546: Chapter 546: Putting on Airs 546: Chapter 546: Putting on Airs The next morning.
After driving for over ten hours, Lin Shuang and Su Wanqiao finally arrived in Fushi, Min Province.
This place was in the south of Yanxia, where the climate was hot.
In April, people in the south had already begun wearing short-sleeve T-shirts.
Upon arriving in Fushi, the two used fake IDs to check into a budget hotel.
At the same time, the five hundred Dead Servants also gradually arrived in Fushi by car.
But it was difficult to accommodate so many people in hotels, so all five hundred stayed in their vehicles.
After arriving, they rested briefly in their cars before splitting up to gather intelligence within the city.
The Dead Servants had a strong ability to gather intelligence, and within a few hours, they had found important information.
They learned that the head of the Su Family, Su Huguo, was imprisoned in Fushi’s First Heavy Prison.
Other core members of the Su Family, including Su Wanqiao’s granduncle, grandaunt… both families had also been arrested.
The entire Su Family had been raided.
Upon hearing this intelligence, Su Wanqiao’s pretty face was cold and solemn.
“What do you plan to do to rescue them?” Lin Shuang asked, lighting a cigarette.
“The team of lawyers I hired will arrive in Fushi by noon today, at which time I will negotiate with the investigative department, demanding their release!
I believe my grandfather is innocent; there must be something fishy about this case behind the scenes, he has been framed,” Su Wanqiao said gravely.
At these words, Lin Shuang shook her head, “Negotiate with the officials?
President Su, you are too naive.
Learn from experience.
Have you forgotten how the officials in Z Province and S Province screwed you over before?”
With a solemn face, Su Wanqiao said, “We have to at least try, maybe Fushi’s ‘white path’ is different from that of Jiang, Zhe, and Hu.
Civility before force.”
A stubborn look flashed in her eyes, she didn’t want to completely fall out with the officials unless absolutely necessary.
Moreover, this was Min Province, not Su Wanqiao’s territory; she had traveled a long distance to be here, so she had to abide by the local laws first.
Only if the officials were too corrupt would she choose another method.
Lin Shuang felt helpless and refrained from advising further.
By noon that day, the top lawyer team dispatched from Hushi had arrived at the scene.
She had hired the top three law firms from Hushi to Min Province.
At one o’clock in the afternoon, Su Wanqiao, accompanied by twenty top international lawyers, went to the Fushi Investigation Bureau.
She went straight inside the bureau, seeking to negotiate with the highest official to bail out her grandfather.
But when Su Wanqiao arrived at the bureau, she found that the director of the Fushi Investigation Bureau was not there?
“It’s only one o’clock now, lunch break time, we start work at two.
Wait until after two o’clock for any matters,” a bureau staffer said bluntly.
At that moment, the bureau’s staff were on their lunch break, with half of them not at their posts.
That was the official work schedule, nine to four, with a three-hour lunch break in between.
And so it was the case even in the investigation department.
While the blue-collar workers in factories toiled to earn their hard-earned money, these high-ups could still afford to relax leisurely — truly ironic.
Su Wanqiao had no choice but to wait at the door with her lawyers.
Lin Shuang, smoking a cigarette, waited in the car.
Seeing Su Wanqiao getting snubbed, he couldn’t help but shake his head.
This woman, she wouldn’t give up until she hit a dead end.
Su Wanqiao and the lawyers stood at the entrance of the investigation building, waiting for more than an hour.
From one o’clock until half-past two in the afternoon.
But still, the director of the investigation bureau did not appear.
Su Wanqiao grew impatient and coldly approached the front desk to inquire, “It’s already half-past two, isn’t your director here yet?”
The receptionist glanced at her coldly, “Wait outside!
Our director is very busy, who are you to inquire about his schedule?!”
Su Wanqiao, holding back her anger, continued to wait outside.
Just around three in the afternoon, a Porsche Cayenne stopped in front of the investigation bureau.
It was then that Director Yang Yifan got out of the car.
He was dressed simply, but the million-dollar car and a Rolex watch worth 500,000 on his wrist set him apart from others.
As Yang Yifan entered the bureau, Su Wanqiao approached him, hoping to discuss the matter with Director Yang.
But Yang Yifan waved his hand and said, “I don’t have time right now; I have an important meeting to attend.
Wait outside for now.”
With that cold remark, Yang Yifan went straight upstairs.
Were all the officials in Fuchi this arrogant?
With her anger mounting, Su Wanqiao could only continue waiting outside with her lawyers.
However, this wait turned into another long hour, still without an invitation from the director.
Angrily, Su Wanqiao approached the front desk to ask, “Has your director finished his meeting yet?
I’ve been waiting all afternoon; when can I meet him?”
The receptionist replied irritably, “What are you shouting about?!
This is the investigation building, not a place for you to cause a disturbance!
Our director is busy with official duties and it’s not for you to question.
He doesn’t have time to meet you today!”
Hearing this, Su Wanqiao exploded with anger, “I had an appointment this morning, and I’ve been waiting all afternoon!
I need to see him urgently; please pass on the message.”
Su Wanqiao managed to contain her rage as she spoke.
The receptionist angrily retorted, “I already told you the director doesn’t have time to see you today!
Take your people and leave immediately or be charged with disturbing the peace!”