Chapter 149

"What did you say?"

Upon receiving the phone call from Liu Dongming, Lin Feng was so shocked that his jaw practically hit the floor.

"Which executive officer is that idiotic?" Lin Feng blurted out in a curse after a brief moment of stunned silence.

"It wasn't an executive officer. A rookie patrolman took charge of the body retrieval!" Liu Dongming’s face turned ashen.

Within the Department of Public Security, ranks were divided into four tiers: Chief, Captain, Executive Officer, and Patrolman.

The so-called patrolman referred to someone still in their probationary period who had yet to be officially instated. Upon confirmation, they would become an executive officer. However, judging by today's fiasco, that patrolman would likely never make it past probation in this lifetime!

"You... Liu Dongming, what am I supposed to say to you? How could you let a mere patrolman handle a matter of this magnitude?"

Lin Feng was shaking with anger. He knew the Lan family was not to be trifled with, and besides, nobody knew whether other complicated matters were intertwined with this incident!

Most importantly, Lin Feng was well aware of Chu Tianhe's true identity. Even if the Lan family came to demand accountability, this had to be covered up. They could not afford to add to Chu Tianhe's troubles due to their own blunders!

"Oh, my dear Commander Lin, is it any use saying this to me now?"

"The mess is already made. The most urgent priority right now is to figure out a solution!"

Liu Dongming was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, utterly unable to sit or stand in peace.

"Liu Dongming, I warned you beforehand not to provoke Chu Tianhe, and I also made it clear: if you provoke Chu Tianhe, you wipe your own butt. Don't push it onto my doorstep!"

Lin Feng clearly wanted no part in this affair. To be precise, when it came to anything concerning Chu Tianhe, he would dodge it whenever he could, only forcing himself to bite the bullet when dodging became utterly impossible.

"Commander Lin, do you really think you can wash your hands of this cleanly?"

Seeing Lin Feng's attitude, Liu Dongming grew desperate and blurted out, "If those people from the Lan family really trace this to Jiangzhou, do you seriously think they will only visit my Public Security Bureau and not pay a visit to your Military Command Office as well?"

Liu Dongming's words made Lin Feng's face sink!

He was well aware of how formidable the Lan family's influence was. The death of Lan Shihao would inevitably cause monstrous waves, and the Lan family would never let the matter rest until they turned Jiangzhou upside down!

When that time came, he feared that even as the Commander of the Military Command Office, he wouldn't be able to hide, no matter how hard he tried!

"Keep a lid on the matter first. Do not let any news leak out, and send men to destroy the hotel's surveillance footage to prevent the Lan family from investigating!"

After a moment of silence, Lin Feng finally spoke!

Sweat poured down Liu Dongming's face as he stammered, "I've already sent men to wipe the surveillance, but that can only fool them for a moment. Rumors are a fearful thing! A hotel receptionist discovered the body, and when my men were moving it, plenty of people saw. Who's to say one or two didn't take pictures? Word spreads fast, and this won't stay hidden for long!"

"Hide it for as long as you can!"

Lin Feng roared angrily. One could feel his fury right through the phone; he almost crushed his mobile phone to pieces!

"Alright, alright, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you. We'll keep a lid on it first, but then what?"

"My dear Commander Lin, there has to be some accountability for this eventually!"

Clutching the phone, Liu Dongming felt like weeping. He simply could not shoulder a burden this heavy!

"Wait for me at the Public Security Bureau. I'm coming to find you, and we'll go to Mr. Chu's place together!" Dropping those words, Lin Feng didn't even give Liu Dongming a chance to respond before hanging up abruptly!

"Idiot! That's like an idiot opening the door for an idiot's mother—idiotic to the core!"

With the call disconnected, Lin Feng unleashed a torrent of curses, greeting all eighteen generations of Liu Dongming's ancestors before storming out of his barracks to drive to the Public Security Bureau himself.

As night fell, Liu Dongming and Lin Feng, who had been waiting agonizingly outside the gates of Fengshun Residential Community, finally laid eyes on Chu Tianhe after four long hours!

Anxious expressions plastered both their faces as they rushed forward, stammering, "Mr. Chu, we..."

"You two came because of the Lan Shihao affair, didn't you?"