Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

"Mayor, Inspector General, Secretary, what are you all doing here?" Zhou Fuhai’s bravado vanished the moment he saw the men before him.

One of the men snorted coldly. "You know damn well what you’ve done. Corruption and bribery, abuse of power, violating discipline, and sheltering criminal organizations. The evidence is irrefutable. What do you have to say for yourself!"

The inspector threw the evidence submitted by Zhou Fuhai’s wife at him, along with proof of his protection of Wu Jianzhang.

Zhou Fuhai trembled violently, his legs gave out, and he dropped to his knees. "Inspector General, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

"Hmph. A misunderstanding? Zhou Fuhai, you’re stubborn to the very end, aren’t you? Take him away. I want a thorough investigation."

The men behind the Inspector General stepped forward and immediately took Zhou Fuhai away for investigation.

’Jiang Li gave Qiao Mei a mental thumbs-up. His wife, indeed. They can’t just parachute someone new into the position now, can they?’

Lu Xingye’s mouth fell open in shock. ’Has my mouth been blessed or something?’

Then he shook his head. ’No, this is all because of Jiang Li.’

’Looks like she’s not just a bane to criminals... she’s taken down three in a row now. Ahem.’

Lu Xingye quickly composed himself, standing at attention with a serious expression.

"Inspector General, thank you for your hard work," Zhang Hongzhi said with a smile, his eyes sweeping over.

"It was no trouble at all. It’s our duty." Inspector General Deng Jianzhong looked around, and his gaze landed on Jiang Li, who was sitting in a chair.

’So that’s Jiang Li.’

"Jiang Li."

Jiang Li’s moment of smug satisfaction instantly vanished. She stood up nervously. "Hello, Inspector General."

"Good, good. I’m in a hurry today, so there’s no time for idle chat. This is my card. Feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything."

Deng Jianzhong managed what could be considered a friendly smile.

"Okay, thank you." Jiang Li quickly accepted it. ’Nice, another lifeline.’

Deng Jianzhong nodded, then left with his men to attend to business.

With Zhou Fuhai taken away, Jiang Li was just about to find another place to sit when Zhang Hongzhi called out to her, "Jiang Li."

"Mayor, is there something else?" Jiang Li turned to look at Zhang Hongzhi, a little puzzled.

Zhang Hongzhi looked around and then back at her. "Jiang Li, who do you think the next chief will be?"

Jiang Li: "...?"

"The chief? I don’t think that’s an appropriate question for me." ’It’s not like my word is law.’

’If I really had a say, though, either Officer Ji or Officer Zhou would be great.’

"Hahaha." Zhang Hongzhi chuckled and led his men further inside.

The call for a meeting came down soon after, and Lu Xingye had no choice but to go.

In the meeting room, the group stood in a row, heads bowed and staring at their toes, waiting for a lecture.

Zhang Hongzhi and the Secretary sat down. Zhang Hongzhi looked at the five of them: Ji Qinghe, Zhou Tiancheng, Zhao Shuo, Lu Xingye, and Qin Shu.

"It’s a good thing to want to solve the case quickly, but you must also be mindful of your methods. What you did was too risky.

Resolve this as soon as possible, understand?"

Zhang Hongzhi looked at them. If this dragged on, he feared the consequences would be even more severe.

"Yes, Mayor," Zhou Tiancheng nodded in agreement.

Zhang Hongzhi looked at them and smiled faintly. "Aren’t you all on good terms with Jiang Li? Why haven’t you thought of inviting her to join you as a colleague?"

"Mayor, Jiang Li doesn’t like being tied down by rules and regulations. It’s normal that she wouldn’t join," Ji Qinghe replied with a smile.

"That’s right, Mayor. There’s no use in forcing Jiang Li to do something she doesn’t want to. Didn’t Xu Yongkang, Wang Xiangming, and Zhou Fuhai all try to pull her into the police force before?

She was never willing. You can’t force it, hahaha," Zhao Shuo said with a cheeky grin, smoothing things over.

Zhang Hongzhi raised an eyebrow. ’Are they implying that if Jiang Li isn’t happy, I’ll be the next one to go?’

Zhang Hongzhi put down the items in his hand and stood up. "I shouldn’t meddle too much in your department’s affairs. Just handle this matter with Wu Jianzhang’s sanatorium as soon as possible."

With that, Zhang Hongzhi headed out.

The group watched Zhang Hongzhi leave. Zhao Shuo secretly patted his chest, relieved. He had thought for sure he was going to get a demerit.

Ji Qinghe looked at Lu Xingye. "Has Jiang Li gone home?"

Lu Xingye shook his head. "I don’t think so."

’She was sitting on the sofa for a good while and hasn’t left. She must have some unfinished business.’

"Zhao Shuo, tomorrow you and Xiao Ye will take Jiang Li to keep an eye on Wu Jianzhang. We’ll watch Lin Ye from the station.

The moment Wu Jianzhang wakes up, we’ll start the proceedings." Zhou Tiancheng turned to look at the two of them, fearing that any further delay might invite another unforeseen problem.

"Tiancheng, regarding the witnesses, Qiao Mei contacted us. She said her daughter is willing to testify in court. We’ve also contacted many other family members."

Ji Qinghe looked at Zhou Tiancheng. "I’m just afraid something like what happened with Qiao Siyuan might happen again."

"I’ll get in touch with the Armed Police detachment."

Ji Qinghe nodded. Remembering that Jiang Li hadn’t left, she came out from the meeting room. "Jiang Li, did you want to see Lin Ye?"

Jiang Li had been about to leave, not expecting Ji Qinghe to come and ask her directly. "Yes. Is that possible, Officer Ji?"

"Sure."

Jiang Li arrived at the room where Lin Ye was being held. The other day, she had been so bundled up that Lin Ye hadn’t recognized her. Now, she wasn’t disguised at all.

"Lin Ye, long time no see."

When Lin Ye heard Jiang Li’s voice, a chill shot straight up his spine. He was even more startled when he turned his head and saw her.

"Jiang... Jiang Li... you... how are you here?"

"Didn’t you all know? I’m a regular at the police station these days," Jiang Li said, crossing her arms as she looked at Lin Ye.

"Lin Ye, Qiao Siyuan wasn’t the only one who sent me ’inside’ back then, was he?" Jiang Li looked at Lin Ye, her expression blank.

’She didn’t believe for a second that Qiao Siyuan had acted alone.’

"I... I don’t know. You were already there when I arrived. Jiang Li, go after the one who’s truly responsible! It was Wu Jianzhang who ordered me to do it. It had nothing to do with me."

Lin Ye didn’t quite dare to look at Jiang Li. Back then, Wu Jianzhang had wanted to study her. For one, he was interested in her second personality. At the time, no matter what methods they used, her second personality never took over her body.

For another, it was... it was that Jiang Li’s entire body was a treasure, inside and out, and several big shots had taken an interest in her.

But they found Jiang Li being a mental patient distasteful, so they told Wu Jianzhang to "cure" her before sending her over. Who knew that she would manage to escape at the critical moment.

Jiang Li frowned in displeasure, took the Gu Worm she had gotten from Miao Anji, and tossed it onto him. Lin Ye fell to the ground in agony.

"Ugh, I really don’t know! I only know that someone wanted something from your body. As for who they are, I really have no idea. You should be asking Wu Jianzhang, not me!"

Jiang Li snorted coldly and turned to walk out.

"AHHHH!" Lin Ye felt an electric current that pierced to the bone spread throughout his body. He collapsed on the ground, convulsing.

"Jiang Li... will he be okay?"

Ji Qinghe swallowed hard. ’Did we bend the rules a little too much for her?’

"He’ll be fine. Xiao Ji said this thing only reflects the evil they’ve done back onto them. Nothing will show up on any tests."

’They should get a taste of their own medicine.’

Ji Qinghe thought of Wu Jianzhang’s condition and privately breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at it from another angle, this was actually a good thing.

Ji Qinghe recalled what Lin Ye had said and looked over at Jiang Li. ’A treasure, inside and out?’

Lu Xingye frowned. The sanatorium was a supply point. If Jiang Li was valued this much, it meant she had been targeted by some very important people.

Lu Xingye clenched his fists. "Jiang Li, how about we go to the hospital again and get the name of the person behind all this out of Wu Jianzhang?"

’Hypnosis, Gu Worms... whatever it takes to make him talk.’

The group drove to the hospital once more.

Just as Jiang Li walked into the hospital, a woman came stumbling toward her, nearly falling. Jiang Li quickly caught her. ’She looks so familiar!’

’The old woman from the opera.’