Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 717 Darkness Appears

Lao Huo has learned his lesson and readily agrees to help anyone who comes.

The prisoners knew that what the other party said might be a lie, but they still held on to a little hope.

After all, what everyone needs most in this place is hope.

At this time, the iron gate was opened and several prison guards walked in. A group of people quickly jumped off the bed and stood in a neat row on the ground.

Lao Huo also endured the pain in his body and stood side by side with the others.

The leading prison guard slowly glanced at everyone and slowly walked in front of Lao Huo, "You! Come out!"

The tone was much softer than usual.

Lao Huo suppressed the sadness, joy and relief in his heart, and walked out of the cell amid the envy of other prisoners.

But what awaits Lao Huo is not acquittal, nor the freedom under the blue sky and white clouds, but an interrogation room that has already experienced a nightmare.

After entering the interrogation room, the leading prison guard took out a piece of paper from the drawer and placed it on the table. He pointed at it and said in a commanding tone: "Sign it."

Lao Huo is not illiterate, and illiterate people cannot read newspapers.

This is actually a confession, and the charge in the confession is murder. Who was murdered?

Kill Qiao Shan!

Who is Qiao Shan?

It took Lao Huo a long time to remember that he was the deputy mayor of their city HK.

"This...this, I won't sign, I didn't kill anyone! I didn't kill anyone!!" Lao Huo shouted.

The head prison guard had anticipated his reaction and gave a wink to the two colleagues standing behind Lao Huo.

Lao Huo was immediately knocked to the ground, and a sparking electric baton was inserted into his lower back.

Lao Huo was like a big fish just caught from the water, with its mouth wide open and moving straight forward, and soon became a "dead fish".

After being given another bucket of water, the "dead fish" Lao Huo came back to life and was locked in the interrogation chair.

The head prison guard shone a bright spotlight on Lao Huo's face and said viciously, "Wang Huo, I advise you to be honest. If you admit it now, I will guarantee that you will live comfortably in prison, and I will even help you get a few years less in prison. If you don't cooperate, you will suffer!"

Lao Huo said nothing. He was not one of those illiterate people. He had killed someone, especially a high-ranking official. There was no way he would get out of this situation. Even an illiterate person knew that killing someone meant paying with one's life.

The head prison guard asked several times, but Lao Huo still said nothing.

The head prison guard lost his patience and waved his hand, asking his colleagues to continue greeting people. He then walked out of the interrogation room, went to another office, and knocked on the door respectfully.

"Enter."

The head prison guard walked in and gently closed the door.

There were two people sitting in the office, one was the director of the detention center, and the other was the plainclothes captain who led the team that arrested Lao Huo. His surname was Nie, and his name was Nie Hailong. He was the deputy director of the Haikou Municipal Public Security Bureau and the captain of the Criminal Police Brigade, at the level of a section chief.

The detention center director asked, "Did he sign?"

The head prison guard shook his head and said, "Captain, don't look at this guy's skinny body, he has strong bones."

The detention center director said disdainfully, "How tough can he be? In our place, even bones of steel would be melted. If that doesn't work, we'll use more tricks. Let's try to train an eagle."

The head prison guard nodded, "Okay, Chief, I'll make the arrangements now then?"

The director of the detention center waved his hand and the head prison guard left the office.

The door closed again. The director of the detention center lit a cigarette and looked at Nie Hailong, who was drinking tea nearby. "Director Nie, is it appropriate to frame him? After all, so many people saw you arresting someone."

Nie Hailong said, "So what? As long as he admits it, that's fine." He paused and said, "Now that the city is investigating, we have to give an explanation, and it would be best if we could give this person an explanation.

Kill two birds with one stone. Besides, the other party also has a motive for committing the crime. Since he dares to report our Mayor Qiao, it means that he dares to kill.

As for the time of the crime, as long as we don't admit to arresting him, he won't be able to prove his whereabouts, and the time for the crime will be met."

The detention center director paused for a moment and said, "That's all fine and dandy, but how do we explain that cigarette butt?"

Nie Hailong smiled: "That's easy. Just say it has nothing to do with this case. Besides, the people in the investigation team are much more anxious than us.

You see, it won't be long before they are overwhelmed by the pressure from above and ask us for support.

When the time comes, we'll hand over this prisoner. They won't give up the opportunity to make a contribution and complete the mission."

The detention center director clapped his hands and cheered, "Excellent!" But then something occurred to him, and he said worriedly, "I'm afraid our new secretary and mayor won't be easy to fool. And that Xiao Long is a skilled police officer. We might not be able to fool them."

Nie Hailong laughed heartily, "Don't overthink them. Leaders like them are far away from home, so how can they care about everything? Just do what's best. If things get really chaotic, they'll suffer more than us.

To put it bluntly, whether He Anxia and Qi Tongwei can sit firmly depends on us below.

If they insist on investigating, then we'll create unrest in the entire city and make some big news. Then you'll see if they get punished. If they don't, they might just get kicked out!

Think about how many times Beishan has had its top leaders and second-in-commands? Were there no ones who wanted to make a difference? Didn't they all end up leaving in disgrace?

What's the reason? It's because some bottom line has been touched and something has been caught that shouldn't have been caught.

This time, these two are quite powerful, and they have strong support from above, so we have to retreat again and again, but there are some bottom lines that must not be crossed. If you touch them, they will explode and be blown to pieces, leaving no trace of their bodies. "

The detention center director nodded repeatedly and asked tentatively, "Director Nie, you seem to have some plans. Would you mind revealing a little bit? That way, I can avoid danger and seek safety."

"Reveal?" Nie Hailong smiled slightly. "If you want to avoid danger and seek good fortune, it's better not to know. This is all a game between bigwigs. The more we know, the more dangerous we will be, and the more dangerous it will be.

We just do our job, get the benefits if we do it well, and don't know or understand anything else. Do you understand?"

"Clear, know, understand!"

……

Thanks to a series of measures taken by Qi Tongwei, the lights of thousands of homes have finally been lit up again in Beishan City, and people no longer have to be so frugal as to spend money on electricity and go to the dark for meals.

This small change may not seem like a big deal to many people, but for ordinary people, the change is real and visible.

However, such changes are very difficult for some people to adapt to, because they are being eroded and exposed little by little by the light that is being lit.

At a quarter to ten in the evening, when the Beishan urban area was completely plunged into darkness, a car quietly slid into the Municipal Party Committee compound, the small red building No. 3.

Two uninvited guests got off the car.

The uninvited guests came quietly without any prior notification, fearing that they would wake up Building 1 and Building 2 not far away.

It was not until the lights in Building No. 3 came on that the two guests bathed in darkness were revealed.

One is Zhang Jiadong, secretary of the HK City (county-level city), and the other is He Qingsong, the mayor.

The two of them came with one purpose, which was to test the city party committee's attitude.

After learning that the Municipal Party Committee chose to continue investigating the Qiao Shan case, I wanted to know what the Municipal Party Committee really meant and how deep and broad the investigation would be.

When the investigation team arrives, many things cannot be hidden. Even if they try their best to cover them up, they cannot avoid being dragged down.

So they wanted to try and see if they could reach an agreement with the higher-ups to hand over a group, keep a group, and protect a group.