The bureau chief's office, which was already spacious, suddenly became abnormally empty. Only Director Lu and Yan Xuan were there, one standing and one sitting, looking at each other. It was so quiet that it made people feel oppressed.
Finally, Yan Ji moved.
He reached out to pull out the chair behind the desk, pulled up his trousers and sat down casually. He smiled and said, "Oh, but I heard that this person is already dead. The rescue operation three years ago? Rescue who? "
Director Lu's face, which seemed to always be very kind, didn't show any questioning or condemnation. His tone was neither sullen nor angry as he slowly said, "Indeed, after that explosion, many people above believed that he was dead, but there were also some who felt that he wasn't."
There was nothing unusual about Yan Xuan's serious listening expression, but he knew that his palms were slightly damp.
"Who?"
"The former deputy mayor of Gongzhou and the head of the Public Security Bureau, Yue Guangping."
Director Lv opened the thermos and took a sip of tea, swallowing it carefully. Then, under Yan Ji's gaze, he put the thermos back on the table and made a soft sound.
"Very few people in the public security system know about this incident. Even Old Wei only heard about the explosion. But in fact, after the explosion, the Gongzhou Public Security Bureau set up a special team to investigate the reason for the failure of the operation and hold the relevant personnel accountable. One of the leaders of the task force, the recently retired deputy mayor Yue Guangping, suggested that Jiang Stops might not be dead, but was kidnapped by drug dealers. "
"…" Yan Ji met Director Lv's gaze and smiled briefly. "It's not impossible."
Director Lv obviously didn't care how he answered. "The task force decided to accept Yue Guangping's suggestion."
"The most important thing at that time was to find a way to rescue the missing undercover police agent 'Rivet.' According to analysis, he was most likely detained in an abandoned house at the border between Gongzhou and Jianning. He was in danger of being killed by drug dealers at any time. Not long after, the task force finally determined the specific location of 'Rivet' and decided to take action immediately. They joined forces with the police forces of Jianning and Gongzhou to launch a surprise attack, but it was already too late. "
"As if knowing that the police would come, the abandoned house was set on fire before the police cars arrived. After the fire was put out, the police dug up Jiang Stops' gun and Rivet's body from the rubble. A bullet right between his eyebrows killed him. "
Director Lu suddenly stopped. Only Yan Ji's light breathing could be heard in the large office.
"The results of the ballistic analysis match the speculation. Jiang Stops's fresh fingerprints were found on the handle of his gun."
His voice was not loud, but there seemed to be something suffocating pressing down from the void.
"From this point alone, it is indeed very likely that Jiang Stops killed Rivet," Yan Ji finally said after a long while.
If one were to examine it carefully, his answer was actually very flexible. It seemed to agree, but in fact, he didn't insist. There were even some hints of suspicion, but Chief Lu didn't ask him to get to the bottom of it.
"That was the last time Jiang Stops appeared in front of people. He disappeared from then on. The public security system treated him as a sacrifice and did not award him the title of a martyr." Director Lu said faintly, "But I personally think that if he appears again, it will be a sign of great danger coming again."
He reached out and pulled back the computer monitor. Yan Xuan stared blankly at the cold and handsome face that turned away along with the screen.
"Director Lu …"
"Hmm?"
Yan Ji opened his mouth and finally heard his own voice, "What kind of person do you think Captain Jiang is?"
Director Lu tidied up the scattered materials on the table and didn't say anything. He seemed to be thinking about something. After a long time, he finally spat out a few words, "Young, courageous, high IQ. Terrifyingly high. "
After a pause, he said, "This makes me personally very uncomfortable."
— — Very uncomfortable.
This was the second time Yan Ji heard the same description in just one hour. His eyes unconsciously changed.
"You can go back," Director Lu waved his hand, "The comrades of the criminal investigation have worked hard these days. After the case file is transferred, I guarantee that all the personnel involved in the operation will be given extended leave. Ah, you tell everyone to hold on a little longer. "
Yan Ji answered, got up and walked to the door.
The rustling behind him was Director Lu tidying up the case file. Yan Ji's hand touched the door handle and suddenly stopped. He almost forced himself to turn around and face Director Lu again. He took a deep breath, as if he had prepared something with this action,
"Don't you have anything else to ask me?"
"What?" Director Lu raised his eyelids, "No."
"…"
Director Lu's tone was calm, "Old Wei watched you grow up. Now you are the deputy chief of the criminal investigation department, and in the future you will be the chief of the department. No matter what you do, you represent the Jianning City Public Security Bureau. If we don't trust you, who else can we trust? Go. "
Director Lu's fat body leaned behind the desk. Yan Ji was silent for a long time. He bowed to him, turned and walked out.
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