98: You bastard, better watch out for me!

Everyone stared at Liang Yuzhu in shock.

This news was so melodramatic that everyone suspected they hadn't slept well lately and were hallucinating.

"Wait, hold on a second." It took a full ten seconds before Section Chief Xie's voice sounded.

He gasped for cool air as if in pain, looking at Liang Yuzhu: "Liang Team, you mean, Su Meili and Wang Lin are having an affair?"

Section Chief Xie's words were crude, but Liang Yuzhu didn't mind. She knew it was already quite good that Section Chief Xie hadn't directly cursed. After all, when she first heard Yuan say this, she almost blurted out a "Holy s**t."

And she was a girl, a beautiful one at that. Cursing 'scum' or 'bastard' was already her usual bottom line.

This showed how much this news had overturned things.

"And, Su Meili is also pregnant with Wang Lin's child?" Director Li immediately followed, also covering his cheek.

Including Director Zhang, although he didn't speak, he looked at Liang Yuzhu with a face full of confusion.

"Yes. Based on the intelligence," Liang Yuzhu nodded with a serious expression, "that's what it means."

"This, that's probably not possible, right?" Section Chief Xie finally confirmed his ears weren't malfunctioning and Liang Yuzhu hadn't misspoken. He said hesitantly.

"Hmm..." He glanced around at everyone, "Due to work, I've actually dealt with Wang Hai many times."

"Based on my observation, the relationship between Wang Hai and his wife should be very good. Wang Hai is also very kind to his wife."

"As for his wife Su Meili," he continued, "I've also met her. She has a gentle and generous personality, is sensible, and can be considered Wang Hai's virtuous helper."

He looked apologetically at Liang Yuzhu: "So, from the perspective of daily observation, it's difficult for me to find evidence to support your point, Liang Team."

Liang Yuzhu nodded. Police Station wasn't a place that paid much attention to social niceties, especially when discussing cases. There was even less mind to care about others' feelings.

This was still Section Chief Xie, who dealt with various wealthy people more often in his daily life, and paying attention to conversational skills had become instinctive. Otherwise, if he didn't agree or had doubts, he would directly refute them.

And no one would take it to heart.

She subconsciously looked at Director Zhang, who was also looking at Liang Yuzhu with hesitant eyes at this moment.

"Xiao Liang," Director Zhang used a more intimate address, "How did you come to this conclusion?"

"I heard it from my friend." Liang Yuzhu actually had doubts about the authenticity of this intelligence as well, but because the intelligence Yuan had provided before was quite reliable, she had unconsciously developed a trust in Yuan's information.

"How did your friend come to this conclusion? Does he have any evidence?" Director Zhang continued to ask.

"He should have some."

Liang Yuzhu hesitated slightly. She glanced around at her colleagues who were looking at her expectantly, gritted her teeth and said: "Judging by his tone, he should have some evidence to prove this. It's just that I didn't have time to ask for details before."

"Moreover, his intelligence isn't free." She said vaguely.

"He wants money?" Director Zhang was also startled.

He looked at Liang Yuzhu and spoke earnestly: "Xiao Liang, I have to talk to you about this."

Liang Yuzhu was taken aback, looking at Director Zhang in surprise.

Why was Director Zhang's tone wrong? And he wanted to talk to her? What did this have to do with her?

"I know you are someone who cannot tolerate any injustice in your eyes. In your view, cooperating with Police to combat crime is every citizen's duty."

"That is indeed correct, but ordinary citizens are not professional personnel like Police. They have concerns."

Director Zhang's expression was serious, but his tone conveyed care and closeness: "They are indeed taking a certain risk by providing clues about criminals to Police, especially with such a large-scale smuggling criminal group!"

"We encourage citizens' courage to report illegal acts and actively fulfill their civic duties, but we must also acknowledge their contributions."

"That's why we give those citizens who provide key clues honors and even cash rewards. These rewards, on the one hand, commend their actions, and on the other hand, are also to put their minds at ease."

"To let him know that our police have seen his efforts, and of course, therefore know the potential retaliation he might face, and will take corresponding measures!"

"Just like this case."

Director Zhang scanned the scene with authority: "We are facing a very rampant smuggling criminal group. They even brazenly kill our investigators, aiming to completely cut off the clues pointing to their core members."

"Providing intelligence on such vicious criminals, your friend is objectively taking a huge risk. Therefore, a certain amount of cash reward is very reasonable."

Everyone subconsciously nodded. Police themselves have case funds when handling cases. In addition, Police also have a small fund set up by higher authorities called the 'See Justice and Courage Fund'. This fund is actually mainly used for the things Director Zhang mentioned.

That is, giving cash rewards to citizens who provide clues.

Seeing that no one had any objections to his suggestion, Director Zhang waved his hand grandly: "I think, if the other party really has intelligence proving Su Meili and Wang Lin are having an affair, a fifty thousand reward is very reasonable!"

"Uh..." Liang Yuzhu was dumbfounded.

Clearly misunderstanding Liang Yuzhu's astonishment, Director Li of the Anti-Smuggling Bureau also waved his hand: "Our Anti-Smuggling Bureau will also contribute fifty thousand for the reward!"

"Good!" Director Zhang immediately made the decision. He looked at Liang Yuzhu with piercing eyes: "A total of one hundred thousand, that's quite a lot, it should be enough, right?"

Liang Yuzhu was teary-eyed.

To be fair, a one hundred thousand cash reward is indeed not a small amount for the intelligence Yuan provided.

After all, this intelligence only gave everyone a possible direction, not the most crucial evidence of illegal activity, which is the part that truly qualifies for high rewards.

However, that's Yuan!

And, it's Yuan, who just completed a transaction with her best friend Lan Zijun!

Who is Lan Zijun? The local richest woman!

He had already become so arrogant before that he directly boasted he wasn't interested in money!

Director, you really don't understand what he wants!

What he wants is to use sugar-coated bullets to knock down this pure and innocent Criminal Investigation Team Captain under your command!

However, a trace of melancholy also arose in Liang Yuzhu's heart.

She scanned everyone in the office. The person with the highest salary here was Director Zhang, at the division level, with a national standard salary of over 7,000 a month.

Of course, this was just the basic salary. Including bonuses, seniority, subsidies, and various other things, he could get about 21,000 a month.

And the lowest salary was Liang Yuzhu's, because she had been working for the shortest time. She could get close to 10,000 a month.

So, one hundred thousand yuan was not a small amount for everyone present. Even for Director Zhang, who had the highest salary, it would take five months of his entire family not eating or drinking to save this money.

However, these people, who regarded one hundred thousand yuan as a semi-huge sum, were investigating major cases involving amounts of tens of billions, or even potentially hundreds of billions.

Liang Yuzhu knew what criminal police were like when solving cases. While criminals were indulging in luxury, the criminal investigators responsible for tracking and staking them out were gnawing on instant noodles. To save money, it was common for several people to squeeze into one hotel room, and often they would just sleep in the car. Only when they were about to take action, to rest and recuperate, would they luxuriously stay in a hotel once.

Police's budget for handling cases is not large. No one wants to fail at a critical moment due to insufficient funds, so everyone consistently saves as much as possible. The saved funds would be deposited into the See Justice and Courage Fund and distributed as rewards to the public who provide clues.

This was still in a coastal area, where the local government's finances were relatively good. Liang Yuzhu had heard a story about a poor prefectural city in the southwest with poor finances, but it was a key area for combating drug smuggling, and funding was chronically insufficient.

At a critical moment in solving a major drug smuggling case, due to insufficient funds, not only did colleagues fill in with all their salaries, but the Director of the Municipal Bureau also had to temporarily use the pension of a colleague who died in the line of duty.

As a result, the case was solved. Although the family members of the deceased colleague understood and even pleaded for him, this Director was not prosecuted but still had to leave his post.

Gritting her teeth fiercely, Liang Yuzhu thought, 'Ah, you really have nothing to be reserved about.'

"Okay," she took out her phone and stood up, "I'll go ask him again."

"Is this an ordinary friend of yours?" Director Zhang suddenly asked.

"Well, actually, we can't even be considered friends." Liang Yuzhu stopped, puzzled.

What did it mean that the Director was suddenly concerned about her personal life for no reason?

"Just call here," Director Zhang looked at Liang Yuzhu expectantly, "I also want to hear what kind of person this highly capable friend of yours is."

Others also looked curious. Clearly, everyone was very interested in Liang Yuzhu's mysterious friend.

Only then did Liang Yuzhu realize that the Director just wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any private topics in her conversation with Yuan.

Thinking about it carefully, everyone's curiosity was actually very normal. Those involved in criminal investigation and solving cases actually prefer to hear first-hand information. They can judge many things from the other person's voice, tone, word choice, and other details, such as the authenticity of a certain piece of news.

In addition, Yuan's amazing ability to obtain information also made everyone very eager to understand him.

After all, so many people in Police Station were at a loss, yet a civilian could casually drop such a bombshell. It was impossible for everyone not to be intrigued.

Let alone others, Liang Yuzhu herself had an urge to learn techniques from the other party.

Liang Yuzhu hesitated slightly. She nodded: "Okay."

Sitting back down in her seat, she dialed the previous number. The call was quickly connected, and a familiar voice sounded: "Liang..."

The voice had just said one word when Liang Yuzhu directly interrupted: "Yuan, now is not the time for nonsense, and I'm not in the mood to haggle with you! Our Director wants to hear what you based your conclusion that Wang Lin and Su Meili are having an affair on. Don't worry, you won't do it for free, we'll talk about the specifics later!"

She specifically emphasized the words "later" through gritted teeth, the purpose being to convey a message.

Our Director is here, you bastard, pay attention!

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