Yu Yi found Tang Jian’s divisional leader. This leader had a very tense relationship with Tang Jian – in fact, Tang Jian’s failure to smoothly get promoted and transferred to the municipal bureau was due to this leader. Yu Yi tearfully recounted Tang Jian’s domestic violence situation and his recent actions towards her and her family, specifically mentioning the incident where he had pointed his gun at her brother.
After the leadership learned that he had not surrendered his service weapon as required, they issued a suspension order, demanding he immediately turn in his weapon and used him as a negative example, notifying the entire system of the disciplinary action.
Indeed, the entire bureau knew that Tang Jian had beaten his wife so violently that he broke his own hand, after which his wife sought divorce.
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When Yu Yi was about to leave work, she received a phone call from Tang Jian’s colleague.
The caller said: “Comrade Tang Jian did not surrender his service weapon as regulations require during his extended sick leave, and even threatened civilians with it, which constitutes a serious disciplinary violation. The bureau has issued a punishment. We went to Lijing Garden this morning to demand he turn in his weapon and notify him of the disciplinary decision. However, he was not home and did not answer his phone. So we’re reaching out to you to ask where Tang Jian currently lives and how to contact him.”
Yu Yi furrowed her brow slightly: “I contacted him two days ago, and his phone number was still the same. To my knowledge, he should still be living in Lijing Garden and might be home in the evening.”
The caller said with slight disappointment: “Okay, if you manage to contact him, please tell him to come to the sub-bureau.”
Yu Yi agreed, and after hanging up, she began to think.
Tang Jian had said on the phone two days ago, “I’m waiting for you to come home.” He probably hadn’t left his original residential complex, and there was no reason to change his phone. Unless someone from the sub-bureau had already informed him of the disciplinary action.
He would definitely suspect that she had reported him to the bureau leadership, so he would come looking for her.
