When Li Dukun heard that Chief Luo had called out his name, he recalled how he had called Deputy Director Wei a "bullsh * t relative" and had even reprimanded him. His heart immediately turned cold. He looked at Gu Chengfei in a daze for a while before he said, "That brat Lu Tao is too bad. He only said that Deputy Director Wei was his uncle, but he didn't tell me Deputy Director Wei's real identity. Isn't this obviously a trap for me? At that time, I didn't think too much about it and thought that his only backer in the provincial capital was Deputy Secretary Chen's daughter. So when I spoke to Deputy Head Wei on the phone, my tone and attitude weren't very good. It's too late to regret it now! "
Gu Chengfei patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Dukun, you don't have to worry too much. Isn't your attitude towards Deputy Head Wei just bad? This isn't a problem of breaking the law or breaking the law. As a leader of the provincial department, he wouldn't go so far as to punish you just because a subordinate was disrespectful to him! "
Li Dukun made a sound of "En." After absent-mindedly chatting with Gu Chengfei for a while, he used the excuse of buying a pack of cigarettes to hurriedly leave the office. He ran to a small store outside the branch office and bought two packs of "Peace Under the Heavens" cigarettes. He then anxiously returned to the room where Lu Tao was being interrogated. Seeing that Lu Tao was still "resting with his eyes closed," he said to the policeman guarding him, "Little Zhang, uncuff Lu Tao and make him a cup of tea."
The policeman did as he was told and uncuffed Lu Tao and made him a cup of tea. He then sensibly left the interrogation room and closed the door on his way out.
Li Dukun saw that Lu Tao was comfortably stretching after his handcuffs were uncuffed, so he pointed to the teacup in front of him and said with a smile, "Little Lu, please have some tea."
Lu Tao knew that this was the effect of his call to Wei Gangqiang. He sneered in his heart, but he put on a surprised expression and asked, "Captain Li, didn't you say you were going to detain me? Aren't you afraid that I'll escape if you unlock my handcuffs now? "
Li Dukun smiled awkwardly and didn't reply. He took out the two packs of "Peace and the World" cigarettes from his trouser pocket, opened one pack and took out two sticks. He handed one stick to Lu Tao and threw the other pack of unopened cigarettes in front of him, saying, "Little Lu, take this pack of cigarettes. Consider it my apology and at the same time, I hope you can understand me. To put it bluntly, I'm just a small Company Leader. Sometimes, when the leader orders me to do something, I can only follow the orders. It's not up to me to make the decision. If I've offended you in any way, please forgive me."
Lu Tao originally wanted to ignore him, but then he thought about it. This Li Dukun seemed to be a timid person, and he was far less sophisticated than Li Zhangzhou, Gu Chengfei, and the others. If he scared him and then tried to persuade him, he might be able to persuade him to change sides at the last minute and expose Gu Chengfei and the others colluding with Min Xiaojun to frame him. In that case, even if Fatty Liang and Min Xiaojun didn't admit it, with Li Dukun's testimony, Gu Chengfei and the others wouldn't be able to deny it even if they wanted to …
Therefore, he asked Li Dukun to light a cigarette for him. He narrowed his eyes and took a few puffs. He stared at Li Dukun a few times and suddenly asked, "Captain Li, just now you said that you were following orders. I roughly understand the meaning of this sentence. Since you're so honest, then there's no need for me to beat around the bush. Please answer my question with your conscience. Last night, when you went to that hotel to catch prostitutes, was it a trap for me? Were you trying to frame me? "
As he asked the question, he stared at Li Dukun with a sharp gaze, forcing him to cower and look away, not daring to meet his eyes.
After hesitating in silence for about a minute, Li Dukun answered weakly, "Xiao Lu, I don't know how to answer your question. You're a very smart person, so you must have a clear judgment about what happened last night. You know very well whether I say it or not. I just want to emphasize one point. I don't have any grudges with you. We didn't even know each other before last night. There's no need to set any traps to frame you. It's still the same sentence. If I did anything wrong or offended you last night, it was also according to the arrangements made by the higher-ups. It wasn't my intention, so I sincerely apologize to you now and hope to get your understanding! "
Lu Tao knew that he had misgivings now and only wanted to shirk his personal responsibility. He didn't dare to tell him the conspiracy of Gu Chengfei and the others to frame him, so he didn't force him. He changed the topic and said, "Captain Li, I'm a layman in the field of law, and you're an old public security officer. You can be considered half a legal expert, so I want to ask you. If the police use their power to frame a citizen, is it a crime? If so, which crime are they involved in? What kind of punishment will they receive? "
Li Dukun's body subconsciously trembled. He looked up at Lu Tao with a little fear, then lowered his head and thought for a moment. He answered with a little guilty conscience, "The situation you're talking about is definitely a crime. The specific crime should be abuse of power. If it's serious, they'll be sentenced to jail."
Just as he said this, the door of the interrogation room was suddenly opened. Li Zhangzhou stood at the door with a green face and shouted, "Li Dukun, what are you doing? Who allowed you to give a suspect a cigarette? Lu Tao's problem hasn't been solved yet. Why did you open his handcuffs? If he runs away, can you bear the responsibility? "
Lu Tao saw that Li Dukun's face was red from being scolded by Li Zhangzhou, so he threw the cigarette butt in his hand into the teacup in front of him. He stretched out his hands and said, "Captain Li, I won't make things difficult for you. Come and put the handcuffs on me!"
Li Zhangzhou glared at him fiercely. After watching Li Dukun put the handcuffs on him again, he shouted, "Li Dukun, come with me. I have something to ask you!"
After the two of them went out to the corridor, Li Zhangzhou asked with a face full of anger, "Li Dukun, are you trying to curry favor with Lu Tao? Do you think this will make Deputy Director Wei forgive you? Let me tell you, you're dreaming! Think about it yourself. You were the one who led the team out last night, and you were also the one who interrogated Lu Tao. If the higher-ups want to hold you accountable, can you escape? The only thing you can do now is to insist that Lu Tao is a prostitute. That way, you'll be doing things according to the law, and no one will dare to do anything to you! Do you understand? "
There was a reason why Li Zhangzhou warned Li Dukun like this. On the way to the district police station, he called Min Yonggui and reported to him what happened last night. After weighing the pros and cons, Min Yonggui gave him two instructions. First, he had to prove that Lu Tao was a prostitute and give him administrative punishment. Otherwise, the public security team would be investigating a fake case, and the consequences would be very serious. Second, everyone who participated in the operation last night had to be unified and never admit that it was a conspiracy or a trap against Lu Tao.
After giving the two instructions, Min Yonggui also told him that he would immediately call Luo Zhihui to do his work. He hoped that he would not interfere with the normal law enforcement activities of the Furong District Police Station, and that he would not cover up for a prostitute.
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