Special Forces Medic-Chapter 851 - 824: Hidden Statements

"Did you make the call?" Wu Mian's puzzling question made Xu Ming, who was already extremely uneasy, even more helpless. Seeing his reaction, Wu Mian withdrew his oppressive demeanor and chose to sit on the chair closest to the desk. "Secretary Hua requested us to fully cooperate with Young Master Hua on this operation. What news do you have on your end?"

"Uh..." Xu Ming suddenly felt he might be making a fuss over nothing after hearing this, but he was too embarrassed to say it. He looked for help from Shi Shuai on the side, this newly appointed director seemed quite helpless in front of senior leaders.

"Xu Ming, get used to your current position quickly." Having noticed this, Wu Mian urged Xu Ming to relax, as he now looked like a zombie, almost walking rigidly.

"Yes, Director Wu."

"What news has come from Young Master Hua?"

"The big boss wants us to stop searching for the woman named Ye Zi, and also, they found An's corpse."

"An?" Wu Mian was quite unfamiliar with this name.

"Yes, a former police officer from the North District station, sent to track Ye Zi, and has been missing for a long time."

"Where is the body?"

"The big boss told us not to care about anything, to live well. That's what the text message says." Xu Ming handed over his phone, hoping Wu Mian would see it clearly.

"Is that all?" When Wu Mian's voice raised a notch, Xu Ming shrunk his neck. "Did you call the City Committee just because of this?"

"The big boss asked us to pass their messages across, so we..."

Wu Mian was infuriated, he couldn't understand Xiao Lin's reason for doing this. A simple safety report seemed somewhat mysterious. He took Xu Ming's phone and carefully read Xiao Lin's message, after repeatedly ensuring it was just an ordinary message, anger burned in him. "Xu Ming!"

"Yes, Director Wu!"

"Do you understand the consequences of your actions? You are now the head of a bureau; you must distinguish between what's urgent and what's not."

"My apologies, I didn't anticipate that following the boss's orders and relaying messages would bring Director Wu here. Truly, it was unexpected."

"Alright, this text was sent yesterday. Is there any news from them today?"

"Director Wu, I have a question. I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask."

"Ask!"

"Director Wu, what's your purpose for coming this time?" As Xu Ming relaxed, his mind also started working. If what he reported was just an informational update, then perhaps he wasn't the only one overreacting. "I said on the phone, 'Young Master Hua wants us to stay well, temporarily won't return, please don't search.' And then Director Wu came early in the morning. Is there another case we're unaware of?"

After exhaling, Wu Mian remained silent. He couldn't decipher the message content. Hua Muyun's reaction after receiving the call seemed mismatched with the message, causing him to suspect Xu Ming's phone translation, the arrangement of sentences seemed off.

"Xu Ming, when you relayed the message, did you phrase it yourself or read it word for word?"

"The boss sent a total of three messages. The one I showed you is one, the other was relayed to the City Committee secretary verbatim, and the third was just to tell us to stay well."

Among the three messages, the repeated phrase was only one—Xiao Lin's phrase about staying well. What exactly does it mean? With intuition, Wu Mian repeatedly filtered the text relayed to Secretary Luo in his mind. "Xu Ming, you follow Hua's office on cases, how much do you know?"

"The boss operates mysteriously and seldom tells us case-related details, just deploys us and asks for coordination. But I do know a bit, vaguely."

"Tell me what you know."

"Director Wu, are you suspecting the boss is in danger or has encountered..."

"What nonsense?" Wu Mian shouted sharply, suddenly using a peculiar gaze to look at Xu Ming. "What did you just say? Repeat it?"

Perhaps frightened, Xu Ming tightly shut his mouth, shaking his head vigorously. "Damn it, repeat what you just said."

"What did I just say?"

"Director Wu, Director Xu just said: 'The boss is in danger or has already encountered danger.'" Shi Shuai felt embarrassed standing beside Xu Ming, the silly look was indeed infuriating to watch.

"I understand now!" Wu Mian suddenly stood up from the sofa and used the desk's direct line to call Secretary Luo at the City Committee Building. "Secretary Luo, it's Wu Mian."

"Director Wu, what's the matter? Secretary Hua is in a meeting and unavailable to take your call." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Oh no, I'm calling for you."

"Calling me?" Secretary Luo, initially in a small room in the conference room, was about to go out. Hearing Wu Mian's words, he put down the teacup and sat down beside him. "Keep it brief, Secretary Hua is still waiting."

"I'm in the North District right now. Secretary Luo, please keep an eye on Secretary Hua, try to keep him from going out much and don't let him appear alone in public places."

"What's wrong? Director Wu, did you find something over there?" Secretary Luo immediately sensed the seriousness, pushing the door to look towards the outside conference room.

"No! Xiao Lin sent messages in Young Master Hua's tone. After reviewing them, I think they're not just literal. They might be suspecting someone intends harm on Secretary Hua, so..."

"Got it, I will remind Secretary Hua." Secretary Luo hung up the phone, sitting in the chair. Knowing Hua Muyun well, he knew he wouldn't follow such arrangements. Alas! He sighed, picking up the teacup as he walked out of the tea room.

"Director Wu, what you just said can't be true, can it? The boss never said anything like that!"

"Hopefully, it's just my momentary panic." Wu Mian re-filtered his thoughts. "Director Xu, if you carefully link the three messages together, you would understand what they're trying to convey. If correct, they have already found the enemy's lair, or at least a clue."

"What should we do then?"

"Just continue doing your job as usual." Wu Mian needed to head back; he went to the door and turned around. "Xu Ming, did you arrange downstairs?"

"Ah, yes, I haven't had a chance to report to you yet. The North District has no police station, many complaints have nowhere to be filed, so the lobby is there anyway, hence..."

"The idea is good, but the appearance isn't quite right. While working on practical matters, pay attention to the image, submit a remodeling report, preferably with budget cost details. Our police station's image is lacking right now."

"Oh, got it, haha." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)