Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 857

Wang Dui forced himself to be calm. He adjusted his tie and asked, “Why was I called over by Chief Shen?”

Chen replied, “I’m not sure. You’ll find out after you meet him.”

Wang Dui stopped asking. It was probably about the footage. Shen Peichuan has evidence of my dirt now, so what else could it be? He must be asking me over to torture me.

Wang Dui took a deep breath before knocking on the door to the chief’s office.

A voice rang out from inside the office.

Wang Dui opened the door and entered.

Shen Peichuan was on the phone at the time, and when he saw Wang Dui there, the former gestured for the latter to take a seat.

Wang Dui pulled up a chair and sat in front of Shen Peichuan’s desk. He was nervous, but he didn’t show anything on his face.

An old wives’ tale said that a superior, even if he were only one rank higher, could kill his subordinate. Things were grave for Wang Dui because Shen Peichuan was a few ranks higher than him. It was bad enough that Wang Dui had publicly gone against Shen Peichuan, but being caught red-handed? That left Wang Dui with nothing to defend himself.

“I got it,” replied Shen Peichuan before hanging the phone up.

“I have nothing to say. Just punish me as you see fit,” said Wang Dui as soon as Shen Peichuan put the phone down.

Wang Dui was exuding a prideful aura, and it was clear that he refused to back down.

Shen Peichuan leaned back and stared calmly at him. “Naturally, a punishment is inevitable,” said Shen Peichuan. But then he continued, “Didn’t you say that you want to take over case number 218? You can have it. I want it solved within ten days!”

“T-This is the punishment?” blurted Wang Dui, as his eyes bulged in disbelief.

“Yes, it is,” answered Shen Peichuan.

Wang Dui paused before saying, “Don’t try to be nice to me. I won’t buy it. Just deal out your punishment.” Wang Dui was still reluctant to accept anything from Shen Peichuan.

“That is my punishment to you. If you think it is too lenient, then I will shorten the deadline. You now have five days to solve the case,” said Shen Peichuan.

He then picked up the mug from the table and took a sip of the tea inside. It seemed that the tea was too hot because Shen Peichuan put it back down after only a sip.

Wang Dui was proud, but he was a capable man, after all. That was why he was displeased when Shen Peichuan was promoted to deputy chief. The former always thought that Shen Peichuan only got promoted because Captain Song favored him. He was basically in denial and refused to accept that he wasn’t as capable as Shen Peichuan.

Shen Peichuan had used Wang Dui’s account to share that video because he wanted to cut off Wang Dui’s means of escape.

Song Yaxin must think that Wang Dui has betrayed her. It is likely that she now sees Wang Dui as an enemy and will never cooperate with him again.

“Don’t try to win me over,” insisted Wang Dui.

Shen Peichuan chuckled. “Why would I need to win you over? I am just using fully utilizing my resources and my people to get the best results. If you fail to crack the case, I will punish you accordingly as well. Alright then, get to work.”

Wang Dui couldn’t make head nor tail of what Shen Peichuan was doing. The former asked, “Aren’t you angry?”

“Of course I am,” confessed Shen Peichuan. “I almost got suspended, so why wouldn’t I be mad? However, I have never committed any sins, and I trust my people to clear my good name. I believe in the system and in my comrades. As for you… Well, I don’t think that you’re evil. You’re only after me because you think you’re just as capable as me but you’re not being appreciated or recognized for your skills.”

Shen Peichuan’s gaze suddenly turned sharp before pointing out, “But have you ever considered that your lack of promotion had nothing to do with your skills? Have you given it a thought that perhaps the problem lies within you?”

Wang Dui didn’t respond.