"Notify Old Ding to hold off on any rash actions; keep a close watch on the person and see who they've been recently associating with," Chief Zhou instructed.
"Understood." The visitor nodded, then hesitated and added, "As per your instructions, Old Wu has secretly followed Ma Jiefang and Chen Qiaoyun. But Chief, they're sent by the higher-ups to assist in the investigation. Could they really be problematic?"
"I don't know, but something seems off about Ma Jiefang. He seems to know something but isn't speaking."
"Did you call the city like I asked?" Chief Zhou probed further.
"I did, but they said we don't have the authority to access Ma Jiefang's records and dismissed us." The man complained.
"Forget it, I'll contact them myself tomorrow. I'll find Director Wang and ask him for help to pull Ma Jiefang's files."
