Chapter 1291: 1291: Differing Thoughts

Chapter 1291: Chapter 1291: Differing Thoughts

Luo Ziling still refused.

“Thanks for Mr. Wu’s warm invitation,” Luo Ziling said with a smile to Wu Jianjun: “We have things to do tonight. My grandfather is also returning to Yuezhou, I need to have dinner with him and talk about family matters.”

When Luo Ziling mentioned his grandfather, Wu Jianjun was struck by a thought, “Mr. Luo’s grandfather must be a respected and distinguished elder. As the local officials in charge, we must show him proper hospitality. How about this, when your grandfather returns, Mayor Ding and I will surely pay him a visit.”

Standing on the side, Ding Zhongming immediately chimed in, “Mr. Wu, how about we visit Mr. Luo and his grandfather tomorrow morning? We can also brief them about today’s incident. Oh, and Dr. Li, would you like to join us tomorrow to express our thanks to Mr. Luo for his assistance?”

Of course, Li Yufeng recognized these officials; they often appeared on local television, but she had never interacted with them before.

Standing with these officials, she was a bit nervous.

Upon hearing their invitation, she didn’t know how to respond.

At this point, Luo Ziling spoke up: “We wouldn’t want to trouble the officials. We only hope for a proper handling of the situation and a fair explanation to Dr. Li. If our cooperation is needed and you inquire about our side of the story, we’ll be readily available. I don’t want any difficulties for anyone.”

Then, Yang Xiaodong also came over and said, “We do not seek any special treatment; we only expect a fair and just resolution. Besides, we have things to do today and tomorrow as well. If it’s unrelated to this case, please don’t bother us.”

To Wu Jianjun’s surprise, Yang Xiaodong was so direct, and he felt a bit awkward.

Luo Ziling glanced at Yang Xiaodong and then reached out his hand to Wu Jianjun, smiling: “If Mr. Wu is free tomorrow, we can get in touch then. I’ve lived away since I was young and don’t know much about Yuezhou, but now that I’ve met several officials, it would be good to learn about the situation from you.”

“Alright, we’ll get in touch tomorrow,” Wu Jianjun extended his hand and shook hands with Luo Ziling, then pointing towards the officers handling the case, he said a little embarrassedly to Luo Ziling, “We hope you can cooperate with our grassroots police work. There are some necessary procedures that still need to be followed.”

“Of course!” Luo Ziling nodded in agreement.

He also took the initiative along with a few others to cooperate with the officers investigating the case, recounting what happened today.

When Luo Ziling and Yang Xiaodong were giving their statements to the police, Wu Jianjun approached Ding Zhongming and asked in a low voice, “Zhongming, do you know their identities?”

“Not sure,” Ding Zhongming shook his head, but still shared some information with Wu Jianjun, “A deputy director from the provincial department just called me about this matter. He didn’t specify their exact identities, but said one of the women involved has a particularly complex background.”

“Figures,” Wu Jianjun raised his eyebrows, cursing Ding Zhongming inwardly for sucking up to them after receiving the call, nearly placing him in an awkward position.

However, he didn’t express his annoyance and instead spoke with an unchanged expression, “Zhongming, in this situation, they are in the right. We need to discuss and come up with a suitable plan for dealing with this. Otherwise, we’ll be at a disadvantage. If they don’t want to let this go, we’ll also be in a difficult position, so it’s better to be proactive!”

Based on the scene and both parties’ statements, Wu Jianjun had a rough understanding of what happened.

It all started with a minor traffic accident.

But Wu Shiyan’s people bullied Li Yufeng after the accident occurred.

It just so happened that Luo Ziling and his group were visiting Howling Mountain and witnessed the event, so they stepped in to help.

Wu Shiyan’s men were all beaten down by Luo Ziling’s group.

Frustrated and humiliated, Wu Shiyan certainly didn’t want to let it go and called for backup, but unexpectedly, they were no match for Luo Ziling and his companions.

Finally, one of Wu Shiyan’s men pulled out a gun and threatened, but to his surprise, he accidentally shot his own people.

Wu Shiyan’s man claimed Yang Xiaodong forced him to shoot, but Yang Xiaodong denied it.

The preliminary fingerprint analysis results were out; there were no fingerprints from Yang Xiaodong. Yang Xiaodong had his own service weapon, but it was not drawn.

Wu Jianjun tended to believe that Wu Shiyan’s man fired rashly in excitement, resulting in injuring his own comrade.

As Yang Xiaodong said, some bystanders also said it was Wu Shiyan’s man who fired the gun, and since there were only the gunman’s fingerprints on the weapon, the police’s conclusion was the same.

Although the ultimate outcome of this skirmish was Wu Shiyan’s men being completely defeated, it could only be said that Luo Ziling and his group had too much superior combat ability.

The instigation began from Wu Shiyan’s side, so the primary responsibility lay with them. Luo Ziling and his companions were merely acting bravely for justice and defending themselves out of necessity.

To say that Luo Ziling’s group was completely faultless was not a problem either.

Wu Jianjun knew all too well that people like Wu Shiyan were not clean; they hadn’t completely transformed from black to white, and their bandit nature wasn’t fully suppressed.

It was just that no one had dealt with them until now!

“What rubbish to be dealing with early in the morning,” Wu Jianjun thought ruefully to himself.

Since Luo Ziling’s group was of extraordinary status and they were in the right, Wu Shiyan was the one who was going to suffer.

Wu Jianjun immediately thought of the phrase “crack down on gangsters,” taking this opportunity to discipline some individuals with a bad record and improve Yuezhou’s security, which would also be a popular move.

One thing Wu Jianjun was grateful for was that this incident didn’t result in any fatalities.

If there had been deaths, the problem would have been much bigger, and the higher-ups would definitely have stepped in.

It seemed that Luo Ziling and his people had maintained a good balance, causing no trouble for himself or anyone else.

Ding Zhongming’s thoughts were somewhat similar to Wu Jianjun’s, but he was a bit more cunning.

He had already confirmed that Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin were from top-tier elite families in Yanjing and decided to thoroughly investigate this incident over the next few days.

Even if they found out the identities of Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin, through their information, some basic details could surely be discovered.

At the very least, the surnames could be matched.

Yang Qingyin was a bit surprised by the attention of Yuezhou’s officials.

But it was good in a way; it saved them any trouble.

Yang Qingyin was quite satisfied with Luo Ziling’s performance today; she knew he had achieved his goals.

From today onward, Luo Ziling’s name would surely become well-known, at least among Yuezhou’s officials.