"Inspector Xiao, your method is useless. That guy doesn't look like a civilian soldier at all. He took down Three in one move."
The guy who had been silent in the cell was a staff member of the District Procurator General's Office. He stood in front of Xiao Wenjing and hesitated for a moment before saying, "This is illegal. What if someone finds out?"
"I've never asked you to do this before." Xiao Wenjing rubbed his throbbing temples and turned his head to look at the capital's night view outside the window. "Don't worry. If anything happens, I'll take care of it for you."
Xiao Wenjing had never used such a despicable and shameless method before. The capital planet's media was well-developed, and the people were vigilant. The people in the judicial system had always done things appropriately and properly. However, Xiao Wenjing was under too much pressure from above today. Plus, he knew that Xu Le was the murderer, but he couldn't find any direct evidence at the moment, so he had to use the old method from decades ago.
Despicable methods were often the most useful methods. Unfortunately, this method didn't seem to have any effect in front of that young Second Lieutenant called Xu Le.
"I shouldn't have untied the plastic ropes on his hands and feet in the first place!"
Xiao Wenjing's eyes turned cold. As an excellent inspector, he had seen all the crimes in the Federation. He wasn't someone who got angry easily, but for some reason, he got angry easily when facing that young Second Lieutenant called Xu Le.
He didn't know where this anger came from. Maybe it was because he knew that the other party was the murderer but couldn't find any evidence? No, Xiao Wenjing often encountered this kind of thing. He should be angry because of that young Second Lieutenant's cold-bloodedness? No, cold-blooded psychopathic murderers weren't rare in the Federation.
What exactly am I angry about? Xiao Wenjing was shocked and fell into silence. She gradually understood. What made him angry was that it was obviously a simple case, but because of the pressure from his superiors, he had to use some illegal and despicable means. This situation made him feel angry.
He took a sip of the strong tea and felt the bitterness on his tongue. After a moment of silence, he said, "Since they are making trouble in the cell, then tie up the hands and feet of the suspect."
Today, for the sake of the murder suspect, he had already cooperated with Xiao Wenjing to do something illegal, but he didn't expect that his boss would still insist on it. If this matter was known by his superiors or the reporters, not only would the reputation of the District Prosecutor's Office be ruined, but the involved Inspector Xiao and himself would never be able to stand out again.
He subconsciously wanted to disobey this order because it was illegal. As an inspector, he had enough reason to refuse and could even report it to his superiors. However, because of his trust in Inspector Xiao Wenjing and his close cooperation with the Second Section, his reaction was a bit slower.
At this moment, an inspector pushed open the door and came in with news that dispelled his worries.
It was the middle-aged inspector who was in charge of the black car identification during the day. He looked at Xiao Wenjing with a strange expression and said, "Inspector Xiao, the case on Hushan Road … someone has turned himself in."
When Xiao Wenjing heard this, his hands pressed weakly on the table. With his intelligence, he naturally knew that the forces trying to protect the real murderer had begun to counterattack. However, he didn't expect that the other party's counterattack would be so despicable and despicable. Using a scapegoat was a boring method that could only be seen in mafia movies. Did the other party think that this would make the District Prosecutor's Office give up on the investigation of the vicious murder case on Hushan Road?
However, Great Inspector Xiao had forgotten that he had previously used despicable methods that could only be seen in mafia movies. The entire Federation's judicial system was already somewhat unfamiliar with such despicable methods. Moreover, he should also be clear that such despicable and despicable methods were often the most powerful.
He supported himself on the table and tried to control his anger, but he found it more and more difficult to control it. He even felt that slamming the table heavily was not enough to express the emotions in his heart. Throwing a teacup? One had already been thrown during the day, and now there was only one left in the office.
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The person who came to turn himself in was a hooligan from the slums of Wangdu. Looking through the glass window at the hooligan's indifferent expression, Xiao Wenjing knew that this scapegoat was the kind of scapegoat she was most afraid of. This kind of scapegoat didn't care about anything as long as they got money. Going to jail was the same as going home.
Nowadays, there weren't many death sentences in the Federation, but there were quite a few hundreds of years in prison. Although the case involved the murder of an active Federation officer, from the mouth of the hooligan, a ridiculous accidental conflict and manslaughter story was made extremely smooth and flawless.
Someone must have taught him this. Xiao Wenjing silently looked at the image in the interrogation room through the monitor. She watched as her subordinates used all kinds of methods to intimidate but to no avail.
If she investigated from behind this hooligan, even if she investigated more than 70 levels, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to find the real mastermind.
How did the other party pick up the knife and wear the bloody clothes of the real culprit? It was obviously the supplies distributed by the Federal military. How did it end up with the hooligan? She found an excellent reason. Of course, there were many loopholes in the entire case, but other than admitting to manslaughter and handing over the bloody clothes, the hooligan kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.
The most serious situation was that since the power behind the real culprit had already made a move, the pressure that should come would naturally come. It definitely wouldn't be as simple as just one person. This was where Xiao Wenjing's worry lay.
As expected, he immediately received a call from his superior. In a subtle tone, he was asked to quickly close the murder case at Hushan Road, comfort the victim's family as soon as possible, and give an explanation to the Nutshell Mobile Company.
"There are loopholes in this case, and there are suspicious points. I have to continue investigating." Xiao Wenjing was unusually stubborn.
"You can investigate, but shouldn't you release the Second Lieutenant? If you can find any other evidence in the future, just bring him back, "the dignified voice on the other end of the phone said coldly.
Xiao Wenjing slowly hung up the phone, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face. Previously, when she received the call from her direct superior, she was also under pressure. However, that pressure was from arresting Xu Le and speeding up the investigation. The pressure now was from a completely different direction.
Comfort the victim's family? Bullsh * t.
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On the morning of the third day after the murder case at Hushan Road, Xu Le walked out of the District Prosecutor's Office accompanied by the female officer, Xu Songzi. Looking at the fresh sunlight, he didn't feel much joy in his heart, only calmness.
The Tai family's action was slightly slower than he had expected, but he didn't expect the Tai family to act so quickly and accurately. They helped him eliminate all the evidence of his crime and personally sent a scapegoat to the District Prosecutor's Office.
Just thinking about that scapegoat made Xu Le unable to feel happy.
As one of the seven great families of the Federation, these things naturally didn't need to be done by them personally. Everyone had their own realms, and the competition and killing of those lower powers were very far away from them. They only needed to express their attitude, and naturally, someone would do it.
The sunlight was a bit blinding, and a cold and angry voice suddenly sounded beside Xu Le.
"Can you sleep peacefully at night?"
Xu Le turned his head and looked at Inspector Xiao Wenjing beside the stone pillar outside the District Prosecutor's Office. Looking at her haggard expression, he was silent for a while, and then suddenly said, "In the entire Federation, no one sleeps more peacefully than me."
Xiao Wenjing was slightly stunned, as if she didn't expect this person to still be able to act so righteously and with a clear conscience at this moment. She said mockingly, "Including after killing someone?"
"Those who want to kill will naturally be killed," Xu Le said.
Inspector Xiao Wenjing seemed to have caught some information. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Unfortunately, you won't tell the truth."
"Because I still have a lot of things to do." Xu Le looked at her and suddenly asked, "Do you think you stand on the side of justice?"
"I stand on the side of the law."
"Then from the very beginning, the District Prosecutor's Office shouldn't have gotten involved in the Hushan Road case at all." Xu Le looked at her and said, "Since you couldn't resist this kind of pressure from the very beginning, then you should know very well that what you want is only performance and promotion. It has nothing to do with justice or the law."
"I'm very sorry to say what's on your mind."
Xu Le turned around and walked towards the black car at the bottom of the stone steps.
Behind him, Inspector Xiao Wenjing fell into deep thought after hearing these words.
"I don't know the details of this murder case, but I think, no matter what, you can't be considered on the side of justice." Xu Songzi, who had been silently following him, suddenly spoke when he saw Xiao Wenjing's somewhat lonely expression and then glanced at Xu Le's calm face.
"I know you think I'm the murderer." Xu Le's hand touched the handle of the black car. Without turning around, he said, "I used to respect the law as well, but later, I discovered through the facts that the Federation's laws are ineffective against certain people, so my respect for the law also faded. I also gradually understood that there is no reason to speak of in this universe."
"Since that's the case, I can only insist on what I think is right. It has nothing to do with justice."
Xu Songzi silently looked at his side profile. She clearly knew that he had brutally killed an active Federation officer the night before yesterday, but for some reason, she couldn't link this person to a cold-blooded criminal. She would rather believe that there was more to this matter, but unfortunately, Xu Le was unwilling to say.
"Oh right, the crime of destroying the core secrets of the Federation. Because you have the rights to the laboratory data, additional investigations are being carried out. You will temporarily be placed under residential surveillance and won't be forcibly detained."
Xu Songzi laughed self-deprecatingly. She thought about how the Federation's laws that she had studied for so many years were actually so weak in front of these invisible existences. She said lightly, "Congratulations, if there are no accidents, you shouldn't be sent to the military court again."
Xu Le softly said thank you to her, then sat in the back seat of the black car.
The black car drove away from the busy entrance of the District Prosecutor's Office. Xu Songzi hugged the case file in her arms and quietly watched the black car disappear around the corner. She silently thought to herself, "What exactly does this young officer have to attract the attention of so many powers in the Federation government? This definitely isn't just related to Deputy Minister Zou."
After leaving the District Prosecutor's Office, Xu Le knew that the Tai family had started to make their move. Since the murder case could be reduced to nothing, then naturally, the problem in the nutshell laboratory could also be suppressed. He didn't know how they did it, but he was thinking about what they wanted him to do next.
"Madam is waiting for you."
A middle-aged man sat in the driver's seat of the black car. Xu Le silently looked at his back. For some reason, he thought of Butler Jin.
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