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

"Alright, I'll follow your arrangements, but you need to transfer another ten million to my daughter's account, otherwise I won't leave."

Wang Xianming also knew that once the evidence was handed over to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, his fate would be extremely tragic.

Going abroad is currently the best option.

"Wang Xianming, are you crazy? We've given you plenty of money over the years, and you just casually ask for ten million? Do you think our money grows on trees?"

After Sun Mingwu finished the phone call and returned to his office, he overheard the amount Wang Xianming was asking for and immediately objected.

"Fifth Master, asking for ten million isn't unreasonable, is it? Think about what I've done for your Sun family over the years. I've helped you earn countless tens of millions, haven't I?"

Wang Xianming said, "Not to mention anything else, the illegally mined river sand alone brings in millions in net profit every year. And the money earned from prostitution and gambling in your entertainment venues—aren't those millions every year?"

"Add to that the land you got from me, and the government projects you contracted—all of these add up to exorbitant profits."

"I've taken some money from you over the years, but I earned it with my life. Now I'm going to lose everything I have, and all I'm asking for is ten million. That's not too much!"

Sun Mingwu was about to say something when Sun Minghua stopped him.

"Alright, Fifth Brother, since County Chief Wang has gone abroad, he will have no source of income. We will give him ten million yuan to support his retirement. This matter is settled. You prepare the funds immediately, and as soon as County Chief Wang leaves Xinping County, transfer the money to his daughter's account."

Sun Minghua said, "County Chief Wang, what do you think of my arrangement?"

"No problem, just as you say."

Wang Xianming readily agreed to Sun Minghua's arrangement.

He and his wife had long been estranged, and their marriage existed in name only. After leaving, he showed no regret for her.

As for the parents, they were not involved in these matters, and the police dared not do anything to them.

I've saved them a lot of money over the years, enough for their retirement.

After Wang Xianming left, Sun Mingwu grumbled discontentedly, "Third brother, you're too weak. I'm the best at dealing with guys like Wang Xianming."

“Normally, you could control him, but now he’s a stray dog, biting anyone he can get his hands on. If you get into a conflict with him, you’ll only end up hurting yourselves.”

Sun Minghua sneered, "If we get through this hurdle, then everything will be fine. If we fail to stop it, Wang Xianming will become a fugitive, and we can decide when to kill him. Even if the funds are transferred to his daughter's account, we can still send people abroad to force the money out."

"Third Brother, you're right, I'll do as you say."

Sun Mingwu laughed.

"Fifth brother, keep a low profile these next few days. Stop all those illegal activities. We'll start again after this period is over."

Sun Minghua confessed.

"Third Brother, this is hundreds of thousands of yuan in income every day. You can't just stop it like that!"

Sun Mingwu said unhappily, "The sand dredging boats have already been shut down. If we lose this income, how will we survive?"

"Stop talking nonsense, just do as I say. You can never earn all the money in the world. After this period is over, we'll make even more big money."

Sun Minghua said in a deep voice, "Don't walk into the line of fire. Although we have taken some measures to prevent Jiang Yiming from finding any fault with us, it's better to avoid trouble."

"Fifth brother, just listen to your third brother and rest for a few days."

Sun Mingda advised.

"Okay, then I'll do as Third Brother says."

Sun Mingwu didn't know what else to say and left dejectedly.

Back at the Snow Romance Nightclub, Sun Mingwu found his nephew Sun Qi there as well. He asked, "Didn't you go to the police station today?"

"I'm too lazy to go. Anyway, Xue Dabao doesn't care about me. I can go if I want to, and I can stay home if I don't. Besides, I've already been promoted to a full-fledged police officer. Nobody dares to mess with me or fire me. Why should I work a regular job? Isn't it more fun to come here and play around with girls?"

Sun Qi laughed and said, "Fifth Uncle, why do you look unhappy? Who offended you? Tell me, and I'll go slap them across the face."

"Go and fan your dad and your third uncle."

Sun Mingwu said.

"Ahem, Fifth Uncle, what are you joking with me about?"

Sun Qi asked, "What exactly happened?"

"It's all because of that bastard Jiang Yiming."

Sun Mingwu said, "Judging from the current situation, he's going to take action against us. First, he seized our sand dredging boats, and now he's going to arrest Wang Xianming. Who knows, he might start raiding our nightclubs and other entertainment venues. Your third uncle is worried about problems, so he made us stop the prostitutes' services and close down the gambling dens."

“We lose hundreds of thousands of yuan every day, which is a lot of cash. How can I not be angry? But your dad and your third uncle insist that I shut it down, so I have no choice but to do as they say.”

"Jiang Yiming again?"

Sun Qi said with a fierce look in his eyes, "Why didn't I realize this kid was someone special back in school?"

"Since he refuses to listen to reason and is forced to drink the penalty cup, then let's just get rid of him. This has happened before, it's just that the higher-ranking officials have been eliminated."

"We don't need to do it so openly; we can just create an accident."

Do you think we didn't do that?

Sun Mingwu said, "Yesterday we tried to cause Jiang Yiming's accidental death on the way, but he managed to evade it. We also tried to hire a gunman to kill him, but that failed. So, he's preparing to retaliate and has turned against us."

"Then we'll take action again until we kill him. Even if we don't kill him, we'll force him to leave Xinping County on his own."

Sun Qi said.

"It's tough. This Jiang Yiming is like a rock in a latrine, smelly and hard. There's no way to deal with him."

Sun Mingwu shook his head.

Sun Qi's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he said, "If he pushes our Sun family too far, I'll burn his house down and burn him to death!"

“He was just assassinated and is now very vigilant. It would be very difficult to do anything to him again.”

Sun Mingwu said, "Go and notify all venues to shut down sex services and stop gambling."

"Fifth Uncle, you really listen to my dad and my third uncle?"

Sun Qi said, "We have connections in the Public Security Bureau. We know everything that happens in the county bureau. If they want to search, we can know in advance and shut it down then. If we shut it down now, we'll lose hundreds of thousands of yuan a day, not to mention when we can reopen."

“Your dad and your third uncle have spoken, we can’t just not shut them down, can we?”

"That's easy. Just close down some of the smaller venues, keep a few key locations open, and we can keep a close watch on them ourselves."

Sun Qi laughed and said, "I'll be here in uniform, personally standing guard. Let's see who dares to raid our territory then."