Chapter 1844
The father and son thought Liu Huarui had come back, and so did the relatives.
So when they heard Jiang Wangshan’s words, the scene fell silent immediately.
It wasn’t until the police walked up to the father and son that everyone’s thoughts returned in an instant.
"What are you doing?" Liu Xiaofei reacted strongly, reaching out to push away the police officer who was about to handcuff him.
Jiang Wangshan’s men didn’t tolerate them, grabbing Liu Xiaofei’s wrist and shoulder, and amid his cries of pain, twisted his arms behind his back and cuffed him with a click and clack.
Liu Hua Yong realized something was wrong and didn’t resist, but asked, "Who are you?"
Jiang Wangshan said, "I am Jiang Wangshan, Deputy Director of the Beijing City Public Security Bureau. The Lin Siyuan injury case requires your cooperation for investigation; you need to come back with us."
The father and son were momentarily stunned, the panic spreading across their faces.
They knew what had happened.
Liu Xiaofei looked at Liu Hua Yong, "Dad..."
"Shut up." Liu Hua Yong scolded, from this moment on he remained silent, and voluntarily extended his hands for them to cuff.
Soon, the father and son were taken away.
The relatives watched the police car disappear as quickly as it had arrived, speechless.
Some people knew about the Lin Siyuan case, while others did not.
Liu Hua Yong’s wife had already pulled out her phone, calling her brother-in-law.
The phone was connected, but no one answered.
She had to call Liu Huarui’s wife, and this time it was picked up.
"Sister-in-law, don’t worry, I’m calling him."
Liu Huarui’s wife made several calls, also unanswered; she instinctively felt uneasy, so she called her husband’s superior, Han Kui’an.
"Mr. Han, did our Old Liu go to the bureau today?"
Han Kui’an said, "He was taken away by the Disciplinary Committee."
"What?" The wife was shocked, "What...what happened to him?"
"I’m not very clear, don’t panic for now and wait for the notification."
"Mr. Han... beep beep." Han Kui’an had already hung up.
The wife fell heavily onto the sofa, her mind a blur.
...
Jiang Wangshan took his people back to the county bureau, picked up Song Guanchao and Qi Qian, and immediately returned to Beijing.
"Brother Song, next time, just give me a call if you need something, no need to take risks."
In the car, Jiang Wangshan said, "This kind of small place is very messy; it’s not worth it."
Song Guanchao responded, "I know what I’m doing."
Jiang Wangshan said, "Qi Qian and Liu Hua Yong’s father and son will definitely be sentenced, but Liu Huarui’s situation is uncertain. You heard what Qi Qian said, although Liu Huarui was involved, his involvement was limited. Not to mention pursuing criminal responsibility, even dismissing him from his position won’t be easy."
Song Guanchao asked, "Who’s Liu Huarui’s superior?"
Jiang Wangshan felt a jolt in his heart; he could tell from Song Guanchao’s tone that he was determined to bring Liu Huarui down.
"I heard from Mayor Chen that he’s backed by Mayor Yang Yansong."
Song Guanchao responded with an "Oh," and asked, "Liu Huarui isn’t clean, is he?"
Jiang Wangshan smiled wryly, "If you really start investigating, no one is truly clean. But I suggest it’s best not to go too far. No one can guarantee that he won’t implicate others. Then the ones you’ve offended won’t just be Mayor Yang."
"Besides, I think the best outcome is if things end with Liu Hua Yong. After this incident, Mayor Yang can’t possibly reuse Liu Huarui. By then, the City Government will hold a meeting, demote Liu Huarui a few levels, and let him sit on the sidelines for the rest of his life."
Sometimes, leaving an opening is more effective than completely cutting off a path.
Unless you’re 100% certain you can sentence Liu Huarui to life, otherwise, if you only sentence him to a few years, he might come out and retaliate against you.
But if it’s just a demotion, it might serve as a deterrent, making him behave for the rest of his life.
Song Guanchao thought for a while, then said, "Let’s talk about it when we get back."
"Oh, by the way."
Song Guanchao remembered something, "Is there a deputy director with the surname Wei in your Police Department?"
Jiang Wangshan thought for a moment, "Wei De?"
"Which division is he from?"
"Also from the Fengcheng District division."
"Ha."
"Why, did he offend you?"
"It should be he who told Liu Huarui that I was investigating this case."
Song Guanchao said, "He has a brother named Wei Li, who is currently studying in a training program organized by the Ministry of Public Security. My girlfriend is also studying there..."
He explained the whole story, and Jiang Wangshan immediately understood what was going on.
It’s just that he wasn’t sure how Song Guanchao intended to handle it.
"I’ll have their chief talk to him." Jiang Wangshan suddenly spoke in a reproachful tone, "Brother Song, if your sister-in-law comes to Beijing for training, why didn’t you tell me? You should know that in Beijing, there are many young officials’ children. Those who can participate in such training all have some background. Any good-looking ones won’t escape their grasp."
"Tell me sister-in-law’s name, and I’ll talk to the people. If anyone dares target her, I’ll break their legs."
Song Guanchao shook his head, "I don’t want her to know about our relationship."
"Don’t worry, I’ll just drop a hint, she won’t know."
Jiang Wangshan had long since noticed that Song Guanchao was very low-key and never used his connections unless absolutely necessary.
When they returned to Beijing, it was already two in the afternoon.
Jiang Wangshan dropped him off at the residential complex where Liang Jiajia lived and then left.
If there was progress on the case, Jiang Wangshan would contact him.
"What’s the password?" Song Guanchao stood outside Liang Jiajia’s door and sent a message.
"You’re back?" Liang Jiajia quickly replied with the password and said, "I’m still on duty, won’t finish until after four."
"When you get off work, let’s watch a movie."
After entering, Song Guanchao took off his clothes, found a nearby mall, selected a restaurant to eat at, and bought two movie tickets.
Once everything was ready, he went to shower and change.
After finishing, he picked up his phone and called Lin Wanqiu while leaning on the sofa.
In this matter, Lin Wanqiu was hardly involved.
Initially, Song Guanchao intended to make a big deal out of this, exposing the filth of Rongcheng Town.
After listening to Jiang Wangshan, and seeing the cooperation of Maqu County leaders today, he had to abandon this plan.
After all, the case is overturned, and the people have been caught.
If things go further, Lin Siyuan’s family life in the area might be affected.
Now, the situation is actually the best.
"You’re back?"
"Just took a shower."
"At the hotel?"
"Ahem..." Song Guanchao didn’t know how to reply.
Lin Wanqiu pouted, guessing he was probably at Liang Jiajia’s place.
"The content you wanted is ready for reporting anytime."
"No need to report, the matter is more or less resolved."
"That’s great, it saves me some work. Have a good rest, I have some things to deal with."
"Mm, alright." Song Guanchao sighed internally, what a considerate girl she was.
In handling relationships with these women before, he had always tried to avoid letting them interact with each other.
But this time, it was unavoidable.
Actually, it could have been avoided, had he not initially wanted to make a big fuss.
Had he known the Maqu County secretary and county head weren’t involved, he wouldn’t have caused a stir, nor let Lin Wanqiu get involved, let alone make things awkward and affect her mood.
Lin Wanqiu felt downcast, looking at the edited content on her computer, with emotions inexplicably fluctuating. When needed, a phone call came, and she couldn’t even eat before rushing to interview.
When no longer needed, it was just one call, and the carefully edited content was swept into the trash.
She suddenly felt that she too was like that, summoned when needed, waved off when not.
"Sigh..." she sighed deeply, her heart in turmoil.