12: Chapter 12 Provincial Police Department's Lightning Raid: Interrogation Officer Arrested on the Spot

[The Scenery of Old]: These days, why is it that no one believes the truth? (Angry)

[Jiang Nan]: If a man's word could be trusted, pigs could fly. (Rolls eyes)

[The Scenery of Old]: I've found that the public security system is truly a melting pot; even an icy beauty like you has been tainted and become so vulgar.

[Jiang Nan]: Too much nonsense, tell the truth!

[The Scenery of Old]: The truth is: tomorrow, people from the Provincial Department will take over Sun Hongwei's case, and by the afternoon, the Police Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security might arrive in Tongan.

[The Scenery of Old]: And you, the great Police Beauty Jiang, might even get a promotion because of this.

[Jiang Nan]: Who cares! But, I do hope what you're saying is true.

[Jiang Nan]: Sun Hongwei might not hold out much longer. I heard screams when I passed the interrogation room this afternoon.

[The Scenery of Old]: Keep it confidential. It's best if the Provincial Department people catch them off guard.

[Jiang Nan]: Pfft! Am I that kind of person? Going to sleep!

Reading between the lines, she hadn't slept even though it was past midnight, as if she were specifically waiting for this news.

Zhao Yang replied quickly without a second thought.

[The Scenery of Old]: Okay, you go to sleep first, don't wait for me!

[Jiang Nan]: Shameless! (Angry x5)

In front of the computer, Jiang Nan's cheeks were a bit flushed.

This bastard, he's so thick-skinned. Was my "going to sleep" meant for you?

She quickly shut down the computer and went to bed.

Seeing the string of angry emojis, Zhao Yang panicked, thinking she had deleted him.

He hurriedly opened the chat box and sent a message:

[The Scenery of Old]: I hope everything goes as we wish!

Thank goodness, the message still went through.

At eight o'clock the next morning, someone from the Beijing Liaison Office came to wake Zhao Yang up for breakfast.

After a quick wash, Zhao Yang headed to the buffet restaurant.

Sun Zhendong was already eating. Seeing Zhao Yang enter, he waved him over.

Zhao Yang picked up a few breakfast items and sat down opposite Sun Zhendong.

Sun Zhendong said, "Xiao Zhao, my flight is at ten. Do you want to come along?"

Tongan didn't have an airport. If returning to Tongan, flying to Ningzhou was actually closer than flying to Jiangzhou, which was why Sun Zhendong asked.

Zhao Yang nodded. "Okay, I'll see you back to Ningzhou, then take the train back to Tongan."

While they were eating, the Special Action Unit of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Jianghan Provincial Public Security Department had already arrived in Tongan City.

Corps Captain Luo Jinghui led the team personally, giving the reception personnel no time to react.

He forcibly shoved Huang Shixun, the Executive Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau, into a business van and headed straight for the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment.

He didn't even give Huang Shixun a chance to make a phone call.

The door to the interrogation room opened, and the scene before him shocked Luo Jinghui.

In the center of the interrogation room stood an iron frame over a man's height, with the suspect's hands handcuffed to it.

The height of the frame forced the suspect to remain on his tiptoes.

After a night of torture, the suspect's head hung low, his face hidden.

The floor was covered in water, and the suspect was soaking wet, water dripping from his clothes.

Luo Jinghui glanced at the ice cubes in the bucket and the water ladle nearby, then smiled slightly at the two officers in charge of the interrogation:

"You've got quite the heavy hand, using the same methods the Japs used against the Anti-Japanese United Army back then. Any results?"

Neither officer recognized Luo Jinghui, but judging by his rank, it was similar to that of the Municipal Bureau's top leader.

They thought he was someone from above who was desperate for a confession and had come to urge them on.

One of them said, "This kid Sun Hongwei is really stubborn. Give us some time and let us use a few more 'methods,' and he'll talk!"

Huang Shixun, the Executive Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau, wanted to curse out loud:

You damn pig-brain! You only recognize the rank and not the person? Can't you see it's an unfamiliar face?

Luo Jinghui suddenly wiped the smile from his face, his expression turning cold as ice, and roared:

"This isn't handling a case; this is violence!

"Restrain these two first! If a crime has been committed, they will be dealt with severely according to the law!"

After his roar, four burly criminal investigators behind him immediately stepped forward and restrained the two men.

Huang Shixun felt his head buzz.

You have to look at the master before beating the dog.

Arresting his subordinates right in front of him—he really wasn't giving him any face at all.

He wanted to make some excuses for the two officers, but Luo Jinghui spoke directly:

"Starting today, the Special Investigation Team of the Provincial Department's Criminal Investigation Detachment will take direct charge of Sun Hongwei's case. Please notify the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment to hand over the case files."

This case was of great importance, and Huang Shixun knew it; he could not let the case be handed over so easily.

Otherwise, how would he explain it to Director Shen Zhentao?

Huang Shixun hurriedly said, "The interrogation methods of these two officers were indeed improper, and we will replace them immediately. Please, Corps Captain, trust the Municipal Bureau; we are absolutely capable of handling this case."

Luo Jinghui had come with imperial authority, and having seen the forced confession with his own eyes, he was currently furious.

He didn't give Huang Shixun any face in his speech:

"Deputy Director Huang, I am notifying you, not negotiating with you!"

Huang Shixun was unwilling and made one last struggle:

"Even if the Corps wants to take over the case, at the very least, the Provincial Department should issue a Designation of Jurisdiction Document, right?"

Luo Jinghui waved to two of his subordinates, signaling them to take Sun Hongwei down to rest.

Then, he looked at Huang Shixun with a playful expression:

"So the Tongan Municipal Bureau knows how to follow the law when handling cases? Then let me tell you, the Designation of Jurisdiction Document is already on its way. Would Deputy Director Huang like to call the Provincial Department's Political Department to verify?"

The word "Deputy" sounded particularly grating to Huang Shixun.

At this point, he knew that the situation was beyond salvage.

The two officers caught in the act would certainly lose their uniforms.

If they had been particularly brutal and caused injury to the suspect, they might even face criminal charges.

As for Wang Lei, the Captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, he would likely be held accountable for leadership failure.

If the circumstances were serious, he would face dismissal.

If someone else from the Provincial Department had come this time, there might have been some room for maneuver.

But it had to be this great deity, who cared for nothing but the law and the case.

Huang Shixun didn't dare to confront him directly and could only say:

"Then please, Corps Captain Luo, proceed with the interrogation of the suspect. I will go and notify the detachment to hand over the case files."

After saying that, fearing Luo Jinghui wouldn't let him leave, he quickly retreated from the first-floor interrogation room.

Racing all the way to the second floor, Huang Shixun immediately called Director Shen Zhentao:

"Director Shen, this is bad. How did the higher-ups find out about Sun Hongwei's case?"

"Old Huang, you mean... Luo Jinghui came specifically for Sun Hongwei's case?"

Shen Zhentao had initially thought it was just a routine reception and hadn't taken it to heart; now, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Director Shen, they have forcibly taken over Sun Hongwei's case, saying the Provincial Department's approval is on its way. I... I really had no choice."

Shen Zhentao was, after all, the top leader and was much more composed than Huang Shixun.

He scolded over the phone, "What's the panic? Receive them properly. Not only must you hand over the case files, but you also need to clear out the best office for them to use for the investigation."

Without the cooperation of the Municipal Bureau, those few people from the Corps would never be able to crack this case.

After calming down, Shen Zhentao was no longer panicked.

On the other hand, Jiang Nan, who had arrived at work early in the morning, was completely stunned.

That bastard Zhao Yang—what he said was actually true.

She opened her computer and secretly sent Zhao Yang a message on QQ.

[Jiang Nan]: They're finally here. Any later and it would have been trouble. (Surprise)