I started out as a criminal, and the police relied on me to solve countless cases.

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When Jiang Hanwen left the government compound, Wu Ma had already been taken back to the police station by Captain Lu for interrogation.

To be honest, this interrogation was almost a unilateral record-taking by the police, without any questioning at all.

Wu Ma was like eating an honest bean paste bun. In front of everyone in the living room of Lao Ding's house, she recounted all her "great achievements" in detail.

All the police officers were stunned when they heard this.

In fact, Jiang Hanwen didn't use any tricks on her from beginning to end. At most, he just gave her a little intimidation when she entered the door.

As for why she had no remorse for her crimes and was surprisingly proud of them, even Captain Lu, who had been engaged in criminal investigation for decades, found it difficult to understand.

The murderers have been caught, most of them refused to confess, a few remained silent. It is rare to see someone jumping up and down and describing the crime in such vivid detail like she did.

A woman who has been farming for most of her life would not be a histrionic person.

Captain Lu glanced at Jiang Hanwen at the door and gave him a questioning look.

As long as the prophet takes action, everything will be solved.

However, Jiang Hanwen seemed to have no interest in this. He just asked Team Lu's people to bring Wu Ma's luggage bag to the living room.

When they opened her luggage, everyone was shocked again: it was filled with rat poison, DDT, paraquat, and medical syringes of various sizes.

With so many weapons, let alone killing a paralyzed old man, they are enough to poison an elephant.

Mother Wu skillfully took out these tools and explained to the police how to use and the actual process one by one.

Everything from the method of administering the medicine to the dosage was explained clearly.

A seemingly honest peasant woman held paraquat in public and told her story of killing people.

This has nothing to do with magic or not, it's simply speechless.

Jiang Hanwen couldn't bear to listen any longer and went ahead.

Not long after
A black Hongqi H7 drove out of the government compound and headed towards Xiguan.

Compared to the rush on the way here, there seemed to be much more time on the way back.

Jiang Hanwen politely declined Director Song's invitation to dinner and did not invite Lao Ding to return to Xiguan.

The old man can't eat or drink anything now, but he looks surprisingly energetic. I guess his time is up.

There shouldn't be any messy social engagements, calculations, or interruptions at this time.

No matter good or bad, we are still a family, and the last journey must leave the elderly with no regrets.

"Director Jiang, I've always heard about your great deeds. I also follow you on TikTok. You look really young in the videos, but I didn't expect to see you in person today. You look even younger than in the videos. It's really admirable that Director Jiang can achieve so much at such a young age."

"Oh, you're welcome."

Jiang Hanwen looked at the scenery passing by outside the car window, but he couldn't muster the mood to chat.

Also with the last name Liu, this gentle and refined secretary Liu, wearing an executive jacket and gold-rimmed glasses, can drive the car on the highway as if it were flat ground. He is eloquent and speaks generously and appropriately. He has made a name for himself as a secretary.

However, Jiang Hanwen still likes Liu Mingyang's outspoken personality, who doesn't have so many calculations and hidings, but instead has a more innocent heart.

Unlike Secretary Liu, the sophistication and smoothness he gained from working in the secular officialdom is deeply ingrained in his genes and he doesn't even need to act.

But this cannot be blamed on Secretary Liu, this is how the position of a secretary is, no one can be perfect, and those who talk nonsense all day long would have been eliminated long ago. This guy is so young, he looks less than 30 years old, and it is really not easy for him to be the secretary of Director Song.

Lao Ding and his wife, both of them are police chiefs, and it seems that there is not much difference between them, but in fact, there is a huge difference between them.

Old Ding, who is from the Xiguan Police Station, wants to take his wife's position, but it would be impossible unless his ancestral grave catches fire and emits smoke.

That one step away is a world of difference.

Fortunately, Lao Ding has long been content with his fate and is just waiting for retirement at the Xiguan Police Station. He has no ambition to advance himself.

Unlike his wife, a formidable career warrior who would not give up until she reached the position of a high-ranking official.

What the old people said makes a lot of sense: There is money beyond money, and there are people above people.

"Director Jiang, I heard that you don't plan to work in Hong Kong. You are indeed ambitious."

"Secretary Liu, I'm curious, why are you rushing to send me off instead of staying in Yangcheng to do crisis public relations for Director Song? I have nothing to worry about, but my stove is cold. It's useless to stir it up."

Jiang Hanwen spoke very bluntly, but he didn't expect Secretary Liu to show any emotion at all.

"Director Jiang, I'll be honest with you. With such a big case, any crisis PR is fake. Ten lives have been lost! Even the gods can't hide it, not to mention that you, the imperial envoy, were present. You even called the police."

Secretary Liu showed a bitter smile on his fair face.

Crisis PR, aren't you, Jiang Hanwen, the one who needs crisis PR the most? All the officials present and absent in the entire government compound combined have less influence than you, Director Jiang.

That phone call you made directly to the department will be known to everyone immediately. Maybe they can take the opportunity to shoot a video to take advantage of the popularity and get some traffic. Director Song will have to resign without any orders from above.

This kind of immoral case has occurred in the jurisdiction, and the supervisor in charge cannot escape blame.

However, Secretary Liu had already given up. He knew very well that Jiang Hanwen was not an ordinary person. He was a master at understanding people's hearts. Even a highly-trained secretary like himself felt a fear of being naked and seen through in front of him.

Director Song still made a mistake. He shouldn't have sent me here. I can't deal with this police prophet. No matter how powerful a master is, he can't go against such a metaphysical person.

A gentleman deceives with tricks, but a person who understands the worldly affairs must use feelings.

"Secretary Liu, you don't have to worry about it. I don't plan to report this to the ministry. As for other channels, I can't control it. But I believe in your craftsmanship. After a little repair, it won't be a problem to report it."

Jiang Hanwen opened the car window and let the strong wind blow.

Secretary Liu was also very tactful and immediately changed lanes and slowed down.

"You don't have to thank me. To be honest, I really don't like your Director Song. It's not that I look down on women, nor that I hate strong women. I just simply look down on him."

Jiang Hanwen had no intention of having any friendship with Song Hongyu, so he spoke as simply as possible. The best way to deal with a secretary whose brain could think eighty times in a second was to get straight to the point.

"Two things."

Jiang Hanwen held up two fingers: First, I did this entirely for Lao Ding’s sake, and it has nothing to do with your leader.

Second, I gave a total of 70,000 yuan in hard work fees to Aunt Wang from Director Song's family. I have to ask your leader for this money.

If we don’t talk about feelings, then let’s talk about money. Although the money is not much, it is not necessary for Jiang Hanwen to pay for it himself.

"Director Jiang, please don't worry about the money. I am a lowly person and my words don't count, but I still don't understand one thing. Director Song has a bright future and is much better than Director Ding. Why does Director Jiang keep rejecting him at a distance?"

Secretary Liu glanced at Jiang Hanwen in the rearview mirror.

He was holding his chin with his hand, looking intently at the scenery outside the window, and obviously didn't want to talk to me.

"Secretary Liu."

Jiang Hanwen suddenly spoke up: "To be honest, I hate you people who are involved in official circles. You live your lives wearing masks every day. Yes, you care about the world and have a bright future."

"But what does that have to do with me?"

"I'm just an actor. At most, I just want to be a director and make a few good movies. It would be best if I could win the Best Actor award. This is my dream."

"You naturally look down on me, so we can't work together if we don't share the same ideals." "In my eyes, Director Song is first Lao Ding's wife, and then Director Song. No matter how they feel about each other, Lao Ding is my friend. Although I really want to slap him in the face, my friends are useless and cannot be easily abused."

"Go back and explain to your director that this case is of a heinous nature. Such an immoral case actually happened in the chief officer's home. Such people should be removed from their posts and investigated."

"but!"

Jiang Hanwen closed his eyes slightly and changed the subject.

"Fortunately, Director Song's husband Ding Guohua was thoughtful and concerned about the elderly. He detected the incident in advance and brought the murderer who murdered ten elderly people in a row to justice."

"Both Ding Guohua and his wife are police officers. They work diligently and are skilled in their work. They have a keen eye and punished the thief in a timely manner, eliminating a major threat to the citizens of Yangcheng. They deserve praise."

Jiang Hanwen let out a long sigh and looked at Secretary Liu with a relaxed expression.

"Which of these two arguments do you think is better?"

Jiang Hanwen's tone was relaxed.

Secretary Liu, who was driving, had a face that turned blue and red.

He is not a fool, so he can naturally hear it.

The other party is making a naked threat. The same thing can have completely different effects if you say it in a different way or in a different way.

Not to mention the video shooting and the fermentation of public opinion, just these two sentences reached the ears of the higher-ups.

It had a huge impact on Song Ju's career.

This sounds ridiculous, but it is often the case. What do you think big people talk about when they get together? The truth is that they are just like ordinary people, always talking about the same few things.

He is a secretary and knows many secretaries of big leaders.

No matter how powerful one is, he is still a human being and likes gossip. Many times, even those who are considered to be wise by the public are served by secretaries for a long time. They have to read the manuscripts written by their secretaries before they can say anything. Their thinking and judgment abilities are not as good as those of ordinary people.

"Director Jiang, why are you doing this?"

Secretary Liu couldn't understand what benefit the other party would get from doing this.

"Why? Old Ding is being treated like a grandson by his wife at home. He is just fine. I can't stand it. Can't I help him save face?"

Jiang Hanwen waved his hand, took out his cell phone, thought for a while, and dialed Sun Xiaoyi's number.

"Photographer Sun, I talked to you before I came here, how is the video on Douyin going?"

Jiang Hanwen has now handed over the full backend maintenance of Tik Tok to Sun Xiaoyi, and he is only responsible for writing scripts and shooting videos.

But since this guy made a few movies, he seems to have devoted all his attention to movies, and he was more excited than anyone else when promoting "The Third Squadron".

In comparison, the maintenance of Tik Tok is much more slack.

After all, Jiang Hanwen is a second-round player, and in the first round, the main storyline has progressed to 2024, which is five or six years ahead of the current version.

Of course I know that compared to the one-time money made on the big screen.

Douyin’s ability to monetize traffic is huge.

It is hard to imagine that the annual income of a certain Ya or Jiaqi studio exceeds the revenue of 90% of listed companies in China.

This earning ability is far beyond the reach of any big-budget movie.

Although Jiang Hanwen does not adopt the route of live streaming to sell goods, with such a large fan base, it is impossible for him to ignore it and focus all his attention on the movie.

If we make good use of Tik Tok’s 30 million fans, we can save at least half of the publicity and promotion costs for future movies.

After all, Jiang Hanwen not only has a large fan base, but also has precise traffic, and the effect is extremely good.

"Brother Jiang, I was just about to mention this to you."

Sun Xiaoyi seemed to be well prepared.

"Our main focus now is on the promotion of the movie, and the maintenance of Douyin is indeed much weaker."

"Although Jiang Hanwen's frequency of updating a heartwarming story every week is not low, fans still have objections to the fact that he always cuts the movie into slices and releases them. I suggest that he combine the two, shooting both big-screen feature films and short story films. The effect will definitely be much better this way."

"The short video issue really needs to be put on the agenda. I already have some ideas here."

Jiang Hanwen affirmed Sun Xiaoyi's idea.

He was very happy that his trusted subordinates had such awareness.

Compared to logistical talents like Fatty Wang.

Employees like Sun Xiaoyi, who have professional training and are fully equipped with knowledge, skills and talents, do have to be more thoughtful.

What is lacking is vision and control.

Jiang Hanwen thought of Director Feng again. Zhu Zhisong reported that the case of Zhang Maocai and his Xiguan succubus wife would go to trial the day after tomorrow.

Director Feng appeared in court in person to testify.

This time, all media outlets are sure to make a big move.

Apart from anything else, Director Feng’s reputation is bound to become well-known, and it will be difficult for him to continue to be a director.

However, Jiang Hanwen does not want to kill him off. Director Feng may have problems with his character, but Sun Xiaoyi does not have the abilities, vision, and control he possesses as a director.

If they can really get this person to be recycled and made an assistant director to be Sun Xiaoyi's master, the filming level of Jiang Hanwen's crew will take a big step forward in the future.

"Xiaoyi, when we get home tonight, I'm going to do a live broadcast."

"There is no theme, just treat it as a fan exchange meeting, the main focus is to chat."

"Yes, that's right, no ads."

"It starts at 8pm sharp."

Jiang Hanwen hung up the phone and logged into Tik Tok again within a minute.

Jiang Hanwen’s Douyin homepage updated a message.

'Tonight at 8 o'clock, the live broadcast room will start!
Old thief Jiang, who hasn’t done a live broadcast for 800 years, has suddenly reappeared?
Did he finally remember his account password, or is he out to make money because he is broke?

As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a storm on the Internet.

Jiang Hanwen’s private messages in the background instantly exploded.

"Ding Dong"

Secretary Liu's phone also rang with a reminder of the live broadcast appointment.

"Director Jiang, I now believe that you really have no interest in being an official. Judging from the spirit in which you discussed the filming, you are two different people from before."

(End of this chapter)