The next morning, before dawn, the phone in front of Lu Yiwei's pillow vibrated violently.
Lu Yiwei's dream was disturbed. He wanted to cover himself with his blanket and go back to sleep. But out of professional habit, he reached for his phone reluctantly. When he saw it was from Xiao Dingyuan, he immediately woke up and picked it up.
Xiao Dingyuan panted heavily and said, "Yiwei, where are you now? I have something important to report to County Zhang. "
Hearing Xiao Dingyuan's urgent tone, Lu Yiwei's heart skipped a beat. He had a premonition that something must have happened. He ignored the cold and sat up. "I'm not with County Zhang. I think he's at the family quarters. What happened? Chief Xiao? "
"Let me tell you a piece of bad news. The suspect is dead. Zhao Zhigang escaped." Xiao Dingyuan stuttered.
"What?" Lu Yiwei jumped up in shock and asked, "When did this happen?"
"I'm not sure about the time. It should be between 4 to 5 am." Xiao Dingyuan said guiltily.
Lu Yiwei looked at his wristwatch. It was 6: 40, which meant that the incident had happened for more than an hour. He said calmly, "Hurry up and report the situation to County Head Zhang. I'm still in Bei Zhou. I'll rush back immediately."
"I called County Zhang. I don't know what's wrong with his phone. I can't get in touch with him. I had no choice but to call you." Xiao Dingyuan said.
A conspiracy, this was definitely a well-designed conspiracy! "Chief Xiao, go to the County party committee's family quarters and look for County Zhang. Also, find Zhao Zhigang's whereabouts." Lu Yiwei said.
Lu Yiwei was no longer sleepy. He quickly put on his clothes and ran to Xia Jinhe's room. He banged on the door with all his might, giving the two of them a fright.
"Yao Na, something big happened in the county. I have to go back immediately." Lu Yiwei said anxiously.
When Yao Na heard Lu Yiwei's anxious tone, she knew that he wasn't joking. She quickly put on her pajamas and found the key in her bag. She opened the door and handed the key over. "You drive back first. I'll think of a way myself."
Lu Yiwei did not wait for Yao Na's order. He ran downstairs as if he was running for his life. He stepped on the accelerator and drove away from Beizhou University without bothering to heat up the car.
In Nanyang County, Lu Yiwei went straight to the Public Security Bureau building and entered Xiao Dingyuan's office. Zhang Zhiyuan, the County Head, was already sitting there smoking. What was more surprising was that the County party committee secretary, Liu Kecheng, and the County political and legal committee secretary, Zhang Lefei, were also there.
The room was filled with smoke. Lu Yiwei's appearance broke the silence. Liu Kecheng looked at Lu Yiwei in disgust. He raised his eyelids and said, "What are you doing here?"
Lu Yiwei was stumped by this question. Zhang Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "Secretary Liu, I don't have a secretary, so I temporarily transferred Yiwei to my side for a while."
Liu Kecheng did not look at Lu Yiwei and said, "County Head Zhang should have a secretary. This is all because of Cai Jianguo's irresponsibility. How about this, I'll ask Dong Guoping, the director of the County party committee office, to give you a look. "
Zhang Zhiyuan glanced at Lu Yiwei and said, "Secretary Liu, I think Lu Yiwei is not bad. Why don't you transfer him to the government office?"
Liu Kecheng immediately rejected, "Lu Yiwei has a bigger responsibility. It's not suitable for him to be your secretary."
"Oh." Zhang Zhiyuan did not argue and said, "Let's put this aside for now. Let's discuss the matter at hand first." He then said to Lu Yiwei, "Yiwei, go to the detention center now and keep an eye on them. Once there are any results, report to me immediately."
Lu Yiwei said awkwardly, "Okay, County Head Zhang, I'll get on it immediately." Before leaving, Lu Yiwei nodded to Liu Kecheng and Zhang Lefei. Liu Kecheng did not even look at him, but Zhang Lefei looked at him with a thoughtful smile on his face.
After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Lu Yiwei's heart was filled with anger. He was now a thorn in Liu Kecheng's side, and even after so many years, Liu Kecheng still could not get over it. Lu Yiwei felt that Liu Kecheng was guilty and was afraid that Lu Yiwei would be exposed. Lu Yiwei thought to himself, "If you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Sooner or later, I'll let you experience my power."
At the detention center, the captain of the Criminal Police Force, Fu Jiangwei, was interrogating the officers who were on duty last night. When the officer on duty saw Lu Yiwei walking over, he stretched out his hand from afar, signaling Lu Yiwei to stop. Lu Yiwei continued to walk forward, and the officer shouted, "If you take another step, I will shoot." When he finished, he made an action of taking out his gun.
Lu Yiwei walked over calmly and pressed the officer's hand that was about to take out his gun. "Who are you trying to scare? Use this skill on criminals." When he finished, he entered the room.
When Fu Jiangwei saw Lu Yiwei, he immediately stood up and greeted, "Director Lu, you're here." Fu Jiangwei was courteous to Lu Yiwei. He knew that Lu Yiwei had an unusual relationship with Zhang Zhiyuan and Xiao Dingyuan.
Lu Yiwei did not know what happened. He looked at the officer whose eyes were swollen and said, "Captain Fu, County Head Zhang asked me to come over to understand the situation."
Fu Jiangwei sighed and shook his head. "It's a pity that there's no progress." He then told Lu Yiwei what happened.
Last night, Fu Jiangwei interrogated the suspect until 1 a.m., but the suspect kept his mouth shut. No matter what he asked, he did not say a word. Fu Jiangwei's temper flared up, and he beat the suspect up. After instructing the officers on duty to keep an eye on the suspect, he went home to sleep. Unexpectedly, at around four o 'clock in the morning, the suspect suddenly died, and the door of Zhao Zhiyuan's cell was wide open, empty.
When Fu Jiangwei received the news, it was already 6.20 a.m., and he rushed to the crime scene and sent officers to chase after Zhao Zhigang. After investigating the scene, there were no signs of a struggle, which meant that Zhao Zhigang had left safely, and there's a mole among the officers.
Fu Jiangwei also arrested all the officers on duty last night and separated them into different rooms before he started his interrogation. But the officers on duty all said the same thing. They said that the suspect was asleep and did not notice anything.
Lu Yiwei could feel the seriousness of this matter. The suspect died in the detention center, and Zhao Zhigang escaped. This matter was disadvantageous to Xiao Dingyuan. He firmly believed that this was a conspiracy, and he could guess who was involved, but he did not know how to do it.
Lu Yiwei asked, "Has the autopsy been conducted?"
"It's still ongoing, and the results should be out soon." Fu Jiangwei replied.
Lu Yiwei walked out of the room and looked around the detention center. When he saw the surveillance cameras on the wall, he asked, "There's no record in the surveillance cameras?"
Fu Jiangwei helplessly shook his head. "There's a problem with the surveillance cameras, and it hasn't been working for a few days. It's just a decoration."
Lu Yiwei gasped. Things were getting more and more complicated and confusing. It seemed that Zhang Zhiyuan's Operation Storm would have to be suspended, and he might even be facing tremendous pressure.
In just a few hours, someone dared to kill the suspect and rescue Zhao Zhigang without leaving any traces. It was practically done in one go. If they were not familiar with the detention center's environment, it would be impossible for them to succeed. So, this case has 5 focuses. Who is the mastermind? Who is the perpetrator? Who is the mole? How did the suspect die? And where did Zhao Zhigang escape to?
The dead will not speak, and the living will not tell the truth. So, they can only start from the dead. Lu Yiwei asked, "Captain Fu, can we go and see the victim now?"
Fu Jiangwei was upset. He didn't expect things to have a good start, but he didn't expect it to end like this. He blinked his bloodshot eyes and said to the other policemen, "You continue the interrogation. I'll be back soon."
Both of them went straight to the morgue. Due to Nanyang County's limited funds and technology, the Public Security Bureau did not set up a dedicated autopsy room. Most major death cases are transferred to the City Public Security Bureau. But this time, it was different. The suspect had died in the detention center, and Xiao Dingyuan did not dare to report it to the higher-ups.
The morgue's cold environment made one's hair stand. Lu Yiwei did not care about his fear and went up to check the body. The body was intact, and there were no signs of any weapon damage. The facial expression was natural, and there was no sign of struggle before death.
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