At that moment, Liu Zhizhong was preparing to take a shortcut to the City Committee Courtyard.
As someone within Yangzhou's officialdom, he was well aware that those who drove luxury cars to and from the City Committee, unless it was an emergency or they were running late for work, never brought their cars into the compound.
The management of the City Committee was quite humane, even resetting punch-in timings to be approximately ten minutes later than usual.
These luxury cars were parked in a private lot about five hundred meters from the City Committee, supervised by professionals, with license plates registered, making it inaccessible to outside vehicles.
Upon getting out of the car, at least three exits were available for walking to the City Committee for work.
The City Government had the same rule.
This policy was established internally back when the grandfather of Zhang Hongyang was the Mayor, and it continued as a tradition.
First, they didn't want ordinary citizens to see the officials at the City Committee and City Government driving fancy cars, as it could undermine their credibility.
Second, Old Secretary Zhang stated that aside from those with official cars, everyone else should walk five hundred meters to work before driving; it's an exercise for the body, which is the capital of revolution! Old Secretary Zhang even personally led by walking this route.
Today, Liu Zhizhong wasn't driving any luxury car, just a regular Volkswagen Passat, so there was no need for the special parking lot. But his shortcut did indeed take him past that parking area.
Before he reached one of the parking lot's exits, an unexpected event occurred.
A seductive woman, carrying a lovely small bag, had just emerged from the luxury car parking lot and was walking towards the City Committee.
She looked to be in her late twenties, with light makeup, stunning and bright-eyed, long eyebrows, and luscious, sensuous lips.
She had the kind of look in her eyes that was full of spring, eyes that could speak, eyes that could captivate a man's soul.
With her height of about 163 centimeters, her ample chest, slim waist, and long legs accentuated beneath a beautiful black silk work skirt, her figure was explosively mature.
Her bare arms and legs were dazzlingly white.
Her cascading, wavy hair, with lovely light golden highlights, flowed with each step, exuding a provocative charm.
Although this woman couldn't match Lu Yuqing's beauty and Liu Zhizhong even thought Zhang Hongyang's niece, Zhang Xingyue, was prettier than her, there was a certain allure in her bones, a certain desire shining through her twinkling big eyes that really made a man's thoughts wander.
Liu Zhizhong just glanced at her once and couldn't help but think to himself, "Damn, she's definitely a vixen; placed here in the City Committee Courtyard, wouldn't she bewitch all the leaders into a confused state?"
As he was engrossed in this thought, a black Audi TT raced past him and came to a halt beside the woman with a screech of the brakes.
Following that, a burly man with sunglasses leaped out of the driver's seat and pounced with a large hemp sack, ensnaring the woman in one swift motion.
The woman, even in her medium-heeled shoes, was only about 1.63 meters tall, which made her seem petite and the man's actions swift.
She only had time to let out a scream before the man tossed her, bag and all, into the trunk of the car, and her cries quickly faded.
This had happened at one of the rear exits of the luxury car parking lot, when it was already nearing the time when people would be late for work, so there were few people coming out and not many pedestrians around.
By the time the few distant pedestrians realized what was happening, the Audi TT was already far away, speeding off with a roar.
Liu Zhizhong knew this was unacceptable; some small local tycoon with a fancy car, daring to kidnap a City Committee office worker, no, a minor City Committee leader, in broad daylight?
Given the woman's flirtatious and seductive demeanor, Liu Zhizhong had good reason to believe that with such assets on her person, she must certainly be a lower-level leader!
He wondered which City Committee leader's mistress or, shall we say, younger lover she might be, as certainly, sleeping with her would require offering her some benefits, whether money or a position of authority!
Subconsciously, Liu Zhizhong didn't make any noise but discreetly memorized the Audi TT's license plate number and followed it. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
Indeed, the mind of an official is different!
Ordinary people would report such an incident to the police!
Liu Zhizhong, however, pursued the car, ready to play the hero and rescue the damsel in distress!
He had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had never stopped for over twenty years.
During his university days, he had won the provincial youth freestyle fighting championship runner-up. If it hadn't been for a deeply loved girlfriend, he could have been the champion!
Hence, Secretary Liu felt very confident this morning. That sunglass-wearing man was in for a bad time!
On his first day of reporting for duty, if he could perform a righteous deed, he could already foresee the kind of impact it might have!
Wouldn't this earn his uncle, Secretary Ma, some face?
Wouldn't it establish his own righteous and illustrious image in the City Committee office?
A small smirk played on the corner of Liu Zhizhong's lips, "Thank you, local tycoon who snatched the woman up ahead!"
The Audi TT took the shortcut swiftly, but as soon as it burst out onto the main road, there was more traffic.
Consequently, the Audi's speed also decreased significantly, blending into the flow of cars.
Therefore, Liu Zhizhong had an easier time tracking it.
Of course, his 2.0T Passat, if it really came down to it, would have difficulty overtaking the Audi TT, which was like a little rocket.
Tracking the car, Liu Zhizhong started to feel frustrated because the Audi TT was heading towards the suburbs.
"Damn it," he thought, "this is getting further and further from the City Committee…"