Chapter 64: I Want to 'Join the Department' So Badly!

"Want to discuss something with me?"

Lin Wentong wore a suspicious look, pondering deeply: Could it be that the things he had done abroad had been exposed?

Then he realized something was off!

Even if the things he had done abroad were exposed, the Chinese police had no reason to管 jurisdiction over him, as long as it didn't happen within domestic territory.

With this reassurance, Lin Wentong didn't worry and got into the police car with Wu Youhai.

In the car, he even remarked with emotion, "Growing up, this is my first time riding in a police car."

Wait, no! He had ridden in a SWAT vehicle last time.

It was just that last time, he had two armed police officers with guns standing beside him, and he was wearing handcuffs and leg irons.

Arriving at the municipal bureau, Lin Wentong was led into a conference room.

Someone had been waiting for him there for a long time.

"We meet again." Seeing Lin Wentong walk in, the person smiled faintly.

"It's you?!" Lin Wentong's pupils constricted!

The person waiting for him was none other to Li Weimin!

"Sit down." Li Weimin gestured for Lin Wentong to take a seat, while Wu Youhai walked up and stood behind Li Weimin.

"Deputy Director Li." Lin Wentong found a chair and sat down, raising an eyebrow with deep suspicion in his heart:

'Li Weimin? Why did he ask me to come here?'

That night previously, Lin Wentong and Li Weimin hadn't actually had much interaction, and the two hadn't even exchanged a single word.

Now, suddenly having Wu Youhai bring him here—

What was it for...?

Li Weimin waved his hand and said with a chuckle, "Don't be nervous. We brought you here today because we have a favor to ask of you."

'?'

A question mark slowly formed on Lin Wentong's face.

A favor to ask of him?

Who and what was he, that a provincial public security department deputy director would need to ask him for a favor?

After thinking for a moment, he asked directly, "Director Li, what is it?"

Li Weimin smiled, narrowed his eyes, and asked in a serious tone:

"Are you interested in serving the people?"

Lin Wentong: "???!!!"

What? What did that mean? Asking him to go serve the people?

The corners of Lin Wentong's mouth twitched, and he evasively declined: "Director Li, you being the deputy director of the public security department, and me being the head of the Third Branch Family in Tazhai, aren't we both serving the people?"

"Huh?" Li Weimin and Wu Youhai froze simultaneously.

Upon closer thought, the villagers of Tazhai were indeed part of the people, so... this Lin Wentong really had been serving the people all along!

The corners of Wu Youhai's eyes twitched, while Li Weimin waved a hand dismissively: "You misunderstood my meaning. I'm not asking you to join our police force."

Lin Wentong looked at him with a deadpan expression. To be honest, although he had refused, but...

If Li Weimin had directly told him to "join the Ministry," it might not have been entirely out of the question.

'I'm sorry, Uncle Dong, I just want to join the Ministry way too much.'

"Then how is this serving the people?" Lin Wentong asked doubtfully.

Li Weimin smiled mysteriously and said slowly, "Go be an undercover agent."

"Huh?"

This time, it was Wu Youhai's turn to explain to him:

"What we mean is for you to go undercover inside one of the industrial parks in the Golden Triangle. You'll naturally know the specific details once you agree."

This time, without even thinking, Lin Wentong directly refused: "An honest man like me cannot be an undercover agent."

He could have found many excuses, but he specifically chose to use the word "honest."

Wu Youhai gave him a blank stare: 'Your shameless personality is actually quite suited for being an undercover agent.'

Li Weimin reminded him, "Don't be in such a hurry to refuse. We aren't asking you to go for free."

With that, he slowly held up three fingers:

"Whether the mission succeeds or fails, we will give you three million!"

'Three million?' Lin Wentong curled his lips in his heart. If this were his past life, he might have shouted:

The bold ride dragons and tigers! and immediately taken the job.

But in this lifetime, three million to make him go undercover?

That didn't even earn as much as selling a single batch of firearms.

Of course, it wasn't about the money; it was about serving the people.

'Aren't I part of the people myself, though?' Lin Wentong thought naturally.

"Since you won't agree, we won't force you." Li Weimin shrugged. He had figured from the very beginning that this kid might not agree.

The reason he sought out Lin Wentong in the first place was because the impact Lin Wentong had made on him that night was simply too overwhelming!

One person blocking and beating up over a hundred people.

That kind of daring, perseverance, and strength! Oh right, and that shameless personality!

He was practically the most perfect candidate for an undercover agent!

'If completing the mission meant I could join the Ministry, maybe I would have agreed,' Lin Wentong thought to himself.

However!

He also knew that was basically impossible.

Let alone him, even Wu Youhai, the municipal bureau chief standing behind Li Weimin, probably didn't have the qualifications to join the Ministry yet!

"However..." Hearing the word "industrial park," Lin Wentong suddenly thought of something, so he tentatively asked:

"Are you planning to make a move on that industrial park?"

Li Weimin and Wu Youhai naturally wouldn't reveal the specific details.

In fact, Wu Youhai even used it as bait, tempting him: "Wouldn't you know if you just agreed?"

Lin Wentong curled his lip.

Had China finally lost its patience and decided to take action against those industrial parks in the Golden Triangle?

Thinking about it, it made sense. Over the years, countless citizens had been scammed and lured away to be used as pigs in those compounds.

Moreover, domestic online gambling platforms, telecom scams, money laundering, and so on essentially all originated from those industrial parks.

This could also be considered a good thing for Tazhai.

If those industrial parks were all swept away, no single egg remains unbroken in an overturned nest, and the Niu Er industrial park naturally wouldn't be spared.

After Lin Wentong refused, he was required to sign a confidentiality agreement, pledging not to leak the news.

Afterward, he left the municipal bureau and was driven back to Tazhai by other police officers.

Once Lin Wentong left, only Li Weimin and Wu Youhai remained in the conference room.

After a brief silence, Wu Youhai let out a helpless sigh: "This time, the Ministry wants to make a move on those industrial parks, but it won't be simple! Behind them are the warlords of the Golden Triangle."

Li Weimin looked out the window, the smile on his face gradually fading. "This time, the decision didn't come from the Ministry!"

"!"

Wu Youhai's heart tightened!

It didn't come from the Ministry? Then that meant...