Chapter 1835
Chen Bolli knew what he wanted to say, no more than hoping he wouldn’t make a fuss over trivial matters.
After all, beating a dog depends on the owner.
However, Chen Bolli didn’t care at all.
Even if Yang Yansong himself made a mistake, he wasn’t afraid to make a big deal out of it.
Offending a Vice Mayor to gain a favor from Song Guanchao was absolutely worth it.
"This town Party Secretary is involved in a wrongful conviction case," Chen Bolli casually explained. The other party let out a slight "hiss" and asked, "Are you going to overturn the case?"
"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing." Since the other party was kindly concerned, Chen Bolli didn’t want to appear too arrogant.
The Deputy Minister said nothing more.
He knew Chen Bolli weighed the pros and cons before making decisions on major matters.
So, it didn’t really matter if he advised or not; it wouldn’t change anything.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Bolli called back Jiang Wangshan: "It’s been clarified, Liu Hua Yong has a brother who is the deputy director of the Fengcheng District sub-bureau, you should know him."
Jiang Wangshan didn’t expect it would link to the city bureau and was stunned for a moment, a name popped into his mind: "Liu Huarui?"
"That’s him."
"How does Mayor Chen need me to cooperate?"
"First, investigate to determine the nature of the case. If it’s indeed a wrongful conviction, then overturn it. On the city government’s side, I will hold it down."
"Okay."
Jiang Wangshan immediately called a few of his people, explained the case to them, and told them to head to Rongcheng Town, Maqu County to investigate immediately.
"Director Jiang, is it appropriate for us to handle a cross-province case?"
"Wrongful convictions know no boundaries. As police officers, it’s our responsibility once we come across them."
The few police officers almost chuckled at his words, "Do you believe yourself?"
Seeing their expressions, Jiang Wangshan glared, pretended to be angry: "Go investigate the case!"
"Alright, we’re on it."
The few went out swiftly.
Being called to work overtime during a holiday was one thing, but now having to investigate in another province, they felt a bit displeased.
Of course, this displeasure was definitely not directed at Jiang Wangshan.
Jiang Wangshan, though a bit arrogant usually, was decent to his own men.
So, they could only vent this displeasure onto the case.
At noon, they arrived at the village and located Lin Siyuan’s home.
Seeing someone coming to the door again, the old man became anxious, his voice trembled: "Who are you looking for?"
These police officers weren’t exactly bad people, but neither were they paragons of justice.
But they weren’t fools; on the way here, they analyzed: if Jiang Wangshan urgently wanted to overturn the case, either there was someone powerful behind the old man, or some higher figure had taken interest in this case.
Regardless of the possibility, they had to show a good attitude.
So, they smiled even before speaking: "Uncle, is this Lin Siyuan’s home?"
"Yes..."
"Then are you Lin Siyuan’s father?"
"Yes."
"We are from the Beijing City Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Division, here’s my ID, with the police number on it. Uncle, you can call to verify my badge number."
"No need, no need." The old man was a bit excited, as these were police officers from Beijing.
It must have been that leader named Song from last night pulling some strings.
He quickly invited them inside, and his daughter-in-law was still on the sofa. Upon seeing four big men come in, her face clearly showed panic, her hands nervously clutching the thick pajama pants.
"This is my daughter-in-law."
𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
The old man quickly introduced, while brewing tea and saying, "My daughter-in-law was traumatized and has some mental disturbances."
The officers had a general understanding of the case process. For these officers, who climbed up from the front lines, such cases, though not entirely commonplace, wouldn’t deeply move them.
The old man brought over tea and sat to the side: "Officers, what brings you here?"
The officer didn’t beat around the bush, "Our Director Jiang heard about this case and ordered a thorough investigation. If there is indeed a problem, we will re-examine the case. Uncle, can you recount the case from the beginning for us?"
The old man suppressed his excitement and recounted the entire process in detail, from start to finish.
During the narration, the old man got emotional several times, and the woman silently shed tears.
Being accustomed to injustice, the officers also felt a surge of anger towards those who commit evil upon hearing this.
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Meanwhile, Lin Wanqiu also arrived at the village, having just gotten out of the car.
After inquiring with the villagers, she found her way to the old man’s home, and seeing through the courtyard gate, she noticed there were guests inside.
Knock knock.
The knocking drew the old man and others’ attention, and the old man walked over from inside, as Lin Wanqiu quickly introduced herself.
Upon realizing she was a reporter from Beijing, the old man was extremely thrilled.
With gratitude towards Song Guanchao from their brief encounter the night before, he quickly welcomed her into the living room.
"Grandpa, you entertain the guests first; I’ll sit outside for a bit," said Lin Wanqiu.
"They are also police officers from Beijing," the old man explained.
Lin Wanqiu suddenly realized and, upon entering, confirmed they were sent by Jiang Wangshan.
Lin Wanqiu turned on the camera, "Grandpa, could you please recount the situation for me again, so I can record it?"
The old man didn’t mind, drank half a cup of tea in one gulp, and then repeated what he had just said.
Just as he was about to finish, Lin Wanqiu’s phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at the caller ID and had to answer, telling the old man, "Grandpa, let me take a call, have some tea in the meantime."
The call was from the officer assigned by Jiang Wangshan to protect her.
This officer came to the village with her but hadn’t followed her in and was currently in the car.
The sudden call likely meant there was new information.
"Officer Xu, what’s up?"
"Local police have arrived," Officer Xu said seriously. "Two police cars showed up, probably heading for the old man’s place; you might want to lay low."
"Got it."
Hanging up the phone, Lin Wanqiu said, "Grandpa, the local police are coming, we need to leave temporarily."
The old man became slightly nervous, and Lin Wanqiu reassured him, "Don’t worry, it’s just not convenient for us to meet them right now. I’ll hide the camera and continue filming later; we’ll come back once they leave."
"Okay, okay." Though nervous, the old man was very cooperative.
Lin Wanqiu hid the camera behind the TV, covering it with clutter, leaving only the lens exposed.
Then she said to the officers, "Let’s go."
She noticed a back door in the living room, opened it, and exited through the back.
They had barely left when they saw two police cars pull up outside the yard.
The car doors opened, and six officers stepped out. They didn’t bother knocking, just barged in.
"Get upstairs," the old man instructed his daughter-in-law.
She hurried upstairs, and in the next moment, the door was pushed open, the officers came in all at once, acting like they owned the place, plopping onto the sofa and saying with a threatening tone: "Old man, you’ve got some guts, filing complaints?"