Chapter 1836
The old man was mentally prepared, but he was still nervous. Facing the fierce police, he rubbed his wrinkled hands together and mustered the courage to say, "My son is being wronged!"
The policeman was taken aback, probably not expecting the old man to dare to contradict him.
He clicked his tongue, walked up to the old man, looked down at him for two seconds, and suddenly grabbed his collar, lifting him up: "Do you want to die?"
The old man tried to pry his hands off, but he was old and frail, unable to match the strength of the burly man.
"A farmer scraping by in the field, yet you want to fight Secretary Liu?" The policeman threw him onto a chair, stretched out a finger, and tapped on his head: "Do you think complaining will help? Don’t you see who controls this area? Even if you go to Beijing to report, it will be useless! That Director Song you mentioned has already been arrested."
The old man widened his eyes, Director Song was arrested?
But the police and journalist came from Beijing.
He couldn’t distinguish who was telling the truth.
"Secretary Liu asked me to pass on a message: let it go this time. If you dare to speak rashly again, your daughter-in-law will be taken to a mental hospital and locked up!"
"And your son, tell him to come back and surrender. After a few years, he can still be here for your funeral."
After saying this, the policemen went out the door and drove away in their patrol car.
A few minutes later, Lin Wanqiu and the others entered through the back door, seeing the expression on the old man’s face, they hurriedly asked, "Sir, what did they say?"
The old man asked, "They said Director Song was arrested, is it true?"
"Yes, he was arrested last night."
"Oh." The old man sighed, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and lowered his head saying, "I dragged Director Song down, such a good person."
Lin Wanqiu said, "Sir, don’t worry, Director Song is fine. He was intentionally arrested."
"Intentionally?" The old man didn’t understand.
How could the words "arrested" and "intentionally" be linked together?
Lin Wanqiu said, "Director Song being arrested makes the matter escalate."
The old man might not have much insight, but he was sensible, and after her explanation, he understood what was going on.
Lin Wanqiu took out the camera, saved the video, and left him a number: "Sir, contact Lin Siyuan and let him call this number. It’s the phone number of Deputy Director Jiang from Beijing City Public Security Bureau. Don’t worry, Beijing is in charge of this case now, and no one can suppress it."
"Alright, let me see you off."
The old man saw them off at the door, watching them get into the car with Beijing plates, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Almost three years, he finally waited for this day.
He touched his moist eyes and murmured, "There are still more good people."
...
Lin Wanqiu didn’t go to the county bureau to get Song Guanchao out, it’s not the time yet.
On her way back to Beijing, she called Jiang Wangshan and sent him the interview video.
The police responsible for protecting her asked, "Journalist Lin, why not bring the old man to Beijing?"
Once the news about Jiang Wangshan wanting to reverse the case reaches here, the leaders from Maqu County will definitely head to Lin Siyuan’s house and might even arrest the old man, forcing him to change his testimony.
In this situation, the old man’s predicament is very dangerous.
Lin Wanqiu said, "The bigger the fuss, the better."
The policeman suddenly understood her meaning.
The city police have already taken the old man’s statement, and Lin Wanqiu also recorded the interview process.
And they hold strong evidence.
Whether the old man changes his testimony is not important, and if he gets arrested, the nature of the case will only become more serious.
Furthermore, the most important aspect of this case is not the old man, but the fugitive Lin Siyuan.
...
Lin Siyuan couldn’t believe that so much had happened overnight.
The official who helped him got arrested!
Liu Hua Yong and the leaders from the county bureau are incredibly audacious!
Fortunately, his father told him that the arrest was anticipated by Director Song.
The city bureau has taken over and is investigating the case, and they gave him the phone number of the deputy director from the city bureau.
As usual, he searched online about this deputy director, compared to Song Guanchao, there was almost no news about Jiang Wangshan online, only his basic information could be found.
But it was enough.
He adjusted his mood and called Jiang Wangshan.
"Hello, who is this?"
"I am Lin Siyuan."
"Hello." Jiang Wangshan said, "Your case is now being handled by the Beijing City Public Security Bureau, under my direct charge."
"Thank you, thank you Director Jiang." Lin Siyuan was very excited.
"No need to thank me, it’s my duty." Jiang Wangshan showed off a bit and asked, "Where are you now?"
Lin Siyuan didn’t answer, deep down, he still had some doubts, worried that the other party might not really be helping him, fearing that once he met, he would be locked up.
Jiang Wangshan knew what he was worried about and said, "You are the victim, we need to meet face-to-face to understand the situation."
"I understand." Lin Siyuan said, "Is it the city bureau I should go to?"
"Yes."
"I’m right in Beijing."
"That’s convenient, when will you come over?"
"Right now."
Lin Siyuan decided to gamble. These past two years of hiding and working under aliases had exhausted him both physically and mentally.
At least until now, people like Song Guanchao have indeed been helping him.
If these people were also in cahoots with Secretary Liu and made such a big show to catch him, so be it.
"Do you know the address?"
"I know."
"Alright, then come over."
"Director Jiang!"
"Yes?"
"I want to report to the Disciplinary Committee, can we go directly to the Disciplinary Committee?"
Jiang Wangshan chuckled, knowing he was still afraid: "This is a criminal case, but since Liu Hua Yong is a public official, and Maqu County Public Security Bureau also violated the law, reporting to the Disciplinary Committee is reasonable. Okay, we’ll go to the Disciplinary Committee, do you know where it is?"
"I know."
"Then I’ll call ahead to the Disciplinary Committee."
Jiang Wangshan often deals with the Disciplinary Committee, but the relationship is very ordinary, so he contacted Chen Bolli to make the arrangements.
A few minutes later, Chen Bolli called back: "I contacted Secretary Fan, you head over first, I’ll be there soon."
"Okay." Jiang Wangshan was secretly surprised, Mayor Chen is very concerned about this case.
No, not about the case, but about Song Guanchao.
...
Leader Hong got a friend to contact the deputy director of the Fengcheng District branch, Liu Huarui, inviting him out for tea.
Liu Huarui felt puzzled when he received the call, unclear about what the other party wanted, but agreed nonetheless.
Half an hour later, they arranged to meet at a tea house.
Leader Hong didn’t put on airs, especially as he was from the group bureau, when Liu Huarui entered the private room, he greeted him with a warm smile and shook hands cordially.
The mediator said, "Let’s sit down for tea."
The three sat in different directions at the tea table, the mediator poured tea for the two, chatted a few words, then Leader Hong stated his purpose.
Upon learning it relates to his brother, Liu Huarui’s expression subtly changed.
After hearing the cause and effect, and the intention of rescuing someone from Leader Hong, Liu Huarui did not respond immediately.
He sipped his tea, weighing the pros and cons.
Leader Hong had just completed last year’s inspections, his work wasn’t remarkable, ordinary and stable, and following the usual practice, at least he can secure a provincial level post.
Especially being in a disciplinary department.
He himself works in the public security system, and inevitably will encounter him in the future, possibly needing his help.
Having understood the intricacies, Liu Huarui put down the teacup and smiled: "I will definitely give face to Leader Hong."
Upon hearing this, Leader Hong smiled lightly, said a few words of thanks, and watched him take out his phone to handle the matter directly.