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The next morning, Ni Ling was already standing at the door of the director's office. She was yawning repeatedly, her eyes red, clearly having not slept well all night. She kept greeting passing colleagues, indicating that she had a good rapport within the bureau.
At a quarter past eight, Old Chief walked over briskly. Upon seeing Ni Ling at the door, he asked with a slightly nervous expression, "What's wrong? You look like you haven't slept."
"Let's talk inside!" Ni Ling appeared anxious.
Once the door was closed and they were seated, the director hurriedly asked, "Is there new progress on Bai Jing's case?"
Ni Ling shook her head and said, "No, there's a personal matter, which can also be considered a work-related issue that I need to explain to you."
Old Chief leaned back in his chair with a hint of disappointment and said lightly, "Oh! Early in the Morning is making such a fuss; I thought something major had happened. If it's personal, let's skip it. You know my work style; pour me a cup of tea and then go back to work!"
Hey! This Old Chief has always been strict and impartial. Ni Ling admired him for his integrity. In this world filled with greed and desire for wealth, how many people can be like this? Ni Ling stood up, made a cup of tea for Old Chief, placed it in front of him, and said, "How about this? I'll first explain the whole situation to you because it concerns the bureau's reputation. After you hear it, if you want to address it, fine; if not, I'll leave immediately without saying another word."
Old Chief glanced at Ni Ling and nodded. Thus, Ni Ling recounted everything that Yingzi had told Fei Hu last night without leaving out any details. After listening to her account, Old Chief remained silent for a long time. He kept his eyes closed, leaning back against the chair and gently swaying. Ni Ling dared not speak; she knew that Old Chief was analyzing the issue at that moment and realized there were many doubts surrounding it.
After quite some time, Old Chief finally opened his eyes and said, "This Fei Hu is quite influential in society; he managed to gather over a hundred people for a brawl. It seems he shouldn't be underestimated. How come this Old Xu is everywhere? If this isn't handled properly, all his achievements over the years will be ruined. Acting without thinking—what good does it do to just bring someone in? If they had checked those vehicles last night and found tools used in the fight—let's not even mention cross-district law enforcement—Fei Hu wouldn't escape responsibility. But where is he now? He even dares to detain people."
The more Old Chief spoke, the angrier he became. Suddenly, he grabbed the police cap from the table and put it on, shouting at Ni Ling, "Call the driver to prepare the car; we're going to Dongguan Police Station to see what this Old Xu is really up to!"
Ni Ling hesitated for a moment and said, "Director, if we go like this and Xu Suo asks how we found out about this matter..."
"Are you silly? Just say that the public called my office to complain; that reason should suffice!" The director said as he stepped out of the office quickly. Ni Ling didn't dare delay and hurried after him.
After a long night, Fei Hu finally saw the dawn. After much contemplation, he felt more at ease. There was no point in making a fuss; he couldn't kick open the iron door even if he tried. Even if he did manage to get out, what could he do? He couldn't confront the police. Absolutely not. His grandfather had always taught him that the poor should not fight with the rich, and the common people should not oppose the authorities. Everything should be approached with reason, and he refused to believe that all police officers were unreasonable.
With a loud clang, the iron door opened, and a young police officer walked in, shouting, "Get up! Follow me to the interrogation room." Upon hearing this, Fei Hu thought, "Interrogation room? What crime have I committed that requires me to go there?" He initially wanted to refuse but then reconsidered. It was better to see what was going on. With that thought in mind, Fei Hu stood up and walked toward the door.
The process was much the same as before, but this time Fei Hu was not handcuffed. Instead, he sat on a chair at a table where Xu Director from last night was seated. Another person present was a female police officer holding a pen and notebook, seemingly there to take notes.
Name, place of origin... it was the usual routine. Fei Hu cooperated fully; whenever they asked a question, he answered promptly. Soon enough, they got to the main topic. Xu Director wiped his greasy face with a tissue and asked, "Last night you gathered over a hundred people to extort money from others, demanding they send money today. Is that true?"
"No, that's not true at all. We just gathered for a simple meal," Fei Hu replied cautiously. He understood that the fight from last night seemed to have been twisted by Six Brother using his connections.
"Our policy is: confessing leads to leniency while resisting leads to severity. It won't help you to stay silent; we have witnesses who can incriminate you. Think it over," Xu Director said, gradually raising his voice.
Hearing this made Fei Hu's temper flare up. He coldly retorted, "Then bring in those witnesses so we can confront each other face-to-face. If we fought, who did we fight with? Where did it happen? What time? Bring everything out! I warn you not to let me out; if I do get out, this matter won't end here. You have no reason to keep me locked up for an entire night under the pretense of taking notes and now interrogating me. What crime have I committed?" Fei Hu raised his voice intentionally, shouting in the interrogation room.
At that moment, the door of the interrogation room suddenly swung open, and Old Chief stormed in with an angry expression on his face. Following him was Ni Ling. Upon seeing these two, Fei Hu felt a mix of emotions—he didn't know why but sensed a feeling of familiarity.
"Director, why are you here? If there's something to discuss, you can wait for me in my office; I'll be done shortly," Xu Director said nervously but tried hard to conceal it.
Seeing this, Fei Hu immediately shouted, "Director! He's illegally detaining me! He said he would take me back for recording but kept me locked up for an entire night! I want to file a complaint!" Fei Hu deliberately raised his voice high.
Xu Director hurriedly said to Old Chief, "Don't listen to his nonsense; let's talk in the office. This person is a bit crazy and doesn't respect us police officers at all. Keeping him locked up for one night is already quite lenient."
Old Chief shot an angry glance at Xu Director and said unhappily, "Early this morning, someone called my office to complain that you were randomly arresting people in the southern suburbs. Is this true? You need to clarify this right now!" Old Chief's tone was very stern, leaving no room for Xu Director's excuses.
"Not this, Director, this matter is... let's go to the office!" Xu Director spoke incoherently, clearly starting to panic.
Seeing Xu Director like this, Old Chief became even angrier and shouted, "If you can't explain it clearly, then let the person go first. If this gets reported or escalates further, I see your position as the head of the department coming to an end."
Old Chief's loud shouting in the interrogation room startled many people. A male police officer in his thirties hurried in and walked straight up to Fei Hu, smiling as he said, "I'm sorry! We haven't handled things well. You can go back for now. If we need anything else from you, we'll come find you. We hope you can cooperate."
"Liu Zhidong, you were assigned here as a political commissar, and this is how you handle things? I'll deal with you later. Take this person back," Old Chief said sternly, and no one dared to speak up.
Liu Zhidong quickly replied, "Okay, Director. I'll take him back."
As he was leaving, Fei Hu glanced gratefully at Ni Ling. He knew that if it weren't for Ni Ling stepping in, even if he managed to get out, he wouldn't know when that would be.
Watching Liu Zhidong take Fei Hu away, Old Chief finally softened his tone a bit and said, "Immediately call a meeting with everyone. I want you to clarify this matter right here. If what you say makes sense and it's my fault, I'll have Ni Ling bring that person back immediately. But if you can't explain it clearly, you'll have to deal with the consequences."
After finishing his statement, Old Chief turned and headed toward the conference room. Two female police officers who were having breakfast in the conference room saw the director enter and panickedly threw their breakfast into the trash before running away. Xu Director, following behind Old Chief, was furious and felt humiliated early in the morning.
Once Ni Ling entered the room, Xu Director hurriedly closed the conference room door and said, "Director, this matter was my fault. You have every right to criticize me; I will change my ways and ensure this doesn't happen again. There's no need for a full meeting; with this situation, how can I continue as head of the department?"
"Alright! Just honestly tell me what happened here. If you clarify everything, I won't blame you. But if you still want to hide things or deny responsibility, I won't go easy on you," Old Chief said, calming down a bit and lowering his voice.
Xu Director lowered his head like a student who had made a mistake.
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