”

The detective in charge of the case said, "Only if you explain things clearly can we bring those people to justice. Only if those people are arrested can you be truly safe."

"We can't protect you forever. If you miss this opportunity, you may face certain death."

“I have no secrets, officers. I really don’t understand why they want to kill me. I already told you that I’m just a low-level employee and I don’t know anything. Don’t waste your time on me.”

Zhang Jun still refused to say anything useful.

The group stayed for two hours, but ultimately gained nothing.

However, Jiang Yiming saw a glimmer of hope. He noticed the slight tremor in Zhang Jun's hand as he lit a cigarette, indicating that Zhang Jun was already somewhat frightened, but he was still gritting his teeth and persevering.

This shows that he still doesn't believe these people can bring those people to justice.

"It's still a bit lacking in finesse."

Jiang Yiming decided to add fuel to the fire tomorrow.

The following day, Jiang Yiming received a notification that County Party Secretary Jiang Xuangui would be holding a meeting to learn about the progress of the "12.11" case.

Members of the county party committee standing committee and several other county leaders attended the meeting.

Also present were members of the county public security bureau leadership team and Xu Hui, the director of Kaiyuan Police Station.

Jiang Yiming stayed up quite late yesterday and wasn't feeling very energetic.

Seeing Jiang Yiming's tired appearance, everyone assumed that he was affected by Wang Lifeng's situation.

They were all wondering if Jiang Xuangui was going to take action against Jiang Yiming and force him out of Xinping County.

After Jiang Yiming came in, Xu Hui kept observing Jiang Yiming's reaction.

However, after Jiang Yiming came in, he sat down with his head down and did not pay any attention to the others.

At the start of the meeting, Du Zhengqiang, director of the county public security bureau, reported on the progress of the work.

Of course, he only reported on the key points of the work; he did not report on the ongoing secret investigation.

Jiang Yiming also gave a brief report.

"The impact of this case is extremely negative. Not only are city leaders paying close attention to it, but the province is also paying close attention. If we cannot solve this case in time, it will be difficult to explain to the city and the province."

Jiang Xuangui said, "A week has passed, and it will soon be 2004. If you still can't solve the case, you will be the first to be punished. So, no matter what means you use, you must solve the case."

"Please rest assured, Secretary, we are working overtime to investigate the case and strive to solve it before the end of the year, so as to deliver a satisfactory report to the county party committee and county government."

Du Zhengqiang stated.

The meeting did not last long. Just as it was about to end, Wang Xianming, the executive deputy county head, spoke.

"Xu Hui, I heard that your police station arrested Secretary Yiming's secretary?"

Wang Xianming feigned criticism, saying, "Do you even respect your superiors? Why are you arresting just anyone?"

“County Chief Xianming, I’m truly innocent! It was my subordinates who arrested Secretary Wang. I wasn’t even there at the time. By the time I found out, they had already taken him to the police station. All the procedures have been completed, and I want to release him, but that doesn’t comply with the rules.”

Xu Hui said, "I was just planning to report this to Secretary Jiang after the meeting."

"Stop wasting your breath. If there's nothing seriously wrong, release them immediately."

Wang Xianming adopted a stance of standing up for Jiang Yiming: "Do you expect Secretary Yiming to call you personally for something like this?"

"I... I didn't mean that, but this matter is quite sensitive. If Secretary Jiang doesn't give the order, how could I dare to release them so easily?"

Xu Hui looked at Jiang Yiming and said, "Secretary Jiang, Secretary Wang is your man, and you know him best. If you say to release him, I will do it immediately."

Wang Xianming and Xu Hui brought up Wang Lifeng's matter in this setting, and their coordinated performance was all to embarrass Jiang Yiming and make him lose face.

Jiang Yiming completely ignored Xu Hui, this clown, and calmly looked at Du Zhengqiang, saying, "Director Zhengqiang, you are in charge. Your public security department knows Wang Lifeng's situation better than anyone else. You know better than anyone how to handle this. Don't let me get away with it too lightly."

"Of course, you can't just label me because of my actions. I, Jiang Yiming, am not someone to be trifled with!"