After entering the interrogation room, Lu Yiwei followed Liao Cheng's instructions and looked straight ahead, using his peripheral vision to observe his surroundings. He was no stranger to such an interrogation room. It seemed to be the same all over the country. It was still the same tightly-fitted iron bars, with a 20-centimeter gap in the middle. There was a special chair placed inside, and there was a plate on it. There was a lock on one side of the plate, and behind it was a security door. That was all.
The layout inside was also simple. There was also a chair in front of the iron bars, and on the other side was a desk with a computer on it. The surroundings of the room were specially treated with soft packaging, probably to prevent the suspect from committing suicide.
Lu Yiwei sat on the chair under the man's instructions. He looked calm on the surface, but he was already panicking on the inside. But since he was already in, it was too late for regrets.
After waiting for three minutes that felt like a year, he heard heavy footsteps coming from outside the door. Then, the lock turned, and the security door opened. A policeman came in first, and Guo Jinzhu followed closely behind. When he saw Lu Yiwei, he raised his eyebrows slightly and sat there under the policeman's instructions. After the plate was closed, the policeman unlocked his handcuffs.
Lu Yiwei couldn't believe his eyes. Was the man in front of him really Guo Jinzhu? He had lost weight, so much so that he was unrecognizable. He was wearing a dark blue lapel jacket, and it looked like it was a size too big for him to hold up. Sitting there, he curled up into a ball, and only skin and bones remained.
The most obvious change was the change in his hair. His hair was originally sparse and bald, and he relied on the left half to support the right half. Suddenly, his hair became much less, and his entire scalp was exposed. Moreover, his hair had turned white, and he had grown a lot of white hair. In addition, his face used to be round, but now he had lost weight, and his cheeks were sunken. He looked listless, and his eyes were lifeless. How long had it been, and he had become like this? Was he still the majestic and high-spirited Guo Dapao of the past?
Lu Yiwei looked at him. His heart was bleeding, but he didn't dare to show any emotion. Guo Jinzhu recognized him. A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it soon disappeared. They communicated with each other with their eyes, sending some kind of signal.
According to Liao Cheng's arrangements, Lu Yiwei opened the file and took out a set of questions that he had prepared in advance. He glanced at it and raised his head to look at him. "Comrade Guo Jinzhu, according to the relevant instructions, we will do some supplementary evidence on you. You must answer truthfully. If you do not cooperate, you will be severely punished in the future. Do you understand? "
Guo Jinzhu blinked his eyes in bewilderment.
Lu Yiwei glanced at the officers on both sides before he straightened his back and said, "Where did the money for your daughter to go abroad come from? We have investigated and found out that Guo Yue spent over USD 100,000 while studying in the United States. Please answer truthfully."
Guo Jinzhu pursed his lips, closed his eyes, and said, "I've been working my whole life, so I have some savings. My wife is a teacher, so she usually lives frugally and doesn't spend too much. Her salary has been saved up. We only have one daughter, and her academic performance is excellent. She applied to go abroad on her own, and she gets a scholarship every year. Later on, she returned to China under our strong request. Even now, she still wants to go abroad, but I won't let her. Now that I think about it, I should've let her stay abroad.
"Furthermore, her uncle runs a design company called Heaven Painting in Shenzhen. The business is very good, and the annual income is more than one million. He gave a lot of money to my daughter when she went abroad. I don't know how you calculated the USD 100,000, but it's not that much. Even if there is, it's through legal channels. "
Lu Yiwei quickly recorded all the information in his mind and said, "Did you give her any help when her uncle runs a company?"
"He's in Shenzhen, and I'm in Jiangdong. Do you think I can help him?" Guo Jinzhu sneered. "Besides, he's in the design industry, and it has nothing to do with my field."
"Alright, next question. We have investigated and found out that you have two apartments in Shenzhen. Where did you get them? "
"They were bought by her uncle. I've never lived there before, including my family."
"Is that so? Our investigation shows that they were given to you by your business partner, Ding Changhua."
"I don't know him, and he's not my business partner," said Guo Jinzhu with a deadpan face.
Lu Yiwei asked seven or eight questions according to the script, which meant that the conversation was over. He didn't talk much nonsense and got up to speak to the man next to him, "I'm done with my questions. You can take him back now."
"Wait!"
Guo Jinzhu suddenly interrupted, "Comrade, there are some things that I must make clear. I'll definitely admit that I did it, but I won't admit that I didn't do it. Don't involve others. I'll take responsibility for my own actions. Don't target my wife and daughter. There's nothing wrong with them. I did it behind their backs. "
The policeman didn't give too much time for Guo Jinzhu to speak and handcuffed him and took him away from the scene. Before leaving, he paused for a moment and looked at Lu Yiwei's eyes with the corner of his eyes. He then sighed. Perhaps he already knew his ending. He might spend the rest of his life in prison.
Lu Yiwei looked at his stooped back and closed his eyes silently. The former leader was now a prisoner. Who was to blame? Perhaps he was the one who caused all of this.
He had received all the messages he sent. There was only one purpose, which was to ask him to take care of his wife and daughter. In addition, he inadvertently revealed Guo Yue's uncle. This was to ask him to find him and send Guo Yue there in the future. If possible, send him abroad and never return to China.
Lu Yiwei didn't know how he got out of the detention center. Guo Jinzhu's desolate and desperate back appeared in front of him. The conversation just now lingered in his mind. He couldn't tell what happened to Guo Jinzhu.
Whether he committed a crime or not, he definitely did. There was no doubt about that. If he didn't, he wouldn't have become like this today. But there must be someone behind this matter adding fuel to the fire. They must have caught him and sent him to the death row. Intuitively, he should be sentenced to life imprisonment and deprived of political rights for life.
After leaving the detention center, Lu Yiwei took off his police uniform in the car and changed into his casual clothes. His heart was especially heavy. When they reached a corner, the car stopped. The driver turned around and said, "Secretary Lu, you can get out now. Just wait here. A car will come to pick you up in a while. "
Lu Yiwei got out of the car. Soon, a black Passat stopped in front of him. He opened the door and got in. Other than the driver, there was no one else. He asked curiously, "Where's Director Liao?"
The driver quickly said, "Director Liao has something to do and went back first. He asked me to send you home."
"Oh, send me to the East Outer Ring."
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